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First aired: May 9, 2008
(repeated September 12, 2008)
After Melinda is mysteriously given the file number of a murder case her father prosecuted in 1979, she embarks on a quest to determine if the young victims murder or trial is tied to her fathers long-ago disappearance.
Eric Laneuville (Home But Not Alone and 7 others) directs a script by Executive Producer P.K. Simonds (All Ghosts Lead to Grandview and 2 others) and Co-execuive Producer Laurie McCarthy (Double Exposure and 3 others). Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe nominee Tess Harper (Crimes of the Heart, Tender Mercies) guest stars as the victims mother along with Emmy Award nominee Corin Nemec (I Know My First Name Is Steven) as the boys convicted killer.Melinda helps a ghost that at first doesnt want to be helped, going so far as to possessing his 8-year-old son to tell his mother that she needs to force Melinda to leave, that they dont need her help. His mother realizes shes been keeping him there and that its best that he crosses over. Until speaking with him, Melinda is sure the same man killed him that killed her father but after finally getting the ghost to talk to her, she realizes that is not true.
Rating: TVPG-V
| Writer | P.K. Simonds and Laurie McCarthy |
| Director | Eric Laneuville |
| Series Regulars | |
|---|---|
| Melinda Gordon | Jennifer Love Hewitt |
| Jim Clancy | David Conrad |
| Delia Banks | Camryn Manheim |
| Professor Rick Payne | Jay Mohr |
| Recurring Cast | |
| Tom Gordon | Martin Donovan |
| Gabriel Lawrence | Ignacio Serricchio |
| Archivist | Afemo Omilami |
| Young Melinda | Haley Alexis Pollos |
| Guest Cast | |
| Ellen Wilkins | Tess Harper |
| Paul Eastman | Corin Nemec |
| Graham Wilkins | Ryan Alosio |
| Michael Wilkins | Braeden Lemasters |
| Daisy Wilkins | Kali Majors |
| Pierce Wilkins | Dylan Minnette |
| Cleveland Hospital Rep | Ronobir Lahiri |
| Bellman | Ewan Chung |
Source: thefutoncritic.com, SpoilerFix.com, TV.com, CBS press release