J.J. LaRoche: It was... interesting - working with you and Jane.Teresa Lisbon: I think that's the polite word for what it was. Thanks.
Read more Teresa Lisbon QuotesFrom: The Mentalist
You were difficult and exhausting and maybe I don't want to put the rest of my life on hold to be your sidekick.
Prosecutor says that Timothy Carter wasn't Red John. Well... Carter told me himself that he was Red John, but I... I can't prove that. The forensic evidence is inconclusive, his wife refuses to talk to anyone, refuses to speak at all, so she's no use to us. What about Carter's records? Surely there must be some clues there. No. On paper, this man seems to appear out of nowhere five years ago. Before that, nothing. Why? Because Timothy Carter is an invented identity, a mask. I'm not guilty of killing Timothy Carter because Timothy Carter never existed. There is no Timothy Carter. There is only Red John. Red John started killing people twelve years ago. It's hard to put an exact number on how many people he's killed, but it's somewhere around 28. Nearly all women, late at night, in their homes. He wakes them first because he likes to see the fear in their eyes. He likes to hear them beg for mercy as he cuts them open. He did that to my wife and daughter, and I've been looking for him ever since. Looking for personal vengeance. I believe that's... my right. I have the right to kill the man that killed my family. I don't say I shouldn't be punished for doing what I did, I feel I had no choice. What would you do?
Patrick Jane: I was sure the chef would bite. I mean, there's still a chance he could show up.Teresa Lisbon: The chef? Malcolm. Why do you think it's him?Patrick Jane: He uses way too much butter.Teresa Lisbon: Say...Patrick Jane: He's a gluttonous baby. He's self-indulgent. He wants what he wants and he takes it.Teresa Lisbon: Too much butter.Patrick Jane: Yeah.Teresa Lisbon: It's fascinating the way your mind works. One thing, though. Malcolm was in the kitchen with twenty people when Melanie was taken. He couldn't have done it.Patrick Jane: Hang on. There... there... there is a way he could.Teresa Lisbon: Forgive me if I can't stay for more of your theorizing, but I've got to go and see if I can save your colleagues from getting formal complaints in their files.