The Mentalist

Episode 1

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.

7.7 Sep 23, 2008

Episode 2

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.

7.6 Sep 30, 2008

Episode 3

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.

7.7 Oct 14, 2008

Episode 4

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.

7.9 Oct 21, 2008

Episode 5

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.

7.6 Oct 28, 2008

Episode 6

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.

8.2 Nov 11, 2008

Episode 7

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.

7.1 Nov 18, 2008

Episode 8

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.

7.6 Nov 25, 2008

Episode 9

Flame Red

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

7.4 Dec 02, 2008

Episode 10

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.

7.7 Dec 16, 2008

Episode 11

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.

7.5 Jan 06, 2009

Episode 12

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.

7.6 Jan 13, 2009

Episode 13

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.

7.6 Jan 18, 2009

Episode 14

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.

7.1 Feb 10, 2009

Episode 15

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

7.2 Feb 17, 2009

Episode 16

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.

8.2 Mar 17, 2009

Episode 17

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.

7.6 Mar 24, 2009

Episode 18

Russet Potatoes

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

8.1 Mar 31, 2009

Episode 19

A Dozen Red Roses

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

7.2 Apr 07, 2009

Episode 20

Red Sauce

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

7.3 Apr 28, 2009

Episode 21

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.

7.3 May 05, 2009

Episode 22

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.

7.6 May 12, 2009

Episode 23

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.

8.3 May 19, 2009