This continues episode 10: Red John's Friends

For the other side of this unspoken dialogue, check out the most recent installment of "Never Having to Say..." titled: "You deserve better than pity."

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chapter 95: "What do you think it means?"

It means that I lost him.

...that he was the one playing me, when I thought I finally had him.

...that he is mocking me, rubbing my nose in his victory yet again.

...that his reach is far wider and his grasp far tighter than I had realized.

...that my friends risked their jobs for nothing. Just this pathetic, sad, broken man's illusions.

Why doesn't Lisbon deliver that good swift kick that I deserve for letting him outsmart me?

Her silence means she cares more about my own pain than her pride.

How do I conceivably deserve such kindness?