The Mentalist

The Mentalist was a 2008-2015 American television series about a former con artist and fradulent "psychic medium" named Patrick Jane (Simon Baker) who uses the skills he learned during his criminal career to help the California Bureau of Investigation track down criminals- including the man who murdered Jane's wife and son. The series also starred Robin Tunney and Tim Kang.

Russet Potatoes (Season 1, Episode 18)

Jane and the CBI team try to track down a hypnotist who is making other people commit crimes for him.

Red Badge (Season 2, Episode 3)

When convicted criminal Bill McTeer (Edward Conna) turns up dead, all signs point to Agent Lisbon (Tunney) as the suspect, including incriminating fingerprints. She can't remember anything about the night of the murder and wonders if she might be the killer. Jane hypnotizes her to recall some memories.

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  Patrick Jane tells Lisbon that he can't hypnotize her.

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  Surprised she wonders why....

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  and he tells her its not happening...

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  because she's too nervous...

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  "Its not happening, you can't be hypnotized..." he repeats again and again.

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  Lisbon's eyelids start to close as she repeatedly hears his words.

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  And she falls into a trance.

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  He talks to her while in a trance...

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  and she starts to talk...

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  ...vividly recalling previous events.