Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of graphic violence and blood.

Dexter is dismembering his killer’s body when he hears the crackle of a radio. There is a security guard whom he failed to notice, and the man is approaching Dexter’s kill site. Dexter flies into a panic, silently cursing himself for going back on his code for this kill: He was unprepared, creating too large of a blood pool because he hadn’t properly cased the area. He never kills so sloppily, and now he worries this carelessness will get him caught. He flies down the stairs, jumps into his car, and flees. He hopes the guard didn’t take note of his license plate, but there is no way to be sure. He is supposed to meet Rita, so he disposes of his tools, cleans up, and heads to her house. Though he expected her to break up with him, she initiates sex instead. He’s not sure why she’s decided that she’s ready, but he goes along with it.