Why don't you just ask LaRoche what's in the box?
He's not gonna tell me voluntarily. It's embarrassing to him and deeply personal.
And it's in Tupperware?
Yes. How could you not want to investigate?
S5 E21Red And Itchy
Two years ago, I hired a petty thief to break into LaRoche's safe for a list of Red John suspects.
Yeah, I know. I had to slug the guy in front of his lawyer to keep you out of jail. Cost me six months in anger management.
Yeah, and I hope you learned something. [Lisbon hits him]
S5 E22Red John's Rules
What if he's right? What if Red John really does have powers?
Please. A-and what if dolphins were actually aliens from another galaxy? That would be kind of cool.
Where were you the night before last?
BBarlow
Oh, I was far away, communing with the spirits. Where were you? Let me see. Lying in bed, thinking of Patrick. You're a little in love with him, eh? But he's so secretive and controlling. That's hard, isn't it?
BBarlow
Red John. Any punk killer who wants to fool with you can paint a smiley face on the wall. "Ooh, it's Red John"
It was Red John.
BBarlow
Red John has your mind completely messed up. You see him every place you look. You think you're getting closer, but he is just playing with you.
We'll see.
BBarlow
Has it never occurred to you to ask exactly how Red John is always one step ahead of you? How is it he seems to read your mind?
You tell me.
BBarlow
Red John's got powers. Real psychic powers that you refuse to believe in. Teresa will hear what I'm saying, but you've no faith, so you're deaf to the truth. He's got powers. That's why he'll always defeat you.
(about Jane's suspect list) Are these people I know well?
Very well.
J.J. LaRoche?
No.
Ardiles?
Hmm. Interesting guess. No.
Would you tell me if I guess right?
Nope.
You're killing me.
(at the crime scene) This is Red John.
How can you tell?
Because when it's him, I can feel it.
S6 E1The Desert Rose
Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
No. You're thinking that if Bertram is Red John, he sent us out to the middle of nowhere for a reason. To get us out of the way for when he makes his next move. I am thinking about... trains. Toot toot!
SSonya
My gosh. I mean, I always knew I had a psychic gift, but this is damn spooky.
Psychic gift? Excellent. Tell me, uh, will I enjoy your eggs?
SSonya
You betcha.
We'll see.
[Jane takes a bite of the scrambled eggs]
Mmm. You're right, Sonya. These are enjoyable eggs. Room for improvement, but very enjoyable. Good.
What are we doing, Jane?
I'm eating eggs; you're staring at a dry muffin.
S6 E8Red John
RJRed John
Well, Patrick, here we are.
[he nudges the body on the floor]
RJRed John
Poor fella. Smart, but dumb. It never occurred to him that I am the Blake association.
Why'd you have to kill him?
RJRed John
Everyone thinks he's Red John, don't they? So... it would seem a fitting end to the story if you two were found dead together. No one will look any deeper.
So I'm supposed to die, am I? After all these years? Seems kind of unfair.
RJRed John
[in his high-pitched 'Red John' voice] It's totally fair. The game's over, and I won.
It's not a game.
RJRed John
There's a winner and a loser. That's a game.
It's not a game I asked to play.
RJRed John
No, but you played it very well nonetheless. You were fun, challenging. Thank you.
RJRed John
You probably have a lot of questions for me, huh? We have time, if you want.
I have no questions. You're an evil, sexually perverted sociopath with pathetic delusions of grandeur. The rest is just details.
RJRed John
Evil, sexually perverted sociopath? Well, I guess I have to own that, but, uh... delusions of grandeur? No. I have no delusions. I built a secret empire. I control the lives of thousands of people. My word is life and death, and nobody knows who I am. Now if that's not grandeur, I don't know what you call it.
I'd call it the ravings of a squalid egomaniac.
RJRed John
You see? For no reason at all, you... you're rude and contemptuous. That's why your wife and kid are dead. Who are you to butt in here and make obnoxious judgments about me? Who are you? Hmm? Who are you? Nobody. Nobody. You didn't know me. You don't know me. You have no idea. Here's your problem, Pat. You're a smart man, but you are arrogant. You can't imagine someone smarter than you. Which is why I've been ahead of you at every step along the way.
You're holding the gun. You want to brag? Go ahead. I'm not gonna stop you.
RJRed John
You still don't know how I fooled you, do you? How did I survive that bomb? How did I know all the names on your list?
Is this what you've been missing? Appreciation?
RJRed John
Please don't kill me. Let me live.
[Jane dials 911 on his cell phone]
RJRed John
Please... let me live. I'll tell you how I got the names on your list. I don't care. I-I knew because I have real psychic—
Shh.
[Jane wraps his hands around Red John's throat]
I want you to blink once for "no" and twice for "yes."
[he nods]
Are you sorry that you killed my wife Angela and my daughter Charlotte?
[Red John blinks twice]
Good. Good. Are you afraid to die?
[gurgling, Red John blinks twice]
Good.
S6 E10Green Thumb
KFAgent Kim Fischer
Help me, Lisbon. There are national security issues at play. Jane won't work with us unless we meet his demands.
He has too much pride to back down. You gotta to give him a win. Meet one of his demands.
One of his demands is you.
Well, meet another one.
Why are you being so stubborn? The F.B.I. is offering you a get-out-of-jail-free card.
Well, you make that sound like a good thing.
Isn't it?
Not on their terms. If I can't live on my terms, I'm in prison anyway.
[surveying the FBI offices] Hmm. I don't see a couch anywhere.
Don't start trouble. At least not yet.
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