The Best Episodes of The Mentalist Season 6

Jane and Lisbon secretly continue their mission to narrow down the list of seven Red John suspects as they investigate the murder of a man who was missing for two years.

Director: Chris Long

Writer: Bruno Heller

Jane discovers an important clue to Red John's methods as the team encounters four of the suspects, and the CBI investigates the case of a software engineer killed by a drone strike.

Director: Robert Duncan McNeill

Writer: Tom Szentgyorgyi

Jane gets the CBI involved in a case in Napa in order to focus on Sheriff McAllister, while Van Pelt and Rigsby take a trip down the aisle.

Director: Randall Zisk

Writer: Daniel Cerone

Jane reveals that a list of fake Red John suspects he planted was stolen, and the team realizes these men are in danger.

Director: Eric Laneuville

Writer: Rebecca Perry Cutter

When a prominent member of Visualize is mysteriously killed, Jane investigates in the hopes that the case will provide a clue that will lead him to Red John.

Director: Tawnia McKiernan

Writer: Eoghan Mahony

With the final clue in hand, Jane attempts to gather the remaining Red John suspects in one place in hopes of finally revealing his identity.

Director: John F. Showalter

Writer: Ken Woodruff

Following the shocking events at Jane's house, the Red John list is narrowed down further, and the CBI's priority is the remaining suspects.

Director: Elodie Keene

Writer: Jordan Harper

Patrick Jane finally comes face-to-face with Red John, the serial killer he’s tracked since the madman murdered his wife and daughter. For 10 years, Jane has doggedly hunted his nemesis in his search for justice.

Director: Chris Long

Writer: Bruno Heller

Two years after the Red John case was put to rest, Jane's newfound peace is interrupted by a surprising job offer that could change everything for him.

Director: Simon Baker

Writer: Tom Szentgyorgyi

The FBI reluctantly enlists Jane’s help to find a missing computer programmer, but he won’t help unless Lisbon is brought on board as well.

Director: Robert Duncan McNeill

Writer: Daniel Cerone

The FBI is tasked with finding the killer of several DEA agents, and Jane goes on a date with a beautiful woman associated with the case.

Director: Guy Ferland

Writer: Ken Woodruff

Jane and the FBI investigate the murder of a high-tech cartographer who may have unearthed a spy ring before his death. Meanwhile, Rigsby and Van Pelt find themselves on the trail of an alarming conspiracy.

Director: James Hayman

Writer: Mike Weiss

Jane's investigation leads him to join a separatist commune after a U.S. attorney is found dead in Mexico, even though there's no record of her crossing the border. Also, Rigsby and Van Pelt convince J.J. LaRoche to help them discover who is stalking former CBI members.

Director: Randall Zisk

Writer: Erika Green Swafford

Jane and Fischer investigate a murder at an oil fracking site, while Rigsby and Van Pelt travel to Austin to help investigate suspects in the string of attacks on former CBI team members.

Director: Geary McLeod

Writer: David Appelbaum

Grace is kidnapped by the killer who has been hunting former CBI members, but when the prime suspect appears to have an airtight alibi, Jane must rely on all his skills to locate her before time runs out.

Director: Chris Long

Writer: Eoghan Mahony

Jane enlists his colleagues in a dangerous sting operation to catch a deadly team of art thieves. Meanwhile, sparks fly between Lisbon and an agent from the FBI’s art squad.

Director: J. Miller Tobin

Writer: Jordan Harper

Jane and the FBI take up the cause of a death row inmate who has two days to prove his innocence before his sentence is carried out.

Director: James Hayman

Writer: Tom Szentgyorgyi, Rebecca Perry Cutter

When a woman is found murdered near a remote men’s social club, Jane must find a way to insinuate himself into the insular group to find the killer.

Director: Eric Laneuville

Writer: Jeffrey Hatcher

A chance encounter with a suspicious-looking individual leads Jane and Lisbon to uncover a vast human smuggling ring. Meanwhile, Lisbon remains tempted by Pike’s offer to move to D.C. with him.

Director: Sylvain White

Writer: Eoghan Mahony, Mike Weiss

Jane’s freedom is at stake when a grand jury is empanelled to decide if he should be tried for the murder of Red John. Meanwhile, Lisbon tries to find out how Jane feels about the possibility of her leaving Austin with Agent Pike, and Cho and Abbott follow new leads in the human smuggling ring they recently uncovered.

Director: W. Thomas Snyder

Writer: Erika Green Swafford, Daniel Cerone

With time running out to save the victims of a kidnapping ring before they are transported overseas, Jane and Lisbon zero in on the criminal enterprise’s mastermind. Meanwhile, Lisbon decides if she will move to D.C. with Agent Pike.

Director: Randall Zisk

Writer: Ken Woodruff, David Appelbaum

A new lead in a cold case requires Lisbon to delay her plans to leave for Washington, D.C., giving Jane time to finally come to terms with his feelings for her and decide on a course of action.

Director: Chris Long

Writer: Bruno Heller