The Mentalist

Seasons

2008

8.2

TV-14

Famous "psychic", Patrick Jane, outs himself as a fake, and using his heightened observational skills and impeccable knowledge of the human psyche, he works with the police so he can find "Red John", the madman who killed his family.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Pilot

A double murder seems to be the work of a notorious serial killer named Red John, but CBI consultant Patrick Jane thinks it's the work of a copycat.

S1 • E2

Red Hair and Silver Tape

The body of Melanie O'Keefe is found at a Napa Valley vineyard. Teresa believes that the murder is the result of an argument between lovers.

S1 • E3

Red Tide

The body of a young surfer girl is washed up on the Santa Marta Beach and Patrick socializes with her friends to find the killer.

S1 • E4

Ladies in Red

A wealthy banker is found dead inside a secret vault in his house, and the team delves into his secret life to find out who killed him.

S1 • E5

Redwood

A girl is found stabbed to death in a forest and her amnesiac best friend is the prime suspect, although Patrick has doubts and attempts to jog her memory.

S1 • E6

Red-Handed

The severed hand of a hotel casino owner is found on the California-Nevada state line. While the CBI suspects it's a mob hit, Patrick uses the opportunity to win big by counting cards.

S1 • E7

Seeing Red

A wealthy woman is killed in a hit-and-run. The investigation leads the CBI to a psychic woman the victim regularly visited, whom Patrick, being an ex-psychic himself, suspects of being a con woman.

S1 • E8

The Thin Red Line

CBI is forced to work with two Davis police officers to solve a double homicide involving a star witness in a drug trial. However, CBI soon suspects that the officers may have a connection to the other victim in the case.

S1 • E9

Flame Red

CBI investigate the murder of a man who was burned to death.

S1 • E10

Red Brick and Ivy

An acquaintance of Patrick requests his help in solving a murder related to a neurological science project which involves animal testing.

S1 • E11

Red John's Friends

Patrick makes a deal to try and prove a convict's innocence in exchange for information about Red John.

S1 • E12

Red Rum

A 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.

S1 • E13

Paint It Red

CBI discovers that an executive's murder is tied to the theft of a valuable painting, and the investigation leads to confrontation between Patrick and a Russian mobster who wanted the painting.

S1 • E14

Crimson Casanova

The wife of a wealthy businessman is found shot to death in a spa and the CBI suspects that her womanizing lover is connected to the murder.

S1 • E15

Scarlett Fever

A wealthy jewelry designer is poisoned at a party and the CBI's investigation uncovers the double lives of a number of people around her.

S1 • E16

Bloodshot

Patrick is temporarily blinded by a bomb blast that leads to the CBI investigating the murder of a stock-broker.

S1 • E17

Carnelian, Inc.

The Attorney General receives some strange email, and CBI is ordered to investigate. They're soon investigating a high-profile murder that involves a company's executive board.

S1 • E18

Russet Potatoes

A man drags a woman's corpse to the police station, hypnotized to think it's a sack of potatoes. The team looks for a hypnotist.

S1 • E19

A Dozen Red Roses

A former state senator is murdered, and the team discovers that he was producing a movie for his actress wife and that he may have a connection to a drug dealer.

S1 • E20

Red Sauce

An ex-mobster in the Witness Protection Program is found executed. The mafia is the prime suspect, so Patrick socializes with its leader.

S1 • E21

Miss Red

While investigating the murder of a C.E.O., Patrick matches wits with a sexy con artist who was trying to get her hands on his secret stash of millions of dollars.

S1 • E22

Blood Brothers

A teenage boy's murder appears to be related to a secret group he belonged to at an unorthodox school for troubled teens.

S1 • E23

Red John's Footsteps

A body is discovered in CBI jurisdiction with evidence Red John is involved. The team learns there may be another victim and suspects Red John is luring Jane.