The Best Episodes of The Mentalist Season 5

While Jane tries to decipher Lorelei’s connection to Red John, the CBI team is forced to partner with the FBI to solve the murder of a hotel employee.

Director: Randall Zisk

Writer: Bruno Heller

While the team investigates the murder of a diamond cutter, Jane meets a girl who claims to be his late daughter, Charlotte.

Director: Randall Zisk

Writer: Daniel Cerone

A bank employee is murdered during a heist and Jane and the team must work to track down the killer. Meanwhile, Lisbon is pulled deeper into the CBI/FBI rivalry.

Director: Chris Long

Writer: Ken Woodruff

When Rigsby’s father is found injured at a crime scene, the team must find out if it is the result of a long-standing small-town gang war.

Director: Anton Cropper

Writer: Jordan Harper

See how Jane met Lisbon and the rest of the CBI team for the first time.

Director: Chris Long

Writer: Tom Szentgyorgyi

The team investigates the kidnapping of a couple that may be the victim of mistaken identity, while Jane continues his investigation into Lorelei's whereabouts.

Director: John F. Showalter

Writer: David Appelbaum

The team investigates the murder of a reporter who may have become too close to her story, while Jane insists on pursuing his own leads to find Lorelei.

Director: John F. Showalter

Writer: Eoghan Mahony

With the help of Brett Stiles, Jane orchestrates an elaborate plan to break Lorelei Martins out of prison in the hopes of her leading him to Red John.

Director: Simon Baker

Writer: Daniel Cerone

The CBI team investigates the murder of a real estate agent with former gang ties, while Jane searches for leads on his new connection to Red John.

Director: Elodie Keene

Writer: Erika Green Swafford

The death of a young botanist leads the team into the lucrative world of medical marijuana, while Cho’s work with the rapid response team brings him back into contact with Summer.

Director: Guy Ferland

Writer: Mike Weiss

The CBI team visits a high-end California rehab center in order to investigate the death of a young model who was a patient there, while Lisbon ramps up her investigation into Tommy Volker.

Director: Eric Laneuville

Writer: Rebecca Perry Cutter

The CBI investigates the death of a geologist, which Lisbon is convinced is the key to bringing down Tommy Volker.

Director: Randall Zisk

Writer: Ken Woodruff

The team investigates a 25-year-old case that seems to involve both Red John and the Visualize group, and Lisbon contemplates her future.

Director: Allison Anders

Writer: Tom Szentgyorgyi

The team delves into the surprisingly cutthroat world of academics in a case involving a graduate student at a natural history museum.

Director: Randall Zisk

Writer: Jordan Harper

Jane and the team investigate the murder of an elderly heiress whose remains are found in the living room of her spooky mansion.

Director: Geary McLeod

Writer: Eoghan Mahony

Lorelei Martins returns, determined to find out if Red John had a role in her sister's death, and Jane is forced to confess to Lisbon his part in Lorelei's prison escape.

Director: Anton Cropper

Writer: Ken Woodruff, David Appelbaum

The CBI team investigates when the body of a female army medic who worked with soldiers with PTSD is found near a military base.

Director: Robert Duncan McNeill

Writer: Anthony Astrino

The CBI team investigates when the young lead of a local theater production dies on the eve of the opening. Meanwhile, Jane hopes to get more information about Red John from the comatose Jason Lennon.

Director: Chris Long

Writer: Erika Green Swafford, Eoghan Mahony

The CBI team heads out to a run-down Wild West tourist town to investigate the death of the town's owner. Meanwhile, Kirkland tries to uncover the extent of Jane's knowledge about Red John.

Director: Guy Ferland

Writer: Mike Weiss

Rigsby and Van Pelt go undercover as a couple with relationship problems to investigate the death of a woman who received advice from a radio love doctor.

Director: David Barrett

Writer: Rebecca Perry Cutter

J.J. LaRoche personally requests Jane’s help when the mysterious container he’s been hiding for nine years is stolen from his home.

Director: David Paymer

Writer: Daniel Cerone

Just as Jane narrows down the Red John suspect list to seven, Red John strikes again, and the victim has a link to Jane’s past.

Director: Chris Long

Writer: Bruno Heller