When The Mentalist Season 5 gets underway on September 30, Patrick Jane will be obsessed with a single question:

What connection does Lorelei have to Red John?

While Jane attempts to decipher this thread left hanging from the May finale, the CBI team will be forced to partner with the FBI in order to solve the murder of a hotel employee.

Both of these developments are teased in the following photos from "The Crimson Ticket," which also include our first look at Ivan Sergei in the recurring role of agent Gabe Mancini. Click around now:

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