Dexter 3x09

Dexter is taking on a heavy burden by allowing Miguel into his world. Miguel patently expressed his resent- ment about rules, so how can Dex expect him to abide by the Code of Harry never to kill an innocent victim? Meanwhile, his frequent absences make his wife Sylvia worry he’s having an affair and that Dex is merely a cover. We learn that Miguel didn’t come home after the left Dex with the athlete’s body. Worse, he went to Ellen Wolf, and lies even to Dex that he hung out at this bar, Jack’s Hideaway, which closes at 2AM. So, where was Miguel until early morning? At the office, Dex overhears that Ellen is missing, and connects the dots. He finds blood in her house, realizes that he told Miguel how he disposed of Freebo, and does find Ellen’s body under an open grave in the cemetery! Eww! Miguel apologizes for abusing Dex’ trust, suggests they go their separate ways. He feels he’s untouchable. So, Dex will show him he’s not. Too many people are affected when the innocent die. When Dex tests the blood on Miguel’s shirt that’s supposed to be Freebo’s, he discovers it’s actually cow’s blood. Miguel has been using him all along!

Lt. Maria LaGuerta has been going through rough times. She once had an affair with Sgt. Doakes who was (wrongly) identified as the Ice Truck Killer. Then she had to deal with the death of Oscar Prado, the kid brother of her ex-boyfriend Miguel. Now her recent friend Ellen is found dead. Anton is still missing and the team finds evidence that he has been kidnapped. The “Skinner” got to him – and is flaying Anton alive, hoping to find out where Freebo is... Disgusting! Deb and Quinn shake another lead off Mario, one of George King’s foremen, that he owns a place under a highway overpass. Quinn has to ram his car into the front to get in – they find Anton still alive with much of his right shoulder skinned. There are so many plotlines converging (as we’re getting closer to the dénouement) – Dex and Rita, Rita and Syl, Syl and Miguel, Miguel and LaGuerta, as well as Anton and Deb, Deb and Quinn, Batsita and Gianna – that I can’t begin to describe it all. Suffice to say that we’re served some very satisfying entertainment with much psychological and emotional depth. Fantastic show!