Welcome! This is a website that everyone can build together. It's easy!

Episode 5: Love American Style

◄ Episode 4: Let's Give the Boy a Hand Dexter Season 1 Episode GuidesEpisode 6: Return to Sender ►

Hey, Dexter Buffs!
Click the EasyEdit button to take a stab at the wikiguide to Dexter!
(Don't see the EasyEdit button above? Sign in or sign up.)

EPISODE 5: "Love American Style"

Episode 5: Love American Style

Episode summary:While the hunt for the Ice Truck Killer continues, Dexter decides to help one of Rita's co-workers only to discover something in which Dexter's talent comes into play. After one of the Ice Truck Killer victims is found alive, that of security guard Tony Tucci, the rest of the squad begins to make headway. Debra locks horns with Sgt. Doakes who disapproves of her gentile and somewhat naive methods for questioning the traumatized Tucci whereas Debra objects to Doakes cynical and hard-nosed investigation. After learning from Rita about a human trafficker smuggling Cubian immigrants into the country, Dexter decides to stalk the most obvious suspect, auto yard owner Jorge Castillo (aka: The Coyote). But Dexter learns he may be in over his head when he discovers that Castillo's wife is also involved in the illegal activities. Also, Dexter finally learns about Angel's marital problems, while Dexter also recalls more tutoring from his stepfather, Harry, about courting a girl during Dexter's junior high school prom.

Original air date: 10/29/2006

Written by: Melissa Rosenberg

Directed by: Robert Lieberman


Dexter's Open Case Files
Add image of victimDescription of crime:Body floating on the Beach

Victim(s):Ernesto

Assigned officer(s):

Crime scene:The Beach

Suspect(s):"Accidental Suicide", (The "Coyote")

Clue(s):

Blood spatter evidence suggests...Drowning

Killer calling card(s):

Add image of victimDescription of crime:

Victim(s):

Assigned officer(s):

Crime scene:

Suspect(s):

Clue(s):

Blood spatter evidence suggests...

Killer calling card(s):

Add to Dexter's victim files
Jorge Castillo Victim Name: Jorge Castillo


Age/Occupation: Auto junkyard owner; human smuggler a.k.a. "Coyote"

Where/how Dexter stalks victim: Dexter leaves Jorge a trail of candles to follow which leads him into the RVin his junkyard.


Why victim deserves it: Smuggles illegal immigrants to U.S. for exorbitant fee, then demands additional funds upon arrival; if unmet, the immigrants are murdered and dumped in the ocean.

Victim's last words: "We share the same dreams. That's it."

Location of killing: Inside an RV on Jorge's junkyard.

Close calls/slip-ups: Didn't realize there was a witness hiding in the trunk of one of the cars in the junkyard.
Valerie CastilloVictim Name: Valerie Castillo

Age/Occupation: Wife of Jorge Castillo

Where/how Dexter stalks victim: Valerie arrived shortly after Jorge was subdued; Dexter witnessed her complicity with her husband's smuggling/blackmail operation and captured her as well.

Why victim deserves it: Accomplice in coyote operation.

Victim's last words: "We share the same dreams. That's it."

Location of killing: Inside an RV on Jorge's junkyard.

Close calls/slip-ups: Didn't chop her up due to time constraints. This allowed the Ice Truck Killer to recover her body to "see" what Dismayed Distressed Dexter would do.

FLASHBACKS

  • Young Dexter taking a girl to a school dance and how it contributed to his appearance of being normal.


  •

CLUES TO DEXTER'S PAST



  •


DEXTER'S RELATIONSHIPS
Developments with Rita:
  • Dexter begins to wonder what it takes to make a real relationship work, how to know when someone is the one.




 Interactions with others:






EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
Best Moments:

  • Dexter caring enough about Rita and her coworker to seek out ways to locate the coworker's Cuban fiance trying to come to America who has gone missing in the process.

  • [Dexter is daydreaming at a crime scene; soft piano music is playing]
    Dexter: [v.o] I like to pretend I'm alone. Completely alone. Maybe post-apocalypse or plague... Whatever. No-one left to act normal for. No need to hide who I really am. It would be... freeing.
    Doakes: [Doakes seemingly walks up out of nowhere] Stop grinning like a f******* psycho and get back to work!



Best Lines:

  • "She's not my maid. She's just a maid."

  • "It was like shooting a Jackson Pollack" (refering to taking pictures of the bloody table that Tony Tucci was on)





EPISODE TRIVIA:
  • Goof. Whilst contemplating the crossing from Cuba, Dexter sits on the seafront and watches the sunset. Except the sun sets in the west - that'd be on the land side of Miami and certainly not in the direction of Cuba.
  • As we can see thanks to Dexter's boat's radar the place "where a lot of his memories are buried" has as of now at least nine bodies in it.
  • The hotel where Rita works is called the “Z” hotel.
  • The license plate on Dexter’s Ford Taurus reads LFH 604




ORIGINAL VERSUS NETWORK BROADCAST
This one is for the superfans, tell the newbie fans what they're missin' out on!
Showtime Original Series: DexterIN THE SHOWTIME SERIES
In the CBS Broadcast of DexterIN THE CBS BROADCAST

















◄ Episode 4: Let's Give the Boy a Hand Dexter Season 1 Episode GuidesEpisode 6: Return to Sender ►




Latest page update: made by skepticbutbelieve , Mar 16 2008, 10:17 PM EDT (about this update About This Update skepticbutbelieve Edited by skepticbutbelieve

20 words added

view changes
- complete history)
Keyword tags: c hall michael dexter dexter episode online watch dexter tv show hall michael showetime dexter
More Info: links to this page

Threads

Anonymous  (Get credit for your thread)
Started By Thread Subject Replies Last Post
Kriseee11 New Vicitim 0 Jan 13 2008, 7:11 PM EST by Kriseee11
Kriseee11
Thread started: Jan 13 2008, 7:11 PM EST  Watch
What do you think I wanted
0  out of 3 found this valuable. Do you?    
Keyword tags: c hall michael dexter dexter episode online watch dexter tv show hall michael showetime dexter

Related Content

  (what's this?Related ContentThanks to keyword tags, links to related pages and threads are added to the bottom of your pages. Up to 15 links are shown, determined by matching tags and by how recently the content was updated; keeping the most current at the top. Share your feedback on Wetpaint Central.)
The many faces of Dexter Dexter Quotes Where do you think they'll go?
Dexter Photos What Jeff Lindsay thinks of Season Two Dexter Links & Resources
Dexter's Victims Thoughts on the episode *PROBABLY CONTAINS SPOILERS* DEXTER on Showtime | Fan Wiki
Dexter Episode Guide Dexter Season 3 Episode 2 Finding Freebo