Jane goes underground in 'Black Helicopters' (6x13, video, sneak peek)

After nearly two months off the air, "The Mentalist" returns to CBS Sunday (March 9). The show's first episode back finds Jane literally going underground to work a case.

Zap2it has an exclusive sneak peek at the episode, titled "Black Helicopters." The episode centers on the death of a U.S. attorney in Mexico, which leads Jane to a separatist compound near the border. In the clip, Jane (Simon Baker) calls Fischer (Emily Swallow) and Cho (Tim Kang) and asks them to trace his phone, but when they arrive, there's no sign of him -- just an angry guy with a shotgun.

The situation goes from tense to just when Jane, through Fischer's phone, asks everyone not to shoot and then pops out of a hole in the ground. Take a look here.

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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Patrick Jane wants a tank (6x13)

Are you ready for “The Mentalist” to return to TV? Well after a pretty long delay, Patrick Jane is going to be back in action starting on Sunday night with “Black Helicopters,” an episode that features Mexico, underground tunnels, and requests for both helicopters and a tank.

This is also the first time that we have seen Lisbon featured (albeit briefly) in any promotional material for the show in quite a long time. What is she up to? She seems firmly situated back in Austin rather than being out on the ground, where she could be encountering all sorts of violence. This may just be a coincidence, though, for this scene, and not anything that should be read into on a significant level.

As for what we can tell you about the larger case here, Van Pelt and Rigsby will be back once again for this story, as they try to figure out just what in the world is causing former CBI members to be targeted in nefarious ways. For now, this seems to be the more Red John-esque long-form storyline of the show. We’re not saying by any means that anyone is going to be killed a la Red John, but it is something that should definitely be considered.

This is the first of many new “Mentalist” episodes that will be airing the rest of the spring. One advantage to being off the air so long, after all, is that you get to run for many weeks in a row.

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The Mentalist - Black Helicopters (6x13 Promo)

6x13: Simon Baker and a ‘Black Helicopters’ tease

What in the world is Patrick Jane up to when “The Mentalist” returns to CBS? The next new episode on March 9 is entitled “Black Helicopters,” and we have a few more details now about what you can expect. Specifically, it involves Patrick Jane, Mexico, and the world’s smallest mug.

This picture really wants you to know that the setting is in Mexico, in between the Spanish advertisement and also the fashion. Just in case you missed the synopsis from when we posted it a while back, it further proves our point regarding Jane’s whereabouts:
 

“Jane’s investigation leads him to join a separatist commune after a U.S. attorney is found dead in Mexico, even though there’s no record of her crossing the border. Also, Rigsby and Van Pelt convince JJ LaRoche to help them discover who is stalking former CBI members.”

Here’s the question: Do you think that Jane is going to be an exceptional asset in Mexico thanks to his time he spent in Latin America after the Red John case? While in one way we see it being possible, another suggests not so much. He never really fit in to that world even when he was living there, though he did at least have a few assorted friends.
In addition to the regular mission, we also understand that one of the other big questions right now and issues is regarding the whereabouts of Lisbon, who isn’t really mentioned or seen in some of the promotional material that is out there. What’s the reason for that? We want to assume that it has something to do with her story being intentionally a mystery, given that there may be some things that the writers / producers are trying to surprise us with. The same goes for what she could be doing in “Grey Water,” which you can read some more details about at this link.

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Cowboy kid! Simon Baker rocks a stetson hat on set of The Mentalist

He was born in Australia, but on Wednesday Simon Baker looked about ready to wave around the red, white and blue flag.

The actor was snapped on Wednesday sporting a navy blue suit and a brown cowboy hat.

The reason for the very American look is the 44-year-old was on set of his hit television series The Mentalist, which is currently going through a creative overhaul.















And while Simon was on set, his Mentalist co-star Robin Tunney enjoyed a day off, seen in LA having a coffee.



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