The Mentalist (2008–2015): Season 5, Episode 8 - Red Sails in the Sunset - full transcript

Patrick arranges Lorelei's escape from prison and then kidnaps her to get answers about Red John. Meanwhile, Lorelei's mother shares with agent Lisbon a shocking detail about her family.

EVE [ON SCREEN]:
You stay away from me.

Let go. Let go of me!

ROGER [ON SCREEN]:
Save the phony tears.

EVE:
Just get back.

ROGER: You little fool.
EVE: You just stay away from me.

[GUNSHOT ON SCREEN]

[CROWD SCREAMING ON SCREEN]

MAN [ON SCREEN]:
No good, sir. We can't get involved in this.

Hello, Patrick. How are you?

Good. So, what do you think?

Oh, it's a classic. You know,
it just gets better and better every time.



Yes. What do you think of my request?

I don't think much of it, really, Patrick.

Really, I don't.

Meaning you can't accomplish it?

Any task can be accomplished...

...as long as it's broken down
into manageable pieces.

So you'll do it?

STILES:
Look, I know that I'm in your debt.

Okay, so we both agree
that you owe me a favor.

Yes, I do.

So let this be my favor to you.

Let it go, the whole idea.
It's just not worth it.

JANE:
Well, I find this very interesting.

I'm presenting you with a challenge...



...yet you're backing away.

- That's very unlike you, Mr. Stiles.
- Look, if you must know...

...l've grown mildly
accustomed to you, Patrick.

You make me sit up and pay attention.

I'm very glad you're amused by me.

But what you're planning now, it's...

- Well, it's certainly different.
- Yes, it is.

If I do what you're asking of me
and you get caught...

...you're going to spend the rest of your life
in a federal prison.

I'm well aware of that.

I just have to make sure I don't get caught.

[STILES SIGHS]

Heh, all right.

Well, it's been a great pleasure
knowing you, Mr. Jane.

Good luck.

Well l... I used some
pretty harsh words. I'm sorry.

Thank you.

[ROGER & EVE SPEAKING
INDISTINCTLY]

GUARD:
Lorelei Martins, 5474B.

[ENGINE STOPS]

[BEEPING]

Need a ride?

You?

Hey, come on, please, just get in the car.

This is ridiculous.

Why are you mad at me?
I didn't force you to escape from prison.

No, you just tricked me into it.

JANE:
Oh, come on. Wait.

You thought it was Red John
that got you out?

LORELEl: Yeah.
- Well, it wasn't.

I did. I got you out.
He would've left you in there to rot.

And I took a lot of risks in doing it.

LORELEl: Nobody ever accused you
of good judgment.

JANE: What about you?
You're walking into the desert...

...10 miles from a prison
you just broke out of.

I'm offering you a ride.

I'll take you wherever you wanna go.
You can dump me at any time.

Fine.

Jane, how many messages
do I have to leave you? Call me back.

Hold on, Tom, she just walked in.

No. No, don't inform the marshals yet.

I wanna bring CBI up to speed first.

I'll call you back.

What's going on?

- Have you heard about Lorelei Martins yet?
- No.

She escaped from federal prison
this morning.

Your Mr. Jane was questioning
prison transport drivers.

Yes. But, no, he wouldn't.

- He wouldn't.
- He wouldn't?

Okay, where is he now?

I don't know. I haven't heard from him
since yesterday.

He hasn't answered his phone.

But that doesn't mean he did this.

It would make it much more likely,
wouldn't it?

- Why is this a Homeland Security issue?
- It's complicated.

But if he is with her,
he's in a lot of danger.

You know him better than anybody.
If he did do this, where would he go?

Anyplace I could possibly think of
is where he wouldn't go.

Uh, would you excuse me for a minute?
I'll be right back.

Has anyone seen Jane?

- No.
LISBON: We need to find him right now.

Put a BOLO on his car, Grace.
Cho, I want you to go to his motel room.

Rigs, call his cell company,
get GPS tracking on his phone.

What's going on?

Lorelei Martins escaped from prison
this morning.

- Was Jane involved?
- We don't know yet.

RIGSBY:
Who's that?

Bob Kirkland, Homeland Security.
He's leading the search.

Boss, Sac P.D. Got a report of an
abandoned blue Citroen this morning.

- Parking lot at 16th and K Street.
- Text it to me.

This isn't gonna work.

Well, that's optimistic.

I won't tell you who he is or where he is.

- Give it time.
- Not now.

Not ever.

- Doesn't work.
- Really?

I figured that
when no sound came out of it.

Yes. Heh.

Can we go?

Tell me where.

The ocean. I wanna see the ocean.

He was leaving a text message.
It's for you.

"Someone after me."
He was being followed.

Looks like he's been abducted.
Jane doesn't have Lorelei. Lorelei has Jane.

Our fugitive is a known associate
of the serial killer Red John.

She's wanted for murder, conspiracy,
kidnapping and weapons violations.

We believe that Martins
and unknown accomplices...

...abducted CBI consultant Patrick Jane.

Jane led a six-month undercover operation
that resulted in Lorelei's arrest.

Martins may have kidnapped him
for payback...

...or to take him to Red John.
We need to find them.

Martins is a Sacramento girl.

I want systematic searches of old
residences, old friends, old coworkers.

You all have information packets.
Study them, and when you're done...

...contact myself or Agent Kirkland
for your assignments. Thank you.

- We'll start with Lorelei's mother.
- Okay.

LORELEl:
I wonder where they're going.

I'm gonna make a fire.

So, what's this about?

Ahem. Your daughter broke out
of prison this morning.

DANA:
Oh, great. Of course.

Have you had any contact
with Lorelei recently?

Heh. Lorelei hasn't contacted me
in years.

Thankfully. When she does...

...it's always trouble. Always.

We have reason to believe
that Lorelei has taken a hostage.

His life could be in danger.

Do you have any information you could
give us about where we could find her?

Any, uh, old friends...

...favorite places?

No. I don't have anything to do with her.

She doesn't have anything to do with me.

Do you have any insight
as to how she became this way?

Lorelei only ever cared about Lorelei.

What are you gonna do
with a kid like that?

You don't feel at all responsible for her?

Heh. Now, there's a question
from a woman without children.

I've satisfied all my duties
and responsibilities of motherhood.

Look around.
Lorelei grew up in a beautiful home.

She could be anything.

Is this your father?

That's my husband.
He's away, in Munich.

- He's away a lot?
- Yes.

Oh, figures.

I don't like your tone.

Dana, your daughter is the mistress
of a psychopathic killer...

...yet you have no information to give us
about how or why she got that way.

- Frankly, I don't care if you like my tone.
- To hell with you, lady.

- What happened to her?
- Get out of my house!

Thank you.

You should try it. Water is lovely.

Uh, quickly, go and hide yourself
behind those rocks.

- Hello, young man.
JANE: How you doing?

[RANGER SNIFFING]

Was that your campfire?

No, officer.

I'm not an officer, I'm a park ranger.

JANE:
So no gun, huh?

Right.

Campfires are illegal on this beach
without a permit.

It's not mine.

RANGER: Are you okay, sir?
You seem a little nervous.

Never better.

Are you alone?

Uh, no, she's, uh...

Hi, officer, I'm over here.
I'm sorry, I can't come out.

I don't have any clothes on.

Public nudity is prohibited
on state beaches.

Yes, uh, I'm sorry, it won't happen again.

Promise, it won't happen again.

Sorry, sir.

Okay.

- You folks have a nice day.
JANE: Yeah.

No campfires.

JANE:
So where to now?

North to Canada?

South to Mexico?

I'm flexible.

I know a place where no one will find us.

Take the l-60 east,
but I gotta change my look first.

Find a convenience store.

- I like the take-charge attitude.
- Heh, no, you don't.

I do.

Clearly, you've taken care
of someone in your life.

Made all the decisions, acted the adult.

I'm guessing you had a vain,
selfish and controlling mother.

But you found the strength to pull away.

Did she resent you for that?

Patrick, do you really
want to get to know me?

Of course.

Give the act a rest.

- What? I wasn't...
- Yes, you were.

Okay.

I knew it. Soon as I heard
that kidnapping report on my radio.

I called it in.

This is the young man I talked to.

- Was there a woman with him?
- Yes, sir. Most certainly was.

Only, I didn't see her
on account of she was naked.

At least that's what she said.

She was behind that rock,
where she was changing.

- Young man got kind ofjumpy.
LISBON: Uh-huh.

He asked me if I had a gun.

- Probably had a gun on you the whole time.
RANGER: That's what I figured.

And if he said one wrong word
or tried to run, bam.

She would've shot us both dead.
I'm just thankful he kept his head.

You happen to see the car
they were driving?

Yes, sir.
There was only one car on the bluff.

A dark blue 1990s Dynasty sedan.

[ENGINE STOPS]

Stay low.

[WYLIE & THE WILD WEST'S
"WITHOUT YOU" PLAYING]

On an island all alone

A thousand miles away from home

Be without you

Surrounded by an endless sea

Not a soul

[JANE CLEARS THROAT]

Just you and only you

Can make me feel the way you do

You're the rock I build upon

You give me hope and keep me strong

There's a place where the sun won't shine

Where broken hearts don't mend with time

JANE:
Ahem, thank you.

With the sunglasses there. Thanks.

Without you

[LORELEl WHISTLES]

- Scared you, didn't I?
JANE: No.

LORELEl:
Saw some cop. Spooked me.

Then I'm glad I left you the keys.

You're gonna be a French honey blond.
How's that sound?

- Sure. Did you get snacks?
- Sure did.

[ENGINE STARTS]

I have something to say.

Come in. Sit down, Dana.

What's going on?

Heh. I couldn't sleep last night, heh.

Hmm...

My husband mustn't know.

Mustn't know what?

[CLEARS THROAT]

I sold Lorelei's sister.

A sister?

I don't remember reading anything
about a sister in Lorelei's file.

Because I sold her.

All right, you're gonna have to
help me out here, Dana.

Thirty years ago,
I didn't have the money to raise two girls.

I had substance issues.

Go on.

So after, ahem...

...their dad left...

...I stopped functioning, you know?

And, um...

...Lorelei...

...she was 5...

...and she held me up, you know?

But Miran...

Miranda.

That was her name.

She was 2.

I mean, what was I gonna do
with a 2-year-old?

- What did you do?
- Well, I knew...

I knew this rich, ahem,
foreign couple, who...

Childless.

- So we made a deal under the table. Ahem.
- Why didn't they just adopt her?

We all wanted what we wanted,
so we just got it done.

What did you tell Lorelei?

I told her...

I told her all kinds of stuff.

And she never forgave me.

I didn't realize it at the time...

...but that day...

...I lost two daughters...

...not one.

Want me to get you a tissue?

Hey there.

Looking for a room.

A place to rest my weary bones.
Been on the road since New Mexico.

It's $48 cash, 52 credit.

- Oh, well, I will be paying cash.
- Okay.

You don't happen to have one
without a television.

TV is busted in 13.

No discount.

Okay.

[BELL DINGS]

- Have a nice day.
- Mm-hm.

VIRGIL:
We tried to have our own children.

I could not.

LISBON:
Why didn't you just adopt legally?

I was on a work visa from Romania.

And we could not adopt until we were
citizens, and that takes years.

Mr. Kirkland, this is Marta
and Virgil Roman.

They're just telling me how they
came to buy Miranda Martins.

MARTA:
You had to see her.

She was in a bad situation.

Virgil and I knew we could give her...

...a life full of love and opportunity.

But she turned out to be
a very troubled girl.

Very unhappy.

So when she was in high school,
we sent her to a therapist...

...and she remembered a lot of things
we thought she had forgotten.

- Her mother?
- No.

She remembered only one name. Lorelei.

Of course, we found her sister,
Lorelei, and reunited them.

The sisters were so happy,
and they were so close.

You've never seen two sisters
who were closer.

Where's Miranda now?
We need to talk to her.

She's... She was murdered. She's dead.

JANE:
Well, it's a shame the TV doesn't work.

Thanks for the dress.

Oh, it's my pleasure.

So listen, uh...

...you gonna tell me where we're going?

To a cabin my sister and I used to go to.

- You have a sister?
- I did.

I'm sorry.

LORELEl:
Don't be.

Her death was a gift, sort of.

- You want to explain that?
- You wouldn't understand.

You could try me.

I mean, I'd like to understand.

In case you haven't noticed,
healing is not my strong suit.

Losing my sister brought me
into my full reality.

I faced my deepest fear.

I have complete awareness.

Nothing can hurt me.

It's nonsense, believe me.
Things can hurt you.

LORELEl:
Try me.

Mm, this beer is warm.

I'll get some ice.

Miranda was beautiful, like her sister.

What does the coroner's report say
about the cause of death?

Heat stroke. After she was raped, she was
left chained inside of an empty warehouse.

Daytime temperatures reached
120 degrees inside.

Coroner figured she lasted
about two days.

They never found the killer?

The case is still open. There's no
trace evidence, no witnesses. Just this.

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

- Hello.
JANE [OVER PHONE]: Hey, Lisbon.

I need your help.

I need to take this. Could you...?
I'll be right back.

[STATIC CRACKLES ON RADIO]

[BING CROSBY'S "RED SAILS
IN THE SUNSET" PLAYING ON RADIO]

Home safely to me

Red sails in the sunset

Jane, what's going on?
Have you been kidnapped?

Yes. I'm in fear for my life. I can't talk long.

You know Lorelei had a sister?

Yes, Miranda. Her mother gave her up.
Where are you?

If she catches me on the phone,
she'll kill me.

- What happened to Miranda?
- She was murdered.

Abducted, raped and left for dead
five years ago.

- Who did it?
- They don't even have a suspect.

But listen to this. The police kept back
a key detail from the public.

Before Miranda died, she carved
a message into the warehouse floor.

- What did it say?
- I'm looking at the crime-scene photo now.

It says "Roy."

I need a copy of that photo.

Uh, Lisbon, uh, yeah,
fax it to me at this number.

WOMAN [ON RADIO]:
I'm Katie Riley and I'll be back...

...with more of your favorite mellow blends
after the news.

MAN [ON RADIO]: State and federal
authorities have intensified the search...

...for a Sacramento woman...

...Lorelei Martins.

Jane. Just tell me where you are.
We can help you.

Just fax it to me.

I gotta go. Gotta go.

[FAX MACHINE WHIRRING]

MAN: According to police, Martins has
kidnapped CBI consultant Patrick Jane...

...whose car was found abandoned
by the side of the road.

[FAX MACHINE BEEPING]

Everything okay?

Jane just called me.

[BOTH GRUNTING]

Liar!

- Filthy liar. Kidnapped you?
- Please.

How dare you? You lied!

I didn't lie.
I just didn't tell you everything.

- Why didn't you tell me?
- I had to protect myself.

[GROANING]

Please, just stop.

You had me going, Patrick.

- For a second there, I almost trusted you.
- You should.

- You should trust me.
- Oh, stop.

Just stop playing the role.

Yes, I play a role, but not with you.
I'm being honest.

- Lies on lies.
- Lorelei, listen to me.

You have to listen to me.

Your buddy Red John,
he killed your sister.

What are you talking about?

Your sister wrote a name on the floor
of the warehouse where she died.

The name of the man who raped
and killed her. It was never made public.

- You're making that up.
- No.

This is a crime-scene photo
of your sister's murder.

- "Roy."
- Yes, Roy.

We both know who uses that alias.

- I don't understand. Where did you get this?
- It doesn't matter.

Red John raped and killed your sister.

- No. No.
- Made you a victim so he could rescue you.

- He preyed on your pain.
- No.

- It's not true.
- You don't want it to be, but it's true.

- You can feel it's true.
- Just stop!

God, you're just like him, you know that?

- Relentless manipulation.
- I am nothing like him.

How would you know?

I know.

I wonder why you didn't become lifelong
friends the moment you shook hands.

Wait.

Where are we going?
We still going to the cabin?

That's where I'm going.
You go where you like.

[ENGINE STARTS]

We traced Jane's call to a truck-stop motel
on Route 99 north of Chico.

Right here.

The fugitive and her hostage were gone
by the time deputies got to the motel.

[STATIC CRACKLES ON RADIO]

Heartbroke and busted

That's how you left me, dear

You took my time
And without a dime

You left me standing here

They were moving north.
Let's assume they still are.

- Where are they going?
- Lf they take the 97 north...

...they'll hit Butter Valley Airport.
One runway, public use, five takeoffs a day.

They might go for a plane.
Lock it down.

I went through
the sister's financial records.

She owned a cabin in the Sierras
200 miles north of that motel.

The cabin was
never sold after her death.

An anonymous third party
has been paying the taxes.

- Red John?
KIRKLAND: Call Tactical. I want a chopper.

It's just up ahead at the end of the road.

[ENGINE STOPS]

You go ahead. I'll get the stuff.

Okay.

The key is under the flower pot.

Welcome.

- It's a nice place.
- Yeah.

Belonged to my sister.

We used to come here
to forget about the world.

It's safe.

Red John didn't kill her, Patrick.

You'll never convince me that he did.

I'd kill for a cup of tea right now.

I can make you one.

I'd like that.

- But we can't stay here.
- Why not?

If Miranda bought this place,
the police will find it.

They're probably
on their way here right now.

- Then we have to go.
- You have to go.

- I'll stay. I'll try to delay them.
- What?

Like you said, I'll never convince you
Red John killed your sister.

You need to go find out the truth
for yourself.

- But, Patrick...
- When you do, when you know the truth...

...you know where to find me.

Just call me.

- Where are the car keys?
- In the car.

Is there a back way out of here?

- Um, there's... No, there's just fire trails.
- Okay.

What about this thing? Does this run?

- It's been on a trickle charge.
- Yeah, it should.

You take the four-by-four on the fire road.
They won't look for that.

- I'm gonna cover for you.
- You can't stay here, Patrick.

- They won't believe you were my hostage.
- I will make them believe.

Want me to beat you up?
Knock you out?

Ah, no, thanks.

You gotta go.

[ENGINE STARTS]

[ENGINE STARTS]

[ENGINE REVVING]

[GRUNTS]

Check the cabin.
Search the surrounding woods.

Jane.

He's okay.

[JANE GROANS]

- Did you get her?
- Not yet.

She's, uh... She's on foot.

Agent Kirkland, Homeland Security.
I need rescue hot...

...south of Orr Lake.
Forest Route 42, north 12.

- Who is that guy?
- Don't talk. Help is on the way.

Hurts.

[JANE GROANS]

Shh. It's okay.

You'll never know.

I'll never know what?

Whether I engineered
the escape and abduction.

- Trust me, I know.
- You don't know.

You just guess.

And you didn't tell
your new best friend, Kirkland, either.

I don't have any evidence.
If I did, I'd put you in cuffs myself.

- No you wouldn't.
- Try me.

[JANE CHUCKLES]

- What's so funny?
- Nothing. Sorry.

All of it's worth it.

She told me Red John and I
are very much alike.

That it's a wonder we weren't best friends
from the moment we shook hands.

You've met Red John?

Yes.

He's someone I know.

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