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Episode summary: Lundy confronts Dexter about "sloppy blood work" he had done which led to a murderer being free to walk the streets. The murderer was one of Dexter's victims. Dexter discovers Lila's dark side. Debra and Batista discover evidence that the bay harbor butcher is one of the Miami police dept. officers ("One of our own")
With both Lila and Debra staying at his apartment Morgan finds himself living with, in his own words, a cobra and a mongoose. After Dexter uses his key to enter her house, Rita tells Dexter that he's no longer welcome to just drop in, even if it's just to see the kids. Having decided that the Bay City Butcher has a background in law enforcement, Special Agent Lundy informs the local officers that all of their old cases will be re-examined by the Feds, but gives Deb the Rodrigo file to examine, explaining that since she wasn't in homocide at the time, it's okay. Deb is pleased by his confidence in her, and accepts Lundy's invitation to dinner the next evening. Dexter is on the defensive and Lundy almost catches him out over one of his cases, that of Rodrigo ("sloppy blood work"). As Dexter helps Lila clean up her loft after the fire, he realizes that something is wrong with her story as to how the fire started. He also comes to realize how dangerous her obsessive behavior can be. Deb and Lundy finally have dinner together, and their friendly bantering turns into something more romantic. After Lila finagles her way into a bowling night out with the guys, Dexter has a close call when his mother's killer decides to pay him a visit in the parking lot. Dexter decides to do what he should have done the first time they met. Sgt. Doakes, suspended for assaulting Dexter, breaks into his apartment looking for evidence and finds a surprise after removing the AC cover.
Original air date: 11-18-2007
Written by: Scott Buck
Directed by: Keith Gordon
|  Description of crime: The continued investigation of the "Bay Harbor Butcher"
New Breakthroughs: While looking for the last known whereabouts of one of the BHB victims, Deb and Angel come across the license plate of a car they believe belongs to the Butcher. When looking for the owner, they find out that that car was in the police compound at the time of the killing. Someone must have checked the car out of the compound. The BHB is in the police department.
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Description of crime:
Victim(s):
Assigned officer(s):
Crime scene:
Suspect(s):
Clue(s):
Blood evidence suggests...
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 Victim Name:Santos Jimenez
Age/Occupation:
Older, bartender
Where/how Dexter stalks victim: After a botched attack on Dexter, Dexter follows Jimenez home from his work, but he ends up at a cabin in the everglades.
Why victim deserves it: He killed Dexter's mother
Dexter's kill methods and rituals: The usual affair. Dexter's kill tool this time is a chainsaw, similar to the way Jimenez killed Dexter's mother.
 Victim's last words: "I'll fu¢king kill you"
Location of killing: An isolated cabin in the Everglades
Close calls/slip-ups: Had to leave the victim's body without disposing of it to respond to Rita's phone call and to confront Lila.
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DEXTER'S RELATIONSHIPS
Developments with Rita:
- Rita tells Dexter to stop coming over and to leave her and the kids alone because it hurt too much and reminded her of Paul all over again.
- Dexter realizes he cares for Rita and the kids more than he does for Lila.
- Dexter immediately comes over to Rita's while he's busy with Jimenez because he realizes Lila broke into her house.
| Interactions with others:
- Dexter threatens Lila and tells her to leave him and Rita alone or else she would "see the monster"
- Dexter fumbles through an interrogation with Lundy, trying to convince him that the blood work he intentionally screwed up was really just a mistake he made.
- Deb and Lila butt heads, and each expect Dexter to side with them.
- Angel and Batista witness Jimenez's assault on Dexter. Dexter knows the truth behind the attack, but convinces the others that it was a mugging gone wrong.
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| SIGNIFICANCE OF EPISODE TITLE |
| The title to this episode could simply refer to the fact that at the end of this episode Dexter breaks all ties to Lila, thus ending his dark days of self-doubt and questioning. |
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS Best Moments:
- Deb teases Lila at the station when they both realize that Dexter lied to Lila to get away from her.
- Doakes breaks into Dexter's place and finds his blood slide collection.
- Dexter finally kills Jimenez- one of his mother's murderers.
- Dexter tells Lila to stay away from Rita and her kids. He tells her she will see the monster if she doesn't leave him alone.
| Best Lines:
- "Lila may be the right woman for me but she's wrong about one thing. Recovery simply isn't an option. When I let my guard down I open myself up for an attack, or capture. I need to embrace who I am- who I've always been. I need to kill the man who murdered my mother" (Dexter, to himself).
- "A secret cabin in the middle of the Everglades. What more could a rededicated serial killer ask for?" (Dexter, to himself).
- "It's one thing to fu¢k with me. Another to fu¢k with my ex-girlfriend who hates me. The Lila experiment is officially over" (Dexter, to himself).
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EPISODE TRIVIA
- Magical Dexter: Dexter tails Jimenez to the cabin in the woods. However, as we see Jimenez has just arrived and is exiting his truck, the camera pans over and shows that Dexter already has his car parked and is waiting a few yards away. How'd he get there before Jimenez and how's he follow him to such a remote location without giving away the fact that he was stalking him?
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