Show Description:
Ever since she was a young girl, Melinda Gordon (Jennifer Love Hewitt) has been able to see and talk to dead people--earth bound spirits who have yet to cross over to the other side and who seek her help in communicating and resolving unfinished business with the living. Melinda sometimes has a hard time accepting her "gift," especially now that she's a newlywed and looking forward to starting her new life with her husband, Jim Clancy (David Conrad), a paramedic. Her friend and business partner in the antique store, Andrea Moreno (Aisha Tyler), is fascinated by Melinda's talent. Although Melinda embraces her unique "abilities" as a blessing and sometimes a curse, she always helps her clients--alive or dead--find emotional closure.

Plot Summary
* Genres: Drama, Fantasy
* Tagline: The dead are talking...and she is listening.
* Plot Outline: A newlywed with the ability to communicate with the earthbound spirits of the recently deceased overcomes skepticism and doubt to help send their important messages to the living and allow the dead to pass on to the other side.
* Plot Synopsis: Melinda Gordon inherited her "gift" -- the ability to see and talk with the spirits of dead people -- from, and was coached it its use by her grandmother. Running an antique store in a small town, newly married to a paramedic, Melinda helps the ghosts wandering around who are trapped between worlds by helping them to resolve unfulfilled aspects of their former life.

Episode 1 *Pilot*
Melinda Gordon just got married; during the dinner she sees something being drawn on the window and she knows it's a ghost. But for the first time, the ghost comes inside her house and that unsettles her. Despite being afraid, she tries to help him reunite with his family and pass along the message he needs her to say.

Episode 2 *The Crossing*
A boy who was killed in a collision with a train wants Melinda’s help to ensure his mother that his death was not caused by her. Melinda's mother-in-law pays Melinda and Jim a visit and they have a deep conversation.

Episode 3*Ghost,Interrupted*
The identical twin sister of a teenage girl requests Melinda to help her apologize to her sister who is a psychiatric patient.

Episode 4 *Amended Hearts*
A man killed in a biking accident seeks Melinda’s help to save his fiancée’s life and finding out who received his heart afterwards.

Episode 5 *Lost Boys*
Melinda encounters the ghosts of three boys who died in the fire of an orphanage. They must cross over prior to the demolition of the building holding them inside.

Episode 6 *Homecoming*
Melinda helps an angry teenage ghost and discovers the secret that is likely to shake up the ones left behind by him.

Episode 7 *Hope And Mercy*
In a hospital, Melinda encounters a woman who wants to determine what caused her death during a surgery.

Episode 8 *On The Wings Of A Dove*
An evil spirit is haunting Jim, causing him to begin doubting his sanity. Melinda must help this spirit, even though he is dangerous, in order to help Jim.

Episode 9 *Voices*
The spirit of the mother of a teenage boy attempts to communicate with her son via white noise. Melinda must find a way to get her messages across.

Episode 10 *Ghost Bride*
A ghost of a bride who didn't make it through her wedding night is back with a vengeance haunting her husbands new fiancé to the point of her leaving him at the alter.

Episode 11 *Shadow Boxer*
The dead mother of a boxer requests Melinda to assist in getting her son back together with his father. The son is furious because his father caused him not to be able to spend time with his dying mother.

Episode 12 *Undead Comic*
After a stand-up comedian commits suicide, he's left in between worlds. Melinda tries to help him find closure.

Episode 13 *Friendly Neighborhood Ghost (a.k.a. Ghost Next Door)*
The ghost of an elderly man suspects Melinda's new neighbor of killing his granddaughter.

Episode 15 *Melinda's First Ghost*
Melinda is forced to remember how her relationship with her mother became strained after Melinda’s first ghost emerges. Melinda’s mother could not understand how to deal with Melinda’s gift. Melinda must reunite with her mother to help the ghost.

Episode 16 *Dead Man's Ridge*
Andrea’s friend has gone missing during a hike and Melinda’s called in so she can use her abilities to find him.

Episode 17 *Demon Child*
Melinda comes across the spirit of an infuriated young boy, who's terrorizing his mother and baby sister.

Episode 18 *Miss Fortune *
When a traveling circus arrives, Melinda meets the bitter ghost of a magician who accuses his envious brother of his death, deemed to have been accidental.

Episode 19 *Fury (a.k.a. Condemned to Repeat)*
Melinda must help the ghost of an African-American man who had been attacked and killed by a white co-worker in the 1970's. The ghost is haunting the prosecutor who had enough evidence but still failed to file charges against the white co-worker. Melinda tries to help the ghost find justice and help his son to change his racist views before they're passed on to the next generation.

Episode 20 *The Vanishing*
A head injury caused by an accident puts Melinda's abilities at risk. Melinda must deal with the possibility of permanently losing her gift as she attempts to help a young girl whose boyfriend has recently died.

Episode 21 *Free Fall (1)*
Melinda experiences a sense of dread when she realizes that a plane is going to crash when the spirits of the pilot and flight attendant contact her.

Episode 22 *The One (2)*
After a jetliner crashes Melinda faces the overwhelming task of helping hundreds of passengers crossover. While Melinda faces this task she finds that the “Wide Brim Man” is working against her. Melinda must also try to work with the crash investigators who are trying to find out how Melinda knew that the plane was going to crash.