The Mentalist (TV Series)

Pilot (2008)

Amanda Righetti: Grace Van Pelt

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Quotes 

• Grace Van Pelt : You poor, sad man. The Kingdom of God is a real place.

  Patrick Jane : Okay, later tonight, when Rigsby asks you to come back to his hotel room...

  [Rigsby chokes and coughs in surprise] 

  Patrick Jane : Say yes.

  Grace Van Pelt : Excuse me?

  Patrick Jane : I know, you were planning on refusing him very curtly. First week on the job, you want to set a tone, no monkey business. But why not? Rigsby's an excellent lover, I'm sure. Tough, but fair. Right?

  [Rigsby glares at him] 

  Patrick Jane : Right.

  Grace Van Pelt : The Kingdom of God is a real place, Mr. Jane. And you have an immortal soul.

  Patrick Jane : Oh, I do so hope you're wrong.

• Grace Van Pelt : Mr. Jane, I have a question regarding your previous career path.

  Patrick Jane : Fire away.

  Grace Van Pelt : When you met with other psychics, real psychics, could they tell you were just pretending?

  Patrick Jane : There's no such thing as real psychics.

  Grace Van Pelt : I beg to differ. My cousin Yolonda is a psychic.

  Patrick Jane : Your cousin is deluded or dishonest or both.

  Wayne Rigsby : Hey. Steady.

  Grace Van Pelt : No, no. He's entitled to his opinion. He's wrong, though. She has power.

  Patrick Jane : [a waitress brings the check]  Thank you.

  Grace Van Pelt : She can communicate with the other side. I've seen her do it myself.

  Patrick Jane : She let you speak with someone that's gone?

  Grace Van Pelt : Yes.

  Patrick Jane : Someone that you love and still miss very much?

  Grace Van Pelt : Yes.

  Patrick Jane : You wanted her power to be real, so it was.

  Grace Van Pelt : No.

  Wayne Rigsby : You're so sure you're right. Science don't know everything.

• Grace Van Pelt : Five hundred years in the future, it could be totally normal to communicate with the other side.

  Patrick Jane : The other side? Your father's a football coach, yeah?

  Grace Van Pelt : How did you know that?

  Patrick Jane : It's obvious from your whole demeanor. My point is, didn't dad always say life is like football? When that final whistle blows, the game is over, done. There is no more. There is no other side. This is it. Lobster and bread rolls and nautical kitsch and then, psh. Nothingness.

• Grace Van Pelt : [watching Jane perform a magic trick with his straw]  How'd you do that?

  Patrick Jane : Telekinesis.

  Kimball Cho : He blew on it.

  Patrick Jane : That is another way to do it.

• Tag Randolph : This is insane. I didn't... I didn't kill Alison.

  Kimball Cho : How do you explain your hair in the envelope?

  Tag Randolph : Either it's a mistake or I'm being framed.

  Kimball Cho : Who would want to frame you? We don't want to, if that's what you're thinking.

  Patrick Jane : [watching, whispering to Van Pelt]  He and Alison were lovers.

  Kimball Cho : Who would want to frame you, Tag?

  Tag Randolph : My brother.

  Kimball Cho : Why would he want to do that?

  Tag Randolph : Alison and I were lovers.

  Grace Van Pelt : [turning to Jane]  I think you are psychic. You're just afraid to admit it.

• [Lisbon ignores Jane as he enters the CBI office] 

  Patrick Jane : Good morning.

  Grace Van Pelt : Can I help you?

  Patrick Jane : You must be Van Pelt. Pleasure. Patrick Jane.

  Grace Van Pelt : Oh, hi. Good to meet you. Agent Cho said you left town.

  Patrick Jane : No. Nowhere to go.

  Grace Van Pelt : Okay. Um... do you want that desk over there or this one? I mean, that one gets more light.

  Patrick Jane : That one. More light, by all means.

  [Van Pelt leaves] 

  Patrick Jane : Very pleasant addition to the Serious Crimes family.

  Teresa Lisbon : Oh. Hi. When did you get here?

• Grace Van Pelt : [reading a note delivered to Jane's hotel room]  "Greetings, old friend. It's been a while. I hope you are keeping well. I am thriving and happy. I have twelve wives now and will soon begin courting number thirteen. Why can't you catch me? You must feel so powerless and stupid and sad. Oh, well. All the best. Red John."

  Kimball Cho : That sounds like the real deal to me.

  Patrick Jane : Sounds like Red John. It's not. Red John wouldn't risk capture just to taunt me.

• Patrick Jane : Closed case donuts are here.

  [the team ignores him] 

  Patrick Jane : I just went to get sleeping pills, I swear to god. I... I didn't even want to go. You know I didn't want to go.

  Grace Van Pelt : [skeptical]  Right.

  Wayne Rigsby : Yeah, you didn't set Wagner up. Didn't figure it was him days ago.

  Kimball Cho : You didn't let us tear apart the victim's family simply to satisfy your childish need for drama.

  Patrick Jane : Yeah, that family was screwed up anyway. Don't blame yourselves, guys.