05x01 - My Bad

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[Quirky music]

Previously on Dexter...

So how the hell was your date with Rita last night?

Great. I think I met the right woman for me.

She's perfect, because Rita is as damaged as me.

I can't believe I found the one good, truly decent man left on the planet.

I have a dark side too.

Somehow I doubt that.

I watched my mother die when I was three.

Aah!

She was m*rder*d in front of me.

You have your demons, but I know that you don't have to be a sl*ve to them.

I wish that were true.

I want to someday be content like everyone else.

I want... A normal life.

I wanna marry you.

Yes!

You guys are my family.

Now I have a partner for life. I'm content.

Maybe even happy.

I hope you're not taking any of this seriously... the wife, the kids.

It's all great camouflage.

It's gotten more complicated than that.

I'm pregnant.

You want to see him come into the world.

Yes.

Raise him with Rita. I know.

I've never wanted anything so much in my life.

Wanna know a secret? Daddy kills people.

[Muffled scream]

There's a monster walking around free.

I call him the Trinity k*ller.

Kills in threes.

Trinity's a husband, a father.

He's...Like me.

What kind of father keeps blood slides in his shed?

If I don't figure out how to hide this, I'm gonna lose my family.

Arthur's kept this up for what... 20 years?

My family may not last 20 minutes.

Arthur Mitchell.

Kyle Butler.

Only way it was gonna work is if I jumped in with both feet.

Jump in with both feet, huh?

This is your new role model, Dex?

Get that a* from him. k*ll him now.

I still have things to learn from him.

You're juggling too many people, Dexter.

Blood tech, husband, father, serial k*ller.

Now Kyle Butler. Which one are you?

All of them.

Hello...

Dexter Morgan.

Hello, Arthur Mitchell.

[Crunch]

[Beep]

Rita: Hey, sweetie.

The moon tonight is gonna be amazing.

So take a moment. We love you. Bye.

[Harrison crying]

Rita?

Born in blood. Both of us.

I thought I could change what I am, keep my family safe.

But it doesn't matter what I do.

This is fate.

[Crying echoes distantly]

[Siren wails]

[Tires screech]

[Crying sounds normal]

Sir, did you call this in?

Sir. What happened here?

[Crying grows distant, echoes]

I've watched 67 people die...

And at the moment of truth, I looked into their eyes and they knew and I knew they got what they deserved.

But what if that's not what happens?

If you don't get what you deserve?

If what you deserve is a white picket fence and your kids all around and a husband who loves you?

What if the least you deserve is a real human being and what you get instead is me?

Sir. Sir, we're going to take the child into safe custody now.

Sir, hand me the child. What are you doing?

Back off! Ma'am!

Miami homicide. He is too.

I said back the f*ck off!

What happened?

[Harrison crying]

[Quietly]

Oh, my God. Dexter...

Rita's inside.

It was me.

[Crying echoes, fades]

Skin's wrinkled from hours in the alkaline water.

Rigor mortis full-blown.

Epidermal mottling.

I imagined her naked plenty of times, but never like this.

Single cut to the femoral artery.

We're looking at Trinity's M.O. here.

Did he ever k*ll a married woman in a bathtub?

First time for everything.

Unfortunately for Dexter.

We're still waiting on the coroner to move the body.

But overall lividity puts time of death somewhere between

8 and 12 hours...Ago.

[Police radio, background chatter]

[Sirens]

You okay?

Dexter came home to that.

He's gonna need our support here.

Obviously.

What do you want us to do with him?

The first thing I want you to do is pack up and get outta there.

Well...

What?

The FBI's here. Trinity's their case.

I already ceded jurisdiction.

What are you looking at him for?

It's what I was saying on the way over.

Rita's one of ours. She's family.

We should be working on this for Dexter.

Damn it, Angel, it's done!

Just do what I say.

She's stressed. We all are.

[FBI guys chattering]

[Helicopter blades thrumming, siren wailing]

[Heartbeat thumping, sounds muted]

My father Harry taught me a few simple rules.

Never hurt an innocent and never make a scene.

Harry?

Where are you, now, when I really need you?

When it's my wife in the body bag, everybody's looking, and it's the neighbor crying, not me?

[Heartbeat thumping, sounds muted]

[Sounds back to normal, police radio chatter, sirens]

[Helicopter blades thrumming]

Sir?

We're ready for you.

The first responders told me when they went inside and found your wife you said, "it was me."

You sure?

That's what was reported to me, yeah.

I don't know what I said.

It could have been anything. I'm very upset.

Of course you are. Who wouldn't be?

Mr. Morgan, before you came home and found your wife, where did you say you were again?

Dexter, take off your clothes, then we're going home.

I was asking him a question.

He already said he came home and he found her there.

If you wanna help, why don't you find Trinity?

Or is doing something actually useful not in your f*cking job description?

Detective Morgan.

FBI?

f*cking bunch of idiots.

Stop.

Finish up here, then take your brother home.

You wanna talk to Dexter, schedule an appointment.

I'll do that.

He can sleep on the floor until we can bring his crib over from the house.

It'll be safest, don't you think?

[Dexter grunts]

I gotta tell you, Dexter, don't say things like, "it was me."

People will misunderstand.

In fact, I don't understand.

What did you even mean?

Dexter.

[Calmly] This is Dexter Morgan.

3319 Meadow Lane. What is your emergency?

I just got home and found my wife dead in the bathtub.

[Click]

What is this?

The 911 call Dexter made.

Listen.

[click]

I just got home and found my wife dead in the bathtub.

Did you say your wife is dead?

Yes, I did.

She has an approximately

1-inch incision midway up her right thigh, dissecting the femoral artery.

Right. That's enough.

He obviously's in shock. "Midway up her right thigh?

Dissecting her femoral artery"?

Habit of precision.

His wife just d*ed.

He's submitting a lab report.

Seriously, the next door neighbor, the guy with the, you know, forehead?

He was more broken up about Rita than Dexter was.

So?

So it's weird, that's all.

What are we working on here?

Not Rita.

It's Dexter's 911 call.

Did you hear me or not?

I said the case is with the FBI now.

You should have taken her on a honeymoon.

You were right about one thing... that neighbor Elliot being all broken up about Rita.

I'm thinking now there's some things I shouldn't have told Dexter.

What? What shouldn't you have told him?

About a significant exchange of saliva I witnessed at Thanksgiving.

As in a kiss. Elliot and Rita?

Dude was totally in love with her.

And Dexter knew.

Yeah.

If I'd known she was gonna...

I should have kept my big mouth shut.

[Cell phone rings]

[Ringing]

Could someone get that? Deb?

[Ringing]

Oh. Damn it.

Hello.

Dexter, it's Maura.

[carnival music in background]

Hello?

I'm sorry if I woke you, but I have got two very excited kids here, and Rita's not answering.

Yeah, there's something you need to know.

Okay. Okay, okay.

But first somebody really wants to talk with you.

[Giggling]

Dexter!

Hey, Cody, you okay?

We've been having the best day.

I had cotton candy for breakfast.

That's great. Astor: Here, give me the phone.

Gimme, gimme, gimme.

Hey, Dexter. Can I talk to mom?

Not now.

Why not?

She's, uh...

She's in the shower.

Well...Can you tell her we miss her?

Cody: We miss you too, Dexter, and Harrison.

Astor: Here's my grandmother.

[Laughing]

So there was something that you needed to tell me?

When you bring them home tonight, uh...

[Harrison fusses]

Come to Deb's apartment instead of the house...Okay?

What happened, did you miss your flight?

Something like that. I'll explain when you get here.

You sure you don't want to tell them about Rita?

[Exhales]

I just want them to have one more good day.

Look, I know this is really difficult...

But there are a lot of things that need to happen before Rita can be buried.

I've been on the phone all morning with a funeral director who does a lot of cops.

And he's willing to see us right away.

You willing to do that?

I'm sorry for your loss.

How does he do that?

My sincere condolences.

He sounds like he actually means it.

Thank you.

Would you like something to drink?

Coffee?

Water?

No. I'm fine.

[Harrison fusses]

There are kleenexes here...

If you need them.

What we need to do now, Dexter...

M-may I call you that?

What we need to do now, Dexter, is make some very important decisions about how your wife Rita will be remembered.

Okay.

We like to start with the obituary.

It's a good way to let people know about services and where to send remembrances.

But most importantly, it's a chance to express your feelings about Rita in your own words. 'Scuse me.

I'll get you something for the paper.

What else do you need?

So this is how normal people do it.

No hefty bags. No diesel fumes.

[Sobbing]

This is what she would have wanted... a grieving spouse...

For once doing what a person's supposed to do.

Dexter Morgan?

Rita?

Hi. Hi.

Sorry I'm late.

That's no problem.

There was traffic, of course.

I went to the wrong cafe.

I went to the one in town.

I didn't know there was anything even out this far.

How did you find this place?

I, uh... Tracked it down.

So I... your sister...

Debra's told me so much about you.

Uh-oh.

Oh.

Nothing bad, of course.

She omitted the fact that I'm an a* m*rder*r?

No. She said that you were a...

Bloodstain pattern analyst...

Which I have no clue what that is.

Believe me, I barely do either, and I do it 40 hours a week.

She seems nice, your sister.

You seem nice too.

Thank you.

[Chuckles]

So, um, what's good here?

I mean, there must be something special to bring you all the way out this far.

I...

I usually play it safe and go with a Caesar salad.

But I don't see one on here.

You know, I think I'm gonna get the special, the mushroom ravioli.

Dexter?

Do you know what you want?

Yes, I do.

[Woman sobbing]

Dex.

What are you doing?

I was just thinking about Rita, how much...

How much you miss her?

How much I lied to her, from the very beginning.

Funeral's the day after tomorrow.

I chose an oak casket. I hope that's all right.

White roses. I think she'd like those.

They want to know if there's a particular dress you'd like her to be buried in.

Not really.

Okay.

I'll find something.

Quinn called, and the FBI has released the crime scene at your house, so there are some things I want to do there and...

I'm gonna drop you two off at the apartment.

Is that okay?

Yeah, that's fine.

[Woman sobbing]

You're worrying me.

I really didn't expect you to come.

We're partners. I'm here.

What are we looking for?

Nothing.

Trinity wouldn't leave anything behind.

What are we doing then?

I wanted to clean the place up.

Make sure Dexter didn't see it like this.

The FBI left it this way.

They have people who'll do that.

This much blood, usually you call Dexter.

How you holdin' up?

Okay. I guess.

I mean, you know my brother. It's a little hard to tell.

No, I mean you. How are you holding up?

Oh.

Fine.

Not used to having to be the strong one, you know?

It's always been Dexter.

And now... He's the strong one?

To me it's always seemed the other way around.

Swear to God, I can't even...

Tell what he's thinking.

[Whispering] Sorry.

I didn't mean to make things worse.

[Whispers] It's okay.

What are you doing? I don't know.

[Knocking, kids' voices]

Hurry, come on, open up! Dexter!

[Knocking continues]

Maura: Are you there?

[Knocking, chattering]

Dexter, you came back early!

Oh!

Hey, guys. Did you have fun?

It was awesome.

We got you stuff.

[Laughter]

Perfect.

There's one for mom too.

Where is she?

She's not here.

Well, where is she?

Just...Sit down.

I need to tell you something.

Dexter?

Is everything okay?

What's going on? You're freaking... you're freaking me out.

Something happened to your mom.

Cody: Something bad?

Yeah. Something bad.

Is she okay?

A man came into our house, and your mother came home and...

He k*lled her.

Cody: What? She got k*lled?

Somebody k*lled her? Astor: No, she's fine.

Maura: Dexter. What...

Astor: You're kidding, right? Maura: I don't understand.

You said spend the day at Disney world.

[Crying]

I'm sorry for your loss.

[Maura crying]

Astor? Go away.

I mean it! Leave me alone!

Just...Listen to me. Everything's gonna be okay.

It won't be.

She's dead!

I know.

And it doesn't even matter to you.

How can you say that? 'Cause it doesn't.

I can tell just by looking you don't even care.

Where were you?

Where were you when someone was k*lling her?

You should have been there to protect her.

You're right.

- That was your job!

I know.

I should have been there, and I wish I could take it all back.

I wish...That none of this had ever happened and your mom was still alive.

Wanna know what I wish?

That it was just my mom and me and Cody and Harrison. 'Cause we all would have been so much better off if she hadn't met you!

I wish you were dead!

Do you mind?

What?

Look somewhere else.

What are you doing?

Jesus, Quinn, you can't grab a sheet or something?

Oh. Sorry.

So...What are you doing?

Trying to find a dress for Rita.

You gonna bury her in one of those?

You got something better?

Great. I-I gotta go.

I gotta go home now.

You might wanna put some pants on there.

You wanna talk about it, or you just gonna act weird?

There's nothing to talk about.

Okay.

I mean... You show up here, which I didn't even ask you to do, so...

Yeah. To help.

Is that what you call it?

Morgan.

[Engine turns]

Elliot?

That's your name, right?

Yeah.

Hi. Quinn. Metro homicide.

Hey.

You have kids, I take it.

Yeah. They're with their mother.

Um...We're divorced.

Plus, it just seemed better for them to get away after what happened next door.

Um...You know, I already talked to the FBI.

I told them I didn't see anything.

What did you need?

How well did you know Rita?

I don't know, you know. We were neighbors.

Yeah. I just... Couldn't help but notice how torn up you were about her the other night.

She was a friend, you know? It was upsetting.

A friend.

I, uh, was told she might have been more.

[Sighs] Christ.

All right, look, I don't know what you've heard, but just so you understand the actual facts, all Rita and I ever did was kiss...once.

That was it. It was nothing.

I mean, her husband was never around.

Anyway, Dexter found out about the indiscretion and, uh, came over and punched me out.

Hmm.

[Door opens]

Dexter.

[Whispers]

Shh! He's sleeping.

Brought some dresses for you to look at.

Where are Astor and Cody?

At a hotel with their grandparents.

How'd it go talking with them?

Astor's upset.

They got me a hat.

She'll be okay.

I don't see how.

Her mother's dead because of me.

No, she's not.

She's dead because of Trinity.

I know you keep blaming yourself, but you can't.

There's nothing you could have done differently.

I could have k*lled Arthur Mitchell the first chance I got.

You loved Rita.

You never would have let anything hurt her.

She was lucky to have you.

She told me that all the time...

How lucky she felt to have found you.

I was wondering what you were doing sitting here by yourself for so long.

Now I see.

I paid her to say that.

You did?

No, I was...Just kidding.

Me too.

So what does a... Blood spatter analyst do anyway? 'Scuse me.

Is this yours?

[alarm chirps]

What's the deal here?

I have to go.

Uh, is everything okay?

It's a stomach bug. It's going around the station.

I'm really sorry.

It was nice meeting you...

[Whispers] Lucky to have me.

I wouldn't say so.

She trusted me, and now she's dead.

Like your sister says, I'm toxic.

You'd all be better off without me.

Delete the past. Leave nothing behind.

You're up early.

What are you doing over there that's so important?

Getting rid of every trace of me.

Nothing. Dexter...

Look, I know this is tough to talk about, but...

The funeral's tomorrow, and there's still a lot of stuff you have to do.

Like sign the coroner's release.

I need to grab my tools.

And go over the guest list one more time.

And torch the container.

And the eulogy, Dexter.

I can't do that for you.

That really has to come from you.

I need to top off my boat. I'm low on fuel.

Yeah.

And the FBI interview, or the...debriefing or whatever they're calling it... that's really important.

They're total dicks for wanting to do it today, but maybe you're better off just going in there and getting it over with.

You sure you don't want me to come with you?

No. I'm fine.

All right. I'm off.

I've been thinking about Harrison.

How he needs his mother.

Someone decent in his life.

You've done everything for me.

Not just now. My whole life.

But...

I need to ask you this one more favor.

For that person to be you.

That you...

Love him...

As if he were your own.

He is my own.

And he has me in his life.

Of course he does.

But more importantly, he has you.

You're decent and good.

I'm not.

You are.

You are.

[Harrison fusses]

What's her mood?

How would I know?

I don't know, there's this rumor floating around the two of you are married.

Look, I just need to talk to her about something.

I was wondering if this was a good time.

Just remember...

She's the boss.

[Mutters]

No. No further comment.

Serial k*ller murders cop's wife.

The press won't let up. They want all the gory details.

So what do you tell them?

Same thing I told you.

It's not our case.

So what can I do for you?

There's, uh, something I think you should know...

Having to do with Rita.

Okay.

And Elliot, the next-door neighbor.

I was at the house with Debra...

[clears throat]

Detective Morgan... cleaning up.

And this Elliot and I struck up a conversation.

Turns out he and Rita had like a...

Mini-fling.

What's that mean...Exactly?

W-well, nothing really happened.

But apparently, Dexter found out about it.

Why are you telling me this?

What are you implying?

I'm not implying anything.

And what are you doing interviewing witnesses?

I wasn't interviewing. I was there...

What... cleaning?

Please.

Look, if this were anyone but Dexter, we'd at least be thinking like detectives.

Which means what? What do you always say?

When the wife is dead,

90% of the time, the husband did it.

[Telephone rings]

Laguerta.

Um...Hang on for a second.

I need to take this.

We'll finish later.

Okay. Can you repeat that?

[Cell phone rings]

Yeah.

I just got a call from the FBI about your brother's interview.

Don't tell me. What'd he say?

Nothing. He didn't show.

So now they're asking for his personnel files.

Oh, God damn it.

I knew I should have gone with him.

Morgan?

I so did not f*cking need this.

Yeah, you and me both.

Well, I'm headed home now.

I'll figure out what happened, and I'll get him down there.

Okay.

Dexter?

Who the f*ck are you?

Excuse me?

Who...The f*ck are you?

Uh, 10-a. Downstairs?

You're the sister, right?

Yeah, I live here.

Well, I'll be leaving then.

He said you would know what to do.

He said what? Don't... don't go.

Wait.

[Numbers beeping]

[Line ringing]

Dexter Morgan.

Please leave a message at the tone.

[Beep]

Guess who I just met.

The f*cking cat lady from downstairs.

She was feeding ice cream to your son.

So...I don't know where the f*ck you are or why you think you can f*cking run away from the FBI, but you better get back here...

[Beep]

f*ck! Dexter, where are you?

Hope you don't mind I chose that dress.

You were wearing it when... We first met.

So I thought since I won't be at your funeral, since I don't deserve to be...

Kids'll be fine with Deb.

Way better off without me. I think we agree about that.

I was never really honest with you.

I'm a serial k*ller. That's what I am.

I know I led you to believe I'm a human being, but I'm not.

That's a lie.

There are only a few things you really need once you decide to move on, what you'll require wherever you land... a fine suit of clothing...

The tools of your trade...

And some token of your past, a reminder of who you really are.

Everything else...

You just don't need.

So where are you, Harry?

Speak now, or forever hold your peace.

[Latin big band music]

♪ ♪

[man singing in Spanish]

♪ ♪

I've disappeared so many people.

My turn now... To disappear myself.

[Singing in Spanish continues]

♪ ♪

f*cking FBI.

[Numbers beeping]

Damn it, Dexter, don't do this.

[Line ringing]

[Ringing]

The sea breeze has always brought me clarity.

It's hard to get enough oxygen on land.

It's hard to...Breathe.

[Echo of ringing]

[Cell phone ringing]

[Grunts]

[Ringing]

[Beep]

Hey, you.

Hey...You.

It's Rita.

Yeah, I know.

I was just checking in.

Wanted to see if you were feeling better.

Much better.

Glad to hear that.

[splash]

The way you left the restaurant so quickly, I don't know, I felt maybe I...

Said something to offend you.

No, you were fine.

[Splash]

Uh, very understanding.

I-I wasn't completely honest with you. Um...

You didn't really get stuck in traffic?

[Laughs]

I have two kids. Astor and Cody.

They're 9 and 7.

I like kids.

You do?

Yeah, they're fun.

Besides, Deb already told me.

And my ex-husband and our...Problems?

Did she tell you?

Yeah.

So you know all about me.

I'd like to know more.

[Laughs]

So...

So maybe we should get together again sometime.

I would like that. A lot.

A lot.

[laughs]

I know I should hang up right now, but I just need to say it.

Um, I don't know why exactly, but...

You make me feel good.

Like things could be different.

So do you.

Make me feel that way... Too, I mean.

Glad I called.

I don't know, I felt...

Up in the air the way things ended.

You know, like we never said a proper good-bye, so...

Good-bye, Rita Bennett.

Good-bye, Dexter Morgan.

Good-bye.

I'm sorry.

[Engine sputters]

[Wind chimes clanging]

[Bell dinging]

[Pounding on counter]

Where's the key to the f*cking bathroom?

Or should I just dump out on the floor?

What's your problem?

Nothing.

f*cking ret*rd.

Get the f*ck outta here!

He's right. I should keep moving.

Hey, hey, hey. Hey.

I said...

What the f*ck is your problem?

I've had a bad week.

My wife d*ed, and it was my fault.

Well, I'm real sorry for your f*ckin' loss, but your dead wife can suck my d*ck.

I never meant to hurt her.

[Wet crunching sound]

That's the first human thing I've seen you do since she d*ed, Dexter.

I thought you'd left me.

I'm here.

It's okay, son... to show what you're feeling.

[Whimpering]

[Louder groaning]

[Shrieking]

[Screams]

They're not better off without you.

You're not better off without them.

You need to go back.

Deb says she's sure he'll be here.

Better be. If we don't get going soon, we'll be burying Rita by candlelight.

So you're not... Talking to me now?

Is that it?

I have been trying to talk to you.

You're right. You have.

I just need you to understand...

So tell me.

I could have fought for this case, but...

Part of me didn't want to.

Rita...d*ed.

She d*ed, and it scared me.

We've been married, what, ten hours?

Dexter was the witness at our ceremony.

For all I know, he was there with us while she was...

Being... I know.

Well, I didn't want to be reminded of that.

I didn't want to investigate.

I just wanted...

I just wanted it to be our wedding day.

Oh...

I don't like it, Angel.

I don't like the way this makes me feel.

I don't know what to do with any of it.

Maria.

[sobs]

What?

No one does.

What's more important than his own wife's funeral?

People are getting restless.

Thank you for reporting in with the obvious, Quinn.

Like I'm such a moron that it's lost on me.

You ever given a eulogy?

No.

Well, I can't do it.

And those agents, those vultures are just waiting for him.

Look...

There's something you should probably know.

What?

It's not exactly an easy thing to say.

The next-door neighbor Elliot, I spoke to him the other day.

What the f*ck?

I know I shouldn't have...

She had a big heart.

Big enough for both of us.

Had to be.

I wasn't even human...

When we first met.

I never expected that to change.

She reached out and found something I didn't even know was there.

She never hurt anybody.

She was innocent.

And she d*ed a brutal death and...

And I can't...

Fix it.

But I know I have to try...

Here in Miami with the people who knew her and who... who...

Who cared about her.

And who loved her.

Like I did.