Michelle hears noises in the house, after a while she discovers that it is a missing girl, the girl is trying to take revenge for her death. First of all, I would like to say that Michelle Phieffer is fantastic in this film; he carries his character forcefully forward from start to finish. And sadly, the film opens with Pfeiffer and Ford taking their daughter off to college, leaving them alone at home for the first time since they've been married. The daughter is actually the fruit of Pfeiffer's first marriage to a now-dead musician (in what way I can't remember, nor does it matter). Ford is a successful researcher at a New England university, as was his even more famous father. He is on the verge of finishing an important document, requiring him to spend endless hours at the office, leaving Pfeiffer alone in their sprawling home. It's a mystery, as a bored Pfeiffer spies on his new neighbors, a troubled couple who argue a lot. Around the same time that the wife next door seems to disappear, Pfeiffer begins to experience poltergeist-like activity in his home. The doors don't stay closed, the photos fall from the shelves and he finally begins to see the image of a beautiful blonde woman reflected in a foggy mirror and in the water of a full tub. Pfeiffer and Ford have good, believable chemistry, and when Pfeiffer is alone in the house it creates some genuine emotion. However, Pfeiffer eventually discovers that his neighbor's wife is actually alive and well. Aside from one small thing, the blonde ghost continues to cause trouble in the house. Pfeiffer begins seeing a psychiatrist (the ever-reliable Joe Morton), believing that perhaps she is suffering from some sort of empty nest syndrome, but soon realizes that the ghost is real and sets out to find out who it is and why it is bothering her. Conclusion As Hatchet Harry said, the story begins with Pfeiffer's daughter from a previous marriage going off to college. He's dealing with empty nest syndrome when his new next-door neighbors start arguing and his wife disappears. Pfeiffer is convinced that he has killed her and begins to spy on her husband who now lives alone at home. Shortly thereafter, strange things begin to happen around the Pfeiffer-Ford house. You know, your usual creepy activities like doors opening by themselves, photos falling off tables, radios blaring, bathtubs filling by themselves, blah, blah, blah.