What Is Jane's Role In Criminal Investigation

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Jane who is an independent consultant of the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI) based in Sacramento, California. Although not an officer of the law, he uses skills from his former career as a successful psychic medium to help a team of CBI agents solve murders. The real reason for Patrick Jane's involvement with law enforcement is to track down the serial killer known as Red John, who was responsible for the brutal murders of his wife and his daughter.

Before the murders, Jane had a lucrative career as a comman, successfully posing as a psychic medium and enjoying near - celebrity status. Five years before the events in the show's pilot episode, he appeared on television to claim that his paranormal
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An anonymous phone call leads Lisbon into Red John's trap where she discovers a gravely injured Partridge. Before he dies, he says "Tyger, Tyger." Red John calls Jane from Lisbon's phone, implying to him that he has her. Jane's list of suspects drops to six. Jane rushes to the crime scene to find Lisbon dazed, with Red John's classic smiley face on her face, but still alive. Later Jane discovers several clues to Red John's identity after Red John murders Jane's expsychiatrist Sophie Miller. In order to focus on Sheriff McAllister, Jane involves the CBI in a case in Napa. Meanwhile Rigsby and Van Pelt decide to get married. When a list of fake Red John suspects is stolen, the innocent men named on it find themselves in danger. Madeleine Hightower and Bob Kirkland return. The CBI team is dispatched to investigate the murder of a member of Visualize. Jason Cooper and Ray Haffner arrive at the crime scene and Cooper tells Lisbon that Haffner is invited by the lieutenant governor to join the case much to Lisbon's and Jane's dismay. The case seems to lead to the killer being in two places at the same time. Meanwhile, Cho meets a woman at the victim's gym while canvassing. The woman is caught placing a bug in Cho's desk at the CBI

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