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Episode summary: Deb and Angel are looking into the identity of the Ice Truck Killer and stumble across a familiar name with speeding violations near the Ice Truck Killers 3rd crime scene. Dexter is working on Sgt. Doakes' knife victim as Dexter already knows who the killer is, he just needs some time to find him.
Original air date: 11/12/2006
Written by: Daniel Cerone
Directed by: Steve Shill
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 Description of crime: An honor roll student is sliced to death, execution style.
Victim(s): One male victim.
Assigned officer(s): Sgt. Doakes.
Crime scene: The victim was found in an alley.
Suspect(s): None initially, although Dexter suspects it was Jeremy Downs, the boy he decided not to kill in episode three, who did it. Eventually the police suspect Downs as well and bring him into custody.
Blood spatter evidence suggests: The killer has had experience and every knife stroke has hit a major artery, apart from one. | |
 Description of crime: The Ice Truck Killer murders.
Suspect: Neil Perry
Clue(s): Neil was at two seperate Ice Truck Killer crime scenes at the time of the crimes. He runs from police when they go to speak with him. His home computer contains files from websites regarding things like human amputation techniques, how to bleed out cattle, and countries that do not extradite to the US. He has his own hard copies of police documents and photographs that were not released to the public. Finally, his mother's dead body is found buried underneath cement at his house with some amputation cuts.
Victim(s): Numerous hookers and now Neil's mother.
Assigned officer(s): Debra Morgan, Angel Batista. Formerly Sgt. Doakes.
Crime scene: Various scenes
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DEXTER'S RELATIONSHIPS
Developments with Rita:
- Dexter and Rita talk about Paul, when Dexter tells Rita that he has a dark side, Rita says he has a good heart and doesn't hurt people. Dexter corrects her, he doesn't hurt innocent people.
| Interactions with others:
- Dexter tries help Jeremy by telling him to pretend that the feelings he doesn't have are there.
- Dexter tries to convince Deb that Neil is not the Ice Truck Killer but she won't listen to him. Eventually even Dexter is convinced he is the killer.
- Dexter refuses to let Paul into Rita's house to see the kids without Rita being home.
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| SIGNIFICANCE OF EPISODE TITLE |
| Dexter refers to Jeremy Downs and Neil Perry (who Dexter dreads may be the Ice Truck Killer) as his "Circle of Friends", since they are the only two people he can relate to as a killer. |
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
Best Moments:
- Dexter's smile when he realizes Neil Perry
 is not the Ice Truck Killer. - Dexter investigating Neil Perry's trailer home.
- Rita forcing Paul to give her the divorce she wants.
| Best Lines:
- "The FBI estimates that there are less than fifty serial killers active in the United States today. We don't get together at conventions, share trade secrets, or exchange Christmas cards. But sometimes I wonder what it's like for the others. The only sound I hear- the only sound in the entire world- is my heart beating" (Dexter, to himself).
- "Hardly looks like a guy capable of terrifying Miami. A science camp maybe." (Dexter, to Deb, regarding Neil Perry).
- "For weeks I've felt like a student at a Master's Class. Is it true that master's on the run? Even more tragic, does he live in a double-wide?" (Dexter, to himself).
- "The first time I saw his work I felt like a Spanish Explorer landing on the shores of the New World. No blood in the victims. No spatter. No stain. Deb is wrong about him. It's okay- he'll laugh at my mistakes. In fact, I'm about to correct one right now. Jeremy Downs" (Dexter, to himself).
- "Home owner issues are way over my head. I should probably just call the police, let them settle this" (Dexter, to Paul).
- "I'm going to miss my playmate. Sure there's Rita and the kids, but they don't know the real me. Can never know the real me. And now the father is back. Things have changed. Everything has changed. I always prided myself on being an outsider, but now I feel the need to connect to someone. I saw myself in Jeremy, but instead of helping him like Harry helped me, I gave him piece of fortune cookie advice that he never even heard. I failed him. He deserves better. And he'll get it from now on... I guess I was wrong. Jeremy did hear my advice. He killed someone who deserved to die" (Dexter, to himself).
- "Ever since Harry's death I've been alone. But now for the first time, I feel alone" (Dexter, to himself).
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EPISODE TRIVIA
- Wardrobe Malfunction: In the scene where Dexter approaches Jeremy in the park, Dexter is wearing a hat and a hooded jacket. Between cuts of the two talking, the hood on Dexter's hat switches positions, sometimes covering the logo on the hat, and then sometimes fully exposing it.
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ORIGINAL VERSUS NETWORK BROADCAST
This one is for the superfans, tell the newbie fans what they're missin' out on!
 IN THE SHOWTIME SERIES | |  IN THE CBS BROADCAST | | | | |
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