‘The Mentalist’ season 6, episode 15 preview: Will Patrick Jane be the hero … again?

Nest week’s episode of “The Mentalist” is going to be a pretty darn big one, and there are a variety of reasons for that. Not only will “White As the Driven Snow” help to answer the question as to whether or not Van Pelt is going to make it through her kidnapping alive, but it is also going to show that to a certain extent, we are still dealing with an angry, vengeful Patrick Jane with a little bit of a violent streak.

This is in the end one of the more intriguing things about Simon Baker’s character: While there may be a number of instances in which you start to think of him as this awkward, comedic life force, Jane is also a killer. His unpredictability is what makes it a surprise that anyone in the FBI would want to trust him with a case, mostly because if one thing goes south, the blood could be on the agency’s hands.

While the synopsis below may not give away too much when it comes to the episode’s content, it is certainly still very valuable to check out:

“Grace is kidnapped by the killer who has been hunting former CBI members, but when the prime suspect appears to have an airtight alibi, Jane must rely on all his skills to locate her before time runs out.”

In between the synopsis and the promo below, we believe that there are definitely reasons to be excited here about what could come up next. Let’s just hope that whatever it is, it helps to ensure that Van Pelt has a worthy exit to the series.

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