For more detailed episode summaries and cast information, you can visit the IMDb page for " Black Gold and Red Blood " or watch the series on HBO Max . "The Mentalist" Black Gold and Red Blood (TV Episode 2009)
Two families are fighting over land that sits on top of millions of dollars worth of oil—the "black gold" referenced in the title.
In the Mentalist Season 2, Episode 6, titled Patrick Jane finds himself behind bars while still trying to solve a murder case. Main Plot: The Sutter Valley Murder
Midway through the investigation, arrests Jane for bugging his office to gain information on the Red John case.