The Mentalist
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The Mentalist
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THE MENTALIST stars Emmy®, Golden Globe and SAG Award nominee Simon Baker as Patrick Jane, an independent consultant with the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI), who has a remarkable track record for using his razor sharp skills of observation and psychological manipulation to solve serious crimes. Within the Bureau, Jane is notorious for his blatant lack of protocol and his semi-celebrity 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; however no-nonsense senior agent Teresa Lisbon alternates between acknowledging Jane's usefulness and blasting him for his theatrics, narcissism and dangerous lack of boundaries. Lisbon's team includes agents Kimball Cho, who serves as the lead interrogator with a desert-dry demeanor; Wayne Rigsby, the team's resident fire and explosives expert; and Grace Van Pelt, the optimist who is often at odds with Jane's more jaded views. Although the CBI team agrees that Jane is a loose cannon, they can't help but admire his charm and knack for clearing cases. With the hunt for Red John, the elusive serial killer who murdered Jane's family, heating up, Jane senses that he may be closer than ever. With his wits ever about him, Jane ventures wherever the CBI team is summoned ... but always with an eye over his shoulder.