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" The Mentalist star Simon Baker has praised the show&amp;#039;s third season finale. In last night&amp;#039;s episode, Patrick Jane (Baker) finally killed his long-time nemesis Red John (Bradley Whitford) in a crowded shopping mall. &amp;quot;I know how this is going to play out,&amp;quot; the actor told TV Guide. &amp;quot;Trust me, this is a great setup for next season! I think it was a brilliant choice to have the murder happen in such a public place.&amp;quot; He added: &amp;quot;People are running around in a panic [but] Jane just sits down and has his cup of tea. It&amp;#039;s done. He&amp;#039;s finally done what he needed to do.&amp;quot; Baker admitted that CBS had initially had some reservations about turning Jane into a &amp;quot;cold-blooded, vengeance-killing murderer&amp;quot;. &amp;quot;My character has always said, very coldly and matter-of-factly, that he would kill Red John if he ever got the chance,&amp;quot; he explained. &amp;quot;That was always his modus.&amp;quot; He continued: &amp;quot;There have been so many little arm wrestles to get this stuff through, but in the end I think we have the confidence and the support of the studio and the network.&amp;quot; The Mentalist producer Ashley Gable recently insisted that the show can continue without the villainous Red John. The series will return for a fourth season in the fall on CBS. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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