The Mentalist
The Mentalist

The Mentalist (2008)

"Let the mind games begin."

8.4 (4151 votes)
7 Seasons
September 23, 2008
English
Crime Drama Mystery

Synopsis

Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and expertise at "reading" people to solve serious crimes with the California Bureau of Investigation.

Creator

Tom Szentgyorgyi, Chris Long, Bruno Heller

Network

CBS

Episodes

Pilot
E1

Pilot

Sep 23, 2008
45 min
7.7

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.

Red Hair and Silver Tape
E2

Red Hair and Silver Tape

Sep 30, 2008
43 min
7.6

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.

Red Tide
E3

Red Tide

Oct 14, 2008
43 min
7.7

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.

Ladies in Red
E4

Ladies in Red

Oct 21, 2008
43 min
7.9

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.

Redwood
E5

Redwood

Oct 28, 2008
44 min
7.5

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.

Red Handed
E6

Red Handed

Nov 11, 2008
44 min
8.2

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.

Seeing Red
E7

Seeing Red

Nov 18, 2008
44 min
7.1

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.

The Thin Red Line
E8

The Thin Red Line

Nov 25, 2008
42 min
7.6

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.

Flame Red
E9

Flame Red

Dec 2, 2008
44 min
7.4

Patrick 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

Red Brick and Ivy

Dec 16, 2008
42 min
7.6

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.

Red John's Friends
E11

Red John's Friends

Jan 6, 2009
44 min
7.5

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.

Red Rum
E12

Red Rum

Jan 13, 2009
42 min
7.6

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.

Paint It Red
E13

Paint It Red

Jan 18, 2009
43 min
7.6

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.

Crimson Casanova
E14

Crimson Casanova

Feb 10, 2009
44 min
7.1

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.

Scarlett Fever
E15

Scarlett Fever

Feb 17, 2009
44 min
7.2

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

Bloodshot
E16

Bloodshot

Mar 17, 2009
44 min
8.2

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.

Carnelian Inc.
E17

Carnelian Inc.

Mar 24, 2009
42 min
7.6

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

Russet Potatoes

Mar 31, 2009
43 min
8.1

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

A Dozen Red Roses
E19

A Dozen Red Roses

Apr 7, 2009
43 min
7.2

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

Red Sauce
E20

Red Sauce

Apr 28, 2009
44 min
7.3

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

Miss Red
E21

Miss Red

May 5, 2009
44 min
7.3

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.

Blood Brothers
E22

Blood Brothers

May 12, 2009
44 min
7.6

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.

Red John's Footsteps
E23

Red John's Footsteps

May 19, 2009
44 min
8.4

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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Details

Original Title

The Mentalist

Status

Ended

Seasons

7

Episodes

151

Production

Warner Bros. Television, Primrose Hill Productions