8.7/102,410 votes#1 - The Desert Rose
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 9/29/2013
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
8.2/101,718 votes#2 - Black-Winged Redbird
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 10/6/2013
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
8.1/101,662 votes#3 - Wedding in Red
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 10/13/2013
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
8.6/101,825 votes#4 - Red Listed
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 10/20/2013
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
8.2/101,718 votes#5 - The Red Tattoo
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 10/27/2013
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
9.0/102,461 votes#6 - Fire and Brimstone
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 11/10/2013
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
8.9/102,220 votes#7 - The Great Red Dragon
Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 11/17/2013
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
7.6/103,834 votes#8 - Red John
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 11/24/2013
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
8.2/101,946 votes#9 - My Blue Heaven
Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 12/1/2013
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
8.2/101,713 votes#10 - Green Thumb
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 12/8/2013
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
8.1/101,527 votes#11 - White Lines
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 1/5/2014
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
8.0/101,455 votes#12 - The Golden Hammer
Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 1/12/2014
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
7.7/101,303 votes#13 - Black Helicopters
Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 3/9/2014
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
7.6/101,306 votes#14 - Grey Water
Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 3/16/2014
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
8.0/101,467 votes#15 - White as the Driven Snow
Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 3/23/2014
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
8.6/101,654 votes#16 - Violets
Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 3/30/2014
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
7.9/101,281 votes#17 - Silver Wings of Time
Season 6 Episode 17 - Aired 4/13/2014
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
7.5/101,207 votes#18 - Forest Green
Season 6 Episode 18 - Aired 4/20/2014
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
7.9/101,239 votes#19 - Brown Eyed Girls
Season 6 Episode 19 - Aired 4/27/2014
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
8.1/101,263 votes#20 - Il Tavolo Bianco
Season 6 Episode 20 - Aired 5/4/2014
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
8.1/101,276 votes#21 - Black Hearts
Season 6 Episode 21 - Aired 5/11/2014
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
9.1/102,765 votes#22 - Blue Bird
Season 6 Episode 22 - Aired 5/18/2014
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
The Best Episodes of The Mentalist Season 6
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Season 6 Ratings Summary
"The Desert Rose" is the best rated episode of "The Mentalist" season 6. It scored 8.7/10 based on 2410 votes. Directed by Chris Long and written by Bruno Heller, it aired on 9/29/2013. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Black-Winged Redbird".