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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 4 Episode 18 - Time Will Tell
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Time Will Tell

    S4:E18

    Felicity becomes distant and withdrawn after Elena dies in a car accident. She pulls away from Ben. On the day that she receives an invitation to Noel and Zoe's wedding, she catches Ben kissing a Claire, the couple's friend and study partner. She breaks up with him and calls Meghan, who urges her to come to New York immediately. Ben later arrives for the wedding and apologizes, but admits that he was seeing Claire for a month. Felicity tells Meghan that she wishes she had gotten together with Noel. Meghan casts a spell that sends Felicity back in time to the night that she slept with Noel. This time, she quickly confesses to Ben. He wants to forgive her and move on, but she turns him down because she is hurt by what he did to her in the future. Felicity approaches Noel and says that she wants a relationship. He initially becomes confused and pushes her away, much to her surprise. However, he later says that he wants to be with her, and is just afraid that she will reject him

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    Writer:Laurie McCarthy

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  2. undefined Season 3 Episode 9 - All Ghosts Lead to Grandview
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - All Ghosts Lead to Grandview

    S3:E9

    While Melinda and Jim are taking care of Becca, Melinda finds that Becca can also see the dead.

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    Writer:Laurie McCarthy

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  3. undefined Season 3 Episode 13 - Home But Not Alone
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Home But Not Alone

    S3:E13

    Ned's girlfriend thinks she is being haunted by her father. Melinda tries to help keep the family together.

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    Writer:Laurie McCarthy

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  4. undefined Season 4 Episode 2 - Big Chills
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Big Chills

    S4:E2

    Melinda reconnects with old high-school friends after one of their classmates dies mysteriously.

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    Writer:Laurie McCarthy

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  5. undefined Season 3 Episode 17 - Stranglehold
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Stranglehold

    S3:E17

    When Melinda is given the file number of a murder case for which her father was lead prosecutor in 1979. With the file, Melinda sets out to find whether or not the victim's murder or the trial is linked to her father's disappearance.

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    Writer:Laurie McCarthy

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  6. undefined Season 8 Episode 24 - Aunt Bea's Pickles
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Aunt Bea's Pickles

    S8:E24

    During Valerie's surprise birthday party, Abby announces that she and Bill are engaged. Val and Kelly join forces in the hopes of getting their parents to call off the wedding. They eventually realize that Bill and Abby are happy and decide to support them. Bill disgusts Kelly by backing out of the wedding and leaving her to break the news to Abby. Valerie gives David further insight into her traumatic family history as she tells him that her father sexually abused her. Brandon receives a job offer from a major newspaper, but faces a dilemma when he learns that he is only being hired as a replacement for striking reporters. He returns to the Beat and suggests implementing a health plan for the overworked and underpaid Janet. Steve hesitates to introduce Jill to Ted; she decides that she really likes Steve and comes back to him. When Donna's dresses fail to sell, Noah tries to give her a confidence boost by buying the entire stock himself. She is angry when she uncovers the truth.

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    Writer:Laurie McCarthy

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  7. undefined Season 8 Episode 13 - Santa Knows
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #7 - Santa Knows

    S8:E13

    Kelly considers filing sexual harassment charges against Monahan, but does not want to interfere with a fundraiser for the clinic. Monahan makes a pass at her during the event; Kelly talks with a supervisor, who warns that reporting him could cause future employers to label her a troublemaker. Brandon goes to Emma's apartment to pick up a column, and has sex with her. Wracked with guilt, he goes overboard trying to prove himself to Kelly. After Ben's parents reject his Christmas peace offering, he tells David that he plans to move in with an aunt and uncle. David realizes that he is lying and returns to stop him from slashing his wrists. He takes Ben back to the Walsh house, where Valerie convinces him not to give up on life. Ben's parents ask him to come home, and his father vows to try his best to accept him. Val and David realize how much they mean to each other. Noah upsets Donna by pushing her away during the holidays. Steve and a Santa-suit clad Nat help restore Zach's Christmas

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    Writer:Laurie McCarthy

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  8. undefined Season 9 Episode 2 - Budget Cuts
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #8 - Budget Cuts

    S9:E2

    After learning that the clinic may lose funding, Kelly asks Brandon to write a story to generate publicity. They try to collaborate on the article, but find that working together is too painful. Kelly organizes an auction to raise money for the clinic. She models her wedding gown in the fashion show portion of the event, and Brandon outbids everyone for a date with her. Brandon and Kelly take a walk on the beach and decide that they are through. The clinic must still cut back its staff (even after the fundraiser), so Kelly resigns. Although David believes that Valerie killed her father in self-defense and should move on, she insists on bringing her mother to town to discuss the situation. When Val tries to confess, she learns that Abby knew of the abuse prior to her husband's death. She did not take any action because she believed that Victor would seek help. Valerie finds a connection with Abby's fiancé, an ex-policeman.

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    Writer:Laurie McCarthy

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  9. undefined Season 9 Episode 24 - Dog's Best Friend
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #9 - Dog's Best Friend

    S9:E24

    David comforts a drunken and depressed Gina outside the After Dark, and she responds with a kiss. David and Dylan spend the weekend in Las Vegas, where Dylan has a one-night stand, but lets the woman believe that he wants to see her again. David, disgusted by Dylan's behavior, gives the woman their address when she inquires about a visit. She shows up just as Dylan and Gina are on the verge of getting back together. Dylan believes that David is in love with Gina and shouts that he can have her, unaware that she is standing outside. Dylan apologizes and tells Gina that she should find a man who is capable of a relationship. Kelly arranges some dental work for Gina; Mel notices decay that indicates that she is bulimic, but Gina denies her problem. Matt shows Noah a report that proves that Mr. Hunter was aware that a new partnership would harm the environment. A devastated Noah decides to help Matt prepare the case. They discover a memo that exonerates Noah's father, as he demanded that t

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    Writer:Laurie McCarthy

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  10. undefined Season 3 Episode 6 - Double Exposure
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Double Exposure

    S3:E6

    Melinda and Professor Payne meet with another college professor who discloses that she had an affair with a student. That student just passed away after an accident.

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    Writer:Laurie McCarthy

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  11. undefined Season 3 Episode 2 - Don't Try This at Home
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Don't Try This at Home

    S3:E2

    Melinda helps a group of college girls after one of their friends dies and begins to haunt them. Melinda must get Rachel to believe she is not Bloody Mary.

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    Writer:Laurie McCarthy

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  12. undefined Season 4 Episode 13 - Body of Water
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Body of Water

    S4:E13

    Finding a mass grave in a local lake has caused a mass haunting over one man which Melinda must face.

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    Writer:Laurie McCarthy

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  13. undefined Season 4 Episode 17 - Delusion of Grandview
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Delusion of Grandview

    S4:E17

    Melinda and Sam's relationship hangs in the balance after Melinda shares some devastating news.

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    Writer:Laurie McCarthy

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  14. undefined Season 4 Episode 19 - Thrilled To Death
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Thrilled To Death

    S4:E19

    A young woman in Eli's apartment building is being haunted.

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    Writer:Laurie McCarthy

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  15. undefined Season 4 Episode 21 - Cursed
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Cursed

    S4:E21

    Melinda discovers that the spirits trapped in a dollhouse have other plans.

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    Writer:Laurie McCarthy

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  16. undefined Season 5 Episode 6 - Head Over Heels
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Head Over Heels

    S5:E6

    The Headless Horseman from the Legend of Sleepy Hollow is haunting Melinda and when the legendary book mysteriously shows up at Aiden's school Melinda becomes worried for Aiden's safety.

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    Writer:Laurie McCarthy

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  17. undefined Season 5 Episode 8 - Dead Listing
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Dead Listing

    S5:E8

    Melinda is pulled into a murder mystery by a real estate power couple when a ghost leads her to his own corps.

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    Writer:Laurie McCarthy

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  18. undefined Season 5 Episode 9 - Lost in the Shadows
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Lost in the Shadows

    S5:E9

    When the ghost of a little girl who passed away from leukemia befriends Aiden and threatens Melinda to stay out of her way, Melinda worries for her son's safety.

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    Writer:Laurie McCarthy

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  19. undefined Season 5 Episode 13 - Living Nightmare
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Living Nightmare

    S5:E13

    When Melinda discovers a family secret, madness grips the hospital and the town when a ghost who is making no sense haunts a patient who's making even less. Melinda must unravel the mystery behind a madness that grips Jim's (David Conrad) hospital - and the rest of Grandview.

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    Writer:Laurie McCarthy

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  20. undefined Season 5 Episode 11 - Dead Air
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Dead Air

    S5:E11

    Melinda must help Ned stop a ghost out for revenge when the Grandview radio station broadcasts the humiliating secrets that led to his death.

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    Writer:Laurie McCarthy

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  21. undefined Season 5 Episode 20 - Blood Money
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #21 - Blood Money

    S5:E20

    Henry was 18 years old when he was killed, with a gunshot wound in his chest. In life he was a decent boy from a wealthy, loving family, whose parents believed that he should earn his own living and not rely on their handouts. He masterminded his own kidnapping with a friend of his, and seems relieved to be able to explain to his mother, via Melinda, that he's felt guilt and remorse ever since.

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    Writer:Laurie McCarthy

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  22. undefined Season 4 Episode 9 - Pieces of You
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Pieces of You

    S4:E9

    Melinda discovers the secret of a girl who has been missing for 12 years.

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    Writer:Laurie McCarthy

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  23. undefined Season 4 Episode 16 - All It Cost Her
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #23 - All It Cost Her

    S4:E16

    In the series finale, Mary changes the course of history with a decision she makes, and her perilous move for survival causes her to have a stunning realization. Meanwhile, Elizabeth steadies herself for war and becomes the instigator in Mary's demise.

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    Writer:Laurie McCarthy

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  24. undefined Season 7 Episode 8 - The Things We Do for Love
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #24 - The Things We Do for Love

    S7:E8

    Steve overhears Val discussing her pregnancy on the phone. She begs him to keep her secret, but he shares the news with Kelly. Kelly gives Valerie her full support and offers to drive her to the clinic. Val turns her down, claiming that Kenny will be by her side. Kelly runs into Kenny at a restaurant, and Valerie's conflicting stories prompt Kelly and Steve to suspect that she was never pregnant. David's grandfather leaves him $250,000 and a 1961 Thunderbird. Mel believes that David should keep the money in a trust, and threatens to contest the will. He later backs off, although he and his mother express concern about David's drinking. Steve learns that Clare and Dick are participating in crew. He begins rowing with a group of his frat brothers, and responds to Dick's taunts by challenging his squad to a race. Donna and Cliff become closer. During a day of hiking, he reveals that he is leaving for an out-of-state job. An uncomfortable Tracy decides to quit her TV job after Brandon nixe

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    Writer:Laurie McCarthy

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  25. undefined Season 7 Episode 17 - Face-Off
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #25 - Face-Off

    S7:E17

    Donna's request for a permanent restraining order against Slan is denied. He shows up in a classroom and tries to tell her something, but she runs out. David and Tom confront Slan, who claims that he was trying to warn Donna about her stalker. Donna discovers that someone has left a dead rat in her bedroom. Slan finally picks a fight with David at the Peach Pit After Dark so that the restraining order will be granted. He leaves town, but Donna receives more threatening phone calls. Kelly sets her sights on Tom. Valerie believes that Kelly is dating Tom to hurt her. Tracy accidentally tells Brandon that she loves him; he does not reciprocate. Brandon and Tom participate in a charity hockey game with NHL players. Brandon takes a cheap shot at Tom after watching Kelly kiss him before the game. Steve and Clare consider living together as they spend a weekend housesitting. David takes an interest in a young singer. Music: ""Please Don't Go"" by KC and the Sunshine Band (#1, 1980)

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Laurie McCarthy Ratings Summary

"Time Will Tell" is the best rated episode written by Laurie McCarthy. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 5/1/2002 and is rated 1.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "All Ghosts Lead to Grandview".