I am trying to think outside the box here people, so listen me out.

I hate reading those theories about "I actually think RJ isn't a person, but a number of people, blah blah."

But I had a breakthrough that explains almost everything: Reede Smith AND Brett Partridge are/were Red John!

Before you dismiss this, think about it! Who is the least suspected of the 7 suspect on the list? It's Smith. And who is the most suspected? Mr. Partridge!

Let me explain... I think, Smith and Partridge were working together as Red John. Smith was killing people (so he is the real Red John we're looking for) and Partridge was doing all the other things (calling Patrick, breaking in the CBI computer, visiting Sophie Miller). They kinda needed each other, because they complement each other perfectly!

A lot of us has been asking ourselves: "How did Red John suddendly become so sloppy?" I have also seen a lot of theories "RJ wouldn't hire an amater to bug the office."

Think about it. Before, there were two. Partridge was doing all the little things, but Patrick started suspecting him a little more. Maybe Smith got scared Partridge would say too much if Jane gets him alone, so he killed him. Why is his death important at the start of the series, like Heller suggests? Because, RJ no longer has a partner who would do the little things for him. He now has to do both, the killing and figure out what Patrick is planning. Before, it was Partridge who gathered information about Jane and Smith knew everything before it happened. Heller said we would be dissapointed, when we figure out how RJ was always a step ahed of Jane. This is significant, because not Jane has the leverage. And I truly believe he killed that girl in last week's episode.

That' why RJ has become so sloppy recently! He doesn't have the "brains", because he killed Partridge.

Also, Smith was clearly the superior in that meeting at the start of the season, when he was almost giving orders to Bertram. He is afraid of heights, that's clear to everyone. And he has a bad temper. Jane family got killed, because Jane said something bad about RJ on TV and within seconds, RJ raged, drove himself to their house and killed his family. I think he has grown as a character now and has become more calculative and isn't letting his emotions getting the best of him.

Also, he isn't thrown at us all the time, so that means something. I just can't figure out the connection to Visualize yet. If you know something that connects Smith to the cult, comment.