Ghost Whisperer (2005–2010): Season 1, Episode 13 - Ghost Whisperer - full transcript

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(BELL TOLLING)

MELINDA: My name
is Melinda Gordon.

(CAMERA CLICKING) I just got
married, just moved to a small town,

just opened up an antique shop.

I might be just like you.

Except from the time
that I was a little girl,

I knew that I could
talk to the dead.

GRANDMA: It's all right, honey.

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.

(GASPING)

My mom says nobody lived here

since old man
Richmond moved out.

Betcha it's not really haunted.

Go inside and find out.

You go. You go!

I'll go.

What's the matter? Chicken?

Am not.

Come with me.

(CAT YOWLING)

(CHILDREN SCREAMING)



(MELINDA LAUGHING)

Melinda, what are
you doing here?

Saw you from my
porch across the street.

You know, it's late. You
three should be in bed.

We're looking for ghosts.

Ah.

I can't see them anymore.

Yeah, sometimes that
happens. You grow out of it.

Can you?

Well...

Nope. I don't see any.

You can't see ghosts.
You hear them or feel them.

Right. I did not know that.

(RUSTLING IN THE BUSHES)

GIRL: Did you hear that?
There's something in the bushes.

What's that? Is
something in there?

(GROWLING)

(CHILDREN GASPING)

(CHILDREN SCREAMING)

GIRL: Let's get out of
here! I want to go home!

Good boy, Homer.

The kids would have been
disappointed without a good scare.

(GROWLS)

Go get it.

Oh. I don't get it.

Why does a ghost dog
need to go for a walk?

If I could answer that,
I could cross him over.

Poor Homer.

He's probably just waiting for
the ghost kids from the orphanage

to come back and get him.

Oh, thanks.

As if I don't feel bad enough

that he got left behind.

(HOMER WHIMPERING)
JIM: Here's what I think.

If we take the ball and
we throw it far enough,

he will keep going until
he goes into the light, right?

(GLASS SHATTERING)

What was that?

The kids.

Uh, what are you
doing? Hang on a second.

That is private property, right?

Yeah, mine. I just
rented the place.

Don't you have keys?

Lost 'em.

Look, I'm sorry about the noise.

I, uh, tried every door, but...

Todd Darger.

Jim Clancy. This
is my wife Melinda.

Nice to meet you guys.

So you're moving in now?

Yeah. Yeah, I've been real busy

and I don't have
much stuff, so...

Well, um, you need a hand?

No. No, no. No.

Okay, then.

If you need anything,
we're right across the street.

Welcome to the neighborhood.

You know, you lose your
keys, you call a locksmith. Yeah.

And who moves in, in
the middle of the night?

Probably somebody
who had to move out

of their last place in
the middle of the night.

Hmm.

I don't know. I think
that guy was weird.

Ah, maybe it'll be a
short-term rental. You know,

I kind of miss cranky
old Mr. Richmond.

Maybe he'll come out of
retirement and move back.

(HOMER BARKING)

JIM: What?

Homer. He's growling.

He can't bite me, can he?

(HOMER MOANING)
Something scared him.

JIM: Tell me what,
a ghost dog catcher?

(HOMER BARKING)

Todd's not the only
one moving in at night.

CHILD: Can you see us?

JIM: Anything?

No. Just Todd.

Well, maybe he
likes to sleep in, huh?

Ha! Very funny.

It's also an angry ghost.

Oh, yeah? How can you tell?

I can feel it

and see it in the way he moved.

Oh, great. For
our new neighbors,

we have the cast
of In Cold Blood.

(LAUGHS) I should
go talk to Todd.

Make sure he understands
what's going on.

You know, I... I wouldn't.

Why not?

You know, you never know
how people are gonna react

when you tell them
what you do. And...

I always seem to handle it.

Yeah, because most of the time

you can walk away, right?

And so can the people you help.

But, I mean, this guy
lives right across the street.

What if he's got a big mouth, you
know? He starts telling everybody.

You're gonna have
to see him every day.

You can't avoid him.

Maybe you're right.

That's rare, but it happens.

I am going to have to have a
word with the departed, though.

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

Morning, neighbor. I
hope I didn't wake you.

Uh, I don't sleep much.
What do you want?

I just wanted to make sure that we
didn't get off on the wrong foot last night

and thought maybe you'd
like a home-cooked breakfast.

Thanks. Um, look,
I'd invite you in, but...

Oh, that's so nice, but I
can only stay for a minute.

(WHISTLES) Oh.

You know, I have always wanted
to see the inside of this place

ever since we moved here.

Not much to see.

You travel light?

Move around a lot. Really?

Where are you from?

Look, uh...

Those are gorgeous fixtures.

Really. Uh...

MELINDA: Original?

TODD: Sure, yeah, yeah, I guess.

Am I keeping you from work?

I got to buy some
things for the house.

Mmm, what do
you do for a living?

Internet. Website designer.

Listen, um, Melinda.

I, uh, I appreciate
the breakfast. I do,

but I like my privacy.
You understand?

You see me?

Stay away.

What? Sorry.

Sorry, I was, uh...

Great moldings on that door.

Look, um...

(CLEARING THROAT) I really
appreciate the breakfast, but, uh,

seriously, I gotta get going.

I understand. Sorry.

I own an antique
store in town...

Most earthbound spirits
are excited to know

that there's someone there that
they can talk to and that can see them.

Not this guy.

Maybe this one
wants to be left alone.

Oh, no. This ghost
is on a mission.

He walks with purpose.

He's evasive, you know,
like he's up to something.

MELINDA: Oh, there he is.

JIM: He who? Todd or the ghost?

Both.

Okay, what are you doing?

I'm just gonna go follow them.

Melinda, stop. Don't get
involved in this. It doesn't feel right.

I am already involved in this.

There's a ghost
living across the street.

You can pretend
he's not there. I can't.

All right, then I'm
going with you.

No, you have work
to do, and so do I.

Okay? I'm just gonna try
and get the ghost alone

and see if I can
help him move on.

(ENGINE RUMBLING)

Whoa.

MAN: Grab that.

(MAN CHATTERING)

Thanks, guys.

MAN: Good, I'll see you.

(CHAINSAW WHIRRING)

(GRUNTING)

Watch out!

(TODD GROANS)

(PANTING)

(SCOFFS)

Are you all right?

Why are you following me?

I'm not.

I... I wasn't.

(CAR DOOR CLOSING)

(ENGINE STARTING)

Never met a ghost
who's so proactive before.

Melinda, this one hurt you.

No, it wasn't like that. But he
definitely wants to hurt Todd, though.

Like, dead, hurt.

How is that even possible?

I thought spirits couldn't
touch anything real.

You know, like a living person.

Well, it's always been
that way with earthbounds.

You know, usually,
they move things.

But it's like they're learning
how to interact more,

you know, make a bigger
impact on this world.

Speaking of crossing over, I
have been doing some research

into man's best friend.

This guy is the best
dog trainer in the world,

and he says that
all dogs have issues.

What kind of issues could Homer
have that would keep him here?

Tons. Phobias,
obsessive-compulsive disorders.

Or he's just a dog

who doesn't know that he's
supposed to walk into the light.

(LAUGHING) Maybe he thinks
the light is a car coming at him.

Oh, there's something
in here about that.

Yeah, you keep
me posted on that.

(GROANING)

What's he doing?

Getting ready for a hurricane

or trying to lower property
values. I can't decide.

Uh-oh. What?

We have to get
him off that ladder.

Okay.

Hey, uh, it looks like you
need a hand up there, huh?

I'm fine.

Todd, can I talk to you
for a minute? It's important.

Look, why don't you
people just leave me alone?

I want privacy.
Don't you get that?

Yeah, we get it.

(GROWLS)

(ALL EXCLAIMING)

(SCREAMS)

Stop it. Stop it!

(MELINDA SHRIEKS)

Todd? Todd, can you hear me?

Is he okay?

No. Call 911.

Let him die.

Why? What is your problem?

He's a murderer.

Just keep breathing,
you'll be okay.

(MAN CHATTERING ON POLICE RADIO)

Hey, Jim. Yeah?

Is Melinda okay?

Yeah. Why?

Wanted to make sure she
didn't get hit in the head, too.

(WHISPERING) Now,
you almost killed him.

Bob.

What are you talking about?

He killed my granddaughter.
He's going to get what he deserves.

And if you don't stay out
of my way, you will, too.

JIM: Mel?

You okay? I don't know.

This ghost really
wants to kill him.

I mean, he thinks that Todd
murdered his granddaughter.

Wait, wait, he's a killer?
I don't know for sure.

Do ghosts lie? They
can make mistakes.

No, that's it. You're staying away
from this guy. I'm calling the cops.

And tell them what? I
don't need your help.

No, I can get them
to check up on him.

Clark will do that
for me, all right?

Jim, please let me
handle this, okay?

Don't do anything until I
can get the whole story.

(AMBULANCE SIREN WAILING)

(MAN SOBBING)

(DOOR CLOSING)

He's home.

The son of a bitch lived,
and he's home again.

It took everything I
had to do that to him.

And now I'm too weak.

It's a vicious circle.

You thrive on his energy,

but when he's
weakened, so are you.

Whose locket?

GHOST: My granddaughter's.

I gave it to her for
her 10th birthday.

MELINDA: What's
the inscription say?

"Patience."

They buried me with it.

They should've buried her with
it, but they never found her body.

What's your name?

What the hell do you
care what my name is?

My granddaughter's dead,

and that bastard killed
her, and he got away with it.

Why do you think he killed her?

I know.

I know.

Should've never sent her away.

I didn't know what else to do.

Sent her away where?

Boarding school.

She needed it she
needed the discipline.

What? I'm not buying that.

How can you be so cruel?
I hate you. Don't you...

No, don't...

(GRUNTING)

And that's where she met him.

Todd?

He was older. He had no
business befriending her.

GHOST: They called me,
they told me she was missing.

They had everybody out
there looking for any sign of her.

That's the first time I ever
laid eyes on Todd Darger.

Over here. I found something.

GHOST: That's all
they ever found of her.

(GHOST SCOFFS)

The cops knew he killed her.

Why isn't he in jail?

In jail?

They never even made an arrest.

No body. No evidence. They
could never put a case together.

But my heart was broken.

I should've killed him
while I was still alive,

but I promise you,

I promise you,

I will find the strength
to make him pay.

Wait.

(SIGHING)

This is just too weird, Mel.

I don't want you near this guy.

This ghost is actively
trying to kill him.

Okay? I can't just
turn away from that.

You know what it's like to
have a ghost attached to you.

This isn't an innocent bystander.
This guy might be a murderer.

I know what I'm dealing
with. You're overreacting.

And you're underreacting,
okay? People are getting hurt.

Yeah, I know, and that's not
gonna stop unless I do something.

No, not if it means you're
gonna go up close and personal

with... with Todd the Ripper.

I'm sorry, Mel, I
can't let you do this.

Can't let me?

No, come on, hey, don't...
You know what I mean.

No, I know what you mean.

It is just too dangerous.

Melinda. Yeah, I
heard you the first time.

I'm gonna go to bed
now, if you'll let me, that is.

Oh, no, no, don't go making me the
bad guy just because I care about you.

And don't get all noble.
There's a difference between

caring and controlling.

No, wait, you know, you
know, I don't do that. Goodnight.

All right, fine.

(SIGHING)

Goodnight.

Yeah, that's what I said.

I love you, too.

(TYPING)

(BELLS JINGLING)

Is that her? Missing
for eight years.

Don't you think you
should call the police?

And tell them what? That
a ghost told me he's guilty?

Melinda, you saw the
guy bury plastic bags.

Oh, it would be pretty stupid to bury
evidence in your backyard, wouldn't it?

Well, we can test his IQ
after we call the police.

Let me just get rid
of this ghost, okay?

Then I'll check
in with the police.

You have anything
yet on Homer the dog?

Um, you know, I'm
getting close, actually.

This book says that dogs are
really into their pack leaders,

and in this case, I think that you
have become Homer's pack leader.

And I have to cross
over, then he'll follow me?

I said I was close.
I didn't say I had it.

ANDREA: Okay, according to the
book, dogs are also very migratory.

They like to go new
places, try new things,

travel, shop.

(LAUGHS) Wait, that's me.

It's him. Who? Homer?

My next-door neighbor. You
know what, keep an eye on him

and the minute he gets back in
his truck, you call me on my cell.

Why? Where are you going?

Melinda!

(GLASS SHATTERING)

(SIGHS)

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

Andrea? Get out of there.

MELINDA: How long
ago did he leave?

ANDREA: I don't know. I'm swamped
and I was ringing up customers,

and then when I looked
up his truck was gone.

Okay, thanks.

You just can't mind your
own business, can you?

Uh...

It was my dog, Homer.

Um, I... I thought his,
his ball had rolled in here,

but I... I don't...

I don't see it anywhere, so...

Well, I'll help you look for it.

What's the matter?

Are you scared?

Just like everybody else.

(STAMMERING) Yeah, I should go.

(SCREAMING)

(SHUSHING)

Just be quiet and don't move.

Please, just let me go.

Just do what I say, and
everything will be okay, all right?

Why are you doing this?

Because I'm haunted. There's
something in here with us right now.

Do you hear that?

He thinks I'm some thing.

He doesn't know who I am.

But now that you're
here, you can tell him.

No. You shouldn't have
come in here Melinda, I...

I can hardly protect
myself. I can't protect you.

Is that what all this
is for, protection?

TODD: To ward off evil. Keep
the ghost away, you know.

They're talismans and offerings.

I keep 'em buried in the yard so
the spirits don't seep up from below,

but if they do, the
incense, it... it confuses 'em.

This won't work. It will work.

I've just gotta keep trying.

New things, different things.

Combinations.
Something's gonna work.

Tell him why I'm here.

(TODD GASPING)

Stop it. I can't breath.

Tell him why he's being
haunted. I'm choking.

GHOST: Tell him why
he's being haunted!

(COUGHING)

Tell him! You're being
haunted because of Stacy.

How do you know about Stacy?

You tell him you
know he killed her.

I want you out of here.

Get off my property
and leave me alone.

He's a murderer.

Maybe he'll kill you next.

Get away from me!

He's going to die.

Sooner or later, I'll get
the strength, I'll find a way.

You can't save him.

If he dies, you may never find
out what happened to Stacy.

I know what happened.

He murdered her.

But you don't know how.

You don't know why, you
don't know where she is,

you don't know
where he left her.

Those are the things
that are keeping you here.

Those are the things that you
need to find out to get closure.

He'll never admit to it.

Let me help you.

Please, tell me your name.

Lyle.

Lyle Chase.

(CHILDREN CHATTERING)

(RINGING DOORBELL)

I'm going to get you.
I'm going to get you!

Hey, that's enough.

That's enough!

All right? Somebody lives here.

Go find something else to do.

Okay, come on, guys.

And you...

BOY: Let's go ride our bikes.

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

MELINDA: Todd,
it's, uh, Melinda again.

If I could just talk to
you, for like, two minutes.

Look, I...

I know you're being haunted.

I believe you.

You're not crazy.

I know about these things.

And I know what's
been happening to you.

I spoke to the person
who's haunting you.

His name is Lyle Chase.

He wants to know about Stacy
and he thinks that you know.

I can help you.

I-If you'll let me.

But he's not gonna leave you alone
until you tell him what happened.

Todd?

Oh. Todd?

(SIGHING)

(PHONE RINGING)

Hello? Do you know the origin
of the term graveyard shift?

I thought you weren't
speaking to me.

JIM: Back in England,
uh, in the 1500s, I think,

they discovered that they'd
been burying people sometimes

that they only
thought were dead.

So they started burying them with
a little string tied around their wrist

that, uh, led up through
the ground and out to a bell

that sat in the
grass by their grave.

And then someone
from the village

had to stay up all night

waiting for a bell to ring.

Hence, graveyard shift.

Hence, dead ringer.

This is the kind of tidbit you're
gonna miss if you stay mad at me.

You were mad at me. I still am.

A little.

Mel, I can't stand it when
things aren't right with us.

I don't like it when you
treat me like I'm a child.

I don't.

Okay.

But look, are you
gonna honestly tell me

that I shouldn't feel worried
about what's happening here?

I mean, are you gonna
tell me that you feel safe?

I have to do what I have to do.

And sometimes,
that's not totally safe.

But neither is your job,

but I don't tell you
that I can't let you do it.

I love you.

And when I think about
losing you, I cannot...

You have to love what I do.

He's getting ready
to go somewhere.

I have to go.

Go where? Do you trust me?

Yes.

Then I have to go.

Listen for the bells.

Watch for the dead ringers.

I need you to back off.

I don't wanna let that
bastard out of my sight.

I can't connect with
him with you in his face.

He can't focus. I
need to do this alone.

You will have your time
to talk to him through me.

But not until I've
talked to him first.

She's alive.

So, what's so important?

What'd you want to tell me?

What are you doing here?

Please, can we just talk?

Todd, who is this?

She's a nosy neighbor
from across the street.

But she knows. What
do you mean, she knows?

Knows what?

She says your
grandfather is haunting me.

Lyle's the one who's
been doing all of this.

My dead grandfather.
Look, he's still here.

And he's attached to Todd.

I mean, you don't
know what it's been like.

She says that Lyle thinks that I
killed you. And you believe her.

Look, your grandfather just wants
to know what happened to you.

We have to tell him. Don't say
anything else, Todd. Just chill out!

Stacy, he's not
gonna leave me alone.

This man is trying to kill me.

Okay, your grandfather, he
loves you, and... He loves me.

Did he love me when
he sent me to that place?

I can help you talk to him.

He searched for you.
He was heartbroken.

You must be talking about
some other Lyle Chase.

Look, I didn't want to talk
to him when he was alive

and I sure as hell don't
wanna talk to him now.

Stacy, please. I'm
not Stacy anymore.

Look, my grandfather is dead.

And so's Stacy.

Stace.

Come on, Stacy!

I met Stacy my senior year.

Ah, she was one
tough little girl.

Of course, every other
guy tried to hit on her.

But not you.

To tell you the truth, I always
thought she was way out of my league.

Did she tell you why she
decided to live with Lyle?

Her mother was a...
Was a drug addict

and they were practically
living on the streets.

And her grandfather disowned
her mother, you know, years before.

And when her mom OD'd,

the old man decided
he would take Stacy in.

Ah, he wasn't ready for her.

That's why he sent her
away to boarding school.

Boarding school?

Is that what he called it, huh?

Wasn't it?

Uh, it was, um...

It was a boot camp for kids.

The Shelter Harbor
School for boys and girls.

See, it was the kind of place
where parents would send their kids

to break their spirit.

MAN: Hey, come on, get up.

TODD: They come and get
you in the middle of the night.

There was this one teacher
who really loved his job.

Discipline. Mr. Pappaso.

Sadistic bastard.

He wanted to break Stacy

in the worst way.

He'd play games with your head

and beat you.

Thank you, Mr. Pappaso, sir!

One more, sir!

On that day she fought back

he told her she was going
into the observation room.

(SPITS)

We all knew that, that
room was run by Pappaso,

and it was just another
guaranteed beating.

She knew she'd never make it
through three more years there.

So she decided to run away.

And she didn't want anybody
to come looking for her.

So you helped her
stage her own murder.

Yeah, as soon as they let me go

I went back and
got her out of there.

We had planned it for weeks.

They never suspected a thing.

And she knew her grandfather
would recognize the locket, so...

I'd have done anything for her.

(GROANS)

The blood was my idea.

Cut her hair, gave
her one of my shirts

and I bought her
a ticket to Oregon.

When we hugged
goodbye that night,

it was the first time
she let me hold her.

That was the last
time I saw her.

That's when you
became a suspect?

The suspect.

I didn't realize it would
be such a big deal.

We were just stupid kids.

We didn't even know that faking
your own murder was illegal.

Then they started
questioning me and, uh,

people were out searching and...

It just got way
too big, you know?

No going back.

Where did she go?

She's good at
taking care of herself.

It's all she'd ever done
since she was a kid.

You risked going to jail.

You kept her
secret all this time.

You really love her.

Doesn't matter.

You know, everything
changed for both of us that night.

I mean, she had to become
somebody else and me, I...

I haven't had a good
night's sleep since.

I feel like I'm cursed.

You know, my guts are
churning all the time and...

The past eight years, I haven't
lived anywhere longer than six months

because of Lyle
the friendly ghost.

Maybe it's me who
should be dead.

I want my life back.

He's lying!

He's not, Lyle. I saw her for
myself. She's alive and well.

No, I don't believe
it. I want to see her.

He doesn't believe it.

I know what we did
was wrong, all right?

We didn't know what else
to do. I mean, there was

nobody there for her.
You weren't there for her.

Shelter Harbor was
the only place for her.

She was beaten, Lyle.

There was a teacher there that
singled her out. She was abused.

I didn't know that.

He said he didn't know that.

That's bull. I mean, you,

you signed the papers, Lyle.

I mean, you gave
them permission.

All necessary measures.
You remember that, huh?

And she tried to tell
you, but you didn't care!

You're lying!

You're trying to
make this all my fault!

You! You are the
one who killed her!

You! You were the
one who killed her!

Stop it! Now, you stop it!

Stacy is alive and
she chose to disappear

because you wouldn't help her!

That is why you lost your
granddaughter, all right?

Not because he took her.

I never wanted to hurt her.

Please.

You have to bring me
to her. I want to see her.

Stacy made it very clear that
she doesn't want to talk to you.

You have to bring me to her.

Please.

Do you know where she is?

She'll kill me.

You'll finally get
your life back.

(SCOFFS)

MELINDA: I don't understand.
Why would she come back here?

Ah, it's completely
different now.

Stacy saw this as a
chance to help kids like her,

you know? Help make
sure they'd feel safe here.

Like I said she gives back.

(GIRLS CHATTERING)

STACY: Go on, you guys.
I'll meet you on the field.

GIRL 1: Cool. GIRL 2: All right.

Let's go, girls.

She's all grown up.

You shouldn't have done this.

You promised never to come here.

Look, your grandfather
is here, all right?

He knows everything that
happened, and he feels terrible.

But he can't, um...

What's the thing?

Cross over.

He... He can't cross
over until he talks to you.

What are you doing, Todd?

Tell her I have her locket.

Your grandfather's telling me

that he has your locket.

The one that he gave
you when you were 10.

You told her about
that? No, I didn't.

What's on the locket?

What?

What's engraved on the locket?

BOTH: "Patience."

He's here?

He can hear you.

You never gave me
a chance, Grandpa.

I just wanted to matter.

You tell her she did matter.

I thought I had to
be tough with you

so you wouldn't end
up like your mother.

He was afraid that you'd
end up like your mom.

I wanted you to
save her, Grandpa!

Oh, sweetheart, I
tried to save her.

I couldn't. You don't know.

Stacy, people do things.
They make choices.

Sometimes they have
to save themselves

and sometimes they just can't.

But you did, Stace.

You saved yourself.

I would take it
all back if I could.

I would do anything.

Look at her.

She grew up strong
and she's so beautiful.

She's the picture of her mother.

He wants you to
know that he's sorry.

And he would take
it all back if he could.

And he's so proud.

He's really proud of who you are

and he thinks you look
just like your mother.

I'm so sorry, Grandpa.

I should have told
you that I was okay.

But I just...

I just didn't know
what I was doing.

You tell her

that I love her

and I didn't know how
much until she was gone.

What do you see?

It's so bright. I
could touch it.

That means you're ready.

You can cross over.

(CHUCKLES)

It's my daughter.

Waiting for me.

He sees your mother.

Mom?

LYLE: She looks so happy.

Thank you.

He's gone.

(BARKING)

MELINDA: Hey.

What's this? You just got here.

Time to move on.

Why? Lyle's gone.

Yeah. I got an
interesting job offer.

Teaching computer to the
kids at Shelter Harbor, so...

I'll have room and board.

And

Stacy?

Yeah. Yeah, and Stacy.

What about your secret?

Well, we decided to confront it all,
you know, and, uh, let the chips fall.

(TODD SIGHING)

I'm really sorry
about everything.

You were never a dull
neighbor. Good luck.

I can't thank you enough.

Seriously, for me,
for Stacy and, uh,

and Lyle.

Come here.

Thank you. Okay.

Okay.

TODD: Take care.

Yeah, maybe, you should just
keep doing what you're doing.

Like you do it.

I can...

I could adapt. I can do that.

I love you.

I love you, too.

(HOMER BARKING)

And I love this dog.

(LAUGHING) I love you.

How are we gonna get
you to cross over, huh?

No crossing the dog over.

I like him. I like the
way he makes you smile.

Let's go home.

All right. Okay.