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No, not you!
No.
No.
No.
Oh, please, not you.
No, i'm here, and i'm
not goin' anywhere.
You can't stay.
You know that.
You have to cross over.
Jim, no!
Jim, it's you y-You're back.
Do i know you?
I know that you did
this to stay with me.
I can't be mad at that.
But you could have gone into the light.
I would have missed you
But at least i would
have known where you are.
Can you hear me inside there, jim?
Please
Give me a sign if you can hear me.
Hey.
Hey.
What the heck happened to me?
It's a long story.
What do you remember?
I remember you.
You do?
Yeah.
How could i not?
You're here every time i wake up.
And?
What more is there?
I mean, i barely know you,
But you're here more
than anybody else i know.
Or knew.
He only game to grandview
A few months ago for work,
So he has no friends here to speak of,
And his family's far
away, michigan, i think.
So who does everybody think melinda is?
He's an architect, so
melinda's been telling people
She hired him to remodel her garage.
And they bought that?
Hey, as long as the guy
doesn't have any memory,
Who's to say it's not true, right?
You should get a few more days rest.
Melinda thinks that jim's soul
Just magically went into this guy?
She says that when sam died,
His spirit went into the light,
And jim's spirit took its place somehow.
Melinda says she's seen it before.
It's called a step-In.
When is she planning on
telling him all of this?
As soon as he remembers
who she is to him.
She's afraid if she tells him now,
He'll think she's insane.
This has got to be one
of the stages of grief,
Eh, just melinda-Style, right?
You wanna look through your stuff again?
The doctor says that
Right.
The amnesia therapy, huh?
Here.
Oh.
How sick do you have to be
To not even remember your own face, huh?
You're not sick.
There's no brain damage.
You're just temporarily
Wait a minute.
Right here it says
I have an appointment with
jordan, whoever that is, tomorrow.
You want me to keep
the appointment for you,
Find out? Sure.
Why are you so nice to me?
I mean, i'm just a guy you
hired to do a job, right?
But you've been here
every day since i woke up.
Let's just say i knew someone like you
Who was there for me once.
Hey.
What are you guys doing here?
What, your friends can't come
and take you out for a nice meal?
Oh, that's that's nice,
But i'm just gonna turn in.
So rain check?
Sure.
Ok.
How long are we gonna
pretend this is ok?
Jordan?
Yeah.
Who are you?
Hi.
I'm melinda.
I'm a friend of sam's.
Where is he? Is he ok?
Yeah.
He's fine.
Thank god.
So worried when he didn't
come home last night.
Are you are you sam's girlfriend?
No.
God, no.
I
I'm his sister.
How do you know sam anyway?
Through his work.
Look, the reason that i'm here
Is there was an accident.
He wasn't hurt too badly, but
he's still in the hospital.
What happened?
We should go see him,
Talk to the doctors, let them explain.
Ok.
She's staying in his apartment
Until she can get one of her own
And a job.
He was supposed to meet her
To help apply for a cellphone.
I'm so glad you're all right! I'm fine.
Am i a terrible person?
Why?
I'm relieved that he
didn't recognize her,
Because if he did, he might not be jim.
Might not be?
Look, i see the same guy that you see,
Different hair, nose,
eyes.
It's not jim.
But the day of the accident,
I saw jim's ghost step into sam's body,
And ever since then, he
hasn't appeared to me.
He's gone.
I just know what i see when i look
In those eyes, and jim
Is in there somewhere.
Do you need anything
before i go? I'm all right.
He just has to be.
Paging dr.
Becker, paging dr.
Becker.
He doesn't remember me.
Not my name, not my face.
It's one stupid thing, he
He remembers the smell of my shampoo.
He remembers your shampoo?
It's the same almond-Scented
stuff i've always used.
He used to tease me
about it relentlessly.
Really?
How long do you think it'll take
Before he remembers the rest?
Never! That's when.
What?
Nothing.
Sure it's nothing at all.
Hey, can you get me that box,
The one that says "sports"?
You ok?
Yeah.
Sure.
How's the guy doin',
The one in the hospital?
He died in an accident.
Then he
Was revived when jim's
spirit stepped into his body.
His name was sam.
Is is sam.
Is he remembering stuff yet?
I don't know.
I
He seems to remember me a little,
But then there's other times
What?
Well, all of a sudden,
He likes different foods
Than jim used to, and he can remember
The smell of his sister's shampoo.
Eli says that it's
like a physical thing,
Like some sort of muscle memory,
But if it is jim,
How does he recognize sam
What?
You don't have to stop on my account.
You know, actually you
guys have done so much,
I think i'm good here, so
I didn't know you had practice today.
I thought your shooting
clinic was on mondays.
It's jim's.
Do you think it's ok if i
take it instead of donating it?
Yeah.
Of course, honey.
I know you miss him, ned.
Melinda told me that you
would play pickup games
With jim practically every weekend.
I know we're lucky to
have each other, mom
But sometimes
Jim was like a dad to you.
I know.
I want you to know
That i was happy that you
felt that way about him.
It's ok to be sad, ned.
We all are.
I know.
We just all deal with
it in different ways.
Yeah.
Who are you?
What do you want?
You were at the hospital.
You've been following me.
Just tell me what you
want, or i can't help you.
The two of you, you're both thieves.
But you won't get to
keep what you've stolen.
What have i stolen?
You know perfectly well.
Where did sam go?
He was checked out last night.
By who?
I don't know.
Maybe if you ask
Yes?
Hi.
My name is melinda
gordon.
I'm a friend of sam's.
A client, actually, and
i went to the hospital,
And they told me that
he was on his way
Home.
That's right.
I'm nancy lucas, sam's mother,
And this is my husband gerald.
Mom and dad.
W-Well, that that's great
That they that
they finally found you.
It was so kind of you to look after
sam while he was in the hospital,
But you don't have to be
concerned about him now.
His family's here, and we're
gonna be taking him home.
Isn't this his home?
Well, sam doesn't even
know his own mother,
But luckily his mother knows him.
He'll be coming home with us
until he can find himself again.
With you?
Mmm.
You're gonna have
to find somebody else
To do your blueprints, i'm afraid.
He won't be much help
to you 800 miles away.
Now, if you'll excuse us.
The ghost seemed pretty
bent out of shape.
He kept calling us thieves and saying
That we would never get
to keep what we've stolen.
Hey, was the ghost a
guy in his late thirties,
Kind of a high forehead?
Sounds like him.
Why?
Alan walters
The driver who caused the accident,
Died on the scene.
So i'm not crazy.
That's good news.
Good news? The guy kind of died.
No, it's not good news that he's dead,
But that he was a witness.
To the accident? To
what happened afterwards.
If he was there, he saw what jim did.
That's why he's calling us thieves,
'Cause he saw jim go into sam's body.
So good news that you are thieves.
No.
Sam went into the
light.
That i'm sure of,
But this alan guy, he
must not have noticed.
Why didn't you notice him?
I was a little distracted.
The important thing is is that
the reason he's haunting me
Is because he knows that jim did.
Melinda, i've been in some
very strange bookstores,
Which is why my clothes
stink of patchouli,
And read some very interesting things
on this whole step-In phenomenon.
First of all, it tends to be permanent.
And second?
Supposedly it's like reincarnation.
No.
Reincarnation happens at birth.
I've already dealt with that.
Of course you have,
But the book says that in both cases,
Memories of past lives are usually lost.
You gotta wonder how
much of the jim you know
Is in the sam that you don't.
If you take him home, the first thing
He's gonna do is remember
how much he hates you.
The doctors said he should
be in familiar surroundings
To help him remember who he is.
You mean who you want him to be.
You're just upset because he can't
Remember he promised to
let you freeload off of him.
At least he offered to take me in,
Unlike you two, who just kicked me out.
We did not kick you out.
We told you that if you
dropped out of college,
You'd have to pay rent.
If you wanted to
continue living at home.
Oh, i'm not sure
"wanted" is a good word.
It's not like i had a
whole lot of options.
You make your own options.
What are you, a fortune cookie?
I remember something.
Oh, sam, that's wonderful.
You see? Having us
around is helping already.
What is it, dear?
Coffee.
Anybody make any?
We were just, talking about
fixing up your old room.
How old am i?
Look at you guys.
This is like a dream
come true for you
A chance to control him all over again.
That's enough, jordan.
Look, maybe i-I'll take
a shower first and then
Sure, and then we'll have some coffee,
And we'll talk about your future.
Right.
Something to look forward to.
Puttin' together a memory book?
Yeah, kind of.
Is it for you
Or for him?
Both, i guess.
I i was kind of
hoping that maybe jim
Sam would see it and
it would jog something.
I know you think i'm out of my mind,
But i'm not.
No, i didn't suggest for one
Hi.
Excuse me.
I'm sorry i came,
Straight to your store, but the
hospital gave me your address.
No, it's fine, really.
Good.
Because i'm
Wait a minute.
I know you.
You do? Really?
No.
You came to the
hospital, didn't you?
Yes, but i don't think we actually met.
I'm i'm delia.
I'm sam.
Hi.
Well, so they tell me.
Look, i don't know much
about brain functions,
But i know i'm not
gonna get my memory back
Unless i relax, and right
now, my family is imploding,
And you're the only person i know
Who's not desperate for me to remember
them, so are you busy right now?
Not not really.
I went to the deli and
got a couple sandwiches.
You wanna go somewhere?
I got it covered.
Thanks.
Why stop at one?
I mean, we could we could
have a whole house full of kids.
It would be fun raising them, i think.
It'd be even more fun making them.
Don't don't press your luck.
Well, it's like on the one hand,
Sure, i'd like to
remember who the hell i am,
But on the other, i don't remember
what it's like to remember,
So i don't feel like i'm missin' much.
I lost you, didn't i?
No.
No, sorry.
I i was just
Thinking about something.
A memory, huh? Showoff.
Does anything look familiar to you?
I'm afraid not.
But honestly, after the way
my family was goin' at it,
Amnesia is my new best friend.
What do you mean?
I mean that from the
looks of it, my old life,
Maybe it's good riddance, you know?
Maybe it's better i let
it go and start over again.
Yeah, or maybe your old life
wasn't as bad as it seems.
You know somethin' about it i don't?
Look, the truth is
I actually feel at peace right now.
I mean, i know i had
problems in my old life,
But suddenly, fwoof, they're all gone.
Is it wrong not to want them back?
I i think you should
Do whatever feels right.
Trust your instincts.
Yeah.
I still have no idea
why you're so nice to me.
I know.
I must have done a
spectacular job on that garage.
Yeah.
Heh.
Wait a minute.
Could you do that again?
Could you just laugh, 'cause
That sounded familiar.
What do you say i conk you on the head,
And then you can forget
your worries, too?
'Cause then we could just
sit here and enjoy this
Glorious, oblivious afternoon together.
Yeah.
That sounds good.
Really good.
How do you like seeing
a stranger in the mirror?
I know who you are, alan.
I know about your wife and your son.
I'm sure they'd like to hear from you.
I can help you.
It's what i do.
Same way you helped when
your husband stole sam's body?
Jim didn't steal anything.
He stole that family's
chance to mourn their son.
Thanks to your jim, they will
never believe that sam is dead.
Right after the accident,
i saw the light, too.
I watched sam go into it,
Almost followed him.
Why didn't you?
'Cause that accident that
we had, it was my fault.
I didn't deserve to go
into the light, not yet.
When i saw your husband
take over sam's body,
I knew what my purpose was.
I saw how i had to
make things right.
How?
By making sure they know the truth.
Who, his family?
All of them.
They need to know what you did
So they all can move on.
What if i think they're
better off not knowing?
Then you are lying to yourself, too!
And i will make sure they know the truth
If i have to stay here the
rest of your miserable life.
Hey.
Sorry.
I was about to knock.
No.
No, i it's i'm
sorry.
It's just i'm
Little jumpy.
It's ok.
What happened?
A tree branch broke my bedroom window.
Hey, l-Let me.
All right.
Recycling, right? Ok.
Thank you.
I think i remember how to
replace a pane of glass.
That's ok.
You don't have to do that.
Well, i gotta do something.
I mean, everybody tells me
to get back to my old routine.
I went back to work this morning.
You can imagine how much i
remember about architecture
And then subtract a lot.
Sorry.
Maybe my parents were right.
Maybe i should go back with them.
At least i'd have a roof over my head.
Wh-What about your apartment?
Ah.
The lease is up,
And they want a 6-Month renewal.
No income, no job
There's not a whole lot keepin' me here.
You know, if
If you remember how to fix glass
What about carpentry?
Measure twice, cut one.
Sure.
It's not much, but maybe
You could help me finish my garage.
Well, that's very generous,
But i don't think it'll cover my rent.
There's plumbing and a fridge,
And you could live there
while you do the work.
You know, just until you
Figure out your next move.
Heh.
Well
Maybe i found something to keep me here.
Sorry i'm late.
I just had to
go over some things with sam.
He's decided to stay in town.
Oh, really? Wh-What's he gonna do?
You know, this, that,
Just until he gets back on his feet.
So that's great, but
Why are you trying to keep our son here?
Because i wanna help,
and because he's
He's not your responsibility.
We're his parents.
You have no right to
tell him what to do.
I didn't.
I just made him an offer.
To be your live-In handyman?
That's you know what? I
understand how hard this is.
Don't stand there and
tell us you understand
When you can't possibly.
He needs to be in familiar surroundings
With people who'll
love him and embrace him
No matter how much of
his memory he recovers.
I want the same thing
for him that you do.
I just think he should be
able to decide how to find it.
Thank you for your professional opinion.
He's coming home with us.
All right, sam.
Let's see what you got.
Great.
That's what i remember.
"Grandviewparamedic jim clancy
was shot and killed last night.
"Clancy is survived by his wife
Melinda gordon.
"
Hi.
Am i too early?
No, not at all.
Let me just go open
up the garage for you.
Would you mind if i had
a little coffee first?
Sure.
Milk, no sugar?
Black's fine.
Thanks.
Melinda, look
Everybody's walkin'
on eggshells around me,
And i can't blame them, but
I really need some honesty right now.
Are you asking me a question?
You hired me to do the
remodel of your garage, but
I'm startin' to get the weird feeling
That there's a lot more to it.
What is it?
It's just
That's your husband, right?
You know, you'd think
i'd recognize his face.
Why would you say that?
Well, he must have been
around when i started the job.
Before he died, i mean.
You know about that?
Yeah.
I read about it in the paper.
I'm monopolizing your time.
I'm yammering on and on.
You just lost a husband.
Why didn't you tell me?
You had enough on your plate.
You don't?
Look, there's something
i have to tell you,
And it's not gonna be easy
for me or for you, i'm sure.
Do you have an open mind?
More like an empty one, but
Do you believe in the afterlife?
Heaven or ghosts?
Both.
What about stuff like reincarnation?
Like respect cows because
they might be your ancestors?
Sort of.
My husband just died,
And you just had a
brush with death also.
Heh.
Wait, you're not
gonna tell me you think
I'm your husband reincarnated,
Because
You're the only sane person
i've met since i woke up.
No.
No, of course not.
I i just
I just thought maybe you'd be able
to understand what he went through
Since you just kind of died yourself,
And i just need to know
he's ok wherever he is.
Whatever.
Ah, your high school yearbook.
Oh, my god.
You were such a geek.
You know, jordan,
You've been playing the remember
when game for about an hour now,
And i'm kind of getting
the sneaking suspicion
That you're trying to get me to remember
When i said that i'd
lend you some money.
Wow.
Major buzzkill.
No, really, i
Oh, there you are.
Where have you been?
I started work again.
Oh.
For that woman?
Whose name is melinda, yes.
Oh, listen, sweetheart,
We wanted to talk to you about this.
Look, i just wanna do
what feels right now.
All of your doctors agree
you need to come home.
What i need is for you to stop
pressuring me.
I know you mean well
You're coming home with us now.
We've already bought your ticket.
It's nonrefundable.
Good, because i'm not going.
Finally, the sam i know.
But you should go.
Excuse me?
Look, i need to decide my own future.
I i know that, and i'm ready for it,
Whether i get my past back or not,
But, jordan, you're barely 20 years old,
And you're acting a lot less.
You're not ready to
take care of yourself.
Do you have any idea how
much you sound just like them?
You know, you told me how
much i hated these people.
Yeah.
Sorry.
No offense.
But but to me, they seem like
they genuinely care about us.
If i can forget why i
was so angry at them,
Why can't you?
Hello! You lost your memory.
Well, maybe you should, too.
Jordan.
Jordan.
No.
Sam, wait.
Don't you run away, too, please.
What's left of my mind is made up.
You're here early.
Hey, whatever's wrong,
You don't have to hide it from me.
Trust me,
It's not anything you wanna hear about.
Melinda, you gotta
stop thinking like that.
I'm your friend,
And i love you.
I just
I couldn't lie anymore
So i started to tell sam the truth.
Jim
He never doubted anything i told him.
But sam
You should have seen
the look on his face.
It's like i told him i
was abducted by aliens.
I'm so sorry.
I know this is probably the
worst pain you have ever felt.
What do i do?
You get angry.
That's what.
You gotta curse the universe
and break some stuff.
Breaking stuff, that sounds great.
It's the next stage after denial.
Denial?
The stages of grief.
You're just going through
what we all went through,
What i went through with charlie.
Some people call it denial.
Some call it magical thinking.
Whatever it is, it's
it's completely normal.
Normal
But not real.
Unfortunately, no.
Do you remember jim's funeral
When everybody started to dance
And i told you afterwards
that jim had made that happen
And you said you believed it?
You said that you could
feel him there, too.
That was different.
That's what you always do.
You talk to ghosts or whatever it is,
And you make people's lives better.
Well, how is it different this time?
It's different, because
you aren't helping anyone.
You're not helping sam,
You're not helping his family,
And you are definitely
not helping yourself.
The last conscious
decision my husband made
Was to risk everything
just to be with me.
I am not gonna turn my back on that.
That's great.
Believe he is out there somewhere.
You are not listening to me, as usual.
As usual?
I know it's bizarre.
All right, it's even
hard for me to believe,
But it's what happened.
Jim is not just "out there somewhere.
"
He's here, in this man's body.
Melinda no, he took a chance
Out of love and out of loyalty
For the one person who
meant everything to him,
Even though he knows it
doesn't make any sense.
That is what love is,
In case you're unsure.
So there's no middle ground?
I have to check my
common sense at the door,
Or we can't be friends?
Hey.
What's wrong?
Rough day.
Me, too.
You moving in?
What's wrong?
Well, look, i been thinkin' about this.
You've been amazingly supportive.
But it's just weird.
I mean, i don't even know you,
And suddenly i'm movin' into your place.
And then what's even weirder is
I mean, how i feel when we're together.
It's ok.
Ah, is it?
Heh.
The point is
No matter how painful
this whole thing has been,
I've been given a second chance,
And i realized that last
night when i stood up
To my parents and my sister.
Ok.
So, take your time.
Do whatever it is that you need
to do to get your memory back.
I don't know if i want to get it back.
Look, i don't know if the guy i was
Is the kind of guy i wanna be.
What kind of guy is that?
The kind that has an
affair with a married woman.
Tell him.
You deserve an explanation.
He deserves the truth.
But all i can give you right now
Is that i would have never
cheated on my husband, ever.
Will you tell me what
is goin' on between us?
'Cause i'm confused,
And whenever i'm around
you, i can't think straight.
Because i feel so familiar?
That's part of it.
Do i feel like a friend?
At least.
That you can trust?
I think so.
Then trust me.
I just don't know if i can trust myself.
Sam, look
Look, thank you for helping me, ok?
Thank you, but i think
we're better off if
Maybe i just go away, huh?
Go?
Where?
I guess i'll know when i get there.
Oh, melinda.
Is she here? Where's sam?
Where did you send him?
I don't know.
Oh, terrific.
The boy can't remember a damn thing,
And now he's out wandering all alone.
Do you really think
that's what he needs?
No.
Actually, i wanted him to stay.
Well, what are we supposed to do now?
I have no idea.
But if he ever gives
you a second chance,
I hope you don't blow it
like you did the first time.
I beg your pardon?
I know what it's like to lose someone
And to not know if it's for good.
I know that impulse to do
everything humanly possible
Just to get them back.
Sometimes impulses are wrong.
Are you a parent? No,
And i'm not a doctor either,
But believe me when i
say that you have to start
Preparing yourself for
the fact that your son
May never remember who he was.
Look, ms.
Gordon
And you should be grateful
for that.
You know why?
Because you'll actually have a son.
At some point, he's
gonna need his family,
And he will call,
But all he's gonna
remember is who you are now,
So wouldn't you want
that to be a good thing?
What is that supposed to mean, exactly?
You've held on to your children
So tight that you've lost them both.
But there's still time
to maybe get them back,
But not if you keep
making the same mistakes.
Hey.
Where are you?
At the cafe, doing homework.
Oh.
I thought i'd surprise you
And stop by and take you out
For something to eat,
but you're not here.
Where? At the courts.
Isn't your shooting clinic on mondays?
Ok, promise you won't get mad.
Well, i promise i will if
you don't start talkin'.
Mom, there's no shooting
clinic on mondays.
What?
I used to meet jim there
on mondays to practice,
But i didn't tell you
it was just him and me,
Because i was afraid if you knew,
You'd make me come and
work at the store instead.
Ned, i wish you would have
Mom, please don't be mad.
I'm not mad.
I'm ju
I have to call you back.
Sam?
Hey.
Delia, right?
What are you doin' here?
Heh.
Promise not to laugh?
I have no idea.
I was drivin' out of town.
I was leaving
And then suddenly i got this feeling
That i was supposed to be somewhere,
Somewhere important.
So i just came here.
Weird, isn't it? Heh.
Yeah.
You could say that.
I was hoping someone
would recognize me
They could tell me why i had to be here.
It's really you.
Sorry?
I think you could be right.
I think you are
supposed to be somewhere.
Where?
You tried.
I will never forget that.
If you never forgive
me, i will understand,
But i couldn't just sit
around and do nothing
When this whole thing
was ready to blow away.
What whole thing? What
are you talking about?
You and jim, your future together,
Your whole everything.
Are you drunk?
No, there is no time to explain, mel.
He's outside.
Who? Jim.
I mean sam jim sam
Whatever the hell his name is.
But i convinced him to come back
And talk to you, but you have to
Figure out what to do next.
Where did you?
He was on the basketball
court on the way out of town.
I saw him, i stopped,
and i convinced him
To come back and talk to you.
Why did you?
Because he was waiting for ned,
And i finally understood.
What?
That i was wrong.
Ok? About pretty much everything.
And i know that we are gonna talk
about this endlessly in the future,
But right now, you have to go outside
And make sure that jim does
not get back on that road
And go out of town.
You keep calling him jim.
That's who he is, isn't he?
Ok.
Stop.
Go.
It's ok.
Got my best friend back.
Ok, quit your blubbering.
You made me blubber.
Oh, wait a sec.
Delia.
There's a stain on it.
You gotta really be presentable.
You got any lip gloss?
No, if it's jim, i don't need lip gloss.
Do you know how lucky you are?
You are gonna get a second
shot at your one true love.
Ok.
Go.
Go, go, go.
Ok.
Hi.
Hey.
You're back.
I apologize for before.
I got a little overdramatic.
It's ok.
I don't
I mean, if i'm on
some search to find out
What feels right in my life, you know,
What places and what people,
You know, i should take baby steps.
I should start at square
one and not square 10.
And if that does
You know what? Whatever
your reasons are,
I'm fine with it.
You don't need to explain anything.
Maybe that's best for
now, for both of us.
Ok.
Ok.
Can i move this stuff into your garage?
Yeah.
I'll help you.
Thanks.
Hey, you guys need some help?
Sure.
Sure.
Did i mention my
Parents called my sister
And apologized for a lifetime
of controlling behavior?
And then jordan just got up
and went back home with them.
I had no idea.
Oh, yeah? Because when i asked
them why the big change of heart,
They said that they had talked to you
And that you had talked sense to them.
How'd you do that?
I have a few talents.
A few talents?
That's what you're gonna leave me with?
Ok.
No explanations.
I'll be right there.
Hey, sam, why don't you
Show me what you're plannin'
to do with the space in here?
Love to, if i can remember.
I know what you're thinking.
It's a good thing you
didn't listen to me.
I beg your pardon?
If there's one thing
i thought being dead
Would make me an expert
on, it was being dead,
But i was wrong.
That's your specialty, like you said.
I've been at it a while.
I wanted them to have the closure,
But you held out for more.
You gave them their family back.
Are you ready?
To go into the light?
It's been following me around all day.
But there is one thing i wanted
to say to you before i went in.
What?
What your husband did
might just be a miracle.
I hope it is,
Because after a lifetime of this,
A miracle's what you deserve.
Hey, you ok?
Yeah.