Personally this
is not the fact that the Sheriff is Red John who bothers me it’s how the
episode was bad and strangely scripted. Firstly
there is this 20 second promo trailer episode where we all see without any
difficulty that McAllister was involved. At this point some of us have started
to think logically that Red John was clearly McAllister. Others
like me found this issue too obvious and thought that if McAllister appeared in
the promo then it couldn’t be him because Bruno Heller would not make such a big
mistake, especially for an episode as expected as this one. And
then comes strangely this 6x08 leaked episode, and we see these fucking promo predictions
becoming true, so no particular surprise for Red john identity, cause we can
expect that, but surprise to see the obvious way all this crap has been
scripted. But
the most curious thing is the fact that all the various recent interviews I've
read promise us the "RedJohn" episode would be huge and tremendous
with lots of surprises and twists; according to these itw they promised us a
fucking epic episode by far. And
when you see the reaction of people who have seen it it’s completely opposite
to what the interviews have announced. There
is a huge gap between what the interviews have reported concerning the episode
and the reality with that people huge disappointment reaction. So I questioning myself like
many others here about a probable fake episode even if it seems quite
impossible. Cause by some way this episode looks like a joke: 6x08 promo with
RJ appeared in it + a strange leak concerning by chance the most awaited Mentalist
episode = it sounds very weird.  Unfortunately
I didn’t expect any surprise Sunday, but hope I’m wrong!     

I shot the sheriff 
But I didn't shoot no deputy, oh no! Oh! 
I shot the sheriff 
But I didn't shoot no deputy, ooh, ooh, oo-ooh.) 
Yeah! All around in my home town, 
They're tryin' to track me down; 
They say they want to bring me in guilty 
For the killing of a deputy, 
For the life of a deputy. 
But I say: 

Oh, now, now. Oh! 
(I shot the sheriff.) - the sheriff. 
(But I swear it was in selfdefence.) 
Oh, no! (Ooh, ooh, oo-oh) Yeah! 
I say: I shot the sheriff - Oh, Lord! - 
(And they say it is a capital offence.) 
Yeah! (Ooh, ooh, oo-oh) Yeah! 

Sheriff John Brown always hated me, 
For what, I don't know: 
Every time I plant a seed, 
He said kill it before it grow - 
He said kill them before they grow. 
And so: 

Read it in the news: 
(I shot the sheriff.) Oh, Lord! 
(But I swear it was in self-defence.) 
Where was the deputy? (Oo-oo-oh) 
I say: I shot the sheriff, 
But I swear it was in selfdefence. (Oo-oh) Yeah! 

Freedom came my way one day 
And I started out of town, yeah! 
All of a sudden I saw sheriff John Brown 
Aiming to shoot me down, 
So I shot - I shot - I shot him down and I say: 
If I am guilty I will pay. 

(I shot the sheriff,) 
But I say (But I didn't shoot no deputy), 
I didn't shoot no deputy (oh, no-oh), oh no! 
(I shot the sheriff.) I did! 
But I didn't shoot no deputy. Oh! (Oo-oo-ooh) 

Reflexes had got the better of me 
And what is to be must be: 
Every day the bucket a-go a well, 
One day the bottom a-go drop out, 
One day the bottom a-go drop out. 
I say: 

I - I - I - I shot the sheriff. 
Lord, I didn't shot the deputy. Yeah! 
I - I (shot the sheriff) - 
But I didn't shoot no deputy, yeah! No, yeah!

Jimmy Gadd Twitter page

"I know you're angry that fans are spoiling this Sunday's episode. The CBS Press site was hacked & a link was shared of the unfinished show."

"Just ignore the spoilers & watch the complete & finished episode this Sunday. I'm sorry it happened but thank you for being such great fans!"

https://twitter.com/jimmygadd

http://tinypic.com/player.php?v=52nmt5&s=5#.UpF1ceJGaU4

for those who want to watch the absolute shit leaked episode http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHG2BnfPdkI

Guys up to this point I felt all the theories of a fake episode were wishful thinking (including mine).

BUT

I remember watching the promo, and having the distinct feeling that PJ was talking to RJ in the church scene. A detail that made me feel that was cathing a glimpse of RJ's ring. The scene is on the extended promo only, and is up only for a split second, but enough for the eye to pick up and leave an impression. At mark 0:19-0:20, RJ makes a dismissing motion with his left hand. It is worth noting that no such scene exists in the leaked episode. But it goes further than that.

I checked again, and I could see it clearly. Determined that I was only seeing what I wanted to see and not what was there, I asked a family member who has no idea of the show to check that scene for me and describe to me the hand they see on that video part. I did not ask them directly, cause I didn't want them to be suggested and just see something that wasn't there. After showing them the scene twice, they said: "I dunno, he has a ring?"

That was enough for me to go on and get a few different stills from the extended promo video, just to make sure it wasn't a strange light angle or a nail.

And here's the final result:

http://postimg.org/image/p837399bb/

P.S. I had to include the pigeon, given that no matter what Sunday brings us, that little guy will always be one of the most memorable characters in the show.