DURING THE HUNT FOR A SERIAL KILLER, JANE ENCOUNTERS A BLOGGER WHO HAS DEVOTED HIS LIFE TO FINDING THE PERPETRATOR, ON A REBROADCAST OF "THE MENTALIST," THURSDAY, MAY 31

Simon Baker Directs His Second Episode

Guest Stars Include Missi Pyle ("Two and Half Men") as a TV Host, William Mapother ("Lost") as a Suspect, and David Paymer ("The Good Wife") as the Blogger

"Blinking Red Light" - The search for a serial killer hits close to home for Jane when he encounters a blogger who has devoted his life to finding the killer, on a rebroadcast of THE MENTALIST, Thursday, May 31 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Simon Baker directs the episode. Guest stars include Missi Pyle ("Two and Half Men") as a TV host, William Mapother ("Lost") as a suspect, and David Paymer ("The Good Wife") as the blogger. (Originally broadcast 11/3/11.)

SERIES REGULARS:

Simon Baker (Patrick Jane)
Robin Tunney (Teresa Lisbon)
Tim Kang (Kimball Cho)
Owain Yeoman (Wayne Rigsby)
Amanda Righetti (Grace Van Pelt)

GUEST CAST:

Michael Rady (Luther Wainwright)
Missi Pyle (Karen Cross)
David Paymer (James Panzer)
William Mapother (Richard Haibach)
FBI Agent Susan Darcy (Catherine Dent)
Tom Maier (David Carey Foster)
Teri Maier (Ely Pouget)
Paul Jenkins (Paul Willson)
Tony Winters (Producer)
Kelsi Cullimore (Molly Maier)

WRITTEN BY: Ken Woodruff

DIRECTED BY: Simon Baker, one of the series' stars

RATING: TBD