I think the clues still add up to Brett Partridge. He or Virgil Minelli were the best choices. Then, the actor who plays Minelli went and gave a career performance as a villian on "24" and essentially was eliminated as a choice. I think it will be a solid resolution, but no way is everyone going to be happy. Partridge is not dead, and he pulled Lisbon down. The way Jane will figure this out will be great. Red John also used his abilities to prevent some communication with Jane following the Episode 1 encounter. He may have been in the scene on Episode 2 dressed in drag. But Van Pelt is his mole in the CBI. She and Rigsby in tragic fashion will meet their end. Either Red John will kill them both, or one will die and the other end up in prison(Rigsby dead/ Van Pelt captured). Bret Stiles may be Partridge's father. I can live with any of the reasonable choices as long as it is not Lisbon or Reede Smith. The best choice not on the list would be Minelli, followed by Mashburn. Jane will give us many details, but even he will not know all of them and will be shocked by what happens to Rigsby and Van Pelt. I am also not sure that Jane will catch Partridge yet, only that we and he will discover Red John's true identity. Either way, Tyger Tyger will go on for the rest of the season. Congrats to Simon Baker, Heller and the rest of the creative team on a great 6 year ride with this story. But it is definitely time for a new chapter and a new villian. Really hope that GVP doesn't actually turn out bad, but it makes far more sense than anything else.
