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 California Bureau of Investigation.
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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: Rebecca Perry Cutter, Tom Szentgyorgyi
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: Mike Weiss, Eoghan Mahony
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: Daniel Cerone, Erika Green Swafford
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