The Mentalist: Season 2, Episode 6 - ProjectFreeTV

2 - 6: Black Gold and Red Blood

During a murder investigation, Bosco arrests Patrick after discovering the bug he placed in his office to keep track of the Red John case. Bosco demands his resignation from the CBI in exchange for not pressing charges, only instead for Patrick, deciding that prison would be a great new experience, allows Bosco to charge him with spying on Bosco's team and the Red John case, and happily arrives at the county jail facility. However, even in jail Patrick manages to help Lisbon's team with the ongoing investigation - while in jail, he uses the telephone to orchestrate a train of events that help the CBI solve the murder of a young man who was killed because of his knowledge that a prospective oil drilling site was the habitat of a protected species. After figuring out who the culprit is, Patrick escapes from jail and tricks her into confessing. Facing the additional charges for escaping, Patrick urges Lisbon to use her leverage - which he assumes is Bosco's love for her - to convince him to drop the charges against him. Patrick soon discovers that their relationship dates back to when Lisbon covered for Bosco when he murdered a killer, which she threatens to reveal if Bosco goes any further. Shaken, Bosco agrees.