Red Hair and Silver Tape

Patrick Jane goes to the California wine country when the body of redhead Melanie O'Keefe is found.

She died after working her shift at a restaurant. She was die to go to college soon in LA.

The police think that Melanie was killed by her no good boyfriend, a known troublemaker to Sheriff McAllister (Xander Berkeley.)

Jane thinks the death was accidental. There is a serial killer being attracted to redheads and will strike again soon.

You can see the maverick side of Jane here. Using hypnosis to make one witness talk. There are a few red herrings such as a suspicious looking law enforcement officer.

The reveal was a bit of a surprise but works for what is in essence the second episode.

When the body of a redhaired teenager is found in a vineyard in Napa Valley, Lisbon and her team are summed to investigate the case. Soon they identify the girl, Melanie O'Keefe, and her mother Mercedes explain that her daughter was saving her virginity for her marriage. The CBI learn also that Melanie's boyfriend Hector Romerez is a local drug dealer and Lisbon suspects he killed Melanie. However, Jane believes the death was accidental and the killer is attracted by red-haired women for sexual assault. Van Pelt volunteers to be the bait to catch the killer but the plan does not work well.

"Red Hair and Silver Tape" is a good episode of "The Mentalist", with a storyline with many plot points. The duel of opinions between Jane and Lisbon is excellent; but Jane's sixth sense is the greatest attraction of this show that has also funny situations with Wayne Rigsby, Grace Van Pelt and Kimball Cho. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "O Mentalista - Red Hair and Silver Tape" ("The Mentalist - Red Hair and Silver Tape")