
Melinda Gordon is a young woman who can communicate with the earthbound spirits of people who have died -- and who seek her help. She uses it to relay significant messages and important information to the living, but sometimes the messages she receives are intense and confusing. As a result the spirits' survivors often question her ability. But when she helps both the souls who contact her and those who are still alive, she knows that her talent is more asset than liability.
A troubled spirit confronts Melinda but refuses to reveal his face to her.
Melinda must find out why the spirit of a 6-year-old girl who drowned in the family swimming pool is unsettled.
Melinda senses something strange about the ornaments she buys at a flea market; she sees wild images from a ghost's mind when she picks up any of the objects, so she visits professor Payne (Jay Mohr) to see if he can explain the phenomenon.
Melinda meets a confused ghost who says he is buried in the wrong grave, so she tries to discover who is buried in his intended plot.