<Table> <Tr> <Th> No . overall </Th> <Th> No. in season </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Written by </Th> <Th> Original release date </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 40 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> `` The Lodger '' </Td> <Td> Alex Hardcastle </Td> <Td> Marta Kauffman & Howard J. Morris </Td> <Td> January 19 , 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 19 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="6"> Frankie returns from Santa Fe to find Grace lodging with manicurist Sheree ( Lisa Kudrow ) . Sol is upset when Robert wants to stop attending rallies for gay rights with him . Bud and Allison throw a party to find out the sex of their unborn child . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 41 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> `` The Scavengender Hunt '' </Td> <Td> Ken Whittingham </Td> <Td> Marta Kauffman & Howard J. Morris </Td> <Td> January 19 , 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 19 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="6"> Frankie admits how unhappy she is in Santa Fe as her jealousy towards Sheree concerns Grace . A ' scavengender ' hunt to find out the sex of Bud 's baby goes awry . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 42 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> `` The Tappys '' </Td> <Td> Rebecca Asher </Td> <Td> Billy Finnegan </Td> <Td> January 19 , 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 19 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="6"> Grace and Frankie break into Sheree 's former home to help prove her claim of ownership . Sol encourages Robert to use an award acceptance speech as a platform for activism . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 43 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> `` The Expiration Date '' </Td> <Td> Alex Hardcastle </Td> <Td> John Hoffman </Td> <Td> January 19 , 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 19 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="6"> Grace has to deal with her newfound relationship with Nick . Frankie goes to the bank and has an unpleasant surprise . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 44 </Th> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> `` The Pop - Ups '' </Td> <Td> Rebecca Asher </Td> <Td> Julia Durk </Td> <Td> January 19 , 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 19 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="6"> Declared legally dead , Frankie begins to think about where her life has taken her . Grace worries about how her age might affect her relationship with Nick , with surprising results . When Sol and Robert meet their eccentric next door neighbors , they disagree about the best course of action . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 45 </Th> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> `` The Hinge '' </Td> <Td> Ken Whittingham </Td> <Td> Julieanne Smolinski </Td> <Td> January 19 , 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 19 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="6"> Frankie tries to reconnect with her estranged sister . Grace wants to fix a broken window in the house . Robert invites Sol to a folk music cruise . Bud wants Coyote and Allison to be friends . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 46 </Th> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> `` The Landline '' </Td> <Td> Randall Keenan Winston </Td> <Td> Michael Platt & Barry Safchik </Td> <Td> January 19 , 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 19 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="6"> Sol and Frankie team up to try and get Frankie declared `` undead '' as Grace faces some realities about herself and her life after attending a friend 's funeral with Robert . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 47 </Th> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> `` The Lockdown '' </Td> <Td> Gail Lerner </Td> <Td> David Budin & Brendan McCarthy </Td> <Td> January 19 , 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 19 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="6"> After multiple false alarms , Allison decides to have an at home water birth and wants Frankie ( to Bud 's horror ) to deliver the baby . Robert and Sol agree to let Grace stay with them while she recovers from knee surgery . The past is confronted when the former couples ( along with Robert and Sol 's new neighbors ) are forced into lockdown when a local zoo orangutan escapes . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 48 </Th> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> `` The Knee '' </Td> <Td> Rebecca Asher </Td> <Td> Gretchen Enders </Td> <Td> January 19 , 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 19 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="6"> Grace undergoes knee surgery and Nick wants to show her his ability to care for people in need . Frankie is enjoying her new role as a grandmother , but Jacob is feeling tired of coming in second in her life and makes a startling revelation . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 49 </Th> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> `` The Death Stick '' </Td>
<Table> <Tr> <Th> No . overall </Th> <Th> No. in season </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Written by </Th> <Th> Original release date </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 40 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> `` The Lodger '' </Td> <Td> Alex Hardcastle </Td> <Td> Marta Kauffman & Howard J. Morris </Td> <Td> January 19 , 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 19 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="6"> Frankie returns from Santa Fe to find Grace lodging with manicurist Sheree ( Lisa Kudrow ) . Sol is upset when Robert wants to stop attending rallies for gay rights with him . Bud and Allison throw a party to find out the sex of their unborn child . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 41 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> `` The Scavengender Hunt '' </Td> <Td> Ken Whittingham </Td> <Td> Marta Kauffman & Howard J. Morris </Td> <Td> January 19 , 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 19 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="6"> Frankie admits how unhappy she is in Santa Fe as her jealousy towards Sheree concerns Grace . A ' scavengender ' hunt to find out the sex of Bud 's baby goes awry . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 42 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> `` The Tappys '' </Td> <Td> Rebecca Asher </Td> <Td> Billy Finnegan </Td> <Td> January 19 , 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 19 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="6"> Grace and Frankie break into Sheree 's former home to help prove her claim of ownership . Sol encourages Robert to use an award acceptance speech as a platform for activism . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 43 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> `` The Expiration Date '' </Td> <Td> Alex Hardcastle </Td> <Td> John Hoffman </Td> <Td> January 19 , 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 19 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="6"> Grace has to deal with her newfound relationship with Nick . Frankie goes to the bank and has an unpleasant surprise . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 44 </Th> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> `` The Pop - Ups '' </Td> <Td> Rebecca Asher </Td> <Td> Julia Durk </Td> <Td> January 19 , 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 19 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="6"> Declared legally dead , Frankie begins to think about where her life has taken her . Grace worries about how her age might affect her relationship with Nick , with surprising results . When Sol and Robert meet their eccentric next door neighbors , they disagree about the best course of action . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 45 </Th> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> `` The Hinge '' </Td> <Td> Ken Whittingham </Td> <Td> Julieanne Smolinski </Td> <Td> January 19 , 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 19 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="6"> Frankie tries to reconnect with her estranged sister . Grace wants to fix a broken window in the house . Robert invites Sol to a folk music cruise . Bud wants Coyote and Allison to be friends . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 46 </Th> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> `` The Landline '' </Td> <Td> Randall Keenan Winston </Td> <Td> Michael Platt & Barry Safchik </Td> <Td> January 19 , 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 19 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="6"> Sol and Frankie team up to try and get Frankie declared `` undead '' as Grace faces some realities about herself and her life after attending a friend 's funeral with Robert . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 47 </Th> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> `` The Lockdown '' </Td> <Td> Gail Lerner </Td> <Td> David Budin & Brendan McCarthy </Td> <Td> January 19 , 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 19 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="6"> After multiple false alarms , Allison decides to have an at home water birth and wants Frankie ( to Bud 's horror ) to deliver the baby . Robert and Sol agree to let Grace stay with them while she recovers from knee surgery . The past is confronted when the former couples ( along with Robert and Sol 's new neighbors ) are forced into lockdown when a local zoo orangutan escapes . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 48 </Th> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> `` The Knee '' </Td> <Td> Rebecca Asher </Td> <Td> Gretchen Enders </Td> <Td> January 19 , 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 19 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="6"> Grace undergoes knee surgery and Nick wants to show her his ability to care for people in need . Frankie is enjoying her new role as a grandmother , but Jacob is feeling tired of coming in second in her life and makes a startling revelation . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 49 </Th> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> `` The Death Stick '' </Td>
who dies in season 4 of grace and frankie
who dies in season 4 of grace and frankie
a friend
a friend