Just a thought, what if Patrick discovers that a member of the CBI team has a three dots on his/her shoulder? For example, I've always thought that Lisbon's participation in the poker game was just a little weird. Perhaps information is being unknowingly passed along that way.
So,Brett Partridge is back in episode Red John...it is a good thing because either he is Red John which will satisfy a lot of people or (and more likely) it is a flashback where we will get our explanation why Red John killed him.
My opinion is that Red John is either Bertram or McAllister and both of them would be a good Red John. So we need to wait and see what will happen and trust Bruno Heller that he will do a good job. Cheers!
I've read a few times that PJ would make sure that partridge was dead, before ruling him out. However, it just occurred to me that PJ was so worried about Lisbon, he may have been distracted. It could be the reason Lisbon was kept alive, just to throw PJ off. Misdirection!
When PJ kills RJ, do you think he'll paint the smiley face with crosses for eyes?
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The participation of Brett Partridge in chapter 6x08 can be a retrospective scene.
I have two questions about Lisbon's nightmare:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMPrtM80KM0
Why is the red john smile a fake drawing? In all the scenes in The mentalist the red john smile is exactly the same, even in copycat murders, but in this dream is different.
And second question: why are Rigsby, cho and Van Pelt full of blood with their throats cut, but Patrick Jane is only laid on the floor and you can't see his face?
Ok I know this is a stretch but..
We know that PJ and BK have shaken hands, so I does tick that box, he is also the right age and physical build. I personally think that it would make sense to be him just because it would be unexpected because he is supposedly dead (just like Partridge).
This is only my personal opinion but I think that the scene with him a PJ when he is trying to get names from PJ is very significant and may be a clue. He tells PJ that he wants to find RJ because he killed his brother or was responsible for his death. What if BK is RJ and he in-fact rather than actually killing his brother he did not stop him from being killed, e.g. did not help him in a time of need during his childhood.
This could lead to the hidden phobia that RJ has, that is the fear of failure or Atychiphobia. This would explain 2 things, his internal conflict about his failure in saving his brother and also his reaction to PJ criticisms that lead him to kill his wife and child. As well as this it would also explain why the counselor questioned his ability to handle hardship or tragedy, seeing that it had actually shaped him as a person. His Atychiphobia would also explain why he is so careful and never leaves any clues behind.
Lastly the fact that he broke in to PJ office to steal the list of RJ names could have simply been his way of 1. clearing his name as RJ, showing that he was interested in catching him and 2. making sure the PJ didn't have anything that could lead to him being found out as being RJ. The scene where he cuts off the mans finger for information could be another point of proving his innocence to PJ.
An interesting twist to this would be if no one actually knew he was RJ even the members of tyger tyger. This would further remove him from suspicion. His death could as well have been faked, even Rigsby comments on the fact that there is very little follow up and even the report looks dodgy.
I know this is a stretch but it would be an interesting twist.
I could imagine Patrick walking into RJs house and seeing childhood photos of him and his brother and then seeing how it caused him to kill out of his own internal anger.
SPOILER
It has confirmed the participation of Jack Plotnick (Brett Partridge) in chapter 6x08
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3196216/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast
It is true that also appears Gale Bertram, but between Bertram and Partridge who is more likely to be Red John? Partridge Obviously, he is "dead" and appear in the chapter.