The Mentalist (TV Series)

His Thoughts Were Red Thoughts (2012)

Malcolm McDowell: Bret Stiles

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• Bret Stiles : Look, I'm not responsible for Tim's death, or the demise of Mr. Meadows.

  Teresa Lisbon : Then why does the evidence say you are?

  Bret Stiles : Well, maybe I'm being set up.

  Teresa Lisbon : And why would somebody do that?

  Bret Stiles : Tell me, Agent Lisbon, do you enjoy watching Patrick Jane take over your team and your life?

  Teresa Lisbon : We close cases. That's all that matters to me.

  Bret Stiles : Oh, I see. So you're telling me you love justice more than yourself? Come on. Justice, what... what is that? It's just... an idea. You are flesh and blood. Why sacrifice the real for the imaginary?

  Teresa Lisbon : I'm not looking for a guru. I'm looking for a murderer.

• Bret Stiles : You've killed, haven't you? Someone who mattered to you, who hurt you. Did you enjoy it?

  Grace Van Pelt : No

  Bret Stiles : Really? I'm told it gives the feeling of great perspective, like waking from a dream.

  Grace Van Pelt : It changes you.

• [last lines] 

  Bret Stiles : Ah, Patrick. Always a pleasure doing business with you. There are many fearful men hiding from my wrath tonight. It's a good feeling.

  Patrick Jane : And the murder of Farragut goes back in the cold case file, so that's a nice twofer.

  Bret Stiles : Well, you didn't do too badly yourself. You played a deep game here, Patrick. A mind like yours could've developed a dozen ways of tricking Nora Hill without helping me in my little power play.

  Patrick Jane : Well, I'm flattered. It was the easiest way.

  Bret Stiles : No. No... you wanted me to owe you a favor, didn't you? Hmm. Well, all right. I owe you.

  Patrick Jane : [smirking]  Yes, you do. Night.

  Bret Stiles : Good night.

• Bret Stiles : A phony photograph, Patrick?

  Patrick Jane : Worth a thousand lies.

  Bret Stiles : So you've stooped to framing me now?

  Patrick Jane : Well, you framed yourself first.

  Bret Stiles : Well, that's true, I did. But you never believed it anyway.

  Patrick Jane : Well, I didn't think you were that stupid, unless of course you were doing it on purpose.

• Bret Stiles : Farragut was a dreamer. Dreamers are useful in their way, but we don't live in dreams, do we? We live in the here and the now.

• Bret Stiles : You're not very happy, are you, Patrick? Perhaps you feel a bit like the sorcerer's apprentice, you've woken up a power that you can't control.

• Bret Stiles : How are those demons of yours coming on, Patrick? They still chasing you, are they?

  Patrick Jane : I'm chasing them.

  Bret Stiles : Are you?

• Teresa Lisbon : I just have a few more questions.

  Bret Stiles : Could we do it on the walk? I've gotta get back to running my religion.

  Patrick Jane : Yes, your flock won't fleece itself.

• Patrick Jane : I figured if they wanted to cook your goose a little I'd turn up the heat for them.

  Bret Stiles : Well thank you Patrick, I didn't think you cared.