The Mentalist (TV Series)

Jolly Red Elf (2010)

Robin Tunney: Teresa Lisbon

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• Teresa Lisbon : No, I just think people can celebrate a holy day without lying to children about a magical fat guy with a sack full of toys.

  Patrick Jane : So you took the whole Santa revelation badly, huh?

  Teresa Lisbon : Crushed my heart like a cigarette.

  Patrick Jane : Explains why you're still looking for magic in your life.

• Patrick Jane : Chance has thrust our way a very sordid and vexing problem. But have no fear.

  Grace Van Pelt : We don't.

  Teresa Lisbon : I do. What's your plan?

• Teresa Lisbon : Hey Jane, could I trouble you for a professional opinion?

  Patrick Jane : [Jane examines the body]  No.

  Teresa Lisbon : No what?

  Patrick Jane : This isn't the actual Santa Claus.

  Teresa Lisbon : Oh really?

• Teresa Lisbon : So you think the suicide was staged?

  Patrick Jane : Well, it's not to say he's without his secrets. We all have secrets, don't we? And Christmas, well, it's full of contradictions. The man that dedicated his life to spreading joy could very likely be hiding a - what is this?

  [Jane picks an ornament from the tree] 

  Teresa Lisbon : What?

  Patrick Jane : Oh... a sobriety chip.

• Dr. Jack Wilder : What I offer here is personal hands on therapy. It's the only way to make effective change in people's lives.

  Teresa Lisbon : That and Call Girls. It's an interesting way to drum up business.

  Dr. Jack Wilder : What you see as a Call Girl, I see as a marketing expert with keen insights into the needs and desires of my clientele. I focus on highly driven professionals.