In Red Sky at Night, Lisbon seriously crosses Jane / RJ's line. They have talked about "the ultimate sin" before in Red Brick and Ivy. In this episode, Jane told Lisbon that he trusts his former psychiatrist Sophie because she wouldn't lie to him.

Lisbon doesn't get it. Jane lies all the time - to everyone, so what's the big deal? If Sophie were lying to Jane, she teases him - that would be "the ultimate sin". Lisbon is being ironic. But Jane is serious - "yes it is" he tells her.

So in Red Sky in the Morning - Jane is going to be off the case that Bertram wants him on. Is he pre-occupied with Kristina's abduction by RJ or is he occupied with matters relating to that abduction? Difficult to say as Jane comes and goes at the CBI. And like Clark Kent at the Daily Planet the team is often left to wonder where he is or comments that he is late or not with them. So he has another life.

At any rate, Lisbon lies to Jane to get him on the case. And predictably, Jane tells her he will exact his revenge. That doesn't happen in Season 3.

We learn some fascinating things about Jane / RJ in this episode - no fact once committed ever escapes his memory. But there are a lot of facts he doesn't commit, like the fact that Bertram has taken the top job in the Division. He set that one free he tells Lisbon.

But the fact that she lied to him (the ultimate sin) and tricked him into taking the case has been committed. Therefore, he will exact revenge.

Again we see Jane casting his invisible net for the murderer with his "stupidass diamond story." Again we see Jane's compulsion to poke the bigwig. Lisbon understands he's not fully in control of this. But Jane sees Bertram and he gets his immediate urge to wind him up. Bertram amuses him and Jane sets him up to broadcast the "stupidass diamond story" to tvland.

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