Ghost Whisperer - Melinda's Emotional Rollercoaster

Since Jim died Melinda has been on a roller coaster ride because of Sam/Jim. Every week she’s happy to see him then gets depressed when he tries to find out a little about his past, then gets happy again when he doesn’t find anything and ends every episode almost in tears as he’s trying harder and harder to find out about Sam’s past.

A few episodes ago Jam found and engagement ring in his safety deposit box but had no idea who it was for. For several episodes he’s been dwelling on that and Melinda gets upset when she thinks he might be getting close. The episode last night she was worried when she heard him on the phone then her spirits were raised when she found out he was talking to his sister, only to get depressed again when his sister informs him there’s a girl, Nicole, he was involved with for years but it was an on again/off again type of relationship and she finally gave him an ultimatum to get married or leave. Jam feels his new address means he didn’t make the decision to get married but then there’s the ring.

During his search for Nicole he finally gets into his email account with the help of Ned. Jam couldn’t remember his password but it’s funny, he remembered his email address. He finds an email he sent to Nicole asking her to marry him but there are no emails from her. He talks to Eli who suggests Nicole may have been more personal with her reply and sent him a letter or left a voicemail. Sam can’t remember his voicemail password. Eli informs him that the phone company only requires a social security number to grant you access to your voicemail. We later see Jam with a phone in one hand and his social security card in the other. As the episode ends Jam informs Melinda he’s leaving to find Nicole and the scene ends with Melinda in tears, again.

Now to backtrack, this episode had a young ghost at a house that Delia was going to sell. The family left the house with all its furnishings and family photos around. As Ned is cutting the grass on a riding mower there’s a 911 call placed that there’s been a terrible accident at that address. The same call is placed several times and each time it’s the same message, same voice and no emergency. Seems the boy was killed as he was run over by the lawnmower and his father was the one who called 911 and said he was driving the mower when he hit his son. Doing her investigation Melinda finds out the parents are separated and the ghost wants them to get back together. It wasn’t the father who was driving the mower but the oldest son who blames himself. The mother not knowing this blames the father and that’s why they separated. The oldest son can’t handle the guilt anymore and jumps off the roof of the house. Jam happened to arrive at that moment to do some repairs and hears the crash. Melinda is on the phone with one of the EMT’s who tell her there was a real call from a neighbor to that address. Melinda arrives at the house before the EMT’s and Jam is in EMT mode. He stabilizes the boy and instructs Melinda to get magazines and bed sheets to make a splint and they need to keep the boy still. The parents meet at the hospital and Melinda walks in. The ghost is also there and with Melinda’s help the truth finally comes out, the mother forgives the father and tells both her sons that she loves them very much and is not mad that them. Seems the ghost was blaming himself for the accident and was angry with his father for covering up the truth as he has a habit of doing. The ghost sees and goes into the light and the family seems to be on their way to repairing their problems.

Is Jam remembering more of his past as Jim? In past episodes he’s been drawn to the basketball court not knowing that Jim had a standing date with Ned. He’s drawn to Melinda but has no idea why. Now he remembers some of his medical training.

The previews for upcoming episodes have Melinda and Jam going on the road in search of his past together.

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