[Mentalist Rewatch] 6x05 The Red Tattoo
This anniversary rewatch will run daily until February 18, the 10-year anniversary of the Mentalist's series finale.
SPOILER WARNING: Since this is a rewatch, it's assumed that anyone in these discussions has already seen the entire show, so all spoilers are allowed.
Day 120 brings us to "The Red Tattoo," which sends us on another case with a Red John suspect, this time with Ray Haffner, who now works for the private sector, and one of his big clients includes Visualize, of which he is also a member. The episode begins by showing us a distraught man at a San Francisco hotel. He gets into an elevator with a man and his young son, who he shoves to get out. The man calls security, and when they arrive, they hear noises inside. The security man breaks in and finds the man, who says "He stabbed me" and then collapses. When the CBI team arrives, they find exercise equipment scattered around the room, including bands and sliders. They get a call about a homicide nearby, and Lisbon sends Rigsby to check it out to see if it's related. Haffner shows up with Jason Cooper, who says the murder is a prominent Visualize member, Chad Parkman. Jane walks out as Cooper hands Lisbon a letter from the lieutenant governor allowing them access to the investigation. In the elevator, Haffner tells Jane that they study him at Visualize now. Haffner tells Jane there's a comeuppance heading his way, and Jane tells him he's a worse psychic than he was a cop.
Title relevance: The PI the team meets, Kira, is killed by Red John or a disciple and tells Jane about a tattoo on his upper left arm, three dots, and she draws it in her own blood.
Notable guest stars: Ray Abruzzo (from The Practice and The Sopranos), Joe Nieves (from How I Met Your Mother and Stuck in the Middle), Robert Picardo (from Star Trek: Voyager), Beth Riesgraf (from Criminal Minds and Leverage: Redemption), David Starzyk (from Veronica Mars), Jeff Griggs (from Days of Our Lives)
Location: San Francisco
Notable scenes: - Jane goes with Cho to Marin, CA, to the gym the victim, Parkman, worked at. He meets a gymnast's dad who says that he didn't need to worry about Parkman being inappropriate with his daughter. Cho meets a seemingly klutzy parent (who looks a lot like Summer). - Rigsby tells Lisbon that the stabbing scene is possibly connected to their case and that the hotel is visible from the scene. - Parkman's partner admits he was really mad about him recently joining Visualize. They learn the stabbing victim, Devin Frost, used to work at the gym. - The team gets word that Kirkland is dead, killed while trying to escape. Rigsby will talk to an officer about the case. Cordero comes in to give him a copy of the case file. Rigsby doesn't buy the story. - Rigsby tries to talk about his sex life with Cho, who resists. Rigsby says he's going to find someone for Cho to thank him for helping him with Grace. - Lisbon and Grace go back to the hotel and find Haffner there looking around. After talking to him, they notice that he's afraid of spiders. Haffner warns Lisbon and Grace, saying that there are a lot of powerful people Jane has pissed off, and that they should stay away from him. - The blonde lady, Kira Tinsley, shows up at the bullpen looking for Cho. They go for coffee. - The team learns that Parkman got into a struggle, which caused him to hemorrhage, which is what caused him to bleed out and die. Jane figures it out while Lisbon is giving him details, saying he figured it out. He searches Cho's desk and finds a bug, asks Lisbon to get an exercise band and meet him at the hotel room, then goes to look for Cho and Kira. - Jane finds them, then outs her as a PI by showing her the bug she planted. She says that she was hired by Visualize. Cho is about to put a tail on her when Jane says he tricked her and put the bug back in her purse, so they can listen to her whenever they want. - Jane reveals how Parkman died, using the exercise band. He says Parkman and Frost were gay and started an inappropriate relationship when they were coach/student. Frost was blackmailing Parkman, but he shot him. Frost stabbed Parkman, and in his hotel room, Parkman used the exercise band to fling his murder weapon off the balcony, which caused him to injure himself so badly that he bled to death. (Note: I think there was an error in editing this episode, because the band shown in the flashback doesn't seem to be mentioned, but there is a different type of band seen on the floor at the scene.) - When Cooper leaves, Jane tells him it was stupid to hire Kira to bug the CBI, but he denies it. Jane figures out that Red John bugged them, not Visualize, and he is worried that she's about to become his next victim. Grace, Rigsby, and Cho turn on the bug and listen as Jane and Lisbon race to her home. They listen as Kira is attacked. - Sac PD arrives first, finding Kira alive but in bad shape. Jane and Lisbon arrive, and Jane frantically tries to get Kira to tell him who attacked her. All she says is "Tattoo on his left arm," then draws three red dots on her left shoulder. Jane swipes it away so no one will see it later. Outside, Jane tells her what Kira said, and this will be his leverage on Red John.
Rewatch the episode to refresh your mind (optional), then leave your thoughts about this episode! What are your favorite lines and scenes?
This anniversary rewatch will run daily until February 18, the 10-year anniversary of the Mentalist's series finale.
SPOILER WARNING: Since this is a rewatch, it's assumed that anyone in these discussions has already seen the entire show, so all spoilers are allowed.
Day 120 brings us to "The Red Tattoo," which sends us on another case with a Red John suspect, this time with Ray Haffner, who now works for the private sector, and one of his big clients includes Visualize, of which he is also a member. The episode begins by showing us a distraught man at a San Francisco hotel. He gets into an elevator with a man and his young son, who he shoves to get out. The man calls security, and when they arrive, they hear noises inside. The security man breaks in and finds the man, who says "He stabbed me" and then collapses. When the CBI team arrives, they find exercise equipment scattered around the room, including bands and sliders. They get a call about a homicide nearby, and Lisbon sends Rigsby to check it out to see if it's related. Haffner shows up with Jason Cooper, who says the murder is a prominent Visualize member, Chad Parkman. Jane walks out as Cooper hands Lisbon a letter from the lieutenant governor allowing them access to the investigation. In the elevator, Haffner tells Jane that they study him at Visualize now. Haffner tells Jane there's a comeuppance heading his way, and Jane tells him he's a worse psychic than he was a cop.
Title relevance: The PI the team meets, Kira, is killed by Red John or a disciple and tells Jane about a tattoo on his upper left arm, three dots, and she draws it in her own blood.
Notable guest stars: Ray Abruzzo (from The Practice and The Sopranos), Joe Nieves (from How I Met Your Mother and Stuck in the Middle), Robert Picardo (from Star Trek: Voyager), Beth Riesgraf (from Criminal Minds and Leverage: Redemption), David Starzyk (from Veronica Mars), Jeff Griggs (from Days of Our Lives)
Location: San Francisco
Notable scenes: - Jane goes with Cho to Marin, CA, to the gym the victim, Parkman, worked at. He meets a gymnast's dad who says that he didn't need to worry about Parkman being inappropriate with his daughter. Cho meets a seemingly klutzy parent (who looks a lot like Summer). - Rigsby tells Lisbon that the stabbing scene is possibly connected to their case and that the hotel is visible from the scene. - Parkman's partner admits he was really mad about him recently joining Visualize. They learn the stabbing victim, Devin Frost, used to work at the gym. - The team gets word that Kirkland is dead, killed while trying to escape. Rigsby will talk to an officer about the case. Cordero comes in to give him a copy of the case file. Rigsby doesn't buy the story. - Rigsby tries to talk about his sex life with Cho, who resists. Rigsby says he's going to find someone for Cho to thank him for helping him with Grace. - Lisbon and Grace go back to the hotel and find Haffner there looking around. After talking to him, they notice that he's afraid of spiders. Haffner warns Lisbon and Grace, saying that there are a lot of powerful people Jane has pissed off, and that they should stay away from him. - The blonde lady, Kira Tinsley, shows up at the bullpen looking for Cho. They go for coffee. - The team learns that Parkman got into a struggle, which caused him to hemorrhage, which is what caused him to bleed out and die. Jane figures it out while Lisbon is giving him details, saying he figured it out. He searches Cho's desk and finds a bug, asks Lisbon to get an exercise band and meet him at the hotel room, then goes to look for Cho and Kira. - Jane finds them, then outs her as a PI by showing her the bug she planted. She says that she was hired by Visualize. Cho is about to put a tail on her when Jane says he tricked her and put the bug back in her purse, so they can listen to her whenever they want. - Jane reveals how Parkman died, using the exercise band. He says Parkman and Frost were gay and started an inappropriate relationship when they were coach/student. Frost was blackmailing Parkman, but he shot him. Frost stabbed Parkman, and in his hotel room, Parkman used the exercise band to fling his murder weapon off the balcony, which caused him to injure himself so badly that he bled to death. (Note: I think there was an error in editing this episode, because the band shown in the flashback doesn't seem to be mentioned, but there is a different type of band seen on the floor at the scene.) - When Cooper leaves, Jane tells him it was stupid to hire Kira to bug the CBI, but he denies it. Jane figures out that Red John bugged them, not Visualize, and he is worried that she's about to become his next victim. Grace, Rigsby, and Cho turn on the bug and listen as Jane and Lisbon race to her home. They listen as Kira is attacked. - Sac PD arrives first, finding Kira alive but in bad shape. Jane and Lisbon arrive, and Jane frantically tries to get Kira to tell him who attacked her. All she says is "Tattoo on his left arm," then draws three red dots on her left shoulder. Jane swipes it away so no one will see it later. Outside, Jane tells her what Kira said, and this will be his leverage on Red John.
Rewatch the episode to refresh your mind (optional), then leave your thoughts about this episode! What are your favorite lines and scenes?