SETTING THE SCENE
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
The Mentalist
2008–2015SERIES
Famous "psychic" Patrick Jane outs himself as a fake, and using his heightened observational skills and impeccable knowledge of the human psyche, he works with the police so he can find "Red John", the madman who killed his family.
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THE STORY UNFOLDS
Episodes 23
EPISODE 01Pilot
This episode introduces us to the complex life of Patrick Jane, a police detective with a troubled past who has a keen eye for detail. When a man and woman are found dead in their home, many believe they are victims of a serial killer, but Patrick knows better and must prove that this was not the work of Red John.
Sep 24, 2008
EPISODE 02Red Hair and Silver Tape
Jane orchestrates his own undercover operation using Van Pelt as bait as the team investigates the murder of a young waitress in the Napa Valley.
Oct 1, 2008
EPISODE 03Red Tide
When a body washes ashore on the beach, Patrick sets a trap to determine and catch the killer out of a group of surfers.
Oct 15, 2008
EPISODE 04Ladies in Red
The team discovers that a wealthy investment banker found murdered inside his locked safe room was living a dual life and stealing from his clients; Patrick plays the suspects to see which will show their true colors.
Oct 22, 2008
EPISODE 05Redwood
A girl found covered in blood with the murder weapon in her grasp is the obvious suspect in her best friend's death, but the girl remembers nothing about the incident and Jane believes she is innocent.
Oct 29, 2008
EPISODE 06Red Handed
Jane uses the murder investigation of a casino owner as an opportunity to win at the blackjack table.
Nov 12, 2008
EPISODE 07Seeing Red
Patrick stages a seance to prove that a supposed psychic, who predicted that a murder victim was in danger, is a fake and a killer.
Nov 19, 2008
EPISODE 08The Thin Red Line
Patrick Jane sees his own suspect, with a different motive, when the police believe a drug dealer on trial killed both his girlfriend and the State's witness in the case.
Nov 26, 2008
EPISODE 09Flame Red
A murder in a small town is investigated and soon turns out to be an act of vengeance.
Dec 3, 2008
EPISODE 10Red Brick and Ivy
Patrick takes a personal interest in the case of a poisoned professor when he discovers the prime suspect is his former psychiatrist.
Dec 17, 2008
EPISODE 11Red John's Friends
Patrick Jane, enticed by the promise from a convicted murder that he'll reveal information about Red John upon his release, becomes singularly focused and quits the CBI in order to prove the prisoner is innocent.
Jan 7, 2009
EPISODE 12Red Rum
Patrick Jane sets a mentalist trap to find out who is responsible for the murder of a high school boy who antagonized the local self-proclaimed witch by killing her cat.
Jan 14, 2009
EPISODE 13Paint It Red
While it appears obvious that a business tycoon's son-in-law was in on the robbery of a $50 million painting since his body is found where the painting once hung, Patrick Jane suspects others, including a Russian oil baron, an art forger and an art curator.
Jan 21, 2009
EPISODE 14Crimson Casanova
Patrick helps Cho go under cover as a ladies man in an attempt to catch a killer with his own set of pseudo-mentalist techniques.
Feb 11, 2009
EPISODE 15Scarlett Fever
As Jane and the team investigate the poisoning death of the "queen bee" in a country club, they discover that the community is full of secrets, including love affairs and drug abuse
Feb 18, 2009
EPISODE 16Bloodshot
Patrick Jane must rely on his other senses during the murder investigation of a financial advisor when he loses his sight as a result of an explosion.
Mar 18, 2009
EPISODE 17Carnelian Inc.
When a mysterious malcontent threatens the lives of the top executives at Carnelian, Inc., a conglomerate noted for its rapacious business practices, authorities initially dismiss the communication as a hoax until the company's personnel director plummets to his death at Jane's feet during a skydiving exercise.
Mar 25, 2009
EPISODE 18Russet Potatoes
Patrick Jane and the CBI team track down a mastermind who hypnotizes people into doing their bidding.
Apr 1, 2009
EPISODE 19A Dozen Red Roses
Patrick Jane and the team go to Hollywood when they investigate the murder of a movie producer.
Apr 8, 2009
EPISODE 20Red Sauce
Jane and the CBI set out to determine who is responsible for the Mob-style execution of a man in the Witness Protection Program.
Apr 29, 2009
EPISODE 21Miss Red
Patrick Jane uses his mentalist skills to play suspects off each other in order to solve the case of a wealthy software company CEO found murdered on his yacht.
May 6, 2009
EPISODE 22Blood Brothers
Patrick Jane, Agent Lisbon and the CBI team investigate the murder of a student in a wilderness program for troubled kids. Patrick Jane must find a clever way to convince the troubled kids at a wilderness program to confide in him about what really happened to surround the death of one of their peers.
May 13, 2009
EPISODE 23Red John's Footsteps
As the CBI investigates the murder of a young girl and the abduction of her twin sister, Lisbon suspects that Red John is trying to draw Jane into a trap.
May 20, 2009
