LaRoche quotes from The Mentalist

You're a fascinating man, Patrick. Who knows what you might have achieved in this world, were you not quite so damaged.

Excuse me. Your coat is playing the Fifth Symphony.

[answers the door] Jane.

Jane

LaRoche, you have a house and a fluffy white dog. Are those Hummel figurines?

Yeah. You find that amusing?

Jane

I just didn't picture you living in an actual house.

Where did you think I live?

Jane

In a burrow on a riverbank or something like that.

If I don't like what you have to say, you could walk out of this room charged with murder. Do you understand that?

Rigsby

Yes.

Jane

You're gonna regret this someday.

Lisbon

What?

Jane

Well this, this paperwork. Every night you file it and forget it. You know what it's like? It's like cooking a beautiful meal and putting it straight into refrigerator, forever.

Lisbon

You could help.

Jane

No, I couldn't.

Lisbon

So, what's your report gonna say?

It will say that agent Risgby acted appropriately and with sound judgment when he used lethal force against Moss. Good work. You got away with it.

Jane

Me?

Well I can't make a case, but you chose a remote location for the meeting, you set up a situation in where Moss had to flee. And there, by chance, was Risgby.

Jane

Well, I'm flattered. You flatter me, but I can't take credit for that.

Lisbon

Moss didn't have to run, I would have brought him in.

The plan did require Moss to put his own head in the noose. Small gamble Jane had to make to keep everyone's hands clean.

Lisbon

Moss fired his gun!

So you all say. And, of course, Moss can't tell his version. And now Rigsby has taken perfectly legal revenge against the man who killed his father. You think it will effect him?

Jane

Well I think it's better to regret something you did than something you didn't do.

Perhaps. I suppose Rigsby will never know. Agent Lisbon, my report will reflect that you made a mistake in calling agent Rigsby on the scene. An error in judgment.

Lisbon

Yes sir, it was.

Jane

Yeah, Lisbon didn't call Rigsby. I did.

Lisbon

Jane!

Of course you did. Agent Lisbon, your instincts to protect your team are admirable, and your biggest flaw.

Jane

Yes, but we all have our flaws. Don't we, agent LaRoche?

I don't know about this.

Jane

Oh, trust me. You'll have fun.

"Trust me. You'll have fun." Was there ever a more suspicious phase?

Jane

J.J., you have to live a little. You spend your days chasing paperclip thieves. When do you ever get the chance to nail a killer?

I'm happy to help... It's the performance aspect that concerns me.

Jane

What performance aspect? You go into a room. If someone says anything to you, you say, "Ha ha ha", or "Perhaps..."

Ha ha ha. Perhaps.

Jane

Good enough.

Would an accent help?

Jane

Eh... Keep it simple.

My time is running out. Whatever happens, I want to thank you for trying to help me.

Jane

Well, truth is, you're a hard man not to help, LaRoche. You're like a Shar-Pei puppy that's rolled onto its back. You have to rub its belly.

You're mocking me.

Jane

No, no, I'm happy to rub your belly.

That won't be necessary.

Jane

I hope not.