Okay all you Mentalist fans, I think I have this one figures out.
Here we go:
As we've all enjoyed the Mentalist over the years there appears to be one common theme in all the episodes. Patrick is always a step ahead of everyone, usually including the audience. No one ever seems to know what or who the killer is. But Jane always knows. Some how he always sets something up to reveal he killer.
In tonight's episode it seemed pretty obvious to me that the person who killed the woman who bugged the CBI team's office wasn't Red John. Red John kills slowly, he likes to show off, and he almost always uses his signature red blood smile. None of those things seemed to happen in tonight's murder at the end of the episode.
With that being said, don't you think it's pretty strange that Jane told Lisbon that he now knew Red John had a tattoo on his shoulder. Jane of all people knows that this caller was in no way Red John. For some reason Patrick is selling Lisbon on a story that makes no sense. To me it seems that Jane might already know who Red John is, and in fact is planning one long scene and letting it play out to see how certain people react in true Jane style.
I think it has to be someone in the CBI office. There's a reason Jane isn't giving Lisbon all the info. He's getting close. And he knows Red John is closer to him then anyone knows. My guess is Wayne Rigsby. My guess is Jane knows that it is Wayne Rigsby. And my guess is everything in this season is one giant master plan Jane has divulged to once and for all catch Red John and prove to everyone he's the best at what he does in TRUE Mentalist fashion.
