Dexter looks at his father's stuff (e.g. On the show, however, Dexter catches and (reluctantly) kills Brian, aware that Brian would never stop trying to kill Dexter's step-sister Debra or other innocent people.[5]. When Dexter is 18, Harry is diagnosed with cancer and hospitalized. The New York Daily News reported that it was "a central character and performance that takes your breath away". [66] Detective Mark Anstey of the Edmonton Police Service was quoted as saying, "We have a lot of information to suggest he definitely idolizes Dexter", and Twitchell had posted a Facebook status stating that he believed he had "way too much in common with Dexter Morgan". Dexter's biological father was Joe Driscoll and his mother was Laura Moser, and he was later adopted by Officer Harry Morgan and his wife Doris. Deborah and Dexter are assigned as "technical advisors" to the stars of a police procedural TV series. Dexter considers himself emotionally divorced from the rest of humanity; in his narration, he refers to "humans" as if he is not one himself. Dexter realizes that a friend of Sam's, Nick (Germaine De Leon), is responsible, and swears revenge. When he goes to dispatch Crowley, he finds he is once again being tailed by Doakes. While they are still in the kill room, preparing to move the body, Debra arrives on the scene, though her view of Dexter and Lumen is obstructed by a sheet of plastic. Dexter by Design opens in Paris, with Dexter and Rita on their honeymoon. Vogel tells Dexter that she had a son, Daniel, who as a teenager murdered his younger brother Richard before apparently dying in a fire. In the finale episode, "Sins of the Father", Angela arrests Dexter for Matt's murder. While working a crime scene where police have found another body matching the pattern of Jackie's obsessed fan, Dexter notices a man fitting the description in a kayak out in the bay watching the scene. Dexter Morgan is a fictional character introduced as the antihero protagonist of the Dexter book series written by Jeff Lindsay, as well as the television series of the same name. Much to Dexter's surprise, however, Debra turns the gun on LaGuerta, and shoots her dead. In his private life, Dexter maintains superficial relationships with his sister Debra (Jennifer Carpenter), his girlfriend Rita (Julie Benz), and Rita's children, Astor (Christina Robinson) and Cody (Daniel Goldman in season one, Preston Bailey in subsequent seasons) to appear normal. After debating whether or not to kill her (and thus eliminate a potential witness), Dexter gives in to his better nature and decides to protect her. In such cases, he anesthetizes them once he has informed them of his judgment. This causes awkwardness between them after she catches Harrison in bed with Audrey. The murder seems to fit the pattern, but Dexter notices several errors. [61] He appeared in Comcast's list of TV's Most Intriguing Characters. Complicating the situation further is Detective Joey Quinn (Desmond Harrington), who believes that Dexter killed Rita and is getting too close to finding out Dexter's dark secrets. In the television series he is portrayed by James Remar. Ultimately, he dismembers the bodies into several pieces, stows them and the plastic sheeting in garbage bags, and weighs the bags down with rocks and seals them with duct tape. [3], Meanwhile, after killing Oscar Prado in self-defense while attempting to murder a homicidal drug dealer named Freebo, Dexter forms an unlikely friendship with Oscar's brother, Miguel (Jimmy Smits), a popular assistant district attorney. She is typically seen in business dress becoming of a journalist and columnist. They are both suddenly overcome with attraction and have sex. He occasionally varies his methods to fit particular victims; he kills his brother (and fellow serial killer) Brian by cutting his throat with a dinner knife (with the manner of the death and Dexter's own hesitation at inflicting the wound causing pathologists to conclude that Brian killed himself);[5] he stabs gang lord Little Chino in the chest with a machete;[11] and he kills Santos Jimenezthe man who murdered his motherin the same manner in which his mother was killed, by dismembering him with a chainsaw. [3] Dexter, afraid of what kind of father he would be, considers leaving Rita to parent alone, until Debra convinces him that he would be a great father. No clue how you missed this. September 17, 2022 by Alexander Johnson. In 2009, he was awarded a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series or Drama. [46] Over Debra's objections, Dexter once again becomes a father to the boy, who quickly becomes a popular student and star of his school's wrestling team, and befriends Angela's adopted daughter, Audrey (Johnny Sequoyah). He continues on with his life until he starts receiving threatening emails from the person who claims to have seen him over a pile of dead body parts. During the drive, she intentionally crashes the car into the bay, intent on killing them both. While on suspension from the police force for being a 'person of interest' in a murder investigation, Dexter finally finds out who his Shadow is: Doug Crowley. [10] He uses the alias Patrick Bateman (the serial killer protagonist of Bret Easton Ellis' American Psycho) to procure these tranquilizers. When Prado deviates from the code to murder a rival defense attorney, it sets off a game of competing leverage and blackmail between the two men. [27], Dexter escapes Debra's watch long enough to dispose of Ray Speltzer (Matt Gerald), a brutal serial killer who had evaded prison on a technicality, and Debra comes to understand why Dexter kills. I thought I could change what I am, keep my family safe. Seeing in Zach a kindred spirit, Dexter promises to teach him how to kill without getting caught. Only Miami Metro's head forensic scientist Vince Masuoka tries to clear Dexter's name, but he gets swatted down by everyone from the beat cops to the state attorney. Just as Danco is about to turn his attentions to Dexter, however, Deborah bursts in and kills him, saving Dexter's life. He disposes of another body in a vat of hydrochloric acid. It comes back a match which surprises Dexter and upsets Deb. The next day, Dexter learns that it was in fact Farrow's assistant that had been killing the models, and he is left shaken and guilt ridden with the fact that he had murdered an innocent man. Dexter was born out of wedlock in 1971 to a young woman named Laura (Laura Moser on the show). He becomes obsessed with finding out what she knows, especially after Harrison reveals that he learned the truth about Rita's death from her show. He has no interest in romance or sex; he considers his relationship with his girlfriend (and eventual wife) Rita Bennett to be part of his "disguise". He also has two half-siblings, Astor and Cody . Waking some time later, Dexter finds Astor and Robert together in the house. [15] The two men grow closer, and Dexter even makes Prado his best man. Rita forces him to attend Narcotics Anonymous meetings, where he meets Lila Tournay (Jaime Murray), who becomes his sponsor. [42], After investigating, Dexter discovers that Zach's killer is Vogel's blood relative. To Dexter's horror, the results prove that Hannah had spiked Debra's water with an overdose of Xanax. Though Dexter was able to keep animals after he had suppressed his 'Dark Passenger' and was living in Iron Lake, most animals still disliked him. [2] At the story's outset, Dexter knows very little about his life prior to being adopted by Harry and Doris Morgan. In Season 2, Episode 5 we learn that Dexter's adopted father Harry was engaged in an extramarital affair with Dexter's biological mother Laura Moser. Harry is Dexter Morgan's adoptive father, now deceased. Dexter occasionally behaves in a way that suggests that he does feel some rudimentary human connection. Dexter adheres to Harry's code, however, causing a schism between his personalities. Dexter's rivalry with Rita's recently paroled ex-husband Paul (Mark Pellegrino) turns violent; Paul tries to fight Dexter, who knocks him unconscious. To keep the police occupied, Dexter puts them on Fowler's trail. Dexter is eventually framed for a murder, at least circumstantially, by his still anonymous Shadow. Harry was Dexter Morgan 's adoptive father who taught him the Code of Harry, which enabled him to live freely as a serial killer. At the station, Angela tells Dexter that she suspects him of being the Bay Harbor Butcher. Without requesting their identity, Debra warns them that she is about to call in backup and allows them to flee before the police arrive. After finding FBI agent Kyle Chutsky's ring in Dexter's pocket, Rita believes Dexter is about to propose to her, and happily accepts before Dexter can explain. As Doakes gets closer to discovering the truth, Dexter provokes him into a physical altercation at work, resulting in Doakes' suspension. Dexter spends the next day completely numb, unable to even fake any sort of emotion or grief. Harry is Dexter Morgan 's adoptive father, now deceased. Logan reaches for his gun and attempts to shoot Dexter, but misses. Distraught over Rita's death, Astor and Cody leave to go live with their grandparents. To that end, Dexter repeatedly puts off murdering Mitchell, thwarts police efforts to apprehend him, and even saves Mitchell's life when he attempts suicide. Since Harry's death, Dexter's only family is his sister Debra, Harry and Doris' biological daughter. Dexter and Deborah repair their relationship, and team up with Brian to save Astor and Cody. At Rita's urging, Dexter and she enter couples therapy. [70] In an affidavit filed in Ohio County court, police said Andrew stated that he "watches a show called Dexter on Showtime, about a serial killer, and he stated, 'I feel just like him.'". Rita's previous, abusive marriage leaves her afraid to have sex, which suits the asexual Dexter perfectly. [52], Kurt pays one of his truckers, Elric Kane (Shuler Hensley), to kidnap Dexter so he can kill him and Harrison, but Dexter manages to evade and kill him. At that moment, Debra bursts in, holding Dexter at gunpoint and begging him not to go through with it. Dexter refuses to believe it at first, but he is suspicious enough to order a toxicology screen on Debra's water bottle. The two of them dispose of the body, and Dexter arranges for her to leave the country. He saves one of Yates' victims and confronts the killer, who escapes. Marshall kidnaps Harrison to sacrifice him as the "lamb of God" during a solar eclipse, but Dexter rescues Harrison and takes Marshall to the old church. The novel reintroduces Dexter's brother, Brian, who shows up unexpectedly at Dexter's doorstep and inserts himself into his brother's new family. As intended, Kurt rushes back to his house, where Dexter incapacitates him and prepares a kill site in Kurt's own bunker. Rewatched the show a couple times and I didnt catch anything said about Dexter's biological father. He calls Debra so she can arrest Saxon, and says his goodbyes to her and Harry. In the second-season finale, "The British Invasion", Dexter finally admits that he needs the people in his life. Debra survives, however, and saves Dexter's life. I was pretty sure it was Harry. Driscoll met his death at the age of 60, when Rudy (Brian Moser) murdered him as a way to reconnect with his long-lost brother. Dexter confesses to Rita, who dumps him. Dexter goes to see Hannah, who says she had wanted him to kill Castner, but changed her mind after realizing she is still in love with Dexter. To throw him off, Dexter reluctantly refrains from killing for a month. He has been nominated seven times for the Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television (in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013) and won in 2006. He tracks Chase to the camp where the rape club had started. [57], Jeff Lindsay has written two comic miniseries for Marvel featuring Dexter Morgan: Dexter and Dexter: Down Under. In a fit of emotion, he accidentally wrecks the stolen car he is driving, allowing Chase to take him prisoner. @media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .rquote{width:auto!important;float:none!important}}.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 40px}.mw-parser-output .templatequote .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;padding-left:1.6em;margin-top:0}, Harry was right. Deborah and Dexter quickly realize that the string of bodies all bear a striking resemblance to Jackie. Female - An individual whose biological reproductive system is designed to produce ova. Teen Felt Hunger To Kill", "Teen who strangled brother gets life in prison", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dexter_Morgan&oldid=1146299203, This page was last edited on 24 March 2023, at 01:01. Deborah, meanwhile, disowns Dexter for cheating on Rita and putting Astor in danger, and decides to take custody of his children. On the show, it usually entails approaching the victims from behind and injecting an anesthetic (specified to be an animal tranquilizer called etorphine hydrochloride, or M99), which renders his victims temporarily unconscious. Sensing a strangeness in him, Dexter keeps Robert at arm's length. Dexter is notified of Joe's death, becomes executor-of-his-will, and inherits his house and possessions. There, while visiting an art gallery, Dexter and Rita see an avant-garde performance piece called "Jennifer's Leg" in which the artist amputates her own limb. Dexter hunts Crowley down to a small island off the coast of Key West. s1e9 "Father Knows Best" The scene in Dexter's biological fathers house when Deb gets the phone call about the DNA test results on his deceased biodad. Dexter initially thinks it's some some sort of mistake because he believes that his bio dad died when he was a child. The killer kidnaps Deborah and meets with Dexter in a storage container, and reveals their true connection: he is Brian, Dexter's biological brother. When Kurt claims that he "saved" his victims from lives of pain and suffering, Dexter kills him as Harrison watches, and resolves to teach him "the Code of Harry". The Detroit Free Press gave season two of the series a 70/100 and said: "Hall invests strange, demented Dexter with real heart and humanity". Dexter learns that Lila is in fact a sociopath who attends NA meetings to vicariously experience emotions she is incapable of feeling, and tells her to leave him alone. Dexter escapes, however, and is rescued by a fishing boat carrying illegal immigrants bound for Florida. In the novel series, Dexter's "Dark Passenger" is a literal demon born of Moloch, who latched himself onto his soul when Dexter was a child, while in the television series, they are an aspect of Dexter's own psyche, portrayed by James Remar in Dexter (as Harry Morgan) and by Jennifer Carpenter in Dexter: New Blood (as Debra Morgan). [5][6] When Dexter was two years old, he witnessed his mother's brutal murder at the hands of three drug dealers. She provides Lumen and Dexter with the identity of the mysterious fourth attacker in the photo, Alex Tilden (Scott Grimes). [46], Caldwell is officially considered a missing person, and his father Kurt (Clancy Brown) begins nosing around the investigation. In addition, he was nominated five times for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012). Dexter kills Raul and sets a bomb so no evidence is left, then jumps off the boat into the water and sinks into the ocean. This episode "Father Knows Best," has Dexter learning that his biological father recently passed away after being told he was dead for over thirty years. [39] Dexter investigates and finds that she has changed her name and married Miles Castner (Julian Sands), a wealthy businessman. After extracting a sample, he discovers that the blood belongs to Emily Birch (Angela Bettis), the rape club's first victim. In the final book of the series' Dexter is Dead; Dexter is in jail after being charged with Robert's crimesthanks to the corrupt Detective Anderson, who has falsified evidence and reports to make it seem that Dexter is guilty. [22] Once Dexter finds the killer, however, he is shocked to discover that "Trinity" is actually Arthur Mitchell (John Lithgow), a family man and pillar of his community. Dexter, in the TV series, eventually discontinues his practice of taking blood slide trophies during the seventh season, primarily because of the potential of him being caught due to a renewed secret investigation into the Bay Harbour Butcher, and because his sister Debra had discovered his true self and he wanted to be better for her. He is the biological father of Dexter Morgan. Lila retaliates by framing Dexter's colleague and friend Angel Batista (David Zayas) for rape, though he is eventually cleared. Dexter's brother Brian bails him out of prison and gets him the best lawyer in town, but the lawyer happens to be in the pocket of a very powerful Mexican drug cartel led by a man named Raul, who is after Brian. When he returns home, Dexter makes arrangements for Rita and him to take a belated honeymoon. After a moment's hesitation, Harrison shoots Dexter in the chest with the hunting rifle Dexter gave him for Christmas. In the television series he is portrayed by James Remar. Lila discovers the cabin in the Everglades where Dexter is holding Doakes and blows it up (with Doakes inside), to protect Dexter. Dexter blames himself, and realizes he will always destroy those he loves; he sees at last he can never have a happy life. Probably because he's her biological father, I'm guessing that he and her biological mother who I'm going to say is Iris because while we don't know Olsen marital status I'm guessing one time he was and he had an affair with Iris and got her pregnant and that's why she ran away and hid at his chalet and gave birth to Audrey and probably because Shortly afterward, Brother Sam is shot and mortally wounded in his garage. Dexter destroys the corpse and alters the crime scene to make it look like Matt left town after being injured. Dexter is called to analyze a hotel room flooded with the blood of multiple persons. Early in the show, Dexter deviates from his code of only killing murderers to dispose of a pedophile who is stalking Astor. The season opens with a shocked, guilt-ridden Dexter clutching Harrison as the police respond to his call, in which Dexter says "It was me". Eventually, however, Dexter's desire to be with Astor and Cody compels him to ask for Rita's forgiveness; she grants it, and they get back together. He meets up with Harrison and tells his son to leave town with him. He discovers that some of the blood at the scene belongs to Debra. Dexter is called onto the set to appear as a minor character in the series following a conversation with Jackie and Robert. He tracked Joe down and accessed his house while disguised as a cable TV repairman. This enraged Jonah, who then killed his mother. Dexter also had an older brother, named Brian. Dexter finally catches Jonah with the intent of killing him, but relents when he sees that Jonah feels guilty about failing to protect his sister, who committed suicide by slitting an artery in a bathtub, similar to how Mitchell killed his victims. [7], Dexter pretends to want to run away with Lila, but she soon discovers that he intends to kill her. Girl - A female who is under 19 years of age. The novel ends with the Dark Passenger returning to Dexter on his wedding day. After retired Special Agent Frank Lundy (Keith Carradine) is murdered, Dexter begins his pursuit of the so-called "Trinity Killer", who has been committing ritualistic murders across the country for 30 years. Dexter consistently showed his affection for Debra throughout the series, even when their relationship became strained due to her discovery of his true self. Moments later, however, she suffers a major stroke that leaves her in a persistent vegetative state. Dexter doubts that Driscoll is his father, but while cleaning, discovers a thank-you card that he sent his blood donor as a child, as Dexter has a rare blood type (AB-). [49], Harrison is injured in a knife fight with another student, Ethan Williams (Christian Dell'Edera), whom he badly wounds. He was nominated five times for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series (in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, and 2012), and won in 2010. Father - The male parent of a child or children. While Dexter disposes of Liddy's body, Lumen gets a call from Emily. The police eventually find Doakes' charred body, surrounded by Dexter's murderous paraphernalia, and conclude that Doakes was the Bay Harbor Butcher, much to Dexter's relief. He abides by a moral code taught to him by Harry: He can only kill people who are themselves murderers; he must find conclusive proof of their guilt before killing them; and he must be careful and methodical enough to avoid getting caught. While Brian is dispatching Doug Crowley, Dexter goes down to Key West with his family. In the final episode of the series, it is revealed that Dexter made a plan with his girlfriend and fellow serial killer Hannah McKay to run away together to Argentina. A few days later, Dexter learns that an assassin, El Sapo (Nick Gomez), is going to kill Briggs and Debra, and Dexter goes to Debra's hotel to save her. Debra is horrified, but resolves to help Dexter stop killing by moving in with him and keeping a constant eye on him. His last conversation with Harrison became a turning point for himno longer could he consider himself morally superior to his victims, accepting that he himself fit the Code and that he was just another killer. For example, in the novels, Dexter continues his relationship with Rita because he realizes that Rita's children are exhibiting the same sociopathic tendencies he did at their age, and he tries to provide them with "guidance" similar to that which Harry provided him. Using his training as a blood spatter analyst, Dexter reconstructs the fight and determines that Harrison stabbed Ethan unprovoked, and then inflicted a superficial stab wound upon himself to make it look like Ethan attacked him. Harry tells Dexter that this act is the first human thing he has seen Dexter do since Rita's death.[8]. [1] She is the foster sister to Dexter Morgan ( Michael C. Hall ), whom Harry brought home after rescuing him from the scene of his mother's murder. Paste ranked Dexter Morgan number 6 on their list of the 20 Best Characters of 2011[1] In addition, Hall was awarded with a Television Critics Association Award for Individual Achievement in Drama in 2007, and was nominated five times for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. It is never specified whether or not Joe Driscoll is Brian's father. The cartel tries to kill Dexter several times to get to Brian. These ranged from his emotional depth to his skills as a killer, as he started to ignore killing non-killers and innocents if it meant he remained free; he was willing to kill Maria LaGuerta and Angela Bishop (the last being his ex-girlfriend); and the police sergeant Logan was Dexter's final victim, as well as the final violation of the Code of Harry. While driving home after killing his first victim in months, Dexter falls asleep at the wheel and has an accident, and the resultant short-term memory loss causes him to forget where his victim's body is. However due to the paternity test in the first season, we know that there is no way Harry can be Dexter's biological . Dexter manages to save the children and escape unhurt. In the novels, Laura was involved in the drug trade. [40], Hannah reappears in Dexter's life when she non-lethally poisons him and Debra to get his attention. When they return to Miami, Dexter crosses paths with a suspicious homicide detective and a serial killer who preys on tourists: though the killer had initially only stolen corpses to mutilate and pose for art, he switches to actually killing people when his lover becomes one of Dexter's victims, with Dexter's murder of the lover being caught on a video camera that the two had hidden and used to record the mutilated corpses. At outset of season four, Rita has given birth to a baby boy, Harrison. Dexter eventually finds a vial of blood that Chase wears around his neck. In 2006, the first novel was adapted into the Showtime TV series Dexter and its companion web series Dexter: Early Cuts. They renew their relationship, and plan to run away together to Argentina. Do they ever say who it is or anything like that? [3] In the second season, Dexter's nemesis, Sergeant James Doakes, discovers that Dexter forsook a career in medicine to pursue blood spatter analysis, despite being at the top of his class in medical school. Dexter goes to Castner's boat to protect him, but finds that Hannah has already killed him. After he leaves, however, Saxon escapes his bindings and shoots Debra in the stomach. [12] However, during a therapy session with one of his intended victims, psychologist Emmett Meridian (Tony Goldwyn), Dexter is put into a state of deep relaxation, wherein he sees a frightening image of a small boy sitting in a pool of blood. Who is Dexter's biological father? When he learns what has happened to Debra, Dexter rushes to her side at the hospital, but she tells him to go on and live a good life. Dexter's nemesis, Sergeant Doakes, suspects Dexter of being involved in LaGuerta's murder, and starts following him around. He is the biological father of Dexter Morgan. [45], Approximately 10 years after the original series' finale, Dexter has moved to the fictional small town of Iron Lake, New York, posing as Jim Lindsay, a local shopkeeper. The main event for the Miami Police Department is related to the appearance of cooked, partially eaten bodies and the disappearance of a teenaged girl, Samantha. In the first season, Dexter's relationship with Rita sets in motion his slow but steady introduction to human feelings, progressing further each season. During his pursuit of Trinity, Dexter targets a photographer, Jonathan Farrow (Greg Ellis) who is accused of murder, targeting him after he seemingly threatens Debra. She then sees a connection between that proof and new evidence uncovered by Park on the Bay Harbor Butcher case, and realizes that Dexter is the killer.[54]. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts Horrified, Harrison says that Dexter's "code" is a lie he tells himself to justify the murders he enjoys committing, and that if not for him, Rita and Debra would be alive and he would have grown up normal and happy. A few days later, however, Debra finds Dexter's knives and collection of blood slides, and asks him point blank if he is a serial killer. [54], Together, they find Kurt's victims, including Park, perfectly preserved and displayed in a bunker underneath his house. Chase brings Dexter to the building in which he is holding Lumen. In the television series, Dexter is portrayed by Michael C. Hall. [59] Commenting that Hall was "adept at portraying repressives", Ginia Bellafonte of The New York Times said this vigilante operates on the "stylized libertarianism that sees institutional failure wherever it looks". [13] The show reveals to the viewer that Rudy murdered Driscoll with an injection of insulin designed to mimic a heart attack.[13]. When Chase wakes up, Dexter allows Lumen to kill him. Left with no other choice, Dexter gives Debra proof that Hannah murdered Price and looks on, heartbroken, as Debra arrests her. While staying at his house, Dexter learned that Joe was an expert bowler and had recovered from drug abuse. Detective Harrison "Harry" Morgan is a fictional character in the Showtime television series Dexter and the novels by Jeff Lindsay upon which it is based. It's the Dade City house that Dexter unexpectedly inherits from the biological father he never knew.

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