Professor Payne meets Elliot, the brilliant son of one of his old girlfriends. When Payne discovers that the boy is almost 10-years-old, he realizes he may be the boy's father. This angers his deceased wife. After watching Payne, Elliot, and the boy's mother, Melinda tells Jim she wants to have a baby.



Melinda meets with Carl, a detective she hired to trace her father's whereabouts after he left Melinda and her mother. Carl stops by the house to give her the little bit of information he collected on her father and something strange happens to him while he talks to Melinda.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 3 Episode 16 of Ghost Whisperer resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Ghost Whisperer Season 3 Episodes...

• s03e01 - The Underneath
• s03e02 - Don't Try This at Home
• s03e03 - Haunted Hero
• s03e04 - No Safe Place
• s03e05 - Weight of What Was
• s03e06 - Double Exposure
• s03e07 - Unhappy Medium
• s03e08 - Bad Blood
• s03e09 - All Ghosts Lead to Grandview
• s03e10 - Holiday Spirit
• s03e11 - Slam (a.k.a. Slambook)
• s03e12 - First Do No Harm
• s03e13 - Home But Not Alone
• s03e14 - The Gravesitter
• s03e15 - Horror Show
• s03e16 - Deadbeat Dads
• s03e17 - Stranglehold
• s03e18 - Pater Familias

Ghost Whisperer Show Summary

Melinda Gordon is a young newlywed with the unique ability to communicate with the earthbound spirits of people who have died, and who seek her help. Melinda uses her gift to relay significant messages and important information to the living, but sometimes the messages she receives are intense and confusing.

As a result, she is often met with questions and skepticism by the survivors. But when Melinda is able to help both the lost souls who contact her and those who are still alive, she knows that her unique talent is an asset and not a liability.