Amanda Righetti and Owain Yeoman Exit the CBS Drama—Did Van Pelt and Rigsby Make it Out Alive?

The Mentalist family is down two members.

While their impending departures from the CBS series was first reported in August, before the sixth season even premiered, Amanda Righetti and Owain Yeoman's final episode as series regulars didn't air until Sunday, March 23.

Righetti and Yeoman, who have been with the show since it began in 2008, play special agents Grace Van Pelt and Wayne Rigsby, the show's fan favorite couple who wed in the season five finale, so viewers have been anxious to see how their story ends.

So did both Rigsby and Van Pelt make it out of "White as the Driven Snow," which began with Van Pelt kidnapped and in some serious danger, alive? Warning, spoilers ahead!

Though it looked rocky for a moment, Rigsby and Van Pelt both made it out of the hour alive...and happy!

Pulling off a tricky ruse with Jane (Simon Baker), Rigsby was able to rescue Van Pelt from Richard Haibach (William Mapother), the person hunting down and killing former CBI agents, though he was severely injured in the process.

After his stellar work on the case (and a recovery, of course), Rigsby was offered a full-time position with the FBI, but he turned it down as the couple decided to leave the law enforcement life behind. Don't you love it when your favorite TV characters actually get a happy ending?!

Fortunately, Righetti's fans won't have to wait too long to see her back on their TV screens as we exclusively reported that she's set to guest star on Chicago PD and Chicago Fire as a pediatrician during the NBC hit drama's upcoming crossover episodes. And there's even buzz that a third spinoff, Chicago M.D., could be in the works.

Prior to Sunday's episode, fans of the show were able to make#GoodbyeWayneandGrace a wordwide trending topic on Twitter. "Am so proud and humbled by #GoodbyeWayneandGrace trending worldwide," Yeoman wrote. "So lucky to have such awesome followers. Thanku."

The Mentalist airs Sundays at 10 p.m. on CBS.

The Mentalist Round Table: 6x15 "White As the Driven Snow"

It may very well be the last time fans see Wayne Rigsby and Grace Van Pelt - and it was anyone's guess whether they'd ride off into the sunset or end up in body bags on The Mentalist Season 6 Episode 15.

Did you think Rigsby was dead?

Robin: I thought he was dead, honestly. I knew Owain Yeoman was leaving the show, and I thought that Jane might have been foreshadowing when he told Rigsby earlier that he needs to survive for his kids.

Katempw: I kind of did after the second shot to what I thought was his heart. But I also didn’t believe they would kill off Rigsby given what Eoghan Mahoney said about honoring the viewers when putting beloved characters in jeopardy.

Christine: This show can go down a dark path sometimes so when when Rigsby took that second shot, I really did think he was dead. As implausible as his getting up and saving everyone was, I was completely grateful that it happened that way.

Should Wayne and Grace take the job with the FBI?

Robin: No, I think this was a good send-off. It's improbable that the entire CBI team would be reunited exactly as they were in another law enforcement agency. This is way more believable.

Katempw: As much as I love our CBI family, I’m glad Wayne and Grace took the Ferdinand the bull approach and chose family and smelling the flowers over fighting the fight. It was a sweet and fitting au revoir. But I like that the door is left open for a return. Because I like them.

Christine: They have two little kids and their own thriving business. Plus I think they've had enough adventure to last them quite awhile. I'm thrilled that they get to go off and happily raise their family. We all deserves some happiness.


What was the weakest part of the episode for you?

Robin: Honestly? Rigsby not being dead. I mean - it's not like he got shot in the leg. He got a shotgun blast to the abdomen and another shot with a handgun to the chest. The internal bleeding and shock alone should have kept him on the ground unconscious, if not dead. Next thing we know he's up and about shooting people.

Katempw: Grace’s helmet hair. Other than that, I actually really enjoyed the episode though I admit I willingly suspended all disbelief. If I must choose something, the weak point was the Haibachs as villains. They are creepy enough and definitely have reason to want revenge but they aren’t mastermind material to me. And who is paying that lawyer’s bills? She looks expensive.

Christine: Setting Wayne's Superman abilities aside, I'm going with Agent Fischer. I've wanted to give her a chance but week after week I feel like she's not adding anything to the show. Even worse, she's taking screen time away from characters I care about.

Are you convinced that Haibach was the only one involved in the CBI deaths?

Robin: I'm still not sold on that, and if that really is the case, I'm sorely disappointed. When did Haibach suddenly get resourceful and cunning enough to bug phones and execute these kinds of murders? Dude couldn't even write a college thesis. Also, he was mad at Jane - why on earth would Ardiles even have mattered?

Katempw: Haibach acting alone isn’t credible. Did he have the resources and intelligence to bug those phones or be in CA to capture and kill Ardiles, attack the Rigsbys and rig the space that killed LaRoche? I don’t buy it and would love it if it turns out that Volker or Wagner were pulling the strings.

Christine: I agree. I don't see how Haibach pulled all of this off or why he would. There's a reason why he was on Jane's fake Red John list. He wasn't smart or cunning enough to make the real one.

What was your favorite scene?

Robin: The return of ruthless Jane. I didn't realize how much I miss seeing Jane's dark side until we saw him threatening Haibach; I actually caught my breath during that scene. "Don't worry about the law, you should worry about me!" Simon Baker amazes me.

Katempw: Always tough: loved the bar scene with Jane’s high voice non-denial, Jane going to work on Haibach for Rigsby, little Harry Potter-Stuart Little-Ben but the hospital scene was the best. It had our favorite five, Jane’s wink and some long awaited Jane – Lisbon banter at the end.

Christine: I loved Grace fighting her way out of that cellar. She never gave up, not for a second. But my favorite was the hospital with the five of them. I didn't know I's missed their camaraderie that much until I realized it was the last time I'd see it. I was almost mad at Abbott and Fischer for coming in and interrupting the moment. The two felt more like intruders than colleagues.

SRC: tvfanatic.com/

"White As The Driven Snow" (Insider's blog)

Posted on Mar 24, 2014 06:00am

"White as the Driven Snow" was a hard episode to write and shoot, but it was an exciting one! And in the end, it may be my favorite in all the six years I worked on the show. There's no body on the floor at the beginning of the episode, instead Grace Van Pelt, a beloved core character, has been taken and the rest of the team is desperately racing to find her. We're in scary territory here, but hopefully in a good and exciting way!

All of us in the writer's room are hyper-aware that a great part of the success of a show like the Mentalist is built on the bonds formed between the audience and the characters, and we're conscious of the responsibility we have to honor that. Writing an episode where I put some of your favorite characters (and ours!) in extreme jeopardy definitely gave me a few sleepless nights, but I hope that you all enjoy the end result.

Getting into production was a great relief, because I always know that our incredible cast and crew will transform whatever is on the page into something truly magical. This episode I felt extra lucky, because Chris Long was directing, and if you've been watching the show at all over the last six years, you know that if Chris Long directed the episode, it's going to be a good one (not that they aren't all good, but let's face it, he brings a little extra). He's a guy who comes up with great new ways of telling the story both large and small. My favorite in this episode was when he looked at me early on in the process and said, "I've got an idea that'll really make this episode look different from anything we done before." And he wasn't kidding! I don't want to spoil the surprise, but when you've watched, I think you'll agree that he came up with a location that really makes you go 'wow!.

Finally, I want to draw your attention to the performances given by Owain Yoeman and Amanda Righetti. This was an episode that demanded a great deal from them, emotionally and physically, and they rose to the challenge. I have been constantly amazed over the past six years by the work that our actors do and in this episode they all brought it. Simon and Robin are in top form as always, and our new cast members have jumped in with amazing enthusiasm. I hope you all enjoy the episode as much as we enjoyed making it.

- Writer Eoghan Mahony

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Two Cast Members Say Goodbye

On this past Sunday’s episode of The Mentalist, the show’s fans said goodbye to two characters that have been there from the beginning.

Wayne Rigsby and Grace Van Pelt, played by Owain Yeoman and Amanda Righetti respectively, always had a mutual attraction that played out on screen. The “will they, won’t they” on and off relationship between the two characters led to much humor and drama as they navigated the waters of having an office romance.

The two dated other people in the show at times, with Grace Van Pelt even becoming engaged to an eventual villain who turned out to be Red John’s accomplice, but the two were reunited in the sixth season again.

In an interview with TV Guide, Yeoman said that both he and Righetti were satisfied with the closure provided for their characters.

“I feel very satisfied that we gave the characters the conclusion that we did,” Yeoman said. “We chose both the most satisfying but also the most practical way of ending their characters.”

On Sunday, Yeoman live-tweeted his character’s last episode of The Mentalist, even noting in one scene that it was a “very emotional scene to shoot” because it was “our last shot as a team” and the “last scene of my last night shooting.”

SRC: webpronews.com/

The Mentalist Review: Bloody Ends & New Beginnings (6x15 review)

There were plenty of twists and turns in The Mentalist Season 6 Episode 15 and by the end I found myself a little breathless and a lot grateful for how it all ended.

First things first. What happened to Lisbon's pony? How could Jane give her a pony and not know what she did with it? I really hope they revisit its whereabouts in the future.

Grace Van Pelt was quite the fighter in this episode but that wasn't surprising. She had a husband, step-son and baby girl to get back to. She wasn't going down without a fight.

I was really impressed with how she never gave up when it came to breaking out of that box in the basement. Even when she cut her hand she remained calm and barely flinched. It was extraordinary.

However, I was surprised she went running up to that SUV when it approached. Wouldn't she think that her abductor would be one of the people using that road? But perhaps she could see it was a woman driving which would seem less suspicious. But I had little doubt that that was Haibach's sister.

Back at the FBI, Jane did his best to keep Rigsby focused on what was important. He had two kids to get back to and Jane was fairly sure that Grace was still alive. When Wayne begged Jane for his help, the plan began with this The Mentalist quote…

See what you don't understand about me Rich is that I don't care. I've got nothing to lose. I've been playing with the house money for years and if I go to prison for what I do to you, I don't care.
Jane

As much as it was part of Jane's strategy, I also believe there was a certain amount of truth in the threat. If Haibach had killed Grace, I'm not sure he would have survived to face a trial.

The one thing that struck me this week was how out of place Agent Fischer felt within the story. I've wanted to give her a chance but instead of growing on me, Fischer has become more tiresome with each passing episode. Basically she takes away screen time from other characters whom I'd rather see.

I had no doubt that the gun Rigsby left on the ground was no longer loaded but I was surprised Rigsby and Jane didn't have a better plan when they got to the cabin. Wouldn't it have been better to have Haibach bring them inside at gunpoint and then tell him it wasn't loaded and get the upper hand? I know Wayne wanted his real gun from the glove compartment but did they really believe that the sister would simply walk out of the cabin and surrender? It was a definite weak spot in their plan.

And it was that miscalculation that almost got Rigsby killed. Honestly, when Wayne took that second shot, I thought he was dead. I wouldn't put it past this show to end Wayne and Grace's run with a tragedy but I'm incredibly grateful that they chose not to.

When Rigsby walked out of that cabin to give Haibach the bloody end he deserved, I was completely taken by surprise. For all of the times I've knocked Wayne Rigsby over the years, in his final scenes, he was the human equivalent of Superman.

As much as it was nice to know that Abbott appreciated their talents, it's better to know that Wayne and Grace will have a new beginning and raise their children as civilians.

As for Jane and Lisbon, I find it hard to believe there would be no repercussions for Jane after kidnapping a suspect with his lawyer watching but I suppose I can let that detail go. As Jane told Lisbon…

Oh come on, please. It's not like I haven't abducted people before.
Jane

Very true.

SRC: tvfanatic.com/

Who Kidnapped Grace Van Pelt, and the New Man in Teresa's Life (6x15 spoilers)

The Mentalist's season 6 episode 15 White as the Driven Snow is touted to be thrilling with the run and chase sequence of California Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officer Patrick Jane to save Grace Van Pelt from the kidnapper.

But who kidnapped Van Pelt? And is there any connection between the kidnapping and the murder of other CBI agents from Teresa Lisbon's team?

Jane is determined to save Wayne Rigsby from going through the same torture as he did after losing his family due to Red John.

Rigsby, the special agent with Lisbon's team, is on the radar of Richard Haibach (yes you heard it right), who has already killed two men from her team.

Haibach tries to destroy Rigsby and Van Pelt's romantic world by blowing them in their house in California but fails. Later he succeeds in kidnapping her from a motel in Texas.

Rigsby is hurting badly due to his personal loss and the developments in the case while Haibach keeps denying his involvement in any of the cases.

The episode 15, White as the Driven Snow, will take the lead characters of the show to a journey into the darkest roads to find Van Pelt, and the plot will open more twists towards the finale of The Mentalist.

While fans are upset with the fact that this is going to be the final series of the CBS thriller drama, there are more shockers for them -- their favourite character Lisbon will finally get a boyfriend, and the mystery man is not Jane.

According to the TVLive, the new hunk in Lisbon's life will be Agent Pike, played by Pedro Pascal, who is playing the Red Viper on Game of Thrones. Pike's entry will be telecast on 30 March.

Hopefully Jane will realise what he really feels for Lisbon and it is time to come out of his own world to start a life afresh with love.

Sunday's Episode of The Mentalist Will Be Owain Yeoman, Amanda Righetti's Last

The Mentalist is officially saying goodbye to Wayne Rigsby and Grace Van Pelt.

Series regulars Owain Yeoman and Amanda Righetti will make their final appearances on Sunday's episode of the CBS drama, TVGuide.com has learned.

"It's a very exciting opportunity, I think, for fans to say their goodbyes to two beloved characters," Yeoman tells TVGuide.com about the episode. "It's a very dynamic episode. I think our show pushed the envelope. ... It felt very different than what we've done."

Adds Yeoman: "I'll be shedding a little tear on Sunday saying goodbye to my long-term buddy Wayne Rigsby."

But will Rigsby and Van Pelt's ending be a happy one? At the end of last week's episode, Van Pelt was kidnapped by an unknown person who's targeting former CBI agents. "The whole of the episode becomes this action-packed quest for Rigsby to quite literally save the life of his wife," Yeoman teases. "The stakes couldn't be higher for my character."


Yeoman says the episode will show viewers a different side of Rigsby. "It's a very exciting episode for us," he says. "There's lots of twists and turns, and there's a bit of a badass side to Rigsby. Who knew?"

News of the their departures first surfaced in August, and Righetti confirmed the exits in November. The actress has since booked guest-starring gigs on Chicago Fire and its spin-off Chicago P.D., while Yeoman says he's exploring developing his own projects.

The Mentalist airs Sundays at 10/9c on CBS.

Is Jane in Love With Lisbon?! Watch and Find Out (sneak peek, 6x15)

Who says guys don't like to talk about their feelings?!

Nothing like a little bonding over some beers to get the scoop on your friend's love life, which is exactly what Rigsby (Owen Yeoman) is doing in this Sunday's episode of The Mentalist!

We've got an exclusive sneak peek at the CBS hit's March 23 outing, titled "White as the Driven Snow," which finds Rigsby, Cho (Tim Kang) and Jane (Simon Baker) all meeting at a bar for a drink.

And it's all toasts and bar talk before Rigsby and Cho team up to try and get Jane to open up about his feelings for Jane (Robin Tunney)!

So how does Jane react to their questioning? Watch the exclusive video to find out if there's a future for Jane and Lisbon.

But it's not all beers and romance talk in the episode, as Van Pelt (Amanda Righetti), Rigsby's wife, will be in serious danger after she is kidnapped by the person hunting down and killing former CBI agents. Will Jane, Rigsby and the rest of the gang be able to save her in time?

The Mentalist's Owain Yeoman Hails Rigsby's 'Action-Packed' Send-Off — Next Stop: Gotham? (Interview)

On CBS’ The Mentalist (Sunday, 10/9c), someone is hunting and killing CBI members, present and past — the latest target being Grace, who was abducted at the close of last week’s episode. That harrowing development paves the way this Sunday for an “action-packed” swan song for two original cast members: Owain Yeoman, who plays former CBI agent/Grace’s husband Wayne Risgby, and Amanda Righetti herself.

TVLine spoke with Yeoman about bidding the show adieu after nearly six seasons, having Rigsby go out with a bang, the “pairing” he’ll miss most and whether there’s a place for him in series creator Bruno Heller’s buzzy new project, Gotham.

TVLINE | Where does this Sunday’s episode pick up in relation to last week’s, where Wayne had just called Grace and then we saw someone come up behind her?
It’s sort of an immediate follow-up, and it escalates from there. It was great fun for me because it was an action-packed episode and in many respects very unlike our show, which has become a bit synonymous with being a little sleepier, a little slower. But from the minute this one starts, it doesn’t really let up.

TVLINE | Yeah. In some of the photos Rigsby looks like he’s getting pretty aggressive with people, slamming Heibach (played by Lost’s William Mapother) up against a wall and stuff.
It’s a very different Rigsby than the one we’ve known in the past. I sat down with the writers and we were trying to work out how best to say goodbye to a beloved character and give it a proper finale, and I think where we’ve ended up in this episode is a real fitting tribute.

TVLINE | Does Heibach now top the list of suspects?
In many respects, yes. But the beauty of this storyline is that every single one of those people has a beef with the CBI. Now that of course Red John is out of the picture, there’s that feeling that everyone’s taken a big collective sort of sigh of relief. But it’s important for the life of the show to make sure that there’s a feeling of a new antagonist there, so we’re going to learn throughout this episode what this antagonist’s motivation is in attacking these CBI characters. I can’t give away exactly who it is, but the person who does end up being the main antagonist in the episode is brilliantly played. The whole thing felt like a little bit of a mini feature for me — it was very location heavy, very action heavy and there’s a lot of twists and turns. The CBI, and particularly Rigsby and Cho, are together taking matters into their own hands, saying that if someone attacks us personally this is a personal call to arms for us.

TVLINE | You mentioned this antagonist’s motivation. Is it an understandable one?
I think Bruno [Heller] very carefully made sure that all of those people have a genuine motivation. Long-term fans have an involved knowledge of the characters going way back into the history of the show and they will definitely understand why this character has a bit of beef. So yeah, it’s very interesting and I think it puts us all in a very extreme situation. It was very funny to shoot these huge “winter” landscapes location in 80-degree heat while we were spraying everything down with fake snow. That was a little bit befuddling for the mind. But for me, the action really doesn’t stop. There’s a series of car chase sequences, and at one point, I’m actually holding someone out a car, to an almost Mission Impossible effect. It was great fun to shoot.

TVLINE | Since this is your and Amanda’s last episode — and without spoiling the outcome — does it end in a way that viewers will be like, “Well, yeah, I guess it does make sense that they’re leaving the show now”?
I hope so. I mean, I think it’s been an important development for the show to try to move things forward. After six years on the air, the formula of a show can become comfortable, so the need to introduce new blood and a new angle is very important. Hopefully people who have followed the show from day one will understand, while they might not love the idea of two beloved characters leaving. Certainly, within the mythology of the episode, they’ll understand why it is that those characters are not going to be around. I think it gives closure for sure.

TVLINE | Of course, the news of your departure leaked back in August. But when did you know how you were going to be written out? Were you given any kind of a timetable?
It was always [meant to happen] on or around the episode that we ended up leaving. Bruno has had a very clear mythology of the show from day one — funnily enough, in one of the first ever interviews, he said, “I see this show running for six years,” and here we are six years later with a lot of these things being tied up. Clearly, the man’s a genius, the true mentalist. But it was discussed with us, and we went back and forth on a couple of scenarios. It’s very hard, I think, to make sure that you honor the life of that character and do it in such a way that makes people feel like that character has been fairly treated in his or her departure. But feel like the characters had run their course. They had the love story realized with the marriage earlier in the season, and all the really worthwhile, creative stories have been told from Rigsby and Van Pelt’s point of view.

TVLINE | What will you miss most about being on the show? Any on-set antics? Any cast member’s eccentricities?
I’ve had a long-standing, fun “bromance” as it were with Tim [Kang]’s character, Cho — we affectionately called them “Chigsby,” and that will definitely be the thing that I miss the most. Tim and I share a very similar sense of humor and he always makes me laugh. When I speak to people about that, I forget that they just don’t know how funny Tim is. They say to me, “Does he ever smile?” I’ll definitely miss him and just being part of that big family unit. After six years, you end up seeing more of them than you do your own family, so it was a sad day to say goodbye but I felt like we’d really, really closed the chapter in a very appropriate way.

TVLINE | You mentioned your regard for Bruno Heller. If there was an opportunity, who would you like to play on his new Fox series, Gotham? Maybe the Riddler?
I’d had a conversation with him! I said, “I’m just going to let you know, Bruno, that I do look particularly good in a Batman costume.” He said, “That’s great, but unfortunately [on Gotham] Bruce Wayne is 11. So as much range as you have, I don’t know if you can play an 11-year-old.” But if Gotham’s on for another 20 years, it should be just about right for me to step in as Batman! I wish him the best of luck with that — I think they have a really interesting and a really unique take on that whole mythology.

SRC: tvline.com/

Will Patrick Jane be the hero … again? (6x15, preview)

Nest week’s episode of “The Mentalist” is going to be a pretty darn big one, and there are a variety of reasons for that. Not only will “White As the Driven Snow” help to answer the question as to whether or not Van Pelt is going to make it through her kidnapping alive, but it is also going to show that to a certain extent, we are still dealing with an angry, vengeful Patrick Jane with a little bit of a violent streak.

This is in the end one of the more intriguing things about Simon Baker’s character: While there may be a number of instances in which you start to think of him as this awkward, comedic life force, Jane is also a killer. His unpredictability is what makes it a surprise that anyone in the FBI would want to trust him with a case, mostly because if one thing goes south, the blood could be on the agency’s hands.

While the synopsis below may not give away too much when it comes to the episode’s content, it is certainly still very valuable to check out:

“Grace is kidnapped by the killer who has been hunting former CBI members, but when the prime suspect appears to have an airtight alibi, Jane must rely on all his skills to locate her before time runs out.”

In between the synopsis and the promo, we believe that there are definitely reasons to be excited here about what could come up next. Let’s just hope that whatever it is, it helps to ensure that Van Pelt has a worthy exit to the series.

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6x15: Patrick Jane Heads Down A Dark Path In The Search For Van Pelt [VIDEO]

The Mentalist's Patrick Jane knows what its like to have loved ones murdered, and he's not about to let Wayne Rigsby go through the same torment he faced with Red John.

Richard Haibach (William Mapother) has already murdered two men connected with Teresa Lisbon's (Robin Tunney) former CBI team, and the photographer now has his eyes set on the Rigsby/Van Pelt clan. After attempting (and failing) to blow them away in their own home in California, Haibach seems to have snatched Van Pelt from her motel room in Texas.

Unfortunately Haibach is deadest on denying his involvement, and his mulishness will push Jane (Simon Baker) and Rigsby to their limits. The faux psychic will have verbal threats a plenty for Haibach and Rigsby will take his frustrations out using a more physical approach.

While "White as the Driven Snow" will be the last time Grace Van Pelt (Amanda Righetti) and Rigsby (Owain Yeoman) will team up with their old friends, the former's abduction and the latter's desperation to find her will make for an interesting final episode.

The Mentalist airs Sundays at 10 p.m. ET on CBS. Click HERE to see two sneak peeks for "White as the Driven Snow".

6x15: What Does Richard Haibach Know About Van Pelt's Kidnapping? (sneak peek)

Is Richard Haibach finally getting his revenge on the CBI?

As Jane (Simon Baker) and Lisbon (Robin Tunney) ramp up the search for Van Pelt (Amanda Righetti), who was kidnapped on last week's episode of The Mentalist, their investigation zeroes in on the secretive photographer.

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Earlier this season, Haibach (William Mapother) vowed vengeance on CBI after learning that he was one of the decoy suspects named on Jane's fake Red John list — which led to Haibach's kidnapping and subsequent torture at the hands of Bob Kirkland (Kevin Corrigan).

Now it's two years later and the CBI has been disbanded, but someone's been murdering former agents left and right. Is it Haibach?

In this exclusive clip from Sunday's episode, Haibach seems to have a disturbing amount of knowledge about the circumstances surrounding Van Pelt's kidnapping — and he's certainly less than thrilled to be back in the company of Jane and Lisbon.

Check out the sneak peek here.

The Mentalist 6x15 "White as the Driven Snow" (promo)

Will Van Pelt Die? Amanda Righetti's Character Abducted (spoilers, 6x15)

Grace Van Pelt's life is on the line and it's up to Patrick Jane to save his former colleague in the character's Mentalist finale.

Van Pelt (Amanda Righetti) and Wayne Rigsby (Owain Yeoman) are set to depart the CBS drama following "White as the Driven Snow," but one of the longtime characters may not live to see the end credits.

The Rigsby's blissful post-Red John life was interrupted by the murder of Oscar Ardeiles (David Norona) in "The Golden Hammer), and now the married couple is in hot pursuit of a unknown entity that is keeping tabs on the CBI's previous employees.

After heading down Texas to join forces with Lisbon's (Robin Tunney) new FBI team during episode 14, "Grey Water," the couple's investigation will take an unexpected turn when Van Pelt is abducted in episode 15, "White as the Driven Snow."

When the team's lead suspect gives an airtight alibi, the situation begins to look grim. Unfortunately somebody will head to the hospital before the case has run its course. Could Van Pelt meet a tragic end?

Rigsby's young son, Ben (Derek Dinniene), will also feature in the episode.

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6x15 "White as the Driven Snow": Simon Baker’s Jane set to save Van Pelt? (spoilers, synopsis)

For those of you who love color-coordinated episodes of “The Mentalist,” stop and think about this for a minute. The show’s first new episode in over a month Sunday night is entitled “Black Helicopters,” and following that, we have another installment called “Grey Water.”

So moving into the third episode back on March 23, it only seems appropriate that we would move up to the next progression on the brightness scale with “White As the Drive Show.” We know that the writers love doing their color titles and have since the days of the original Red John case, but there is something more here in that these episodes are all tied together thanks to a larger story arc: An attempt by Jane to figure out just what is happening to some of the former members of the CBI. If you want to find out some more information on this subject, we suggest just taking a look at the full synopsis below (with a warning for some plot spoilers).

“Grace is kidnapped by the killer who has been hunting former CBI members, but when the prime suspect appears to have an airtight alibi, Jane must rely on all his skills to locate her before time runs out.”

So basically, what you get out of this is that we are set to see the Van Pelt character as a kidnapping victim on this episode. Should you really be that surprised? We don’t think so, largely because you had to figure that at some point, there was going to be someone who ended up falling victim to some of this.

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Matt's Inside Line: reappearance of Rigsby’s son

Hey Matt, got any Mentalist scoop for us? – Tea
Here’s a little one — meaning, literally, a little one. As in the reappearance of Rigsby’s son. The show is currently scouting 4 to 5-year old lads to take over the role in Episode 15.

SRC: tvline.com/