Darkly Dreaming Dexter

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of graphic violence, including blood and gore.

As law enforcement officers arrive at the scene, Dexter contemplates the tableau. The limbs are arranged to spell out the word “Boo,” an impish flourish that tickles Dexter’s sense of humor. The slasher is letting the police know he’s still out there. LaGuerta sends Deb to interview anyone who might have seen something at the arena, and Dexter accompanies her. They speak with someone who runs a sports website and set up a camera pointed at the arena door so his viewers can watch players coming and going. They scroll through the previous night’s footage and eventually see a van pull up to the entrance sometime after midnight. A man exits the vehicle. Deb and Dexter are both dumbfounded: He looks almost exactly like Dexter.

Deborah angrily confronts Dexter, asking if he is the serial killer. He truthfully answers that he probably isn’t, but he can’t be sure: He explains that he’s been having eerie dreams that seem to display a familiarity with the crimes that he cannot explain. He asks if Deb intends to turn him in for questioning.