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..
00:19
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4mhDdZPD-o
I read a theory that I disagreed with, yet upon doing so a possible clue was revealed regarding Ray Haffner as Red John:
http://www.whoisredjohn.com/See-a-theory-Red-John/7536
Food for thought:
In my opinion, the character of Red John is too smart to make a move like the one made in the argument above. I suspect Ray Haffner is the last "RED Herring" in the series, before the real Red John is revealed.
It is plausible that the Real Red John set this whole situation up, to make Ray look like Red John. I suspect Ray did have something to do with the death of the private eye, however he is not Red John. A tattoo with three marks? This clue was too easy, almost as if it was fed to us to accept.
I suspect, the real puppeteer behind the scenes, is orchestrating the down fall of the Desert Rose list of suspects. Ask yourself, why would the real Red John share a list of 7 names that his identity was on, only to implicate himself. He has been in control of himself and countless others for a very long time, while evading capture ...only to be found on a final list of 7?
Then again, Loreleis intervention changed things - so it is possible, although I don't think so. Red John is a ghost of a character, and my concern of course is with the show ramping down with the final season and the reveal around the corner - I feel the real Red John's identity will be found out, but he will simply elude capture leaving the last part of Season 6 focusing the loop on the Tyger Club and Visualize.
