Dec 20 2008
Ghost Whisperer - ‘Ball & Chain’
In this week’s episode called Ball & Chain, Melinda is dealing with the ghost of a woman she comes upon at the farmer’s market when she visits it with Delia. The woman seems to be quite confused each and every time Melinda ends up encountering her. She is always fearful of being late. Melinda as always goes on to find out more about the woman, taking her home and meeting the woman’s husband.
As it turns out, Tami has been missing for two years. In that time, her husband has already apparently remarried, and Tami seems to be confused by this. Melinda keeps digging on, and the other thing that stands out to her is the fact that Tami keeps mentioning a family. In the neighborhood, no one seems to remember their being any children. This makes things just more confusing for Melinda, and she has Eli help her find out what happened after Tami describes things for her.
Eli happens to find Tami’s body. It looks like a suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning. Melinda keeps digging though, and Eli finds out more information. Tami had another identity. Six years before that moment, she was also known by the name of Sara. Melinda goes to see Sara’s husband to find out Sara disappeared six years. This is similar to what Roger told Melinda had happened. He tried to tell Melinda Tami had been mentally ill, but as Tami hears more, she remembers.
Roger apparently worked in her home, and he kidnapped her. He held her captive, and then he slowly made her trust him in a case of stockholm syndrome. Melinda thinks he might be doing the same to his new wife Elizabeth. She tries to talk to her, but she is obviously scared. Tami tells her all that happened, and Melinda goes to the house where she finds Elizabeth in the floor of the house tied up. She frees her, but Roger arrives. He comes after Melinda, but Elizabeth is able to help and all ends well. She is returned to her family, and Tami is able to make peace with hers before crossing over.
Melinda had other issues to deal with this episode as well. Issues in the forum of Jim still in Sam’s body while he tries to remember who he planned to propose too. He doesn’t feel comfortable talking to Melinda about it, and he tells Delia that. Melinda has no idea what he will do, and she wants to know. She doesn’t want to lose Jim again. However, there is a chance she might. Sam wants to find this woman.
A good episode, but no holiday feel to it with Christmas only a few days away. With the previews, I expected more of Sam dealing with his problems, but it was a quiet episode. What did you think of this week’s episode of Ghost Whisperer?
