The Mentalist (TV Series)

The Great Red Dragon (2013)

Simon Baker: Patrick Jane

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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.

• 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.

• 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"?

• 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.

• 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.

• 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?

• 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.

• [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.