The Mentalist 4X15: War of the Roses
Added 2025-11-03 22:23:50 +0000 UTCThe team discovers the body of Natalie Gibecki, a youth counselor, who is suspected to have been on her way to meet a secret lover. Jane receives a call from Erica Flynn (Morena Baccarin), whom Patrick helped put in prison. She offers to help with Natalie's case as she was a client at Erica's matchmaking company.
Wainwright agrees and she is furloughed to help with the investigation. Erica mentions that Natalie started dating a married man when she was working with a nonprofit building homes in Mexico.
They speak with the CEO Greg Relin (Joe Spano) and a coworker, who deny knowledge of her affair, but Erica spots a man named Richard who turns out to be Natalie's lover. Richard becomes a prime suspect, since Natalie had broken things off with him recently and was going to meet him the night she was killed.
Erica tries to seduce Patrick, telling him she genuinely likes him and they share a kiss before he abruptly leaves her room.
Jane goes through Natalie's photos and cracks the case.
The CEO is arrested as Natalie confronted him about his embezzlement of funds when she discovered on a trip to Mexico that he had built no houses there.
Rigsby proposes to Sarah, thinking it is the right thing to do, but Sarah turns him down happy with their current status.
Erica and Patrick share a dinner and Patrick tells her they apprehended her lawyer, who was waiting for her a few blocks away.
Agent Luther Wainwright signs her over to officers from the prison when a moment later, the real officers arrive.
A free Erica calls Jane from "somewhere warm" and thanks him for their date.
