Patrick Jane's father.  He was quite upset when Patrick left the circus. He pepped Patrick up as though Patrick had a gift that surpassed his. He lied to keep Patrick under his control. Once Patrick felt the revelation that what he and his father were doing was immoral, he left and his father's control was gone. I bet he was sooo much more insane than what they led on in the early episodes to the point that if he couldn't have his son, no one would. Yet he wants to show Jane how much more of "mentalist" he is over his son.