Saturday, November 26, 2011

The Mentalist - Ring Around The Rosie

The team, under a new boss, are investigating the murder of a photographer at a political rally.  they end up with a homeless man confessing to the murder and it appears to be an open and shut case, but Jane is involved, so it can't be that simple.  He sees a man in a long coat in the hot sun and believes he is up to no good.  It turns out this man is a mad gun collector but he hasn't committed any crimes.  Jane believes he is psychotic and will kill, he just needs to be pushed over the edge.  The new boss just wants to charge him with gun possession and get him some mental help.  Jane follows him to a shooting range where he goes psycho with a machine gun, which everyone there thinks is cool! There is a really great ending to this episode where he sets up the guy.
While Jane persists in proving this man is ready to kill, Lisbon is fighting to prove that the confessor did not commit the murder.  She recognises him as an old sax player.  The man confessed so he could get a bed and three square meals.  Lisbon works to find the real killer.
An OK episode, not to the high standard so far this season but still better than some of the best episodes of other shows currently on air.

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