The Mentalist

Season 1

23 episodes · Sep 23, 2008

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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  • Pilot
    S1E1

    Pilot

    Sep 23, 200844m

    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.

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  • Red Hair and Silver Tape
    S1E2

    Red Hair and Silver Tape

    Sep 30, 200843m

    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.

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  • Red Tide
    S1E3

    Red Tide

    Oct 14, 200843m

    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.

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  • Ladies in Red
    S1E4

    Ladies in Red

    Oct 21, 200843m

    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.

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  • Redwood
    S1E5

    Redwood

    Oct 28, 200843m

    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.

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  • Red Handed
    S1E6

    Red Handed

    Nov 11, 200843m

    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.

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  • Seeing Red
    S1E7

    Seeing Red

    Nov 18, 200843m

    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.

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  • The Thin Red Line
    S1E8

    The Thin Red Line

    Nov 25, 200841m

    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.

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  • Flame Red
    S1E9

    Flame Red

    Dec 2, 200843m

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

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  • Red Brick and Ivy
    S1E10

    Red Brick and Ivy

    Dec 16, 200842m

    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.

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  • Red John's Friends
    S1E11

    Red John's Friends

    Jan 6, 200943m

    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.

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  • Red Rum
    S1E12

    Red Rum

    Jan 13, 200942m

    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.

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  • Paint It Red
    S1E13

    Paint It Red

    Jan 18, 200942m

    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.

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  • Crimson Casanova
    S1E14

    Crimson Casanova

    Feb 10, 200943m

    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.

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  • Scarlett Fever
    S1E15

    Scarlett Fever

    Feb 17, 200943m

    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

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  • Bloodshot
    S1E16

    Bloodshot

    Mar 17, 200943m

    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.

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  • Carnelian Inc.
    S1E17

    Carnelian Inc.

    Mar 24, 200942m

    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.

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  • Russet Potatoes
    S1E18

    Russet Potatoes

    Mar 31, 200942m

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

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  • A Dozen Red Roses
    S1E19

    A Dozen Red Roses

    Apr 7, 200942m

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

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  • Red Sauce
    S1E20

    Red Sauce

    Apr 28, 200943m

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

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  • Miss Red
    S1E21

    Miss Red

    May 5, 200943m

    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.

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  • Blood Brothers
    S1E22

    Blood Brothers

    May 12, 200943m

    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.

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  • Red John's Footsteps
    S1E23

    Red John's Footsteps

    May 19, 200943m

    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.

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