TEXT: Northern Capa Country, vineyard Sheriff McAllister: Boy, am I glad to see you guys. We are sorely ill-prepared for this kind of deal. Quail hunter's dog found her this morning at 5:30. Wasn't meant to be huntin' quail, but he was. Lisbon: Do we know who she is? Sheriff: Nope. Looks familiar, though, so I'm guessing local. People sure look different when they're dead, though, don't they? Cho: That wound doesn't look fatal. Lisbon: There's no ligature marks on the neck, so she wasn't strangled or hung. Gums are livid. Eyes are hemorrhaged. Cho: Suffocation. Sheriff: My bet is it's a meth head from the city comin' in off the interstate. Jane: No, he's a local. And it was an accident. Her killer didn't intend her to die this way. Lisbon: How so? Jane: She still has her clothes on. Her abductor was taking her to a location that was quiet and private so he could undress her for a sexual assault. She made too much noise at the wrong moment. He tried to keep her quiet and smothered her by mistake. No good to him now, so then he dumps her in a spot only a local would know. Lisbon: She's all yours. Thanks for waiting. Cho: Why sexual motive? Could be gangs or drugs. Jane: A drug trade smothering? By who-"sesame street" crips? Lisbon: There's nothing to say it isn't just boyfriend trouble. Jane: Could be boyfriend trouble. Doesn't feel like it, though. Sheriff: Who is this guy? Lisbon: He's a consultant. You want CBI assistance? He comes as part of the package. Sheriff: Consultant, huh? What, are you clairvoyant or some gizmo? You got psychic powers? Jane: No, no powers. Had 'em once. I mean, I pretended I had 'em, obviously. No such thing as psychic
SUMMARY:
When the dead body of an 18-year-old girl is found in the vineyards of Northern Napa County, the CBI team is called in to find a sexual predator who is using silver duct tape and kidnapping red haired women. After creating a timeline for the victim's disappearance from the restaurant where she worked, the team limits the list of suspects to the people who were at the restaurant that night. Hard evidence points to the victim's drug dealer boyfriend, who came by to pick her up, but Jane's mentalist skills point to the chef. To prove his suspicions, Jane goes behind Lisbon's back and orchestrates an undercover operation with Van Pelt as the bait to lure the killer out of hiding. Rigsby nearly attacks the Sheriff when he starts talking to Van Pelt. But when the operation does not go according to plan, Jane has to get himself out of a jam when he gets caught in a room with not one but two killers: the chef and his wife who have captured another red-haired woman, duct taping and gagging her.