|PRESS RELEASE| 5.14 - Red in Tooth and Claw

THE TEAM DELVES INTO THE SURPRISINGLY CUTTHROAT WORLD OF ACADEMICS IN A CASE INVOLVING A GRADUATE STUDENT AT A NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, ON “THE MENTALIST,” SUNDAY, FEB. 17

Rob Benedict (“Supernatural”) Guest Stars as Paul Friedman, An Adjunct Professor. Zuleikha Robinson (“Homeland”) Guest Stars as Dr. Sonia Kidd, a Scientist At The University

CHEAT TWEET: Are these graduate students into something besides academics? The CBI team investigates #TheMentalist Sunday 2/17 10 PM http://bit.ly/TsBEPs

“Red in Tooth and Claw” — The team delves into the surprisingly cutthroat world of academics in a case involving a graduate student at a natural history museum, on THE MENTALIST, Sunday, Feb. 17 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Rob Benedict (“Supernatural”) guest stars as Paul Friedman, an adjunct professor. Zuleikha Robinson (“Homeland”) guest stars as Dr. Sonia Kidd, a scientist at the university.

SERIES REGULARS:

Simon Baker (Patrick Jane)

Robin Tunney (Teresa Lisbon)

Tim Kang (Kimball Cho)

Owain Yeoman (Wayne Rigsby)

Amanda Righetti (Grace Van Pelt)

GUEST STARS:

Michael Gaston (Gale Bertram)

John Rubinstein (Judge Manchester)

Judi Evans (Senator Eileen Dawkins)

Samantha Quan (Megan Parker)

Rob Benedict (Paul Friedman)

Zuleikha Robinson (Dr. Sonia Kidd)

Dakin Matthews (Professor Papadakis)

Rosalie Ward (Jeanette)

Casey Graf (Gregory Lewis)

Drew Rausch (Officer Ray Moran)

Shainu Bala (Bodega Clerk)

Bart Braverman (Bodega Owner)

Aaron Norvell (Moran's Partner)

Jen Kuhn (Linda Parfrey)

WRITTEN BY: Jordan Harper

DIRECTED BY: Randall Zisk

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Source: CBS Press Express.