The Mentalist Recap – Season 2, Episode 1 – Redemption – air date 11/26/09. In this episode Minelli assigns the Red John case to Sam Bosco (fearing that Jane and Lisbon are too close to it). Jane decides to help with one more case – the murder of a woman who has been accused of stealing one million dollars.

This is an episode that I had seen before, but that was well worth watching again! The first few minutes show Jane solving a crime solely by the use of his intuitive powers, an by paying attention to body posture.

The primary case for this episode – that of the murdered woman – goes a long way towards setting the groundwork for the interaction between team members Jane, Lisbon, Cho, Rigsby and Van Pelt, and gives us a birds eye v iew into Bosco’s personality, and his attitude towards Jane.

Excellent episode!