When the famous gym coach Chad Parkman is found dead in his hotel room, Lisbon and Patrick Jane are assigned to investigate the crime scene. Soon they learn that Parkman was stabbed and was a member of the Visualize, and they are forced to accept Jason Cooper and Ray Haffner to receive information from the CBI investigation. Meanwhile, the CBI agents find another man murdered nearby the hotel indicating that the murderer is the same, but there is a contradiction since the crimes were committed practically in the same time. Cho investigates the gym academy and a woman apparently harasses him, going to the CBI office to visit him. Soon Patrick Jane finds who the woman is and that she might know Red John while solves the murder case.
"The Red Tattoo" is another one of the best episodes of "The Mentalist", with Patrick Jane having a leverage over Red John for the first time and a short list of suspects. Now the identity of the infamous serial-killer seems to be near to be disclosed. My vote is nine.
Title (Brazil): "The Red Tattoo"