I used to like the DA Ardiles for it before the suspect list was released as I thought he would have been the most likely, but since then I've had to get my thinking cap on.
A while ago when it became apparent that we were dealing also with some sort secret organisation directly or indirectly connected to Red John as followers or groupies I thought there was really only one character who could inspire that kind of following: Ray Haffner. I know quite a few others have thought this too. He always seems to have something barely concealed below the surface. A rage perhaps.
It always intrigued me how Brett Stiles and Visualize came into it though. The answer soon smacked me right in the face. Haffner is Stiles' son. He and Visualize have been protecting him, or are being manipulated by Haffner/Red John for a long time, I prefer the manipulation line as I quite like old Brett Stiles to be honest. I hope he'll give Haffner up to Jane in the end or have some sort of clash of conscience. As for the other three guys with the tattoos (and the others we haven't seen) well, they are probably just Red John's dogs, and a few more of them might come out of the woodwork in the coming weeks. Lisbon? No, couldn't be......
