A/N: Firstly, may I just give a huge 'thankyouhappybirthday!' to everyone who read and reviewed my previous fanfic, especially to Jaskett4Eva and little firestar for the encouragement and advice given.
All of your positive reviews really are inspiring!

This is a plot bunny that popped up after my Lil Red Cupcake and I had a discussion (more like a debate really) on 'Who's Red John?'. This one is dark, but I'm just going with it. So you never know, who-does-what-and-how-one-wears-a-who. I may go on with it; if it gets positive feedback.

Thank you to Bankx, JayJay and Dora for editing and sternly directing me. This one's dedicated to my Lil Cupcake! Love you.

TeddB

Disclaimer: Wouldn't be as awesome as it is if I owned the show. But boy do I wish!

Chapter 1: Something's a miss...

After the painful death of his wife and daughter, a decade now remembered, he was finally so close to catching this evil man. Whose name only needed to be mentioned for him to feel rage coarse trough his veins. Red John. This name marked his existence. Without such a name there would be no need for his life to progress. After all; his 'Life' was murdered.

The only person that kept him sane, well as sane as she was able to, is Miss Teresa Lisbon. And oh how he hurt her so. He always did that, you know. To the people who cared for and nurtured him unconditionally. The last people he loved, who loved him; he hurt so badly that 'finally' their graphic death came to give them peace.

He hurt them till he caused their deaths. By being a careless, pretentious fraud. He spoke in haste and added unnecessary harsh adjectives to that already hated name. But to be fair; those words weren't that harsh at all. Let alone compared to what his nemesis wrote to him.

How could Lorelei say that he was just like Red John?

Sure, he could be described as manipulative and maybe a sociopath; proven by Agent Luther Wainwright. But NOTHING like Red John!

But there was something interesting, a clue, suspect, that seemed to be where they couldn't be. Shouldn't be?

Scanning the chart on the wall of the CBI basement one more time, he shakes his head.

Lisbon. Her opinion is needed here. And as a bonus he trusts her just enough to tell her his findings on the Red John suspects.

He finally makes his decision.

He enters her office, and with the same sincerity Lisbon used on him a few days ago;

'Lisbon, I need you.'

rRr

'This isn't true. Is it? It can't be. It isn't. Right?" Lisbon is now reading the names of the suspects.

Shock grasps her.

'Jane?'

'It can't be true. But I've gone over the chart, a hundred times over, but I still get the same name.' Jane tries to explain.

'Jane?'

'Teresa. Something isn't right here.'

A/N: Be afraid. Be very afraid. P.S: Remember to take note of the names of the chapters! Please review. 'Tis appreciated!

To Be Continued...