JANE JOINS A SEPARATIST COMMUNE TO FIND OUT HOW A U.S. ATTORNEY WAS FOUND DEAD IN MEXICO DESPITE NO RECORD OF HER CROSSING THE BORDER, ON "THE MENTALIST," SUNDAY, MARCH 9

"Black Helicopters" - Jane's investigation leads him to join a separatist commune after a U.S. attorney is found dead in Mexico, even though there's no record of her crossing the border. Also, Rigsby and Van Pelt convince JJ LaRoche to help them discover who is stalking former CBI members, on THE MENTALIST, Sunday, March 9 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

SERIES REGULARS:

Simon Baker (Patrick Jane)
Robin Tunney (Teresa Lisbon)
Tim Kang (Kimball Cho)
Owain Yeoman (Wayne Rigsby)
Amanda Righetti (Grace Van Pelt)
Rockmond Dunbar (FBI Agent Dennis Abbott)
Emily Swallow (Kim Fischer)

RECURRING CAST

Pruitt Taylor Vance (JJ LaRoche)
Joe Adler (Jason Wylie)

GUEST CAST

Shannon McClung (Agent Collins)
Taylor Nichols (Alex Mildray)
Cindy Pickett (Marcia Wilk)
Karen Malina White (Elsie Graham)
Kevin Daniels (Clancy Tatum)
Kale Clauson (Young Man)
Nicole Day (Vendor)
Benito Martinez (Commander Delgado)
Karl Makinen (Christon Phelps)
Kathleen M. Darcy (Edith Firlock)
Jaime Alvarez (Juarez Police Officer)

WRITTEN BY: Erika Green Swafford

DIRECTED BY: Randy Zisk

RATING: TV14-LV