Aunjanue Ellis ("True Blood") Guest Stars as Hightower

            "The Red Box" - Patrick Jane, Lisbon and the CBI team brace themselves to finally meet their new boss, Special Agent Madeleine Hightower, on THE MENTALIST, at a special time, Thursday, April 1 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.  Aunjanue Ellis ("True Blood") guest stars as Hightower.

SERIES REGULARS

Patrick Jane................................. Simon Baker

Teresa Lisbon............................. Robin Tunney

Kendall Cho..................................... Tim Kang

Wayne Rigsby......................... Owain Yeoman

Grace Van Pelt....................... Amanda Righetti

GUEST CAST

Special Agent

  Madeleine Hightower............... Aunjanue Ellis

Victor Bandino....................... Kevin Alejandro

Hopper Banks......................... Erich Anderson

Jolene Banks.............................. Colleen Porch

Lainie Banks.................................. Jadin Gould

Slocombe................................ Alastair Duncan

Louis Anglet............................... Anthony Azizi

CBI Ron........................... John Troy Donovan

Maggie Blankman........................... Mia Cottet

Oliver Stans........................... Tamas Menyhart

WRITTEN BY:  John Mankiewicz

DIRECTED BY:  Chris Long

GENRE:  DRAMA, CRIME, MYSTERY

RATING:  TV14-V

On the Web:  http://www.cbs.com/primetime/the_mentalist/

Photos are available at http://www.cbspressexpress.com/.

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