The struggle between Deb and Dexter continued again this episode, as Dexter tried to convince Deb that his way of doing things is a viable option.
The episode starts with Dexter in the queue in the Post Office waiting to send something (we later discover that this is the hand/arm from the Ice Truck Killer evidence, that Dexter is going to send to Louis to cause his downfall). Whilst waiting, Dexter imagines the clerk closing the position, which, along with him feeling trapped by Deb at every turn, makes him angry and slash the clerk's throat - this, of course, is part of Dexter's imagination. After imagining stabbing Masuka with a pen (his imagination again), and after having an altercation with a suspect in custody, Deb takes him to one side to see what's going on with him. Dexter then admits that he feels smothered and trapped by her constant watching of him. He admits that he NEEDS her to back off or something bad will happen. Deb agrees to give him space.
Whilst having space, Dexter looks into a previous offender, Ray Speltzer. This is someone that Dexter would like to kill to feed his urges. He starts by stalking Speltzer at the gym. Speltzer is very into his gym session - possibly a sign that he is an aggressive individual.
This situation continues on as Dexter tries to convince Deb that he thinks Speltzer will kill again. If she lets him take care of Speltzer then he can assure her that this will not be the case. Deb disagrees as this is not the 'lawful' way to do things. Dexter argues that if the law had done its job right the first time of asking then Speltzer wouldn't be free, and there wouldn't be this debate. He also informs her that he only kills when he is absolutely sure of guilt.
Despite her disapproval of Dexter's code, Deb goes to LaGuerta to see if they can get a warrant to search the mausoleum (in the cemetery where Speltzer works - this seems to be where he is hiding things). LaGuerta refuses this request, saying that she needs more than just a hunch from Deb's 'lizard brain' - Deb is now using Dexter-isms.
By the end of the episode, Deb goes by Speltzer's place to see if there is any activity. As she is going to leave, she notices flashing lights and goes into investigate further. What she finds out is that Speltzer has a maze-like situation going on in the house, where he is chasing his latest victim. Things don't look good for Deb at one point until Dexter saves the day. Speltzer flees as they find the body of the girl that he has just killed - proving Dexter was right.
Their final interaction of the episode results in Deb asking Dexter to move back to his own place. After the Speltzer incident, Deb realises that both he and Dexter are very similar, almost the same. After all, they both collect trophies of their victims - Dex's blood slides; Speltzer's earrings. She also realises why Dexter does what he does - she doesn't accept it, but she now understands it.
Another situation that developed further in this episode was that of the presence of Isaac Sirko. He has a conversation with Nadia (the stripper who Quinn has shown a liking to); telling her a story about his music teacher that wronged him. This teacher was punished accordingly by Isaac. He then informs her that opera is the only thing left of his 'sensitive side'; giving her a clear warning that he is not to be messed with. He wants her to get close to Quinn and see what she can find out from him regarding Viktor.
This then leads Nadia to admit to Quinn that her bosses want her to find information out from him. They like each other enough to be this honest now. Quinn agrees that they could help each other out - he assures her that he will not let anything happen to her. They kiss as they are both smitten with one another.
Isaac's main concern in this episode is to find out where Viktor has seemingly disappeared to. The dead stripper, Kaja, had a bracelet and they believe that this would have been with Viktor - this must be tracked to find Viktor's whereabouts.
This bracelet is traced and it is discovered that it stopped tracking eight miles out to sea. Isaac denotes that this means that Viktor is dead. The hunt is then on to find the culprit.
Meanwhile, Dexter destroys Louis personally and professionally, first by sending the Ice Truck Killer hand/arm to Lewis/Masuka at Miami Metro - resulting in Masuka firing Louis, and secondly, by sending a dvd of Louis and the prostitute (that Dexter found in the last episode), to Jamie - thus ending their relationship. The destruction of Louis is complete...nearly.
Isaac, George (Novikov) and Isaac's bodyguard track the last whereabouts of the bracelet - and therefore Viktor's killer - to the marina where Dexter's boat (The Slice of Life) is situated. This leads them to Louis, who is sabotaging Dexter's boat. After a conversation with Louis, where he clearly doesn't know who he's dealing with, Isaac gets the name that he needs - Dexter Morgan. During Louis' rant about Dexter, he informs Isaac and co. that Dexter works for Miami Metro. With the relevant information acquired; he shoots Lewis.
- There are two 'first' interactions for Dexter in this episode; first with Isaac Sirko. Neither man knows who the other is - to Dexter, Isaac is just another guy in the strip club. Isaac has no idea that Dexter killed Viktor at this point.
- The second 'first' interaction is with Hannah McKay - the ex-girlfriend of Wayne Randall. She is now running a nursery (plants) and is paid a visit by Dexter and Batista to get a swab of her DNA. This is where there is an awkward moment between them - Dexter drops the first swab that he attempts to enter into her mouth. She seems to find his awkwardness cute and funny.
This episode developed things further and gave us more information on new characters. Isaac Sirko appeared to be a very powerful man in the previous episode. This episode he was shown to be very dangerous. The sharp suits and British accent make him seem civilised, but there appears to be a vicious side to this newcomer.
It was also the debut of Hannah McKay. She was mentioned, by name, in the last episode by Wayne Randall and we now have a face to go with this. There appears to be a spark between her and Dexter, and this will be interesting to see where this goes.
Deb is still on Dexter's case. This took a new turn as, by the end, she's realised that in some ways he's just like any other killer out there - a frightening realisation for her.
It also appears that Joey (Quinn) could have some problems on his hands, too, as he is prepared to help Nadia from coming to harm in order to find out about Mike Anderson's murder.
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