The Mentalist
Simon Baker stars as Patrick Jane in the first season of The Mentalist
Show Guide
Golden Globe Award nominee Simon Baker stars as Patrick Jane, an independent consultant with the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI) who has a remarkable track record for solving serious crimes by using his razor sharp skills of observation. Within the Bureau, Jane is notorious for his blatant lack of protocol and his semicelebrity past as a psychic medium, whose paranormal abilities he now admits he feigned. Jane's role in cracking a series of tough high-profile cases is greatly valued by his fellow agents. No-nonsense Senior Agent Teresa Lisbon (Robin Tunney) leads the CBI team, which includes agents Kimball Cho (Tim Kang), Wayne Rigsby (Owain Yeoman) and rookie member Grace Van Pelt (Amanda Righetti), who all think Jane's a loose cannon but admire his charm and knack for clearing cases.
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Meet the Characters
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Patrick Jane
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Teresa Lisbon
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Kimball Cho
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Wayne Rigsby
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Episodes
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Episode 1
Episode 1: Pilot
Former psychic Patrick Jane (SIMON BAKER) joins a law-enforcement team as they investigate a double murder with the hallmarks of a serial killer with a personal connection to Jane.
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Episode 2
Episode 2: Red Hair and Silver Tape
Jane goes behind Senior Agent Teresa Lisbon's (ROBIN TUNNEY) back to orchestrate his own unorthodox undercover operation as the team tries to catch a murderer in the Napa Valley.
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Episode 3
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.
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Episode 4
Episode 4: Ladies in Red
Patrick Jane plays mind games with the suspects in the case of a wealthy investment banker found murdered inside his locked saferoom.
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Episode 5
Episode 5: Redwood
When a girl is suspected of killing her best friend, but has no memory of the event, Jane engineers a risky maneuver in which she must relive the evening in order to remember.
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Episode 6
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.
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Episode 7
Episode 7: Seeing Red
Intent on proving a so-called psychic is a fraud - as well as a killer - Patrick Jane arranges a séance to expose the murderer.
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Episode 8
Episode 8: The Thin Red Line
Patrick Jane sees a different motive than the obvious one when the State's witness in a narcotics case and his girlfriend are found murdered.
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Episode 9
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.
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Episode 10
Episode 10: Red Brick and Ivy
Patrick Jane takes a personal interest in the case of a poisoned professor when the lead suspect is the victim's wife - and Jane's former psychiatrist.
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Episode 11
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.
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Episode 12
Episode 12: Red Rum
Patrick Jane sets a mentalist trap to find out who is responsible for the murder of a high school football star who antagonized the local self-proclaimed witch by killing her cat.
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Episode 13
Episode 13: Paint It Red
Patrick Jane and the CBI team delve into the art world when a $50 million painting is stolen from a business tycoon, and his son-in-law's body is found nearby.
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Episode 14
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.
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Episode 15
Episode 15: Scarlett Fever
As Patrick Jane and the CBI team investigate the poisoning death of the "queen bee" in a country club who's murdered at a cocktail party in her home, they discover that the community is full of secrets - including love affairs and drug abuse.
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Episode 16
Episode 16: Bloodshot
When Patrick Jane loses his sight as a result of an explosion, he must rely on his other senses during the murder investigation of a financial advisor.
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Episode 17
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 Sierra Nevada wilderness.
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Episode 18
Episode 18: Russet Potatoes
Patrick Jane and the CBI team track down a mastermind who hypnotizes people into doing his bidding -- by telling them who to kill.
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Episode 19
Episode 19: A Dozen Red Roses
Patrick Jane and the CBI team go to Hollywood when they investigate the murder of a movie producer.
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Episode 20
Episode 20: Red Sauce
Patrick Jane and the CBI team investigate the murder of a mobster who was in the witness protection program.
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Episode 21
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.
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Episode 22
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.
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Episode 23
Episode 23: Red John's Footsteps
Lisbon fears that 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.
Characters
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Patrick Jane
Nominated for an Emmy® in the Best Actor category for his work on THE MENTALIST, Simon Baker was previously best known for his striking performance in the drama series “The Guardian,” from 2001-2004. Baker won widespread critical praise for his portrayal of a hardened corporate lawyer who was sentenced to work as a legal child advocate after being found guilty of drug possession. In the first season, Baker was recognized by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association with a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Drama Series.
In 2007, Baker made the transition from a television star to big screen leading man with two diverse roles. In the critically acclaimed feature “The Devil Wears Prada,” Baker starred opposite Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway as the dashing Christian Thompson. In the feature film “Something New,” a romantic comedy starring opposite Sanaa Lathan, Baker played a working class landscaper who falls in love with an uptight professional black woman.
A native of Australia, Baker now lives in Los Angeles with his wife and three children. In his spare time, he likes to surf. His birth date is July 30.
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Teresa Lisbon
Tunney established herself as an award-winning actress in a series of independent films and has gone on to become a popular fixture in movies and on television while never straying too far from her indie roots.Her first film was the teen cult classic “Empire Records,” which also starred Renee Zellweger and Liv Tyler. She next appeared in “The Craft” and “Niagara, Niagara,” for which she won the Volpe Cup for Best Actress at the 1997 Venice International Film Festival, and a Spirit Award nomination for Best Actress. Her additional feature film credits include “Vertical Limit,” “End of Days,” “Cherish,” “The Secret Lives of Dentists,” “Hollywood Land” and “Open Window,” for which she won Best Actress at the Boston Film Festival.
Tunney’s upcoming feature films include “August” and “The Burning Plain.” Born in Chicago, Tunney attended the Chicago Academy for the Arts. She lives in Los Angeles. Her birth date is June 19.
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Kimball Cho
Tim Kang can be seen in the upcoming feature film “Mr. Sadman.” His other film credits include “Rambo,” “The Forgotten,” “Two Weeks Notice” and “Robot Stories.”
His television credits include “Third Watch” and “The Unit.” In addition, he has had guest-starring roles in “Ghost Whisperer,” “The Office,” “The Sopranos,” “Monk,” “Chappelle’s Show,” “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” and “Law & Order: Trial By Jury.” Kang can also be seen on a wide variety of national commercial spots.
Kang graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a B.A. in political science and went on to receive an M.F.A from the A.R.T. Institute at Harvard University. He also studied acting at the Moscow Art Theatre School in Russia. He was born and raised in San Francisco and currently lives in Los Angeles. His birth date is March 16.
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Wayne Rigsby
Owain Yeoman is a classically trained Welsh actor who graduated from London's renowned RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art) with distinction and as the winner of the Henry Marshall Shield. His first audition was for "Troy," from which Wolfgang Petersen immediately cast him as Lysander, Captain of the Trojan Army.
Starring in television drama "Midsomer Murders" in his native UK, then "The Friendlys" in the U.S., Yeoman went on to play the lead role in "Commando Nanny" and Steven in "Kitchen Confidential." His other television series credits include "Sex and the City," "The Nine" and "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles," as well as the acclaimed miniseries "Generation Kill."
Yeoman has also starred in Broken Lizard's feature film "Beerfest," and in more than a dozen stage plays in London's West End, ranging from "The Crucible" to "The Wizard of Oz." Owain holds a masters degree with honors from Oxford University in English Literature and Language.
He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, actress Lucy Davis. His birth date is July 2.
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Episode 15: Scarlett Fever
The CBI team investigates when a socialite is killed at a party and a napkin bearing a malicious message is found at the scene. The trail of evidence leads Jane to a women's country club, once headed by the victim, where a succession of secretive board members provides him with multiple suspects. Meanwhile, Rigsby woos a wealthy divorcee, much to the dismay of a jealous Van Pelt. Simon Baker stars
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