Folks, that's a parody of the show. Come on, is just to raise expectations. It's obvious.

It took them a whole 24 hours to remove a link from the website of one of their press partners. This after news of the leak and link had been published all over Facebook, Twitter, and even their own Mentalist forums. Doesn't this seem the slightest bit suspicious to you? I am no Patrick Jane, but even I can spot a blatant 'trick'

The episode is no longer available through the player.ooyala.com link.  If you try it now you will get the message:  Content Unavailable     
                 The requested content has been removed.

Reasons I think the leaked episode is a fake.....

1. The acting was horrible in some of the scenes. The actors looked like they were about to bust out laughing during certain scenes.

2. Bruno Heller himself wrote the Red John episode and nothing about it seemed to his callaber of writing.

3. If that was the real episode, they will lose millions of views and they know it.

4. The show is about cons and what better con could they pull on their audience than a fake episode.

5. Nothing and I mean NOTHING was explained.

6. The link to this episode is on CBS FB page as well as The Mentalist FB and they haven't even tried to remove it.

7. And this is the main reason I believe it's a fake. My husband doesn't watch the show but he knows that I'm obsessed. I told him how horrible it was and he told me that it sounded like we had been Gemini Tricked. I asked him why he said that and he said, "You know Gemini's are tricksters. It's a twin thing." HE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE TWIN ASPECTS OF THE SHOW!!!!!

Oh come on, you must be like REALLY stupid to believe the episode is real.

Like, let's face it. THE ACTING IS BULLSHIT.

Bertram dying, and he's like smiling and saying "Heeeeey!". Also, the stupid looks on his face and the cops one when they look at each other. LIKE THEY WERE FUCKING RETARDS. When they kill the cop in the gas station, HE TAKES A FUCKING BAG OF CHIPS. LIKE THAT'S A REAL GOOD THING TO DO AFTER YOU KILLED A COP. AND WALK AWAY LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED.

And the real thing, McAllister supp. Red John tries to kill Jane? He could have done it many times, but he actually loved the game with Jane, no way he wants to kill him. Also, JUST LOOK AT THE FUCKING SCENE WHERE HE IS SCARED BY THE PIGEON. LOOK AT IT. XANDER FUCKING BERKELEY ACTING LIKE A NOVICE ACTOR, EVEN THE '90 MOVIES HAD BETTER ACTING. HE IS LIKE "OHOHOOOWOWOHHD A PIGEON". Really, is Red John so stupid to not get caught in 10 years but get killed with the help of a pigeon?

ALSO, HOW THE FUCK DO YOU SEE A WEAPON IN JANES CLOTHING BUT DONT SEE A FUCKING LIVING CREATURE, A FUCKING PIGEON?

AND THE FBI SCENE. STUPID AS FUCK.

AND THE FUCKING ENDING. LIKE NO EXPLANATIONS. NO FUCKING SINGLE EXPLANATION. NO, JUST A FUCKING SHERIFF GETTING SHOT THEN RUNNING LIKE A FUCKING MARATHON THROUGH GLASSES AND SHIT AND THEN FALLING DOWN IN THE PARK, WHERE HE CALLS FUCKING 911!

YES, FUCKING RED JOHN CALLING 911? WHAT IN THE FUCKING WORLD??

Seriously guys. Wait for Sunday. This is just fake. Get over it.

I am still laughing over the ending even though I saw it hours ago.  
For those who don't believe that another version could have been filmed (which would include the more believable parts of this rediculous episode but a different endgame between Patrick and Red John and maybe even a different RJ), alternative endings have been filmed for other programs in the past and sometimes even the actors and most of the film crew don't know which ending will be chosen.  

Anyone who wants hope, from the weird but hilarious ending should read theory 13340. It makes a lot more sense as a satisfying ending.