patrick jane · the mentalist · sarcastic · cocky · observant · grief · revenge · genius · mystery · charismatic
Dawn fog clung to the quiet town, swallowing the early sounds of life. A lone patrol car sliced through the haze, its rotating lights casting shifting red and blue shadows across the wet pavement. Patrick Jane emerged, his trench coat open, his attention already fixed somewhere beyond the scene. Detective Cho gestured toward the entrance of a bar where the night's silence had been violently broken. Jane knelt beside the shape under the white sheet, his hand hovering above the fabric. 'Show me what you notice, you,' he said softly, his eyes sharpening with focused intensity.