Episode
The Mentalist: Pretty Red Balloon
Overview
When the son of a former client from Jane's days as a psychic is kidnapped, Jane and the CBI team are asked to help find him. Meanwhile, Jane butts heads with his former client's new "spiritual advisor."
Details
- Series
- The Mentalist
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 2011-10-06
- Runtime
- 41 min
Episode context
Pretty Red Balloon is Episode 3 in Season 4 of The Mentalist. It aired on 2011-10-06. The runtime is 41 min.
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Episode 2: Little Red Book
With Lisbon suspended and the rest of the team reassigned, Jane is reinstated as a CBI consultant and forced to work with a new team. During the investigation, Jane conspires to bring his former team back together.
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Jane notices a suspicious-looking man carrying a gun at a political rally and sets out to prove he's a psychopath on the brink of committing murder. Meanwhile, Lisbon investigates the death of a photographer at the same rally.
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