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Simon Baker signs on for 'Mentalist'


March 29, 2008 Simon Baker has signed on for his third CBS drama pilot. Baker is set as the lead in the network's "The Mentalist," from writer Bruno Heller and director David Nutter. TV-produced "Mentalist" centers on Patrick Jane (Baker), a mentalist who uses his skills of observation to solve crimes as an independent detective working with the police.

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