(Posting from another account since it won't seem to let me submit a new theory after my original one - is this a bug?)
In a previous theory about the 6x2 pigeon lady, I believe someone mentioned there were 7 pigeons and one flew away.
I
didn't rewatch 6x2 but I made sure to pay close attention to the birds
in 6x3. Jane is feeding the swans, and there are 3 close ups. The first
is when he arrives at the crime scene. They show 7 swans. The second is
when he returns to the crime scene, and they show 7 swans again. But a
few seconds after that, they show 6 swans swimming together. Perhaps this symbolizes that Partridge is dead, so 6 suspects left.
But
in the last scene with McAllister in 6x3, a lone bird flies out of
nowhere and hits him in the face. "Didn't see that coming." If Partridge
is indeed RJ, the seven swans to six symbolizes his "death", but his
return at the end is foreshadowed by the one bird that everyone thought
was gone hitting you in the face, the bird that no one will see coming.
I
also was staring at McAllister's hands as he pulled Jane up on the
roof. No ring, people. (Remember the RJ teacup scene where he had a ring
on his left hand.) And to those who are saying that McAllister's pigeon
phobia suggests he is RJ...I think RJ probably loves pigeons. The
pigeons were in the Partridge house the entire time RJ was hiding out
there. RJ wasn't scared off by the pigeons; he never intended to kill
Lisbon to begin with; he just wanted to send her back to Jane with his
mark on her.
I see so many parallels with Red Dragon now (refer
to my previous post on Partridge). New one: Jane's description of RJ
describes a slight speech impediment. In Red Dragon, someone addresses
the serial killer thus:
"I can hear that you've had...
some kind of soft palate repair.
But I understand you fine
because you speak very well" (implying she was expecting a speech impediment).
Partridge is coming back, I can almost smell it.
