Getting stopped by a cop because you're speeding? That makes for a bad day.

Proceeding to be held at gun point by a hostage taker accused of murder? That makes for a REALLY bad day.

So Patrick Jane and viewers of The Mentalist will discover next week, as an armed, annoyed man takes center stage on the episode "Red Alert." Get an early look at it via the official CBS preview here:

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