I'm not too sure who is Red John is but my theory is that he isn't on the list.
Due to the last clue that was giving about Red John was that he had 3 dots on his shoulder I think these will be stripes (Tiger Stripes).
Also looking at promo for Episode 6 - Fire and Brimstone, Patrick Jane gets all the remaining 5 suspects in a room together to interrogate them.
I think all of them will have this tattoo, as it is the a sign for being a member of the Tyger Tyger organisation.
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.
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?
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.
Very interesting suggestions going on here, but something bothers me on the erratic behavior of RJ. Why would he act so rashly in the last 2 episodes ( ep 4 and 5 ) ? I can't see a definite pattern in his actions so I really begin to think that RJ is not one unique person but an avatar used by several persons.
Just an observation..
Has anyone noticed, a car passes by Lisbon at the end of the first episode?
She looks suspiciously to the driver, and from her expressions it seems she knew the driver.
I think Bruno has put this, for some reason..
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4mhDdZPD-o
