Our Father
Updated 2008-09-29 08:37:05
Dexter is back! And, I'll be tagging along. Thanks to Mr. Stupidhead for his previous stellar contributions! I've really missed this show, starting with the rad title sequence. We get the rundown on last season's happenings, including the death of Doakes. I'm still kinda floored by that development. And, here we go.
A bright surgical light cuts through the darkness. Someone's putting on a surgical glove. This could mean only one thing... Dexter is at the dentist. Dexter VO's that life is ritual, and that regular oral hygiene is a part of that routine. Sure. I was going to say that killing people was a part of that routing, but I guess you should brush your teeth too. Dexter is getting a shot of Novocain. This is the whitest dentist's office ever. The dentist asks Dexter what he was up to that summer. He says he went to the carnival -- we see shots of Dexter incapacitating some presumed carnie with a hypodermic needle. As we see progressive shots of Dexter's dating technique, he tells the dentist that he won a prize and also indulged himself in some sweets. I know that they have to tell this story visually and quickly, but poor carnies sure get a bad rap, huh? How would you feel if your profession was the go to job for wordlessly depicting someone that deserves to be killed? And, we love a carnival -- why hate a carnie? I'm sure the answer is something that regards transience and the HR techniques of carnival producers, but I'm just saying. Let's give a carnie a chance.
As we see Dexter placing a new blood slide is his new blood slide box, it looks like there are three or four slides in there already. So, since that's a new box -- must mean he's killed three or four people since we last saw him. Such a hard worker, that one. Dexter tells the dentist that he's tried to meet new people and doc replies, "You can never have too many friends." The dentist is putting a temporary crown in Dexter's mouth. He says it's going way in the back of Dexter's mouth so, "There may be some blood." "Not a problem." He asks Dexter if he still owns his boat and he says he does, it's the only place where he can "let everything go." Heh. The doc says he will have Dexter back on the water in no time and we fade to Dexter on his boat with some awesome brassy Cuban music playing over it.
Dexter has a big smile on his face as his boat is speeding along in the water. He VO's that, for someone who has had to pretend to be someone else his entire life, he has settled into a "nice normal world." That normal world includes having sex with Rita. She's on top and Dexter has a look of (almost) total contentment. OK, that goes on for a while. There's some music with a lady singer playing in the background. Later, (now totally content) Dexter and Rita are spooning. Dexter says that "Rita is the scaffolding that holds that world in place." She asks Dexter what he's thinking and he responds, "Life is good." Wow, everything seems to be going so well or ol' Dex. Show over.
The next morning, Dexter is making breakfast for Astor and Cody. He asks Astor in which fun shape she would like her pancakes to be grilled and she declares that she would just like normal, round pancakes. Dexter seems stunned. Rita approaches and explains that Astor is growing up. Dexter didn't read Dr. Spock's Today Round Pancakes, Tomorrow Belly Button Piercings and seems confused. Rita says "it starts when it starts." Cody asks Dexter if would come to his school for Dad Day, which is the next day. Dexter seems psyched and says, "Just tell me what to do!" The kids leave for school and Dexter seems stunned that he's so... I don't know, happy? Stunned that he's glad to be around people? I'm still figuring out what it is that Dexter really wants. I understand that killing is what makes him feel alive and all, but... his desire to live with Rita and the kids. He clearly has actual feelings for them, or something akin to actual feelings. Are they separate things in his head? Like, is there the Dexter that enjoys a good slice and dice and the Dexter that likes sweet little kids? Or, does the Dexter that is a killer like both things. I'm Dexter, I like decapitating things and I like my girlfriend's kids. Maybe this shouldn't be so confusing for me. In any event, it's interesting.
With the kids gone, Rita asks Dexter if he hears that. She's talking about the calm -- figuratively and literally. It's calm in the house, but with her great kids, lack of drama, and great guy Dex -- she's calm everywhere, for the first time in her life. As she hugs him, Dexter grins with the satisfaction of a guy who has just fooled the whole world.
Dexter goes to his apartment. God, they make Miami look so beautiful. Dex VO's that most "normal" people enjoy a silent pact with society -- live a good life and society will take care of you. But, sometimes society drops the ball and someone else has to pick up the slack. That's Dexter's job. I think he's only concentrating on the people who aren't living a good life. For example, we have on Dexter's computer screen one Fred Bowman, a.k.a. Freebo. He's a cute frat boy type with a black eye in his mug shot. He apparently killed two college girls and got away with it. We see photos of the two girls that he killed and it's sad but lucky that he apparently killed actresses, as their 3/4 headshots perfectly serve this expository purpose. We see an additional two photos of their shriveled corpses. That's an extreme makeover. I can still see one of the girls' highlights on her corpse. I'm not kidding. Florida's Catch and Release program is the reason Freebo got off for the murders.
Dexter looks up to a photo of his father. The anniversary of his birthday is coming up and Dex wonders what to get him. "How about Freebo?" Oh, that hadn't been decided? I thought we already knew that was going to happen.
At the station, Dexter enters with doughnuts for everyone -- it's part of his routine. He has also memorized the routine of others: Angel always gets the bear claw and Vince gets the lemon custard. Vince says that the lemon custard is better than sex, but then he reconsiders. He asks Dexter if he wouldn't mind proofreading the article that he's writing for Forensics Quarterly . I love to read that all cuddled on the couch on a weekday, right after reading The I'd Rather Gouge My Own Eyes Out Review . Heady stuff. Vince says that the Quarterly reached out to him because he was the L.F.I. (Dexter corrects him, "Lead Forensics Investigator") on the B.H.B. (Dexter again -- "Bay Harbor Butcher"). OK, I don't dislike Vince, but the excessive use of acronyms is worse than anything that Freebo character has ever done. Dexter agrees to proofread for Vince. Deb, with a fancy new short hairdo, enters and grabs a doughnut. Vince tells Dexter that the Quarterly article isn't a huge deal (it is to him) because he has been published before. Deb says that Penthouse Forum doesn't count. Vince protests, saying "that letter was famous."
Dexter crosses the floor and gives a doughnut to a smiling, sexy, shaved-head cop who says, "Death by pastry." He approaches Deb and tells her that he likes her haircut, it makes her look younger. She kind of seizes up a bit and says defensively that she doesn't want to look younger. Bad call, he says. He compliments her on her handling of the Rinaldi case and she deflects it, saying that a murder/suicide is pretty straightforward. Well, he says that her report was still good -- then he walks away. I wonder, and this is just a hunch, but... I wonder if there's going to be something between Deb and this shaved-headed guy. My crack intuition at work. I guess there's no real reason for the people making this show to be subtle about such a thing, but sometimes scenes like that can seem a bit ham-fisted.
Dexter's back and Deb says that Quinn (that's the shaved guy) has only been in homicide for two weeks and he noticed... her hair. Dexter didn't notice. That's crazy. It's the first time she's changed her hair since she was 8. He's just like, "Oh yeah, it's short -- er. It's shorter." He says that Quinn was just trying to show off his detective skills and Deb launches into how if he thinks he's going to sleep with her, he's wrong. Well, from the out of the blue nature of her outburst, I'm going to disagree with her and say that Quinn is probably very right about getting to sleep with her. Deb asks Dexter if he has noticed that she has given up booze, men, and cigarettes for 27 days. Sounds horrible. It doesn't look like Dexter has noticed either. Deb thinks that the doughnut delivery is Dexter remembering their father's birthday (it isn't) and she reminds Dexter to meet her at the Blue Room to honor him, just like they do every year. But, I thought the doughnut delivery was part of Dexter's routine? If he does it all the time, how could that be an example of him remembering a birthday? Anyway, Dexter says he will be at the celebration.
At the coffee machine, Laguerta tells Angel that she tried to call him the night before. He replies that he wasn't home. Well, she also tried to call his cell phone. Then, she points out that he's wearing the same pants that he did yesterday. And, she also knows that he's wearing the back-up shirt that he keeps in his locker. Bitch, I didn't do my laundry. He doesn't say that. He does, however, remind her that her proposed restructuring of the department included her staying out of the personal lives of the other officers. He says he had a great time the night before, she should be happy for him, and what's it to her? I'm wondering this myself. This is what it is to her -- she takes him to the center of the office and tells everyone that she just got word that Angel will no longer be Detective Bautista. He'll be Detective Sergeant Bautista ! Wow, Laguerta really has a flair for the dramatic, no? She couldn't announce his promotion with a nice lunch or something? She likes to keep them on their toes. What Laguerta giveth (though it was upstairs that did the giving), Laguerta can taketh away. Everybody applauds him. Laguerta apologizes for the red tape (and the crazy girlfriend scolding?) and tells him that no one deserves the promotion more than he does. He says that once he has his new gold badge, drinks are on him. He and Laguerta hug.
Deb is standing behind Dexter, who is drinking OJ from a straw. It looks like he has some sensitivity in the tooth that his dentist worked on. Deb asks Dexter if he realizes what Angel's promotion means for her. "Pay raise?" "No, dildo." That's awesome. She continues, saying that with Angel as her new supervisor, she will definitely be promoted to detective. As Dexter is about to leave, Vince approaches him with his article. He regards Deb's haircut, making Dexter look a little more like an asshole.
Later, Dexter approaches a pink house in the suburbs. It belongs to Freebo and Dexter is there to get the "lay of the land." He approaches the house eating Oreo cookies. One kid on a bicycle whistles, alerting another kid on another bicycle in the yard of the pink house. He asks Dexter what he wants. Dex is doing his best James Franco in City By The Sea and says that he's there to see Freebo. The guy asks why and Dexter says it's because Freebo has the best stuff. So, I'm assuming that eating Oreo's is like the secret knock or something? The guy on the bike seems incredulous and asks Dexter if googled Freebo or something. Dexter employs a little reverse psychology and says eff it, he can get his dope from another place. The guy says to hold on and for Dexter to not walk away all "Fuck You" from him.
Dexter enters to find Freebo bowling on his Wii while sitting on the couch. Dex tells him that he's looking to score some product, but Freebo is more interested in his game. He shoots a 7-10 split and Dexter offers him some advice about his form. Freebo mentions that he's had a "desultory third quarter." And, he wants to know if Dexter is interested in buying his TV. This economic downturn is really affecting everyone, huh? Dexter tells him that he's actually interested in scoring some black tar heroine and Freebo says he must be another yuppie turning to the dark side. If this guy only knew. A pretty, strung-out girl comes out of another room and tells Freebo that she needs some drugs. He says, "Jeez, Tegan, I'm transacting here." She persists and he tells her to fuck off. "I guess your dick can suck itself from now on!" she shouts then stomps out. That's actually pretty funny for a junkie. Not that junkies can't be funny, but I'd imagine you'd lose a lot of whatever sense of humor you had once you starting jonesing for some junk. So, Freebo tells Dexter that Tegan is about to redefine "short-term relationship." Then, he asks Dexter if he catches his drift. Dexter says that he does. Well, could he explain it to us? Did he just admit to his client that he was about to kill Tegan? Otherwise, if the thing is that they just don't date anymore, well that would be the exact current definition of "short-term relationship." Somebody's dipping into the merchandise. This Freebo doesn't seem very threatening to me. So, Dexter VO's, "I'm entirely confident you've earned the privilege of being repurposed as fish food."
Dexter goes to an empty crack den nearby that Narcotics had raided the day before. He sets up his killing shop, including the headshots of the two dead girls.
Meanwhile, Deb is in a counter in a diner, putting sugar in her coffee. Suddenly, this woman at the other end of the counter says, "Raw. You like it raw." Instead of saying, "Get out of my head" Deb is stunned and replies, "Excuse me?" She's talking about the sugar. Oh! The raw sugar! Cause, you see, I thought -- that was just really funny how you said raw to her like that. Made me think something else. The woman says it's her job to notice things. Then, she notices Deb's haircut. Now Deb is like, "Who the fuck are you?" The woman chuckles and announces herself as Yuki Amado, from Internal Affairs. Deb is immediately a little distant. She asks if Deb knows Joey Quinn. She says that she really doesn't. Well, he started attracting the attention of Internal Affairs when he was in Narcotics and they are looking for someone to do a little recon now. Deb asks if she's high and Yuki laughs and says she's not, she's never been high. Her hair is very Danity Kane, this Yuki. Deb says she's not a rat and Yuki starts to leave. Deb asks her what they think Quinn is up to and she very casually says that Deb doesn't get to blow her off then ask her questions.
That night, Dexter shows up to kill Freebo. He's relieved to hear loud music -- it's a cover. And, it's dark in the neighborhood. This is gonna go swell. Dexter is really sweaty-looking right now. When he arrives at the door, the music is so loud that the glass in the door is shaking. He enters and it doesn't look like anyone's there. He looks through a few rooms. Nothing. Then, he walks into a room and some guy is strangling Freebo. Dexter's entrance distracts the strangler and Freebo breaks free and runs out of the room. The guy has a knife (not sure why he was bothering with the rigors of strangling then) and, when he sees Dexter, he goes after him with it. They struggle and he slams Dexter against the kitchen wall, causing that temporary crown to pop out of his mouth. They go around a little more, but Dexter prevails and pushes the knife into the guy. As he's dropping to the floor, he says to Dexter, "Who are you?" Dexter says back to him, "Who are you?" After the guy has expired, Dexter starts frantically looking for his crown on the floor. Then, we hear his bicycle henchman from earlier banging on the door and calling for Freebo. Dexter stops his search, pulls the knife out of the guy on the floor, and jets.
He frantically strikes his killing lab. Dexter VO's that he doesn't know what just happened. He has never killed anyone before whose guilt he wasn't absolutely certain of. He just did something completely in the moment. This is completely outside of Harry's Code. He's a mixture of freaked and euphoric. As he's driving away, he sees one of Freebo's doormen. He knows that it will be only a matter of time before someone calls in the dead guy -- because heroin dealers always call the police first thing when there's a problem.
Dexter gets a call from Rita. She's lighting candles in her bedroom and playing that sultry music from earlier. She tells Dexter that she knows it's not one of their regular nights, but she really wants to see him. She's gonna be really disappointed blowing out all of those candles if he can't do it. Oh, he can do it. The next scene we see is of them mid shag. Dexter remarks on the fact that Rita has been on fire of late. That's not a complaint though, just an observation. He looks at his cell phone and Rita asks him where his mind is, so he focuses on her. They celebrate their afterglow in front of an open refrigerator eating chocolate pudding. Rita declares, "God created chocolate pudding, then He rested." Dexter says that it's "manna from heaven" which I think might be a little bit redundant, because isn't all manna from heaven? Any manna I ever heard of. He asks what the kids will do for dessert the next day. She'll give them tangerines.
Dexter's cell phone rings, so he leaps to answer it, with Rita right behind him. It's a telemarketer from a long-distance provider. Rita asks why they are calling so late -- Dexter says it's not late in India, where he presumes the call center must be. OK, they actually just alerted me to the fact that a telemarketer wouldn't be calling this late. And, call centers in India are actually pretty aware that they are calling people in America and no one wants to be awoken for a sales call. They should have just made it somebody misdialing a booty call or something. Dexter tells Rita that he has a crazy day tomorrow, so he will be out of there before anyone wakes. Rita tells him to hold her until he has to go. Damn, she's sweet.
The next morning, Dexter parks outside Freebo's house as cops are swarming it. He says it's just a matter of time before he gets a call. And... he gets a call. It's Angel. He wants to know how long before Dexter can get to the scene. "Uh, 20, 30 minutes." He needs to put on his face first. When he approaches Freebo's house, Deb is there. She's very excited and tells Dexter that this cage is huge. Angel put her on it and this is how she's going to get her detective's shield. Dexter is already perplexed as he walks into the house. How is this case huge? "Who the hell are you?" he VO's to the dead guy on the floor. "I bet you're wondering who the hell he is," Deb says to him. It's a testament to the production of this show that the timing of Dexter's VO's are so sharp. We got ourselves some witty repartee here and only one person is talking.
Deb points out a distraught Miguel Prado in the kitchen, played by the still fairly smoking Jimmy Smits. He's the Assistant District Attorney, whose mission to rid the streets of Miami of crime has been sloganeered with the phrase, "A Safe Miami Is The Only Miami." Vince pops his head in the frame to remind everyone that a safe Miami means they are unemployed. Dexter wonders why he looks so familiar and Angel is there to say that Miguel was just on the cover of Florida Magazine . They sure know a lot about this guy. Dexter should read more. Miguel was called the top prosecutor in the state -- three years in a row. Deb says that he and Laguerta "go way back, you know, that whole Cubano thing." Anyway, Dexter killed his BROTHER. Dead guy on the floor is Oscar Prado. "So much for spontaneity," Dexter VO's. Angel says that Oscar was a coach at a youth club and was there to confront Freebo about selling drugs to his kids. Wrong place at the wrong time, they all agree.
Dexter asks Vince if he found anything -- you can tell he's sweating about the tooth. Vince says he did indeed find something. "A dead guy with a hole in his chest." Full of laughs, that one. Dexter notices that someone had closed the curtains. The woman helping Vince figures it must have been some "dipshit rookie" who is probably "still vomiting outside." So, Dexter opens the curtain. He's gonna need some light if he's going to find this tooth. And, there it is. He slips it inside the wrist of his surgical glove. He asks Vince for a description of the scene. He's like struggle, single stab wound, have you read my article. Dexter says that he started it and it's really good, but I think he's fibbing.
Miguel approaches Oscar's body and emotionally says something in Spanish. Can't help you there. Someone with him says that the person who killed Oscar is already wishing that he was dead. Then, Miguel shoots a look at Dexter and is out the door. Deb says, "Somebody really stepped on his dick with this one." Seriously, that's fucking amazing. I will use that phrase three times before the day is over.
Outside the station, Dexter sits in his car as he sees his colleagues enter the building in slow motion. Dexter VO's that there were so many rules in Harry's Code. Harry was the only god he ever had. Rules 1-10? "Don't get caught." He slips the temporary crown into his pocket -- he knows how to not get caught. However, killing someone when he's not sure if they're guilty? He'd like Harry's help with this one, but his god is dead.
Some dogs in an adjacent police car bark at Dexter when he gets out of his car. Angel is there and says, "Man's best friend." Yeah, yeah -- Dex wants to know how Laguerta knows Miguel. They hooked up back in the day when Miguel was in law school and "Maria was just starting in law enforcement." It seems like sex is pretty often Laguerta's tool, no? Angel says that, for Maria, Miguel will always be "the one who got away."
Inside, Angel gives everyone a run-down of the Prado case. Turns out, Miguel is the person who told Angel the story about the youth group and Oscar's beef with Freebo. Deb chimes in a "shit-load -- a substantial amount" of drugs were found in the house. She also says that Oscar died a hero. Deb says that she's trying to find out Freebo's whereabouts. Vince starts to give the forensics update. He starts to talk about "whoever did this" but checks with Dex to make sure he isn't supposed to say "whomever." Funny. Vince says that Oscar's killer was good with a knife. Sounds like somebody we know. The knife hasn't been found. Dexter says that the blood on the scene is telling the same story that the others are telling, but he's going to do some follow-up work. Laguerta tells him to go to Angel with his findings. Then, she discloses to everyone that she has a history with the Prado family and "it goes a lot further than the whole Cubano thing." OK, can they just have a fistfight?. Let's just get this shit with Deb and Laguerta OUT of the way. Also, why did Angel rat on her? Angel says he thinks Freebo was the perpetrator. Laguerta tells Deb to hit the streets harder and Quinn says that Freebo is probably not in Miami. She counters that they could speculate or they could look for him. She totally shoulder checks him as she walks past.
Miguel is giving a press conference. He says that Miami is a city of families. Meanwhile, Dexter is checking up on Oscar in the police files. If Oscar attacked him, he can't be a hero. He had three traffic violations. This is still outside of the Code. Dexter VO's that Harry created his own vendetta machine, but when he saw him in action, he killed himself. He VO's that Deb can drink in his honor on her own.
Quinn asks Deb if she's having any luck with potential witnesses in Freebo's neighborhood. No, they don't like talking to cops. Quinn says the problem is that they don't owe her anything. He tells her to talk to a friend of his and tell him that Deb wants to "cash in one of [his] coupons." In return, Quinn just wants Deb to remember that he "did [her] a solid." She walks away with the info and he says, "What? Not even a 'thank you?'" She replies, "Thank you. Stop looking at my ass."
At an outside bar on the beach, Deb goes looking for Quinn's source. She looks around until a guy with a guitar is like, "Officer." She sits and asks him if he recognizes Freebo. He does. He saw him on the news after he got off for the killings of the two actresses. He goads her a bit about the bad police work that made that happen. Deb is annoyed. She says that, if this is Quinn and this guy fucking with her, she's not pleased. The guy recommends some fancy pot for her to take the edge off. She says she doesn't take advice from drug dealer -- but he says he isn't (just a user). He got caught in a bust and helping Quinn is how he stayed out of jail. Well, she could be his friend too, she offers. He doesn't need any more friends, so she takes off. But, then she has a thought. She returns with a picture of Oscar and asks if he recognizes him.
Dexter gives a speech about what he does to Cody's class. The kids are bored out of their minds. He tries to teach a geometry lesson with red yarn. Rita laughs at the difficulty he's having. The kids are just not impressed. Cody says to him that it would have been worse if he'd not had a dad to bring. Dexter watches Cody play with his friends and VO's that he should have more father issues than anyone but he just moves on. Rita is crying when he approaches her and she says him being there is just something she's wanted for a long time.
Dexter gets a call from Miguel. He wants to see Dexter right away. At Freebo's house. This is not good. Miguel is inspecting Dexter's yarn trajectory things. He explains the forensics evidence to Miguel. He tells him that Oscar fought like a hero. He says that he bled out instantly and didn't suffer. The music is really tense right now. Miguel asks why Dexter was searching the police database for info on Oscar. Damn. Dex says he wanted to understand what happen. Miguel asks him if it's typical for him to get so involved -- then he apologizes for sounding like a prosecutor. He says it's not typical. He says that this death got to him. Miguel says that it seems unreal that Oscar is gone. Jimmy Smits is really excellent right now. He seems totally devastated. He asks what a soul is. Dexter says he hopes the soul doesn't live forever, but he says that makes him a scientist not a cynic. Dexter mentions that his father died and this seems to mean something to Miguel. He asks Dex to come to Oscar's wake, to see how much he was loved.
At the station, the final forensics reports finger Freebo for the crime. Deb enters and says that Oscar Prado owed Freebo money, because he was "a fucking junkie." As fate would have it, Miguel and Maria are right behind her when she says this. Nice one. This girl is on like a constant diet of shoes. Miguel says goodbye to Maria and walks out.
Later, Deb is talking to Dexter as Maria is staring at her from her office. Dexter tells Deb that she needs to watch her mouth. But, since she has given up everything else, that's the only bad habit she has. "That's right. I'm a model of fucking perfection." Today is Harry's birthday. She tells him to meet her that night.
Maria calls Angel into her office. She wants him to take Deb off of the Prado case. She doesn't think she has tact. She does mention that Deb is resourceful, tenacious, and a good sort of pain in the ass. She says it's up to Angel, but Deb should be taken off of the case. His new job is a "quantum leap in responsibility." He says that Deb will hate him if he bumps her from the case.
At Oscar's wake, there are caterers. That's fancy. There are sepia tones in the cinematography. Meanwhile, Deb is having cranberry juice in the bar where she's supposed to meet Dexter. There's a picture of Harry on the wall and she tells him that she misses him. Back at the wake, Miguel asks Dexter if he has a brother. He pauses to think about that for a second, then he gets a text message. No brother, he says. "Just the one loud sister." Miguel says that Deb's gaffe earlier is not a problem. His brother wasn't perfect. Dexter approaches the body. He VO's that this feels wrong -- Oscar is still alive in his life. Miguel watches him watching Oscar. Dex gets another text.
At the bar, Angel sits down beside her and orders some tequila. He toasts Harry. He criticizes her for drinking cranberry. She says that, by the time her dad was her age, he already had his shield. Well, bad day for you, Deb, Angel's taking you off of the case. She's pissed. He says that it was his decision. She says she's not letting anyone stand in the way of her getting her shield, but Angel says that she's the only person who could do that. Then, she's all, "Could I get a real fucking drink?" Angel hands her a shot glass. Way to help her to stand in her way, Sergeant. Dexter VO's that Deb still lives her life trying to please Harry. He, however, is moving on.
The next morning, he wakes up with Rita. She says it was a surprise having him there last night. She gets randy again and says that all she wants is chocolate pudding and him. But, there's a phone call. He gets called to a scene. Deb is there and is pissed. And hung-over. He says he didn't ignore her last night, he ignored Harry. He's going through some stuff, but she says that's bullshit. Does he have to kill his father to become his own man? Pretty astute, actually. She reminds him that Harry wasn't perfect, but he was there for Dexter. He stops her and says that he's sorry he didn't notice her haircut. She asks how it looks and he says it's "beautiful." Then, they both marvel at how he just said "beautiful." Weird. She points out that Angel is hung-over too and that he took her off of the Prado case. They're there for a Jane Doe murder. Dexter tells Vince that he's halfway through his article. The Jane Doe was strangled. So, why did they call in the blood expert? There's a square of flesh cut from her shoulder. AND, it's that girl Tegan from Freebo's apartment. Angel wants to know if the flesh was cut before or after she died. Her murder makes Dexter believe that Freebo is still in Miami.
Maria asks Angel how his booting of Deb went. She congratulates him for his work and hands him his new gold badge as Deb looks on. Meanwhile, Rita is reading a pamphlet of hotel management courses and cooking chocolate pudding and listening to that same sultry music.
Dexter gets his permanent crown.
Deb gets in the elevator and Angel races to get in. She tries to let the door close and calls him "Sergeant Asshole" when he gets in. He holds the door and gets the rest of the officers to join them. They're going for more drinks and Deb seems to forgive him. Maria looks on as they all leave. I wonder if she's going to tell him he can't hang with the others.
Yuki catches up with Deb again outside of the bar where the people are. Deb says that the other cops are her friends and family and she's not going to rat on them. Yuki says, "Shh. It's the sound of your shield, calling for help." That's mean. Is that really how Internal Affairs works? Cause I might want that job. Deb leaves and walks into the bar.
Sitting in his car, Dexter VO's that Harry told him that he wouldn't be able to change who he is. He says he needs to evolve since he killed Oscar. Change is good. He finds Rita in the kitchen and remarks that they're listening to the same music and having pudding again. "Oh shit. I've done this before. I'm pregnant." Dexter is STUNNED. That's awesome.
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