Comment on The Mentalist: Did Jane's Plan Backfire?

The following article contains spoilers about Sunday's episode of The Mentalist. [...] Stiles and Bertram whistle a creepy tune at different points in the episode - Bertram just before he makes a mysterious phone call, and Stiles as he's the first to arrive at Jane's house. [...] we've also heard Haffner, McAllister and Smith whistle at odd moments in earlier episodes. Armed with a clue from Red John's latest victim that RJ has a tattoo of three dots on his left arm, Jane tells his five guests that he knows one of them is the killer, and unceremoniously orders them to lose their shirts. Unfortunately, once again, Johnny Crimson seems to be a step ahead of Jane: the episode ends with Jane's strategy literally blowing up in his face, as the house (presumably with Jane and the five suspects still inside) explodes just as Lisbon (Robin Tunney) is seen running up the driveway. TVGuide.com turned to Mentalist writer Ken Woodruff, who penned the episode, to break down the major developments in "Fire and Brimstone." [...] the line "a dying man does not fear death" I think could mean a lot, just given how truthful that can be. Lisbon, for the first time, says that she wouldn't stop Jane from killing Red John. Woodruff: I wanted people to believe it in the scene, but Jane sort of calls out exactly what the truth is. After 20 years in law enforcement, you're suddenly changing your opinion. Lisbon is very by the book, whereas Jane's motivated by a personal need for revenge and doesn't feel the need to play by the rules. The other thing in the script is, she does believe he's sort throwing his life away if he does [kill Red John]. At the end of the day, [Jane's] wife and daughter were murdered by this man, and I don't think he's going to stop at anything, really. Could it also be his way of saying goodbye in case he doesn't survive the confrontation with Red John? [...] that's why even Lisbon - the sort of wary detective - doesn't see it coming, because it just hits her in such an emotional place. There really wasn't another setting that was as fitting, that had as much emotional resonance and just meant as much. With Haffner, Bertram and Smith all having the tattoo, is it safe to assume that it relates to the Tiger Tiger conspiracy within law enforcement? Since they don't have the tattoo, can Stiles and Haffner be ruled out as suspects at this point, or is that jumping the gun? Woodruff: I think it might be jumping the gun, only because as soon as more than one person has the tattoo, it sort of throws into question the whole theory that Jane's been operating on up until this moment. [...] I wouldn't throw it out ...