Grace van Pelt quotes from The Mentalist

Lisbon

You are taking over the McAdoo interview.

Grace

I'm totally ready for that. I can get him to confess to this.

Lisbon

Yeah. Maybe. Main thing is you keep him there long enough for us to search his car. Be friendly. He thinks he is a player. He'll live it up.

Grace

What do you mean, "be friendly"?

Lisbon

Need a map?

Rigsby

You have any plans for tonight?

Grace

Home. TV.

Rigsby

Well...have fun.

Grace

You too. [Leaves the room]

Cho

[to Rigsby] You're gonna die alone.

Grace

So how about you give us a statement; maybe help yourself.

How 'bout you kiss me. (He leans across the table) You're pretty.

Grace

So are you, [pause, with no change in her facial expression] compared to most state prison inmates.

Rigsby

So, uh, guys. I have something to say.

Grace

We have something to say.

Rigsby

Uh, life's too short for dishonest. Van P... Grace and I are... lovers.

Lisbon

No you're not.

Grace

Um, yes we are.

Van Pelt

I lied this morning. I do care that you're seeing someone else. It hurts a little. I mean, it's no biggie. I'll get over it. I want us to be friends. We can get to that point, right? Can't we be just friends?

Rigsby

Yeah, sure we can.

Van Pelt

Good. I'd like that.

Rigsby

Wait, there's one more thing: I'm sorry, but I'm not going to be at your wedding.

Van Pelt

Oh? [she sighs] That's too bad. You have something else planned for that day?

Rigsby

No, you see the problem is: I'm still in love with you.

Van Pelt

You can't --

Rigsby

Hold on. I'm not trying to win you back. You're marrying a good man. That's not gonna change. But neither am I. This whole thing where we pretend we're just friends, it doesn't work. I don't know what will work. But I know one thing: I can't watch you marry another man. You have a good day and a good life.

Lisbon

My God. Why are you doing this? You were okay. All you had to do was keep your heads down.

Van Pelt

We want to work for you.

Lisbon

Let me talk to Jane alone. [Van Pelt, Cho and Rigsby leave] I could kill you with my bare hands.

Jane

Well, it's not the first time. Come on. You don't have a choice. You do nothing they get fired. You work with me they keep their jobs. You might even get yours back.

Lisbon

Fine, but it's just you and me. They don't do anything else. What's the plan?

Jane

The plan is: we catch the killer. It's kind of obvious.

I already told you I'm not getting involved.

Rigsby

We're not asking you to, ma'am. We just need you to cooperate.

It doesn't matter what you need! I don't trust you and I'm not going to help!

Van Pelt

If you quit now you're going to miss the best part: payback.

What are you talking about?

Van Pelt

A few months ago I had a fiance. He tried to kill me.

You're lying.

Van Pelt

Look, everybody thought he was the greatest guy, including me. Then he pulled a gun on me.

What did you do?

Van Pelt

I shot him.

Rigsby

Dead.

Rigsby

Listen, about before at the office with Sarah. I just --

Van Pelt

Oh, yeah. Congratulations. She seems nice.

Rigsby

Yeah. I just don't want it to be awkward between --

Van Pelt

[laughs] With me? That's the least of your problems.

Rigsby

What does that mean?

Van Pelt

Well, she's a public defender. I mean, good luck, but be careful.

Van Pelt

Lisbon's niece; sharp girl.

Rigsby

I guess.

Van Pelt

Good questions.

Rigsby

Yeah.

Van Pelt

Do you love her?

Rigsby

Annabell?

Van Pelt

Your girlfriend Sarah.

Rigsby

Oh, right.

Van Pelt

So?

Rigsby

I guess I don't see why it matters if I love her or not.

Van Pelt

Uh oh.

Rigsby

Look, we have a good time together. We enjoy each other's company. I look forward to seeing her. Isn't that enough? Why worry about it?

Van Pelt

Trust me, she's worrying about it.

Rigsby

I just think if you start talking like that you're going to get hurt. I'm not sure I even know what that means? I love you? I mean, what does that say, really?

Van Pelt

I don't know, Wayne. My last relationship didn't exactly end well. I'm probably not the best person to ask right now.

Rigsby

Fair enough.

[speaking of his girlfriend] The woman worships me. Would you like to find out why?

Van Pelt

No, thanks.

Are you sure?

Van Pelt

Tempting, really, but I shot and killed my last boyfriend. I'm not ready for a relationship yet.

Okay. Raincheck.

Cho

This is my fault. I'm the one he conned. I should know better.

Lisbon

So should I. I'm the one who got him out of the hospital. We were all marks today.

Van Pelt

Not me. What? He didn't con me.

Rigsby

Only because he wants to have a date with you.

Van Pelt

[smiles] Really?

Cho

Don't take this the wrong way, but the death of Jane's family made him a better person.

Lisbon

That person was always inside of him. The murder just brought it out.

Van Pelt

[having sustained a head wound, is talking to a figment of her imagination] Did you love me?

Of course I loved you.

Van Pelt

Then why did you try to kill me?

I had to make a choice between you and Red John. We all have to make hard choices, Grace, but that doesn't make me evil.

Van Pelt

[scoffs] It kind of does.

Grace.

Van Pelt

I was just too stupid to see it.

Oh, no. You saw it.

Van Pelt

No, I didn't.

Not all of it, but you knew there was something. Something a little dangerous under the nice-guy stuff. You kind of liked it. You can't open your eyes a little bit, Grace. You've got to open them all the way to see the truth of things.

Van Pelt

What are you talking about? Why are you doing this to me?

How should I know? I'm just a figment of your imagination.

Van Pelt

Jane, I'm sorry to ask this, but do you ever talk to your wife?

Jane

Yes, sometimes.

Van Pelt

Do you ever see her?

Jane

No. Never.

Van Pelt

If you did see her, would you think you were crazy?

Jane

Craig came to see you, didn't he?

Van Pelt

Yes.

Jane

What did he want?

Van Pelt

I don't know. This will sound really weird, but he kind of saved my life.

Jane

Figuratively speaking, I hope.

Van Pelt

Yes. I mean, he wasn't really there, but --

Jane

Now you can't decide what to do with the necklace he gave you because it reminds you of the past. Maybe try to forget it or you could learn to live with it.

Van Pelt

Wayne, you're reading a baby book.

Rigsby

[closes the book] Yeah, I am.

Van Pelt

Why?

Rigsby

I -- yes. I'm pregnant. Sarah's pregnant. I'm having a baby.

Van Pelt

Oh my God. Yikes. I mean, sorry. It surprised me. [smiles] Congratulations.

Rigsby

No, it surprised me too. Still is, actually. Hard for me to believe sometimes.

Van Pelt

Are you okay?

Rigsby

Yeah. Babies are good, right? Always wanted to have kids, it's just a little earlier than I expected.

Van Pelt

So are you and Sarah getting married?

Rigsby

Oh, no. Nothing like that. Wouldn't want to rush into anything, right? We haven't even been dating that long.

Van Pelt

If you need anything you can ask. You know that, right?

Rigsby

Yeah. You should get going, though.

Van Pelt

Yeah. [moves to walk away, but stops and turns] Wayne? The kid is lucky. You're going to make a great dad.

Rigsby

Yeah? You think?

Van Pelt

[smiles] I know it.