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Episode 110
"S eeing Red"

Written By
Kevin R. Maynard

Directed By
Michael Cuesta

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9/15/06 (Full Blue)
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INT. RITAS HOUSE - KITCHEN - DAY 1 (MORNING)

CLOSE on a LOCKSMITH changing out the locks in the kitchen.
Nearby, DEXTER stuffs lunch boxes into backpacks. Behind
him, CODY and ASTOR finish bowls of cereal at the table.
DEXTER (V.O.)
Im very good at problem solving. I
take ugly messes and find permanent,
albeit bloody, solutions.
Dexter turns toward the table and claps his hands.
DEXTER
Cmon buckaroos, its Monday. Cant
be late on Monday. Throws the whole
week off.
DEXTER (V.O.)
But when it comes to other peoples
problems, I go with a lighter touch.
As the kids rise from the table and take their backpacks
from Dexter, RITA barrels into the kitchen, half-dressed in
a blouse and slip.
RITA
Wait -- what about breakfast?
DEXTER
Made and eaten.
RITA
And the kids lunches?
DEXTER
Packed and ready to go.
RITA
Did you tell the locksmith -DEXTER
New locks on every door. Reinforced
strike plates. Seven-pin keyways.

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1

Rita exhales and leans against a counter, still shaken from

last nights violent encounter with Paul. Dexter turns to
Astor and Cody.
DEXTER
Why dont you kids wait in the car?
wanna talk to your mom for a sec.

ASTOR
Are you gonna make-out?
DEXTER
None of your business.
Are you?

ASTOR

RITA
(cautioning)
Astor.
Astor whispers something to Cody making him giggle and they
run for the door. Rita busily starts clearing the table.
DEXTER
You dont have to do this, you know?
Getting attacked by your ex-husband
merits a day off.
RITA
Im fine. Im not going to let Paul
control my life. Those days are over.
Dexter gently takes her hands.
DEXTER
Everythings going to be okay. The
police have been notified. Theyll
find Paul.
RITA
What if they dont?
DEXTER
Then aim for the eyes.
He pulls a can of PEPPER SPRAY from his jacket.
the can and gives Dexter a grateful hug.
2

Rita takes

INT. POLICE STATION - KITCHEN - DAY 1 (MORNING)

DEBRA wolfs down leftover birthday cake and coffee.
enters. Debra holds up the chocolaty-looking cake.

2
DOAKES

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2

Want some?
Had some.
days ago.

DEBRA
Its Kirk Blylocks cake.
DOAKES
At Kirks birthday, ten

Debra looks down at the cake with suspicion.

DOAKES
See? You have lunch every day with
your boyfriend, you miss a thing or
two around here.
DEBRA
(smiling)
Were going for sushi today.
(takes another bite)
The cakes still good. Its mocha, I
think.
DOAKES
It started out vanilla.
A nearby YOUNG CLERK calls out -YOUNG CLERK
Hey, somebody get over here!
Debra and Doakes walk to the rattled clerk, who stands over
a half-opened SHIPPING BOX, holding up a MASON JAR filled
with what looks like BLOOD.
DOAKES
For Gods sake, Park.

Put that down.

YOUNG CLERK
It was addressed to Homicide.
DOAKES
Put it down!
The clerk sets down the bottle.
Jesus.

DEBRA
Is that blood?

Curious DETECTIVES walk over for a look. Doakes spots

Dexter working in his lab, wearing latex gloves.
DOAKES
Morgan, get your ass over here.

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2

DEXTER
Ass en route.
DOAKES
Youre the blood expert.
shit?

What is this

Dexter lifts the jar and examines it, intrigued.

DEXTER
Little watery for jam.
YOUNG CLERK
Maybe you should open it.
DEXTER
But what if theres an air-born toxin
waiting to be released?
YOUNG CLERK
I gotta wash my hands.
The clerk hurries away.
DEXTER
So gullible.
LAGUERTA pushes to the front.
LAGUERTA
All right people, settle down.
(turns)
Dexter, what can you tell me?
DEXTER
Its blood, all right. Wait.
Theres something inside here.
Dexter has turned the bottle onto its side and holds it over
a desk lamp. He peers under the bottle to see an old-style
HOTEL KEY pressed against the glass. It has the name of a
hotel, MARINA VIEW HOTEL, and a room number, 103, etched on
the plastic emblem.
DEXTER
The Marina View Hotel. Maybe its
some kind of promotional gag. Yknow,
cups, T-shirts... that sort of thing.
LAGUERTA
Show and tells over. Lets find out
who sent this mystery jar of joy.
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2

LAGUERTA (CONT'D)
Doakes. Grab Batista and get out to
that hotel.

DEBRA
Batistas covering the explosion at
the smack lab.
DOAKES
Put the cake down, Morgan.
with me.

Youre

She takes one last hungry bite, sets down the cake, and
follows Doakes out. Dexter peers into the Mason jar.
DEXTER (V.O.)
A jar of blood. Somebody sure knows
how to get my attention. Dramatic.
Cryptic. Playful. Could it be him?
Off the trace of a smile forming on Dexters lips...
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EXT. MARINA VIEW HOTEL - ESTABLISHING - DAY 1

An elaborate beach-themed HOTEL -- cheesy, touristy and

borderline unsanitary. Doakes sedan is parked out front.
4

INT. MARINA VIEW HOTEL - HALLWAY - DAY 1

Debra stands by the elevator, eyes searching the ceiling.
The elevator opens and Doakes exits, holding a key. They
head down the hallway together.
DOAKES
Got an extra key from the manager. He
said the same thing as the front desk
clerk. The guy who checked into 103
is white and normal-looking.
DEBRA
His credit card said Alberto Krasnoff.
How white and normal-looking can he
be?
DOAKES
Probably a stolen credit card.
DEBRA
I havent seen a single security
camera since weve been here.
DOAKES
Its likely this guy scouted hotels
and chose one with lax security.
Better be ready to cancel your lunch.

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4

They reach Room 103 and find a DO NOT DISTURB sign on the
door. Doakes steps forward. KNOCKS HARD. No response.
Doakes KNOCKS HARDER.
Police.

DOAKES
Open up.

Still nothing. With a nod, they take out their HANDGUNS.

Doakes uses the extra key to unlock the door. He makes a
move to push inside -- and stops at the threshold. Debra
steps behind him to see what hes looking at.
Jesus --

DEBRA

Fighting a gag impulse, Debra raises her gun to secure the

crime scene. Doakes grabs his radio.
DOAKES
Metro dispatch. This is 3H88 out at
the Marina View Hotel. Need uniform
backup, forensics...
(looks back inside)
...fuck, just get everyone over here.
Off Debra, rattled, securing the scene...
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EXT. MARINA VIEW HOTEL - SIDE ENTRANCE - LATER

A side entrance to the hotel has been sealed off as a crime
scene, with emergency vehicles, UNIFORM COPS and FORENSIC
TECHS. Dexter and MASUKA slip into white-hooded, Level B,
HazMat gear -- aka bunny suits.
DEXTER
Been a while since we went
prophylactic.
Not me.

MASUKA
Last night I met this chick --

DEXTER
Vince, Ill stop you right there.
(changing the subject)
So, they tell you anything? You know,
about whats inside?
MASUKA
Nobodys been inside.
Dexter!

Too much blood.

DEBRA (O.S.)

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Dexter glances up to see Debra, looking a little shaky,

making her way toward him.
DEBRA
Just a heads up. Its bad in there.
Okay.

DEXTER

DEBRA
Im serious.
O-kay.

DEXTER

Doakes walks up.

DOAKES
Shes not kidding.
dream in there.
Okay.

Thats your wet

DEXTER

DOAKES
Youre going in first. Alone. Get a
sense of what were dealing with and
give me a report. Dont fuck it up.
As Dexter wonders what could warrant so much concern...
6

INT. MARINA VIEW HOTEL - HALLWAY - DAY 1

The elevator door opens and Dexter, full HazMat suit now,
steps out past TWO COPS standing guard. Dexter trudges
alone down the long hallway toward Room 103, blood kit in
hand.
DEXTER (V.O.)
Now Im really curious. Hes been
gone so long, he had to be planning a
splashy return. But a crime scene
just for me?
Dexter puts on his face shield and pulls up his hood.
DEXTER (V.O.)
Houston, Tranquility Base here, the
Eagle has landed.
Dexter reaches the closed door to Room 103.
door and steps into --

He opens the

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INT. MARINA VIEW HOTEL - ROOM 103 - DAY 1 (CONTINUOUS)

A nightmare. BLOOD is streaked and smeared everywhere -- on

the walls, the ceiling. The carpet is a glistening SEA OF
RED. It looks like a massacre happened here, but there are
no bodies in sight.
Dexter barely registers this, before his body stiffens in an
epic anxiety attack. Gasping, his legs go weak and he falls
forward, landing with a splash in the blood. On his hands
and knees, he slips. Cant stand. Panics. As he lifts his
head, the bloody room DARKENS, and we --

FLASHBACK TO:
8

INT. DARK ENCLOSED SPACE

The same THREE-YEAR-OLD from Episode 8 wails, his eyes wide.

Only this time, we WIDEN to reveal that hes sitting in a
pool of blood. The boy looks around, frightened, no help
coming... just eerie shadows and glistening pools of blood,
shimmering, then fading into black --

SMASH BACK TO:

9

INT. MARINA VIEW HOTEL - HALLWAY - DAY 1

Dexter, on his feet now, stumbles backwards out of Room 103.

His heart pounds and he gasps for breath, his white HazMat
suit streaked in blood.
DEXTER (V.O.)
Hes in my in my head...
Dexter whips off his hood and shield, so he can breathe.
DEXTER (V.O.)
My memory... the boy in the blood...
he recreated it.
Dexter starts wobbling back up the hallway, frantic to get
away from this nightmare.
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EXT. MARINA VIEW HOTEL - SIDE ENTRANCE - DAY 1

Doakes and LaGuerta confer near the side entrance.
approaches.
LAGUERTA
Tell me you got something, Morgan.

10
Debra

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DEBRA
I talked to the guests in Room 105.
They didnt see anyone go in or out.
DOAKES
What about across the hall?
DEBRA
German tourists. Got their heads up
their lederhosen. They heard a
whirring sound but thought someone was
mixing margaritas or -- oh my God.
Over LaGuertas shoulder, Debra sees her blood-soaked
brother flounder out of the hotel. She rushes to him.
Dexter sucks in the fresh air like a Hoover upright.
Hey hey.

DEBRA
Are you okay?

DEXTER
Just a little queasy. Never shouldve
skipped breakfast. I see now why they
call it the most important meal of the
day.
Debra sees Dexters in real distress, takes his arm gently.
DEBRA
Bullshit. Youre shaking.
hell happened in there?

What the

DEXTER
Im okay, I just need a little air.
Doakes and LaGuerta walk up to Dexter.
DOAKES
Crime scenes inside.
DEBRA
Cut him some slack, all right?
DOAKES
(to Dexter, realizing)
Something finally got to you?
youre human after all.

Maybe

DEXTER
Sorry to disappoint you all, but I
think its just low blood sugar.

9.

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LAGUERTA
Just tell us what you saw, Dexter.
How many dead?
DEXTER
(trying to focus)
A lot. But no bodies... just blood.
Fifty, sixty liters... maybe half a
dozen dead... I dont know.
LAGUERTA
So wait -- youre saying a mass murder
happened in there but they took the
bodies?
DOAKES
Hows that possible? One elevator.
Emergency stairs with alarms. Someone
wouldve seen corpses coming out.
Masuka lumbers up in his HazMat suit.
MASUKA
Hey bro, ready to get started?
DEXTER
(honest)
I cant go back in there.
DEBRA
You dont have to.
DOAKES
(beat, showing sympathy)
Fine. Just get your bearings and... I
dont know, work from the hallway.
DEXTER (V.O.)
Back down the rabbit hole.
Debra watches with concern, as Dexter takes a deep breath
and trudges back inside wearing his bunny suit.
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INT. RITAS HOTEL - DAY 1

Rita hands a BUSINESSMAN a folder with room keys.
line of GUESTS stand behind him.
RITA
Youre in 422. Elevator is to the
right. Bobby will see to your bags.

11
A long

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The businessman heads off. Before the next guest can step
up, TWO SHERIFFS DETECTIVES approach. One hangs back while
the other walks up to the counter and flashes his badge.
SHERIFF
Dade County Sheriffs Department.
looking for Rita Bennet?
Thats me.

Im

RITA
Did you find Paul?

SHERIFF
(confused)
Im sorry...?
RITA
(softly)
Paul Bennet? My ex-husband attacked
me last night. My boyfriend filed a
report.
SHERIFF
Only report we have is the one Mr.
Bennet filed.
Now its Ritas turn to be confused.
RITA
Wait -- Paul filed a police report?
For what?
SHERIFF
Assault. Your ex-husband was just
released from Baptist Memorial
Hospital. Hes pressing charges
against you.
RITA
(floored)
But he attacked me.
Across the room, Ritas MANAGER turns to look.
in line are already curiously watching.

The guests

SHERIFF
Not according to him.
RITA
Can we talk about this later?
SHERIFF
Im afraid we need a formal statement
now. Can you come with us please?

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Off Rita, trying to hold it together...

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INT. MARINA VIEW HOTEL - ROOM 103 - DAY 1

12

A FORENSIC TECH in a bunny suit cuts out a SWATCH OF BLOODSOAKED CARPET and seals it into a bag for later analysis.
Another TECH uses a WET-VAC to suck up excess blood, so a
similarly-attired PHOTOGRAPHER can snap a photo of bloody
FOOTPRINT impressions left under the swatch.
SEVERAL FEET AWAY
A TECH fills a syringe with blood from under a night stand.
He packs the vial into an IGLOO COOLER with dozens of other
vials. Masuka treads by in his bunny suit, giving orders.
MASUKA
Make sure you label the section of the
grid each blood sample came from.
Masuka moves over to the area by the TV and stares at a
blood-drenched wall in fascination. A closer look reveals
the bloody smears are composed of tiny MIST-LIKE DROPS.
MASUKA
You should really get in here, Dex.
Ive never seen anything like this.
A disembodied voice comes back to him.
DEXTER (O.C.)
Wait til youve worked a few more
Colombian drug cases.
MASUKA
I got misting up the walls, across the
ceiling... but no tissue. Come see.
DEXTER (O.C.)
Just get photos. Lots of photos.
PAN THROUGH THE WALL TO -13

INT. MARINA VIEW HOTEL - HALLWAY - DAY 1

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Dexter sits on the floor in his bunny suit, back against the
other side of the wall, deep breathing to keep it together.
DEXTER (V.O.)
Sometimes you can get too close to a
problem. And only distance will bring
the answer into focus.
(MORE)

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DEXTER (V.O.) (CONT'D)

(looks around hallway)
So far the answers not in the hall.

Masuka leans outside into the hallway.

MASUKA
And how come the blood isnt clotting?
DEXTER
The bloods not clotting?
Masuka shakes his head, no.
DEXTER
A genuine medical mystery. Keep
taking samples, Ill test it at the
lab.
Dexters cell phone RINGS. He stands up, awkwardly tries to
fish it out of his cumbersome bunny suit, nearly dropping it
into the suits foot cavity before managing to answer.
DEXTER
Dont hang up, Im here... hello?
Hello?
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INT. DADE-COUNTY SHERIFFS STATION - DAY 1

An angry Rita sits on a chair as COPS bustle past.
RITA
Dexter? Im at the sheriffs station.
Paul is pressing assault charges
against me. How is that even
possible? I was defending myself.
DEXTER
Just stay calm. I know a lawyer, Ill
get this straightened out.
RITA
I am calm. Theyre the hysterical
ones. Theyre charging me with a
class-two felony.
As Dexter listens, he hazards a glance into Room 103.
Instantly, his head starts swimming again.
Hello?

RITA
Dexter are you there?

Overwhelmed, Dexter pulls back into the hallway.

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Right here.

DEXTER

RITA
This is ridiculous. How is there no
law against this? I could lose my
job, I could lose my kids...
DEXTER
I wont let that happen.
RITA
Im glad youre so confident, but -DEXTER
Rita, trust me on this. I know how
the system works. Right now Im at a
crime scene and I need to go. But
Ill call my lawyer friend right away.
You okay?
RITA
Yeah yeah, Im okay.
Dexter hangs up, then exhales.
without looking into Room 103.

Thanks, Dexter.

He calls out to Masuka,

DEXTER
Vince, check out the wall socket. On
the far wall. Something looks off.
Masuka walks to a section of wall so red it looks PAINTED
WITH BLOOD. He squats and peers closer. REVEAL a VOID OF
BLOOD around the socket.
MASUKA
Hey, youre right. He had something
plugged in here. Probably a power
tool to cut em up. Come take a look.
DEXTER
Photos, Vince. Lots and lots of
photos.
As Dexter closes his eyes to keep it together...
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INT. POLICE STATION - EVIDENCE COUNTER - DAY 1

BATISTA drops a brick of HEROIN on the evidence counter.
BATISTA
Log it and weep, baby.

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An EVIDENCE ROOM COP slips the heroin into a plastic bag.

EVIDENCE ROOM COP
No cooking equipment?
BATISTA
Just that and a couple extra-crispy
cuerpos were all that was left.
EVIDENCE ROOM COP
Musta been a hell of an explosion.
The cop slides him a receipt. Batista unzips a SATCHEL to
slip in the receipt. As he stares at something inside,
Masuka enters and sets a COOLER on the evidence counter.
MASUKA
Blood samples for the freezer. And
you better make room. Theres gonna
be a lot more coming.
(to Batista)
Shooters at Bel Canto tonight. You
in?
BATISTA
Not in the mood.
MASUKA
Angel. Youre on the market.
Bel Canto is hottie central.

And the

Batista wistfully pulls a pair of Neil Diamond tickets from

the satchel.
BATISTA
Backstage passes to Neil Diamond.
They were for Ninas birthday.
MASUKA
Forever in Blue Jeans? Youre in
worse shape than I thought.
The evidence room cop slides Masuka a receipt. As Masuka
slaps Batista on the back and they head out together...
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INT. POLICE STATION - HALLWAY - DAY 1

Dexter waits for the elevator.
Oh, hi.

DEXTER

Debra joins his side.

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Hi.

DEBRA

DEXTER
Masuka was looking for you. Something
about drinks at the Bel Canto.
DEBRA
I told him I had a yeast infection.
DEXTER
Bit of an over-share.
The elevator DINGS and opens.
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Dexter and Debra enter --

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When the doors close, Debra gingerly broaches the subject.

DEBRA
You want to talk about what happened
today?
DEXTER
Already did.
DEBRA
Dexter. The last time I saw you like
that was when Dad died. You can talk
to me, you know? You just gotta...
open your mouth and move it. I can
call Rudy and tell him Ill be late.
DEXTER
Deb, seriously. I puked, Im fine.
know you want to help, but unless
youve got breath mints, theres
nothing to do.

DEBRA
(miffed)
Why do you always do this?
Do what?

DEXTER

DEBRA
Shut me out. Like your birth father
who lived up the highway your whole
life and never tried to contact you.
I still dont know how that makes you
feel.

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The elevator stops. The doors open. Two COPS enter. As

the doors close, Dexter turns to Debra and speaks softly.
DEXTER
Ill tell you what. If some random
emotion strikes me in the middle of
the night, youll be my first call.
Fine.

DEBRA
Whatever.

Off them riding the rest of the way in silence...

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INT. RITAS HOUSE - KITCHEN - DAY 1

Rita, defiant and firm, sits with a sympathetic LAWYER at
the table.
LAWYER
...did Paul force his way into the
house?
No.

RITA

LAWYER
Did you ask him to leave?
Oh yeah.

RITA
And he refused.

The lawyer checks the police report.

LAWYER
But in your statement, you invited
your ex-husband... into your bedroom?
RITA
He was drunk. The kids were asleep.
And I knew where things were heading.
Cracked ribs and a broken jaw.
LAWYER
You didnt want it to escalate, I get
that. But we cant prove intent and
your ex-husband has the injury here,
not you.
RITA
Paul has a record of spousal abuse.
LAWYER
Spousal abuse can be mutual.

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RITA
It was never mutual.
LAWYER
Okay. But the mans a model parolee.
His drug tests are clean. Glowing
reports from the court-appointed
supervisor. Corrections will want to
see this guy transition.
Rita finally loses her temper.
RITA
I dont care! Im not letting him
near my children. Do you understand?
LAWYER
Rita... if you deny him visitation -youll lose your children. Now youve
got a deposition in two days. Do not
give him any more ammunition than he
already has.
Rita looks away angrily.
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Did she even hear him?

INT. DEBRAS BEDROOM - NIGHT 1

19

Debra and Rudy curl up in bed with glasses of wine.

Damn.
go?

RUDY
Just blood?

Whered the bodies

DEBRA
Hell if I know. I dont even want to
know. The blood was bad enough.
RUDY
No wonder youre so uptight. Poor
thing. Bet your brother had a field
day though.

Oh.

DEBRA
(nervous laugh)
Fuck no. Try freaked.

Rudy perks up, fascinated.

RUDY
Really? I thought, you know, blood
was his thing. What happened?

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Who knows.
out.

DEBRA
Like usual, he shut me

RUDY
Did he say anything?
DEBRA
Can we not talk about Dex right now?
She drains her wine, nuzzles up to Rudy, and starts kissing
his neck. He looks up and moans, pretending to enjoy her
kisses.
RUDY
Was it like a panic attack?
DEBRA
I dont know. Hes not big on sharing
his feelings, case you hadnt noticed.
Kiss me...
Rudy kisses Debra back. The kissing becomes more urgent.
Debra slides her hand down Rudys pants -- and frowns.
DEBRA
Whats the matter?
have wood.

You dont even

RUDY
(defensive)
Youre the one who said you wanted to
talk.
DEBRA
Yeah, but not now, Im horny.
She passionately kisses Rudy, grinding her body against his.
Suddenly, Rudy pulls away.
RUDY
Maybe I should call him.
DEBRA
Are you fucking kidding me?
RUDY
What, we bonded last weekend. Isnt
that what a boyfriends supposed to
do? Show some interest in the family.
Debra slides back to her side of the bed.

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DEBRA
Not when his girlfriends trying to
get into his pants.
RUDY
Debra, thats not fair. You take me
on a couples weekend to get to know
your brother, and now you punish me
for giving a damn? Your issues with
him dont have to be mine.
DEBRA
You know what? Forget it.
go to sleep.

Lets just

Debra rolls over and shuts off her bedside table light.
RUDY
Go right ahead. Im gonna watch TV.
Rudy gets up and walks out. Off Debra, pissed, even more
pissed because Rudy might be right...
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INT. HOTEL BEL CANTO - BAR - NIGHT 1

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CLOSE on a PROSTHETIC HAND resting on a bar, each fingernail

painted a DIFFERENT COLOR. TILT UP to a beautiful lady
escort, MONIQUE, laughing with a distinguished CLIENT.
Behind them, a DJ mixes and the dance floor rocks.
MOVE down the packed bar to FIND Masuka, making time with a
PIERCED CHICK. KEEP MOVING until we LAND on a sad, drunken
Batista, whos dangling his Neil Diamond passes in front of
a BORED WOMAN like theyre the Holy Grail.
BATISTA
Nina loved Neil Diamond. Song Sung
Blue. September Morn. Oh my God,
Kentucky Woman? You gotta love that
shit.
The Bored Woman tries to get the bartenders attention.
BATISTA
Nina loved him so goddamn much she
took every one of his CDs in the
separation. Wouldnt even give me
Greatest Hits.
Batista downs the last of his drink.

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BATISTA
So you wanna go to this concert or
what?
Finally, the Bored Woman just tosses some money on the bar
and hurries away. Batista looks like he could cry. Masuka
approaches with the Pierced Chick in tow.
MASUKA
Thats like the fourth chick youve
driven off.
Batista tries to order another drink from the bartender.
Masuka gets the bartenders attention, shakes his head, no.
MASUKA
This was a mistake.
BATISTA
(slurring)
Que dices? Estoy chido.
MASUKA
Bro. Youre a train wreck. You
gotta stop talking about the divorce.
BATISTA
I aint ashamed.
MASUKA
Yeah thats clear. But its pathetic.
Dont talk about your divorce unless
they ask. Then youre just being
honest. Oh, and eighty-six the ring.
PIERCED CHICK
I have to take a squirt.
The Pierced Chick kisses Masuka and stomps off.
MASUKA
Shes gonna fuck me silly.
Batista is lost in his own thoughts.
BATISTA
I really loved her.
MASUKA
I know.
(beat)
We all know.

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A handful of DRINKERS turn and nod, like theyve heard

enough, too. Masuka pats Batista on the shoulder. Its
awkward but its from a place of genuine friendship.
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INT. RITAS HOUSE - BEDROOM - NIGHT 1

Dexter lies in bed with Rita.
the ceiling.

Eyes wide open.

21
Staring at

DEXTER (V.O.)
My sisters right. I dont share my
problems with her. Or with anybody.
Harry taught me that. Secrecy, selfreliance, and a well-stocked cupboard
of Hefty bags.
He looks at the clock -- its 2 AM.

Back up to the ceiling.

DEXTER (V.O.)
Fortunately, Ive never met a problem
I cant manage. Until that boy in the
blood. He frightens me. I just want
him to go away.
RITA (O.C.)
Dexter, you awake?
DEXTER
(pretends hes asleep)
Hmmm? Wha...?
Rita rolls over, revealing that shes awake, too.
RITA
Are you sure you locked the door?
Positive.
Thanks.

DEXTER
Bolt and chain.
RITA

Theres a long beat and Dexter sees the fear in her eyes.
RITA
What am I going to do?
DEXTER
Dont worry. Ill figure it out.
Rita rolls over and Dexter spoons her.

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DEXTER (V.O.)
And I will. I can always see other
peoples problems more clearly than my
own. Fortunately, Ritas has a name.
As Dexter imagines killing Paul, he gently closes his eyes
and starts drifting off to sleep...
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INT. POLICE STATION - DEXTERS LAB - DAY 2

22

LaGuerta, Doakes, Debra and Masuka hover over Dexter, who

works behind his computer.
ON DEXTERS COMPUTER MONITOR
A computer-rendered IMAGE of the floor in Room 103.
confusing pattern of multi-colored FOOTPRINTS.

DEXTER
Everyone who set foot on the bloody
carpet in Room 103 left a footprint.
Since we have shoe molds of all our
personnel, that leaves only one set of
footprints unaccounted for...
One by one, the footprints from police personnel begin to
DISAPPEAR, leaving only one set.
DEXTER
...the killers. They show everywhere
he went in the room. Question is why?
LAGUERTA
Hold on. Arent we missing something.
Where are the victims footprints?
DEXTER
Give the lady a lollipop.
Theres a pregnant pause as everyone digests this news.
DEBRA
Are you suggesting there were never
any bodies in Room 103? Why would a
guy fake a massacre with no bodies?
DOAKES
And whered he get the blood?
Masuka produces a REPORT.

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MASUKA
I just got a preliminary blood report.
The blood in that room came from at
least five different bodies, possibly
more.
DEXTER (V.O.)
My fellow traveler had five victims.
DEBRA
The Ice Truck Killer had five victims.
LAGUERTA
(catching on)
Five bloodless victims.
DEXTER (V.O.)
I always wondered what he did with the
blood.
They grasp the immensity of what this means.

Except Doakes.

DOAKES
Wait, wait. The Ice Truck Killer did
not horde his victims blood just to
throw a party at the mother-fucking
Marina View Hotel. Why would he do
that?
DEXTER (V.O.)
To chase me down the rabbit hole.
DOAKES
What was that, Morgan?
DEXTER
(spooked)
I didnt say anything.
DOAKES
(to the rest)
Ill remind you people that we already
arrested the Ice Truck Killer. His
names Neil Perry and hes awaiting
trial in county.
LAGUERTA
Bullshit. Perry recanted his
confession. Hes a fraud.
DOAKES
Try telling the Captain that.

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I did.

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LAGUERTA
And he blew me off.

DEBRA
(to Dexter and Masuka)
Do we have any other evidence to
support this theory?
DEXTER
When Masuka noticed the blood wasnt
clotting, I ran some tests. It was
loaded with Coumadin and Heparin.
MASUKA
Ones an anti-coagulant, the others a
preservative. Means the bloods old.
Dexter hands them crime scene photos of the bloody walls.
DEXTER
Plus, the blood spatter was all impact
and cast-off. No hand transfers or
swipe patterns to indicate the
presence of actual victims.
DOAKES
If this is the Ice Truck Killer, its
gonna be another giant shit-stain for
the department.
LAGUERTA
Thats why this stays between us until
I say otherwise.
LaGuerta hesitates, but we can see her wheels turning.
LAGUERTA
Masuka. Run the DNA on all five vics
and see if it matches the Ice Truck
Killers victims.
(to Doakes and Debra)
You two get out to the Marina View.
Retrace his footprints. Maybe his
movements will tell us something.
(then)
And remember, low profile. Not a word
about the Ice Truck Killer to anyone.
Off her conviction...

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INT. RITAS HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - DAY 2

Cody and Astor wait by the front door. Rita fusses with
Astors clothes. Shes agitated, feigning calm.
RITA
Stand up straight, Astor. Do you have
your emergency phone number list?
ASTOR
Its in my backpack. Do I have to
show it to you again?
RITA
No. Just promise me you wont let
your brother out of your sight.
Rita...

DEXTER

RITA
And you remember what you do if you
get lost?
Dexter pulls Rita aside, out of the childrens earshot.
DEXTER
Youre scaring them.
RITA
They should be scared. I didnt tell
them what Paul did the other night.
DEXTER
What did you say when you dragged them
to the neighbors?
RITA
I said I smelled gas.
(then)
I shouldve just piled them in the car
and left the state. Went home to
Michigan. It wouldve been so easy.
DEXTER
Remember what the lawyer said. You
dont want to do anything rash.
Theres a KNOCK at the door.
DEXTER
Now just relax. The court supervisor
will be there the entire time.

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Dexter opens the door, revealing PAUL, with a BANDAGE on his

head, and the COURT SUPERVISOR. Cody instantly rushes over.
CODY
Daddy, what happened?
PAUL
Nothing, little man. Just a small
bump. Cmon kids, pile in. Circus
Vargas awaits. I told you, Daddy
always keeps his promises.
Paul herds the kids outside. Rita nervously watches them
through the window, as Dexter watches Rita with concern.
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INT. DEXTERS CAR - DRIVING (MIAMI FOOTAGE) - DAY 2

24

Dexter drives through the city.

DEXTER (V.O.)
I prefer the enchanting Rita over the
worried one. If I can figure out a
way to make her ex-husband my problem,
I could help her sleep much easier
tonight.
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EXT. MOTOR COURT LODGE - DAY 2

25

Dexter parks and walks through the parking lot. He skirts a

couple ratty lawn chairs beside a plastic footstool, with an
overflowing ashtray and empty beer cans.
DEXTER (V.O.)
All I need is a little proof of his
inner monster. Harry would have
insisted on that.
As Dexter approaches Pauls room, he hears INFANT CRIES from
one of the units. Dexter ignores the DO NOT DISTURB sign
on the door, makes sure no one is watching, then picks the
lock.
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INT. MOTOR COURT LODGE - PAULS ROOM - DAY 2

Dexter enters to snoop, reacting again to an INFANT CRYING,
which is louder now. He sees PHOTOS of Cody and Astor on a
bedside table. Dexter pulls open the drawer underneath and
finds a HANDGUN, some BULLETS, and a BAG OF WEED.
DEXTER (V.O.)
The trifecta -- weapon, ammo and
impaired judgment.
(MORE)

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DEXTER (V.O.) (CONT'D)

Throw in a little domestic violence,
and you have the perfect recipe for a
family slaughter.

Dexter hooks a finger into the gun, picks it up, and checks
the muzzle to see if its been fired recently.
DEXTER (V.O.)
Harry didnt believe in preemptive
killing. But maybe I can bend the
rules just this once. After all,
Harry wasnt perfect. He lied about
my birth father.
As Dexter puts down the gun, the INFANTS CRIES grow louder.
DEXTER (V.O.)
(distracted)
Would somebody get that kid a bottle?
Without warning, Dexter is seized by another memory, as the
infants cries next door transform into --

FLASHBACK TO:
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INT. DARK ENCLOSED SPACE

27

The same THREE-YEAR-OLD wails inconsolably, sitting in a sea

of blood. But this time the memory goes further. PAN TO a
fallen MAN -- or part of a man -- its hard to tell. He
lies face down in the thick liquid. A WOMANS VOICE rings
out from the blackness -WOMANS VOICE
Honey, dont cry. Please dont cry...

SMASH BACK TO:

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EXT. MOTOR COURT LODGE - DAY 2 (CONTINUOUS)

28

The door to Pauls room bursts open and Dexter stumbles out,
freaked, panting, soaked in sweat. He fights for breath,
looking around desperately. What the hell is happening?
29

INT. MARINA VIEW HOTEL - ROOM 103 - DAY 2

WOOD PLANKS lay a foot above the ground on a SCAFFOLDING
system. The blood has congealed and dried. Square patches
of carpet are missing. Doakes and Debra walk the planks,
using Dexters MAP to retrace the killers footsteps.
DOAKES
So after he soaked the room in blood,
he walked to the desk...

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They pass a blood-spattered desk with a lamp and a Bible.

DOAKES
And then the bedside table.

Why?

Debra looks over the bedside table, where they stand now.
DEBRA
Theres a clock radio. Some smeared
blood here. Maybe he turned it on.
She turns on the radio.

A POP SONG plays.

DOAKES
Were missing something.
over it again.

Lets go

DEBRA
Weve been over it three times.
DOAKES
Maybe the map is wrong.
brother.

Call your

Debra GROANS.
What?

DOAKES

DEBRA
Why is everyones first move calling
Dexter? You dont even like Dexter.
DOAKES
All right, Ill bite. What did the
freak do now -- boil your goldfish?
DEBRA
No, its not... its Rudy. We had our
first fight, tiff, I dunno, whatever
you wanna call it.
DOAKES
(confused)
I thought we were talking about
Dexter?
DEBRA
We were...
(realizing)
Oh, shit.

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Debra realizes that she did take her problem with Dexter out
on Rudy.
DOAKES

What?
Nothing.

DEBRA

Doakes looks thoroughly baffled.

and a DJ comes on the radio.

In the b.g., the song ends

DJS VOICE
...and well be back with Billy Idol,
The Eurythmics and Devo on 103 FM,
hits from the eighties...
Doakes switches off the clock radio.
Wait!

DEBRA
I wanna hear that!

Its Devo.

DOAKES

DEBRA
No, he said 103 FM.
Yeah, so?

DOAKES

DEBRA
This room is 103.
Doakes walks to the desk. Sees a page marker in the Bible.
Flips it open...to LEVITICUS 10:3.
DOAKES
Leviticus 10:3. Son of a bitch.
DEBRA
Think hes trying to tell us
something?
DOAKES
(reading Bible)
I will be sanctified in them that
come nigh me, and before all the
people I will be glorified.
Off Debra and Doakes, mystified...

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EXT. DEXTERS APARTMENT - NIGHT 2

31.

30

Dark. Forboding. The moon hides in the black sky. Dexter

trudges along his exterior balcony, rattled from his latest
memory. He freezes at the sight of a SHADOWED FIGURE
outside his door. The person steps into the light. Its
Rudy waiting with a brown paper bag in hand.
Hey.
Hey.

RUDY
DEXTER

RUDY
Debs pissed at me.

I need advice.

DEXTER
So you came here?
RUDY
You know her better than anyone.
Cmon, I got two porterhouses and a
sixer of microbrew.
Rudy holds up the bag.
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Off Dexter, without an excuse...

INT. DEXTERS APARTMENT - KITCHEN - NIGHT 2

Two porterhouse steaks sizzle in a pan. Rudy, holding a
beer, rummages through drawers, searching through various
sharp utensils. Dexter painfully watches.
RUDY
Well... one minute were talking about
her day, yknow that whole bloodbath
thing.
DEXTER
Right, right.
Rudy slams closed one drawer and opens another to search.
RUDY
The next, she wants to jump my bones.
I mean, Debs hot and all but sprinkle
in some conversation once in awhile,
yknow?
DEXTER
I dont know. Shes my sister.
(then)
Can I help you find something?

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RUDY
You wouldnt happen to have a good
meat knife?
Dexter opens a drawer, pulls out a MEAT KNIFE, and hands it
to Rudy. As he talks, Rudy casually waves the knife for
emphasis.
RUDY
Anyway, the other part of the argument
was about you.
DEXTER

Me?

RUDY
Yeah, it was already tense, but when I
brought your name up, she lost it.
Dexter considers this for a moment.
DEXTER
Deb doesnt like to feel left out.
Its kinda her issue.
RUDY
So what do I do?
DEXTER
Tell her it was all your fault.
Seriously?

RUDY

DEXTER
You will eventually. Deb has a way of
wearing you down. So just start from
that place. It saves time.
Rudys cell phone RINGS.

He looks at the caller ID.

RUDY
Sorry, gotta take this.
Rudy puts down the knife and steps outside to take the call.
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EXT. DEXTERS APARTMENT - TERRACE - NIGHT 2 (CONTINUOUS)

Hey.

RUDY
Where are you?

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DEBRA (O.S.)
Still at work...
INTERCUT:
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INT. POLICE STATION - BULLPEN - NIGHT 2

Debra sits behind her desk, glumly going over files.
DEBRA
... chasing a lead.
RUDY
Lemme guess. The bloodbath case?
DEBRA
Lets not talk shop, okay?
(beat)
Baby, Im so sorry. You were totally
right. I was mad at Dexter and took
it all out on you. My shifts almost
done. Can you come over and talk?
RUDY
Id love to, Babe, but Im about to
eat dinner with Dexter.
Theres an uncomfortable pause, as Debra bites her tongue.
DEBRA
Well, then after.

Ill wait up.

RUDY
Thats the thing. I was going to
sleep at my place tonight.
(off her silence)
Its closer and Im drinking. You
understand, right?
DEBRA
(covering)
Sure, okay.
RUDY
Ill give you a call tomorrow.
Rudy turns off his cell and heads back inside.
RUDY
So how those steaks comin?
Off the door closing behind him...

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INT. HOTEL BEL CANTO - BAR - NIGHT 2

34.

34

The DJ plays slow and seductive music. Batista sits alone,

dressed in a crisp suit and tie. He spots a SEXY WOMAN and
they exchange a glance. He takes a deep breath, pockets his
WEDDING RING, and approaches her.
BATISTA
Care to dance?
You salsa?
A bit.

SEXY WOMAN
BATISTA

The Sexy Woman sizes him up.

SEXY WOMAN
What about your wife?
(explains)
Tan line. On your ring finger.
BATISTA
Well... um, actually Im -(beat)
Im not gonna talk about that tonight.
SEXY WOMAN
Divorced, I get it. Mine was just
finalized. Lets not talk about it
together on the dance floor.
Batista smiles, takes her hand, and leads her onto the -DANCE FLOOR
Where Batista starts out cold, his nervous energy making
their chemistry awkward. But as the music builds, he
becomes smoother, more expert, and soon hes twirling her
around the room effortlessly, smiling ear to ear.
The Sexy Woman cant believe it. Whos this guy? She gasps
as the moves become more intricate. Batista literally
sweeps her off her feet and into a dramatic clench. A kiss
seems imminent, until -OVER THE SEXY WOMANS SHOULDER
Batista spots an OLDER GUY dancing with the beautiful woman,
MONIQUE, who we established earlier. Something seems off.
Its her hand on the shoulder of her date. He peers closer
and sees that Monique has a --

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PROSTHETIC HAND
The fingernails SPARKLING in different colors.
BATISTA
(to the Sexy Woman)
Excuse me.
He steps over to the other couple, flashes his badge.
BATISTA
Police officer. I need to -They instantly separate.
MONIQUE
Im not a hooker. I work for a
legitimate escort service now.
BATISTA
Whoa, whoa... Im not here to bust
anyone. I just need to know why you
paint your nails like that.
(turns to the Sexy Woman)
One sec, honey.
She smiles but seems a bit put off. As Batista pulls
Monique aside, the Older Guy with her slips away.
Thanks.

MONIQUE
That was a major client.

BATISTA
Hey. You wanna spend the night in a
holding cell?
MONIQUE
(weighs her options)
About a year ago, there was this
guy...
BATISTA
Guy or client?
MONIQUE
A john, okay? Back then I worked
Calle Ocho. Anyway, he was getting
kinda rough until he saw this -She flashes her prosthetic.
Then what?

BATISTA

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34

MONIQUE
Then he changed his tune. Got all
turned on. Told me to take off the
fake hand. He started doing all this
weird kinky shit with my arm, like he
was worshipping it. To cap it off, he
takes all my polish and paints each
nail a different color. Looked pretty
good, so I kept doing it.
BATISTA
You watch the news?
A little.

MONIQUE

BATISTA
The guy they arrested for the Ice
Truck killings. Was it the same guy?
MONIQUE
The one who stuffs road kill? No way.
This trick was sexy. A freak, but
sexy.
Batista cant believe he might have just stumbled onto a
major lead. Batista looks over. The Sexy Woman he was
dancing with has left. Batista sighs.
BATISTA
All right. From the beginning.
this time with more detail.

But

As Batista takes out a pad and pen...

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INT. RITAS HOUSE - KIDS BEDROOM - NIGHT 2

35

Rita tucks Cody and Astor into bed.

RITA
Gnight Pumpkin.
Rita leans in to kiss Cody but he turns away.
RITA
Hey... whos pouting?
She tickles him, but he wont respond.

Rita turns to Astor.

ASTOR
Daddy told us you hit him.

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RITA
(aghast)
What exactly did he tell you?
ASTOR
He said you hit him and youre sorry
and you promised it wouldnt happen
again.
Rita bites her tongue.

She wants to scream, shes so mad.

ASTOR
Its okay, Mommy. I know youre not
like Daddy. Youd never hit Cody or
me.
Astor smiles and snuggles under the covers.
devastated...
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Off Rita, just

EXT. DEXTERS APARTMENT - BALCONY - NIGHT 2

Several hours and beers later, Dexter and Rudy say goodbye.
RUDY
Thanks for the hospitality.
DEXTER
Thanks for the steaks.
Rudy sticks out his hand.

As Dexter awkwardly shakes --

RUDY
Hey, I never even got a chance to ask.
Debra mentioned that you had a little
incident at the crime scene.
Did she?

DEXTER

RUDY
Most of my prosthetics clients are
pretty traumatized by the time they
get to me. Anyway, Im a good
listener. If you ever need to talk.
Feeling oddly comfortable, Dexter speaks before he thinks.
DEXTER
Thanks, but unless you know an expert
in repressed memories...
Rudy stares at him.

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For real?

RUDY

DEXTER
You know something about it?
RUDY
More than I ever want to.
(beat)
When I was in high school I started
having these dreams of a woman hit by
a truck.
DEXTER
Who was she?
RUDY
No idea. Till one day I stopped by a
mail box -- and it all came crashing
back. My Mom... getting out to mail a
letter... me in the car. I watched
her die.
DEXTER
How old were you?
RUDY
Four. But I didnt remember it till I
mailed a letter. Walked right into
the belly of the beast without
knowing.
(then)
So, what kind of memories you having?
DEXTER
Theyre still a little vague.
RUDY
Right. Well, you gotta face em
eventually. Maybe next time.
Dexter appreciates the advice -- and Rudy not prying.
DEXTER
When you talk to Deb, go with white
roses. Theyre her favorite.
RUDY
Good tip.
(turns to go, then stops)
Funny how life brings people together,
huh?

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39.
36

After a beat, Dexter turns back into --

INT. DEXTERS APARTMENT - NIGHT 2 (CONTINUOUS)

-- still a little unsettled.
clearing beer bottles.

37

He automatically starts

DEXTER (V.O.)
Rudy misunderstands my problem. I
want the boy in blood to go away, not
come crashing back. Fortunately, I
have other peoples problems to focus
on right now.
(noticing)
Like forgotten cell phones.
Dexter grabs Rudys CELL PHONE and runs outside -38

EXT. DEXTERS BALCONY - NIGHT 2 (CONTINUOUS)

38

-- just in time to hear a CAR ENGINE drive away.

gone. Oh well. As Dexter heads back inside -39

Rudys

INT. POLICE STATION - LAGUERTAS OFFICE - DAY 3 (MORNING)

LaGuerta briefs CAPTAIN MATTHEWS.
LAGUERTA
So far were chasing a ghost.
LaGuerta shows Matthews a POLICE SKETCH -- white male, dark
hair, regular features, sun glasses. It could be Rudy. It
could be anybody.
LAGUERTA
Couple hotel employees helped with a
sketch, but its pretty generic. Only
real lead we have is a set of numbers
at the crime scene.
CAPTAIN MATTHEWS
Screw the numbers. Who was killed?
Where are the bodies? I heard some
wild theories out there.
LAGUERTA
Just theories. Were still waiting on
full blood results.
CAPTAIN MATTHEWS
Dammit Maria, youre stalling.

Why?

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LAGUERTA
Im just trying to avoid speculation.
CAPTAIN MATTHEWS
Well you gotta give me something soon.
This department cant afford another
public relations disaster.
LaGuerta sees her opportunity.

She takes a chance.

LAGUERTA
Then tell the D.A. to let Neil Perry
go. Hes not the Ice Truck Killer.
CAPTAIN MATTHEWS
(surprised)
Are you still hung up on... Jesus,
Maria. Thats not going to happen.
LAGUERTA
The D.A. takes his cues from us. If
you just tell him you made a mistake -CAPTAIN MATTHEWS
Not going to happen. Now let it go.
Matthews heads to the door, then stops and turns back.
CAPTAIN MATTHEWS
First break in this case, you come
straight to me.
Matthews exits. LaGuerta, holding an ace up her sleeve,
calmly returns to the work on her desk.
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INT. POLICE STATION - DEXTERS LAB - DAY 3

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Masuka looks through a microscope when Batista enters.

BATISTA
This may be a total shot in the dark,
but I met this hooker last night -MASUKA
Goin with the pro. Now thats how
you get over the ex.
BATISTA
No, thats not what I mean.
MASUKA
Okay, so you didnt fuck her.
blew you though, right?

She

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BATISTA
(impatient)
Would you shut up. It was a lead.
On what?

MASUKA

BATISTA
Ill let you know if it pans out. But
first, I need to know what you can
tell me about amputee fetishes.
MASUKA
Its called acrotomophilia. But dont
let any of them hear you call it that.
Sounds like a disease. They prefer to
be known as devotees.
Batista jots it down in his pad.
BATISTA
I knew you were the man to ask.
MASUKA
Not really. I prefer a girl with a
Kung Fu grip. Who you should talk to
is whats-his-face, Debs boyfriend.
Prosthetics guys deal with devotees
all the time.
Off the WHINE of a tile saw...
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INT. POLICE STATION - DEMO ROOM - DAY 3

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PAN a collection of POWER TOOLS dripping viscous red liquid.

Like the devils workshop. We reach Dexter, wearing plastic
coveralls and clear goggles. He dips a TILE SAW into a tray
of RED PAINT and lets the blade rip, spraying the walls and
ceiling with red.
After a beat, Dexter stops the blade, removes the goggles,
and looks around. The walls are covered by rolls of white
paper, with red spatter remarkably similar to Room 103.
DEXTER (V.O.)
No memory flashes here. No little
lost boy in blood. Maybe he went back
to hiding in the dormant reaches of my
cerebral cortex. Heres to hoping.
RUDY
Dex!... YO, DEX!...

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Dexter wheels around startled. Its a UNIFORM COP letting

Rudy inside. Rudy looks around.

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RUDY
So this is what you do for a living?
Dexter sets down the tile saw beside a DRUM of THEATRICAL
BLOOD. The Uniform Cop leaves.
DEXTER
Im trying to match cast-off patterns
from a crime scene. A power tool was
involved.
Dexter pulls off a glove, reaches into his pocket, and hands
Rudy his cell phone.
Thanks.

RUDY

Rudy looks at the tile saw curiously. Several other

disturbing and lethal SAWS are nearby on a table.
RUDY
A tile saw? Seems like thered be
easier ways to make a mess like this.
DEXTER
Trust me, there are.
for hours.

Ive been here

RUDY
You know, my line of work you hear all
the horror stories. Boat propellers,
garbage disposals... this seems like
something youd see with a chainsaw.
DEXTER
I hear that. Problem is, this power
tool was plugged into a socket.
RUDY
Guess you never used an electric
chainsaw.
Off an intrigued Dexter, who clearly hasnt...
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INT. POLICE STATION - BULLPEN - DAY 3

Doakes holds a briefing with a crowd of uniforms and
detectives, including Debra.
DOAKES
...were coming up empty, people.
Those numbers mean something. One.
Zero. Three.
(MORE)

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DOAKES (CONT'D)
We need to find the connection and
until we do, youre going to go over
every page of every police report you
wrote in the last six months.

A GROAN goes through the bullpen.

Debra sighs, then sees --

THROUGH THE GLASS INTO THE HALLWAY

Dexter walks Rudy toward the elevator, laughing and joking.
Her jaw tightens in anger.
DOAKES
Thats right, thats right. I need
you to burn those numbers in your
brain and get moving...
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INT. POLICE STATION - DEMO ROOM - DAY 3

Dexter returns from walking Rudy out. He enters his lab to
find Debra waiting for him, more than a little pissed off.
DEBRA
How do you always do it?
DEXTER
(perplexed)
Do what?
Dexter begins cleaning up the area.
DEBRA
Make me feel like Im six years old.
All the time.
DEXTER
Is this about Rudy? Because, he was
just picking up his cell phone.
Oh yeah?

DEBRA
And whered he leave it?

DEXTER
At my apartment.
DEBRA
What was he doing there?
DEXTER
Eating steaks?
And?

DEBRA

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Dexter stops picking up, knows hes in an argument now.

DEXTER
I dont know. Drinking beer.
DEBRA

And?
Debra --

DEXTER
DEBRA

And?
Talking?

DEXTER

DEBRA
Talking! You talked. Your mouth
moved and sounds came out. On the
same night that I wanted to talk to
you -- but you shut me out.

Oh.

DEXTER
(getting it, finally)

DEBRA
Yeah. Oh. You dont talk to me,
Dex. Youve spent our entire lives
keeping me at a distance. Even after
you practically pass out at a crime
scene. But my boyfriend shows up on
your doorstep with a couple T-bones -DEXTER
They were porterhouses.
DEBRA
Porterhouses -- and youre suddenly
tossing back beers into the middle of
the night.
Dexter stops arguing.

He sees that Debra is really upset.

DEBRA
Youre the only family I have and I
barely know you. So yknow, if youre
gonna eat porterhouses with somebody
after a tough day, if somebodys gonna
break through your fucking walls, Dex.
I think it should be me. I think Ive
earned it.

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Debra fights back her tears. The ball is clearly in

Dexters court. He glances at the clock on the wall.
DEXTER
Im late to Ritas deposition.
Debra is too hurt to even respond.
DEXTER
Deb, its hard for me, you know that.
Debra has heard it all before. But this time, its just not
good enough. She simply shakes her head and walks out. Off
Dexter, realizing this wont be an easy solve...
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INT. LAW OFFICE - CONFERENCE ROOM - DAY 3

CLOSE on a FEMALE PROSECUTOR in the middle of a deposition.
FEMALE PROSECUTOR
Last question. According to your exhusband, you left town with your
boyfriend last weekend.
REVEAL Rita and Lawyer sitting in a conference room.
RITA
Thats right. His father died.
As she glances over, PAN to Dexter sitting beside Rita for
support. Dexter smiles bravely for effect.
FEMALE PROSECUTOR
Did your ex-husband have a scheduled
visitation with his children during
that time?
RITA
I told Paul Id make it up to him.
FEMALE PROSECUTOR
So then he gave you permission?
RITA
No, but... Im the one who gave Paul
visitation in the first place. Im
the custodial parent. I didnt have
to do that.
LAWYER
Can we have a second?
(pulls Rita aside)
(MORE)

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LAWYER (CONT'D)
Why didnt you tell me you broke your
visitation agreement?

RITA
I didnt know it was a big deal.
His reproachful look tells her it is a very big deal.
turns to the prosecutor.

He

LAWYER
I think shes answered that question,
so unless theres something else.
The Female Prosecutor starts packing up.
FEMALE PROSECUTOR
Thats fine. If I missed anything,
well get to it at the psychiatric
evaluation next Wednesday.
The prosecutor exits.

Worried, Rita turns to her lawyer.

RITA
What? I wasnt told anything about a
psychiatric evaluation.
LAWYER
Its mandatory in these cases. The
psyche test determines if theres a
competency hearing.
RITA
(outraged)
For me? Hes the ex-con.
LAWYER
Its standard. You should be fine.
DEXTER
Should be? Is there a chance she
could actually lose this?
LAWYER
(straight with them)
Guys, Im handcuffed here. You
violated a custody agreement. You
struck your ex-husband inside your
bedroom. Hes got a case. Now, in
order to proceed, Im afraid I need
some kind of retainer.
A besieged Rita turns to Dexter.
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INT. RUDYS PROSTHETICS LAB - DAY 3

45

Rudy works on an artificial foot. Surrounded by prosthetic

tools, partial limbs and paraphernalia. Batista steps
through the open door and extends his hand.
BATISTA
You Rudy Cooper? Angel Batista.
work with your girlfriend, Deb.

RUDY
(shakes)
Oh hey. Nice to meet you.
BATISTA
Id like to ask you a few questions,
if you dont mind.
Sure.

RUDY
Let me just shut the door.

Rudy walks to the door, covertly glances down the hall to

see if anyone saw Batista enter, then closes the door.
RUDY
Would this be related to a case?
BATISTA
You could say that.
Wow.

47.

RUDY
Okay, so fire away.

Rudy casually returns to his work on the artificial foot,

his back to Batista.
BATISTA
I ran into this lady with a prosthetic
hand, a call-girl actually. Said she
had a very unique client... an amputee
devotee.
As Batista talks, Rudys hand finds a heavy METAL ROD among
the junk on his work counter. He slowly wraps his fingers
around the metal, ready to strike.
RUDY
You have a lead on this client?
BATISTA
Thats the bitch of it. Not a goddamn
clue. Except the freaky sex stuff.
(MORE)

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BATISTA (CONT'D)
I thought you might be able to steer
me toward some of those weirdos.

Relieved, Rudy releases his grip on the metal rod. He turns

to Batista and smiles, warm and gracious as can be.
RUDY
Afraid I got into this business to
help people get better. Not help em
get off.
BATISTA
Im sure Debra will be glad to hear
that.
RUDY
But Id be happy to talk to a few
colleagues, come up with a contact
list for you.
BATISTA
Oh, thatd be great.
RUDY
Hey, how often you get a chance to
help catch a bad guy, right?
(feeling him out)
You in a rush for this information?
BATISTA
No no, Im good. Im chasing a long
shot really. Just give me a call at
the station when you got something.
Batista hands Rudy a BUSINESS CARD.
Will do.

RUDY

Batista glances around in genuine wonder at the menagerie of

prosthetics gear and walks out. When hes gone, Rudy opens
a drawer -- revealing bottles of multi-colored FINGERNAIL
POLISH -- drops the card inside, and closes the drawer.
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INT. RITAS HOUSE - NIGHT 3

CLOSE on the front door. It bursts open and Astor charges
into the house, followed by Paul, with a sleepy Cody in his
arms, and the Court Supervisor. Rita joins them from the
kitchen area. Dexter watches from the sink.
ASTOR
Mommy, look at my Henna tattoo!

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Wow.

RITA

(concerned)
How much candy have you had?
Lots!

ASTOR

She bolts off to the bedroom.

Thanks.

Rita turns to Paul.

RITA
Shell never get to bed now.

PAUL
Shell come down soon.
already crashed.

This one

CODY
(from Pauls arms)
Mom? Can my Dad read me a story
tonight?
RITA
I dont think so, honey.
Please?

CODY

Rita glances at the Court Supervisor, watching intently. Is

Rita being judged right now? She has no idea how it works.
RITA
Okay. One story. But pajamas on and
brush teeth first.
PAUL
Get your duds on, bud.
ones I bought you.

The Spiderman

COURT SUPERVISOR
(to Paul)
Ill get him ready. Youve still got
twenty minutes.
Paul sets Cody down and he sleepily trudges to his bedroom,
followed by the Court Supervisor. Rita notes the exchange.
Paul pulls Rita aside.
PAUL
It doesnt have to be this way, Rita.
We can make it easy on each other.
Im willing to drop the charges. If
you agree to unsupervised visitation.

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Fuck you.

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RITA

Rita heads into the bedroom. Paul shakes his head.

Spotting Dexter in the kitchen, Paul meanders over.

Women.

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IN THE KITCHEN
Dexter dries dishes at the counter.

Paul walks up.

PAUL
Yknow, Dexy, I dont believe your
girlfriend appreciates the gravity of
her situation. If she loses this
case, she could lose the kids.
DEXTER
That wont happen.
PAUL
Never say wont. We live in a world
full of wills. Wills and wonders,
thats what Im teaching my children.
They are my children, too. Something
Rita seems to forget.
Dexter just stands there slowly drying. He unconsciously
snaps the stem of a wine glass in the towel.
PAUL
Okay, Ill be the first to admit, Ive
made some mistakes. But Ive learned
from them. Hey, Im sober...
(holds out a forearm)
No needle marks. I got the fucking
Alaskan pipeline running through these
veins. All thanks to those two little
glow sticks of love in the other room.
My heart beats for those kids...
(leans in menacingly)
And if you or that skinny bitch try to
screw with whats mine... I swear to
God, I dont care who I have to hurt -Without warning, Dexter rears back and drives his elbow into
Pauls BANDAGED HEAD WOUND. Its a savage blow Paul didnt
see coming, and he drops like a brick. Dexter stares down.
DEXTER (V.O.)
Harrys first rule was dont get
emotionally involved. I think this is
why.
RITA (O.C.)
Astor, brush your teeth, now!
The voice snaps Dexter out of it.
turns and sees the back door...

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EXT. RITAS HOUSE - BACKYARD - NIGHT 3

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Dexter runs across the grass, with Paul hoisted over his
shoulder. He labors under Pauls weight.
DEXTER (V.O.)
Someone once said its easier dealing
with other peoples problems than your
own. They were wrong.
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EXT. RITAS HOUSE - DRIVEWAY - NIGHT 3

In a SERIES OF CUTS, Dexter fishes Pauls
pocket, pops Pauls trunk, and dumps Paul
into the car, he puts the gear in neutral
into the street. Next, Dexter starts the
screeches around the corner.

49

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car keys from his
inside. Climbing
and lets it roll
engine and

EXT. RITAS HOUSE - BACKYARD - NIGHT 3

49

Dexter runs back the opposite way across the yard.

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INT. RITAS HOUSE - KITCHEN - NIGHT 3

Rita looks around the kitchen.
RITA
(calling)
Paul? Dexter?
The back door opens and Dexter enters, carrying the empty
kitchen garbage can. If hes a little sweaty and out of
breath, Rita doesnt notice.
RITA
Where were you?
DEXTER
Taking out the trash.
RITA
Did you see Paul?
DEXTER
When I was in the side yard, I thought
I heard the front door open.
Dexter looks down at the kitchen floor and spots a DROP OF
BLOOD. Uh oh. From the living room, Cody looks out the
window.
CODY
Hey, my Dads car is gone!

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Rita heads to the living room. Dexter quickly slips his

foot out of his shoe and sops up the offending blood with
his sock. In the living room, Rita stares out the window.
RITA
Well where did he go?
51

INT. MOTOR COURT LODGE - PAULS ROOM - NIGHT 3

51

REVEAL Paul lying unconscious on a white sheet, naked from

the waist up, arms restrained by his side. TILT UP to find
Dexter staring down, savagely contemplating him.
DEXTER
Lets face it, Paul.
problem.

You are a

For a moment Dexter considers the fun he could have with

Paul. He slips on latex gloves. Is he going for a saw...?
DEXTER
And like most problems, you need to go
away...
Dexter adjusts a bedside lamp for light, then reaches into a
satchel of killing saws and knives and pulls out a SYRINGE.
He taps syringe and clears the air bubbles.
DEXTER
Permanently.
As Dexter leans over Paul with the syringe...
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EXT. MIAMI (STOCK) - DAY 4 (MORNING)

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To establish.
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INT. POLICE STATION - BULLPEN - DAY 4 (MORNING)

A gathering of officers and detectives -- including, Debra,
Doakes and Batista -- cluster around a TV monitor.
ON TELEVISION
LaGuerta talks to reporters in front of the station.
LAGUERTA
...the Ice Truck Killer case has been
re-opened. Officially. We have new
forensic evidence that shows the DNA
from the blood at the Marina View
Hotel matches DNA from his victims.

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BACK IN THE BULLPEN

The detectives start buzzing over the news.

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Shit.

BATISTA
I hope she told the Captain.

BACK ON TELEVISION
A reporter calls out a question.
REPORTER
What about Neil Perry? Wasnt he
supposed to be the Ice Truck Killer?
LAGUERTA
Those questions should be directed to
Captain Matthews. Hes been
personally handling the Perry case.
BACK IN THE BULLPEN
More buzzing.

A steely voice cuts through the chatter -Who knew?

CAPTAIN MATTHEWS (O.S.)

REVEAL Captain Matthews standing behind the detectives now,

watching the news on the TV screen.
CAPTAIN MATTHEWS
Who knew about this?
DOAKES
This is the first were hearing about
it, Captain.
Everyone in the room quiets. Tries to avoid the Captains
withering stare. Off Matthews, doing a slow burn...
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INT. POLICE STATION - LAGUERTAS OFFICE - DAY 4 (MORNING)

LaGuerta sits at her desk, quietly filling out paperwork.
Captain Matthews enters and closes the door. For a moment,
the two just stare at each other. Matthews stays calm.
CAPTAIN MATTHEWS
Maria, you overplayed your hand.
LAGUERTA
I gave you a chance to make this
right. I told you -CAPTAIN MATTHEWS
You. Dont tell me. Shit. This is
my department. I made you lieutenant.
(MORE)

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CAPTAIN MATTHEWS (CONT'D)

Me. You were just another spic
detective.

LAGUERTA
Nice, Tom. Thats real nice.
true colors come out.

The

CAPTAIN MATTHEWS
Oh, I got colors youve never seen in
any Crayola box, Maria. But youre
about to.
(scary calm smile)
Enjoy this office. While its still
yours.
Matthews turns and exits. Off LaGuerta, suddenly unsure of
what she just unleashed...
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INT. RITAS HOUSE - KITCHEN - DAY 4

Dexter sets down dinner plates around the table.
keeps his eye on the front door.

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He warily

DEXTERS POV
Rita talks with her Lawyer in the foyer. After a beat, the
Lawyer smiles, shakes her hand and exits. Rita closes the
door then slumps against it, sobbing.
Dexter approaches worried.
DEXTER
What happened? Whats wrong?
For a beat, Rita cant find the words.
RITA
Its Paul...
And then, her tears turn into a weird, wonderful laughter.
RITA
I dont know all the details, but he
violated Floridas Three Strike Law.
Hes back in jail.
Astor and Cody run out from their room, drawn by the noise.
CODY
Whats so funny, Mom?
ASTOR
Yeah, why are you laughing?

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RITA
I dont know. Im just so... get over
here.
She pulls her children into a tightly wound ball of hugs.
DEXTER (V.O.)
It is truly amazing, the things you
can do when you put your mind to it.
No problem is insurmountable.
Off Dexter, watching proudly...

FLASHBACK TO:
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INT. MOTOR COURT LODGE - PAULS ROOM - NIGHT 3

A57

Paul lies on the bed, looking stoned. His arm is TIED OFF.
A SYRINGE OF HEROIN hangs from his vein. A GUN, a BAG OF
HEROIN, RUBBER TUBING, a BLACKENED SPOON, and a LIGHTER
TORCH are sprawled on a bedside table. Theres a POUNDING
on the door.
Police!

COPS VOICE
Open up!

Paul stirs awake, blurry, incoherent. The TV BLARES and RED

POLICE LIGHTS flash through the curtained window.
DEXTER (V.O.)
Paul did need to go away. But death
wasnt the answer. Life in prison
will do just fine, thanks to Batistas
heroin bust. For now at least, the
Code of Harry remains unbroken.
Paul looks around in confusion, his mind still mired in a
heroin fog. The silhouettes of two cops are at the door...

RESUME:
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INT. RITAS HOUSE - KITCHEN - DAY 4

Smiling, Dexter watches Rita.

She turns toward him.

RITA
Cmere you. Youre part of this
family, too.
With a humble grin, Dexter joins the hug-fest.

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INT. BATISTAS APARTMENT - PARKING GARAGE - NIGHT 4

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57

Batista pulls into his parking space and gets out. He opens
the back seat and grabs a couple bags of groceries. As he
stands, Batista sees a reflection in the glass behind him -REVEAL
An eerie FIGURE -- face hidden by a flesh-toned stocking and
cap over his head -- raises a WICKED KNIFE to cut Batistas
throat.
With no time to think, Batista instinctively THRUSTS his
head backward into the face of his attacker, knocking him
off balance -- but not before the attacker DRIVES his knife
deep into the side of Batista, who drops his groceries.
The attacker falls into an SUV, setting off the CAR ALARM.
Batista, bleeding heavily and collapsing, fumbles for his gun.
TWO YOUNG MEN
Horsing around and laughing, emerge from a stairwell and see
the attacker climbing to his feet and reaching for a knife.
THE ATTACKER
Blood soaks through the stocking, where Batista head-butted
his mouth. The attacker sees the young men running his way.
He needs to finish the job with Batista, but realizes he
doesnt have time. With no options, he takes off running.
As the two young men reach Batista, who lies on the ground
in a fast-spreading pool of blood...
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INT. POLICE STATION - BULLPEN - NIGHT 4

Debra and Doakes gather their things to head out.
DEBRA
I heard theyre dropping the Ice Truck
murder charges on Neil Perry.
DOAKES
Yeah, Im sure hell be filing a law
suit any minute. More shit for us to
deal with.
DEBRA
Speaking of which, look out for the
reporters on your way out. Theyre
still waiting for a comment from the
Captain.

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Doakes glances over at the way the shadow hits her face in
the darkened bullpen. Beautiful.
DOAKES
So... things still rocky at home?
DEBRA
Oh, you mean Rudy? Im not calling
until he apologizes. Im done being
second choice.
DOAKES
Good for you, Morgan.
(hesitant beat)
Look, if youre not doing anything
tonight, Masuka invited us to the Bel
Canto.
Debra looks up and smiles. For a moment, Doakes thinks the
smile is for him. Then he looks over his shoulder to see -RUDY
standing in the hallway with a bouquet of WHITE ROSES,
waiting for Debra. She stares at him. He stares back.
Rudy enters the bullpen, and Doakes quietly slips away.
For you.

RUDY

He hold out the roses.

Too late.

DEBRA
You blew me off.

RUDY
I didnt blow you off. This is the
first chance Ive had to come talk.
Rudy sets the roses on her desk.
DEBRA
Im too tired to talk.
RUDY
So lets just go home.

Fall into bed.

DEBRA
Why, Rudy? I mean... fucking why?
You didnt wanna fall into bed the
other night. After I laid my heart
out on the phone. You wanted to hang
out with my brother.

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RUDY
I was confused.
DEBRA
Yeah, well Im not confused. Thats
the problem. I know what I want.
RUDY
I was confused because I love you.
DEBRA
(still rolling)
What I want is very simple and -- what
did you just say?
I love you.

RUDY

DEBRA
Dont even try to -Rudy steps close and kisses her. Debra gives in to it.
kiss grows in passion. Suddenly, Debra pulls away.
Oh fuck...
What?

The

DEBRA
RUDY

DEBRA
I love you, too.
They kiss again, harder, more passionately.
Ow.

Rudy winces.

RUDY

DEBRA
What happened to your lip?
REVEAL a trickle of blood from the corner of Rudys lip.
RUDY
Its nothing. Mishap with a tool at
the workshop.
DEBRA
Well, lets get you home and take care
of it.
She wraps her arm around his waist and they head out.

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"Seeing Red"

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INT. ELEVATOR - NIGHT 4

59.

A59

CLOSE on Dexter, sweating.

DEXTER (V.O.)
Ritas ex-husband taught me something.
Problems dont go away by themselves.
Sometimes they require... creative
solutions. I found one for Paul. Now
its my turn.
The elevator DINGS and the door opens.
stares out at -59

With dread, Dexter

INT. MARINA VIEW HOTEL - HALLWAY - NIGHT 4

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Dexter nervously steps off the elevator and walks down the
long hallway. His heart pounds.
DEXTER (V.O.)
So this is doom. Ive been the
architect of so much of it, its only
fair I should know what all the fuss
is about.
He reaches the door and stares at the room number: 103.
He left me
Five women
lives, for
one way to

DEXTER (V.O.)
this room for a reason.
gave their blood, their
this moment. Theres only
find out why.

He ducks under the YELLOW POLICE TAPE and opens the door.
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INT. MARINA VIEW HOTEL - ROOM 103 - NIGHT 4 (CONTINUOUS)

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Dexter stands at the threshold.

DEXTER (V.O.)
The belly of the beast.
Dexter takes a deep breath and enters, eyes cast downward.
He maneuvers through the scaffolding and sits on the floor
as the boy in his memory sat. Dexter raises his head to
look at the bloody walls. Instantly, the room SWIRLS --

FLASHBACK TO:
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INT. DARK ENCLOSED SPACE

The boy sitting in blood wails.
this time.

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We see the whole picture

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"Seeing Red"

Final Draft -- 9/20/06

60.
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The images are clearer, the details in sharper focus. A

DEAD MAN lies nearby, face down in inch-deep blood. Around
him are more DEAD BODIES. And BODY PARTS.
THREE-YEAR-OLD DEXTERS POV
A WOMAN, sprayed in blood, is held by a LARGE COLUMBIAN MAN.
WOMAN
Honey, dont cry.

Please dont cry.

Another MAN steps into view and strikes the woman. She
collapses into the blood. Three-year-old Dexter wails.
WOMAN
Dont kill me. Please.
back. I swear...

Ill give it

A THIRD MAN pulls the cord on a CHAINSAW.

Over and over.

WOMAN
No no! Not in front of my baby!
(desperate to Dexter)
Dont look! Dont look, honey! Cover
you eyes!
No!

Finally the engine catches and the blade ROARS.

Mommy!

THREE-YEAR-OLD DEXTER
Mommy...!

We hear her SCREAMS. The chainsaw hits bone and GRINDS.

the blood SPRAYS THE WALLS around the helpless boy...

As

RESUME:
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INT. MARINA VIEW HOTEL - ROOM 103 - NIGHT 4 (CONTINUOUS)

An OVERHEAD SHOT of Dexter. Lying on his back.
at us. With tears streaming down his cheeks --

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Looking up

SLAM TO BLACK.
THE END