The Mentalist, Red Sky at Night

Patrick contemplates his future with the team following his confrontation with serial killer Red John, leaving him reluctant to help with a kidnapping case.

Patrick is forced to help his estranged brother-in-law, who is embroiled in a murder investigation after one of his marks in an investment scam turns up dead.

A murder case leads Patrick into conflict with charismatic cult leader Bret Stiles, who offers him information regarding the identity of serial killer Red John.

The agents investigate the death of a man who was convicted of murder and rape, but released from jail because of faulty DNA evidence.

A jockey is found beaten to death on the tracks, leading Patrick and the team into the murky underworld of horse racing.

A federal judge's daughter goes missing on the same day as her grandmother dies, leading Patrick to believe the girl has been murdered.

Patrick and the team investigate a death threat, but find themselves in danger when a building explodes. Meanwhile, Teresa confronts billionaire Walter Mashburn.

Patrick is kidnapped, but as Teresa and the team search for clues to the abductor's identity, they realise he had numerous enemies, any one of whom might be responsible.

Local astrologer Ellis Mars helps Patrick solve the case of a triple murder involving two cops - and Jane's old nemesis, Red John.

The CBI investigates the murder of a Santa Claus impersonator, and Patrick discovers he's a suspect in the death of a cop-killer who was set on fire while in police custody.

A journalist is found dead at a martial arts contest, leading Patrick and the team to suspect two competitors of murder. Meanwhile, an internal investigator questions Rigsby.

A criminal profiler joins the team to help investigate a double murder case, but Patrick clashes with her scientific approach and the pair disagree on the killer's identity.

Teresa and Rigsby examine the murder of a film-maker who was shot at close range, and Patrick is taken hostage by the prime suspect while paying a parking fine at City Hall.

Van Pelt's career is put in jeopardy when a witness is killed in her care, leaving the team to work out the identity of the murderer and protect the victim's daughter.

Hightower temporarily replaces Teresa on an investigation into the death of a gold prospector, where the detectives' discoveries lead them to suspect his girlfriend.

LaRoche suspects Hightower of a police-killer's murder, and when she is also linked to the death of an archaeology professor, Patrick jeopardises his career to help her.

Patrick believes a doctor's murderer was a fellow physician, and is convinced that wealthy patients are given preferential treatment at the hospital where the victim worked.

The agents track down the killer of a man who believed he was abducted by aliens, and Van Pelt takes time off from the investigation to shop for a wedding dress.

When the owner of a dating website is killed, Patrick is sure the victim's wife is to blame. The team discovers some women at the agency are blackmailing clients.

Patrick deals with two failed robberies, one resulting in a shop owner's murder, and the other involving a former suspect the consultant hired to break into LaRoche's home.

Patrick suspects a prison inmate is to blame for the murder of a guard outside a shop, and Rigsby tries to find out what his father knows about the killing.

Members of an orchestra are under suspicion of murder when a violinist is shot dead. Meanwhile, Cho meets a young pickpocket out to prove his jailed father's innocence.

A bank robber's suicide bombing outside a petrol station shop leads Patrick to the belief that Hightower is being hunted by the serial killer Red John.

Patrick uses Hightower's location to attract Red John's accomplice, who he plans to use to track down the serial killer.