The Mentalist

Ah, there you are, Mr. Lydon.

See you found the place okay.

It's nice to meet you.

Full disclosure, we're not turnkey yet,

and I'm in big trouble if anyone finds out I met you here.

But brochures couldn't do this justice, am I right?

It's a work in progress,

but that's why now's when you get in,

put your own stamp on it.

It's a killer view, right?

That's no... Uhh!

Uhh!

Yeah! Ahh!

You are going down, yo!

Okay, one more. You do realize this is just a game.

I'm not competitive. I just like to win.

Oh... Okay.

Oh, you know what? That... that's cheating. That's...

That was spinning. Just spinning.Okay...

Yeah, there's spinning in Chicago.

Whoo!

Ooh! There it goes! Down that field!

Oh! Oh, did that hurt?

What? Did that hurt? All right.

I'm sorry. Is everybody here

watching the man get beat by the girl?

Uh, guys? Yeah?

Can I close out this check? My shift's about to end.

Yeah. Oh! One second, one second, one second.

Okay. Hands off half-time.Okay.

1... Ooh! 2... oh! 3.

Yes!

I'm gonna give you some advice.

Never play foosball with a woman

that's raised three brothers.

Thank you. It's exhausting.

As they exited their car.

A third victim, Edward hu, was on his way to testify today

in the high-profile murder trial against Kelvin bit taker.

Of a.U. Scholarship student Jamie Owen.

Owen, from San Diego, California,

was allegedly beaten to death last month by bit taker

after a dispute in a bar.

Can we get some chicken wings?

She. We may have to get 'em to go.

Can we get some chicken wings to go, please? Yeah.

Several witnesses in the bar claimed

Mr. Bittaker appeared intoxicated... hey, boss.

And had to be restrained several times

from becoming violent. All right, we'll be right there.

We need to go now.

Yeah. Uh, 86 the wings.

Uh... sure.

Thank you. Sorry.

Jane, Lisbon.

You recall agent spackman, Dallas f.B.I.

He called us in on this one.

Agent spackman. Ah, good to see you.

I missed that face.

Lisbon. Jane.

We got four murders in under three minutes.

29-year-old realtor, 67-year-old copy store owner,

and two F.B.I. agents.

No security cameras, no fingerprints.

Guy was in and out like a ghost.Yeah.

The murder victim, Edward hu,

he was the key witness in a murder investigation

of one Kelvin bit taker,

who beat a guy to death over a spilled drink.

Abbott: The family has been of interest.

To the Dallas F.B.I. for some time.

Their import/export car warehouse is a front.

This murder case... this is just a thin edge of the wedge.

Now the hope here is to use Kelvin's conviction

to take the whole family down.

Kelvin might be looking at the needle,

which might make him more pliable.

Now how said the hope is, not was,

from which I surmise that you have another witness

to the murder?

We do. A young woman.

Young mother, actually.

If we can convince her to testify after today,

and if we can keep her alive.

You think the bittakers have a hit on her, also?

That would be a pretty bold move at this point.

You can count on it.

This woman's testimony is enough to bring them down.

If Kelvin goes to jail,

he's gonna take the whole family with him.

Abbott: The young woman, Lily stoppard,

is scheduled to testify in two days' time.

With a hit man of this caliber, we've been asked

to come and join the investigation.

Not many snipers can make hits from that distance

with that kind of accuracy.

That should narrow it down, right?

I wish. Truth is, the shooter could have been anybody.

Now, these bittakers, they can choose

any number of their contacts to call in a hit.

Shooter could be any nationality,

he could be any age... nah, it's a regional guy.

And here we go.

Yeah. Local boy with a sweet tooth

for powdered sugar beignets, see?

And, uh, they... they shook hands, obviously.

How do we know that the, uh,

victim wasn't holding the beignet, Jane?

No, he's trim, he's spruced.

He's on the job. He's not a pastry buff.

Doesn't mean that the shooter's regional.

A lot of people like beignets.

What beignets are, spackman,

but I will concede you that point. Oh, thank you.

And I will focus on who hired him

and what Kelvin did to that boy from San Diego.

I'm guessing the bittakers have very little tolerance

for outsiders.

So if they ordered this hit, it would have been

somebody they were comfortable with.

Yeah, someone from down home.

And, Jane, the last remaining witness that we have...

Lily stoppard... mm?

She's in h.Q. Under high security right now.

Spackman would like you to talk to her.

Me? Why?

Because she might be reluctant to testify,

and we could do with a little charm.

A little charm? Yeah.

I don't know if I should be insulted or, uh, flattered.

Well, whatever works.

A little bit of both.Okay.

I don't see what the difference is.

You couldn't protect the other guy.

Mrs. Stoppard... Lily.

Lily.

Now you will continue to receive our full protection,

and I can assure you that every conceivable effort

will be made to protect you and your family.

But it's your choice. Up to you.

Door's open.

Then no.

Matt... no.

This is nuts.

Why should you risk your life for these people?

And what about our baby? He needs you.

A... are you even thinking about him?

Of course I'm thinking about him.

But I'm also thinking about somebody else's child, too.

That poor kid.

Jamie Owen didn't even fight back.

I mean, he couldn't.

It was brutal.

Uhh!

Uhh!

I knew right away he was dead.

I didn't know what to do. I was scared.

So I just stayed in my car and...

You called the cops. You did your duty. That's enough.

We've got a baby at home, and he's only 6 months old.

I don't understand how I'm the only one who gets that.

Mr. Stoppard, I can assure you we... we...

We understand your concerns. And they're pretty darned reasonable.

Thank you. Finally.

What's your baby's name?

Henry. After Matt's dad.

Henry. That's a good, strong name.

I hate to talk to you about doing the right thing.

Doing it is the easy part.

Knowing what it is is tough.

And let me guess.

No. No, I don't, Matthew.

But, um... I'm gonna ask you this.

In years from now when, uh,

you tell Henry this story, how will it go?

Did the three of you take an evil killer off the street,

or did you play it safe?

Is Henry's birthright gonna be one of proud bravery

or sensible caution?

Tough call.

Nice work.

I thought you were blowing it back there.

Hey. We will. You have my word.

I don't want your word.

I want her safe.

Kelvin bit taker, supervising agent Dennis abbott.

Sit down.

My mama taught me never talk to strangers.

Four good people are dead. Don't test my Patience.

A lot of good people are dead, hoss.

It's the way of the world.

Sit... down.

So what four people are we talking about?

Outside of the courthouse this morning,

two F.B.I. agents, a realtor, and Edward hu.

You're kidding me.