The Mentalist is adding a new regular to its CBI team beginning in early 2010. The character’s name is Agent Beth Scott, described as a forty-something, authoritative African American woman who is a veteran in the California Bureau of Investigations headquarters. She is expected to remain on the show for the duration of the season and perhaps beyond.

The big question is this: who will be leaving the cast to make room for Beth Scott? Post your guesses below.

Jane investigates the murder of a former baseball pro who’s started his own training academy for young up-and-coming baseball talent…

[FREDDY FITCH] Mid 40s, Caucasian or African American, big, an ex pro baseball player, now slightly out of shape, he now runs a baseball talent scouting and training facility…GUEST STAR (4)

[SHEILA SLOOP] 35-45, Caucasian, sexy but slightly tired, the ex-wife of the murder victim who was a pro baseball player. Sheila has been unable to recover from the death of their 3 year old son, Michael, who choked to death on a balloon, and has spiraled down into depression and promiscuity…GUEST STAR (22)

[DOC SINCLAIR] 40-50, Caucasian, an overbearing sports dad, he is the father of Scotty Sinclair. A tough, uncompromising man, Doc is with his son for his final training sessions before the baseball scouts come to the Sloop Academy…GUEST STAR (5)

[JUPITER GALLIDOS] 40s, Latin or possibly Dominican (he speaks with an accent), he’s Snake’s dad and is very proud of his son—he has brought his son to the U.S. to get him a baseball contract…GUEST STAR (5)

[SCOTTY SINCLAIR] 18 or over to play 16, Caucasian, pro baseball material. Scotty is one of the hot young pitchers trained by the Sloop Academy. Training furiously as he waits for the scouts to arrive with their big offers, Scotty is a talented kid who’s being worn down by the constant verbal abuse of his father…GUEST STAR (5)

[SNAKE GALLIDOS] 18 or over to play 17, Latin or possibly Dominican (he should have a slight accent), Snake is one of the young pitchers being groomed for the major leagues at Barney Sloop’s Academy. A nice kid, Snake liked Barney, whom he credits with “quieting his brain” through his zen garden…GUEST STAR (5)

[NARCISCO CARILLO] 26-35, Cuban, a pro baseball player with a pro athletes body, we see him shirtless with his face bleeding. Narcisco is one of Barney Sloop’s former baseball prodigies (and currently a World Series MVP), and he’s since been sleeping with his ex-wife, Sheila…GUEST STAR (19)

[GRANDMOTHER] 55-65, Caucasian, wealthy, savvy. Seen in flashback to 1986, she is desperate to save the life of her terminally ill granddaughter, Celia, who has lung cancer…ONE DAY GUEST STAR (29)

[CELIA] 18 or over to play 15, Caucasian, seen in flashback to 1986. She is dying of lung cancer, barely able to speak without coughing, yet still with a wry spirit, Celia is taken by her beloved, desperate grandmother to see Alex and Young Jane for help…ONE DAY GUEST STAR (29)

[GARDENER] Late 20s-50s, Hispanic, this gardener working for Barney Sloop tells Lisbon, Cho and Jane that he saw one of the baseball players having an argument with Barney right before Barney’s death…MULTI-SCENE CO-STAR (30)

[CORONER] Male, Caucasian, 35-45, he examines Barney Sloop’s dead body…1 scene (3)

[ABBOTT] 45-55, Caucasian, a grizzled carny. He works the “Guess Your Age and Weight” booth at a carnival…5 lines, 1 scene (21)

[YOUNG WOMAN] 30s, Caucasian, seen in flashback to 1986, this young gullible woman is in one of Young Jane and Alex’s audiences at the carnival and is amazed at Young Jane’s talents…1 line, 1 scene (9)

[WOMAN] 45, Caucasian, seen in flashback to 1986, this poorly dressed woman attends a “Guess Your Age and Weight” booth at a carnival…2 lines, 1 scene (21)

Jane’s overstepping of the law lands him in prison, but doesn’t crimp his style one bit…

[DOOLEY GERBER] 50s to 60s, Caucasian, he is a big, tough country guy, a Joe Don Baker type, patriarch of the Gerber clan. Though irate when his son-in-law, Kirby, is murdered, he’s also not displeased that his daughter is no longer married to that “goober.”…GUEST STAR (3)

[RODDY GERBER] In his 30s, Caucasian, ex-Marine, a hot-headed and tough country boy, he is Dooley Gerber’s son. Right after learning of his brother-in-law’s murder, he must act as peacekeeper between his dad and a local nut job. Later, Jane instigates Roddy’s arrest just so he can question him from jail…GUEST STAR (3)

[TED LUSCOM] 50s, Caucasian, wiry, a Harley Davidson-riding hothead. Full of conspiracy theories, Ted is a nut job, fuming mad that he was robbed of his land by the Gerbers…GUEST STAR (3)

[SANDRINE GERBER] 30s, Caucasian, sexy in a cheap trophy wife way. She is a self-defensive, self-serving woman, coasting through life on her cheap brand of sexiness. She is the ultimate user, capable of rationalizing anything…GUEST STAR (25)

[DONNA HINES] Late 20s, Caucasian, pretty, open-faced, a country wife, she is the grieving widow, daughter of Dooley. Despite the protests of her family, she really loved her late husband, and is devastated by his untimely death…GUEST STAR (3)

[CORONER PAT] 35-50, Female, African-American, elegant, business, she explains to the CBI how Kirby Hines was killed…ONE DAY GUEST STAR (1)

[AXEL] 30s-40s, Male. An imposing prison inmate with a menacing smile. Locked up for armed robbery, he is tough and clever. He initially puts on a threatening tough-guy image but Jane’s charm even works on him and they form a mutual trust…ONE DAY GUEST STAR (19) OPEN TO ALL ETHNICITIES

[BOO CULLUM] 30-45, Caucasian, Boo is a prison inmate, a big, burly wild-eyed tattooed sight gag of a man. He’s intimidating, tough-acting with a scary past – but a real softie underneath…LARGE ONE-WEEK CO-STAR (11)

[DEPUTY BULGER] 50s, a plump sadist, he is the most senior guard at a prison…LARGE ONE-WEEK CO-STAR (9) OPEN TO ALL ETHNICITIES

[DEPUTIES (ESCORT DEPUTY, DEPUTY #1, DEPUTY #3] 30-45, Male. These guys work at a prison…LARGE CO-STARS. OPEN TO ALL ETHNICITIES

[INMATES (INMATE #1, INMATE #2)] 30s-40s, Male. These prison inmates are menacing and predatory looking. They initially try to intimidate Jane but then become grudgingly respectful of his keen observations.sptv050769.. CO-STARS (19) OPEN TO ALL ETHNICITIES

[JAIL MEDIC] 40s, Male. Jane catches this jail medic completely off guard and uses him to escape…2 lines, 1 scene (42) OPEN TO ALL ETHNICITIES

[GAIL HINES] 8 years old or over to play 6, Caucasian, this sweet little girl is Donna’s daughter…4 lines, 2 scenes (18)

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When a prominent architect is mysteriously murdered in a crumbling old mansion, there seem to be a number of suspects…

LILLIAN FOSTER:- 30-39, Japanese-American, attractive, moneyed, a businesswoman, she is the wife of the murder victim, struggling with grief, anger and disorientation at the sudden loss of her husband. Deeply pained by her husband’s infidelity a year ago, she later explains to Jane why she had been spying on her husband the night he was killed. Innocent, she, nonetheless, is filled with remorse, besieged by guilt because she had not been able to do something to stop the killer…GUEST STAR (8)

VICTORIA ABNER:- 50s, Caucasian, she is a hippie, into crystals, astrology, and tarot. She has a real strength. She is the granddaughter of the original owner of Greystone Mansion. “For all her talk of crystals and auras, three is something unsettlingly direct about Victoria. She looks you in the eye. Could be simple self-confidence, could be a touch of madness.” Unable to pay the back taxes on the property, she is bitter over the fact that she had to sell the mansion, convinced she was robbed of a family legacy…GUEST STAR (14)

DEPUTY NICK FISHER:- Late 20s-Early 30s, Caucasian, in a baseball cap and boots, he is a local cop dealing with his first homicide, and hoping to learn from Libson.sptv050769..GUEST STAR (2)

DREW ABNER:- Early-Mid 20s, Caucasian, a law student, earnest, eager to please, he is Victoria’s son. Since childhood, he has had to mediate between his unconventional mother and the world. Touted by his mother as being “sensible,” Drew, it seems, is a bitter, irrational, grasping fellow, not about to have the family legacy snatched away from him…GUEST STAR (13)

PHILIP RAIMEY:- 40-60, professorial, corduroyed, he is the owner of a tiny shop stuffed with local antiquities. Proper, with an air of erudition, he later comes forth regarding a clue which could have provided the killer with a motive…GUEST STAR (16) OPEN TO ALL ETHNICITIES

JEB HAAS:- 30s, Caucasian, blue-collar, small town, with the “IQ of a C-wrench,” he is a local resident with a long rap sheet for petty crimes. Brought in for questioning about the murder, after it’s discovered that he had stolen lumber from the mansion, Jeb tries to make a deal with the CBI…GUEST STAR (24)

ALAN FOSTER:- 40s, Caucasian, put-together, well-dressed and well-bred, an architect, he is the murder victim…1 line, 1 scene (1)

It was the top-rated new show of the 2008-2009 television season.

So, what does The Mentalist have in store for the fall? How about a romantic connection between two major characters? Actress Amanda Righetti doesn’t mince any words when she says that her character of Grace will get together with Wayne. She told TV Guide Magazine:

“It’s probably not going to happen until a quarter of the way through the season. The audience has been expecting it so I think it’s been inevitable… I think Wayne really adores [Grace].”

After an infamous pedophile is murdered, the prime suspect turns out to be Detective Lisbon…

[DR. ROY CARMEN] In his 40s, a police psychiatrist but not stereotypical. He is a man who has charm and soul and a nice smile. Extremely intelligent. Assigned to check out Detective Lisbon’s mental health after an officer-involved shooting, he refuses to terminate their therapy sessions, believing that she has something buried deep inside her that she needs to have come to the surface. Apparently an empathetic therapist who genuinely wants to see Lisbon vent a long-buried source of trauma, Dr. Carmen in fact has been hired to frame Lisbon for a murder she didn’t commit, and he’s using all his manipulative skills to do a damn good job of it…GUEST LEAD (1)

[DAVID "DOG" CHARLES] Late 20s-Early 30s, Caucasian, white trash, skinny and a little whiny, he is Tanya’s brother, a petty criminal and ex-convict, he is hired to help Dr. Rafe frame Lisbon for murder…GUEST STAR (13)

[A.D.A. NICKI WEYMOUTH] Female, early 30s, a whip-smart and highly caffeinated lipstick lesbian, she is an Assistant District Attorney with a bit of a crush on Lisbon. A fast-talker who’s been assigned to prosecute a case of computer fraud, Nicki likes the fact that she’ll be working with Lisbon and not with Jane, whom she regards as a loose cannon.sptv050769..GUEST STAR (16) OPEN TO ALL ETHNICITIES

[TANYA DERASK] 30-35, Caucasian, blue collar, a washed-out, pretty single mom, she’s the girlfriend of the recently murdered William, an infamous pedophile. Devoted to her 8 year old daughter Emily, and willfully blind to the fact that William was only dating her in order to seduce her daughter…ONE DAY GUEST STAR (12)

[DREYER WHELAN] In his 40s, Caucasian, wealthy, powerful, with money in both his suit and his watch, but the ghost of emotional pain in his eyes. Dreyer is still suffering from the effects of William’s sexual assault upon his daughter Katy. Hauled in for questioning because he once threatened to kill William (who has just been shot to death), Dreyer denies having committed the crime, but uses the interview as an opportunity to give Lisbon a piece of his mind — because she waited until she had just enough evidence to arrest William, and during that time his pre-teen child was sexually assaulted…ONE DAY GUEST STAR (24)

[VERN EUKER] Late 20s-Early 30s, Caucasian, he runs an adult bookstore (possibly a Quentin Tarantino type). He’s questioned by Cho and Van Pelt, who know that Vern bickered with the recently murdered pedophile, and want to know more about their quarrel…ONE DAY GUEST STAR (26)

[MILTON HOWELL] 30-35, Caucasian, a Bill Gates type with a threatening undercurrent, Milton is a master hacker who scooped up hundreds of millions of dollars from the online accounts of thousands of innocent citizens. A criminal genius when it comes to computer fraud, Milton is looking at long years in prison — and in order to evade that, he devises yet another complex scheme — only this time, he’s going to discredit the prime witness against him by framing Lisbon as a murderess…LARGE CO-STAR / POSSIBLE ONE DAY GUEST STAR (28)

[EMILY DERASK] 9 years old to play 8 years old, Caucasian, fair-skinned, beautiful eyes, a wonderful kid in a bad situation, she is Tanya’s daughter, and she was the target of Tanya’s pedophile boyfriend — only he was killed before he could get Tanya alone…2 lines, 1 scene (14)

[BAILIFF] 35-55, male or female, this bailiff announces the beginning of Milton’s trial…2 lines, 1 scene (28) OPEN TO ALL ETHNICITIES

[WILLIAM MCTEER] 35-40, Caucasian, an infamous pedophile but not creepy, just a regular looking guy who can appear to be charming when he wants to be. He is found shot to death, and is seen in flashback to the night of his murder…1 line, 2 scenes (5)

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SAM GLENN – 40-49, masculine, attractive, a California Bureau of Investigation Agent. He was Detective Teresa Lisbon’s (Robin Tunney) mentor as she was coming up through the ranks – in fact, they even dated for a while at one time. He is the head of a division that has been given the Red John murder investigation. He is the one person who doesn’t fall for Patrick Jane’s (Simon Baker) charming ways…APPROXIMATELY A 7-EPISODE ARC. WE ARE LOOKING FOR A “NAME” ACTOR IN THIS ROLE. PLEASE SUBMIT ALL ETHNICITIES.

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