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"The Mentalist producer Ashley Gable has confirmed that the show&amp;#039;s current season will end on a cliffhanger. Gable previously revealed that tonight&amp;#039;s season finale will see Patrick Jane (Simon Baker) come face-to-face with Red John, the elusive serial killer who murdered his family. &amp;quot;We&amp;#039;ve never done a true cliffhanger before, but I think this does qualify,&amp;quot; he told TV Guide. &amp;quot;It answers a lot of questions but opens up a whole new [mystery]. People will be wondering all summer long what&amp;#039;s going to happen in the fall.&amp;quot; The showrunner refused to confirm if Jane will kill his nemesis, but teased that the pair will have &amp;quot;a very interesting encounter&amp;quot;. &amp;quot;This has been [Jane&amp;#039;s] whole reason for being for the last several years,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;The show does ask the question, &amp;#039;Can this funny, Cary Grant-like character kill someone like he&amp;#039;s always sworn to do?&amp;#039;. I think fans will be pleased with the way it plays out.&amp;quot; Gable also suggested that the drama, which has already been renewed for a fourth season, could continue without Red John. &amp;quot;The mythology of the show has to deepen and has to become richer,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;What is true at the beginning of the series isn&amp;#039;t really true forever. Shows evolve. Things change and that&amp;#039;s good for the show. There certainly could be life after Red John in my opinion.&amp;quot; Series star Baker recently confirmed that the finale, titled &amp;#039;Strawberries and Cream&amp;#039;, will also reveal the identity of Red John&amp;#039;s mole within the CBI. The Mentalist finale airs tonight at 10/9c on CBS. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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