The Mentalist (TV Series)
The Great Red Dragon (2013)
Robin Tunney: Teresa Lisbon
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Quotes
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Teresa Lisbon : A secret society of dirty cops.
Patrick Jane : And Red John's a member.
[realizing something]
Patrick Jane : Partridge.
Teresa Lisbon : He said "tiger, tiger" to me right before he died.
Patrick Jane : Hmm. Yes. Yes. He was asking for help, in the hopes that you were a member.
Teresa Lisbon : But if he had a tattoo, it would have been in the autopsy report.
Patrick Jane : Well, you can't trust a file. We have to see it.
Teresa Lisbon : I'll have Cho track down the body. But Partridge could be buried by now.
Patrick Jane : Well, have Cho bring a shovel.
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Kimball Cho : You okay?
Teresa Lisbon : I'm fine. The doctors say Jane's stable. There's no major trauma or anything. He's just not awake.
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Kimball Cho : They found the remains of three people. Positive IDs for Bret Stiles, Ray Haffner, and Thomas McAllister.
Teresa Lisbon : Are you sure? I would think Bret Stiles would survive a nuclear attack.
Kimball Cho : The bodies are all burnt to a crisp. But the crime techs did spot DNA tests; coroner's office checked it against medical records. Stiles, Haffner, and McAllister are all positively dead.
Teresa Lisbon : What about Smith? Any sightings?
Kimball Cho : Not yet. Rigsby and Van Pelt are on it.
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Teresa Lisbon : The team's looking for Smith, Bertram's on the run. So who's Red John? Is it Bertram or Smith?
Patrick Jane : I need to look them both in the eye.
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Reede Smith : Five years ago, I hurt my back. I was helping my cousin move a stupid couch. Doctor gave me some pain pills; turns out I liked 'em. I got hooked before I even knew what was happening.
Patrick Jane : So?
Reede Smith : So... I'm chasing a gangbanger down an alley in Carson Springs, and I'm out of it. I mean *way* out of it. I thought... I thought I was being followed. I shot a little girl. A twelve year old girl. Local cops took my blood, they had witnesses; they had me cold. And then this detective, he reaches out to me and he says they can make it all go away. And they did.
Teresa Lisbon : The blood tests? The witnesses? All of it?
Reede Smith : Hell, when they got done fixing it, the FBI gave me a medal.
Teresa Lisbon : And exactly who are "they"?
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Reede Smith : We call ourselves the Blake Association.
Teresa Lisbon : Why?
Patrick Jane : Tiger, tiger.
Reede Smith : "Tiger, tiger, burning bright." From a poem by Blake. Someone's a big fan of his, I guess.
Teresa Lisbon : Well, who else is in the association?
Reede Smith : Cops, judges, FBI agents. Anyone in law enforcement that needs a secret covered up.
Teresa Lisbon : Like your drug habit.
Reede Smith : You need a favor, you ask for it. You get asked to do something, you do it.
Teresa Lisbon : Tiger, tiger.
Reede Smith : Yup.
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Teresa Lisbon : Is there somebody who's in charge?
Reede Smith : Must be. I don't know who. Just know my little group. That's it. But I'm guessing must be hundreds of us. Maybe thousands.
Teresa Lisbon : And nobody knows about it?
Patrick Jane : Bob Kirkland knew about it, didn't he? Go ahead, just say it. Unburden yourself.
Reede Smith : Yeah. He knew too much. So I killed him.
Patrick Jane : Do you know that Red John's a member of the Blake Association?
[Smith groans, rubs his eyes, and nods]
Teresa Lisbon : Are you sure?
Reede Smith : Red John had a follower, Rebecca Anderson. Killed some of your guys about four years ago.
Teresa Lisbon : Yeah, Sam Bosco and his team.
Reede Smith : Them. Someone asked me to get FBI credentials so that they could access CBI.
Teresa Lisbon : Red John, or someone who worked for him, snuck into the CBI and poisoned Rebecca. And you helped them?
Reede Smith : I mean... that's when I knew I'd... I'd done a... favor for a serial killer.
Teresa Lisbon : Who asked you to get the credentials?
Reede Smith : I dunno. It was a phone call. That's the way the Association works. You never know.
[alarmed as someone passes by outside whistling]
Reede Smith : You... you're gonna be able to keep me safe, right?
Patrick Jane : That depends.
[looking Smith in the eyes]
Patrick Jane : Did you murder my wife and daughter?
Reede Smith : I did not murder your wife and daughter. I swear on my mother.
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Teresa Lisbon : Do you believe him?
Patrick Jane : He confessed to murder. Red John would never break like that. Not even as an act.
Teresa Lisbon : Well, if Smith isn't Red John...
Patrick Jane : That means we have work to do. And we need help. Who took over from Brenda Shettrick?
Teresa Lisbon : In media relations? Why?
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Dennis Abbott : May I have your attention, please? Put down your phones and step away for your desk. Now.
[nobody moves]
Teresa Lisbon : I'm Special Agent in Charge Teresa Lisbon. Who the hell are you?
Dennis Abbott : FBI Supervisory Agent Dennis Abbott. Now, I repeat, stand up and stand away from your desk. Please.
Teresa Lisbon : We're in the middle of a manhunt for a dangerous fugitive. Now, if you would like to assist...
Dennis Abbott : The head of this alleged law enforcement organization is a murderer. And a member of a massive criminal conspiracy.
Teresa Lisbon : Which included FBI agents.
Dennis Abbott : Yes, and that's why the Bureau sent me here from the Austin, Texas office to clean up the mess.
[taking a sheet of paper out of his jacket pocket]
Dennis Abbott : I am holding in my hand a writ from a federal judge. The FBI is closing down your organization right now. All of you are relieved from your active duties as of this moment.
Grace Van Pelt : You can't do that.
Dennis Abbott : I'm here to collect evidence. Don't get in my way.
[to his agents]
Dennis Abbott : Let's go to work, fellas!
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Dennis Abbott : Dennis Abbott, FBI. You must be Patrick Jane.
Teresa Lisbon : They've shut us down.
Dennis Abbott : We're gonna need to interview you at some point, but it can wait. We're gonna be here for some time. Just don't leave town.
Patrick Jane : We have a killer to catch.
Dennis Abbott : Oh, well, that's our problem now. You had your chance to catch him and you blew it. If you were really trying.
[a passing FBI agent bumps into Jane; his teacup falls from its saucer and breaks on the floor]
Patrick Jane : That was my favorite cup.
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[last lines]
Teresa Lisbon : What now?
Patrick Jane : I don't know.
Teresa Lisbon : Van Pelt found some coded files on Bertram's flash drive. Should we get started on those?
Patrick Jane : [getting on the elevator] No, it's a waste of time. We're done. There's nothing more to do here. Just go home, get some rest.
Teresa Lisbon : You're not quitting. I don't believe it.
Patrick Jane : No, I'm not quitting. I'm letting go. It's out of our hands for now. I'll be in touch. Okay?
[as the doors close]
Patrick Jane : I'm sorry. For everything.