Dexter: Season 7 review: Episode 6

Episode 6 - 'Do the Wrong Thing'
This episode concentrated mainly on the developing relationship between Dexter and Hannah McKay.

Dexter made the mistake of accusing Hannah of killing one of the people that they had found in the previous episode. He would have to get back on her good side to be able to get anywhere near uncovering if she has killed more than this. After all, he wants more evidence so that he has a basis to kill her.

He changes the blood report from the Randall scene so that it only incriminates Randall as being the sole killer. When he shows this to Hannah as a piece offering, she seems happy - I think she likes Dexter and this lets her know that he is a good guy. During this interaction, Dexter wipes dirt from Hannah's face to which she defends with 'I can get pretty dirty' - something that Dexter will find out soon no doubt! To keep the conversation going, he then tells Hannah he wants a plant. This is the first of two examples of Dexter nervously stuttering to get more time in Hannah's presence.

They also share stories of loved ones passing away - Dexter tells of Rita being murdered; Hannah of her husband's heart attack, as well as her mentor and previous owner of the nursery - Beverly Grey - passing away, too. This leads Dexter to question himself as to if Hannah had anything to do with that. After looking into her death, Dexter thinks that there is a motive there for Hannah to have killed her as she had been left everything in Beverly's will.

After copying files (from new character Sal Price - more on him later), Dexter learns about a poisonous plant that could have been used to aid a heart attack for both Beverly Grey and Hannah's deceased husband - Aconite. As he is looking through this, Hannah shows up at his house and they have an interesting exchange where she brings him a new plant - to replace the one he had taken earlier - this one is more fitting to Dexter though; it has spots on it that looks very similar to blood spatter.

In their next meeting (at the nursery), Hannah questions Dexter's motives as he is always coming to see her. In the second example of Dexter panicking for a response, he cleverly responds with a nice double meaning - 'I wanna take you out'. Eventually, after she shares her fears to such an occasion, she agrees. This brings another comedy line from Harry - 'A date? Really?'.

 This 'date' is the final segment of the episode and revolves around a closed amusement park. Is this the setting that Dexter needs to finally dispose of her? They walk along in the dark and Hannah holds Dexter's hand - this is something that, again, makes Dexter uneasy. He's very un-Dexter-like around her. After giving her the chance to reminisce, he drugs her and restrains her to a table ready for his next kill. Dexter gets 'in the zone' before Hannah tells him to 'do what you gotta do'... this results in Dexter cutting the plastic off her, followed by them kissing and having sex. The tension has been there for a few episodes now.

Everything else took a back seat in this episode;

• Isaac continued to show what a dangerous man he is; showing absolutely no fear in prison when a Colombian confronts him. He also talks with George (Novikov) about getting him out and making sure that Joey (Quinn) complies.
• Connected to this, Joey gives the bribe money back to George, who after the above conversation with Isaac, talks Joey into seeing things their way - for Nadia's sake. This ensures that Joey plays ball with them; later taking evidence away that will free Isaac from prison.
• Batista expresses his desire to retire and open up a restaurant. Jamie (sister) wants him to use caution in any decision he makes. Later, he tells Joey of his thoughts which Masuka overhears before blabbing to Deb - this leads to a heart to heart between Deb and Batista; she is clearly upset at the thought of losing such a great friend and colleague.
• Newbie Sal Price - a writer on the original Randall spree - enters the scene with two intentions:(1) to get to the bottom of the new findings in the Hannah McKay situation and (2) to date Deb. On the said date with Deb he reveals that his blood spatter guy found that there was a second, smaller killer involved in the bodies that they had previously found - this incriminates Hannah and shows that Dexter has lied AGAIN to Deb.
• Lastly, LaGuerta digs deeper into the Bay Harbour Butcher case and says that she feels there maybe a link between other missing people/unsolved cases - such as the 'barrel girls' (Lumen Pierce and Jordan Chase situation, Season 5). Deb and Dexter talk about this later and it becomes apparent that Dexter was working with Lumen - and that they were together - this is some more wonderful news for Deb!

Summary
This episode delved further into Dexter and Hannah's growing closeness. By the end the tension boils over and is nearly cut with a knife. After Sal Price's admission to Deb there will be questions asked regarding Dexter's blood work, though. She knows that he had a relationship with Lumen and will soon put two and two together regarding his cover up on behalf of Hannah.

Joey is firmly in the pocket of George and the Koshka brotherhood as a result of caring for Nadia too much. This will undoubtedly lead to the release of Isaac Sirko so that he can try to gain revenge on Dexter.

LaGuerta is getting closer and closer, the more she digs into the Bay Harbour Butcher case. All of these situations will eventually have Dexter feeling that the walls are closing in on him.