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The Mentalist S6E2 — Black-Winged Redbird

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The Mentalist•Season 6•Episode 2

Black-Winged Redbird

8.3/10 · 3,046 votesOct 6, 201342 min

Ranked #7 of 22 in Season 6•+0.1 vs season avg

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.

Directed byRobert Duncan McNeill

Written byTom Szentgyorgyi

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Cast5

Simon Baker

Simon Baker

Patrick Jane

Robin Tunney

Robin Tunney

Teresa Lisbon

Tim Kang

Tim Kang

Kimball Cho

Amanda Righetti

Amanda Righetti

Grace Van Pelt

Owain Yeoman

Owain Yeoman

Wayne Rigsby

Crew5

Tom Szentgyorgyi

Tom Szentgyorgyi

Writer

Robert Duncan McNeill

Robert Duncan McNeill

Director

T

Tom Camarda

Director of Photography

C

Christopher Cibelli

Editor

Chris McGeary

Chris McGeary

Music Editor

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Episode Summary

"Black-Winged Redbird" is episode 2 of The Mentalist season 6. It scored 8.3/10 from 3,046 votes, ranking #7 of 22 episodes this season (season average 8.3). Directed by Robert Duncan McNeill and written by Tom Szentgyorgyi, it aired on October 6, 2013.

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