Patrick Jane, adviser to the California Bureau of Investigation, is notorious for his unusual methods - not to mention his former career as a `psychic' - but the guy has a remarkable track record for solving serious crimes through uncanny powers of observation. That doesn't mean that Senior Agent Teresa Lisbon and her staff must be thrilled to have such an eccentric as a key member of the team.
Patrick is taken into custody for fatally shooting the man he believed to be serial killer Red John, but bluffs his way out of jail and tries to exonerate himself.
Patrick pits his old team against his new work colleagues in a challenge to solve the murder of a fitness trainer. Teresa finds out Sally Carter has committed suicide.
A nine-year-old boy is kidnapped and the mother expects Patrick to use his psychic powers to help find the child, despite Teresa's scepticism.
While on a mission to protect the mayor during a rally about immigration rights, Patrick discovers a suspect for a crime that has yet to be committed.
The team investigates the death of a girl on an island and discovers the victim was an orphan who had been conducting inquiries into her father's murder.
The team investigates the murder of a police chief, but Teresa is distracted from the case by the unexpected arrival of her brother and niece.
Patrick suspects a publicity-seeking blogger's fascination with serial killers may have led him to commit murder in an attempt to achieve a twisted kind of fame.
Patrick is called to a car park where an undercover policewoman has been shot, and learns she was trying to find evidence against a drug dealer - whose henchmen later kidnap him.
Patrick believes a car bomb was intended for a former American football star, so he sets up a ruse to make the killer believe the athlete is dead.
Patrick is called to the scene of a fireman's death, but is knocked out while searching for the murder weapon, causing him to lose his memory and revert to his former con-artist self.
The team discovers a murdered lawyer had ties to a mob boss, and Red John targets an FBI agent re-examining the case of serial killer Panzer.
Van Pelt tries to put her personal problems aside while investigating the murder of a mob boss's son, and is forced into a game of cat-and-mouse against an assassin.
Patrick and Teresa investigate the murder of an out-of-favour fashion designer, and a blind woman who was friends with Red John reveals the serial killer is still alive
Patrick tries to prove the innocence of a woman who looks set to be convicted of murder, but must find enough evidence before the jury's verdict is announced.
A woman convicted of murdering her husband is given permission to help Patrick track down a killer, but she tries to charm him and make a bid for her freedom.
The CBI team confronts old adversary Bret Stiles when a man who hoped to expose the killer of the Visualise cult co-founder is found dead.
Teresa and the team suspect a billionaire of murdering a Shakespeare enthusiast, while FBI agent Susan Darcy enlists Patrick's help to investigate the killing of a woman.
A wealthy man who had cancer is found murdered, despite only having weeks left to live, and the investigation reveals his son and wife to be the main suspects.
Patrick sets up a daring robbery as part of a live show in the hope of revealing the identity of a casino security guard's murderer.
Patrick hopes the relationship between the director of a school play and the lead actor might offer an insight into a popular teacher's murder.
Female impersonators come under suspicion when a man is found burnt to death on a cabaret bar's doorstep, and the team discovers the victim was being bullied.
Teresa reconnects with her ex-fiance while investigating a surfer's murder, and Cho questions whether he should be in a relationship with Summer.
Red John resurfaces on the eighth anniversary of the deaths of Patrick's wife and daughter, prompting the police consultant's concentration to waver during an important case.
Patrick's latest efforts to apprehend Red John fail, while Teresa and the team hunt for a murderer after an unidentifiable body is discovered.