Red Brick and Ivy (16 Dec. 2008)

An acquaintance of Patrick requests his help in solving a murder related to a neurological science project which involves animal testing.

Director:

Paris Barclay

Writers:

Bruno Heller (creator), Eoghan Mahony,

Stars:

Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Simon Baker	...	Patrick Jane
Robin Tunney	...	Teresa Lisbon
Tim Kang	...	Kimball Cho
Owain Yeoman	...	Wayne Rigsby
Amanda Righetti	...	Grace Van Pelt
John Aylward	...	Professor Stutzer
Mark D. Espinoza	...	Ed MacVicar (as Mark Espinoza)
Sarah Lafleur	...	Emily Nelson
Lawrence Pressman	...	Chancellor Stern
Elisabeth Röhm	...	Sophie Miller
Gregory Itzin	...	Virgil Minelli
James Di Giacomo	...	Rookie Cop
Anise Fuller	...	Female Student #2
Jack Nathan Harding	...	Medical Examiner (as Jack Harding)
Mark Hengst	...	Alex Maxwell

Storyline

At Leyland State Universitye's prestigious, lucrative Stutzer Institute's annual neurological symposium, cosmonaut Alex Nelson dies after drinking water poisoned with hydrogen cyanide. Patrick pushes Lisbon to take the case when he hears his former psychiatrist, Alex's ex and still research partner, reported the case and is a suspect. The CBI also investigates Alex's present wife Emily, research assistant Kerry Sheehan, animal rights extremists and the Stutzer project for moral mind re-calibration by electric current.

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Plot Keywords:

hydrogen cyanide | research assistant | symposium | animal rights | drinking | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 December 2008 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Stage 14, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Primrose Hill Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Stutzer's assistant swipes her access card, the card is upside down with the magnetic strip plainly visible and not passing through reader.

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Quotes

Patrick Jane: She couldn't kill anyone unless they told her to in a firm voice.
Teresa Lisbon: Oh, that's funny. "Don't listen to control freaks." "Whatever you say, sir!"

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Connections

References Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

User Reviews

Enjoyable entry in the series...POSSIBLE SPOILER AHEAD...

Baffling murders, some sharp detective work, someone committing a crime that is traced to a worker who wanted to save the reputation of a clinic from being exposed as fraudulent--and SIMON BAKER as "The Mentalist" who devises a way to make the guilty party confess.

Well done mysteries benefit from good acting from the entire cast. Simon Baker makes an attractive lead as the man who admits to having been under a psychiatrist's care when he had a nervous breakdown. He exhibits the ability to see through other people's fears and weaknesses and Baker plays the role with dexterity and an ambiguous sort of charm.

Nicely produced series with good production values and intriguing story ideas.