Could Bertram and McAllister be brothers?
Check out the photo in the comments. They look quite similar!
Could Bertram and McAllister be brothers?
Check out the photo in the comments. They look quite similar!
Ok, this is more a few questions to discuss rather than a theory.
In Jane's flashbacks I noticed a few interesting things.
Check out the photo's in the comment section.
Firstly you'll notice that Haffner changes places on the couch when PJ walks the three Tyger Tyger people over to the wall.
Why would he do this? Maybe he knew where the explosion would be and knew he would be protected from the blast in that spot?
Secondly, McAllister appears to be holding something in his hand. A trigger perhaps?
What do you guys think?
First off, I really don't think it can be as straight forward as being Bertram.
The show has always been based on unexpected twists and Jane's genius in reading people and working them out.
So far, the 7 suspects have been whittled down by more traditional "evidence" which is what the rest of the CBI
team usually operate on.
Kirkland and Partridge removed themselves from the list.
And then we went from 5 to 3 with Jane finding out about the tattoo. This was more about lucky timing than brilliance.
And then Smith turned himself in to supposedly reveal Bertram as Red John.
So there must be another twist in store.
Since we've been told we can "trust the list", it still leaves Stiles, Haffner, and McAllister.
Yes, these three have already been pronounced dead, but it's not as concrete as Partirdge's death.
I believe Red John does have the three dots on his arm, because PJ has said in the past he intuitively knows if it's
Red John that made the kill.
So if the private investigator that told PJ on her death bed about the tattoo's wasn't killed by Red John, PJ would
have suspected something was out.
I believe that when McAllister revealed his tattoo, and then said to PJ, "it's not what you think, I'm not Red John",
that was the moment PJ worked it out. As a master mentalist, he caught RJ in a moment of weakness, and
knew he was lying.
Now, when Bertram went to kill PJ in the hospital I believe he was under instructions from either RJ or Tyger Tyger
to kill him.
Possibly RJ is high up or even the leader of Tyger Tyger.
When he failed, he knew he could be the main RJ suspect, so he began running.
The reason PJ put out the media report that Bertram was RJ was the ace up his sleeve.
He knew RJ could not live with the knowledge that PJ thought he'd caught him. His ego would be too big for this
to happen, so he knew that RJ would reveal himself to let PJ know he'd been defeated.
That's what he meant when he said he was "letting go".
So those are the reasons I think it's McAllister. The other reason is when RJ is showed on the preview for the next episode
it looks like either Bertram or McAllister. It doesn't look like anyone else.
And because I don't believe it is Bertram , it must be McAllister. Jane would have never put out the media release because he wants his revenge, he doesn't want RJ locked up)
And just a few final points.
Out of the 7 suspects, 6 of them have shown flashes of their dark sides. The real RJ would likely have a very convincing
"act" so nobody could detect his true nature. McAllister has never seemed over intelligent or egotistical. He also seems fairly friendly and a fairly capable Sherif. This is the perfect cover so people would never even think that he could be a serial killer.
Also, some people have mentioned that he would not be handsome or charismatic enough to seduce a beautiful women like Lorelie.
When he's acting as his true self though, he's a highly intelligent, powerful figure. One who can lead men and manipulate people at will.
This type of power would be extremely attractive to women, especially ones like Lorelie who are a little lost. So I don't believe his lack of traditional good looks would account for him being unable to woo her.
Remember that we haven't seen him acting as his true self as yet!
So that's my theory. Love to hear your thoughts. Also, apologies if some of these points have already been mentioned!
Ray Haffner was the only person who tried to leave when Jane got the 5 suspects together.
Why would he do this if he knew he wasn't Red John?
I think Red John is probably Brett Stiles...
But I did notice something that points to Ray Haffner earlier this season.
When Lisbon is captured by Red John, he paints blood on her face and
releases her.
This seemed quite odd and Patrick mentioned he didn't exactly know why this happened.
It seems that Ray Haffner has a bit of a thing for Lisbon, so maybe that's why he
couldn't kill her or keep her hostage.
It seemed too good an opportunity for Red John to torture Patrick because he
undoubtably knows how important Lisbon is to him.
The only thing I can think of that would make his pass up this opportunity is if
Lisbon was too important to him to do anything.
Either that, or RJ just wanted to toy with Lisbon given the phone tracking situation.
Out of the 5 remaining though, I really think it's either Ray Haffner or Brett Stiles.
The reasons for ruling out the other 3...
1. Reede Smith - He so freely let Patrick go and talk to Kirkland after Kirkland was caught,
even though he was planning to kill Kirkland to keep him quiet.
If he was RJ he wouldn't want them sharing information.
Also, Reede doesn't seem to fit the "genius criminal" profile. He seems more of the brute
force type.
2. Sherriff McAllister - Well he saved Patrick's life for one. I guess he could be RJ, but out of the
suspects, there seems to be the least amount of evidence pointing to him. Not enough evidence to
rule him out either, but as a gut feeling I don't think it's him.
3. Bertram - The moment that really struck me was when Reede Smith kind of pulled rank on him
in the meeting with those two and McAllister.
It made me think he's in the ring of corrupt law enforcers, possibly working for Red John. But a lower
member. I can't imagine Reede talking down to Bertram like that if he knew he was Red John.
So my two main suspects.
1. Brett Stiles - He has the resources. He has a darkness about him. The fact he has his own religion
may point to needing to go to dark measures to experience life right on the edge.
He's the only one of the suspects who is obviously a match for Patrick in his intelligence and ability
to manipulate. Lorelii mentioned that RJ and Patrick were alike in the way they manipulated, so
either one of the other suspects are hiding this trait, or it's Stiles.
And out of the suspects he's also the only one who has shown the desire to help people if only they will
follow him and give him undying loyalty (His disciples and in that scene with Grace when he offered to mentor her)
2. Ray Haffner - he's my dark horse. He clearly has feelings for Lisbon. This may be why she wasn't killed
in episode 1 of this season. He also seems like he could be very intelligent. He doesn't give that away
one way or the other, whereas the suspects I've ruled out seem more like what you see is what you get.
Whoever RJ turns out to be, it will be an exciting conclusion to the story!