Line 4 calls a method that must be in the class it is being called from. What is its code? (you are not calling the 'move(int)' method supplied by greenfoot.Actor because there is no 'int' parameter. If you are getting an error message, you should have stated so; supplied exactly what it said and where it refers to.

In the future, please show your actual code (do not abbreviate it). Also, use the 'code' link provided below the 'Post a reply' box to insert your code snippets into your posts. Alright, let us try again (post your code). Also relevant might be the 'isAboveMe' method (if you have one).

i cant post my full code because this is an assignment and i will lose marks for plagarism if its online but i do use the isAboveMe method as shown if(isAboveMe(getGhostHealer())) { setDirection(UP); move(3); }

Well, if your actor is not moving then probably the 'isAboveMe(getGhostHealer())' condition is never returning a 'true' value. Check the logic of that method.

Describe in more detail what it is doing (how, where, whatever). Is it acting like it is not dead? You need to supply all the information you can, especially if you cannot supply your code. Otherwise, it will take forever to get it resolved.

ok to sum it up the ghosts are programmed to move randomly where the intersections are. When the lady bug eats the mushroom the ghost is eatable and when eaten the ghost must go back to the ghost healer however it moves in the direction but when it reaches the intersection it randomly picking a space to move so i put in isAboveMe, isBelowMe etc. in order to get it to move in the direction of the ghost healer however it stills continues to move randomly

Sounds like your condition to return is only being used to initiate its return (and not throughout the return) to the healer. You should probably have an instance boolean field for the ghosts named something like 'wasEaten' set to true when eaten and set back to false when arriving at the healer. Use its value to determine whether normal movement or return-to-healer movement should be executed. BTW, the way the ghosts return in Pac-Man(r) is to float over the walls moving directly toward the healer.