The Mentalist Recap – Season 2, Episode 8 – His Right Red Hand – air date 11/19/09. In this episode Jane and the CBI team investigate a shocking crime within the CBI facility. A shooter somehow makes it into the facility and shoots Bosco and his team – three members dead, Bosco critically injured.

This was the most intense, heartfelt episode that I have watched to date. It goes to the core of the show – Jane’s search for Red John, the man who killed his wife and child. There are some amazing scenes – the shooter being interviewed by Jane (the shooter is not Red John, it is a woman who has fallen in love with him), hospital scenes between Bosco and Lisbon and Bosco and Jane, and the CBI supervisor telling off a TV crew that wants to know how he feels with three members of his team dea and one critically injured.

Two major characters written out of the show in this episode, and an intensified plot twist. If you have not seen this episode, go on line and see it. Stunning writing and plot, which will be integral to future shows.