The Mentalist

Episodes

Season 3 · 24 episodes

• E1 Red Sky at Night
  Sep 23, 2010 43 min

  After his encounter with Red John, Patrick rethinks his future with the CBI. At the same time, the team investigates two high-profile kidnappings.

• E2 Cackle-Bladder Blood
  Sep 30, 2010 43 min

  When Jane's shady brother-in-law (Kevin Rankin) comes to town and becomes a suspect in a murder investigation, Jane is forced to help him.

• E3 The Blood on His Hands
  Oct 7, 2010 43 min

  When Patrick Jane faces off once again with cult leader Bret Stiles, Stiles offers Jane information regarding Red John and the missing Kristina Frye.

• E4 Red Carpet Treatment
  Oct 14, 2010 43 min

  Patrick Jane and the CBI team are called in to investigate the murder of a convict who served nine years for rape and murder, but was recently released on DNA evidence.

• E5 The Red Ponies
  Oct 21, 2010 41 min

  Patrick Jane and the CBI team hit the horse track when a jockey is found murdered and suspects abound.

• E6 Pink Chanel Suit
  Oct 28, 2010 43 min

  The case of a murder and missing person on a secure compound perplexes the CBI team.

• E7 Red Hot
  Nov 4, 2010 41 min

  A building explodes while Patrick Jane and the team are investigating a death threat; Libson once again runs into billionaire Walter Mashburn (Currie Graham).

• E8 Ball of Fire
  Nov 11, 2010 42 min

  When Jane is kidnapped, Lisbon and the team realize there are many suspects who might want to harm him.

• E9 Red Moon
  Nov 18, 2010 43 min

  Patrick Jane accepts the help of a local astrologer, Ellis Mars, to solve the puzzling case of a triple homicide that involves two policemen and the fiancé of an EMT worker.

• E10 Jolly Red Elf
  Dec 9, 2010 42 min

  The CBI pursues two lines of investigation when a Santa is murdered: Patrick Jane goes undercover in an AA group; and Rigsby and Van Pelt question members of an authentic Santa society. Meanwhile, following the demise of a person in custody at the CBI, J.J. LaRoche is brought in to question the team when it appears to be an inside job.

• E11 Bloodsport
  Jan 6, 2011 43 min

  Patrick and the team investigate the murder of a woman with ties to one of the fighters. Meanwhile, LaRoche focuses his investigation on Rigsby, who in turn is forced to ask Cho for a huge favor in order to keep his job.

• E12 Bloodhounds
  Jan 20, 2011 42 min

  The team works with a criminal profiler on a double-murder case, and it turns into a contest for Jane, who tries to prove that his way of solving the case is better.

• E13 Red Alert
  Feb 3, 2011 42 min

  When Patrick Jane and others are taken hostage by an armed man accused of murder, Jane must think quickly to defuse the situation.

• E14 Blood for Blood
  Feb 10, 2011 43 min

  When a witness under Van Pelt's protection is killed, her position within the CBI comes into question.

• E15 Red Gold
  Feb 17, 2011 42 min

  When a modern-day prospector is found dead near a mining site and Lisbon is injured during the initial stages of the investigation, Agent Hightower joins Patrick Jane in the field for the first time.

• E16 Red Queen
  Feb 24, 2011 43 min

  The CBI team is under suspicion when a museum antiques dealer is murdered. Evidence seems to suggest that one member of the team is responsible.

• E17 Bloodstream
  Mar 10, 2011 42 min

  A doctor is found murdered on a golf course, and the team thinks the killer's in a hospital. Meanwhile, LaRoche takes over CBI and names Cho as the team leader.

• E18 The Red Mile
  Mar 31, 2011 42 min

  A man who claims to have been abducted by aliens is murdered and his body is stolen from the coroner's van. Van Pelt moves ahead with her wedding plans.

• E19 Every Rose Has Its Thorn
  Apr 7, 2011 43 min

  Patrick Jane sets out to prove a beautiful yet manipulative matchmaker shot and killed her husband after his body is found floating in the marina.

• E20 Redacted
  Apr 28, 2011 42 min

  Patrick Jane's life just got complicated. He's presented with two robberies gone bad and one of them involves Donny Culpepper, a former suspect, who Jane hired to get into LaRoche's house.

• E21 Like a Redheaded Stepchild
  May 5, 2011 43 min

  When a prison guard is stabbed to death outside of a jewelry store, Patrick Jane suspects one of the guard's inmates is the killer. Meanwhile, Rigsby questions his own father about the murder.

• E22 Rhapsody in Red
  May 12, 2011 43 min

  After a young violinist is shot to death, Patrick Jane questions the members of the Northern California Symphony Orchestra about the murder. Meanwhile, Cho crosses paths with a precocious young pickpocket.

• E23 Strawberries and Cream (1)
  May 19, 2011 42 min

  John's mole in the CBI is revealed and Patrick Jane finally meets Red John in an explosive confrontation with shocking repercussions for the CBI team.

• E24 Strawberries and Cream (2)
  May 19, 2011 42 min

  Patrick Jane finally meets Red John in an explosive confrontation with shocking repercussions for the CBI team.