Alright, just to clarify a few things.
The Mentalist is a series that can be pictured as a cat and mouse scenario. The cat will constantly try to search for the mouse, when it can, but the mouse will always try to sneak away and in almost every case do so.
After watching the newest episode of The Mentalist I became very confused. Kirkland obviously has some deal with this man that was shot by Lorelei Martins (who I absolutely adored as a character and I shed a dear at her death).
There is more of The Mentalist to come and the game is pretty much just about Janes search for his familys killer. When he finds his murderer he will most likely end up in prison (when murdering him) or he will leave the unit, this I do believe he has said previously. Also, Bertrum has been clear on if Jane does something this drastic again, he will show no mercy.
On another note, what I did not understand is why the producer showed the scene where Kirkland injects some poison into the hospitalised man. Clearly Kirkland had some business with the man. Whether or not Kirkland is RJ, I hardly doubt. Killing him a minute (litteraly) before Jane arriving, knowing Jane would follow him, seems like a drastic measure. Again, what I do not understand is why he asked if he knew him, he said no, why would he then kill him? Did he want him to recognize him? If so, why did he have to be murdered.
In all fairness we can assume that Kirkland murdering this man was an action caused by one or two reasons. Either they have history that goes way back or he is an accomplice of RJ. We know that RJ have accomplices high in the system, CBI, FBI etc. so it makes sence he has someone in Homeland Security aswell. The look that Jane gives Kirkland after Kirkland told him what had happened, means he is onto him. He most likely knows he had something to do with his death and will further investigate this.
I also found one thing quite interesting. Kirkland showed psycopathic features when injecting the poison. It looked like he showed no remorse, no fear and no regret. When talking to Jane, he was fully relaxed. It wouldn't, because of this, surprise me if Kirkland has previously murdered someone other than work, as a killer/serial-killer.
But I do not think Bruno Heller would show RJ this obviously to the viewers. It would be honestly the most dissapointing series ending I've ever seen.
My prediction is that Kirkland has some connection to RJ. Jane will eventually tell Lisbon and the team will figure it out. When they do Kirkland will die, if Jane kills him, I doubt. It would be a bad repeat of the previous season ending where he killed someone he thought was RJ.
The season ending will have a strong connection to RJ, most likely with Kirkland as well, but again, Kirkland is not RJ!
Unless the producer is using a horrible reversed-psycology mentality, meaning that the most obvious character is the murderer he is not RJ. Of course, why would the producer work so hard to hide RJ and then suddenly reveal him when there is multiple episodes and even seasons to come? No Kirkland is not RJ.
Hope this clears up a little. Whoever you think is RJ, the chances he is RJ is so slim you wouldn't imagine. This is what I love about the show. You think you know something, but you don't. It is like Jane said to Bosco about RJ; "RJ doesn't make mistakes, if he leaves a clue he wants you to have it". If you have a clue, you're supposed to have it and it surely doesn't mean that you're closer to RJ.
Cheers :)
