Another Vanilla Class Fails
Patrick Jane is the fictional lead character of the TV series “The Mentalist.” Ably played by Simon Baker, the character used his skills of reading people, knowledge of people’s reactions, keen powers of observation and deduction, and prodigious memory to assist the police — all the while sipping his cup of tea. Prior to being a consultant, he used those same skills to pretend to be a psychic, defrauding customers with his scam.
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