THE MENTALIST stars Golden Globe Award nominee Simon Baker as Patrick Jane, an independent consultant with the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI), who has a remarkable track record for solving serious crimes by using his razor sharp skills of observation. Within the Bureau, Jane is notorious for his blatant lack of protocol and his semi-celebrity past as a psychic medium, whose paranormal abilities he now admits he feigned. Jane's role in cracking a series of tough, high-profile cases is greatly valued by his fellow agents; however, no-nonsense Senior Agent Teresa Lisbon alternates between reluctantly acknowledging Jane's usefulness and blasting him for his theatrics, narcissism and dangerous lack of boundaries. Lisbon's team includes agents Kimball Cho, Wayne Rigsby and Grace Van Pelt, who all think Jane's a loose cannon but admire his charm and knack for clearing cases.
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by Caryn Robbins - November 15, 2011
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by Caryn Robbins - November 15, 2011
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by Caryn Robbins - November 11, 2011
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by Caryn Robbins - November 11, 2011
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by Caryn Robbins - November 04, 2011
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by Caryn Robbins - November 04, 2011
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by Caryn Robbins - November 03, 2011
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by Caryn Robbins - November 03, 2011
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by Caryn Robbins - November 01, 2011
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by Caryn Robbins - October 25, 2011
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by Caryn Robbins - October 25, 2011
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by Kelsey Denette - October 11, 2011
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by Kelsey Denette - October 11, 2011
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by Kelsey Denette - October 11, 2011
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by Caryn Robbins - October 10, 2011
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by Caryn Robbins - October 10, 2011
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by Caryn Robbins - September 30, 2011
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by Caryn Robbins - September 30, 2011
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by Gabrielle Sierra - September 14, 2011
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by Gabrielle Sierra - September 06, 2011
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by Kelsey Denette - June 08, 2011
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by Kelsey Denette - May 20, 2011
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by Kelsey Denette - May 20, 2011
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by Gabrielle Sierra - April 01, 2011
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