The Mentalist's newest recruit won't shy away from the action during season 7.

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Agent Michelle Vega (Josie Loren) will join Agent Abbott's team this winter, and the rookie will jump in with both feet. By time episode 2 roles around, Loren's character will be in enough danger to require a stunt double.

To take on this task, The Mentalist brought in Natalie Padilla. A Mentalist vet from season 6 and 5, Padilla also stunted for Loren throughout her Make It or Break It run.

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"From leotards to guns & handcuffs, she'll always be my stunt double," Loren tweeted while filming "The Graybar Hotel." "Natalie Padilla] kicked ass on @mentalist_cbs today! #shemakesmelookgood."

Vega will enter the storyline in the wake of Kim Fischer's (Emily Swallow) departure, and her by-the-book ways will quickly put her at odds with Patrick Jane (Simon Baker).

"She's never heard of Jane, knows nothing of his methods or past, and casts a skeptical eye on his unorthodox, rule-busting ways," TV Line reported.

Find out more when The Mentalist returns to CBS in 2015. Click the video above to see the final moments of the season 6 finale, "Blue Bird."

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