The Mentalist Season 1

Synopsis

Patrick Jane is a celebrity psychic whose wife and child are viciously murdered by an elusive serial killer called Red John. Devastated, Patrick admits his paranormal act is fake, renounces his earlier life and uses his astonishing skills of observation and analysis - talents that made him appear psychically gifted - to bring killers to justice. At crime scenes across California, Patrick now helps an elite team of detectives break their toughest cases. But no matter how many criminals he catches, Patrick never forgets his central goal: Find Red John. And bring him down.

Main Cast

Simon Baker

Patrick Jane

Age : 54 | Popularity : 18%

Robin Tunney

Teresa Lisbon

Age : 51 | Popularity : 38%

Tim Kang

Kimball Cho

Age : 51 | Popularity : 16%

Amanda Righetti

Grace Van Pelt

Age : 41 | Popularity : 28%

Owain Yeoman

Wayne Rigsby

Age : 45 | Popularity : 7%

Episodes

Episode 1

23 September 2008 - Pilot

CBI consultant Patrick Jane, Senior Agent Teresa Lisbon and her team investigate the double murder in Palm Springs of a pro golfer's wife and her doctor, which has the hallmarks of a serial killer with a personal connection to Jane.

Episode 2

30 September 2008 - Red Hair and Silver Tape

While Lisbon and her team investigate the murder of a young waitress in the Napa Valley, Jane goes behind Lisbon's back to orchestrate his own undercover operation using Van Pelt as bait.

Episode 3

14 October 2008 - Red Tide

When a high school girl's body washes up on the beach, Patrick Jane sets a mentalist trap in order to get her surfing friends to turn on each other and reveal what really happened.

Episode 4

21 October 2008 - Ladies in Red

When the team learns that a wealthy investment banker found murdered inside his locked safe room was living a dual life and skimming millions from clients, Patrick Jane sets up a mental conundrum to see which of the suspects will show their true colors.

Episode 5

28 October 2008 - Redwood

When a girl is found covered in blood and holding the murder weapon that killed her best friend, she becomes an obvious suspect, though she can't remember anything. But Jane, believing she's innocent, engineers a risky maneuver in which she must relive the terrifying events in order to spark her memory.

Episode 6

11 November 2008 - Red Handed

While investigating the case of a murdered casino owner, Patrick Jane uses his mentalist skills to ultimately entrap the killer, and win big at the card tables.

Episode 7

18 November 2008 - Seeing Red

Patrick Jane goes head-to-head with a "psychic" he suspects of murder. Intent on proving the so-called psychic is a fraud -- as well as a killer -- Jane arranges a séance to expose the murderer.

Episode 8

25 November 2008 - The Thin Red Line

While the police suspect a drug dealer on trial is behind the murders of the State's witness in his case, as well as his girlfriend, Patrick Jane sees a different motive for the crime -- as well as a different suspect.

Episode 9

02 December 2008 - Flame Red

Patrick Jane suspects the only surviving member of a National Guard unit of murdering his friends - and goes undercover to prove it.

Episode 10

16 December 2008 - Red Brick and Ivy

When a leading scientific researcher is killed by poisoning, Patrick Jane takes a personal interest in the case when he learns the prime suspect is the victim's wife - and Jane's former psychiatrist.

Episode 11

06 January 2009 - Red John's Friends

Enticed by the promise from a convicted murder that he'll reveal information about Red John upon his release, Patrick Jane becomes singularly focused and quits the CBI in order to prove the prisoner is innocent.

Episode 12

13 January 2009 - Red 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.

Episode 13

18 January 2009 - Paint 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.

Episode 14

10 February 2009 - Crimson Casanova

With Patrick Jane's help, Cho goes undercover as a sweet-talking ladies man with all the right moves in order to catch a pick-up artist and killer with his own set of pseudo-mentalist techniques.

Episode 15

17 February 2009 - Scarlett 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

Episode 16

17 March 2009 - Bloodshot

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.

Episode 17

24 March 2009 - Carnelian Inc.

A story of greed and betrayal pits Patrick Jane against a group of financiers when the CBI investigates a series of murders at a corporate retreat in the wilds of the Sierra Nevada foothills.

Episode 18

31 March 2009 - Russet Potatoes

Patrick Jane and the CBI team track down a mastermind who hypnotizes people into doing their bidding.

Episode 19

07 April 2009 - A Dozen Red Roses

Patrick Jane and the team go to Hollywood when they investigate the murder of a movie producer.

Episode 20

28 April 2009 - Red Sauce

Patrick Jane and the CBI team investigate the murder of a mobster who was in the witness protection program.

Episode 21

05 May 2009 - Miss 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.

Episode 22

12 May 2009 - Blood Brothers

Patrick Jane must find a clever way to convince the troubled kids in a wilderness program to confide in him about what really happened surrounding the death of one of their peers.

Episode 23

19 May 2009 - Red John's Footsteps

Lisbon fears that the serial killer Red John is drawing Patrick Jane into a trap when the CBI team investigates the murder of a young girl and the abduction of her twin sister.

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Producer	Eoghan Mahony
	Co-Executive Producer	Chris Long Ashley Gable
	Executive Producer	Bruno Heller
Sound	Original Music Composer	Blake Neely
Camera	Director of Photography	Geary McLeod
Department	Role	Name

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