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The Mentalist Season 1

The Mentalist

Season 1

September 23, 2008 23 episodes

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.

All Episodes

Pilot
E1
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E1. Pilot

44m Sep 23, 2008

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
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E2. Red Hair and Silver Tape

43m Sep 30, 2008

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
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E3. Red Tide

43m Oct 14, 2008

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
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E4. Ladies in Red

43m Oct 21, 2008

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
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E5. Redwood

43m Oct 28, 2008

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
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E6. Red Handed

43m Nov 11, 2008

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
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E7. Seeing Red

43m Nov 18, 2008

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
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E8. The Thin Red Line

41m Nov 25, 2008

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
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E9. Flame Red

43m Dec 2, 2008

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
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E10. Red Brick and Ivy

42m Dec 16, 2008

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
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E11. Red John's Friends

43m Jan 6, 2009

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
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E12. Red Rum

42m Jan 13, 2009

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
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E13. Paint It Red

42m Jan 18, 2009

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
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E14. Crimson Casanova

43m Feb 10, 2009

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
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E15. Scarlett Fever

43m Feb 17, 2009

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
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E16. Bloodshot

43m Mar 17, 2009

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
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E17. Carnelian Inc.

42m Mar 24, 2009

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
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E18. Russet Potatoes

42m Mar 31, 2009

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

A Dozen Red Roses
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E19. A Dozen Red Roses

42m Apr 7, 2009

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

Red Sauce
E20
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E20. Red Sauce

43m Apr 28, 2009

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

Miss Red
E21
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E21. Miss Red

43m May 5, 2009

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
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E22. Blood Brothers

43m May 12, 2009

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
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E23. Red John's Footsteps

43m May 19, 2009

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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