The Mentalist

Yes! Hit him!

Hit him again! Kill him!

Kill that son of a bitch! Uh, do you wanna just...

Yeah! Break... his... face!

So... you must hit a lot of guys, huh?

Well, I'm a cop, so it comes with the job sometimes.

It's only ever self...

That is so hot. I would love to see you hit someone.

Oh. Uh... maybe.

Yes!

Charlotte Mitchell was her name. She was a book writer,

writing a book. Got control of the crime scene.

It's gonna be a wide suspect list.

Get statements from all the security guards, vendors, and attendants.

Find out who could get backstage.

Right. It's gonna be hundreds, at least.

Look, uh, just to be clear, I don't own this arena.

I simply promoted the fight. I have no liability here.

What was Charlotte Mitchell's connection to you?

She was writing a book about this fight,

about my guy, Manny Flacco, and Rowdy Merriman.

She said it was a... Microcosm of whatever. I...

I figured any P.R. for my boy Manny is good P.R.

That's the kind of kid he is.

Got the initial report from the M.E... Shot twice,

close range. Had a purse, money, jewelry all intact.

Estimated time of death... 8:30, 9:00 P.M.

That was right in the middle of the fight.

Excuse me. When was the last time you saw Ms. Mitchell?

We were supposed to sit together during the fight.

She didn't show up. Sir...

Why are you staring at me like that?

I was staring?

Oh, I'm so sorry. My mind was elsewhere.

That's Charlotte Mitchell, right? And you're, uh...

And you're Leonard Artash, promoter.

Let's go talk to the fighters, shall we?

Really?

Well, Rigsby just told us it wasn't a robbery.

We know it wasn't sexual.

Looks like it was in cold blood, so not a crime of passion.

What's that leave us? I'd bet your pension

this has something to do with the fight.

But Manny and Merriman were in the cage when she was shot.

Are you a detective?

No.

Well, then.

Manny Flacco, you're the man. You were fantastic in there.

Messed him up like he was dog meat.

You're gonna be champion of the world. You hear me?

Champion of the world.

You gotta deal with this now? Yes, ma'am, we do.

What's the problem, Bea? Who are those guys? They're cops.

Oh, come on now. Can it wait? Let the kid enjoy his win.

Talk to him after he checks

in with the doctor. I don't need the doc.

Hey, better safe than sorry, right?

Manny's got nothing to do with this.

Nothing to do with what?

Charlotte Mitchell was murdered earlier this evening.

Charlotte murdered? Oh, my God.

Stay cool. Don't get excited.

She was found shot to death in a service corridor

underneath the arena. Happened during your fight.

You knew and you didn't tell me?

Manny, come on. You know we're trying to protect you.

Listen, I didn't wanna spoil your night.

Who did this? That's what we're looking to find out.

You liked her a lot, huh? This lady, uh, what's her name?

"What's her name?" Charlotte Mitchell.

Yeah, I liked her.

Everybody liked her. She was good people.

Yeah, she was. Yeah.

Okay.

Great.

Well, thank you.

Uh, where's Merriman's room? Oh. So we're done now, are we?

Oh, I'm sorry. You have some questions. Yeah.

She has some questions.

You don't wanna go back there.

These aren't the droids you're looking for.

Tough night, huh?

Uh... listen. Consolation-wise,

you know what Nietzsche said.

Was uns nicht umbringt, macht uns staerker.

Man, who the hell are you?! You know what?

I don't even care. Get your butt outta here!

I'm CBI. I'm investigating a murder. Oh, you're a cop?

Well, not officially.

No, man, screw murder. I got a robbery to report.

That little fanny-pack Flacco wouldn't have won dip

if he didn't have the stinkin' ref in his pocket!

Son of a bitch was head-buttin' me the whole night! Ouch.

Who got murdered? Charlotte Mitchell.

No kiddin'? The book writer?

Damn. That's messed up.

Ain't gonna be no book now, I guess. Huh.

They rape her as well? She was kinda hot.

Hello?

Either you're a genius manipulator

concealing your complicity in the case,

or you're a... dimly lit clown.

Which is it?

You were right, big man. Say that again, you son of a bitch!

Why don't you get back here,

see what one of your mouths can... Hey! Hey!

Leave him alone! He's a cop!

I'll get back to you.

Ballistics came back. 9- millimeter weapon.

Rifling patterns and striations on the bullets

indicate the gun used to kill Charlotte Mitchell

was also used in a murder back in 2001.

The weapon was never recovered.

The killer was a man named Joe Reyes.

Got out eight months ago. Early release.

Cho's still working through suspects from the arena.

Take Rigsby and talk to Reyes.

Find out what happened to that gun.

I'm gonna go talk to the victim's father. Rigsby's... busy.

With what?

Mr. LaRoche is interviewing him. Oh?

A man named Todd Johnson was murdered

while in CBI custody.

Yes. Cop killer, burned to death in his cell.

I just wanted to get your opinion on some things.

You were an arson investigator before coming to CBI, right?

Yeah, in San Diego.

Yeah. Are you familiar with...

Pyrophoric igniters?

Sure. Liquid or solid?

Used in conjunction with a xylene accelerant?

Overkill, I'd say.

Really?

And the fire safety system here in CBI...

Easy to access and deactivate?

Top-of-the-line E.S.F.R system? No.

Bypassing that took real know-how.

You could deactivate it, couldn't you?

Yes, I could.

Are you accusing me?

Are you confessing?

Your father is Steven Robert Rigsby.

Yes, he is.

What does he got to do with the investigation?

Used to be affiliated

with the Iron Gods motorcycle gang, yes?

Well, you know he was.

Yes, I have his sheet here.

Robbery.

Narcotics.

Assault.

Manslaughter. Quite the rascal.

Look, I have nothing to do with my father.

Nothing at all? No card at Christmas?

Nope. We don't talk. I don't know where he is.

LaRoche.

You're supposed to inform me

when you talk to one of my people.

That's not a right.

That's a courtesy we extend on occasion.

Well, in the future,

I'd like you to extend that courtesy to me.

Thank you, agent Rigsby. That should do it.

Amen, amen. Amen.

Welcome.

We have newcomers, brothers and sisters.

Make 'em feel welcome.

Joseph Reyes?

My gun. A-a woman was killed with my gun?

Same one you used back in 2001.

So you just cannot escape the sins of the past.

All you can do is ask the lord's guidance

and you know, keep on, man.

Did you know Charlotte Mitchell? No, ma'am, I did not,

and I don't have that gun anymore either.

Got rid of it back when you shot that guy?

What did you do with it?

I gave it to a lady friend of mine at the time.

What did she do with it? That I don't know.

I haven't seen her since my arrest.

What was the lady's name?

Uh... Dawn. Dawn May.

Address? Don't know.

Like I said, I didn't look for her when I got out.

After finding my faith, I realize I had to turn my back

on all my evil ways and all the people

that could possibly lead me back there.

All right. Thanks for your time.

Why did you kill that man back in 2001?

If you don't mind my asking.

I don't know, ma'am.

It was foolishness.

Look, I-I did a lot of bad things back in the day,

and that was just the one they caught me for.

This is God's plan.

Here it is. I found it.

Good, good, good, good. Okay.

Hold it up. Dad.

No, come on. Hold it up. Higher, higher, higher. Okay.

It's just a town hall report.