In the first episode of "The Ghosts of Carmel Maine: A Documentary on Truth, Lies, and Everything in Between," documentary filmmaker James Mitchell discovers Kent Burris and his sensational claims about the Lamb House. Intrigued, James visits Kent's home, where he observes peculiar behavior that raises red flags about Kent's credibility. James's suspicions grow as he identifies patterns typical of compulsive and pathological liars. This initial encounter leads James to dig deeper into Kent's claims, uncovering new evidence and inconsistencies surrounding the Lamb House and its alleged haunting.