The Mentalist (TV Series)

The Whites of His Eyes (2015)

Tim Griffin: Ken Spackman

Quotes 

• Patrick Jane : Agent Spackman. Good to see you. I missed that face.

  Ken Spackman : Lisbon. Jane. We got four murders in under three minutes. Twenty-nine year old realtor, sixty-seven year old coffee store owner, and two FBI agents. Good men. Good family men with, uh, young kids.

  Dennis Abbott : No security cameras, no fingerprints. Guy was in and out like a ghost.

• Ken Spackman : The murder victim, Edward Hu, was the key witness in a murder investigation into one Kelvin Bittaker. He beat a guy to death over a spilled drink.

  Dennis Abbott : The family's been of interest to the Dallas FBI for some time. Their import/export car warehouse is a front.

  Ken Spackman : This murder case, this is just a thin edge of the wedge. Now, the hope here is to use Kelvin's conviction to take the whole family down. Kelvin might be looking at the needle, which might make him more pliable.

  Patrick Jane : Now, you said the hope "is", not "was", from which I surmise that you have another witness to the murder?

  Ken Spackman : We do. A young woman. Young mother, actually. If we can convince her to testify after today, and if we can keep her alive.

  Teresa Lisbon : You think the Bittakers have a hit out on her also? That'd be a pretty bold move at this point.

  Ken Spackman : You can count on it. This woman's testimony is enough to bring them down. If Kelvin goes to jail, he's gonna take the whole family with him.

• Dennis Abbott : The young woman, Lily Stoppard, is scheduled to testify in two days' time. With a hitman of this caliber, we've been asked to come and join the investigation.

  Kimball Cho : Three perfect shots from close to a thousand yards. Not many snipers can can make hits from that distance with that kind of accuracy.

  Michelle Vega : That should narrow it down, right?

  Ken Spackman : I wish. Truth is the shooter could have been anybody. And these Bittakers, they can choose any number of their contacts to call in a hit. Shooter could be any nationality, he can be any age.

  Patrick Jane : Nah, he's a regional guy.

  Ken Spackman : And here we go.

  Patrick Jane : Yeah. Local boy with a sweet tooth for powdered sugar beignets. See? And they... they shook hands, obviously.

  Ken Spackman : How do we know that the, uh, victim wasn't holding the beignet, Jane?

  Patrick Jane : No, he's trim. He's spruced. He's on the job. He's not a pastry buff.

  Ken Spackman : Doesn't mean that the shooter's regional. A lot of people like beignets.

  Patrick Jane : Oh, I would argue that a lot of people don't even know what beignets are, Spackman. But I will concede you that point.

  Ken Spackman : [sarcastic]  Ah, thank you.

  Patrick Jane : And I will focus on who hired him and what Kelvin did to that boy from San Diego. I'm guessing the Bittakers have very little tolerqnce for outsiders.

  Teresa Lisbon : So if they ordered the hit, it would have been somebody they were comfortable with.

• Dennis Abbott : Jane, the last remaining witness that we have, Lily Stoppard, she's in HQ under high security right now. Spackman would like you to talk to her.

  Patrick Jane : Me? Why?

  Ken Spackman : Because she might be reluctant to testify and we could do with a little charm.

  Patrick Jane : A little charm?

  Ken Spackman : Yeah.

  Patrick Jane : I don't know if I should be insulted or, uh, flattered.

  Ken Spackman : Well, whatever works.

  Patrick Jane : A little bit of both.

• Ken Spackman : Nice work. I thought you were blowing it back there.

  Patrick Jane : Yeah, nice work. You better look after that woman.

  Ken Spackman : Hey, we will. You have my word.

  Patrick Jane : I don't want your word. I want her safe.

• Teresa Lisbon : Looks pretty deserted.

  Patrick Jane : No, I think there's someone here.

  Ken Spackman : We have to assume there is. All right, here's the plan. Lisbon and I are gonna check it out. Jane, you stay.

  Patrick Jane : [insulted]  Ken, really? "Stay"?

  Ken Spackman : Listen to me. For all we know, this lady's just bad at video games. All right? And I don't want to go upsetting the locals.

  Patrick Jane : I... I'm happy to wait here. I'm not your dog.

  [under his breath as Lisbon and Spackman leave] 

  Patrick Jane : Jackass.