 Melinda is at least a sixth-generation medium on her mother's side; her great-great-great-grandmother, Tessa, her grandmother, and her mother are also ghost whisperers.It is also later revealed that her biological father had the same ability, although it is unknown how common it was in his family and the ability was only mentioned once.Melinda and Jim move to the small town of Grandview where Melinda opens a small antique shop, named "The Same As It Never Was ANTIQUES".