The Mentalist

The Mentalist is centered around Patrick Jane, a man with such keen skills of observation that he was able to pose a psychic for many years. Jane uses his talent to help solve crimes as an independent consultant with the California Bureau of Investigation. Jane has a strong ego and often employs unconventional and sometimes reckless tactics to help solve mysteries which causes some hostility between him and Senior Agent Teresa Lisbon. Kimball Cho, Wayne Rigsby, and Grace Van Pelt make up the rest of the crime solving team and all are impresses by the abilities of Jane.

Without a Trace

The FBI's Missing Persons Unit is led by Special Agent Jack Malone, a dedicated worker with a troubled personal life. His past includes having an affair with one of his team members, Agent Samantha Spade, that led to divorce. The unit's second in command is Vivian Johnson, who's level head and compassion for fellow members keeps the team from falling apart. Another Team Member, Agent Danny Taylor, uses his troubled experiences to help solve cases. Every week, the squad is assigned cases where mere seconds is the difference between finding the missing person or losing the person forever.