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This is, once again, not a theory (my last one was about the 'He is ma' message found in a leaked script). It's about a couple things I found interesting in 'The Crimson Hat' (season 4 finale).

One word that Red John says when he meets Patrick has always kept me curious. 

- Hello, Patrick.
- How you doing?
- Debonair at all costs, huh?
- When did you know?
- Oh, you strung me along for a good long while. Well done.

Debonair – adjective
1. courteous, gracious, and having a sophisticated charm: a debonair gentleman.
2. jaunty; carefree; sprightly.

If you go back and watch the final scene on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=pDqVYNtTso4#t=130s - use that link to go to the exact moment I'm talking about) and you'll see the street where the limo is being chased is called Rainer Av, which is intersected by Debonair Way. Coincidence? Heller told us to watch every scene of The Crimson Hat carefully.

So... what the heck does it mean? My best guess is that Red John was actually in Debonair Way while Wainright was in the back of the limo, tied up.

Alright... so what? When Lisbon meets Jane, we see an LVPD police car with one somewhat old man driving it (to me, the man looked a lot like Bertram). But what the heck was an LVPD car doing there? Only the FBI knew about Lisbon, Rigsby, Cho and Van Pelt being there.

However, it could also mean that Lorelei was arrested and taken in that police car and that the FBI let the local authorities know about the missing CBI members, although that seems unlikely to me.

Back to Debonair now. When Lorelei calls Patrick, she says RJ wants to meet him in 2369 Foxglove Parkway, south east Las Vegas. There, Patrick finds a bike that says he had to go to 5071 Keston Avenue. Now, did you know that there is actually no Foxglove Parkway, and that Kenston Avenue, together with Rainer Av and Debonair Way are all in Palmway, California?

Have a look at this image: http://i.imgur.com/3UMVX.png (this, by the way, is the exact same thing Van Pelt sees in her computer in a previous scene, where they study the place). I highlighted the places where the limo enters and the place where Lorelei gets caught.

Now, Foxglove Parkway doesn't exist, and the place where Jane meets RJ is definitely in California. Could this be a sloppy writing? We all know Heller is one smart and meticulous guy, so I doubt it. It seems strange to me that Lorelei had to mention the place being in Vegas, when the team was back in California.

Finally, leaving locations aside, when Darcy is in the morgue checking "Rigsby's" dead body, she's on the phone with some guy named Bill.

Bill, I need you to find out A.S.A.P. where Kimball Cho and Grace Van Pelt are located.
[...]
This isn’t Wayne Rigsby. 
Yeah. Find out where they are.
Thanks. And, Bill?
I want arrest warrants prepped for every single member of that CBI team, dead or alive.

Who the heck is this 'Bill'? I believe it could be someone in the FBI. Could it be Red John's 'good friend' in the FBI? Or just some random agent? I find it intriguing that they'd make Darcy mention that name if we have never heard of him (not even now in season 5).

Please leave a comment if you have any theories or info in these 2 things ('debonair' and 'Bill') or if you found anything else out of place in The Crimson Hat.

Thanks for reading!

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I cant believe how you guys are so naive, kirkiland (or whatever his name is) isnt red john. When Lorelei said that Jane shook hands with RJ she couldnt have known that Jane  met kirkiland so that clears him of being a suspect.Also by saying that he shook hands with RJ doesent have to mean that he shook hands with him literally it could mean that he just met him or saw him. My guess is that RJ is a therapist.If you watch red sails in the sunset again you will notice that loreleis sister miranda was sold to a couple.The couple said that she was a troublesome child and that they have sent her to the therapist while she was going to high school.My guess that he is RJ.Brett Stiles isnt RJ i just know that . If therapist isnt RJ i think Mashburn is.

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I have more evidence to my theory, I am just back from my walk, during which I saw a kitty cat, which was staring at me intensely as if I knew the truth! Can someone confirm that PJ shook hands with a cat? That is my only doubt about who is Red John, as I missed that moment of handshake.

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Although it would be interesting if red John is someone in the unit is part of his group I hope not although I'm sure one of them will be revealed as a red John crony I think it is possible that red John died and reached out from the grave to deny Jane the peace of being without his presence in the world by giving everyone in his group to keep his memory alive with instructions or found an heir, although he would be as good as red John
Wayne- smiles way too much for nothing and in a previous episode was found to be easily hypnotised so easy to become a follower
Cho- he avoids all conflicts much like boscos assistant would, he also has many hidden and mysterious abilities
Van pelt- she was a newbie in the first episode and in a season five episode she wasn't yet hired it is possible that she was already a part of red John and when Jane joined CBI red John chose van pelt to join the team most likely having more than just one of his group applying for the job

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I think it is a cat, because it lies alot and can catch alot of mice, which can later be traded for gold and used to kill people. Also cats are kinda smart compared to other animals. It would be a real twist of plot if they became friends at the end.

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Red John once uppercutted a horse and created the giraffe.

Superman wears red John pyjamas.

Red John doesn't call the wrong phone number, you answer the wrong phone.

Death once had a near-red John experience.

Red John can win a game of connect 4 in only 3 moves.

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I'll throw this out there, agent Stephen Hannigan.  He was in the flashback episode "Red Dawn"  He got out of the unit real quit after Jane came aboard. He liked torturing Jane enough to make him sick at the crime scene.  He
punched him in the face. He made it way too obvious that he didn't like
him. One issue to get around is that you don't actually 'see' them shake hands.  I don't see a purpose to introducing this character in a flashback.  Unless, it is to throw him in there quickly, so when it is revealed(if it is ever revealed), it is a character that has been on the show and he was forgotten about.

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