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The Homicide Division is buzzing after the Ice Truck Killer's latest victim is found mutilated but alive, while Dexter gets in over his head when he stalks a murderous human trafficker.

Director:

Robert Lieberman

Writers:

James Manos Jr. (developed for television by), Jeff Lindsay (based on the novel "Darkly Dreaming Dexter" by)

Stars:

Michael C. Hall, Julie Benz, Jennifer Carpenter

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Michael C. Hall	...	Dexter Morgan
Julie Benz	...	Rita Bennett
Jennifer Carpenter	...	Debra Morgan
Erik King	...	Sgt. James Doakes
Luna Lauren Velez	...	Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
David Zayas	...	Det. Angel Batista
James Remar	...	Harry Morgan
C.S. Lee	...	Vince Masuka
Christian Camargo	...	Rudy Cooper
Sam Witwer	...	Neil Perry
Brad William Henke	...	Tony Tucci
José Zúñiga	...	Jorge Castillo (as Jose Zuniga)
Angela Alvarado	...	Nina Batista (as Angela Alvarado Rosa)
Monique Gabriela Curnen	...	Yelina
Valerie Dillman	...	Valerie Castillo

Storyline

Rita learns that her colleague's fiance, who was illegally immigrating from Cuba, is missing, and asks Dexter to investigate the problem using his police connections. He investigates Jorge Castillo, a salvage yard owner, and discovers that Castillo is murdering the smuggled immigrants who cannot pay for their freedom. Dexter discovers that Castillo's wife is involved in the murders, and kills both of them. Afterwards, he dumps their bodies in the ocean and frees their Cuban prisoners, not noticing a person watching him from the trunk of a car in the yard. Meanwhile, Debra and Doakes question Tucci about the Ice Truck Killer, and through him they find their first bit of tangible evidence.

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Plot Keywords:

crying at a movie | woman wears a bikini | junkyard | crying woman | secret | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Did You Know?

Trivia

Looking at Tucci's blood on the gurney, Masuka suggests that they photograph it. In response, Dexter jokingly calls him Jackson Pollock. Jackson Pollock was an American abstract expressionist artist who used drips and dashes to paint his canvases - and a site where a bloody murder has been committed will also feature drips and dashes, as Dexter knows.

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Goofs

Nina claims to be from Cuba, but her accent is pure Mexican, even using Mexican idioms and slang that would be foreign a Cuban.

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Quotes

Tony Tucci: Hey pretty boy. You're stealing my thunder. And I got a hottie waitin' on me, so...
Rudy Cooper: [He glances at Debra and understands] I don't know. I just might have to fight you for this one.

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Connections

References NYPD Blue (1993)

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Soundtracks

Dexter Main Title
(uncredited)
Written by Rolfe Kent
Performed by Rolfe Kent

User Reviews

This far into the series, I'm wondering...

...Does he keep up this voice-over commentary forever? The actor playing Dexter is annoying enough without the constant voice-over lines. This might turn out to be a deal breaker for me. I hate the narration.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 October 2006 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Colleton Company, Clyde Phillips Productions, John Goldwyn Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

56 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1