"Dexter" Popping Cherry (2006)

Director:

Michael Cuesta

Writers:

Jeff Lindsay (novel)
Daniel Cerone (writer) ...

TV Series:

"Dexter" (2006)

Original Air Date:

15 October 2006 (Season 1, Episode 3)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

After the dead body of another of victim of the so-called "Ice Truck Killer" is found on the ice rink at Miami's Hockey Dome...

Plot Keywords:

Car | Hockey | Nurse | New Car | Dead Prostitute

Cast

Michael C. Hall	...	Dexter Morgan
Julie Benz	...	Rita Bennett
Jennifer Carpenter	...	Debra Morgan
Erik King	...	Sergeant James Doakes
Lauren Vélez	...	Lt. Maria Laguerta (as Lauren Velez)
David Zayas	...	Angel Batista
James Remar	...	Harry Morgan
Geoffrey Pierson	...	Cpt. Tom Matthews (as Geoff Pierson)
Rudolf Martin	...	Carlos Guerrero
C.S. Lee	...	Vince Masuka
Brad William Henke	...	Tony Tucci
Scott William Winters	...	Detective McNamara
Mark L. Young	...	Jeremy Downs
Denise Crosby	...	Harry's Nurse
Lizette Carrion	...	Shanda

Runtime:

51 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-MA | Japan:Unrated | Japan:R-15 (DVD rating) | Netherlands:16

Company:

Colleton Company, The

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: During the scene where the kid recently released from prison is about to murder again in the marsh, you can see a camera visible in the tree behind Dexter when he asks if they have seen a Frisbee around.

Quotes:

Dexter Morgan: [voiceover] Most people have a hard time dealing with death, but I'm not most people. It's the grief that makes me uncomfortable. Not because I'm a killer, really. I just don't understand all that emotion, which makes it tough to fake.
[putting on sun glasses]
Dexter Morgan: In those cases, shades come in handy.

A Good Development of the Plot

When pieces of the body of a woman is found in a hokey rink in Miami, Debra recognizes the victim as Cherry, an acquaintance while she worked undercover as prostitute. During her investigation with the other whore, she discovers that the last client of Cherry was driving an old station wagon. However, the ambitious Lt. Laguerta assigns the entire department to seek out the security guard believing that he could be the serial killer. Meanwhile a drug-dealer takes Rita's car to pay the debts of her former husband. Dexter recalls his first victim, a nurse that was poisoning his sick stepfather, while he chases a teenager under probation. A group of vigilantes decide to make justice against the drug lord Carlos Guerrero and frame Sergeant Doakes.

This third episode offers a good development of the plot with the mysterious serial-killer and develops the lead character a little bit more. I expected that Dexter retrieved Rita's car killing the scum that steal it; however, his recollections about his first murder with the participation of Denise Crosby is great. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Abuso" ("Abuse")