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The Best Episodes of The Mentalist Season 1

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The Best Episodes of The Mentalist Season 1

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...

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  1. Background image for Pilot
    7.5/10(42 votes)

    #1 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    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.

    Director:David Nutter
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  2. Background image for Red Hair and Silver Tape
    7.4/10(32 votes)

    #2 - Red Hair and Silver Tape

    S1:E2

    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.

    Director:David Nutter
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  3. Background image for Red Tide
    7.6/10(30 votes)

    #3 - Red Tide

    S1:E3

    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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  4. Background image for Ladies in Red
    7.8/10(29 votes)

    #4 - Ladies in Red

    S1:E4

    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.

    Director:Chris Long
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  5. Background image for Redwood
    7.5/10(28 votes)

    #5 - Redwood

    S1:E5

    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.

    Director:John Behring
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  6. Background image for Red Handed
    8.1/10(27 votes)

    #6 - Red Handed

    S1:E6

    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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  8. Background image for Seeing Red
    7.3/10(29 votes)

    #7 - Seeing Red

    S1:E7

    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.

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  9. Background image for The Thin Red Line
    7.5/10(27 votes)

    #8 - The Thin Red Line

    S1:E8

    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.

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  10. Background image for Flame Red
    7.5/10(29 votes)

    #9 - Flame Red

    S1:E9

    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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  11. Background image for Red Brick and Ivy
    7.6/10(28 votes)

    #10 - Red Brick and Ivy

    S1:E10

    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.

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  12. Background image for Red John's Friends
    7.6/10(28 votes)

    #11 - Red John's Friends

    S1:E11

    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.

    Director:John Polson
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  13. Background image for Red Rum
    7.5/10(26 votes)

    #12 - Red Rum

    S1:E12

    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.

    Director:Dean White
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  14. Background image for Paint It Red
    7.7/10(27 votes)

    #13 - Paint It Red

    S1:E13

    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.

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  15. Background image for Crimson Casanova
    7.3/10(27 votes)

    #14 - Crimson Casanova

    S1:E14

    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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  16. Background image for Scarlett Fever
    7.3/10(26 votes)

    #15 - Scarlett Fever

    S1:E15

    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

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  17. Background image for Bloodshot
    8.0/10(25 votes)

    #16 - Bloodshot

    S1:E16

    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.

    Director:Chris Long
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  18. Background image for Carnelian Inc.
    7.5/10(24 votes)

    #17 - Carnelian Inc.

    S1:E17

    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.

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  19. Background image for Russet Potatoes
    8.3/10(23 votes)

    #18 - Russet Potatoes

    S1:E18

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

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  20. Background image for A Dozen Red Roses
    7.1/10(23 votes)

    #19 - A Dozen Red Roses

    S1:E19

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

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  21. Background image for Red Sauce
    7.5/10(25 votes)

    #20 - Red Sauce

    S1:E20

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

    Director:Adam Kane
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  22. Background image for Miss Red
    7.4/10(25 votes)

    #21 - Miss Red

    S1:E21

    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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  23. Background image for Blood Brothers
    7.5/10(25 votes)

    #22 - Blood Brothers

    S1:E22

    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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  24. Background image for Red John's Footsteps
    8.2/10(24 votes)

    #23 - Red John's Footsteps

    S1:E23

    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.

    Director:Chris Long
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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "The Mentalist" season 1. It scored 7.5/10 based on 42 votes. Directed by David Nutter and written by Bruno Heller, it aired on 9/23/2008. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Red Hair and Silver Tape".