The Mentalist

Season 1

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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.
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23 Episodes
  • Pilot
    E1
    Episode 1PilotCBI 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.
  • Red Hair and Silver Tape
    E2
    Episode 2Red Hair and Silver TapeWhile 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.
  • Red Tide
    E3
    Episode 3Red TideWhen 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.
  • Ladies in Red
    E4
    Episode 4Ladies in RedWhen 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.
  • Redwood
    E5
    Episode 5RedwoodWhen 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.
  • Red Handed
    E6
    Episode 6Red HandedThe right hand of the Calida casino's boss, James Meier, is found just on the Californian side of Nevada's border, marked '43' like the mob did to thieves. Patrick promptly proves he can win by memorizing cards, and spots the cheating dealer, Alexandra, and her accomplice. He helps CBI find and disentangles her. The Meier family's dirty links with several suspects, from the manager to whale Cal Trask, then sets his trap.
  • Seeing Red
    E7
    Episode 7Seeing RedPatrick 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.
  • The Thin Red Line
    E8
    Episode 8The Thin Red LineWhile 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.
  • Flame Red
    E9
    Episode 9Flame RedPatrick Jane suspects the only surviving member of a National Guard unit of murdering his friends - and goes undercover to prove it.
  • Red Brick and Ivy
    E10
    Episode 10Red Brick and IvyWhen 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.
  • Red John's Friends
    E11
    Episode 11Red John's FriendsEnticed 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.
  • Red Rum
    E12
    Episode 12Red RumA young football talent in a small town is found dead, apparently killed in a black magic sacrifice ritual, and the center of the investigation becomes a self-proclaimed Wicca whose cat was allegedly tortured and killed by the victim.
  • Paint It Red
    E13
    Episode 13Paint It RedWhile 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.
  • Crimson Casanova
    E14
    Episode 14Crimson CasanovaKeith Wolcott's pampered, ignored, and bored wife's bullet-ridden body is found dead sprawled on the bed at an exclusive resort and spa. Her lover high-tails it out of the suite. The team investigates the husband, the lover, and an interesting 'Casanova' who finds the resort spa a great playground, ripe with love-starved affluent wives. Cho is a hoot as he goes undercover at the resort spa as a Lothario.
  • Scarlett Fever
    E15
    Episode 15Scarlett FeverAs 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
  • Bloodshot
    E16
    Episode 16BloodshotPatrick 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.
  • Carnelian Inc.
    E17
    Episode 17Carnelian 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.
  • Russet Potatoes
    E18
    Episode 18Russet PotatoesCar salesman Carl Resnick brings CBI the body of Mary Beth Hendricks (27), thinking it's a 'sack of potatoes': resulting from a masterly hypnotic suggestion, which leads Patrick Jane and CBI to investigate a man who uses hypnosis to trick people into doing his crimes for him.
  • A Dozen Red Roses
    E19
    Episode 19A Dozen Red RosesFelix Hanson (47) was shot twice trough the chest. He had financed a movie by a controversial, near-has-been director Gabriel Fanning in Burbank's studios to make sure his wife could star in it. Her step-daughter Sydney Hanson has relapsed into drug-abuse, allegedly through her boyfriend Brandon Fulton, who is later shot after being lured to Sydney's house. Patrick digs into their pasts and stages a trap on the movie set.
  • Red Sauce
    E20
    Episode 20Red SaucePatrick Jane and the CBI team investigate the murder of a mobster who was in the witness protection program.
  • Miss Red
    E21
    Episode 21Miss RedSoftware firm Gaia matrix's CEO, Jim Gulbrand, although under SEC investigation, is murdered on his yacht. His business partner, Rick Bregman, has neither motive nor alibi, but a long affair with Jim's vindictive greedy ex Kathryn Stubbs-Gulbrand. Jim's latest girl-friend 'Dr.' Brooke Harper is a con artist. Jim has hidden $10,000,000 in cash.
  • Blood Brothers
    E22
    Episode 22Blood BrothersPatrick 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.
  • Red John's Footsteps
    E23
    Episode 23Red John's FootstepsLisbon 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.
Cast of Season 1
  • Simon BakerPatrick Jane
  • Robin TunneyTeresa Lisbon
  • Tim KangKimball Cho
  • Amanda RighettiGrace Van Pelt
  • Owain YeomanWayne Rigsby
Season 1 Reviews
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  • The Mentalist: Season 1
    The Mentalist: Season 1Trailer
  • The Mentalist: Interview
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