The Mentalist - S1E1 - Pilot

Chapter 3

The CBI team's airplane landed at the Palm Springs International Airport. Teresa Lisbon and her team consisting of Kimball Cho, Wayne Rigsby, and rookie Grace Van Pelt walked towards the exit past the baggage reclaim area. A woman announced over the speakers, "Flight 233 from Sacramento, you may claim your baggage from carousel 2. Flight 233 from Sacramento..."

As everyone in the team started to walk past Carousel 2, Van Pelt spoke up. "Uh, sorry."

An annoyed Lisbon turned around. "You checked luggage? What are you, on vacation?"

"No, ma'am. Won't do it again."

"When your trousseau arrives, pick up the second rental and go direct to the sheriff's department. Hustle us up a couple of rooms, furniture, and phone lines."

Cho and Rigsby looked at each other, trying not to smile.

"Yes, ma'am, will do."

"Come on. Let's go." Lisbon walked away with her team after Van Pelt shared a slightly exasperated expression with Rigsby.

The trio reached the coroner's office. As they reached the walkway up to the entrance, they found Patrick Jane in a taxi, greeting everyone as he exited.

"Morning, everybody. How was your flight?"

"Go away. You're on suspension."

The team walked away as Jane paid the taxi driver and jogged up to Lisbon.

"Mandated leave. Ends next week."

"So come back next week."

"Hot enough for you?" Jane addressed the guys.

"Which one of you jackasses told him?" Lisbon demanded of her team. After a short moment of silence, she spoke again. "It was you, wasn't it, Cho?"

Cho: "Yes, it was."

Jane: "Of course he called me. It's Red John. You can't keep me out of this. Why would you want to?"

Lisbon: "You got a man killed. There's consequences."

Jane: "Oh, a man that murdered his daughter 'cause she wouldn't have sex with him anymore."

Lisbon raised her voice as the team reached the entrance of the office. "You didn't know that. You did not know that. If she hadn't had left a diary-"

Jane: "But she did, though. Be reasonable. This is my case."

Lisbon: "Your case?"

Jane: "Red John's mine."

Lisbon: "Red John doesn't belong to anyone."

Jane sighed and looked over at Rigsby. As the two started bickering, Cho and Rigsby quietly left them there and went inside the office.

Jane: "He belongs to me."

Lisbon: "It's not my call. Rules are rules. Come back next week."

The authoritative agent left Jane outside and entered the office. "Don't let this man pass," she commanded the security guard standing inside the door.

A few moments later, Lisbon received a phone call. "Boss?"