FIC: all but means nothing (3/6); The Mentalist

[sirenofodysseus]

Title: all but means nothing
Disclaimer: If I owned the show, episodes would feature penguins. ;) I also don't own The Tale-Tale Heart (Edgar Allan Poe) or The Poison Tree (William Blake). Artwork belongs to kielamyis!
Rating: T, for violence.
Summary: Even if the killer heard the maddening timbre of his own bleeding heart. Team!fic.

Comments

[tromana]

Rigsby's thoughts about Jane are cruel, but probably justified. I don't agree with the fact that Jane is so self-centered that he wouldn't care about Cho's disappearance courtesy of Red John. However, I do agree that he's probably relieved that it's not Lisbon. I love how this case is developing.

[sirenofodysseus]

They are, which amused me. I understood why he was thinking the way he did, but they were so harsh and they pointed out a common truth, sometimes we are so focused on a tragedy, that we don't realize that others are probably suffering also. In my mind, Jane did care about Cho...but Rigsby is so used to seeing the selfish Jane, and it allows him to have someone to blame besides Red John. (You can hate Red John all you want, but your hate won't catch him.)

He probably is relieved. :)

When I was writing this, I wanted the case to come through, while still allowing each character the chance to reflect. I think I pulled that off fairly well! ;) Thank you so much for the comment!