All language subtitles for 1_Ghost Whisperer S01E06 Homecoming_English

[CHURCH BELL TOLLING]

MY NAME IS MELINDA GORDON.

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.

Grandmother:
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.

[GASPS]

PAY NEW BILLS
OR PRICE OLD FURNITURE?

UH...FURNITURE.

YOU KNOW,
I CANNOT BELIEVE

YOU'RE CANCELING
DRINKS WITH
MY BROTHER.

WHOA, NOT CANCELING.

I CHANGED THE LOCATION
TO LINDA'S ON THE SQUARE,
OK?

I WANT MITCH
TO SEE YOUR HOUSE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE SO WORRIED
ABOUT.

Melinda:
WE CAN'T HAVE VISITORS.

WE HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE
TO CLEAN UP.

BESIDES, THE PLACE
IS A MESS.

AH, THE MAN
SELLS REAL ESTATE
FOR A LIVING.

HE SEES ALL THE SECRETS
OF PEOPLE'S HOMES.

RICH PEOPLE.
PEOPLE WHO HAVE
MAIDS.

DIDN'T YOU JUST SAY
HE WAS ONCE NAMED

ONE OF
THE 30 MILLIONAIRES
UNDER 30 TO WATCH?

ACTUALLY, IT WAS 25
OUT OF 25,

BUT WHO'S COUNTING?

AH, MELINDA, YOU SHOULD
SEE THEIR PENTHOUSE
IN THE CITY.

AND THEIR SUMMER HOUSE
AT THE BEACH.

HIS WIFE, MAYA,
THE EX-MODEL--

I KNOW.

SHE DECORATED THEM
BOTH,

AND SHE HAS, OF COURSE,
IMPECCABLE TASTE.

OK. YOUR BROTHER'S
DEFINITELY NEVER STEPPING
FOOT IN MY HOUSE.

WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?

YOU GUYS ARE ALMOST
DONE RENOVATING.
YOUR HOUSE IS BEAUTIFUL!

WOULD YOU MIND
TELLING THAT TO JIM?

BECAUSE HE NOW WANTS
TO REPAINT EVERY ROOM.

I SWEAR HE LIKES TO LIVE
IN A PERPETUAL STATE
OF CONSTRUCTION.

ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW WHAT?
I BETTER RUN.

'CAUSE I TOLD MITCH
I WAS GONNA PICK HIM UP
AT THE HOTEL.

SO HE'S NOT STAYING
AT YOUR APARTMENT?

HE'S WAY TOO RICH
TO SLEEP ON MY COUCH.

YEAH. AND TO HAVE DRINKS
ON MINE.

WELL, TOO BAD, 'CAUSE
MEAN OLD MONEYBAGS

IS GONNA BE
ON YOUR PORCH AT 9:00.

BYE.
BYE.

[CLATTERING]

[VOICES WHISPERING]

AAH!

I STARTED CALLING ANDREA
A SQUEAKY WHEEL
WHEN WE WERE KIDS.

I WOULD FOLLOW HIM
AROUND EVERYWHERE
AND TALK CONSTANTLY

LIKE A SQUEAKY WHEEL,
AND HE COULDN'T GET
A WORD IN EDGEWISE.

HOW'S MY LITTLE SISTER
DOING AT YOUR STORE?

Andrea: OUR STORE.
OUR STORE.

SHE OWNS HALF.

WE'RE PARTNERS.
I...TOLD YOU THAT.

YOU DID, BUT I WASN'T SURE
WHETHER THIS WAS A VOCATION

OR ANOTHER ONE OF YOUR
AVOCATIONS.

YES. I AM THE PERPETUAL
STUDENT.

I DID ACTUALLY
MANAGE TO LEARN

QUITE A BIT OF LATIN,
THOUGH.

[CRASH]

WHAT WAS THAT?

YOU GUYS ALL RIGHT?

UH...I WAS MEANING
TO REPLACE THESE FRAMES.

I CAN UNDERSTAND
WHY YOU'D WANT TO KEEP
THE ORIGINAL WOOD ONES.

I MEAN, YOU CAN'T BEAT
THAT QUALITY OF CRAFTSMANSHIP.

YEAH, JIM DID

Andrea and Melinda:
ALL THE RENOVATIONS
HIMSELF.

[LAUGHING]

SO WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS
FOR THIS HOUSE?

BESIDES LIVING IN IT?

I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT
REPAINTING ALL THE ROOMS.

WHY DO YOU ASK?

IF I HAD A HOUSE LIKE THIS,
I'D FLIP IT.

WITH THE REMODELING
THAT JIM'S ALREADY DONE,

PUT THIS BACK ON THE MARKET
FOR 6 OR $700,000.

THAT MUCH.

IF YOU GUYS ARE INTERESTED,
I COULD SHOW YOU HOW.

YOU COULD END UP WITH
A MUCH BIGGER AND BETTER PLACE.

IT COULDN'T HURT
TO FIND OUT, RIGHT?

[WIND HOWLS]

WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE?

THIS IS MY HOME.

WHO ARE YOU?

IS THAT YOU?

ARE YOU DEAD, TOO?

UH, NO.
[SMALL LAUGH]

[CREAK]

WHAT IS THAT?

IT'S YOUR ENERGY.
YOU HAVE A LOT OF
PENT-UP ANGER,

AND I WOULD CALM DOWN
BEFORE YOU SHORT OUT
THE WHOLE BLOCK.

YEAH, THAT'S ME.

WITH MY MOTHER.
I HAVE TO TALK TO HER.

WHERE IS SHE?

I'M NOT EVEN SURE
WHERE I AM.

Jim:
MELINDA.

OH...

FRIEND OR FOE?

FRIEND. I THINK.

BE UP IN A MINUTE.

[CLATTERING]

HI.

HI!

YOU'RE OUTSIDE
THE STORE.

YES, I AM.
WHY?

BECAUSE INSIDE THE STORE,
IT'S GOTTEN A LITTLE
CREEPY.

NO OFFENSE IF IT'S LIKE
A FRIEND OF YOURS
OR SOMETHING.

I JUST THOUGHT I'D ENJOY
THE DAY OUT HERE
UNTIL YOU CAME.

MY FRIEND.

YEAH.
RIGHT.

MM-HMM.

WHAT'S ALL MY FURNITURE
DOING HERE?

I BOUGHT IT
AT AN ESTATE SALE.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

JASON. JASON SHIELDS.

HOW COME YOU CAN
SEE ME AND HEAR ME?

IT'S THIS THING.
IT'S COMPLICATED.

THE BEST PART IS
THAT I CAN HELP YOU
CROSS OVER.

I MEAN, YOU REALLY
DON'T WANT TO STAY HERE.

YOU NEED TO GET
TO THE NEXT PLACE.

NO. I DON'T WANT TO
GO ANYWHERE UNTIL
I FIND MY MOTHER.

PICTURE.

SEE THE TATTOO
ON HER ARM?

AND IF YOU LOOK
REAL CLOSE,

YOU CAN SEE THAT SHE
BITES HER FINGERNAILS.

WHAT'S HER NAME?

I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT
SHE LOOKS LIKE,

WHERE SHE LIVES,
OR ANYTHING ABOUT HER.

THE LAST TIME
I WAS WITH HER WAS WHEN
WE TOOK THAT PICTURE.

I WAS ONLY A DAY OLD.

SO SHE PUT YOU UP
FOR ADOPTION.

I WAS GONNA START
LOOKING FOR HER AS SOON
AS I TURNED 18,

'CAUSE THEN MY MOM AND DAD
COULDN'T STOP ME.

YOUR ADOPTIVE PARENTS.

SO...WHAT HAPPENED?

I WOULD HAVE BEEN
18 THIS WEEK.

HOW DID YOU FIND OUT
YOU WERE ADOPTED?

MY MOM AND DAD WERE MOVING
GRANDMA INTO A NURSING HOME.

HER MIND WAS STARTING TO GO.

I FOUND THE PICTURE.

I ASKED MY GRANDMOTHER
WHO THE BABY WAS,

AND SHE SAID IT WAS ME
WITH MY MOTHER,

EXCEPT MY MOTHER
DOESN'T HAVE A TATTOO.

THAT'S WHEN I KNEW.

IF YOU WON'T
TELL ME WHO SHE IS,
I'M GONNA FIND HER!

Mother: I DON'T KNOW
WHO SHE IS.
SHE ABANDONED YOU!

HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED?
I'M GONNA FIND MY MOTHER!

I AM YOUR MOTHER!

THEY DENIED IT.
AND THEN THEY WEREN'T EVEN
GONNA TALK ABOUT IT.

THEY WEREN'T EVEN GONNA
TELL ME THAT I WAS ADOPTED.

[GAGS, COUGHS]

I'M SORRY.

I CAN'T GO ANYWHERE
UNTIL I FIND MY MOTHER.

I HAVE TO KNOW WHY
SHE GAVE ME UP.

MAYBE IF I TALK TO
YOUR ADOPTIVE MOTHER...

NO! SHE WON'T HELP.

EVEN IF SHE COULD.

SHE'LL HAVE NOTHING
TO DO WITH THIS.

WILL YOU HELP ME?

YOU KNOW THESE ADOPTION
SEARCHES TAKE YEARS,

AND THAT'S WITH
SOME INFORMATION,

AND YOU DON'T KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT
THIS WOMAN.

NOT TRUE. I KNOW
THAT SHE BITES HER NAILS,

AND I KNOW THAT
SHE HAS A TATTOO.

CAN YOU IMAGINE
FINDING OUT

THAT YOUR PARENTS
ARE NOT YOUR PARENTS?

SOUNDS LIKE
EVERY ANGST-RIDDEN
TEENAGER'S DREAM.

I KNOW IT WAS MINE.

YEAH, MINE, TOO.
BUT THE REALITY
MUST BE DEVASTATING.

THIS IS JASON'S ONLY CONNECTION
TO THE WOMAN WHO GAVE HIM LIFE.

NO WONDER
HE'S ATTACHED TO IT.

WAIT.
THAT'S HALISTON COUNTY.

SEE?
SHE'S GOT A HOSPITAL
I.D. BRACELET ON.

I CAN'T SEE THE NAME,

BUT THAT'S THE SYMBOL
FOR HALISTON COUNTY
HOSPITAL.

ARE YOU SURE?

YEAH. WE HAD
A RESIDENT FROM MERCY
JUST TAKE A JOB THERE.

SO THAT'S WHERE
JASON WAS BORN.

I'M OFF WORK
TOMORROW.

ME, TOO.

WELL...

NOW THAT
THAT'S SOLVED...

SOMEDAY WE'LL HAVE
ONE OF OUR OWN.

I'M THINKING
MORE LIKE 4 OR 5.

OUCH!

WE'LL DEFINITELY NEED
A BIGGER HOUSE.

JIMBO!

HEY!

HEY, GOOD TO SEE YOU
AGAIN.

DR. DENNIS NAKAMURA.
HEY, MEET MY WIFE,
MELINDA GORDON.

HI. I REALLY APPRECIATE

YOUR HELP
IN FINDING MY FRIEND'S
BIRTH RECORDS.

NO PROBLEM.

MAYBE I CAN
ASK YOU FOR A FAVOR
IN RETURN.

THIS IS WHERE WE KEEP
BABIES THAT HAVE BEEN
ABANDONED

OR ARE BEING PUT UP
FOR ADOPTION.

THIS IS WHERE JASON
MUST HAVE BEEN
AFTER HE WAS BORN.

YOU EVER HEARD OF
F.T.T.?

YEAH. IT'S A FAILURE
TO THRIVE.

IT'S A CONDITION
BABIES DEVELOP

DUE TO EMOTIONAL
NEGLECT.

YEAH. BASICALLY,
IF AN INFANT ISN'T
BEING HELD ENOUGH,

LOOKED AT, TOUCHED,
OR GIVEN ENOUGH
EMOTIONAL ATTENTION,

IT STOPS GROWING.

THAT'S WHY WE GET
VOLUNTEERS LIKE YOURSELF

TO COME IN
AND HOLD THEM.

OH...HI, LITTLE ONE.

WHILE YOU'RE DOING
THAT,

WE'LL LOOK FOR
YOUR ADOPTED FRIEND'S
BIRTH RECORDS.

OH...SHH.

ADOPTION, HUH?

TRICKY BUSINESS.

ALTHOUGH,
FROM WHAT I'VE LEARNED
OVER THE YEARS,

YOU CAN ALWAYS COUNT
ON THE COURTS

TO HAVE ADOPTION
RECORDS ON FILE.

GETTING TO SEE THEM
IS ANOTHER MATTER.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

WAITING.

WON'T BE LONG NOW.

OH, IS THIS ONE YOURS?

SHE WILL BE SOON.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

I HAVE A CALLING,
JUST LIKE YOU.

I'M A GUARDIAN
FOR LITTLE CHILDREN
WHO DON'T HAVE ANYONE

TO MEET THEM
ON THE OTHER SIDE.

I TAKE CARE OF THEM.

SO SHE ISN'T
GONNA MAKE IT?

IT'S OK. SHE'S NOT
MEANT TO MAKE IT.

WE HAVE A BETTER PLACE
FOR HER.

SHE'S SUFFERED
LONG ENOUGH.

WAITING IN LINE
IS WORSE THAN
BEING DEAD.

WHY ARE YOU
IGNORING ME?!

I'M NOT. I JUST CAN'T
TALK WITH ALL THESE
PEOPLE AROUND.

HI. [CHUCKLES]

OK, MISS GORDON.
I FOUND JASON SHIELDS'
ADOPTION RECORDS.

UH, DO YOU HAVE
A JUDGE'S SIGNED ORDER
FOR A RELEASE?

NOT YET. I JUST NEED
TO KNOW IF THE RECORD
IS COMPLETE.

OH, I CAN'T LET YOU LOOK
AT IT WITHOUT A RELEASE.

WHAT DO YOU
WANT ME TO DO?

ARE YOU OK, MISS?

STAND BEHIND THE COUNTER.

I AM BEHIND
THE COUNTER.

THAT'S WHAT I MEANT,
LIKE THAT.

YOU KNOW, YOU WOULDN'T
BE BREAKING ANY RULES

IF YOU JUST TOLD ME
THAT THE DOCUMENTS
WERE ALL THERE.

WELL, WHAT KIND OF DOCUMENTS
ARE WE LOOKING FOR TODAY?

WELL, CAN YOU LIST
WHAT'S THERE?

PETITION TO ADOPT,
FINALIZATION PAPERS,

ADOPTION CONSENT...
GET HER TO SLOW DOWN.
I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING.

COULD YOU SLOW DOWN,
JUST FOR A MINUTE?

ALL RIGHT, HERE'S SOMETHING
THAT SAYS MY MOTHER WAS 17,
ITALIAN-CATHOLIC,

UNMARRIED.
THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT?

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE?

ONLY THE ORDERS
TO TERMINATE
PARENTAL RIGHTS.

NO, THIS CAN'T BE RIGHT.

Melinda: WHAT IS IT?

DISSOLVES
THE BIRTH PARENTS

FROM ANY LEGAL RIGHT
TO THE CHILD.

RIGHT.

ARE YOU OK?

SHE GAVE ME UP
WILLINGLY.

I THOUGHT SHE HAD TO
GIVE ME AWAY. I--

I THOUGHT SOMEONE
WAS FORCING HER.

MY MOTHER DIDN'T WANT ME.

SHE GAVE ME AWAY
WHEN I WAS A DAY OLD.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME?

NOTHING. WE DON'T KNOW
WHAT HER SITUATION WAS.

I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY
HOURS I STUDIED THAT PICTURE
LOOKING FOR CLUES.

I WAS PSYCHED SHE HAD A TATTOO.
I MEAN, HOW COOL IS THAT?

AND THE FINGERNAILS.

I FIGURED THEY WERE BITTEN DOWN
'CAUSE SHE WAS ALL UPSET
ABOUT HAVING TO GIVE ME AWAY,

LIKE, MAYBE SHE WAS TOO YOUNG
AND HER PARENTS WERE FORCING
HER TO GIVE ME UP.

PRETTY STUPID, HUH?

"WILLINGLY RELINQUISHED"
IS JUST A LEGAL TERM.

WE DON'T KNOW WHAT
OTHER KIND OF BATTLES
SHE WAS FIGHTING.

I DON'T KNOW WHO I AM...
OR WHO I WAS.

HEY, I KNOW
HOW HARD THIS IS,

BUT YOU'RE FORGETTING
ABOUT THE TWO PEOPLE
WHO DID WANT YOU.

THEY CHOSE YOU,
THEY LOVED YOU,
THEY RAISED YOU.

YOU DON'T KEEP SECRETS
FROM PEOPLE YOU LOVE!

HOW COULD THEY NOT TELL ME?
HOW COULD THEY LET ME
FIND OUT LIKE THAT?

LET'S ASK.
I CAN'T.

I DON'T WANT TO TALK TO HER.

IF WE'RE GONNA FIND
YOUR BIRTH MOTHER,

I HAVE TO SEE
IF THEY KNOW ANYTHING
THAT CAN HELP US.

CAN'T YOU JUST, LIKE,
READ MINDS AND STUFF?

CAN'T YOU JUST
LOOK INTO THE PAST
AND SEE WHAT HAPPENED?

NO. I'M NOT
A FORTUNE TELLER,
AND I'M NOT A PSYCHIC.

I HAVE MY HANDS FULL
AS IT IS, BELIEVE ME.

WHERE CAN I FIND
YOUR MOTHER?

HI. I'M LOOKING
FOR DIANE SHIELDS.

LOOK NO FURTHER.

YOU FOUND HER.

MY NAME'S
MELINDA GORDON.

I'M A FRIEND
OF JASON'S.

FORGIVE ME FOR BEING
SO BLUNT,

BUT THERE'S REALLY
NO EASY WAY TO SAY THIS.

JASON'S PASSED AWAY.

LAST YEAR. I KNOW.
I'M VERY SORRY.

HAS IT BEEN A YEAR
ALREADY?

SHOOT. I'VE GOT
SOMETHING IN MY EYE.

UM...EXCUSE ME
FOR A MINUTE, WOULD YA?

I PLANT TREES FOR HIM.

I PLANTED ONE
AT THE HIGH SCHOOL,
ONE AT THE SKATEBOARD PARK,

AND TWO IN THE GIRLS'
SOCCER FIELD.

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL
THING TO DO.

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU,
MELINDA?

WELL, THIS ISN'T
SUCH AN EASY THING
TO SAY EITHER. UM...

I'VE SEEN JASON.

I SPOKE WITH HIM
THIS MORNING.

I HAVE AN ANTIQUE
STORE IN GRANDVIEW,

AND SOMEHOW I ENDED UP
WITH JASON'S FURNITURE.

YOU'VE SEEN JASON?

SPIRITS ARE SOMETIMES
VERY ATTACHED TO THEIR
PERSONAL THINGS,

FURNITURE, JEWELRY.

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT
GHOSTS.

I CAN SEE THEM.
AND HELP THEM.

HA HA HA HA HA!

OH, MY DEAR GIRL.

PEOPLE SAY I HAVE
A TWISTED SENSE OF HUMOR,

BUT THIS IS IN INCREDIBLE
BAD TASTE, EVEN FOR ME.

WHO PUT YOU UP
TO THIS?

I FOUND A PICTURE
OF HIM WHEN HE WAS
A BABY

WITH HIS REAL MOTHER,
AND--

I'M HIS REAL MOTHER.
WHO IN THE HELL ARE YOU?

SORRY. I DIDN'T
MEAN IT THAT WAY.

I REALLY TOOK HIM HOME
FROM THE HOSPITAL,

AND I WAS REALLY THERE
WHEN HE WAS CRYING

AND WHEN HE WAS LAUGHING,

AND I REALLY LIVED THROUGH
HIS LOUD MUSIC.

AND THEN I REALLY
HAD TO BURY HIM,

AND NOW I HAVE TO ENDURE
A VERY REAL SILENCE

BECAUSE THE CRYING
AND LAUGHTER AND MUSIC
HAS STOPPED.

SO DON'T TELL ME
I'M NOT HIS REAL MOTHER!

I DIDN'T MEAN
TO OFFEND YOU.

I'M JUST TRYING
TO FIND HIS
BIOLOGICAL MOTHER.

JASON WANTS TO KNOW
WHERE SHE IS.

YOU'RE TELLING ME...

THAT FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE,

MY SON WANTS TO FIND OUT
WHO GAVE HIM UP?

PRETTY MUCH, YEAH.

HE NEEDS CLOSURE.

MY SON IS DEAD...

AND THAT'S HARD ENOUGH
TO LIVE WITH.

LEAVE ME ALONE.

YOU KNOW I MISSED YOU,
SQUEAKY.

AND THE GIRLS ARE ALWAYS
ASKING ABOUT THEIR
AUNT ANDREA.

NEXT TIME,
YOU HAVE TO BRING THEM
AND MAYA.

YEAH, YEAH. I MEAN,
EVERYBODY'S SCHEDULES
ARE SO CRAZY. OK.

SO WHAT ARE YOU GONNA
DO WITH THIS PLACE?
YOU GONNA FLIP IT?

WELL, I COULD.
I GOT A WAITING LIST OF CLIENTS

LOOKING FOR HOMES
JUST LIKE THIS.

DO YOU LIKE IT?

ARE YOU KIDDING?
I'D LOVE TO LIVE
IN A PLACE LIKE THIS.

GOOD. 'CAUSE I JUST
MADE AN OFFER ON IT
THIS MORNING.

YOU'RE MOVING
TO GRANDVIEW.

I WANT TO OPEN UP
A SECOND OFFICE.

PART-TIME, OF COURSE.

SO I'LL LIVE IN ONE
OF THE BEDROOMS,

AND THAT LEAVES THE REST
OF THE HOUSE FOR YOU.

OH, BUT I HAVE
A PLACE.

WITH ALL DUE RESPECT,
SQUEAKY, WHAT YOU HAVE
IS A SHOE BOX.

I LIKE MY PLACE.

YOU JUST SAID
YOU'D LOVE TO LIVE HERE.

IT'LL BE FUN,
JUST LIKE WHEN
WE WERE KIDS,

SPENDING SUMMERS
AT THE BEACH HOUSE.

[STATIC, CHANNELS CHANGE]

[ROCK MUSIC PLAYS]

JASON?

ARE YOU--

ARE YOU HERE?

I KNOW IT MUST HAVE
TAKEN A LOT FOR YOU
TO COME AND SEE ME.

HE WAS THERE WITH ME
IN THE HOUSE.
I CAN'T DENY IT.

AND IT WAS NOT
JUST THE MUSIC, EITHER.

I FELT HIM.

HE FEELS A LOT OF
ANGER AND CONFUSION.

THE LAST THING
I EVER WANTED TO DO
WAS HURT HIM.

WHY DIDN'T
YOU JUST TELL JASON
HE WAS ADOPTED?

WELL...

WE MEANT TO...

EVERY MOTHER
AND FATHER'S DAY,

EVERY BIRTHDAY, BUT...

THE MOMENT JUST...
DIDN'T SEEM RIGHT.

WE WERE AFRAID
OF HOW HE WOULD REACT.

HE WAS BOUND
TO FIND OUT.

WHEN I BROUGHT HIM
HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL,

I HELD ON TO HIM
FOR TWO DAYS.

I WAS TERRIFIED
THE WOMAN WHO GAVE BIRTH
TO HIM WOULD...WANT HIM BACK.

YOU KNOW WHO SHE IS,
DON'T YOU?

WHEN JASON
FIRST FOUND OUT,

I WANTED TO KNOW
WHO SHE WAS.

I TRACKED HER DOWN.

HER NAME IS FRAN VAUGHN.

[PAPER RUSTLES]
THIS IS HER ADDRESS.

IF IT MEANS THAT MUCH
TO JASON,

I'M NOT GOING TO
STAND IN HIS WAY.

I'M NOT GOING TO TRY
TO PROTECT HIM ANYMORE.

PROTECT HIM FROM WHAT?

FROM HIS BIRTH MOTHER.

SHE'S NOT THE LITTLE ANGEL
HE THINKS SHE IS.

[HAMMERING]

I LIKE WHAT YOU'VE
DONE WITH THE YARD.

THOUGHT I'D TOUCH UP
A FEW LITTLE THINGS

SO, YOU KNOW, MITCH
COULD START SHOWING
THE PLACE.

I'M GLAD THAT ANDREA
INVITED MITCH OVER.

IF HE SELLS THIS HOUSE
FOR AS MUCH AS HE SAYS,

WE'LL HAVE QUITE
THE LITTLE NEST EGG
FOR OUR FUTURE.

YEAH, IT'S A SMART MOVE.
IT'S JUST...

A LOTTA WORK'S
GONE INTO THIS HOUSE.

THAT'S THE PROBLEM.
YOU'VE BEEN TOO BUSY
WORKING

WHEN YOU COULD HAVE
BEEN PLAYING WITH ME.

OH, UH, YOU KNOW,
I THINK I GOT A LITTLE
TIME RIGHT NOW.

LATER, TIGER.
I HAVE TO CATCH A TRAIN
TO THE CITY.

I'M GOING TO GO TALK
TO JASON'S BIRTH MOTHER.

WAIT A MINUTE. WHOA.
SHE'S GONNA BE IN SHOCK.

SHOULDN'T YOU CALL HER
FIRST?

I HAVE TO TELL A WOMAN
THE BABY SHE GAVE AWAY
18 YEARS AGO

WANTS TO MEET HER.
THEN I HAVE TO TELL HER
THAT HE'S DEAD.

NOT THE KIND OF
CONVERSATION YOU WANT
TO HAVE OVER THE PHONE.

OR IN PERSON?

YEAH, WELL...
WELCOME TO MY WORLD.

THAT WOMAN LOOKS LIKE
SHE COULD BE MY MOTHER.

HER, TOO.

HEY! I'M WALKING HERE!

OH, DO YOU BELIEVE
THESE PEOPLE?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
SOMEONE MIGHT THINK
YOU'RE TALKING TO YOURSELF.

YEAH, AND WOULDN'T CARE.
HALF THE PEOPLE IN THE CITY
TALK TO THEMSELVES.

WHAT DO YOU THINK
SHE'S LIKE?

YOU'RE GONNA KNOW
IN ABOUT 10 SECONDS.
THAT'S HER ADDRESS.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

WHAT IF SHE DOESN'T
REMEMBER ME?

WELL, I'VE NEVER GIVEN
BIRTH, BUT FROM
WHAT I HEAR,

IT'S NOT SOMETHING
YOU FORGET.

WHAT IF SHE DOESN'T
WANT TO REMEMBER ME?

HEY, IT DOESN'T MATTER
WHAT SHE WANTS.

YOU NEED TO MEET HER.
COME ON.

NO, I CAN'T.

LOOK, YOU GO ON
WITHOUT ME.
I'M NOT READY.

[BUZZ]

YEAH?

IS FRAN VAUGHN IN?

I'M HERE ON BEHALF
OF YOUR SON.

I DON'T HAVE A SON,
JUST A DAUGHTER.

WELL, SOMEONE TOOK
THIS PHOTO OF YOU
AND YOUR NEW BABY

18 YEARS AGO.

HOW DO YOU KNOW
THAT'S ME?

TATTOO, AMONGST
OTHER REASONS.

LOOK, I CAN'T BE
DOING THIS.

YOUR SON'S NAME
IS JASON SHIELDS,

AND HE'D LIKE TO MAKE
CONTACT WITH YOU.

I WAS A DIFFERENT PERSON
BACK THEN.

I GOT SENT TO JUVIE UPSTATE
BECAUSE I WAS YOUNG
AND STUPID.

I HAD NO IDEA
WHAT I WAS DOING
HALF THE TIME.

WELL, YOU KNEW
GOOD ENOUGH

TO TRY TO MAKE A BETTER
LIFE FOR YOUR SON.

MY HUSBAND'S INSIDE,
AND MY DAUGHTER'S
GOING TO BE HOME ANY MINUTE.

THEY HAVE NO IDEA
I HAD A KID,
AND I DON'T WANT THEM TO.

THEY DON'T HAVE TO KNOW.
BUT JASON WANTS TO MAKE
CONTACT WITH YOU.

NO. I CAN'T. I'M SORRY.

YOUR SON IS DEAD.

WHAT?

HE DIED A YEAR AGO.

JASON WAS ALLERGIC
TO BEES.

HE GOT STUNG,
AND HE DIED.

BUT...YOU SAID
HE'S TRYING TO MAKE
CONTACT WITH ME?

HE IS.

WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?
WHO ARE YOU?

MY NAME'S MELINDA GORDON.
I'M FROM GRANDVIEW,

AND I HAVE THIS...GIFT
TO SPEAK WITH AND SEE--

DEAD PEOPLE?

YES. PEOPLE WHO HAVE
DIED AND NOT YET
CROSSED OVER.

HA HA HA! WOW.

HOO! WOW. YOU REALLY
HAD ME GOING THERE
FOR A MINUTE.

UM...WE'RE NOT BUYING
AT THIS HOUSE.

PLEASE AT LEAST
TAKE MY CARD. YOU CAN
REACH ME AT MY STORE.

SURE, SURE, LOOK, UH,

YOU'RE A NUT JOB, LADY.

GET OFF MY STOOP,
AND DON'T BOTHER ME AGAIN.

RIGHT.

I THOUGHT YOU LIKED
LIVING IN YOUR APARTMENT.

I DO. I LOVE
MY APARTMENT.

SO MUCH
THAT YOU'RE MOVING?

INTO A HOUSE. HELLO!
I'M THE ONLY PERSON
I KNOW

WHO HAS A SMALLER
PLACE HERE THAN THEY
DID IN THE CITY.

OOH, THERE YOU ARE.

THERE WHO IS?
BE RIGHT BACK.

OKEY-DOKEY.

WHAT'S SHE LIKE?

I'M SURE
SHE'S A NICE PERSON.

SHE BLOW YOU OFF?
PRETTY MUCH, YEAH.

SO, MELINDA.

EITHER I'M RUNNING A FEVER
OR I'M STARTING TO SEE
GHOSTS MYSELF.

HEY, I'M SYBIL.
FRAN VAUGHN'S DAUGHTER.

WE NEED TO TALK.

[LAUGHING] MY MOTHER
WOULD HAVE A KITTEN

IF SHE KNEW
I WAS HERE RIGHT NOW.

YOU WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO
HEAR OUR CONVERSATION.

I'M GLAD I DID.
I HAVE A HALF-BROTHER,

AND HE'S DEAD.

I THINK IT'S SO COOL
THAT YOU CAN TALK TO GHOSTS.

HOW RAD IS THAT?

I LOVE THIS KID.

WHAT DOES MY BROTHER
LOOK LIKE?

HE'S HANDSOME.
YOU GUYS HAVE
THE SAME EYES.

WAIT A MINUTE.
HE'S...HE'S HERE?

UH-HUH.

OH HO HO! MY GOD!

UM...

WHAT'S IT LIKE
TO BE DEAD?

IT'S KINDA LIKE
FRESHMAN YEAR
ALL OVER AGAIN.

YOU'RE THERE, BUT...
NOBODY PAYS ANY
ATTENTION TO YOU.

HE SAYS IT'S KINDA LIKE
FRESHMAN YEAR.

OH, THE BANALITY
OF BEING INVISIBLE.

OH, THAT SUCKS.

WHAT DO YOU MISS MOST
ABOUT BEING ALIVE?

LOTS OF THINGS.

HE MISSES YOU
AND YOUR MOTHER.

HE WANTS TO KNOW
WHAT SHE'S LIKE.

OH, UM...SHE'S A PAIN
IN MY BUTT.

EVERYTHING...

HAS TO BE DONE HER WAY
OR NO WAY.

SHE ALWAYS WANTS TO KNOW
WHAT I'M DOING,
WHO I'M WITH.

BUT WHEN YOU NEED
TO TALK TO HER,

SHE DOESN'T HAVE TIME.

I CAN'T STAND HER.
I JUST...

SOMETIMES I WON'T EVEN
GO INSIDE WHEN I GET
HOME FROM SCHOOL.

I'LL JUST HIDE OUT
UNDER THE STOOP
AND PUT ON MY HEADPHONES

AND LISTEN TO SOME MORRISSEY
SO I DON'T HAVE TO DEAL.

TELL HER I'D GIVE HER
ANYTHING TO BE IN HER
SHOES.

HE WISHES HE COULD
TRADE PLACES
WITH YOU.

OH, UM, YEAH,
I WISH HE COULD, TOO,
RIGHT NOW.

I'D RATHER BE DEAD.

HEY, SYBIL,

IT'S NOT GOOD TO SAY
STUFF LIKE THAT.

IT'S TRUE.

YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT IT'S LIKE.

I DON'T HAVE...
ANYONE TO TALK TO.

YOU HAVE ME.
TELL HER SHE CAN
TALK TO ME.

HE WANTS YOU
TO TALK TO HIM.

REALLY TALK TALK?

GO AHEAD.

I'M IN TROUBLE,
AND I DON'T...

REALLY KNOW WHAT TO DO.

WHEW. I'M PREGNANT.

JIM, YOU ASLEEP?

UH--[COUGHS]

THAT DEPENDS IF
YOU'RE COMING TO BED.

I CAN'T STAY.
WE HAVE COMPANY
DOWNSTAIRS.

LIVING OR DEAD?

ONE OF EACH.

OH, HEY,
MITCH CALLED.

HE MIGHT
HAVE A BUYER
FOR THE HOUSE,

AND HE WANTS TO KNOW
IF HE CAN SHOW IT
NEXT WEEKEND.

YOU OK WITH THAT?

SO SOON?

WELL, YEAH. I TOLD HIM
YOU WANTED TO MOVE OUT.

ME? YOU'RE THE ONE
THAT SAID WE SHOULD
TRY AND FLIP IT.

ONLY BECAUSE YOU SAID
YOU WERE INTERESTED,
YOU KNOW?

NOW THAT I KNOW
YOU'RE NOT HAPPY--

NOT HAPPY?

YEAH, YOU'RE ALWAYS
TIRED OF ME TRYING
TO FIX THINGS UP.

WELL, YEAH, I AM,
BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN
I WANT TO MOVE.

I LOVE THAT THE DOORS
ARE CROOKED AND THE
BANNISTER'S BROKEN

AND THE WINDOWS
WON'T STAY UP.

I KNOW THAT WE CAN
MAKE A LOT OF MONEY
IF WE FLIP IT...

JUST BECAUSE WE COULD
DOESN'T MEAN WE SHOULD.

OK. I DON'T CARE
ABOUT THE MONEY.

THIS IS OUR HOME.

I AGREE. BUT THEN
WHY ARE WE TRYING
TO SELL IT?

BECAUSE WE'RE SO
STUPID IN LOVE

THAT WE'D DO ANYTHING
TO MAKE EACH OTHER HAPPY.

THIS IS LIKE
AN O. HENRY STORY
TOLD BY DONALD TRUMP.

DOES THAT MEAN THAT YOU...

WILL TELL MITCH
THAT WE DON'T WANT
TO SELL?

NO. IT MEANS I'LL GET
ANDREA TO TELL HIM FOR YOU.

OH--I--

SLEEP.

I DON'T KNOW
IF YOU CAN HEAR ME.

BUT I JUST--I DON'T
KNOW WHAT I'M DOING.

I DON'T WANT TO MESS
THIS UP ANY MORE THAN
I ALREADY HAVE.

SHE'S SO YOUNG.

ONE YEAR OLDER
THAN YOUR MOTHER
WHEN SHE HAD YOU.

JASON, I'M SO SCARED.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

UH...

WHERE'S MY DAUGHTER?

LIVING ROOM.

COME ON, SYB.
GET YOUR THINGS.
WE'RE GOING.

Melinda: YOU KNOW,
IT'S LATE.

WHY DON'T YOU SIT
FOR A MINUTE?

I'LL MAKE YOU
SOME COFFEE
FOR THE DRIVE BACK.

THANKS FOR LETTING ME KNOW
THAT SHE'S HERE,
BUT WE NEED TO GO.

IF YOU'VE GOT
SOMETHING TO SAY,
SAY IT NOW.

MOM.

I'M PREGNANT.

SAY SOMETHING.

MOM, TALK TO ME.

GET IN THE CAR.

NO. NOT UNTIL
YOU TALK TO ME.

I HAVE BEEN TRYING
TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THIS
FOR THE LAST TWO MONTHS.

YOU'VE BEEN PREGNANT
FOR TWO MONTHS

AND YOU
DIDN'T TELL ME?

YOU DIDN'T TELL ME ABOUT
YOUR PREGNANCY EITHER.

IT WAS A MISTAKE,
SYBIL. A TERRIBLE
MISTAKE.

MOM, JASON CAN HEAR YOU,
OK? YOU'RE HURTING
HIS FEELINGS.

STOP IT!
THERE'S NO JASON.

LISTEN TO ME, SYBIL.

GIVING UP THAT BABY
WAS THE BEST THING
I COULD HAVE DONE.

WHEN I GOT PREGNANT,
I KNEW I HAD TO WALK
AWAY FROM THAT BABY.

BUT IT FORCED ME
TO GROW UP.

I FINISHED HIGH SCHOOL.
I MET YOUR FATHER.

I HAD YOU.

AND THAT'S WHAT
YOU'LL DO, TOO.

YOU'LL PUT THIS BABY
UP FOR ADOPTION,

AND EVERYTHING WILL BE
FINE AGAIN, OK?

NOW, COME ON.
LET'S GO HOME.

NO!

UM, IT'S GETTING LATE.
MAYBE SHE SHOULD
JUST STAY HERE.

YOU, TOO, IF YOU WANT.

WHAT'S THE POINT?
SHE'LL STILL BE
PREGNANT IN THE MORNING.

I HAVE TO DEAL WITH
THIS NOW.

AND FRANKLY,
NONE OF THIS IS ANY
OF YOUR BUSINESS.

BUT I KNOW SOMEONE.

SOMEONE SHE SHOULD MEET,
SOMEONE WHO KNOWS A LOT
ABOUT ADOPTION.

FINE.

ONE NIGHT.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Diane:
COME ON IN.

I'LL BE RIGHT OUT.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHY WE'RE HERE.

IF YOU STILL WANT TO
LEAVE IN 10 MINUTES,

I'LL TAKE YOU BACK
TO YOUR CAR.

COME ON, SYBIL.

MY NAME IS DIANE.

I RAISED YOUR SON.

I OWE YOU AN APOLOGY.

I NEVER TOLD HIM
HE WAS ADOPTED.

BUT HE FOUND OUT,
AND HE WANTED
TO MEET YOU.

I WOULDN'T LET HIM.

THAT'S WHAT
WE ARGUED ABOUT
THE DAY HE DIED.

HIS NAME WAS JASON.

HE WAS A WONDERFUL
KID, FRAN.

HE WAS SMART
AND FUNNY,

AND HE CARED
ABOUT PEOPLE.

IT'S THE ONE THING
YOU CAN'T TEACH,
ISN'T IT?

AND HE WAS KIND...

AND HE WAS GENTLE,
AND YOU WOULD HAVE
BEEN PROUD OF HIM.

PLEASE STOP NOW.

MOM, PLEASE TALK TO ME.

FRAN, JASON'S HERE.
HE WANTS TO TALK TO YOU.

I DIDN'T BELIEVE IT
EITHER, FRAN...

BUT IT'S TRUE.

JASON IS HERE.

AND MELINDA CAN TALK
TO HIM FOR US.

OK. THAT'S IT.

COME ON, SYB.

SYBIL, RIGHT NOW!

HE LOOKS JUST LIKE
HIS FATHER.

WHY IS IT THAT FAMILIES
KEEP SO MANY SECRETS
FROM EACH OTHER?

WELL, BECAUSE FAMILY'S
SO IMPORTANT.

IT'S THE HARDEST LOVE
TO LOSE, YOU KNOW?

AND THAT'S WHY
IT'S SO DIFFICULT

TO TELL YOUR FAMILY
HOW YOU REALLY FEEL.

AND YOUR FRIENDS.
JIM AND I DECIDED WE DON'T
WANT TO FLIP OUR HOUSE,

AND WE NEED YOU
TO TELL HIM.

ABSOLUTELY.

RIGHT AFTER I WORK UP
THE COURAGE

TO TELL HIM I'M STAYING
IN MY SHOE BOX
OF AN APARTMENT.

WHOA! WHY THE CHANGE
OF HEART?

I'VE CHANGED.
I'M NOT SQUEAKY
ANYMORE.

YOU KNOW, I WASN'T
LOVIN' SQUEAKY.

I HAVE A REALLY HARD
TIME BEING MYSELF
AROUND MY BROTHER.

YOU'LL ALWAYS BE
HIS LITTLE SISTER.

YOU'RE JUST NOT
A LITTLE GIRL ANYMORE.

SPEAKING OF NOT BEING
A LITTLE GIRL
ANYMORE...

SO HOW DO I DO THIS?

DO I LOOK AT YOU?

YOU CAN. OR YOU CAN
JUST LOOK AT THE PICTURE.

JUST SAY WHAT'S
IN YOUR HEART.

SHE LOOKS SO SAD.

YEAH. THIS IS HARD
FOR HER.

HE'S HERE?

JASON...

WHEN I WAS
AT YOUR HOUSE

AND I SAW THOSE
PICTURES

AND I HEARD THE WAY
DIANE TALKED
ABOUT YOU,

I WAS...

I AM SO PROUD.

I KNOW I DON'T HAVE
A RIGHT TO FEEL THAT WAY,

BUT...I AM.

AND I'M SO SORRY FOR ME

THAT I DIDN'T GET
TO KNOW YOU.

YOU MAY NOT
BELIEVE THIS,

BUT THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN
THIS EMPTY PLACE IN ME,

AND NOW THAT I'VE SEEN
HOW YOU GREW UP

AND WHERE...

AND HOW MUCH
YOU'RE LOVED,

IT FEELS
A LITTLE LESS EMPTY.

WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN
TO SYBIL'S BABY?

HE WANTS TO KNOW
WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN
WITH THE BABY.

I DON'T KNOW.
WE HAVE A LOT...

TO WORK OUT.

BUT WHATEVER SYBIL--
WHATEVER YOUR SISTER
DECIDES,

WE WILL BE A PART
OF THIS BABY'S LIFE.

AND THE BABY'S
GONNA KNOW ABOUT
UNCLE JASON.

AND DIANE.

CAN HE HEAR US?

YEAH, HE CAN.

HE'S SMILING.

HE HAS A LOT OF QUESTIONS
FOR YOU.

I THOUGHT I DID, BUT

THERE'S ONLY
ONE THING I REALLY
NEED TO KNOW.

DID YOU EVER THINK
ABOUT ME?

DID YOU EVER SAY A PRAYER
FOR ME AT THANKSGIVING

OR WONDER WHAT KIND
OF PRESENTS I WAS
GETTING AT CHRISTMAS?

DID YOU EVEN REMEMBER
MY BIRTHDAY?

DO YOU LOVE ME, MOM?

UH, HE WANTS TO KNOW--

NO, WAIT. UM...

DON'T ASK.

I DON'T WANT TO KNOW
IF THE ANSWER'S NO.

WHAT IS IT?

UH, THIS IS HARD
FOR ME. UM...

HE WANTS TO ASK YOU
SOMETHING, BUT HE
DOESN'T KNOW HOW.

TELL HIM...HE CAN
ASK ME ANYTHING.

HE'S MY SON.
I LOVE HIM.

HE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR YOU
SAY THAT AGAIN.

HE'S MY SON.

I LOVE HIM.

GIVE THEM THE PICTURE?

OH, RIGHT.

THAT'S YOUR BROTHER.

IT'S OK, BABY.

I STILL HAVE ONE MORE
PERSON TO SEE.

HE WANTS YOU TO KNOW

THAT HE WAS
SO HURT AND ANGRY
OVER BEING ADOPTED

THAT HE TOOK IT OUT
ON THE ONE PERSON
WHO WAS ALWAYS THERE FOR HIM.

ALL YOU EVER TRIED TO DO
WAS PROTECT ME
AND LOVE ME.

NO MATTER HOW HARD
I TRIED TO PUSH YOU
AWAY,

YOU NEVER
GAVE UP ON ME.

HE FEELS LUCKY
TO HAVE BEEN YOUR SON.

I WAS THE LUCKY ONE.

FOR 17 YEARS,

YOU MADE MY LIFE SHINE.

YOU WERE
THE GREATEST GIFT.

HE'S SORRY
THAT HE GOT MAD

AND THAT IT ENDED
THAT WAY.

BUT IT'S NOT ENDED.

AND IT NEVER WILL BE.

I WILL ALWAYS
BE WITH YOU.

AND YOU WILL ALWAYS
BE WITH ME.

WHAT'S THAT LIGHT?

THAT LIGHT'S FOR YOU.
IF YOU'RE READY.

I'M READY.

BYE, MOM.

HE'S CROSSED OVER.

GOOD BOY.

SHOOT.

I'VE GOT SOMETHING
IN MY EYE AGAIN.

I'LL WALK WITH YOU.

I'D LIKE THAT.