Teresa Lisbon quotes from The Mentalist

Jane

I've got a lot to do, so have a nice day.

Lisbon

Jane?

Jane

Yes?

Lisbon

Is there something you want to tell me?

Jane

Deniability, Lisbon. Deniability: your best friend.

Did it change you, Patrick? Hunting a monster?

Jane

Of course. Be well, Susan.

Lisbon

It has changed you, you know.

Jane

Darcy's off the case, Lisbon. She's safe.

Lisbon

And what about you? How's Red John going to feel when he finds out you spoiled his fun with Agent Darcy?

Lisbon

I have to be back here right after lunch.

Jane

Oh?

Lisbon

Management meeting.

Jane

Wainwright. He has too much time on his hands. [dials a number on his phone] Agent Wainwright. Patrick Jane. Hi, I just wanted to let you know that Agent Lisbon is needed urgently in the field, and as important as your seminar is, she's not going to be able to attend. Okay. Thank you. Bye bye. He said he's fine. See? Simple as that.

Lisbon

Thanks. Did it ever occur to you that I might actually want to go to the meeting.

Jane

No, it didn't. Do you?

Lisbon

No, but it's the principle.

Lisbon

You're losing your touch. You didn't know it was her.

Jane

Don't be ridiculous. The trick worked exactly as I intended. It didn't matter which one I thought it was. That's how a good trick works.

Lisbon

[smiles] You would say that, wouldn't you?

Lisbon

Okay, we keep working.

Jane

We should talk to Eve again.

Lisbon

Maybe she knows what was going on with Murphy.

Jane

Maybe.

Lisbon

Fine. You're the boss on this one.

Jane

Okay, don't be like that.

Lisbon

Like what? It's what you want!

Jane

What I want is a little smile.

Lisbon

Well you can't have everything.

Lisbon

That is the third time this year you've been reprimanded in court.

Jane

I bent a spoon with my mind. What's the big deal?

Lisbon

You were testifying in a criminal case. You can't be playing tricks!

Jane

It's all theater, isn't it? Bread and circuses?

Jane

See?

Well, I've done my good deed for the day. If there's nothing else, I'll be getting along.

Lisbon

Just a few more questions.

Well, uh, could we do it on the walk? I've got to get back to running my religion.

Jane

Yes, your flock won't fleece itself.

Lisbon

Did you come here to gloat?

Jane

No. I can gloat from a distance.

Jane

I missed you.

Lisbon

[smiles] I missed you too.

Lisbon

[on seeing Braddock's house] Looks like somebody's in for a big inheritance.

Jane

Mm, I suppose, if you go for that sort of thing.

Lisbon

You mean money?

Jane

I'll take health any day. Once the game's over, the king and the pawn go back into the same box.

Lisbon

What did you do?

Jane

Nothing.

Lisbon

Eleven years in Catholic school and I never got sent to the principal's office once.

Jane

Well, that's because you're a boring, goody two shoes.

Lisbon

I didn't say I never did anything bad, I just never got caught.

Jane

[smiles] Touché.

Van Pelt

Hey, how did you know Billy was having an affair with the teacher?

Jane

They both had leaves on them from their make-out spot in the woods.

Van Pelt

And?

Jane

Plus, I could tell she liked him. She was meaner to him than the other kids. You know, like Lisbon is to me.

Lisbon

Shut up!

Jane

See?

Jane

I have to go.

Lisbon

Where?

Jane

I just had a thoughtless impulse or an inspired hunch. I'm not sure which. I'll let you know.

Lisbon

Well, Glenda's prints don't match any of the prints at the crime scene, and I did background checks on the drag queens. None of them stand out.

Jane

Don't let them hear you say that.

Jane

Is that a tear I see?

Lisbon

Yeah, right. Just keep watching.