While Agent Teresa Lisbon suspects Melanie’s drug-dealer boyfriend, Patrick Jane believes the death was an accidental result of a bungled kidnapping by a serial predator attracted to redheads.

The CBI team is called to a vineyard in Napa Valley after the body of a red-haired teenager, Melanie O'Keefe, is found.

The real killers are revealed to be a husband-and-wife team—the restaurant's chef and his wife—who had already kidnapped another red-haired woman and were holding her bound with silver duct tape. Key Character Introductions & Moments

This episode marks early romantic tension between the two, often referred to by fans as "Rigspelt," which continues throughout the series.