# What happened at the end of the Mentalist premier?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-at-the-end-of-the-mentalist-premier/511416>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 24, 2009, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-at-the-end-of-the-mentalist-premier/511416 "2009-09-24T21:01:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![jacquilynne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/67e7ee/32.png) [@jacquilynne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jacquilynne)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-at-the-end-of-the-mentalist-premier/511416/1 "2009-09-24T21:01:32Z")

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My recording cut off mid-sentence while he was on the phone asking for a password reset. The camera appeared to be panning to something dramatic. Or maybe it related to something that had happened earlier and I just missed the connection?

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-at-the-end-of-the-mentalist-premier/511416/2 "2009-09-24T21:14:37Z")

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The season premiere is tonight – i.e., it won’t air for another five hours or so – so I’m not sure what you’re asking. Is this something from the series premiere, a year ago? If so, can’t you find a recording online or on DVD or something? Because, I’ll be honest with you, I don’t remember the details of any show I watched more than a couple of days ago.

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**Author:** ![jacquilynne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/67e7ee/32.png) [@jacquilynne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jacquilynne)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-at-the-end-of-the-mentalist-premier/511416/3 "2009-09-24T21:29:27Z")

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It aired Tuesday in Canada. Perhaps I’ll see if I can catch it tonight on an American channel to see the last minute.

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-at-the-end-of-the-mentalist-premier/511416/4 "2009-09-24T21:39:04Z")

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:smack:

Didn’t even look at your location – that makes sense, then.

I am planning to watch, so I can come back tomorrow and answer.

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**Author:** ![DfrntBreign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@DfrntBreign](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DfrntBreign)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2009, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-at-the-end-of-the-mentalist-premier/511416/5 "2009-09-25T10:07:13Z")

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I don’t think you missed anything, that was the end. But…he wasn’t asking to reset his own password. He had identified himself as the new detective in charge of the Red John investigation. (You didn’t mention it, so I didn’t know if you caught that or not.)

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**Author:** ![jacquilynne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/67e7ee/32.png) [@jacquilynne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jacquilynne)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2009, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-at-the-end-of-the-mentalist-premier/511416/6 "2009-09-25T12:29:30Z")

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Aha! That is what I missed.