The Asian gang members often mark the back of hand with 3 tattoo dots or 3 cigarette. Hispanic gangs also use a three dot tattoo which may have several meanings; one which may be "Mi Vida Loca" or My Crazy Life. Another may be representative of the "Los Vatos Locos" (The Crazy Dudes or Guys) gang. Hope you fine this helpful. The link I listed in source has quite a bit of information on gang tattoos and marks.
I think Ray Haffner has the tattoo, and Ray Haffner killed the private investigator (nicely played by Beth Riesgraf aka Parker from LEVERAGE, as PJ said), but Haffner isn't RJ. Here's my explanation.
The real RJ hires a private investigator, but that's not Kyra (sorry, not sure about the name). That's Ray. Meanwhile Kyra is actually hired by Tyger-Tyger. So, Kyra is hired to spy on CBI, and Ray is hired to spy on Kyra (as Cooper told, he's busy with another job).
About Kyra:
As we saw, Tygers were trying to persuade somebody within Lisbon's team to work with Tygers. That's why the guy who passed some documents to Rigsby said what he said. And that's why Kyra was trying to get closer to Cho.
About Ray:
Ray knows about Tyger-Tyger, but he is not with them. He is against them and that's why he left CBI without any serious reason. Ray hates cops and he has a tattoo, which means "death to cops".
About RJ:
RJ knows what we've presumed about Kyra and Ray. RJ hires Ray to spy on Kyra and get close relations with her, telling she's with Tygers and she's spying on Lisbon's team. Ray even warns Lisbon and Van Pelt about it. RJ persuades Ray to kill Kyra, and voila!!! Everything worked perfectly, as RJ planned. Now PJ has a false clue. Surely he'll find Ray's tattoo and that is exactly what RJ expects.
As an additional thought, Kyra's behavior was changed after she noticed something about Van Pelt. It could be some sign connected to visualists. So, if Kyra was working for Tygers, then visualists and Tygers at least dislike each other.
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I think Heller had this all planned out perfectly. All red herrings are so perfectly thrown to you, you just have to bite. But I didn't!
Look. You have to admit Heller is a step ahead of us, for a reason. His aim was to suspect Haffner at this point, of course.
Everyone is so concentrated on the Sophie Miller's tape. And yes, this was a huge trap. This acrophobia acarophobia thing. That's the trap I'm talking about. Jane explained Lisbon that's a fear of heights and we clever guys figured out, it's actually a fear of bugs and now when we saw Haffner got scared of a little spider, we're all smart, cause we think we solved the case.
No we didn't. Sophie Miller wasn't sure about Jay Roth's phobia. This is Heller leading us into thinking Sophie got the phobia right, when clearly she put her options open and wasn't sure. And we yet blindly believe she is some mastermind who can see everything straight away.
If we can indeed trust RJ is on this list, I still think it's McAllister, cause he is the smartest of all the suspects.
Do you remember he is mar? if not look it up.
when the guy was dying he wrote it on the wall.
i think he didn't finish it and he was meant to write " he is many".
meaning red john is many people. Or it could mean he has many followers/friends
any thoughts?
I readed the latest ideas you guys added, and wondering myself too who redjohn is. If I am looking at all the suspect, then the list of seven can be quit right, cause by excident Patrick gets to know that he once shake the hand of Red John. (I even think but was not able to di that, this means Red John is already once seen in the first season, because the writers probaly will show back to the first season were Patrick all met and been followed by red John.) Still it is quit impresive that he was able to make a list of seven out of his memorie, probaly something red John did not expect him to do. (He made a mistake)
About the Tiger Tiger club in the police force that is working with each other to cover things up, and have there own agenda. It could be that when they catch Red John, that they use a sort of twist were the new story line will not be red John but the cbI will have to go after the organisation of Tiger Tiger, were Red john maybe was a member from, and that why they want to catch them too. (Then you would have a extra season atleast)
Great episode - my thoughts: PJ on the last steps to complete RJs dirty work. RJ set up the list of seven incl. all clues and trademarks of not one but many people on the list combined. These people are a threat to RJ and are killed of 1-by-1. RJ is not on the list - or he is (I know, I know) Bret Partidge.