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Jane goes behind Lisbon's back to set up an undercover operation using Grace Van Pelt as "bait" at a local restaurant.

(Italian title: "Capelli Rossi e Nastro Argento" ) is the second episode of the first season of The Mentalist . It is particularly significant for long-term fans as it introduces Sheriff Thomas McAllister , a character who becomes pivotal to the series' central mystery. Plot Summary The_Mentalist_1x02_Capelli_Rossi_E_Nastro_Argen...

While Agent Teresa Lisbon suspects Melanie’s drug-dealer boyfriend, Patrick Jane believes the death was an accidental result of a bungled kidnapping by a serial predator attracted to redheads. Jane goes behind Lisbon's back to set up

The CBI team is called to a vineyard in Napa Valley after the body of a red-haired teenager, Melanie O'Keefe, is found. Plot Summary While Agent Teresa Lisbon suspects Melanie’s

Portrayed by Xander Berkeley, the local Napa sheriff first appears here. He famously loses to Jane in a game of rock-paper-scissors six times in a row, establishing their early rivalry. In a major series spoiler, McAllister is later revealed in Season 6 to be the serial killer Red John .