Lisbon is NOT Red John, BUT she's being manipulated against her will by him and she knows it. I believe RJ contacted Lisbon with one of his creepy RJ 'Instant Messages' and told her he would kill Jane if Lisbon didn't play along. This may or may not have something to do with her random broken arm, but RJ knows Lisbon loves Jane and he's using that as leverage.
Jane knows Lisbon is no longer trustworthy. Hes known since last season. There are several times he deliberately gives her information that we the audience know is misleading. Jane most likely has known whom Red John is for some time now but he is pretending to buy into the list Red John concocted and he also knows that the tattoo is related to the secret law enforcement group. He only feeds Lisbon information that would lead Red John to believe Jane is buying the ruse that Red John is selling.
In yesterdays episode, Jane told Lisbon she was the most honest person he knows....double meaning? She is highly moral and Jane can read her well so if shes being forced to help RJ, I bet Jane picked up on it. Also, notice how her face is enraptured when he confesses his feelings out on the bluff. She's so in love with him that she would do anything to protect him.
Last night, Lisbon was CERTAIN Jane was throwing his life away she says it verbatim 2-3 times....she has *never* been this forceful. This is because she knows RJ has set a trap at PJ's Malibu House. RJ wanted Jane to get the remaining members of the list together with Jane so he could kill them all and tie things off neatly. -Everybody with any ties or knowledge of Red John would all die at the same time. RJ uses Jane to set this meeting up with the other members of the list because he cant get them all together himself and killing them off one-by-one would alert the others that RJ was coming for them -Just like in the previous episode with the false list.
Next weeks episode is called 'The Great Red Dragon'. I believe that is the acutal name of the group we are all calling 'Tyger, Tyger'. When this group realizes that three of their members have been kidnapped, they come out in force to rescue them. Thats what we are most likely seeing in next week's preview. Of course, RJ is COMPELLED to appear because when he finds out that PJ and some of the others have survived his bomb, he needs to be on site to 'finish off' anyone who might survive to talk.
Expect Jane to pull some crazy trick to lure RJ away from the other officers to try to kill the 'bait'.....then RJ will kidnap PJ and they will finally get to catch up and have some "alone time" to talk about their relationship. Red John gives the *final* rose to Patrick Jane. Eat your heart out, Chris Harrison!
