The Mentalist will delve into an explosive plotline during "Silver Wings Of Time."

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While a bomb takes out an Austin bus stop, Patrick Jane (Simon Baker) will have another time bomb on his mind during episode 17. With a mere 48 until a death row inmate's execution, Jane must determine if the prisoner is actually innocent.

As the clock runs down on a man's life, an explosion at the Austin Metro's Warwick St. bus stop (filmed in Valencia, Calif.) will somehow manage to tie into the original investigation.

 

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Photos from Karl Sonnenberg (The Mentalist's technical adviser), SCV TV, and The Mentalist Fans' Facebook page depict the after effects of controlled chaos at the mangled bus stop. Glass shards litter the sidewalk and police tape circles the scene as the FBI, the Austin Police, the bomb squad, and a news truck vie for space on the road (see gallery above).

The episode will feature the usual suspects in the field- Jane, Agent Lisbon (Robin Tunney), Tim Kang (Kimball Cho), Agent Dennis Abbot (Rockmond Dunbar), and Agent Kim Fischer (Emily Swallow) - while Wiley (Joe Adler) will hold down technical operations at the office.

Although the "Silver Wings of Time" comes directly after Lisbon and Agent Pike's (Pedro Pascal) first meeting, it does not look like Lisbon's new love interest will make an appearance on April 13.

The Mentalist airs Sundays at 10 p.m. ET on CBS. Click the video below to see a preview of the series' most recent episode, "Violets."