As fans of The Ghost Whisperer found out last week, Jim really is dead. Sort of.

Melinda's husband may have passed away, but near the conclusion of the episode, he jumped into the body of another dead man. From there, Jim woke up... but didn't remember who his wife was.

Going forward, Jim will still look like Jim to Melinda - but he'll appear as the original deceased individual through everyone else's eyes. Follow all that?

Perhaps a clip from this Friday's episode, titled "Heart and Soul," will help:

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