Hey people!
I was thinking (like I have nothing else to do but somehow this mystery grabbed me badly)... We know that there's a hidden agenda or conspiracy (maybe a crime) involving almost every layer of the US security forces (Bob: Homeland Security, Reede (FBI), Gale (CBI), Sherrif (local law enforcement), Brett (CSI under CBI), Ray (now private detective). Only Stiles has no involvement in law enforcement but he / his cult somehow pulls the strings of some / many law enforcers within different categories (at least we have some examples of this).
Let's remember Bob Kirkland was trying to pull back Lisbon from chasing after Tommy Volker who is/was a considerably wealthy guy (I'd like to start another discussion whether Mashburn or Volker is richer but that would be another day:). And Bob wanted this kept off-the-record. Same Bob is seen with Bertram later on discussing whether they can trust Lisbon or not and if I remember correctly, the topic was Red John. As Bertram's response to Bob regarding whether to trust her or not was also not too sharp and he seemed to be unsure about it. After all they've been through under the same roof, Bertram should have known that she can't be wholly trusted when it comes to Jane-Red John related topics because she is closer to PJ than she is to Bertram. The two have shared the same field of work, overcome dangerous situations together, and apparently have some feelings for each other. Bertram is just a boss figure (most of the time friendly but still having a solid boss image). And Bertram is not stupid to be unaware of the fact that Lisbon would choose PJ if she is confronted with the fact that Bertram is actually an RJ accomplice. So, if that was the situation, Bertram's response for such a question from Bob would be a rock-solid NO.
This idea makes me think that these people are somehow in connection with RJ but not willingly. The reason why I'm writing this post is to get everyone's opinion on what really is going on in this triangle. Because I watched every episode only once and watching them again would take a long time which I don't have. But many of you might have a fresh memory or bits and pieces of information that would help us connect the dots on this (if there's any). It looks to me that these guys are not happy getting involved with RJ and they need every possible hand they could use in order to take him down without having themselves busted as well. I think that Bob didn't kill Lennon due to revenge but it was an assistance to RJ, and all the other guys on the same boat knows about it. So my guess is that they are not protecting RJ but they feel obliged. Of course it doesn't mean that these guys are saints because definitely, whatever it is they are signed up for, it requires deviation from their original course. So, what could that be? What could be so attractive to bring together FBI, CBI, Local PD and Homeland on a single secret agenda? What could be RJ's role in this?
Another point of view; should we accuse Haffner (a surveillance expert) of being RJ who has detected the others' collective wrongdoing and threatened them into doing what he desired otherwise they would be exposed? If that's the case, do these guys know that he is RJ (was it an open threat?) or the threat came under disguise, so they have no idea it was Haffner? Or the picture is actually bigger and these guys only represent their associations with an operative identity in this secret agenda but the actual players are at higher levels? Because these guys come together often and all need to report to their superiors (you can't just get lost for days on an unknown mission without the knowledge of your boss unless you're assigned). Hell, if it's going to reach out to the presidential level (like in Prison Break), I want to know.
Or should I give credit to posters who believe that RJ is actually a group of people running a secret agenda and covering it under the mask of a serial killer (if we assume that there's a secret reason behind each murder and nothing is as it seems)? If so, there must be a connection between all RJ murders. Plus, if that was the case, why hire a guy like Jane in the CBI? Looking for trouble when it would be the last thing you needed? I think we should pass this idea. However, if there was a single RJ all the time and he requested these guys to hire him, then we're experiencing a case where the serial killer wants to be caught (like many) but this guy just picked a specific person to do that. Nevertheless, I don't believe in the idea that the whole storyline is based on a psychotic super-clever killer who wants to play games with another bright guy because we've seen it millions of times on the screen and only the way it's processed differently is not good enough for me to buy it. There's absolutely something deeper but what? Let's just connect the dots fellas. Because to me, it's more intriguing what's really going on rather than who RJ is.
