The best episodes of The Mentalist Season 2
Season 2 only — ranked by viewer rating, highs first. Vote on a placement to back it or contest it.
- 01
The CBI team are faced with a violent and shocking crime in their own offices, but must work the case in spite of their alarm at who may be behind it.
- 02
Jane, Cho, Rigsby, and Van Pelt decide to conduct their own investigation when Lisbon is accused of murdering a child molester she arrested who was recently paroled.
- 03
When Patrick Jane's sneaky conduct causes the case of a confessed hitman to be tossed out of court, his annoyed CBI team must start the investigation over from scratch.
- 04
Patrick Jane and Kristina's first date is interrupted by a report of Red John striking again, which is discovered to be a copycat. But when Kristina reaches out to the real Red John, both she and Jane find themselves in grave danger.
- 05
Even after Bosco arrests Jane and puts him in prison for spying on the Red John investigation, Jane is able to help the CBI team from his cell to solve the murder of a young man.
- 06
Lisbon and the team work the case of a State Senator's murdered intern, while Jane simultaneously tries to find out what new information Bosco has uncovered on the Red John case.
- 07
The CBI team investigates the death of a wealthy man living in a haunted mansion, and Rigsby and Van Pelt grow closer.
- 08
While investogating the murder of an English tutor who stole a valuable artifact from a British museum, Patrick Jane, Lisbon, and the CBI team brace themselves to finally meet their new boss, Madeleine Hightower.
- 09
Minelli orders Jane, Lisbon and the rest of the unit to play nice and work together with Bosco and his team to locate a kidnapped woman being held for ransom.
- 10
When a media mogul is murdered, Patrick Jane and the CBI team investigate cult leader Bret Stiles, who may have had an axe to grind following the publication of a critical story about his group.
- 11
Patrick Jane and the CBI team investigate when the body of a high-end luxury car sales woman is found in the trunk of a Bentley in the dealership's showroom.
- 12
When Dr. Alicia Seberg, a government research scientist, is exposed to a deadly toxin while at work and has only hours to live, she calls Patrick Jane and the CBI to find her murderer.
- 13
Patrick Jane and the CBI team investigate the death of a mathematical genius by a gun-wielding clown.
- 14
Patrick Jane and the team are called to investigate the robbery and murder of a wealthy jeweler while attending a black tie fundraiser for the CBI.
- 15
Rigsby goes undercover as an alum at a 15th high school reunion when Patrick Jane and the team investigate a double homicide that may be linked to an old prank.
- 16
Romantic sparks begin to fly when Patrick Jane and supposed psychic Kristina Frye cross paths again during the CBI investigation into the murder of a charismatic head of a non-profit organization that fights human trafficking.
- 17
While the unit tackles a murder case involving a woman who stole a million dollars from her employer, Jane and Lisbon learn that the Red John case has been reassigned to a new CBI team led by the straight-shooting agent Sam Bosco.
- 18
While Jane and the team examine the crime scene where a baseball scout is found murdered, Jane is clocked in the head by a ball and flashes back to his childhood with his overbearing father.
- 19
When a member of Cho's former gang, the Avon Park Playboys, is found murdered, Patrick Jane insists on helping Cho with his off-the-books investigation.
- 20
Jane, Lisbon and the CBI team encounter one of California's most dangerous motorcycle gangs when investigating the death of their primary attorney.
- 21
Jane and the team investigate the murder of an arrogant chef during a cooking competition in Napa Valley.
- 22
When a Jane Doe with amnesia and covered in blood steps in front of Cho and Van Pelt's car, Patrick Jane must use all of his skills to discover who she is, her last location, and why she lost her memory.
- 23
While investigating the death of a mayor's media liaison, Jane is kidnapped by an eco-terrorist who is a suspect in the case. Meanwhile, the team reluctantly agrees to be filmed for a documentary.
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