Let's Give the Boy a Hand 

The Ice Truck Killer begins leaving body parts from his victims at sites that relate to memories from Dexter's childhood, forcing him to confront his dark personal history.

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
Geoff Pierson	...	Capt. Tom Matthews
Rudolf Martin	...	Carlos Guerrero
Gina Hecht	...	Mrs. Tucci
Brad William Henke	...	Tony Tucci
Scott William Winters	...	Det. McNamara
Dominic Janes	...	Young Dexter
Erin Daniels	...	Rita's Neighbor
Monique Gabriela Curnen	...	Yelina

Storyline

As the hunt for Ice Truck Killer continues, posed body parts are discovered which appear to be the calling cards of an increasingly impatient killer. The Ice Truck Killer escalates his killing spree, leaving body parts of his latest victim at sites connected to Dexter's childhood, which leads Dexter to confront his dark personal history. As Halloween approaches, Rita kidnaps a barking dog from a cynical owner because it keeps her children up at night, and gives it to a loving family. Meanwhile, Lieutenant LaGuerta seeks to comfort the mother of the latest Ice Truck Killer victim. Dexter finds the victim mutilated but alive and strapped to a table for Dexter to kill. Instead, Dexter reports the crime scene anonymously to his sister. The pressure on Sergeant Doakes escalates when Guerrero's associates begin following him.

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Plot Keywords:

fellatio | oral sex | halloween episode | photography | sleeplessness | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the only episode of the series without Masuka (C.S. Lee).

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Goofs

The cooler used to hold the camera on the beach when Harry is taking a picture of the family was a Coleman 5 Day, which weren't available at the time.

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Quotes

Harry Morgan: It's great to see you're having such a good time, Dex.
Teenage Dexter: You kidding me? This hay is giving me a total allergy attack. We're just going in circles around a pumpkin patch. I don't get it.

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Connections

References Tomb Raider (1996)

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Soundtracks

Amazing Grace
(uncredited)
Written by John Newton
Performed by Krista Swan

User Reviews

My least favorite Dexter episode.

I think it probably has to do with my dislike of both the actress and character of Laguarta...so whenever she has a lot of screen time, I dislike it. I actually skip ahead when she's on...if it doesn't seem like it's relevant to the story. There is a lot of fluff in Dexter's episodes. It's ok...but just seemingly filling up all 55 to 60 minutes one way or the other

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 October 2006 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Clyde Phillips Productions, John Goldwyn Productions, The Colleton Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

58 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1