They found out where Jim's body was and when they reached that floor Melinda and Payne saw all of Jim's paramedic, firefighter and cop buddies sitting and standing in the waiting room. The captain that called Melinda walked up to her, hugged her and said, "I'm sorry."

Melinda nodded. "Was anyone else killed or injured?"

"Yeah. Two pedestrians killed and another medic shot and in critical care." The captain informed her. "He is in there, they are going to take him downstairs in a few minutes." He gestured to a room across the hall.

"I'll wait out here for you." Payne informed Melinda, who just nodded in his direction.

Melinda sat on Jim's bed and cried out his name. She looked for his spirit, but could not see it. She called out his name and talked to him, but still she could see nothing but the lifeless body in front of her. "I know you didn't crossover without saying goodbye Jim. Where are you? Why won't you show yourself to me?" She ran her fingers through his hair and down his cheek.

Jim's spirit, who was standing beside her, was talking to her, telling her that he was there. Then he realized that for some reason, she could not see him. Jim saw the light, but refused to go into it until he knew Melinda was safe and could see him.

An hour later, Melinda emerged from Jim's room, and a orderly went in to prepare Jim's body to be moved. The captain walked up to Melinda, whose eyes were red and puffy from crying, and told her if she needed anything to not hesitate to call. Melinda said thank you and walked past him toward the elevator in a daze.

Payne hurriedly caught up with her and once in the elevator asked if Jim crossed over.

"I don't know. Maybe. I thought he would've stayed long enough to say goodbye." Melinda let tears continue to fall. Payne held her in his arms until they reached the ground floor. "Can you take me home? Maybe he is there."

"Yeah." Payne drove to Melinda's house and asked if she wanted him to come in.

"No, I just want to be alone. Thanks." Melinda answered.

"Call me, Melinda. For anything." Payne instructed her. He knew the pain she felt, and the fact that she needs someone to check in on her.

Melinda nodded and walked into the now suddenly empty house. She walked around slowly through each room, calling and looking for Jim's spirit. Still unseen by his wife, Jim followed her through the house talking to her, assuring her that he was still there. Melinda, completely distraught went up to their room, laid down on the bed they shared for some time now and cried herself to sleep.

Rick stopped by Melinda's store after he dropped her off at home to tell Delia. "I would've called, but I don't know your number or the number for the store." he confessed.

"Don't worry about it." Delia reassured him. "I should go check on her."

"She said she wanted to be alone for now. Stop by tomorrow."

"Okay. Is he still here?" Delia asked, referring to Jim's spirit.

Payne shook his head slightly. "She hasn't seen him. I think that is what making it so hard for her."

"And this is Gabriel's doing?"

"Yeah. We thought he was after me, not Jim. Right before Jim died, I got a call from Gabriel saying I was just a diversion."

OOOOOO

Payne was at home sitting on the couch with a scotch on the rocks trying to figure out why Melinda couldn't see Jim, when Jim popped up in Payne's living room.

"Jesus, you scared me!" Payne exclaimed when he saw the ghost of Jim standing in front of him.

"How can you see me and my wife cannot? I didn't think you saw ghosts! But you saw me, at the hospital." Jim shouted.

"I couldn't until I died at the hospital and they brought me back." Payne stated.

"How come Mel can't see me? And why didn't you tell her you can see ghosts? That you can see me?" Jim demanded an answer.

"I don't know. I'm trying to figure out why she can't see you, and I just never found the right time to tell her about my new found ability." Payne continued, "I think maybe Gabriel had something to do with it."

"Gabriel?" Jim repeated in question form almost to himself before asking, "Did he kill me?"

"He definitely had a lot to do with your death, but I don't think it was physically him that killed you." Payne said.

"You have to tell Melinda I'm still here. She has to know."

"No. She has to see you for herself. She has to rediscover her gift." Payne thought for a second, then went over to a book on the shelf and flipped through it until he found the page he was looking for. "Gabriel has everything and nothing to do with her not being able to see you."

"What are you talking about." Jim asked looking over his shoulder at the book.

"She cannot see you because her mind is shrouded in grief. Gabriel killed you because he knew your death would cause Melinda's ability to be hindered. Her grief over you dying is keeping her from seeing any spirits. Leaving him able to continue to collect spirits without any interruptions. The shroud has to be lifted before she can see ghosts again." Payne exclaimed at the sudden realization.

"He is building another ghost army? How does she lift this shroud?" Jim asked.

"Perhaps. But for Melinda to be able to see you she has to accept that you are gone."

"You and Delia have to help her do that. And make sure she eats. Keep her and our baby healthy." With that Jim disappeared from Payne's home.