Not a RJ Theory. Watch the link at the bottom to remind yourself exactly what killing Redjohn means to Patrick. It's easy to get caught up in the high-paced action, and be disappointed by who or how. I hope this video puts things in perspective again.
I'll also make an awkward theory for entertainment...
RJ got Patrick's notes from the mental institution months ago. Patrick's first case, immediately after watching the Lorelei video, is from Redjohn accomplice, Bertram. The case of Cody Benbow. RJ picked Jane for this case for a reason. RJ could easily manipulate the case into a reality - he is a mentalist. Why is this case laid out for Jane? Well, after reading the notes from mental institution, RJ learns something interesting about Jane- a layer of Jane's guilt we never knew about. Jane on live TV taunted Redjohn to murder his wife. Not his child though. Jane's mistake was underestimating RJ's connections and how quickly RJ would act. And his child was killed.
When Patrick stands in front of Cody Benbow's portrait. Its eerie. Eerie like the way Partridge stands in front of a Redjohn smily.
It almost makes you think... did Patrick orchestrate his wife's death the same way he orchestrated Panzer's? I mean, who goes on a talk show and badmouths a serial woman killer. Straight after the case, when Bertram deals with Patrick, his choice of words to describe himself is "Calculating and Duplicitous." If what I postulate is true, that would be an excellent taunt from Redjohn with his new knowledge.
When Patrick talks to his daughter in the hallucination episode she says "Mom would not be happy," to which he replies "Well, the interesting thing about your mother is, its not your business..."
Bruno even asks after he's killed Redjohn "How does he live with what he’s done?"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqMDqQ-nhlY
At 1:36 onwards, Patrick reads. It should get every Mentalist fan psyched for the Redjohn reveal! If you don't remember, Patrick wrote that letter himself.
