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My name is Melinda Gordon.

I just got married, just moved to a small town, just opened up an antique

shop. It might be just like you.

Except from the time that I was a little girl, I knew that I could talk to the

dead.

Earthbound spirits, my grandmother called them.

The ones who have not crossed over because they have unfinished business

with the living, and they come to me for help.

To tell you my story.

I have to tell you theirs.

Tomorrow. I thought your mom was coming Friday.

Yeah, I just got off the phone with her. She's all excited.

She gets to come a day earlier.

First parental visit. Wow. I'm so excited.

Yeah, I just wish we were farther along in the house.

Hey, sometimes it's fun to see a work in progress.

See it? Yeah.

Live it?

No. Got the sawdust out of the living room?

Is that something?

We should take before and after shots, so... Whoa!

What? Uh, little situation here on the railroad tracks. I'll call you later.

Honey?

Do you know what your mother would do if she saw you on these tracks?

Kenny said it was safe. And if Kenny said it was safe to jump in front of a

moving truck, would you do that too?

How did you get all the way out here?

We walked.

Not funny.

Dylan, go get in the car and I'll take you back to your mom. But the coin!

Go!

What are you doing here, Kenny?

Waiting for my mommy.

She said when I get lost I should stay where I am and she'll find me.

Okay, Kenny.

We're gonna get you all straightened out.

by the tracks by the tracks dylan i've told you not to leave the square kenny

told me to come with him for the last time there's no kenny yes there is she

talked to him too you talk back to me tell her melinda she never believes me

sure we all had a nice conversation why would you encourage him you think it's

healthy for a boy his age to have a make-believe friend why not besides i

think i read somewhere that michael jordan has one

Come on, Dylan.

And you're welcome.

I knew it. Listen to this. It's an article from last October.

Tragedy struck Saturday when a freight train collided with an SUV at the

Grandview Rail Crossing.

Candace Dale and her ten-month-old daughter narrowly escaped, but her six

-year-old son, Kenny, perished in the accident.

That's the kid I met yesterday.

So sad.

Why is he still here?

The ghosts have no real sense of time.

I was waiting for his mother to come and find him.

Can you help him?

He disappeared on me.

Wait, didn't you say that kid Dylan was playing with?

Well, how could he see him? Kids can almost always see spirits.

Where do you think imaginary friends come from?

Well, I can explain a lot about my childhood.

It says here that his mother works at a bookstore in Brookside. That's not too

far. I should go talk to her.

Wait, with Kenny?

Well... I'm close by, but I should get her alone first, don't you think?

Explain to her, I mean, this kid could wait for all eternity if I don't help.

Eternity's a long time. I'm just asking for an extra couple days till my mom

leaves. This is gonna be an easy one.

I know where the child is, I know where the mother is. In and out, nobody gets

hurt. Famous last words. Look, please, while my mom's here. I know.

I know you don't want her to think I'm weird.

No, no, I never said that.

I just wanted to know you as you first.

I want her to see what I see. You know, the adorable...

Wonderful girl with the big heart and the great sense of humor.

And she can find out you're weird.

Do you remember me?

I want my mommy.

I think I know where your mommy is.

Want me to take you to her?

She told me to wait if I ever got lost.

But maybe she doesn't know where to look.

Maybe it's time to find her.

Okay.

We have a spider like that. Really?

I got it at the fair.

Cool. So did I.

Mommy was mad at me when I wanted it.

Why was she mad at you?

Because I didn't do what she wanted.

Hi, Andrea.

Hey, Dylan.

Does your mom know you're here? Yeah. I got something for you.

Hmm.

You shouldn't have.

It's igneous. If you get it wet, it looks really cool.

Want to get it wet now?

Nope.

Do you know the three different types of rocks?

Igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary.

Some people think minerals are rocks, but they're not.

Minerals... Dylan, don't you think your mom's probably wondering where you are?

Maybe you should go back to the salon.

I hate it there.

It smells weird.

Well, why don't you run over to the park or something?

She won't let me.

Don't you have like a friend or someone you could play with?

Yeah, I did.

He went away.

Look, I'm sorry, honey. I'm just really busy right now, okay?

I'll tell you what.

On my lunch break, I'll check out The Rock.

Okay. Thank you.

Kenny, you stay in the car for a few minutes, okay? I'm going to go talk to

your mom and make sure she's not mad anymore.

Then you can come in.

I know this place.

Mommy works here.

Kenny, I told you to stay.

I like the bookstore.

Mommy says next year I could read chapter books.

Do you know what happened when you and your mommy were separated?

Do you remember that night? Do you remember the train?

Kind of, yes.

Kind of, no.

You don't really understand, do you?

Understand what?

Hi,

I'm looking for Candace Dale.

Sorry, Candace isn't here today.

It's really important that I speak to her. Do you know if she's home? Are you

a friend of hers?

More like a friend of her son, Kenny.

I'm sorry.

She's at the courthouse.

Today's the day.

Yes, right.

Thanks.

Hey, Mom.

Let's have a look.

Oh, marriage seems to agree with you fairly well.

Although I thought new husbands are supposed to put on a few pounds eating

their wives' wonderful food.

Melinda doesn't cook that much, which is fine with me. You know, that always was

my skill.

Let me get that. No, no, no. I'm still young enough to carry my own bags. Thank

God. Let's go.

Lovely little place.

If I'd had a little notice, we could have really put together a showcase

wedding here.

You know, Mom, we're not really into the showcase thing.

That was a beautiful wedding.

It's just that with your brother gone, yours was the only wedding I had to look

forward to.

And now I get a chance to really get to know my daughter, Mom.

Well, you know, Melinda's got this antique store. Olive, I don't

understand. Why is she still Melinda Gordon? Why won't she take Clancy?

She got something against the Irish? No, I'm sure she loves the Irish. It's just

that... You know, she wanted to keep her own identity.

Well, if a simple name is the thing that defines her. Well, the thing is, she's

got this antique shop now. I know, it sounds so cute.

It is cute, but it's a new business, and she spends a lot of time there.

Relax, Jim. I'm not going to haunt the girl.

I just want to get to know her.

Is she mad at me?

No, I don't think so, honey. I really don't.

I'll go talk to your mommy a little bit later.

Find out why she's sad, okay?

Then maybe we can both talk to her.

Hey. We are knee-deep in hat pins. Did you know we had 189?

I need to talk to you in private. In private? We're the only people in the

store. No, we're not.

Damn, that always gives me goosebumps.

Okay, uh, who's here?

A six-year-old boy. He was in a train crash last October.

Oh, poor baby.

Yeah, the thing is, he doesn't know he's dead.

Okay, five minutes ago, my day was all about hat pins. I have to go see his

mother. I need her to tell him, make him realize what happened, then maybe he'll

cross over.

So you need me to mind the store?

I need you to mind the kid.

How do you mind a ghost?

Just pretend like you can see him. He's right there by the table.

Am I freaking you out? Yeah.

Hey there, little guy.

I'm Andrea, and welcome to our store.

We got some really cool antique toys in the back of the store. You want to go

see them?

We can look, but don't touch.

Something wrong with her.

She's blind.

Can I go look at those toys?

Sure.

Oh, we've got some really awesome stereopticon slides we can look at

later. Andrea, time out.

He's over it.

Not I do.

Great.

Here. Oh, my goodness.

This is Clancy. I'm so glad that you're here. Oh, Linda.

Oh, you look wonderful.

You're absolutely glowing.

Thanks. Well, yeah, you can work up quite a glow when you're hauling boxes

up from the basement.

Andrea, this is Jim's mom. This is Clancy.

Hi. Hi.

Now we have to find a better name for me than that.

Faith.

Mother. Mother Faith, maybe Nana.

What do you think?

Do you have any creepy freaks?

No. No? No to which one? You should get some.

They're never going to sell this old stuff.

I'll have to think about that.

Okay.

Take your time.

Will you excuse me for a minute? I need to go get a box and, you know, count

stuff.

Kenny, you can't do that. Do what?

Well, interrupt grown-ups while they're talking.

My mommy says that, too. Your mommy is right, and I'm betting your mom is home

now. So I'm going to go talk to her, and I want you to stay here with Andrea

until I get back, okay?

The blind lady?

She's weird.

Just promise me, okay?

Okay, I guess.

Oh, so where are you taking me to lunch?

Lunch. Right.

The thing is, um, I have to run off and do an errand, but the two of you just go

ahead without me. Well, what do you have to do? It's hard to explain.

Oh, no.

I'm so sorry.

The thing is, I really, really want to spend time with you, Mrs., uh, Faith.

Mother Faith. It's just, uh, I have to go.

Bye.

Well, you know, she's, um... She's on the go.

Yes? Hi, Mrs. Dale. I'm sorry to bother you. My name is Melinda Gordon.

I was a friend of Kenny's.

So I guess you heard about the verdict.

Who is it?

This woman says she knew Kenny.

Are you from school?

No, no, I work in town. I have a store.

Anyway, the reason I'm here... Can I come in for a minute?

What's on your mind?

I know that this is going to sound strange.

But I have... I can... I'm asking you to consider the possibility

that when people die, they don't always leave.

Well, we can't see them, but their spirit stays back. What the hell kind of

garbage is this? Who are you? Hank, please.

What are you trying to say?

I'm not listening to this crap, and neither should you.

I'm sorry about Hank.

It's been a tough day.

Tough year.

It's like I've just been marking time.

I love my daughter. I love Hank.

But when I look ahead, I just see all these years without Kenny.

For the first time in my life, I hate being young.

Candace, I saw Kenny.

What do you mean?

Sometimes, when a person dies, their spirit's left behind.

They have things to finish, messages to get across, or they don't know that

they've died. They don't know how to take the next step.

I've spoken to Kenny, and he doesn't understand what's happened to him, and

he's waiting for you to find him.

You want me to believe you saw my son?

I know how hard this is.

I do.

Kenny said that you told him to wait.

Wherever he was, if he got lost, and you would come to him.

Oh, my God.

He was also attracted to this little spider ornament I have in my rearview

mirror. He said that you got him the same thing at the fair.

Kenny, my boy.

I can help you.

I can help you. Talk to him if you like. It might be really good for you.

No, I can't. Please go.

Candace, he needs you.

No, I can't. Not after... Please leave.

You okay?

Yeah.

Hey, uh, where's the little... Front room.

Can I just say again that I'm so sorry about lunch? I thought you said this was

gonna be an easy one. Yeah, well, it should have been. I saw Kenny's mother

today. Whoa. How'd that go?

It was just tough.

Very tough.

She doesn't want to talk to him. There's something else going on. I just don't

know what.

Hey, sleep on it, okay?

Come on. My mother likes her food hot.

She's weird that way.

The wedding album could have been so lovely. It's a shame about your

photographer. What do you mean, Mom?

Well, he ruined some of the best family shots.

I mean, look at that white glare.

Dan.

Really?

Yeah. Wow.

What about Dan?

We were just thinking how much Dan would have enjoyed being at the wedding.

Yes, Dan would have loved seeing his little brother tie the knot.

So, Melinda, I hear you're a wonderful businesswoman.

Tell me about this shop of yours.

Well, it's something I've always wanted to do.

I've always been fascinated with antiques and the old stories behind

them, so... When my grandmother died... Oh, wow.

That's surprising.

Uh, it's the TV. It's, um... On the fritz?

Let's fix it. Okay, yeah.

Annie, did you touch the remote?

No.

Who's that?

Oh, this is my husband.

Jim, say hello to Kenny on the couch.

Uh... Hi, Kenny.

Hi.

What's going on? I think it's the electromagnetic field messing with the

TV. You just had me talk to a ghost. How'd it feel?

Strange. Is everything all right? Yeah. That was an

electrical surge.

You know these old houses.

I think the TV may still be on.

Ruggles likes it.

The cat?

How odd.

Keep some company.

Odd little tabby.

That's one talented cat.

It's a disaster.

I was up and down like a yo-yo. I'm sure she thinks of a lunatic.

No, don't sweat it. She'll fall in love with you eventually. I mean, what's not

to like?

A great deal, apparently.

Where's Kenny?

Having a SpongeBob marathon at home, which isn't to say that he won't get

bored and pop up any minute.

Look, I don't know who you are, and I don't know what you want, but you stay

away from my wife, understand? And stay away from my home.

Mr. Dale, please, I know that you're upset, but... She's been crying since

you left.

Now, I'm sure you make a pretty good living from your little scam.

Hey, I don't make any money.

It's true, sir, she doesn't. Let me be clear.

I'm not buying what you're selling, and neither is my wife.

Mr. Dale. I am sick of people getting away with their lies.

But you know what? Every once in a while, somebody pays for it. So you

better think twice before you pull your crap on me, little girl. Understand?

It's a word of advice.

Maybe this explains it. Court calendar says Candace and Hank Dale versus Steven

Pincus. Civil lawsuit charging Mr. Pincus with negligence and reckless

endangerment. Uh, and they lost the case. So, who's, uh, Pincus, the train

conductor?

Hi, Andrea.

What am I, Wood?

Hi, Melinda.

Andrea, did you get the rock I gave you wet?

Did I what?

Oh, no, Dylan, not yet.

You should. It looks really cool.

Wow! Limoge demitasse cups and sterling silver holders.

Kenny said there's a whole bunch more down by the railroad tracks.

Demitasse cups?

You're a scream, Andrea.

I meant rocks.

Kenny said what?

But I'm not going down to the tracks again. No way.

So, uh, Kenny's here?

Yeah, but I'm not listening to him because my mom says he's not real.

I am too real. You are not.

Mom says you're just in my head.

You never listen to your mom.

Yes, I do.

No, you don't. You're mean and... you yell at her. So what? She still says

you're not real and I believe her. You're a bibber. Andrea can't even see

you. So what? She's blind. She is not. Are you blind, Andrea?

Blind? No.

So see? You're not really here.

You're like a ghost or something.

I am not, Melinda. Tell Dylan I'm not a ghost.

Kenny. I am not.

Kenny?

Kenny, I was hoping your mom could talk to you about this.

About what?

Do you know what it means to die?

My turtle died.

I woke up and he wasn't there anymore.

I was looking for him and my dad had told me he died.

He threw him away.

I never got to say goodbye.

Is that what's going to happen with me?

No.

Honey, it isn't.

I hardly remember that turtle.

Everyone will remember you, Kenny.

I promise.

No one who knows you, who loves you, will ever forget you.

You can't be with them anymore, not the way you used to be, but...

There's a part of you and your mom and dad and sister just like there's a part

of them and you.

Nothing will ever change that.

So I won't get to see them again?

Mommy and daddy and my sister?

You'll get a chance to say goodbye.

They'll know that you love them.

But I don't want to say goodbye.

Then I'll be alone.

No, you won't be.

I promise you that.

I can help you go where you need to go.

And there'll be people there, people who will know you, people who will take care

of you.

And they'll remember Mommy and Daddy?

For the rest of their lives.

There you are!

What are you doing here?

Um... I was, uh... meditating.

I picked up some fun little gifts for my friends. That's great.

Just... Silly little things. You know, we always do that when one of us goes

away. I mean, look at these. I got them at the flea market.

Aren't they cute?

Melinda?

Melinda, are you all right?

Oh, yeah.

Yeah, I... I just thought this was adorable.

I think I understand what's going on here.

You do?

Sweetheart, your behavior is fairly transparent.

Is there something you'd like to tell me?

Faith, there is a lot I would like to tell you. It's just now is not the right

time. I hope you understand.

Of course.

Kenny? Mad mommy?

Daddy?

Are you waiting for me?

I'm here. I'm home.

Daddy, I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to leave you.

Don't cry, Daddy.

We didn't find him. I did. He ran off again now.

Dylan, where have you been? I told you not to cross the square.

I was on a hunt with Andrea.

Go back to the store.

You took him without asking my permission?

You know we were on the square the entire time. You don't get it. I'm

trying to teach him rules.

And I don't want him in your shop anymore either.

Hey, wait, wait.

Look, okay, I didn't mean any harm.

I hope you won't punish Dylan for my bad judgment.

Hello?

He's here. I felt him.

I felt his cheek up against mine. It was... I've got to talk to him.

He was around here.

Well, he's not anymore, so give me a minute.

Kenny?

He surprised me.

Honey, are you alright?

Kenny?

Daddy's gonna do something bad.

Where's Hank?

He left about 10 minutes ago. Where did he go?

I don't know.

Why?

What's happening?

Candace, I need you to tell me about the accident.

I know that it's very painful, but I need to know what happened.

I was in the car with the children.

We were driving home from a fair a few towns over.

Kenny, he kept asking for this little toy.

that he'd gotten it fair.

I was on the phone with Hank.

Hank was furious.

He'd been promised the car was in perfect condition.

The car had already stalled twice, and I was afraid it was going to happen again.

I turned to find Kenny and he was gone. He had gotten back into the car to get

his spider.

I'm so, so sorry.

I was preoccupied.

Candace, when Hank said that he was told the car was in perfect condition, who

told him that?

The man that sold it to us?

He was a horrible, arrogant man.

This was the dealer?

No, we got it from the newspaper.

A private owner.

We sued him for negligence, but we lost the case yesterday.

So he lied to you?

Of course he lied.

And every once in a while, someone pays for it.

Don't be mad, Daddy.

Let's go home, okay?

What are you doing here?

I want to know how it feels to get away with murder.

Get off my property.

Is your family proud of you, Pink? Is it proud that you killed a six-year-old

child?

He leads my family out of this. Dale, now I'm going to tell you one more time.

Get off my car!

There he is.

Stop the car.

Hey!

Hey!

Now! Break it up, Melinda!

Break it up!

It's okay.

He killed my... He killed my boy!

Isn't it the way, all right?

Not now.

Come on, not now.

Right now.

Sorry. Daddy, no!

Hey!

Mr. Dale, don't!

Mr. Dale, Kenny's here.

He's watching you and he doesn't want you to do this. Shut up with your crap,

I'm warning you.

Kenny wants you to remember what you used to tell him when he was mad.

Take my mad feelings?

That you should take all of his mad feelings and roll them into a big ball.

And then take that big ball and...

Kick it hard.

Kick it to the moon.

And kick it as hard as he can until he hits the moon.

That's what he wants you to do right now.

And then it'll get rid of all your mad feelings and you'll feel better.

It's okay, Daddy.

It's gonna be okay.

It's gonna be okay.

Thanks, Resting.

Thank you for what you did.

Don't thank me.

Thank Kenny.

Is he here?

He's right beside me.

I think he's almost ready to go.

Go? To cross over.

A person's spirit needs to be calm.

He's not upset anymore.

He was angry with me, wasn't he?

No.

No, he thought that you were mad at him for getting back in the car.

Kenny, it wasn't your fault.

Mommy should have... Mommy should have made sure you weren't in the car.

I should... I should have...

Tell Mommy I love her.

Kenny wants you to know that he loves you.

And he doesn't blame you for anything.

He's at peace now.

Do you want to say goodbye to him?

I can't.

It'll help him so much.

Tell him that he doesn't have to be afraid.

I love you so much, Kenny.

And I don't want you to be scared.

Because it is so beautiful.

And Grandma will be waiting.

And... Stubby?

He wants to know about someone named Stubby.

Yes.

Stubby's a turtle.

We'll be there too.

I see something really cool.

Is it a light?

Uh-huh.

He's ready now.

It's okay to go into that light, Kenny.

Thank you, Mommy.

He's gone, isn't he?

Yes.

He's gone.

be nice to your mommy

mommy

i love you

i'm never gonna yell at you anymore

hello i'm back i just

Had to go back into town for a little shopping spree. Another one.

This one is special.

For us? Yes, indeed.

Open them.

Gee, it's a baby dress.

And you two thought you could keep a secret.

I could see through you from the start.

The whirlwind wedding, the hurry to get settled, the mystery trips out of the

room during dinner.

Darling, I know what it's like when you're pregnant and nature calls. I

remember. Um, Mom.

Mrs. Clancy, Faith, um, I hate to tell you this, but I'm not pregnant.

You're not?

No.

It's something we'd like to do down the line a bit, but there's no plans for

children at the moment. I'm really sorry.

Well, then what has been going on this whole time? Why have you two been acting

so bizarrely?

I'm sorry, but it's starting to look like extremely bad manners.

Mom, I know this weekend's been kind of strange.

Although, actually, all our weekends tend to be strange, but... Faith, I've

been a little jumpy.

Because... Well, because an acquaintance of mine lost her child.

And, um... Some people think that I have this ability to help people during the

grieving process, and so that's what I've been doing.

I've been helping this woman and other people involved in this death, and I'm

sorry that I couldn't tell you because, well, it's complicated.

I see.

Well, that couldn't have gone worse.

Oh, thanks.

Are you warm enough?

Just fine. Thank you.

I'm really sorry for all the craziness the last few days. It must seem so

strange to you.

My son loves you very much.

I can see it every time he looks at you.

I know.

And you love him.

Very much.

I can see that clearly.

I really do.

I just wish you had told me about your friend.

When you lose like that, when I lost Dan and my husband,

you just have to go on.

There are other people depending on you. You just have to keep doing the things

that have to be done.

You can come off as brusque or judgmental or just as a big pain in the

ass.

But at night, just when I think I'm going to cry, I feel

Dan with me.

I feel Jim's father is with me.

I really believe that they're out there watching over me.

I don't think I could go on if I didn't believe that.

Do you understand?

I do.

You may want to share that with your friend.

That may give her some comfort.

See you.