The Mentalist (TV Series)

The Scarlet Letter (2009)

Simon Baker: Patrick Jane

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Quotes 

• Virgil Minelli : You abused a corpse to get a confession!

  Patrick Jane : Used. *Used* a corpse. There's no "ab."

• Patrick Jane : [to the Coroner]  It's lovely to meet you doc, you're a horse's ass, but you mean well. I'll be in van.

• Coroner Steiner : You're the consultant that pretends to read minds, aren't you?

  Patrick Jane : No. I don't pretend to read minds, I *do* read minds. Don't we all look at Lisbon and see what she's thinking.

  Teresa Lisbon : No kidding.

  Patrick Jane : And I can see what you're thinking right now.

  Coroner Steiner : I was thinking that you, sir, are a bumptious fool, and I was wondering exactly what training in forensic pathology you have.

  Patrick Jane : Ah. But right before that, you were wondering whether you would choose Lisbon or Van Pelt as your concubine in that little fantasy kingdom you like to visit sometimes.

• Virgil Minelli : Step carefully. I want daily reports. Oh, and how did the Bats interview go?

  Patrick Jane : Oh, that was very exciting.

  [Jane leaves] 

  Virgil Minelli : What did he do?

  Teresa Lisbon : Nothing that can't be repaired.

  [Lisbon leaves] 

• Patrick Jane : There's a stain on the ceiling that looks like Elvis, but today it looks more like... a basset hound.

• Dede Guerra : Frankly when you've worked here as long as I have, you hear a lot of stories about wild behavior. Most of them aren't true.

  Patrick Jane : Except for the ones that are.

• Patrick Jane : You'd think a politician would have thicker skin.

  Teresa Lisbon : You accused them of lying about their sex life, and you're surprised that they're upset?

• Patrick Jane : Red John doesn't make mistakes. He doesn't leave clues. If you have new evidence, it's because he wants you to have it. The question isn't "What does it mean?"; it's "why did he give it to you?".

• Patrick Jane : I brought you doughnuts - the international law enforcement symbol of friendship.

• Patrick Jane : Oh, I trained myself to hear and take in information while asleep.

  Teresa Lisbon : The others told you?

  Patrick Jane : Yes, they did.

  [He grins widely]