The simplest proof you will ever read. All you need to be able to do is count.This is a fact. Bruno Heller says Red John KILLED Partridge.

Lets be serious. The guy painting Lisbon's face is the same guy who killed the copycats. Its Ray Haffner. We see Ray Haffner carves up Partridge.

So Ray Haffner is Red John OR he takes orders from Red John. Next episode at the hospital, Ray Haffner says "I heard you were this close to Red John," implying Lisbon was near him physically.

So we're already down to 2 suspects:

- Ray Haffner
- Brett Partridge------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------But in Black-Winged Redbird, Patrick says Red John's just killed Sophie Miller. Then he goes on to say he's killed 2 people in the space of days. 2?.... Eileen Turner, Brett Partridge, Sophie Miller... That's 3, right? In Patrick's eyes, since he already knows Brett Partridge is Red John, he doesn't count him as a true victim. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------What about Ray Haffner?

Well the clue is, in episode "Red John's Rules," you hear Partridge say "Red John's been laying low for years, working through friends and proxies."

So, Ray Haffner is a friend.