Who is Red John?

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Thomas McAllister
Thomas McAllister
Reede Smith
Reede Smith
Ray Haffner
Ray Haffner
Gale Bertram
Gale Bertram
Brett Partridge
Brett Partridge
Bret Stiles
Bret Stiles
Bob Kirkland
Bob Kirkland

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jimmy gadd posted on his twitter account  that the leaked link was the unfinished show of the    episode that will air on sunday .

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Ok, now that everybody is realizing that the leaked episode was fake (I explained it in at least 5 comments; someone else also integrated my proof), I'd like to come back to the main theme. Who's Red John.

"Brace (= couple ? "Fearful simmetry") or partridge" is a bit naive, but it really means that there are two RJ, one of them was Partridge. Or someone known to us by this name. 

I'm sure we will get some explanation, maybe not everything because the show had too
many writers and clues to give a thoroughly account, but we will also be disappointed by
the artificial craftiness of the plot.

Let's hope they don't ruin the ending too much. The fans have a way better vision of the show, of the clues than the writers, so I expect an avalanche of found faults after the real episod gets aired.

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So, most probably Bertram is RJ, as announced by Jane. What if Bertram is not RJ and Jane is pretending to be convinced and in fact trying to mislead RJ now?

Ray Haffner and Stiles are supposed to be dead, is it right? How come Jane, Smith and Bertram survived the explosion and Haffner, Stiles and McAllister didn’t. Although 3 supposedly dead people were sitting on the same couch, it’s hard to believe that 3 died and other 2 walked without a scratch. Also, there was a sound of gun fire right before explosion. No details have been provided on that so it looks like things are not as they appear.

Three people(all in law enforcement) have tattoos and other two don't, is it not possible that the "Blake Association" forced members from law enforcement to wear the tattoos and do all the killings while the mastermind(RJ) may not be wearing any tattoo.

My theory, Haffner is Red John, he designed the explosion and faked death of himself and Stiles. He sounds physically fit, way too cool and also told Jane and Lisbon that "I want you to know that I tried to help".

In one of the episodes Stiles handed an envelope to Jane with some information on what RJ was going to do next, my suspicion is that Stiles had that information because he knew that Haffner is RJ. Stiles is a close ally of RJ, and possibly whole visualize is.

So Haffner is RJ, Stiles is his close ally. This is assuming that RJ killed people himself. If RJ never killed anyone and only did planning part, Stiles maybe RJ and Haffner a close ally(and his successor).

Bertram, Smith and McAllister are just bad cops.

RJ is supposed to be smart person who doesn't make mistakes. He's leading Jane to believe that RJ is someone from law enforcement. Jane is pretending to believe that Bertram is RJ but he probably has a pretty good idea who is real RJ and keeping it to himself. That's why he's not caring about CBI shutdown and probably going to go back to his house to find out more about the explosion.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xander_Berkeley

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In 2013, Berkeley won the Streamy Award for "Best Male Performance, Drama" his starring role in the acclaimed webseries, The Booth At The End. He was also revealed as Red Johnin The Mentalist."

whaaaaaat? :D

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I am 100% sure that the leaked chapter is fake.  Almost no explanations (He is mar, Roy Tagliaferro...), performance  was ridiculous. We have been led to believe that Red John is Moriarty, and in the chapter Red John instead seemed stupid and coward, not to mention the ridiculous suposed Red John's voice. Don't worry, the real Moriarty will appear in the real episode.


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If a competition was held for who can write the worst RJ ending, you'd struggle to beat that...

I mean come on, there's something seriously wrong when 99% of the theories you read on here are preferable to what's served up by professional script writers.

I'm going to hold to the belief that the episode's fake - 

Never before - in my memory at least - has a Mentalist episode been leaked, let alone their most crucial one, on their own website!

Bruno Heller said it's an ending us, the fans, deserve

You're damn right we deserve a good ending. We've watched 5 mammoth long seasons of pretty much the same story, and spend even longer theorising in depth as to RJ's motives and identity. It that's the legit ending, pretty much every clue we were given is rendered meaningless - you could have picked Mentalist characters out of a hat and made them Red John.

IT'S EITHER FAKE OR YOUR CAREER IS OVER HELLER!!!

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-You are one tough S.O.B. Bruno Heller. you really are.

-Where am I?..Oh....What happened?

-You are in Sacramento, you've been shot...Do you remember that?

-Yes,I do.Some thousands fans of "The Mentalist".

-Correct.Very good.Your mind is clear.Now listen, I have a question for you Bruno.Look at me.Look close.You recognize me?Have you seen me before?

-You are Bob Kirkland you are my creation on the show!What is wrong with you?And you have an identical twin Michael.Hehe I tricked all the viewers.I am a genius.I am a BEAST.

-Are you sure?It's important.

-Yes.I'm sure.

-It's good to know.Thanks.
Let's face facts, Bruno.If you recover, and live, you'll spend your life regretting this terrible mistake you've done, people will hate you for ever.You'll be a toy for monsters.
I just hope,  if I am ever in your shoes,I'll have a friend close enough to do this for me.

-Wait.

-Don't be scared.This will be quick, fairy little pain.
It's ok.I'm here for you.I won't leave you.

-AAAH OOH AAH.




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