Easy As Pie 

Dexter begins working with Miguel but they quickly have differences in selecting a potential new victim; Rita discovers that Miguel's wife suspects him of an affair; an old friend of Dexter's asks for help in ending her life.

Director:

Steve Shill

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
C.S. Lee	...	Vince Masuka
Luna Lauren Velez	...	Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
David Zayas	...	Sgt. Angel Batista
James Remar	...	Harry Morgan (credit only)
Jimmy Smits	...	ADA Miguel Prado
Desmond Harrington	...	Det. Joseph 'Joey' Quinn
David Ramsey	...	Anton Briggs
Valerie Cruz	...	Sylvia Prado
Anne Ramsay	...	Ellen Wolf
Jason Manuel Olazabal	...	Ramon Prado
Liza Lapira	...	Det. Yuki Amado
Kristin Dattilo	...	Det. Barbara Gianna

Storyline

Miguel suggests Ellen as a potential victim to Dexter, but after properly vetting her, Dexter believes that she does not fit Harry's code. Miguel's wife, Sylvia, tells Rita that she suspects Miguel of having an extramarital affair. Debra reveals to Anton that he is being used as bait to lure The Skinner and decides to find the murderer another way. After finding a lead in tree trimmers, Debra sees Anton and they kiss. Camilla asks Dexter for help in ending her life. Dexter struggles to write a list of his friends to invite to the wedding.

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Plot Keywords:

breaking a dish | pie | key lime pie | internal affairs | file | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Did You Know?

Trivia

[All trivia items for this title are spoilers.]

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Goofs

(at around 53 mins) Dexter injects sodium pentothal (sodium thiopentone) into Camilla's key lime pie in order to induce "coma in half a minute" and pancuronium to "stop her breathing". Both these drugs only work that way when given intravenously, and are given only i/v even in general anaesthetic practice. They would not have worked as intended after she takes them orally in the form of pie.

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Quotes

Dexter Morgan: [about his wedding] Should I invite Quinn? He's so... tan.

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Connections

References The Addams Family (1964)

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Soundtracks

Blood Theme
(uncredited)
Written by Daniel Licht
Performed by Daniel Licht

User Reviews

A Friend does the Right Thing – The Most Touching and Dramatic Episode of Dexter

Dexter helps Camilla, who is slowly dying of terminal lung cancer, to move to a hospice to spend her last days, and she asks Dexter to bring a good piece of key lime pie first and then she asks Dexter to perform euthanasia later. Rita asks Dexter to prepare a list of guests for their wedding. Miguel asks Dexter to select the defense lawyer Ellen Wolf as a future victim. Meanwhile a former valedictorian woman is murdered and Dexter notes that the burglar had taken off his shoes and walked wearing socks, and cut one of his foot. Masuka immediately recalls that the MO is the same of the Asian criminal Albert Chung. Skinner is the top priority of the Miami Metro Police Department and Angel decides to use Anton as bait. However Debra compromises the investigation and asks Anton to move to Chicago. Dexter concludes that a friend does the right thing and injects sodium pentathol in a piece of key lime pie that he gives to Camilla; he deliver a list of names he had enrolled to Rita; and he tells Miguel that Ellen Wolf is doing her job and can not be murdered for that. Further, he invites Miguel Prado to be his best man.

"Easy as Pie" is so far the most touching and dramatic episode of Dexter. Ms. Margo Martindale shines in this show and her performance certainly moved any sensitive person to tears. The euthanasia was a magnificent decision of Dexter. The character Vince Masuka has improved a lot with his ironical and witty comments. My vote is nine.

Title (Brazil): "Fácil Demais" ("Too Easy")

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 November 2008 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Long Beach, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Clyde Phillips Productions, John Goldwyn Productions, The Colleton Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

58 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1