It seems impossible that the troubled girl and drug addict Abby left the family estate and her finger prints are found on the weapon used to kill her boyfriend. The CBI team is at a loss when the daughter of a federal judge goes missing and her boyfriend in found dead on the extremely well-guarded family compound a day before her grandmother's funeral. The CBI team is called upon to look into the murder of Bill Sutton, a well-known, talented jockey, and their investigation leads the CBI to a horse racing track owned by the fiercely independent Rob Caulwell. Max Winter thanks Jane and gifts him a gun. Both men are able to avoid definitive murder charges with no way of knowing who actually murdered Dahl.
Meanwhile, Dahl's pen pal's husband admits to having hit Dahl on the head. Jennifer's husband, Max Winter, finally admits to having shot Dahl nine times in the face but says that Dahl was already dead when he shot him. Dahl, who had been convicted of the rape and murder of Jennifer Winter, was also having an affair with a woman who he had become pen pals with while in prison. Jane and the rest of the team investigate the murder of a convict, Henry Dahl, who was released recently based on DNA evidence. She has been made to believe that she is actually dead and cannot recall any details about her abduction or Red John. The information is found to be accurate and Kristina is found alive, but catatonic. Cult leader and founder of Visualize, Bret Stiles offers Patrick information on Red John and the disappearance of Kristina Frye to defuse their rivalry and try to ease their relationship. When Patrick's brother-in-law, Daniel "Danny" Ruskin, returns to town and gets mixed up in a murder investigation (with Danny seeming to be the murderer of a businessman he was conning), Patrick must come to his aid despite personal reservations.Ī young woman associated with Visualize is found dead and the CBI works to discover if someone from Visualize is the murderer leading them to join forces with FBI Agent Craig O'Laughlin who reveals the FBI's investigation of the role of Visualize in tax evasion and racketeering. Patrick tries to excuse himself from working the case forcing Lisbon to work on convincing him. At the same time, the team investigates the high-profile kidnapping of missing lobbyist Harvey Dublin and the murder of his chauffeur, Pete Russo. See also: List of The Mentalist episodes No.Īfter his encounter with Red John and Kristina Frye's probable death, Patrick Jane rethinks his future with the CBI. Bryan Lugo as Rusty Moores ("Red Moon").Bradley Whitford as Timothy Carter/Fake Red John ("Strawberries and Cream - Part 2").David Norona as Osvaldo Ardiles ("Rhapsody in Red").Morena Baccarin as Erica Flynn ("Every Rose Has Its Thorn").Ethan Phillips as Newsome Kirk ("The Red Mile").Linda Park as Dr Montague ("Bloodhounds").