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

On Monday, there is another meeting about the Tamiami Slasher, and Dexter decides to attend. He has LaGuerta’s blessing, but many of the department cops are creeped out by Dexter. One, Sergeant Doakes, even questions his right to attend the briefing. LaGuerta curtly tells Doakes that Dexter can stay. She asks if there has been any progress in finding a witness and is disappointed to hear there hasn’t been. Deb floats the theory of a killer operating out of a refrigerated truck and asks to check records to see if any have been stolen. The room erupts into snickers as LaGuerta responds to Deb with caustic, judgmental sarcasm. Deb becomes visibly agitated, and Dexter hopes she can keep her cool.

After the meeting, Deb investigates the possibility of stolen trucks herself. Twenty-three were taken in the last week, and she can’t investigate them all on her own. Dexter cautions her to wait for the discovery of the next victim, certain the case will eventually bear their theory out.