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2025-02-08
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The Mentalist Season 4 - One Scene per Episode

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To stop myself from watching The Mentalist too fast, I gave myself a small task. After each episode, I need to write something that was left out in a scene in that episode. And because I love them, I chose to do this about Jane/Lisbon scenes.
Written in inner monologues of either Jane or Lisbon, I started with a quote from the episode and went from there. Some are longer, some shorter. Also, if you read it and think "Hey, this could be turned into something bigger!", don't hesitate to comment.
I tried to switch between Jane and Lisbon p.o.v. but I'm afraid most of them will be from Lisbon's perspective.

Also, please note that English is not my first language.

Chapter 1: 4x01 Scarlet Ribbons

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“Question: Do you trust me?”
“Not 100 percent, no.”

 

Jane turned his head as she answered. He had feared she would say that. Not that she had every reason to. Even though he likes to pretend that he can get away with anything he does when investigating and lets his charme win if it gets difficult with his supervisors, he knows he betrayed her trust in him more than once. And he knows that it is not fair. But he also knows that it is necessary for his crime-solving methods. He needs to deceive people, even his coworkers, even his friends, for his schemes to work. And he knows that he has not only betrayed Lisbon’s trust in the past but also endangered her job and life.

And while he knows all this, he had still hoped she would say Yes.

In an attempt to hide the ache that her answer caused, he asked her a different question, left her alone in the car and, instead of trying to earn her full trust, keeps playing games and tricks people into revealing themselves.