The Mentalist (TV Series)

The Desert Rose (2013)

Robin Tunney: Teresa Lisbon

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• [first lines] 

  Teresa Lisbon : How'd he do that?

  Patrick Jane : Huh?

  Teresa Lisbon : That tape was made two months ago. Red John knew the names on the list of suspects before you did. I mean, how is that even possible?

  Patrick Jane : Eh, it's a trick.

  Teresa Lisbon : A trick how?

  Patrick Jane : I don't know.

• Teresa Lisbon : What are we doing, Jane?

  Patrick Jane : I'm eating eggs, you're staring at a dry muffin.

  Teresa Lisbon : We need a plan.

  Patrick Jane : I've been thinking about that.

  Teresa Lisbon : In the meantime, Red John is gonna kill again.

  Patrick Jane : Yeah, probably.

  Teresa Lisbon : Jane, I'm scared.

  Patrick Jane : He's not psychic.

  Teresa Lisbon : Well, that's not what scares me. Well, no, that scares me, too.

  Patrick Jane : There's no such thing.

  Teresa Lisbon : I'm scared because I've never seen you like this before. It's like you don't know what to do next.

  Patrick Jane : Next? Well, pecan pie.

  Teresa Lisbon : Funny. Funny. I'm serious.

  Patrick Jane : So am I.

  Teresa Lisbon : We need help.

  Patrick Jane : [firmly]  No.

• Teresa Lisbon : Are you thinking what I'm thinking?

  Patrick Jane : No. You're thinking that if Bertram is Red John, he sent us out to the middle of nowhere for a reason. To get us out of the way for when he makes his next move. I am thinking about... Trains.

• Teresa Lisbon : Sir, I fully recognize that I failed in my duty to oversee Jane's behavior.

  Patrick Jane : Oh, stop. You did nothing wrong.

  Gale Bertram : Agent Lisbon did wrong when she failed to stop you furnishing guns to a man who used those guns to mow down a Sac PD officer.

  Patrick Jane : It was a good plan that went awry. I said sorry. She's not responsible.

• Teresa Lisbon : What's your take on Partridge?

  Patrick Jane : If he is Red John, he's a very good actor.

  Teresa Lisbon : He would have to be, wouldn't he?

• Teresa Lisbon : You cannot tell anyone what I'm about to tell you.

  Grace Van Pelt : Okay.

  Teresa Lisbon : Jane has worked out that Red John is one of seven men. But Red John also knows the seven names on Jane's list.

  Grace Van Pelt : How?

  Teresa Lisbon : We don't know. It... it's like he's read Jane's mind, which has made Jane paranoid, understandably. He doesn't want anyone to know about the list of names. He doesn't know I'm talking to you right now. He thinks whoever knows about the names is in danger, and he's probably right. But I have a strong feeling we need to do something and I need your help. Do you want me to continue?

  Grace Van Pelt : Yes.

  Teresa Lisbon : Thank you. I'm gonna give you the seven names and I need you to put a GPS bug on each of their cell phones. But you need to do it secretly. Tell no one. Can you do that?

  Grace Van Pelt : Yes, I can. But when are you gonna tell Jane?

  Teresa Lisbon : When the time is right.

  Grace Van Pelt : Okay, I guess. Um, let me get a pen and paper.

  Teresa Lisbon : No, I don't want you to write anything down.

• Teresa Lisbon : What?

  Patrick Jane : She knows about the list.

  Teresa Lisbon : Yes, but only Grace. Nobody else. Now we can keep an eye on the suspects.

  Patrick Jane : You bugged their phones?

  Teresa Lisbon : Yes.

  Patrick Jane : Red John will know what you've done and he will use it against us. He will lead you wherever he wants to.

  Teresa Lisbon : I am not naive. We'll act with that possibility in mind. But it's better to have the information available to us. It's better than doing nothing at all.

  Patrick Jane : No. No, no. I told you "tell no one". I told you!

  Teresa Lisbon : You told me? You are not my boss. This is my case. Red John is my case. You work for me.

  Patrick Jane : Oh, come on, please, Lisbon, don't be childish.

  Teresa Lisbon : Don't be arrogant!

  Patrick Jane : You are out of your depth. You can't have...

  Teresa Lisbon : You can't tell me what to do, because I don't think you know what you're doing yourself. I have to do what I have to do to do my job. Now, I am going back to Sacramento to keep an eye on the suspects. You can do whatever you want.

• Teresa Lisbon : So, both Yardley's son and wife are still possible suspects, but the wife says the last time she saw Yardley, he was heading down to Mexicali to demand money out of some shady businessman. Guy named Arek Green. He's got a criminal record, underworld connections, and right now, we're about a hundred miles from Mexicali.

  Patrick Jane : Sounds like a lead.

  Teresa Lisbon : Yeah, I'm thinking we should go and talk to this guy Arek Green.

  Patrick Jane : Yeah, I... I'm gonna stay here. You go. You can manage on your own, right?

  Teresa Lisbon : Of course I can.

  Patrick Jane : Well, I like the quiet here. The desert helps me think.

  Teresa Lisbon : You know what? I'll stay. Cho and Rigsby can go to Mexicali.

  Patrick Jane : Don't trust me alone, huh?

  Teresa Lisbon : I never have.