Melinda encounters a spirit hanging between life and death in a repeat of episode 212, "Dead to Rights" (click here for the MelindaVerse information on this episode). She encounters the spirit while visiting Mercy Hospital with Delia and her companion dog, Buddy. Maybe because the individual is hanging between life and death, Melinda has great difficulty engaging the spirit and seeks out Rick Payne's help to understand what's going on . Her first encounter with a comatose person was in episode 116, "Dead Man's Ridge" when the spirit of the dying man tried to reach out to Andrea.