The Mentalist

SO, PATRICK...

THIS DOESN'T LOOK GOOD.

TELL US YOUR SIDE OF THE STORY. MAYBE WE CAN STRAIGHTEN IT OUT.

IT'S A LONG STORY, BUT, UH...

THE MAN I SHOT WAS RED JOHN.

SO YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU DID THAT. YOU KILLED HIM.

YES, I DID.

CAN HARDLY DENY IT, CAN I? 500 WITNESSES.

HE WAS RED JOHN.

RED JOHN, THE FAMOUS SERIAL KILLER? THAT RED JOHN?

YES. HE KILLED MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER.

SO WHAT YOU DID, IN YOUR MIND, IT WAS LIKE A RIGHTEOUS KILL.

YES.

HOW DID YOU KNOW IT WAS HIM?

HE TOLD ME HE WAS.

AND YOU BELIEVED HIM.

HE KNEW THINGS ABOUT MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER

THAT ONLY RED JOHN WOULD KNOW.

WHAT WAS THAT?

HOW THEY SMELLED ON THE NIGHT THAT HE KILLED THEM.

OKAY.

SO DID, UH, DID ANYONE ELSE HEAR HIM SAY THIS TO YOU?NO.

YOU CAN ONLY ASSERT HE SAID IT. YOU CAN'T PROVE IT.

NO, I CAN'T, BUT THE GUN HE'S CARRYING CERTAINLY BACKS ME UP.

AND IF YOU CHECK HIS CELL PHONE, 15

FROM AN FBI AGENT BY THE NAME OF CRAIG O'LAUGHLIN,

WHO IS, WELL, WAS, A PROVEN ACCOMPLICE OF RED JOHN.

YOU TAKING ANY KIND OF MEDICATION, PATRICK?

NO.

WHAT'S THAT GOT TO DO WITH ANYTHING?

HERE'S THE THING. THAT'S A GREAT STORY YOU TELL.

IF IT WAS TRUE, YOU COULD PROBABLY ASK FOR MANSLAUGHTER,

TAKE A 5-YEAR HIT, TOPS.

IT IS TRUE.

YEAH. BUT THE PROBLEM IS, PATRICK,

THE MAN YOU KILLED-- HIS NAME IS TIMOTHY CARTER.

HE'S A WELL-RESPECTED LOCAL BUSINESSMAN,

A DEVOTED HUSBAND AND FATHER WITH NO CRIMINAL RECORD.

NO, THAT'S INCORRECT.WAIT A MINUTE. LET ME FINISH.

WE'VE ALREADY LOOKED AT HIS CELL PHONE.

I GOT THE DETAILS RIGHT HERE.

HE LOGGED ZERO CALLS FROM THIS O'LAUGHLIN--

NONE.

AND GUESS WHAT ELSE?

HE DIDN'T HAVE A GUN ON HIM.

NO GUN.

NO GUN.

SO YOU SEE HOW THIS DOESN'T LOOK GOOD.

LOOKS LIKE EITHER YOU'RE TELLING US A PACK OF LIES,

OR YOU WENT CRAZY

AND YOU KILLED AN INNOCENT MAN.

ARDILES. HEY, I'M GLAD I CAUGHT YOU.

JUST TO SAVE TIME HERE, I'M SORRY,

BUT I CAN'T CUT YOUR MAN JANE ANY SLACK ON HIS BAIL.

NO, NO. I DON'T WANT YOU TO.

NO, ON THE CONTRARY, I WANT YOU

TO MAKE SURE HE STAYS LOCKED UP FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.

OKAY. HE'S YOUR MAN.

WELL, DON'T GET ME WRONG--IT'S HEARTBREAKING TO SEE A GOOD MAN

AND A PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYEE LIKE JANE GO DOWN IN FLAMES,

BUT THIS IS ABOUT DAMAGE CONTROL NOW.

NEED TO MAKE SURE HE IS OUT OF THE WAY

UNTIL THIS MEDIA CRAPSTORM PASSES.

UNDERSTOOD.

YOUR HONOR, THE DEFENDANT IS CHARGED

WITH A HEINOUS AND INEXPLICABLE CRIME

THAT MAY ENTAIL THE DEATH PENALTY.

HE HAS NO TIES IN THE COMMUNITY, HE OWNS NO PROPERTY HERE

AND MUST BE CONSIDERED A VERY SERIOUS FLIGHT RISK.

I ASK THAT BAIL BE SET AT A MINIMUM OF $1 MILLION.

MR. JANE, ARE YOU SURE ABOUT REPRESENTING YOURSELF?

IT'S SELDOM A GOOD IDEA.

I AM SURE, YOUR HONOR. I APPRECIATE YOUR CONCERN.

VERY WELL, THEN. AS TO THE MATTER OF BAIL?

OH, IT'S FINE. NO--NO OBJECTION.

REALLY? CAN YOU COME UP WITH A MILLION DOLLARS?

NO. I'M--I'M HAPPY TO STAY IN JAIL FOR NOW.

I-I NEED A LITTLE TIME TO THINK ABOUT THINGS.

WELL, THEN, WE SHALL OBLIGE YOU.

BAIL IS SET AT A MILLION DOLLARS.

AGENT LISBON.

HOW ARE YOU?

MM. PRETTY GOOD, CONSIDERING.

PAINKILLERS ARE AMAZING THESE DAYS, HUH?

MM.

HAVE YOU SEEN JANE?

oh, ACROSS A COURTROOM.

HOW WAS HE?

WELL ENOUGH.

I WANT TO EXTEND

MY OWN AND THE BUREAU'S DEEPEST SYMPATHIES TO YOU.

THANK YOU.

DOCTOR SAYS I SHOULD BE UP AND AROUND IN A DAY OR SO.

OH, EXCELLENT. EXCELLENT. BUT...

D-DON'T RUSH YOUR RECOVERY. YOU HAVE PLENTY OF TIME.

YOU AND YOUR TEAM ARE SUSPENDED AS OF TODAY.

SUSPENDED.

WHY?

REALLY? YOU HAVE TO ASK?

YOU ALLOWED A CLEARLY DISTURBED INDIVIDUAL

TO LEAD YOUR ACTIVITIES.

YOU ALLOWED HIM TO GUN DOWN AN INNOCENT MAN.

WE DON'T KNOW THAT.

AN INNOCENT MAN.

ON TOP OF WHICH, YOU PERPETRATED AN ELABORATE DECEPTION ON ME,

IN ORDER TO GATHER EVIDENCE THAT I, YOUR OWN BOSS,

AM PART OF A VAST CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY.

SHALL I GO ON?

BUT YOU CAN'T DO THIS. PLEASE, YOU--

SHH, STAY CALM, LISBON.

FOCUS ON GETTING WELL.

WE'LL REVISIT YOUR STATUS WHEN YOU'RE FULLY RECOVERED.

BUT WHAT ABOUT JANE?

FORGET ABOUT JANE.

NURSE?

SO HOW WAS YOUR WEEK?

OH, YOU SHOULD BE IN THE HOSPITAL.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I'M OKAY. YOU, ON THE OTHER HAND...

OH, I'M OKAY, TOO.

YOU KILLED AN UNARMED MAN IN FRONT OF 500 WITNESSES.

YOU'RE NOT OKAY.

HE HAD A GUN.

SOMEONE MUST HAVE TAKEN IT AND SWITCHED THE CELL PHONE.

IT'S THE ONLY POSSIBLE EXPLANATION.

THAT, OR YOU WENT NUTS FOR A MOMENT.

LISBON, LOOK AT ME.

I DIDN'T GO NUTS.

I BELIEVE YOU.

I'M NOT SURE A JURY WILL.

YEAH, WELL, THAT IS A PROBLEM,

BUT I DID WHAT I HAD TO DO, AND I'LL LIVE WITH THE CONSEQUENCES.

NEXT TIME YOU COME, CAN YOU BRING SOME BLUEBERRY MUFFINS?

HEY, GUYS.

GRACE, YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO COME IN.

WE COULD HAVE GOTTEN YOUR STUFF.

OH, IT'S NO BIG DEAL.

OKAY.

UM, HOW ARE YOU DOING? YOU GOOD?

YEAH, I'M FINE.

TWO DAYS AGO YOU SHOT YOUR FIANCE. YOU CAN'T BE FINE.

JEEZ, CHO.WHAT?

YOU NEED TO SPELL IT OUT?

LOOK, I AM PERFECTLY FINE,

AND I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT. OKAY?

HEY, BOSS.

AREN'T YOU SUPPOSED TO BE HOSPITAL?

NEVER MIND THAT.

BUT YOU SHOULD BE--I'M FINE.

WE NEED TO WORK ON DIGGING OURSELVES AND JANE OUT OF THIS.

HOW DO WE DO THAT?

FIRST, WE PROVE THAT THIS TIMOTHY CARTER GUY WAS RED JOHN.

HARD TO DO. HOW DO WE WORK WITHOUT BADGES?

IT BREAKS THE TERMS OF OUR SUSPENSION.

YES, BUT I DON'T SEE THAT WE HAVE ANY OTHER CHOICES. YOU IN?

YES.

GRACE, WHAT AM I THINKING?

YOU NEED TO GO HOME AND REST.

THE GUYS AND I CAN MANAGE THIS TO START WITH.

SERIOUSLY, I'M TOTALLY OKAY.

NO. YOU NEED TO GO HOME AND TAKE IT EASY.

I CAN'T GO HOME.

I NEED TO WORK. I NEED TO BE AROUND PEOPLE.

YOU'RE RIGHT. I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT TO DO.

YOU WANT TO STAY, STAY. WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU.

YOU GUYS WANT TO FOCUS ON FINDING THE GUN AND CELL PHONE?

ASSUME IT WAS TAKEN BEFORE SAC P.D. AND FORENSICS GOT THERE?

WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE SECURITY VIDEO.

WHO TOOK THE EVIDENCE HAS TO BE ON CAMERA.

WE'LL CHECK OUT TIMOTHY CARTER. IF HE WAS RED JOHN

HE WOULD'VE LEFT EVIDENCE OF IT SOMEPLACE.

IFHE WAS RED JOHN.

HE WAS. JANE DID NOT GO CRAZY.

[clanking, indistinct conversations]

HI.

REMEMBER US? WERE AT THE STAKEOUT THAT LED TO THE SHOOTING?

OH, YEAH. THAT WAS SOME SITUATION, HUH?

HOW CAN I HELP YOU?

WE NEED TO SEE THAT DAY'S VIDEO SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE.

OF COURSE, SURE. UH, WE GOT IT ON DISK,

OR I CAN DOWNLOAD IT AND E-MAIL YOU.DISK WOULD BE FINE.

NO PROBLEMO.JUST SHOW ME THE WARRANT.

I'LL GET RIGHT ON IT.WE'LL SEND YOU THE WARRANT.

WE'RE KIND OF IN A HURRY HERE.I BET.

MUST BE ALL KINDS OF CRAP FLYING OVER THIS.

YOUR GUY REALLY GOT HIS BRONSON ON, HUH? BOOM.

YEAH.

WILD.

I NEED TO SEE THE WARRANT FIRST, THOUGH.

IT'S, UH, IT'S PROTOCOL.

THERE IS NO WARRANT.

ASK ME WHY.WHY?

BECAUSE EVERY MEMBER OF OUR UNIT IS SUSPENDED, BECAUSE OF

THIS KILLING HERE AND TWO OTHER PEOPLE WE KILLED THIS WEEK.

WOW, THAT'S, UH...

ROUGH WEEK.

UH, I GUESS I CAN RUN YOU OFF A COPY.