Dexter 4x09

Dexter is watching from his car as Arthur breaks his son’s trophies. Jonah rushes out and drives off in his car. Curious, Dex follows him only to see Jonah bash the convertible with his baseball bat. He wishes “Kyle” had just let his father die – everyone is terrified of him. At the office, Deb tells Dex she believes it wasn’t the “Trinity Killer” who shot her and killed Lundy. The news confuses him. Now he has less reason to murder Arthur. Thanksgiving is next day. Dex invites Deb, who is reluctant to leave Lundy’s files, but she relents – later inviting Masuka along, too. Quinn is still playing cat-and-mouse with Christine. While complaining about her to Deb, she walks into the office with some pecan pie. She offers Deb her sympathies for watching Lundy die before her. Deb later notices that all the “Trinity Killer” deaths occurred around school vacations.

Flirty Elliot is helping Rita prepare Turkey dinner, while Dexter uses the excuse of work to visit Arthur. There, the family is rife with tension, despite the happy holiday. The daughter, Rebecca, is confined to her room behind lock and key – and once released tries to seduce “Kyle” into taking her away. Jonah arrives late on the scene. Arthur is livid when he sees the car – and once inside breaks one of Jonah’s fingers in an unguarded moment. Before the meal, Arthur invites his family to recite what they are thankful for and notices that no one mentions they are thankful for him. Jonah gets up and argues he is not thankful at all. He smashes Vera’s urn. Arthur starts to choke him. Dexter grabs him from behind and nearly kills Arthur in front of his family, a kitchen knife ready behind his back. He restrains himself and rushes out.

Meanwhile at the Morgans, Masuka is horrified to see Elliot kiss Rita. Without telling why, Masuka wants to leave, but Deb promises booze. Then Dex arrives home and receives an unusually enthusiastic welcome from a guilt-ridden Rita. (My patience is running out with her, always chiding Dex, while she’s no picture of perfection herself. I should sympathize with her that she would be devastated if she found out about Dexter’s “Dark Passenger,” but I cannot.) Cody asks Deb if she saw Lundy die, which reminds her of Christine’s remark. How could she have known if she wasn’t there? Angrily she calls Quinn, but he says he learned his lesson and never spoke about the case with Christine. Quinn leaves Christine. There’s a knock on her door. Expecting Joey came back, she opens the door, seeing Arthur Mitchell. “Hi, dad,” she says startled. Wow, what a revelation! Now I must see the next episode!