"Dexter" Return to Sender (2006)

Director:

Tony Goldwyn

Writers:

Jeff Lindsay (novel)
James Manos Jr. (developer)

TV Series:

"Dexter" (2006)

Original Air Date:

5 November 2006 (Season 1, Episode 6)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

The Ice Truck Killer leaves a surprise dead body for Dexter at one of the crime scenes of Dexter's most recent kill which puts him in the cross hairs of his own Homiside Division of the Miami Metro Police.

Plot Keywords:

Birthday | Cuban Boy | Dinner | Party | Breakfast

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
C.S. Lee	...	Vince Masuka
Valerie Dillman	...	Valerie Castillo
Vernee Watson-Johnson	...	Doakes's Mother
Andi Chapman	...	Social Worker
José Zúñiga	...	Jorge Castillo (archive footage)
Christina Robinson	...	Astor
Daniel Goldman	...	Cody
Devon Graye	...	Teenage Dexter

Runtime:

53 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

Filming Locations:

Miami, Florida, USA

Company:

Colleton Company, The

Trivia:

Dexter's fake DEA license to obtain the M-99 Ethorpine Hydrochloride animal tranquilizer is registered to: Bateman, Patrick M.D. 2203 Blanchard Ave, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301 State License #: F334156 CDS#: E-669-BL-66 DEA#: AB664955-6613-1106 Patrick Bateman is the main character in American Psycho - and as Dexter, also a serial killer.

Goofs:

Factual errors: For children's protective services to so quickly place the Cuban refugee boy with his just-located uncle. Normally, CPS would require foster certification, even of a family member, and while it could expedite this process, it wouldn't occur as quickly as depicted in the episode.

Quotes:

Dexter Morgan: I don't have bad dreams. When I sleep, all of me sleeps. Nothing ever goes bump in Dexter's night.

Movie Connections:

References American Psycho (2000)

The World of Lies Falling Apart

While having breakfast with Rita and the children on the day of Astor's birthday, Dexter is called by cellular and asked to return to Jorge Castillo's junkyard. He finds that the Ice Truck Killer had dived 30 m below the sea level and brought the corpse of Valerie Castillo back to the crime scene. Further and to make his situation worst, a Cuban boy has witnessed the killer from the truck of a Mercedes Benz; and Vince Masuka has found the needle prick on the neck of Valerie and investigated the list of supplies of the powerful anesthetic. Dexter feels that his world of lies is falling apart and nothing lasts forever. Meanwhile Paul is released from prison and tells Rita that he will come to Astor's birthday party, disturbing Rita en her family. However she takes an attitude to resolve the situation with her family. Meanwhile Dexter gets rid of his arsenal but suddenly he discovers that the Ice Truck Killer is playing a prank with him and he decides to forge evidences to incriminate Jorge.

In this great episode, Dexter gets in serious troubles when the Ice Truck Killer plays a sick game with him. Rita shows that she is stronger and capable to fight to protect her daughter and her son from he cracked husband. Debra proves that she is an excellent detective developing the perfect profile of the criminal. Unfortunately Dexter has to destroy her discoveries to save him. Lt. Maria Laguerta shows a different attitude with the treatment she spends to the Cuban boy. The unexpected last scene with the picture described by the boy is tense and funny. My vote is nine.

Title (Brazil): "Retorno ao Remetente" ("Return to the Sender")