Hey guys, 

I don't really think that it is Craig O'Lauglin - it's over and it's clear that Red John is / was Sherif ThomasMcAllister. 

But another thing that just came to my mind today and which I would like to share with you is: 

Craig O'Laughlin was Blake Association. I think even without showing it, it can be taken as true. 


But what makes me curious: 

Van Pelt had sex with O'Laughlin. Why didn't she remember his tattoo when Patrick told them about the tattoo or even when she saw it when Rigsby and and her checked the policeman in 06x07?

I can't imagine that neither she never saw It on O'Laughlins body nor not remembering it later then. 

What do you think? 

ROLL TIDE

First of all, let me say that I am one of you who cannot accept that McAllister is Red John. (I felt better about it when we thought it was Timothy Carter; I could have lived with that.) Furthermore, I am also of the common mind that believes that all that has occurred after the bomb in Jane's house is some sort of comatose dream.

I posted a theory a couple of weeks ago, prior to "My Blue Heaven", where I presented a few reasons that Bret Stiles (among a few others) could be Red John, mostly because of his intellect and acuity, which makes him an ideal nemesis for Patrick Jane. He is, I feel, the only man who could possibly challenge Jane, and play this game with him for so long.

But here is something that bothers me: "Roll Tide"

I've always thought that Kristina Frye was a real psychic. She read the waiter when she and Jane were on their date. Her reading was extremely precise, including the "Roll Tide" rally cry.

Red John said "Roll Tide" to Patrick later in the episode during their meeting. He was really saying "I was there, I heard it, at the restaurant. Just wanted you to know."

So where was he? Was he the waiter? The diner visible in that scene? 

Or is he Kristina Frye?

1) Yes. She is the only other character on the show who possesses the same level of intellect and acuity as Patrick. Aside from Stiles, she is the only other mathematical possibility. They are the only ones that can defeat him with words. There was an unmistakable magnetism between them. Unfortunately, she has only appeared in four episodes, and viewers who have started watching since that episode will not know about her.

2) No. But, if she is a true psychic, she is still possibly involved, depending on what McAllister said at the beginning of his death scene:
Did he say
"I am a psychic" ?
-or-
"I have psychic..." (and the word "powers" or "abilities" was cut off by Jane's hand on his throat?
-or-
"I have a psychic" ?

(I watched the scene over and over, trying to discern the words, but I had so much trouble.)

If the latter is what he said, he could have been referring to Kristina Frye.

Knowing that she is a psychic, her kidnapped her, brainwashed her, and has been using her as a weapon against Jane this entire time. She divined his list for Red John. I'll bet that Jane also knew all along that she was a real psychic, he just couldn't admit it to himself, much less anyone else, because of his past, and the harm that his former life caused to others.

Agree: You think that Kristina Frye IS a psychic, AND that McAllister was referring to her in his death scene OR that she is Red John.

Disagree: You think that she is not a psychic, and has not been invisibly involved at all since her departure from the show.

Please comment!!! I need to discuss this before I can move past it!!!

ROLL TIDE

It is obvious that everything was a hallucination inside Patrick Jane's brain. He has actually been living in a psychiatric hospital from first to last episode.

The real Red John just went over most people's heads,
because that is what he always did within the context of the series. He is the
dark alter ego of Patrick Jane, and while RJ is aware of this, Patrick Jane is
not. At the end of the series, Red John wins.



The "official" resolution requires you to accept
that there are true psychics. S05E22 is the key episode that actually spills
the truth about Red John. Red John kills a happy memory that Jane never told
anyone about. How he knew is just an unanswered question, you say? No. Heller
saw to it that he provides an answer to that very important question - an
answer by Thomas McAllister, his FINAL WORDS: that he is a true psychic. We all
know what Jane ALWAYS said throughout the series about true psychics. Even
Heller does not believe in them: “Jane feels very strongly as I do that psychics
don’t exist" (quote from an interview with TV Line). Jane knows that this
question is unanswered, but he decides to believe he finally has Red John and
"the rest is just details".



* The only possible answer to the mystery of the happy memory is "Red John
is in Jane's head". And there are no true psychics. Just put 1 and 1
together. There is NO ALTERNATIVE interpretation that explains that.



* Also in S05E22: We learn that Patrick Jane has Irish ancestors. St Patrick's
Day in Ireland is strongly associated with the color green. GREEN JANE (bright
vowel) - RED JOHN (dark vowel). Red and green is one of the most contrasting
color pairs according to opponent process theory. The two are also
complementary colors.



* Let's continue with duality and opposition. Did you know that William Blake's
"The Tyger" has a companion poem? It is "The Lamb". The two
stem from Songs of Innocence and Experience. Duality. Harmless Lamb - Deadly
Tiger.



* Lorelei used to be the beloved of Red John ... and Jane.
She told Patrick Jane exactly what Red John wanted Jane to know (that he shook
hands with Red John), leading him to the seven suspects and making him
ultimately believe Red John was dead. Also, within this story arc, Red John
tries to win him over to his side, trying to unify the two sides of his
personality.



* Whenever we hear the true Red John speaking in the series, it is Simon
Baker's voice, at a higher pitch. Whenever we see "Red John", it is a
theater orchestrated by the real Red John.



* There is a precedent of Jane killing a fake Red John. Here's the official
comment by Bruno Heller: "What
you get from that scene is what you should get. The viewer is supposed to be
convinced. Patrick Jane is certain it's Red John... The thing is, Red John is a
master of the mind game. If Red John wanted to die, maybe this is how he wanted
to die. Or maybe he just wants Jane to think he's dead."  Well, he did it again, didn't he. But this
time, the audience needs to  decide
whether to believe.



* Red John is afraid of heights. A point is made that McAllister is not. A
whole episode is dedicated to that topic.



* One of the strongest pieces of evidence: The Red John Smiley itself. It was
deliberately crafted to resemble the ultimate nemesis of the show. And it looks
exactly like a smiling Jane, with his characteristic eyes. There is no way that
this is a coincidence.



* Van Pelt once said to Bret Stiles that he is "good, but not as good as
Jane".  Bret Stiles created a huge cult that worships him. Red John
needs to exceed that - McAllister certainly did not. Even Jane says he is
disappointed. If this is good art, and I believe it is, Red John must at least
be the equal of Jane - and the only person we ever met in the series that would
be a worthy adversary to Jane is ... Jane.



* Patrick Jane shows that he can be very cold to people. He is described as a
psychopath once, and he smiles a lot and drinks a lot of tea at the sites of
murders. He is also capable of killing, also by means of manipulating others
(in this case, Red John himself) - this is exactly Red John's method. Once you
see Jane from that angle, he assumes a wholly new dimension when appearing on
screen.



* Panzer is a model of a killer hiding in plain sight. There may be some
foreshadowing here when he says to Jane " that kind of duplicity, that
double life, i don't know how you do that". Jane also says Brett Partridge
must be a good chess player if he is Red John. Again, this is a hint at a
killer in plain sight, and we know that Jane, who fulfills a similar role regarding
the investigation of the RJ murders, is an excellent chess player.



* Throughout the series, the FBI believes Patrick Jane could be RJ. I believe
the new spin on the series after the killing of McAllister would have
ultimately seen the true reveal of RJ by the FBI, had the series continued.



* Jane speaking to Krystal (a dangerous crime boss that hides behind a harmless
fake identity) in "White Lines": "I never, uh, really tell
anyone who I actually am. That's why we're so well-matched. I think you're the
same. Well, uh... there's a real Krystal that you don't let anybody see."
This is one of the stronger pieces of evidence, and Red John speaking.



* In the final episode, I believe we also see the Red John side of PJ. He
blackmails the fraudulent jeweler to give him a hugely expensive wedding ring
which he gives to Lisbon - in an episode where Lisbon makes a point that the
two have to be honest with each other from now on. We also see a huge Jane
smile at the very end, and it is hard to overlook the Red John face. Jane also
says "We have to promise each other that we will always look on the bright
side."



* The show ends on PJ/RJ having a wife and soon a kid again. A pleasant ending
if you look at it from the lamb side, a terrifying ending if you look at it
from the tiger side.



* Compare this to Lisbon's "Which side would you rather be on? Childish
naivete or defeated cynicism?"



* If you were the author, what would be the better story? McAllister or
Jane/John? Can we trust Heller to be a good author? The key question is -
are you lamb or tiger, innocent or experienced?

I think it’s the forensic guy. He’s small. The person who shot the film makers was small (a woman or a small man). The two people who worked with Red John and later killed where in law enforcement (the deputy sheriff and the secretary). Remember when the secretary was killed Red John cut her with a poison. Someone no one would notice. Red John walk right past the guards and got to the secretary. Someone who could get strange poisons. Someone who knew how to shoot a gun.