Meanwhile, Lisbon and Cho follow up on a lead about a suspicious person seen near the museum on the night of the theft. They track the individual to a local antique shop, where they find a cryptic note with a reference to the Mudlap Idol.
(William Forsythe) is found critically injured at a crime scene alongside a murder victim. Despite the long-standing friction between them, Wayne Rigsby is deeply affected by his father's condition. After a brief hospital stay, Steve flees to a bar, where he shares a final moment with his son—viewing a photo of his grandson, Ben—before succumbing to his injuries. The Investigation and Jane's Trap the mentalist season 5 ep 4
The episode opens with a splash of dark comedy amidst tragedy. A prominent wine critic, Julian Fensor, is found dead in a massive vat of Cabernet Sauvignon at the Holbeck Winery. The case is immediately personal and political. The Holbeck family, who own the winery, are locked in a bitter, multi-generational feud with the Baileys, a neighboring family who run a rival vineyard. Meanwhile, Lisbon and Cho follow up on a
However, as Patrick Jane observes with his usual razor-sharp eye, the case is too obvious. "If a Bailey wanted to kill the critic," Jane muses, "he wouldn't drown him in a Holbeck vat. He'd shoot him on his own front porch and dare the world to prove it." A prominent wine critic, Julian Fensor, is found
The episode’s resolution highlights the moral ambiguity of Patrick Jane's methods. J.J. LaRoche ultimately clears Rigsby of any wrongdoing but explicitly accuses Jane of setting up the entire scenario to give Rigsby "perfectly legal revenge". Key character developments include: Wayne Rigsby: