Season 5
🎬 22 Episodes 📅 2012 ⏱ 40 min
A detective with a troubled past joins The Mentalist's investigation into the disappearance of a woman whose only clue is a cryptic message. As the team delves deeper, they uncover connections that blur the line between observation and manipulation, between truth and deception. The case becomes personal when evidence suggests a connection to crimes the protagonist thought he'd left behind, forcing him to confront the psychological toll of his methods and the cost of always being right.
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📊 Season Stats
22
Episodes
2012
Year
40
min / ep
14.7
Watch Hours
5/7
Season No.
⭐ 8.3
Best Episode
Ep. 22 · Red John's Rules
🎬 Episodes 22 episodes
1
⭐ 7.9
The Crimson Ticket
While Jane tries to decipher Lorelei’s connection to Red John, the CBI team is forced to partner with the FBI to solve the murder of a hotel employee.
🎬 Randall Zisk ✍️ Bruno Heller
2
⭐ 8.2
Devil's Cherry
While the team investigates the murder of a diamond cutter, Jane meets a girl who claims to be his late daughter, Charlotte.
🎬 Randall Zisk ✍️ Daniel Cerone
3
⭐ 7.7
Not One Red Cent
A bank employee is murdered during a heist and Jane and the team must work to track down the killer. Meanwhile, Lisbon is pulled deeper into the CBI/FBI rivalry.
🎬 Chris Long ✍️ Ken Woodruff
4
⭐ 7.5
Blood Feud
When Rigsby’s father is found injured at a crime scene, the team must find out if it is the result of a long-standing small-town gang war.
🎬 Anton Cropper ✍️ Jordan Harper
5
⭐ 8.2
Red Dawn
See how Jane met Lisbon and the rest of the CBI team for the first time.
🎬 Chris Long ✍️ Tom Szentgyorgyi
6
⭐ 7.7
Cherry Picked
The team investigates the kidnapping of a couple that may be the victim of mistaken identity, while Jane continues his investigation into Lorelei's whereabouts.
🎬 John F. Showalter ✍️ David Appelbaum
7
⭐ 7.6
If It Bleeds, It Leads
The team investigates the murder of a reporter who may have become too close to her story, while Jane insists on pursuing his own leads to find Lorelei.
🎬 John F. Showalter ✍️ Eoghan Mahony
8
⭐ 8.2
Red Sails in the Sunset
With the help of Brett Stiles, Jane orchestrates an elaborate plan to break Lorelei Martins out of prison in the hopes of her leading him to Red John.
🎬 Simon Baker ✍️ Daniel Cerone
9
⭐ 7.3
Black Cherry
The CBI team investigates the murder of a real estate agent with former gang ties, while Jane searches for leads on his new connection to Red John.
🎬 Elodie Keene ✍️ Erika Green Swafford
10
⭐ 7.4
Panama Red
The death of a young botanist leads the team into the lucrative world of medical marijuana, while Cho’s work with the rapid response team brings him back into contact with Summer.
🎬 Guy Ferland ✍️ Mike Weiss
11
⭐ 7.5
Days of Wine and Roses
The CBI team visits a high-end California rehab center in order to investigate the death of a young model who was a patient there, while Lisbon ramps up her investigation into Tommy Volker.
🎬 Eric Laneuville ✍️ Rebecca Perry Cutter
12
⭐ 7.9
Little Red Corvette
The CBI investigates the death of a geologist, which Lisbon is convinced is the key to bringing down Tommy Volker.
🎬 Randall Zisk ✍️ Ken Woodruff
13
⭐ 7.7
The Red Barn
The team investigates a 25-year-old case that seems to involve both Red John and the Visualize group, and Lisbon contemplates her future.
🎬 Allison Anders ✍️ Tom Szentgyorgyi
14
⭐ 7.9
Red in Tooth and Claw
The team delves into the surprisingly cutthroat world of academics in a case involving a graduate student at a natural history museum.
🎬 Randall Zisk ✍️ Jordan Harper
15
⭐ 7.3
Red Lacquer Nail Polish
Jane and the team investigate the murder of an elderly heiress whose remains are found in the living room of her spooky mansion.
🎬 Geary McLeod ✍️ Eoghan Mahony
16
⭐ 8.0
There Will Be Blood
Lorelei Martins returns, determined to find out if Red John had a role in her sister's death, and Jane is forced to confess to Lisbon his part in Lorelei's prison escape.
🎬 Anton Cropper ✍️ Ken Woodruff
17
⭐ 7.2
Red, White and Blue
The CBI team investigates when the body of a female army medic who worked with soldiers with PTSD is found near a military base.
🎬 Robert Duncan McNeill ✍️ Anthony Astrino
18
⭐ 7.4
Behind the Red Curtain
The CBI team investigates when the young lead of a local theater production dies on the eve of the opening. Meanwhile, Jane hopes to get more information about Red John from the comatose Jason Lennon.
🎬 Chris Long ✍️ Eoghan Mahony
19
⭐ 6.9
Red Letter Day
The CBI team heads out to a run-down Wild West tourist town to investigate the death of the town's owner. Meanwhile, Kirkland tries to uncover the extent of Jane's knowledge about Red John.
🎬 Guy Ferland ✍️ Mike Weiss
20
⭐ 6.6
Red Velvet Cupcakes
Rigsby and Van Pelt go undercover as a couple with relationship problems to investigate the death of a woman who received advice from a radio love doctor.
🎬 David Barrett ✍️ Rebecca Perry Cutter
21
⭐ 8.1
Red and Itchy
J.J. LaRoche personally requests Jane’s help when the mysterious container he’s been hiding for nine years is stolen from his home.
🎬 David Paymer ✍️ Daniel Cerone
22
⭐ 8.3
Red John's Rules
Just as Jane narrows down the Red John suspect list to seven, Red John strikes again, and the victim has a link to Jane’s past.
🎬 Chris Long ✍️ Bruno Heller