The Mentalist Spoilers – A Mystery for 2011
At the end of the last episode of The Mentalist, the team faced a Red-John related death. TV Guide confirmed that the burn victim whispered 'Tiger, Tiger'to Patrick Jane, causing him to freeze up in shock. They reveal that the victim's quote of a William Blake poem that is a favorite of Red John means that there is most definitely a connection between the victim and Red John.
TV Guide also reveals that Pruitt Taylor will be joining The Mentalist in the December 9 episode to launch an investigation into Jane's teammates to see if they were involved in the recent murder. Apparently, when the show returns from a holiday hiatus in January, Rigsby, Van Pelt and Cho will all be under investigation.
Beginning in January, "each will fall under suspicion and be looked at during the course of various episodes," teases executive producer Tom Szentgyorgyi. The intense probing will uncover secrets about the team and threaten to destroy the Rigsby/Cho/Van Pelt dynamic.
Will one of the three be found guilty of the murder and have ties to Red John? "I can neither confirm nor deny I can't even approach that," says Szentgyorgyi. But he does reveal, "In 2011, the investigation will take a startling turn and the team will change dramatically.'
As for the recent reappearance of Walter Mashburn don't expect to see him again anytime soon, unfortunately. TV Guide spoke with Mentalist creator Bruno Heller, who said that we likely won't be seeing him again this year.
"Lisbon is a very unsentimental character. As she indicated at the end of that episode, she's happy to have a bit of human contact, but she's kind of a lone wolf in that respect. It just shows that there is a softer side to her and she needs love and companionship like anyone else, but then she just moves on," he says.
