• Air date: 24 Sep '09 23 episodes
      The second season of The Mentalist premiered on September 24, 2009 and concluded in May 2010. It consists of 23 episodes. CBS moved the show from Tuesdays at 9/8c to Thursdays at 10/9c, after CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. The second season of The Mentalist premiered in the United Kingdom on FIVE on Friday February 19, 2010 at 9pm.
  • List of Episodes (23)
    • 1. Redemption

      24 Sep '09
      Jane and Lisbon learn that the Red John case has been reassigned to a different CBI team led by the straight-shooting officer Sam Bosco.
    • 2. The Scarlet Letter

      01 Oct '09
      Lisbon and the team work the case of a State Senator's murdered intern, while Jane simultaneously tries to find out what new information Bosco has uncovered on the Red John case.
    • 3. Red Badge

      08 Oct '09
      Jane, Cho, Rigsby and Van Pelt decide to conduct their own investigation when Lisbon is accused of murdering a child molester she arrested who was recently paroled.
    • 4. Red Menace

      15 Oct '09
      Jane and the CBI investigate the murder of Gordon Hodge, a powerful attorney, who is responsible for allowing a vicious murderer, Van McBride, to walk away a free man.
    • 5. Red Scare

      29 Oct '09
      Jane and the CBI team are called in to investigate the death of a prominent architect found murdered in a crumbling old mansion, and there appears to be a number of suspects.
    • 6. Black Gold and Red Blood

      05 Nov '09
      Jane's overstepping of the law finally lands him in prison but doesn't hurt his style at all.
    • 7. Red Bulls

      12 Nov '09
      Minelli orders Patrick Jane and Lisbon and company to play nice and work together with Bosco and his team to locate a kidnapped woman being held for ransom.
    • 8. His Red Right Hand

      19 Nov '09
      The CBI team is faced with a violent and shocking crime in their own office, but must work the case in spite of their alarm of who may be behind it. Meanwhile, Rigsby and Van Pelt are definitely an "item".
    • 9. A Price Above Rubies

      10 Dec '09
      A jewel heist during a charity event leaves a man lingering near death but the investigation takes a bizare turn when the chief suspect winds up dead.
    • 10. Throwing Fire

      17 Dec '09
      While Jane and the team examine the crime scene where a baseball scout is found murdered, Jane is clocked in the head by a ball and flashes back to his childhood with his overbearing father.
    • 11. Rose-Colored Glasses

      14 Jan '10
      Jane and company investigate the murder of a man and his wife, on her way to his fifteen year high school reunion where, clearly, the attendees haven't changed all that much.
    • 12. Bleeding Heart

      21 Jan '10
      Patrick Jane and the team investigate the murder of a mayor's aide, and Rigsby and Van Pelt make a big announcement.
    • 13. Redline

      04 Feb '10
      Patrick Jane and the CBI team investigate when the body of a high-end luxury car sales woman is found in the trunk of a Bentley in the dealership's showroom.
    • 14. Blood In, Blood Out

      11 Feb '10
      When a member of Cho's former gang, the Avon Park Playboys, is found murdered, Patrick Jane insists on helping Cho with his off-the-books investigation.
    • 15. Red Herring

      04 Mar '10
      Jane and the team investigate the murder of an arrogant chef during a cooking competition in Napa Valley.
    • 16. Code Red

      11 Mar '10
      When Dr. Alicia Seberg, a government research scientist, is exposed to a deadly toxin while at work and has only hours to live, she calls Patrick Jane and the CBI to find her murderer.
    • 17. The Red Box

      01 Apr '10
      Patrick and the CBI team investigate the murder of a tutor, and find a mysterious little red box near the body, starting a chain of events that turns the murder into the search for a priceless ring stolen from the British Museum. Meanwhile, Lisbon is worried when a new boss, Madeleine Hightower, takes command of the CBI, as well as mysteriously learning about Rigsby and Van Pelt's relationship.
    • 18. Aingavite Baa

      08 Apr '10
      When a "Jane Doe" with amnesia and covered in blood steps in front of Cho and Van Pelt's car, Patrick Jane must use all of his skills to discover who she is, her last location and why she lost her memory
    • 19. Blood Money

      22 Apr '10
      When Patrick Jane's sneaky conduct causes the case of a confessed hitman to be tossed out of court, his annoyed CBI team must start the investigation over from scratch.
    • 20. Red All Over

      29 Apr '10
      When a media mogul is murdered, Patrick Jane and the CBI team investigate cult leader Bret Stiles, who may have had an axe to grind following the publication of a critical story about his group
    • 21. 18-5-4

      06 May '10
      Patrick Jane and the CBI team investigate the death of a mathematical genius by a gun-wielding clown.
    • 22. Red Letter

      13 May '10
      Romantic sparks begin to fly when Patrick Jane and supposed psychic Kristina Frye cross paths again during the CBI investigation into the murder of a charismatic head of a non-profit organization that fights human trafficking.
    • 23. Red Sky in the Morning

      20 May '10
      Patrick Jane and Kristina's first date is interrupted by a report of Red John striking again, which is discovered to be a copycat. But when Kristina reaches out to the real Red John, both she and Jane find themselves in grave danger.