| Character | Actor | Top Episode | Best Line | |-----------|-------|-------------|------------| | Patrick Jane | Simon Baker | #23 – "Red John’s Footsteps" | "There’s no such thing as psychics. Just good liars." | | Teresa Lisbon | Robin Tunney | #19 – "A Dozen Red Roses" | "One day, Jane, your luck will run out. I just hope I’m not there to see it." | | Kimball Cho | Tim Kang | #5 – "Redwood" | "I’m not great at feelings. But I’m good at finding people who hurt others." | | Wayne Rigsby | Owain Yeoman | #16 – "Bloodshot" | "You know, for a genius, you’re pretty dumb about people, Jane." | | Grace Van Pelt | Amanda Righetti | #3 – "Red Tide" | "I joined the CBI to help people. Not to lie for you." | | Red John (voice/body double) | N/A | #11 – "Red John’s Friends" | "Hello, Patrick. Miss me?" |
The first season of The Mentalist (2008) introduced Patrick Jane, a consultant for the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI) with extraordinary powers of observation and a dark past as a fake psychic. The season consists of 23 episodes, primarily focusing on Jane's unconventional methods of solving crimes while pursuing his ultimate goal: finding the serial killer Red John, who murdered his wife and daughter. Season 1 Episode Index index of the mentalist season 1 top