Has anyone thought about the end? We know Jane ends up in South America - on the run. But I'm very curious as to the Jane/red John showdown in this 'beautiful park' in the daylight.

Once Red John exposes himself to Jane (whilst law enforcement, the media etc all hunt down the 'false' Red John that Jane has 'given them) and they meet, and talk - this is what I'm looking forward to.

What would Red John's worst nightmare be as he is dying? Knowing that someone else (Bertram/Smith whoever) is going to get all the 'credit' for the Red John crimes? Knowing that someone he thinks of as INFERIOR is going to be prosecuted for his crimes of which he is in fact terribly proud.
Imagine being Red John and Jane tells you as you are dying, that the world will never know who you really are. And that the world will think that a 'dumb foot soldier from TT' is Red John. A person dumb enough to get caught and prosecuted.......
This will infuriate Red John beyond belief I reckon - and Jane once more, know this.

Which is why Red John will die knowing some 'idiot suspect selected by Patrick Jane ' is forever going to be known as Red John.
THIS is Jane's final play and it's a checkmate. Red John dies unknown, without credit  and with a public who think he's currently a fat cop (Reede Smith) sitting in a holding cell.

To fit into the above; this is why I believe the name Patrick will give to the press as Red John will be Reede Smith's - because he is an evil man, and deserves to spend his life behind bars (but for being a corrupt cop, TT man and murderer)

Patrick killing two birds with one stone. 1) Insulting Red John in his death - because he will die knowing Reede Smith is awaiting trial for Red John/TT crimes; which honestly? Could there be a greater insult to a sociopath like RJ?
2) He gets rid of one evil man from law enforcement - Reede.

If this theory is correct - we can all understand why a 'joke' like Reede Smith was a 'suspect'. Jane put him there because he knew Smith would be the greatest insult to the ego of RJ. RJ is dying and the last thing he sees is Jane, and the last think he thinks is burly, hurly Reede Smith (imperfection at it's best) will be known as Red John for the rest of time.

Patrick - 1
Red John and his ego - 0 (every sociopath has a weakness.....)

So how to wrap this neatly? Bob Kirkland is already 'dead'. Jane can kill him in cold blood, get rid of the body and keep quiet. Which is what I believe happens.
The CBI team will not know Kirkland is the 'real' Red John - no-one will, bar Patrick Jane.

Jane goes on the run, not for murdering 'Red John' but because he probably does something else reckless.

Jane get's away with murder. Which makes for an interesting episode after the 'Red John' one.

Long post again - sorry.