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So how long have you known
that he's been here with you.
Oh,since the day he didn't
come home for dinner,
going on 30 years now.
At first my husband thought
I'd lost my mind in grief,
and then he thought
I just lost my mind.
But it was so obvious to me.
Our son couldn't be
gone,he just couldn'T.
Who else knows about this.
Well,when it first started,
I told michael
to let graham be.
Graham was just 12,and we
didn't want to frighten him.
And things just sort
of stayed that way.
But your granddaughter
she seemed to be
able to see him.
Yeah,I find children do when
they're still very young.
I told you it
was our secret.
Do you mind if I
talk to michael.
As long as your
questions don't upset him.
Michael.
I'm here because a
spirit sent me a message.
About your case,and
what happened to you.
Was that message from you.
I've been right here this
whole time.
I've been good.
I'm sure you have.
But you've been
here for so long,
it makes me think that maybe
something's holding you here,
something you want
your mom to know.
You know that
this isn't right,
keeping him here with you.
Spirits belong in the light.
Michael's a child.
He's 10 years old.
He'll be 10 years old
forever,and that's too young.
It's too young
to be on his own.
Right.
You can't
keep him here until-
till the day I die,and
then we'll go,together.
And you could
help us then,ok.
I have never seen
anything like it.
He was insisting he was
alive,but she knew he was a ghost.
You've dealt with families who
thought they were haunted before.
Well,they've sensed a presence,which
is a lot different than,
"oh,hey,could you schooch
over for dead mikey.
Wait a minute,they thought
that they could see him.
Well,his mother couldn'T.
I saw her try
to talk to him when he wasn't there.
But his niece and
nephew,especially the little one,
she definitely
knew he was there.
And I want to help them,but I didn't
go there expecting to meet that boy.
What were you looking for.
I mean,the case has been
closed for almost 30 years.
I don't know.
I just trust that
if a ghost comes to me in any way,
it's because they want
me to help them somehow.
You know,or they want me to send a message
or find out the truth about how they died.
Or what happened
after they died.
Paul eastman,the man who killed
michael,was convicted by my father.
But there was a fire at the
prison,and he used it to escape.
Did they ever find him.
No.
He disappeared.
They never found a body,and
he's still wanted by the police.
Sweet girl.
Dad
I'm here.
Where am I.
It's ok,honey.
There was a man
wearing a mask,and it
- I was really scared.
It was only a dream.
Why do I keep having it.
Did I know him.
You're in danger,melinda.
How.
Please,I want to help you.
I don't know that
you can,honey.
Be careful.
Don't trust anyone.
What are you talking about.
Don't assume anyone
is who they seem
not even me.
You get done with a 12-hour shift,and
I welcome you home with this.
I'm so sorry I keep
doing this to you.
You're not doing
it.
It's your father.
He just keeps telling me this
was a dream,but it feels so real.
What happened this time.
I was walking,there
was blood.
The man was
there,then he was gone.
Thought I'd gotten away from
him,but it all ties together somehow.
The dream,the dead
little boy,my father.
Wait a minute.
You said the mask
was clear,right.
With kind of a reddish
tint.
It was hard to tell.
Or the face
underneath it was red.
Did you tell me that the man that killed the
little boy,he escaped during a prison fire.
Sometimes facial burn victims
wear a clear mask during treatment
so you can see the wound,but
it's still protected.
So you're saying the man in the mask
has been paul eastman this whole time.
I don't know,is
that possible.
Well,the dream I keep
having,it feels like a memory
maybe the memory
wasn't my own.
Whose could it be.
Someone else he killed.
Maybe they gave
me that vision.
Wait a minute,the
ghost of another victim-
but as hard as he tried,my
father couldn't stop paul eastman.
The killer's
still out there.
Why are you being led to a case
your father tried 30 years ago.
Because the killer's still out
there.
Maybe he's still killing.
But why an old case.
Why not something new,like a missing child
report or,I don't know,a fresh corpse.
Look,all I know is this is
the case that I was led to.
It might have some information
about my father's file,
so stop asking me so many
questions and help me.
Why one of those
has gobs of sugar.
They both have gobs of
sugar,'cause they're both mine.
What is it with
you perky people.
You think just because I answer my
phone at dawn,I'm an early riser.
- I need these.
- Whatever.
Just keep the archivist
occupied,ok,so I can get the case file.
Whoa,whoa,whoa,the
archivist,that guy.
Why do I have to
talk to that guy.
He's meaner than
my uncle snarly.
Hello.
Ahem,excuse me.
Good morning.
Nice to see you again.
What can I do for you.
Well,actually,um,I'm looking
for files on a court case.
I have the docket number.
Civil or criminal.
Criminal.
Third row on your right.
Red tabs,they
go by the year.
Help yourself.
When the town lets
me shred,I shred.
No better cure
for the clutter.
Coffee.
Thanks.
It's a good thing I was here,I
totally won that guy over.
Either that,or he
got his meds right.
It's missing.
Or he had a
personality transplant.
Oh,my god,you're right.
Don't sound so surprised.
He's possessed.
Who are you.
What are you trying
to hide from me.
You don't belong
down here,missy.
Neither do you.
Let's go,melinda.
No,I want to know
who's possessing him.
I want to see daylight
again.
Let's go now.
Hey,you.
Which one of
those is for me.
Neither.
Then why did you
buy 2 new coffees.
I need them.
These are decaf.
After that incredibly creepy experience we
had back there,I need to wind down a little.
Is there anything in there
about other abductions,
I mean abductions other
than the archivist's body.
No.
Nothing.
No similar cases that
match eastman's whereabouts.
He's only a suspect
in michael's death.
That's great.
I bought 4
overpriced coffees for nothing.
Well,maybe not for nothing.
Paul eastman made threats to
my father outside the courtroom.
My father told the judge about
them; they were a part of the case.
What kind of threats.
Like death threats.
I don't know why it
never occurred to me.
This guy threatened
to kill my father;
my father who didn't just
walk out on my mom and me,
he vanished,only
reappearing to me as a ghost.
Whoa,that's pretty
heavy.
You don't think
we know that paul eastman escaped
from jail,never to be found.
We know that he
wanted my father dead.
Maybe the *** my dad
wants me to solve is his own.
I'm so sorry
about before,coming
here and upsetting you
and your son when I didn't know
quite what I was looking for.
Now you think that that
man who hurt michael is-
I know that it's painful,but I
hope that you can understand now.
But what is it you think
he can do to help you.
Ghosts can travel.
My hope is that michael
might have seen something.
This man is a predator,and
michael knows what he looks like.
I don't have to help you.
You don'T.
But I noticed that you
like to play superhero.
And my father,he wasn't perfect,but
he did like to help people.
He caught the man who hurt
you,and he put him in jail.
Kind of like a hero.
And if we could lead the police to
him,then you could be a hero,too.
You don't know anything.
Really.
Well,then,why don't you tell
me,because you seem to know something.
Please,what is he saying.
I don't like you,and I
don't like your questions.
What's he saying.
Tell her.
Tell her I'm tired of
this,and I want you to go away.
He doesn't want to answer.
That's not what I said.
Tell her what I said.
Michael,please.
What's happening.
Look,I know that this is hard,but I
really do believe it's connected somehow.
Pierce
honey,what-what's wrong.
She wouldn't tell you
what I really said.
I was trying to tell
you to make her go.
I've been trying
to tell you.
Honey,we've
talked about this.
I've told you,leave
your nephew alone.
Don't get mad at me,mommy.
She made me do it.
Don't let go of me,mommy.
Never let go.
Oh,sweetheart.
I'm so sorry.
What's happening to me.
Pierce,is that you.
I'm scared.
What's happening to me.
I don't know,but
you're gonna be ok.
Michael
it's time.
- Where am I.
- It's ok.
you're ok.
You're ok.
Hey,we've seen a
possession before,right.
Where a spirit takes over a body and
then releases it again later,right.
Is this a survey.
Cause I'm pretty sure I'm
on the do not call list.
Listen,ok.
I just saw
something different.
I saw a spirit existing
apart from his body.
Its living body.
That kid michael just
possessed his nephew.
Well,that's spectral
displacement.
Yeah,ok,break that
down for me and quick.
It's an advanced iteration
of the possession phenomenon.
The visiting spirit,the possessor,if you
will,doesn't control the host body's consciousness.
It gives it the old heave-ho,creating
what we call a displaced spirit.
I can't believe you've
actually seen one.
Yeah,and I don't
think it's my first.
I need to talk to you.
How did you find me.
You've been keeping tabs.
No,but it comes in handy to have
an extremely untrusting husband.
I saw dad again.
I guess even in death,you're
daddy's favorite.
Don't lie to me.
The first time that I saw dad,he
told me that I had a brother.
Every time I've seen him
since,you haven't been far behind.
- So.
- So you've seen him,too.
I knew there was
something off.
What are you talking about.
The weakness,the confusion.
He
doesn't even look like other ghosts.
And he keeps coming in and out of it as if he
doesn't have any control,because he doesn'T.
You're not making any sense.
Look,a ghost is
controlling his body,ok.
This whole time,I thought he was dead
because I was looking at his spirit,but-
melinda.
You're alive.
My sweet,sweet girl.
Yes,I'm here.
And I'm just so sorry
I've been gone for so long.
I just I can't
believe it's you.
Well,don't just stand there.
See if your sister
wants something to drink.
I don't have much to offer.
That's ok,I'm all set.
Sweetheart,I just got in on a bus last
night,otherwise I would have called right away.
But I had to
rest,doctor's orders.
What happened to your leg.
Well,let's just say I had things on my mind
when I should have been looking at the road.
Hence the bus ride,heh.
Hope you don't
mind if I sit down.
I'm supposed to
stay off my feet.
What's that face.
You're
looking at me like I was a-
a ghost.
I've
- I've pictured your life like a million different ways,
but the one thing I was
always sure about was the end.
You're supposed to be dead.
Look,I can see how I've been
like a phantom in your life-
no,it's not
about what I felt.
It's about actually
seeing your ghost.
- But,melinda
- yeah,I know.
You're alive,so I didn't see your ghost,but
I-I still believed that it was your spirit.
- Your displaced spirit.
- My what.
It happens when a ghost
possesses another body.
The displaced spirit
wanders on its own.
Possessed.
I think
I would know it.
No,you wouldn'T.
That's the point,dad,you
wouldn't remember any of it.
Who could be
doing this to you.
Sweetheart,what are
we talkin' about.
I haven't seen my
daughter in 20 years,
and the first thing
you want to discuss is-
it has to do
with paul eastman.
do you remember him.
You sent him to prison because he killed
that 10-year-old boy,michael wilkins.
Only he escaped,and I think that he
wants to hurt other children,or you.
Melinda,I'm fine.
I've put a lot of people in jail,and
none of them have come after me.
What got you on
to all of this.
A ghost sent me the case.
At
first,I thought it was michael.
Lots of other ghosts
have tried to stop me.
Does this make
any sense to you.
Why on earth would it.
Because your's
tried to stop me.
Last night.
You mean my- what'd you
call it- displaced spirit.
Does this mean
anything to you.
I have no idea.
Sweetheart,I-I'm sorry.
I wish I knew
how to help you.
Look,I'M
I'm not even gonna ask you why
you haven't contacted me before.
That's your business.
But I do want to know why
you decided to come back now.
I heard you were
looking for me.
I decided it was time to
stop hiding from my mistakes
it's time to start
being a father again.
Well,I guess I
should apologize.
You're back.
I guess
it's just a shock.
I hope we can have
a second chance.
There's so much I want
to find out about you.
I'd like to do that.
My father is back in my
life again for one hour,
and this is our
new relationship.
I steal things from
his room for evidence.
Yeah,and with good reason.
It's not even his name on the
ticket.
He's using an alias.
What if he's in danger.
What if I was right about
everything except his death.
What if he's using a fake name
because he's hiding from someone,
someone who he
sent to prison.
What if he's just
lying to protect me.
- You believe that.
- I don't know what to believe.
'Cause none of it
makes any sense.
Why would his spirit warn me
not to trust anyone,even himself.
And then I see him,and he hugs me,and
he says "let's not be strangers,"
Are you sure it was him you saw in that
hotel and not some ghost possessing him.
I'm as sure as I am about
anything,which isn't much.
Do you want to
know what I think.
I already do.
You want me to
stay away from him.
Right.
Because
I have watched you every day
deal with horrible things;
terrible,painful
things,and none of those,
all of them put together,have ever
hurt you as much as this one man.
But he just got here.
And you want me to pretend
like he never existed.
I mean,don't I have a right
to know who my father is;
to know where he's
been all these years.
Of course you do,yes,but
are you ready for the truth.
I don't know,but I've
gotta find out anyway.
Mel
look,I know it's hard to
be married to me sometimes.
- I'll never say that.
- Just let me make it easier.
Just help me find out
what my dad's been up to.
Use your doctor connections.
Find out about that
accident he was in.
Help me figure out if he's been
living as jeff king from cleveland.
It's at least
somewhere to start.
You got it.
How long are you
planning to stay.
As long as it takes
to clean up this mess.
I don't understand
why you're so angry.
I've done
everything you asked.
No,you haven'T.
Or she wouldn't be asking me
these questions about paul eastman.
There are ways to fix
that if you'd let me.
Where did I go wrong to make
you hate your sister so much.
You really need
me to answer that.
I have to go.
You're on your own.
Leave me alone,you hear me.
I won't let you
do this to me.
I won'T.
Leave me alone.
Mercy hospital,driscoll
county.
Yeah,mr.
King's complaining
of pain in his lower tibia.
He says it's-he says it's from a car
accident you guys treated him for.
I'm going to need all the pathology records
from that event,if you could send them to me.
We do have some
records on mr.
King,yes.
He's been to this
hospital many times.
His G.
P.
S practise is here
Great.
Uh,what
can you tell me.
He's been beaten up
pretty badly,to be honest.
A couple of falls,some contusions,stitches
to the elbows and knees.
Lots of separate visits.
So what can you tell me
about the car accident.
We have no record of
anything auto-related.
That's odd.
- It is and it isn'T.
- How do you mean.
Look,nothing came of it,but we
have reporting standards here,
and mr.
King's file
got sent to the C.
P.
D.
The pattern suggested that someone
was trying to hurt mr.
King,
or he was hurting himself.
Or both.
I beg your pardon.
Uh,nothing.
Thanks a
lot,thanks for your time.
Don't get me wrong,there's lots of
things I wish my father lied to me about.
For example,I did not need to know he worked his
way through medical school as a corpse beautician.
I don't think he's lying,but I'm
pretty sure he's hiding something.
You don't think he's lying.
Well,melinda,let's count all the things your
father has told you that turned out to be true.
Um,you know what,why don't you go
first,'cause I can't think of any.
Look,I have lots of questions for my dad,too,which
I can ask him when he gets here for lunch.
Lunch.
That's nice.
What.
My dad used a lot of rogue on those
people,but they were still stiffs.
So you don't think I'll be
able to tell if he's lying.
You'll be able to tell.
The
question is,will you want to.
Look,he has to tell
me the truth,ok.
He's obviously scared.
He's been running from
something for 20 years.
I can help protect him.
Protect him from
what,melinda.
You still don't know who possessed him,you
don't know why you were shown that kid's ghost.
No,but I know it has
to be connected somehow.
Michael wilkins,paul
eastman,my father.
I just have to
figure out how.
Hello.
- Dad,yeah,I was just
- I'm not gonna be able to make it.
Really.
- Oh,I'm sorry to hear that.
- Yeah,I got some news.
I hope it turns
out to be good news.
He's at the doctor'S.
He got held up waiting
for an appointment.
Then why does it say grandview court
hotel on the caller id,melinda.
Come on.
Are they giving free orthopedic exams with
their tiny soaps and their pillow mints.
You know,maybe this is hard for you to
understand,but not everything's a joke.
That man is my father.
He means something to me.
So go along with
the lie or leave.
That's your cue to say,"no,rick,stay.
I value your judgment.
Ok.
For the record,I'm sorry
if I hurt your feelings,
but I don't take back what
I said about your father,
because you're my friend and he
hurt you,and that's not ok with me.
And,you know,no matter what
Oh,my god,are you all right.
Can't talk.
Where did this come from.
Need sympathy.
Michael.
Where are you.
Slow down.
Michael.
What just happened.
I had a vision.
Did you know you could walk at
the same time you have a vision.
- No.
- Well,you just did.
You just vision-walked.
I have to go.
Someone just showed me how michael's
body was found.
But something's wrong.
I'll tell you what's wrong- you
just vision-walked across my hand.
This is your cape,isn't it.
The one from the picture.
It's not mine,you're wrong.
- It's somebody else'S.
- What's going on.
Your son's been hiding
something you'll want to know.
Michael,is that true.
Someone led me to the cape,and
they used your marbles to do it.
See.
At first I thought it was you,but
then you didn't want me to be here.
So it had to be
somebody else,
like a ghost or maybe somebody who
wanted me to think that they were you.
Leave me alone.
Who do you think would want
me to find this cape,michael.
There's something
you're not telling me.
Maybe it's something you
don't even know that you know.
I said leave me alone.
I'm sorry,but
I can't do that.
'Cause people's lives are in danger,including
my father and maybe some kids just like you.
Leave me alone,or
I'll make you.
I understand if
you're scared.
I'm not scared.
But you should be.
Michael.
Where are you.
No,no,this isn't right.
You have to leave.
I told her to
leave me alone.
Michael,baby,no.
She's being rude.
She's not listening.
Leave me alone.
Leave me alone.
Daddy.
Go away.
Tell your son to let
go of his brother.
If michael says you should
leave,you should leave.
I don't want her to leave.
She'll just come back again.
What are you
talking about,honey.
I want her to stop
asking questions,forever.
I want her to
shut up,forever.
Michael,stop it.
All right.
Let go
of your brother.
Look,you said that he was
- he was too young to be alone.
You were right,he
needs a mother now.
Michael.
Let go.
Right
now,do you hear me.
No more.
What's a matter,mommy.
I want you to let
go of your brother.
But I thought you liked being
able to see me,and hold me.
You said so.
I know,sweetheart,and I do.
But now is the
time to let go.
Mom.
What's going on.
It's ok.
I'll explain everything.
He's only been able to-
ahem-go into other people for
a year or two.
And I really didn't
understand it at first,but
yes,I knew he could do
it,and I am so sorry,graham.
All right.
Yeah,we'll talk
more about it later.
I should go see
how daisy's doing.
I need to know what happened
the day of the accident.
Everything.
I need to know everything.
You said that you
were a good boy.
You are a good boy.
You just need to tell us,because
somebody else got hurt that day,
and I think you
know who it was.
I was playing
superhero in the woods.
Mommy always told me I shouldn't
climb trees without an adult there,
but I really wanted to fly.
I climbed up pretty high,but
then I got kinda scared,
so I started to
climb back down again,
and my cape got stuck,and
I guess my foot slipped.
And the next thing I
remember,I was on the ground.
My cape was gone,but I
didn't care about that.
I was just thinking
"my mom's gonna
be so mad at me.
" So it was an accident.
Nobody hurt you.
I don't understand.
Yeah,I'm not sure
that I do,either.
Michael,the man who led the
police to your body,paul eastman.
How did he find you.
Was that an accident,too.
No.
I showed him the way.
How.
Was there a trail,like
how I got led to your cape.
No.
I talked to him.
How did- how did
he hear you.
I mean-
the same way I'm
talkin' to you.
Please what's
he telling you.
No,no,please don't tell her.
She'll be so mad at me.
No,she's not going
to be mad at you.
No,because you did
the right thing.
You told the truth.
Even though you
were really scared.
That's right,sweetheart.
I am-I'm so proud of
you,no matter what.
I want my mommy
to hold me again.
I want to feel her
arms around me again.
Michael,this may be hard for you to
understand,but that can't happen anymore.
There's another place that you belong,and your mommy,she
- she wants you to go there.
She'll be with you one day.
Is that true,mommy.
Is that true.
You know what,it's
hard for her to say so.
Because
the one thing a parent never wants
is to be away from their child.
It's just
sometimes it happens.
Melinda's right,sweetheart.
I've been so selfish
keeping you with me.
And there's another
place where you belong.
Nana and grandpa will
be waiting for you there.
They'll take care of you.
Is that it.
It's so bright,mom.
He sees the light.
But he's scared.
Don't be
frightened,sweetheart.
You go on.
You'll be ok.
I
- I think I see nana.
He's going.
It's ok.
I'll be with
you someday soon.
He's gone.
This is just getting
stranger and stranger.
Yeah,you're telling me.
So the guy who found the kid's
body,he could see ghosts,too.
Yeah,I keep hearing grandview
attracts us.
I guess that's true.
And when your father prosecuted
him,he hadn't met your mother yet.
My dad would have felt the same as
anyone else,that paul eastman is crazy.
He seemed crazy but
was really innocent.
But it doesn't tell me
how this all started.
I mean,who gave me
that case number.
Who gave me that vision.
'Cause it couldn't have
been anybody living.
Wait a minute.
What happens to someone when
they have really bad burns.
Well,the infection
can spread real easily.
You need ready access to
antibiotics,you need water.
That's how he died.
Paul eastman is dead.
He gave me that vision,he
possessed my dad,all of it.
He's just trying
to get his revenge.
But where do you hide when
you're running from a ghost.
I have to warn my dad.
You know,he left his heart
medicine at my house by accident.
So if he doesn't answer,you might
just have to let me in,all right.
I prefer if I got a verbal
ok from the hotel guest.
Yeah,well,he
may not be able-
Oh,my god.
Dad.
Dad,just open the door,ok.
Dad,just open the door.
Unlock it.
Dad.
Help me.
Push
it open,help me.
- Dad
- Ma'am
- dad,open the door.
- Ma'am.
Oh,my god.
Oh,my god
no.