The Mentalist (2008–2015): Season 7, Episode 2 - The Greybar Hotel - full transcript

Previously
on "The Mentalist"...

Hello.
Hi.

You were watching me.
Yes.

Why?
It's my job.

That was Erica Flynn.

She wants to help out
with the investigation.

Great. We should fax over
the case file and get her a gun.

You're skilled
at getting people

to open up to you,
to trust you,

and there's a question
whether you use that skill

to help people
or to manipulate them.



You can't find happiness
again, even true love.

You have to be willing
to let me help you.

Did you know Erica
was gonna do this?

Try to escape?
Of course.

I know
you have feelings for me.

This was a car bombing
in Pakistan 14 months ago.

7 people died,
30 injured.

Egypt, eight months ago.
14 people killed.

This was an attack on a hotel
in Indonesia.

All of these are made possible
by this man -- Jan Nemec.

Slovakian.

He was trained by
the Russian mob as a teenager.

He's based in Beirut now.

So, he's part
of a terrorist group?



Not with a face
like that.

He's obviously in it for the money.
Correct.

This is Danitra Cass.
She's C.I.A.

They're here to ask for
your help with the Nemec case.

Nemec's a supplier.
He sells weapons, explosives.

We've been struggling

to get solid intelligence on him
for years, but he's careful.

Won't use computers,
doesn't leave a data trail.

Well, you must have something
or you wouldn't be here.

A source in Beirut
claims that Nemec

just sent a shipment
of passport chips to the U.S.

You use these chips
to forge passports

to get people in and out
of the country undetected.

Our informant says that
he was paid 1.5 million Euros

by a jihadist group
in the Philippines.

We think
it's the first step

towards an attack
on American soil.

We need to find these
passport chips and arrest Nemec,

and that is why
we're asking for your help.

Actually,
it's because of this woman.

Erica Flynn?

I understand
you've dealt with her.

She ran a dating service
in California.

We arrested her
for killing her husband.

She escaped from prison
about a year ago.

She's been on the run
ever since.

Well, she ran into Nemec.
She's his girlfriend.

What exactly was your
relationship with her, Mr. Jane?

Me? Why?

Because we contacted
Ms. Flynn,

and she's agreed to help us
find the chips, arrest Nemec

in exchange for a reduced
sentence of her murder charge.

But she insists
on working with you.

Says no other person
will do.

Hmm.

Excuse me.

No other person
will do.

Don't ask me.

Abbott, we got the link set up
in your office.

Okay, let's go.

Join us, please.

E-Erica Flynn's not asking
to work with me.

Why am I a part of this?

Well,
if Jane goes to Beirut,

he's gonna need a partner
to go undercover with him.

You've done it before.
Seemed like a logical choice.

Is there a problem?
I arrested her.

I don't know how I feel
about helping her avoid prison.

Yeah, it's a --
a tradeoff. I know,

but it's worth it, I think,
with the issues at hand.

Jane?

Me? No.
No problem.

Good.

Well, Lisbon,
if you still have concerns,

we can discuss it
after the meeting, okay?

Hmm.

Here we go.

Ms. Flynn,
everyone's here.

Patrick.
It's so good to see you.

And Agent Lisbon.

Hello.

Uh, what is this about,
Erica?

Isn't it obvious?

I need you.
Really?

Jan uses a courier
to send messages,

but they're coded.

The courier has to memorize
a long string of numbers.

I can't think of anyone with
a better memory than yours.

Nemec's courier was killed
in an accident.

He's looking
for a new one.

He has to let the people
that bought the passport chips

know where
to pick them up.

We'd like you to go to Beirut
and be the courier.

He'll give you the code,
we'll crack it,

get the chips, and him.

Well,
I guess I could do that.

Wonderful.

See you when you get here.

I look forward to working
with you again, Patrick.

Interesting woman.

Sir?
- Hmm?

There's no need to meet.
It's an important mission.

I'm happy to be a part of it.
It's no problem.

No?
None at all.

So, we're all good, then?
Yeah, we're good.

♪ The Mentalist 7x03 ♪
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Original Air Date on December 14, 2014

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Thank you.

You know
what they have here?

Great Orange blossom
ice cream.

Oh, that sounds good.

Yeah, we'll get some.

Here we are.
- Here we go.

Wow.

Patrick. Welcome.

Teresa,
it's so good to see you.

Hi.
- Erica.

I was wondering
if you'd be here.

I thought we should talk
as soon as you got in.

I hope you don't mind.

Not at all.

I had them prepare tea.

So thoughtful.

Teresa, may I?

No, thanks.

So, the FBI.

That's quite
an accomplishment.

Ms. Flynn,
if you don't mind,

I'd like to ask you
a couple questions.

Of course.
Erica, please.

How did you get involved
with Jan Nemec?

It's kind of embarrassing,
actually.

I ran into some trouble
in Sao Paulo --

money trouble.

You're in
a foreign country,

cut off from everything
you know.

You know how difficult it is
to live like that.

Well, I think you were born
to live like that.

You flatter me.

Jan was very charming,
and he wanted to help.

We started seeing each other,
fell into traveling together.

I didn't know
what he does for a living.

He told me
he was a businessman.

And you believed him?

He's very secretive
about his work.

I suspected it was unsavory,
maybe illegal,

but not what
it actually involves.

When the C.I.A. told me,
I was horrified.

And that's why
you're turning him in --

because
he horrifies you?

No. Mainly because
I want to go back home.

I miss it
more than I thought I would.

You're homesick.

Is that so strange?

When you were away, weren't
there things that you missed

that you would have given
anything to get back?

Yeah. There --
there were.

I can see you don't
believe me, Teresa.

I just hope
that in time,

you'll see that
I'm telling the truth.

We should go see Jan.
He's expecting you.

Okay.
Patrick has to go alone.

He's very suspicious. He doesn't
even know you're here.

I don't think
I like this.

Don't worry.
It'll -- it'll be fine.

Lead the way.

Excuse me.

So, you and Lisbon are together,
as in a couple?

I can tell by the way
she looks at you

that you have more than
a professional relationship.

That is, in fact,
correct, yes.

I'm happy for you,
Patrick.

Thank you.
For both of you.

But especially for you.

I know how much
you wanted love in your life.

I'm very happy
you found it.

What is this really about,
Erica?

What do you mean?

Why are you doing this?

I told you.
I want to go home.

Yes, but there's
something else.

You're wrong.

But thank you
for suspecting me.

Makes me feel very interesting.

These men will take you
to Jan.

Yes.
- Come.

Guess I'll see you
a little later.

Good luck, Patrick.

Hi. I'm here to see
Jan Nemec.

Uh, where are we going?

I-I don't need to
go to the bathroom.

Okay.

What -- what is this?

What is -- what is this,
uh, all about here?

Uh, listen guys, if you were
planning on scaring me,

then mission accomplished.
I am -- I'm scared.

Am I -- am I gonna get to see
Mr. Nemec?

Listen.
- I'm listening.

Listen. Helicopter.
Electric range. Newfoundland.

Albino. Retrovirus.
Wheelbarrow.

Okay, what -- what --

Battery. Tractor. Fox.
Hypotenuse. Slender. Elm.

Aah!

Stop!
Stop, please. Stop.

Stone. Harmony.
Lint. Banana. Ladder.

Okay. Okay.

Patrick Jane, right?

Jan.

Jan Nemec.

Sorry. That was pretty nasty,
I know.

Still, I need you to repeat
the words he just said to you

in order.

A towel.

Yeah, sure.
First the words.

I want a towel.

Thank you.

Helicopter. Electric range.
Newfoundland.

Albino. Retrovirus.
Wheelbarrow. Battery.

Tractor.
Fox. Hypotenuse.

Slender. Elm. Stone.

Harmony. Lint.
Banana.

Ladder.

Erica said your memory was good.
She's right.

Just a trick.

No, I tested others.

You're the only one
getting everything correct.

I didn't say
it was an easy trick.

Like I said,
uh, I'm sorry.

Please.

Let's have something
to drink.

I'd rather talk
about the job.

Nah. You don't
want to have a drink?

What kind of a man are you,
Jane?

Okay. The job.

I need you to carry
a message up here.

What kind of message?

81 unrelated numbers.

You'll have to memorize them.
They cannot be written down.

When you get
to the other end,

you'll have to repeat them
in precise order.

Otherwise, it's useless.

What does it mean?
What's it about?

Oh, that's exactly
the point.

You don't know.

What are you paying?

10,000 Euros.

If it works out,
there's gonna be more.

15,000.
-10,000.

20,000,
just for getting me wet.

10,000.

Get someone else.
I'm not interested.

Erica said
you were an actor.

Sort of.
And a policeman?

Yeah,
I worked with the police.

There was something
I wanted.

And when I got it,
I left.

Because you killed someone,
she said.

More than one...
Actually.

But who's counting?

You know, if you want to
check me or look me up,

it's on the Internet.

Oh, we have...Patrick.

We have.

Relax.

Everything looks okay.

Erica says
you're a good guy.

Mm.
It's all good.

Uh, I have
only one question, though.

Who's this?

And, uh,
why is she with you?

Hi.

Why are you wet?

That's a little...
gag of Jan's here.

Jan Nemec, this is
my girlfriend, Teresa Lisbon.

We traveled together.

So, uh...What are you doing
in Beirut?

Patrick thought it would be
a good idea.

She has nothing
to do with this.

Could she just go back
to the hotel, please?

You can
ask me anything.

Well, maybe you can tell me
if you're with the FBI.

No. Why?
What?

Well, it says here,
FBI website,

there's a Special Agent
Teresa Lisbon.

It's a mistake.
That's crazy.

Check again.

What's that?

Someone's searching for Lisbon
in an FBI database.

Is that a problem.

No,
we're set up for it.

Hmm.

Different woman.

Told you.

Yeah.
Sorry. Mistake.

It's all right.
No harm done.

Yeah, well,
we're going back to the hotel.

If you need to talk to me,
you know where to find me.

Metropole hotel.

Wylie suggested building
the fake profile.

So, now when they see any other
mention of Teresa Lisbon,

they'll assume
it's that woman.

Tell Wylie
I owe him one.

So, what do you think?
Is Nemec on the hook?

It's hard to tell.

Jane made an impression.
That we know.

We'll get back to you.

Are you all right?

Fine.
You have a lot of nerve showing up here.

What do you mean?
You told Nemec about me.

It was you. You're the only one
who knows I'm here.

Of course I did.

Why?
She's trying to gain Nemec's trust.

Yes.

I've been trying to convince Jan
to hire Patrick.

He was suspicious,
so telling him about you

only helped prove
that I'm trustworthy.

You should have told us.

I'm sorry.
I was working fast.

I assumed
you would be prepared

for the possibility that
he would find out about you.

We are.

Good. Because it worked.
He's downstairs.

He's ready
to make the deal.

Do you mind
if I stay up here?

He doesn't
want me down there.

Okay.

I'll be going.

Bye, y'all.

Get a little room service.

No, Patrick.

Okay.

20,000.

But I need you to go
right away.

5,000 now.
15,000 when you come back.

Where am I going?
The U.S.

Atlanta, Georgia.

You need to go tonight,
tomorrow at the latest.

When you get there,
call this number.

Guy who answers
will say his name is John Paul.

When he gives you that name,
you say "Dad sends his love."

He'll say
"I miss him."

That means everything is fine
and you can meet.

He'll tell you
an address.

You go there,
give him a message.

Job done.

What's the message?

Left to right, top to bottom,
in order.

Can I have a few minutes?

Yeah, sure.

Erica says you're the smartest
man she ever met.

Hmm.

Yeah.

Never heard her say that
about anyone else.

You had her, right?

I'm working.

Of course.

You speak Lebanese?

Just enough to say
"please" and "thank you."

Would you like some?

I'm good.

I hope you don't mind me
saying so, but I'm very happy

that you and Patrick
have found each other.

Patrick likes to pretend
that he's this lone wolf.

He's needed someone in his life
ever since his wife died.

I'm very glad it's you.

Did he say something
to you?

I used to be
a matchmaker.

I can tell when someone
is starting a new relationship.

It's a beautiful thing
to see.

Well...Thanks.

I also sense some tension
between you and I.

And I really
don't want that.

You have nothing
to worry about.

Why would I worry?
What?

Did Patrick not say
anything?

About what?

I should have known.
So typical.

Men like to pretend
like the past never happened.

We're the ones
who remember.

I shouldn't
have said anything.

Please forgive me.

54.

10.

300.

28.

6.

That's 81 numbers.

Mr. Jane,
are you sure about these?

There's a lot hanging
on this.

Yes, I'm sure.

All right.
We got it from here, buddy.

You got a plane to catch
tomorrow. Lay low, okay?

Will do.

Whew!

You know, I'm not that tired.
How about you?

No.
Want to go get something to eat?

Bellboy was telling me
about this restaurant

that does a great manakish.

Yeah, sure.

Everything okay?
Fine.

Okay.

Your liaison --
give him the numbers

and any other support
that they ask for.

Tell Vega to stay close
and give you the help you need.

Got it.

And what if
they can't crack it?

What are you thinking?

This guy, John Paul,

does he have any idea
when Jane's supposed to arrive

in the U.S.?
No.

And Nemec won't risk
getting in touch with him.

Jane said he was only given
a window of arrival,

not a specific date.

So, as far as he knows,
Jane's already here.

Does he know
what Jane looks like?

No. He doesn't.

So, let's set up
the meet.

We get the message
to John Paul,

we follow him
to the location,

we grab him
and the passport chips,

even if
he can't crack the code.

Is that okay
with the C.I.A.?

As long as
we're in on it.

Our pleasure.

This is John Paul.

Dad sends his love.

I miss him.

Where should I go?
You're in Atlanta?

Yes.

How soon can you meet?

Five hours.

There's a roadhouse
in Brookhaven.

Little Ed's on Walthrop.

Turn your coffee cup
upside down.

Okay.

Fire up the jet.

So, anyway,
the analysts are trying

something called
modulo-2 arithmetic,

which sounds very cool.

I just wish
I knew what it meant.

Hello?
Hmm?

Sorry, uh,
what were you saying?

Nothing.

Looks like they're
getting ready for the meet.

Yep.

Pretty exciting,
I guess.

Yeah.

Anyway, um,
how can I help you here?

You should go with Cho.
I don't need your help.

No.
No, don't worry.

It's fine.
Don't worry about it.

You mean it?
Yeah. Sure.

Thank you.
You're the best.

Of course.

Sir. Agent Wylie
doesn't need my help.

Okay if I come along
with you?

You run it by Abbott?
Did he okay it?

Yes, sir, he did.

Suit up.
We leave right away.

Only two minutes
past the target hour.

Everybody stay loose.

Male, 30s, from the north.

There she is.
Hey!

False alarm.

Another male.

Late 20s,
possibly Filipino.

Hey. Hey,
everybody stay calm.

You bitch!

Vega!

You okay?

Yeah.

Oh, thank you.

What?

What was that thing
you said was good?

It was mana something?
Manakish.

Oh.
Yeah, it's like a little pizza.

Oh.

What's up?

Nothing.

Nothing.

Did something happen
between you and Erica Flynn?

Why?

She made a point of letting me
know that it did, so did it?

Uh...

Well, um...

Actually, yes.
Something did.

Oh.

When we were working together,
we -- we kissed.

You kissed?
Just once in her hotel room.

This story just keeps on
getting better.

It was nothing.

Don't say that, okay?

Okay, well,
you're right.

It -- it wasn't nothing
at the time.

But it was a long time ago,
and, um...

It was never gonna amount
to anything.

It just --
it -- it couldn't.

Why didn't you tell me?
I didn't think about it.

Well, when you found out
we were coming here,

you could have told me.

Yes,
I thought about it then,

but I-I made a decision...
not to tell you

because I was worried that,
um...

That it would
come between us.

I just wish I'd heard it
from you first.

That's all.

I understand.

Yeah, uh...
I should have told you.

I'm sorry.

It's okay.

Really. It's okay.

Are there any others
that I should know about?

Like,
people we've worked with?

It would -- it would help me
if I -- if I knew.

No.

Lorelei?

I always thought that maybe
something happened with you two.

Lorelei?

Uh-huh.

Okay, how about this?

I'll tell you
about Lorelei

if you would tell me
about one Walter Mashburn.

Y-you said that manakish
is like a little pizza?

Yeah, that's right.
Yum.

Let's get some.
Yeah.

Tea?

Please.

Is that your phone?

What's up, boss?

We've got a problem.

His full name
is John Paul Navarro.

Looks like he was connected

to a jihadist group
in the Philippines.

We're still
looking into that.

Well, what about
the blank passport chips?

Well, looks like
they're in the Atlanta area,

but we just don't know where.

Uh, how's the C.I.A. doing
with the code?

They can't crack it.
They think it's a one-time pad.

What's that?

I-it's a-a code made
with a key.

The person who encodes
the message has the key,

so does the person
who decodes it.

Without it,
you can't make sense of it.

Nemec and John Paul
must have the key.

Did you check
John Paul's apartment?

Yeah, but we need to know
what we're looking for.

It could be anything --
a magazine, a book.

It's a book.

Why?

Well, Nemec has two bookshelves
filled, and he's not a reader.

We still need to know
which book it is.

So, in the meantime, you two
need to get out of there.

Pretty soon,
Nemec is gonna find out

that John Paul is dead,
and when he does,

you two need to
stay out of sight.

Change hotels,
stay indoors,

and get on that plane
tomorrow.

Yeah, we'll definitely
do all of that,

but I think we can find
those computer chips.

How?

Uh, I'll tell you later.
Bye.

What's your plan?

Uh, the key is probably
in one of the books

in Nemec's apartment.

I just need to figure out
which one.

Well, how are we gonna
get into the apartment?

Taxi!

Don't tell me
you're calling her.

I am.
We don't need her help.

Yes, we do.

Hey, Erica, it's Patrick.
Sorry to wake you.

Yep. Yep.

Jan's got a meeting across town.
It should be fine.

Do you need help?

Uh, yeah.

N-no, actually. I --
I'm -- I'm fine, thank you.

Do you know
what you're looking for?

Sort of.

I always think
of you as having a plan

but never admitting it.

That's funny.

That's
how I think of you.

How much longer?

Not too much longer.

Be patient.

He's here. He's back.

Light.
Light, light, light, light.

I think we're fine.

Whew!
That was close.

I'm sorry
you didn't get your book.

Oh, no.
I got -- I got my book.

Right here.

Let's go.

Excuse me, sir?

Yeah,
what do you got?

Well,
the C.I.A. analysts think

the code treats
each book page like a grid,

so the first number
tells you what page number,

the second's the number
of letters across the bottom,

the third's the number
of letters up.

Each three-number set
gives you one letter.

Yeah,
how long to work it out?

If they're right,
10 minutes.

Call Cho
as soon as you got it.

FBI! Open up!

Clear!

Clear!

Clear!

Clear upstairs!

Doesn't look like
anybody's been here for a while.

You sure your people
got the right address?

Any sign
of the chips upstairs?

No.
But they're looking.

Maybe we want to bring in
some techs,

start tearing up
the floorboards.

They could be anywhere.

Are the shades drawn
upstairs?

I think so.

This one isn't.

Guess this is
the right address.

That's great.

What about the group
John Paul belonged to?

Did we get anything
on them?

From what we can tell,

most of the membership's
in the Philippines.

Pretty low level,
barely on the radar,

but we have our eyes
on them now.

Tell me, how did Jane know
which book it was?

It had to have been a book
that Nemec had read recently,

so he looked for one
that had a cracked spine,

that didn't have
any dust on it.

Nice.
Nemec in custody yet?

The Beirut police
are arresting him now.

You think you get away?!

I'll find you, Erica!
I'll find you!

I'll cut off your head
and I'll spit down your neck,

you little bitch!

Jane?

I was just helping Erica
for a moment.

Helping her?

Yes.
Jan was furious.

It was very upsetting.

Okay.

A Beirut police officer will
take you into protective custody

until the embassy
can arrange for you

to be escorted
back to the U.S.

Okay. That's fine.

Jane, can I talk to you
for a second?

Sure.

Look, Lisbon,
she's just very upset.

Well, I don't want to
talk about her.

This is about you.
You lied about kissing her.

I didn't lie.

And you insisted
on getting her help

even after I specifically
asked you not to.

I'm working with her.

That's what
we're supposed to do, right?

Ever since we got here,
you're talking about Erica,

trying to find ways
to spend time with her.

Lisbon, there's no reason
to get emotional here.

It's -- it's --
it's nothing.

Whatever happened
between you two, it's not over.

Just admit it.

That is not true.
It's not.

I need to bring Nemec in
with the police.

You do what you want.
I'm done.

Uh, I guess
this is the officer

that's supposed to take you
into custody.

He's not going to,
is he?

No.

You always have
every angle covered.

Don't you?

It's here, isn't it?
- What?

That thing
you wouldn't tell me about --

the other reason
you did this.

I'm sorry. I don't know
what you're talking about.

The 1.5 million euro
Nemec received

for those passport chips.

The money --
it's in this room.

You needn't deny it.

You're the smartest man I ever met.
Hmm.

It's pretty, isn't it?
Gorgeous.

You took your chance
when the C.I.A. came to you

about turning Nemec in.

Then you had
his courier killed

and you made it look like
it was an accident.

Why do you always think
the worst of me?

And you thought
that you could use me

to take care of Nemec
and take his cash.

After all, you'd already gotten
away from me once before.

You never intended
to go back to the U.S.

All you wanted
was Nemec's money and freedom.

Maybe you're not as smart
as I thought.

Why would you say that?

It wasn't just
about the money.

What else?

I missed you, Patrick.

I'm a professional in the field
of romance and relationships.

And it pains me to admit it,
but in my professional opinion,

you and Lisbon will not last
as a couple.

Why is that?
Because you're drawn to each other

for the wrong reasons.

You're attracted to her virtue,
her honesty,

and her goodness --
things you think you lack.

She's interested in you
for your danger,

your unpredictability,
your transgressions.

These superficial qualities
are alluring, even erotic,

but they don't make
for a lasting relationship.

And what does?

Finding your soul mate --

the person who sees the world
the way you do,

who laughs at the things
you laugh at,

and...wants the things
that you want.

And that's you?

Here I am.

I love Lisbon.

And I'm taking you
to the real police,

and they're gonna lock you up
for the rest of your life.

Oh, Patrick.

I tried.

Goodbye.

On your knees, Erica.

Do it.

Jane, you all right?

Yeah.

Yep.
I'm okay, just...

Ooh, just need to
walk it off a little bit.

Lisbon sent this?

Yeah.

What's gonna happen
to her?

Abbott says
the deal's off.

When she gets back, she'll serve
out the rest of her sentence.

Vega.

Come here.

Yes, sir.

Sit down.

You did
good work today.

But Abbott says he never
approved you leaving the office.

You said he did.

Did you lie to me?

Sir, I Di--
Answer the question.

Yes.

I'm sorry.

I know that --
I just got excited, I guess,

and I thought
that I'd be a lot more --

That's not your call.

Now, I can't work with someone
I can't trust.

You can trust me.

No, I can't.

You're not going out
in the field with me again.

For how long?

We'll see.

Hey.

You okay?

What are we doing?

We need to
get to the airport.

Come on. You'll see.

It says we have to be there
two hours early.

Oh.

Oh, my God. Jane!

It's amazing.

You did this?

Of course.

Please.
Thank you.

And...
-What?

Orange blossom ice cream.
You are good.

Dig in.

Thank you.

What's that?

Fireworks.

Fireworks?

It's the end of Ramadan.
They're celebrating.

Fireworks.
Beautiful.

Yeah.
It is beautiful.

You thought it was a bomb,
didn't you?

No, I didn't.

Yes, you did.

I did not.

You did.

You know, this ice cream
is only just okay.

Don't take it out
on the ice cream.

I'm just saying,
it's a long way to go

for an okay bowl
of ice cream.

As they say, you can take
the girl out of Chicago,

but you can't take the Chicago
out of the girl.

== sync, corrected by elderman ==
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