JANE AGREES TO ASSIST FBI AGENT SUSAN DARCY WITH A MURDER INVESTIGATION, EVEN THOUGH HE SUSPECTS SHE HAS AN ULTERIOR MOTIVE FOR WANTING HIS HELP, ON "THE MENTALIST," THURSDAY, MARCH 8

Catherine Dent ("The Shield") Returns as FBI Agent Susan Darcy

"Cheap Burgundy" � Jane suspects that Agent Susan Darcy has ulterior motives when she asks for his help with a homicide investigation. Meanwhile, the CBI team handles the murder of a young woman who was killed after meeting someone in an online chat room, on THE MENTALIST on Thursday, March 8 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Catherine Dent ("The Shield") returns as FBI Agent Susan Darcy.

SERIES REGULARS:

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

GUEST STARS:

Catherine Dent (FBI Agent Susan Darcy)
Michael Rady (Luthor Wainwright)
Craig Sheffer (Gary Philo)
Brad Beyer (Ranger Sam Franklin)
Roxanne Hart (Shirley Bauer)
Perry King (Greg Bauer)
Jonathan Chase (Sandy Bauer)
Gino Anthony Pesi (James Barca)
Marcos De La Cruz (Manny Barca)
Melissa Marsala (Lila Barca)
Stephanie Ittleson (Martha Daniels)
Kelly Frye (Kati Bauer)
Diane Witter (Waitress)

WRITTEN BY: Bruno Heller, one of the series' executive producers

DIRECTED BY: Bruno Heller, one of the series' executive producers

RATING: TBD