The Mentalist (TV Series)

His Thoughts Were Red Thoughts (2012)

Robin Tunney: Teresa Lisbon

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Quotes 

• Bret Stiles : Look, I'm not responsible for Tim's death, or the demise of Mr. Meadows.

  Teresa Lisbon : Then why does the evidence say you are?

  Bret Stiles : Well, maybe I'm being set up.

  Teresa Lisbon : And why would somebody do that?

  Bret Stiles : Tell me, Agent Lisbon, do you enjoy watching Patrick Jane take over your team and your life?

  Teresa Lisbon : We close cases. That's all that matters to me.

  Bret Stiles : Oh, I see. So you're telling me you love justice more than yourself? Come on. Justice, what... what is that? It's just... an idea. You are flesh and blood. Why sacrifice the real for the imaginary?

  Teresa Lisbon : I'm not looking for a guru. I'm looking for a murderer.

• Teresa Lisbon : What are you reading? "Visualize Self"? You thinking about converting?

  Patrick Jane : Nah, just brushing up.

  Teresa Lisbon : Well, Stiles may have to write his next book from jail. His alibi didn't hold up. He left the restaurant at 10:30.

  Patrick Jane : Well, that's not like him.

  Teresa Lisbon : To lie?

  Patrick Jane : No, to do it so poorly.

• Teresa Lisbon : We're dealing with the head of a multinational cult. A nine hundred pound gorilla. We need to proceed carefully and slowly. Put together a timeline of the day of the murder. I want to know where he was every minute

  Wayne Rigsby : You got it.

  Patrick Jane : [Rigsby leaves]  We should pay Bret a visit.

  Teresa Lisbon : Not until we have an airtight case.

  Patrick Jane : Well, where's the fun in that? Let's get a stick and go and poke this nine hundred pound gorilla, see what happens.

• Jessie Meadows : Miss Hill killed Gabe? Why?

  Teresa Lisbon : There was political stuff going on. But I think mostly your brother just wanted you to be happy, and to get out.

  Jessie Meadows : I don't know what to do.

  Teresa Lisbon : We were going through your brother's laptop, and we found some videos that he'd made for you.

  [she sets the computer in front of Jessie] 

  Teresa Lisbon : Kind of like letters. I thought you might like to see one.

  Gabe Meadows : [the video file plays]  Happy birthday, sis. I hope it's a good one. I don't know if you'll ever see this, but I just wanted to say that I'm proud of you. I miss you so much, sis. I know we don't agree about some things, but, uh... I hope you know that I'm always here for you. Any time, I'll be waiting. See you soon, I hope.

  Jessie Meadows : [Lisbon stops the video]  Are there more of these?

  Teresa Lisbon : Yeah. There's a whole lot of them.

  Jessie Meadows : Would it be okay if I stayed to watch a few?

  Teresa Lisbon : You can stay as long as you'd like.

• Teresa Lisbon : I just have a few more questions.

  Bret Stiles : Could we do it on the walk? I've gotta get back to running my religion.

  Patrick Jane : Yes, your flock won't fleece itself.

• Teresa Lisbon : What about Meadows' sister?

  Kimball Cho : She's at Clearview, the Visualize college.

  Teresa Lisbon : Visualize has a college?

  Kimball Cho : Apparently, you major in yourself.