Meanwhile, Debra discovers that Anton isn’t a registered informant, and that Joey pays him in cash, which isn’t the way Miami Police do things; there’s a rat being smelt here. And they have an abrasive exchange when he’s confronted. Who’s telling the truth, the evasive Joey or uber-bitch Yuki from Internal Affairs? Someone is being sparing with the truth, but who is it? Dexter and Miguel investigate Billy Fleeter’s home, looking for evidence, and finding it progresses the possibility that he’s going to become a missing person statistic. The Ghost of Harry is now making regular house calls on Dexter’s subconscious, making increasingly desperate pleas for him to not go down this path. Perhaps he’s right this time. There is a very dark humorous side to Dexter, best revealed in this story when he and Miguel go shopping. Obviously new to the murder game, Dexter dismisses his suggestion to shoot Billy; it leaves too much evidence, he points out, and pushes his shopping trolley away to put together a ‘starter kit’ for virgin-killer Miguel. He’s obviously out of his depth, while Dexter is the consummate expert. Dexter and Miguel stalk Billy to a gambling den, but then things go wrong when someone recognises Miguel, putting Dexter off the whole idea. It’s a connection he won’t sanction, and a risk that’s too great. Smits and Hall have one of their best character exchanges at the end of a pier when Miguel asks Dexter how may people he’s killed. This leads to a new understanding for both of them. Miguel is an emergent killer, but will Dexter help him hatch? They abduct Billy and take him to a pre-prepared Dexter-special Killing Room. And… Miguel dispatches Billy… much to Dexter’s (and my) amazement. The Ghost of Harry warns Dexter he’s now responsible for whatever Miguel does, and that burden was more than he personally could bear. It doesn’t take long for us all to realise the prophetic nature of those words when, in the final scene, Miguel knocks on the door of Ellen Wolf! Eeeeeek! Read our review of the previous episode here.
