Dexter: Resurrection (2025) s02e02 Episode Script
Fallen
1
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
What the hell is this place?
[DEXTER] Since the day Prater's vault
was discovered by the NYPD,
the five living serial killers
from Prater's Boogeyman Club
went into hiding.
Al has been on an extended
family vacation across the country.
A female hiker was killed
today in World's End State Park,
just outside of Forksville.
Hey, old friend.
My name is Dexter Morgan,
and I kill serial killers.
Let the world know
Rapunzel is no longer a threat.
We found this file inside
Leon Prater's serial killer vault,
naming Don Framt as
the New York Ripper.
[MIXON] We all know Framt's our guy,
but you got no hard evidence, no case.
Our old murder suspect
[SHOUTS]
is becoming one
of New York's Finest.
Do you mind if I, um,
hit on your friend?
- [PHONE RINGS]
- NYPD.
This is the Five Borough Killer.
I will kill a New Yorker at
a baseball game tomorrow.
- Nobody cares.
- What? [GROANS]
Did you learn anything useful
from the security footage?
Nah. Between the dark and
the rain, you can't see shit.
And if the Five Borough
Killer is true to his name,
does this mean the city should
expect four more murders?
[DEXTER] I've been
killing killers for half my life,
but no one knows.
[HARRY] You're unhappy
with where your life is.
Feeling unappreciated,
trying to prove yourself.
You're having a midlife crisis.
[DEXTER] I'm not ready for that.
Are you?
[QUIRKY MUSIC]
♪
♪
♪
[TENSE, PERCUSSIVE MUSIC]
["PUMP IT" BY BLACK EYED PEAS PLAYING]
- Turn it up ♪
- Turn it up ♪
- Turn it up ♪
- Turn it up ♪
Come on, baby, just pump it ♪
[DEXTER] What does a
midlife crisis even mean
for a serial killer?
Do I go out and buy
a sporty Italian knife?
Take out beautiful
serial killers half my age?
Turn up the radio,
blast your stereo right now ♪
This joint is fizzlin' ♪
It's sizzlin' right ♪
Seems I'm not the only
one dealing with this issue.
[HOST] Okay, you're
having a midlife crisis,
and you're thinking that's a bad thing.
No, it just means you've
grown up enough to understand
that the world has fucked you over,
despite all your hard work.
You can't help but think, "Is this it?
Is this really the reward?"
You want to fix this?
What you got to do
is remind yourself you're
a warrior, a monster.
You want something?
Go out there and take it.
Be strong, be aggressive.
You know, as long as
you don't hurt anybody.
[DEXTER] Pass.
[REPORTER] Serial killer
known as Rapunzel for
his habit of shearing off
the ponytails of his victims,
was found dead outside of
a state park in Pennsylvania.
State Police have identified
Wow.
Must've been someone pretty powerful
to take that guy out.
[REPORTER] His body
was found hanging
Rapunzel? [SCOFFS]
Sounds like someone
my grandma could take.
[FEMALE REPORTER]
We interrupt this broadcast
with a chilling local update.
A 28-year-old Queens
woman was fatally shot
in a parking lot near
Citi Field last night.
In a disturbing development,
a video of the shooting
believed to have been
recorded by the murderer
was seemingly AirDropped at random
to an unsuspecting woman
in Washington Square
Park the following day.
Channel 2 has acquired
the video of the incident.
We wish to caution our
more sensitive viewers
that what you are about to see
is incredibly disturbing.
[FIVE BOROUGHS KILLER] Nobody cares.
- What?
- [SILENCED GUNSHOT]
[FEMALE REPORTER]
There is serious speculation
that the murder is tied to a call made
to the NYPD yesterday
by a man who called himself
the Five Borough Killer.
Now that, that's a badass
name for a serial killer.
He's not a serial killer.
It takes three kills to earn that title.
All I see is one murder and
some mediocre branding.
Let's see if he can pull it off again.
And what are you, some kind of expert?
[FEMALE REPORTER] No leads or suspects
have been identified at the moment.
Officials are asking anyone
with any information on either
the shooting or the AirDrop
to reach out to the NYPD.
["MOVIN' ON UP" BY
PRIMAL SCREAM PLAYING]
First day?
Yes, sir.
Sorry, can't allow this
apple fritter past security.
Good luck, kid.
Thanks.
Now I can see ♪
You made a believer ♪
Out of me ♪
I was blind ♪
Now I can see ♪
You made a believer ♪
Out of me ♪
I'm movin' on up now ♪
No fucking way.
Getting out of the darkness ♪
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
My light shines on,
my light shines on ♪
My light shines on ♪
- Thank you.
- Yes, thank you.
Oh.
I was lost ♪
Thanks, kid.
- Ooh, donuts.
- Now I'm found ♪
- I believe in you ♪
- Ooh. My bad.
I've got no bounds ♪
I was lost ♪
Now I'm found ♪
I believe in you ♪
- I got no bounds ♪
- [LINE RINGING]
- [PHONE VIBRATING]
- I'm movin' on up now ♪
Getting out of ♪
- [HARRISON] Dad.
- Hey.
You're never gonna
guess where I am right now.
Uh, does that mean guess or don't guess?
I got assigned to Homicide.
Is Homicide a good thing or a bad thing?
My light shines on ♪
A great thing.
Yeah, well, then congratulations.
We should celebrate.
We still on for tonight?
Uh, um, yeah, I think so.
Um, I'll-I'll-I'll see you then.
"Check in with Field
Training Officer Mixon."
My light shines on ♪
Shines on ♪
I'm moving out of darkness ♪
My light shines ♪
[TAKES DEEP BREATH]
[LOUD, OVERLAPPING CHATTER]
[EXHALES]
Fiona.
Are you in Homicide?
I am.
Great. Um, maybe you can help me.
I'm looking for-for Officer Mixon.
You.
Um
You're-you're my training officer.
[CHUCKLES]
Wow. Who'd you have to
fuck to get into Homicide?
Um Uh
No one ever scores this
assignment right out of the Academy.
I'm a nepo baby, and it still
took me two years to get in here.
Who's your nepo daddy?
Only the captain of Homicide.
Nice.
Born in blue, what can I say?
So sh-should we
talk about last night?
Absolutely not.
[SCOFFS]
Great.
Fuck.
A woman is killed in
a crowded parking lot,
yet somehow, we have no witnesses,
no evidence left at the crime scene.
But we do have a video,
which the killer sent to a woman
who made the brilliant
decision to post it online,
which means my goddamn mother-in-law
probably saw it on
Facebook before I did.
That is accurate, sir.
Although I cannot speak
to your mother-in-law.
How is it we have no leads,
even though we got
a phone call and a video
from this Five Borough
Killer son of a bitch?
Captain, the warning call from FBK
was made on a prepaid phone,
which he likely tossed
as soon as he hung up.
All right. What about the tape?
Cal, you're my tech guy.
Can't we trace that?
It was an AirDrop, sir.
Sent device-to-device
over Bluetooth or Wi-Fi.
There's no IP address,
no metadata trail,
no account stamps,
no way to geolocate it.
It's a digital ghost. It's untraceable.
So your Columbia degree gets us nothing?
I did successfully match
the voice on the kill video
to the warning call.
I can confirm it's the same guy.
And there's nothing else
that you can see or hear?
We looked at all reflective surfaces,
puddles, car windows, chrome bumpers,
in the hope of capturing
an image of our killer.
We did not succeed.
The individual was also
wearing long sleeves and gloves,
which concealed his ethnicity.
We are dealing with someone who is
extremely careful and methodical.
We're also well aware
that his chosen name,
the Five Borough Killer,
suggests that he's
likely to strike again.
He's holding an umbrella,
he's holding a gun.
How'd he film it?
What, did he use a GoPro?
Hard to imagine nobody seen somebody
walking down the street
with a fucking camera
attached to his head.
I think he likely wore smart glasses,
glasses which hold a
miniature video camera
and microphone that are
linked to the user's phone
or to the cloud.
Our victim was five
feet four inches tall.
If we can safely assume our killer
was wearing smart glasses,
I would estimate his height
at five feet ten inches tall, sir.
[CHUCKLES]
So we're looking for a man
who's five-foot-ten,
race unknown,
maybe wearing glasses.
That's about it.
Well, that ought to narrow it down.
[OLIVA] You have to
be within a 30-foot radius
to send or receive an AirDrop.
We're sending uniformed
officers to Washington Square Park
to do knock-and-talks,
look for potential witnesses
and pull all available camera footage.
Keep me posted.
Dis-fucking-missed.
[POP MUSIC PLAYING]
It's-it's so cool,
and I get to work with
Lieutenant Wallace.
Mm.
I mean, Oliva's great, too,
but Claudette's just, like, scary smart.
Yeah.
Took a bit of work for me
to outsmart her a while back.
You know, when she was looking into you.
I'm-I'm gonna learn a lot from her.
And the crazy thing is
nobody gets Homicide
right out of the Academy.
So why do you think you got it?
Mm.
My test scores were great.
I mean, I was at the top of my class.
Or maybe Detective
Wallace wants to keep an eye
on her old murder suspect.
Geez, Dad. Can't I just
be happy for a minute?
Oh.
Of course, be happy.
So, do you like your
Field Training Officer?
What-what do you mean, "like"?
I don't know. Is your
officer one of those
old-school types who's gonna
ride you hard day and night?
Can we
We should, we should
talk about something else.
Yeah, I'm just trying to
Harrison? Are you
Be cool.
I'm not a threat.
I heard you're a cop now.
How do you know that?
[DEXTER] Charley's in the
business of knowing everything.
I know everything, kid.
Yeah, well, I'm not the same scared kid
that you met before.
So you be cool.
Hmm.
It's interesting you
chose to be a police officer
while knowing full
well who your father is
and what he does.
What do you want?
[CHARLEY] Not to worry.
I'm meeting you here, out in the open,
to keep everything and everyone calm.
No one will be hurting anybody.
You haven't answered my question.
We have unfinished business to discuss.
Dad, I can make one call
and have this whole
place swarming with NYPD.
Oh, that won't be necessary.
I spoke at length with,
and was completely
cleared by, Detective Wallace
after my employer disappeared.
Harrison, I think you should leave.
Dad.
Call if you need me.
[CHARLEY SIGHS]
It's nice that you can
be so open with your son.
I was never that way with my mother.
However, just before she passed,
I confessed
to all the evil deeds I
was up to with Prater.
I had convinced myself that
because I used the money
to give her the best
medical care available,
extended her life by years,
that it balanced out the bad.
But
Dear old Mom didn't see it that way.
She was angry.
Disappointed in me.
Told me I needed to make amends.
I don't need an apology.
[SCOFFS] I'm not here to give one.
What I have is an offer.
Unless your offer is to leave
and never show your face again,
I don't think I'm interested.
Oh, I think you might like this.
I suspect you recently
met with our old friend Al.
It was a nice touch,
leaving him out in
the open the way you did,
so the whole world
would know he was gone.
[DEXTER] Finally, someone
who appreciates my work.
And you've been very busy
seeing to other old friends as well.
That unfinished business I mentioned?
I'm here to help tie up some loose ends.
Am I one of those loose ends?
Not at all.
I've learned you're very
different from the people
I was accustomed to dealing with.
You seem to have a sense of justice.
Rules that you follow,
almost like you have some sort of code.
Yeah, almost.
I know you took five
files from my boss's vault,
and you've dealt with the Yonkers Slayer
and the Midnight Mangler. Hmm.
However, the New York Ripper,
who lives practically in your backyard,
still survives.
That's an active police case.
The NYPD hasn't done shit.
I don't step into the middle
of police investigations.
Like you said, I have a bit of a code.
And you don't ever break that code?
Not when I can help it.
That's too bad. I wish you would.
But that leaves two others:
The JawSplitter and
the Sleepy-Eyed Stranger.
I looked into both of them.
Mm.
They went underground
after Prater's
involvement came to light.
I have no way of finding them.
But I do.
This is where I can help you.
I work alone.
We wouldn't be working together
so much as I would
serve as a facilitator.
I facilitate alone.
And that's why you haven't
gotten anywhere with them.
I can get you the current
names they're living under,
as well as provide you with
the private email addresses
that were set up under Prater.
I am sure you can
think of a way to lure them
out of their little hidey-holes.
At that point,
I step aside
[ZIPPER OPENS]
and leave it to you.
What's that?
Consider it an incentive.
That's not why I do what I do.
You are most definitely
not like the others.
Why aren't you taking
care of these two yourself?
- You've done it before.
- [SCREAMS]
This is my way of taking care of it.
I'd prefer to
let you do what you do best.
- Hmm?
- [SCOFFS]
I have no reason to trust you,
so forgive me if I don't
jump at this opportunity.
Well, think it over.
You can reach me at my old number.
Oh, those two I mentioned,
they've been laying low.
But you know how that goes.
Eventually, their craving
will get the better of them
and they'll kill another
innocent victim.
Maybe a lot of innocent victims.
If that's something you care about.
[MYSTERIOUS MUSIC]
[HARRY] You're still
thinking about her, aren't you?
I told her no.
Yes, you work alone.
I heard that.
I have my process.
- So change your process.
- [SIGHS]
You've been looking for the JawSplitter
and the Sleepy-Eyed
Stranger for a long time,
and you haven't gotten anywhere.
They'll show up. Eventually.
After they kill how many
more innocent people?
You still care about that, right?
I don't need someone
else telling me what to do
and who to do it to,
especially not Charley.
You know she's dangerous
and you know I can't trust her.
If she wanted to hurt you or Harrison,
she wouldn't have sat down with you.
She's special ops, son.
She could've taken you out
from a mile away.
She's got no reason to lie.
And you heard her,
she's not gonna tell you
what to do, she's just gonna
hand these killers over to you.
They could be halfway
across the country.
You saw what happened with Al.
When I'm out of my element,
things don't go so smoothly.
I'm sure there's a way around that.
[SIGHS]
Geez, Dad, can't I just
be happy for a minute?
I want you to be happy, son.
That's why I'm bringing this up.
[SIGHS]
I don't get it.
You're the one who was
always telling me to work alone.
Who always pointed out
how screwed up things got
when I brought someone else in.
That was true then.
But things feel a little different now.
Maybe being alone all the time
has become part of the problem.
[SIGHS] Mm.
Dex, you've just
realized that you're having
a midlife crisis, and you're
not doing anything about it.
I listened to a podcast.
You're stuck, son.
You're not happy.
You don't know what to do,
so you're doing nothing.
You don't want to change anything.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
[SIGHS]
Hell, what does Blessing want now?
Holy shit.
You are fucking alive.
Get over here.
It's good to see you.
Fucking Joey Quinn.
Yeah.
How'd you find me?
I was, uh, talking to,
what's her fucking name?
Detective Robot-Talker. Claudette.
Right.
[LAUGHS]
Uh
Do you want to come in?
Eh. Want to go for a drink?
[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING FAINTLY]
[DEXTER] Oh.
It's a beer and a shot.
You've never done
- a beer and a shot before?
- I usually have one drink at a time.
Yeah, same. I mean, you
know, you take the shot,
then chase it with the beer.
Got it. Okay.
To Angel.
Fucking Angel, man.
I can't believe he went
down that same fucking
LaGuerta rabbit hole,
thinking you were
the Bay Harbor Butcher.
I mean, in what world does
that even begin to make sense?
Excuse me.
Can I get some sliders
and fries, please?
Order anything you want. It's on me.
I'll have the same.
Hey, I'm new in town.
Do you want be my first mistake?
[LAUGHS]
Sorry.
Old habits die hard.
Tell me about it.
So, how'd you end up in New York?
Harrison.
I wanted to be closer to him.
He's NYPD now.
Wow.
I remember him when
he was a little dude.
Yep.
Can't get away from that
whole Morgan cop thing, huh?
Yeah, I finally did.
I'm a UrCar driver now.
I don't get it.
Dude, you were the best
crime scene investigator
I ever worked with.
Yeah.
After working crime scenes for 25 years,
I'd seen enough
blood to last a lifetime.
So this is me enjoying my new life.
I get it. That shit takes a toll.
So, how long you gonna be in New York?
I don't know. Uh, could be a while.
I left Miami Metro.
- Really?
- I'm a P.I. now.
A P.I.?
- Yeah.
- Wow.
When that Prater dude disappeared,
the NYPD found all
these files of serial killers
he'd been buddying up to all
stashed away in some secret vault.
You heard about that, right?
Yeah, I think I saw
something on TV about it.
Right, so I'm working for the families
who lost people to those evil fucks.
What made you decide to take that on?
NYPD's gotten nowhere
trying to find Prater.
I know he's hiding somewhere.
If I can find him, I can leverage him
to find the killers, get some justice
for the victims and, obviously, Angel.
Good for you.
You know, I was looking
at the, uh, case files
and the evidence log.
You have access to that?
Yeah, I was a cop for a long time.
I get whatever the fuck I want.
But, man, of all
the creepy shit Prater collected,
it was like an all-star
team of Miami killers.
He had shit from the Ice Truck Killer,
Arthur Mitchell, Travis Marshall
and, of course, the Bay Harbor Butcher.
[SCOFFS]
Go Miami. [CHUCKLES]
Funny thing is, he had
a Bay Harbor Butcher,
you know, "James Doakes" nameplate,
but nothing else that belonged to him.
No badge, no knife,
no sick-ass blood slides.
It's weird, right?
Yeah, it's weird.
[DEXTER] New York's Finest
made no headway on the Prater case,
but Quinn isn't any city's finest.
And that means I should
keep an eye on him.
Hey, let me know if you need any help.
I mean, I miss Angel, too.
What happened with him,
I wish it turned out differently.
Uh, I would really appreciate
it if you'd be willing to help.
I mean, we always worked well together.
You got it.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
Why don't you take point on this one?
Oh, okay.
Sure.
[DOORBELL BUZZES]
Hey, no cops here. Get the fuck out.
We're trying to find the Five
Borough Killer, we're not here
- to step on anybody
- Bullshit. This is private property.
- Show me your warrant.
- We're just here
to ask a few questions.
It's not a big deal.
Get the fuck out of here. Now.
We'll be back tomorrow with a warrant.
You did that on purpose.
Once I saw those signs,
I knew this place was a dead end.
You should've seen them, too.
Part of the job is
taking the temperature
of a situation before acting.
- Okay, yeah.
- For example,
not talking about private,
personal matters around other officers.
Oh, so we're finally gonna
talk about the other night?
It was a one-night stand. It was fun.
Nothing more. It's never
gonna happen again.
Got it. I feel the same way.
¿Puedo ayudarle?
Hola, amigo.
Um
¿Será posible acceder a las
grabaciones de su cámara?
Un segundo.
Gracias.
So, you speak Spanish?
That's what happens when
you grow up in Argentina.
[PODCAST HOST]
When people encounter a midlife crisis,
they often think they need
purpose with a capital "P,"
the sense that their life
should be focused on things
big and important.
But the truth is, those capital "P's"
start coming fewer and farther between,
often leaving us feeling unfulfilled.
The path to true contentment
is to find small "P" purpose.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
The little things that bring
us pleasure and fulfillment.
[DEXTER] And sometimes
pleasure and fulfillment
arrive on an electric wheelchair.
[WOMAN] Oh, my God.
Are you the New York Ripper?
Well, all depends on who you ask.
It is you. Um,
can I take my picture with you?
Sure thing, sweetheart.
[DEXTER] It's called hybristophilia.
A sexual attraction
to violent criminals,
particularly those who've
committed multiple murders.
Say, "rip it."
- Rip it.
- Rip it. [LAUGHS]
That's it.
Sadly, people have to
actually know you're a killer
to attract that kind of attention.
[LAUGHS]
My friends are gonna freak.
- Bye.
- Bye.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
I'm looking for a partner ♪
Someone who knows how to ride ♪
Without even falling off ♪
Give me a Silas Holler on the rocks
and keep 'em coming.
Takes me to my limits ♪
Girl, when I break you off ♪
I promise that you
won't want to get off ♪
If you're horny, let's do it ♪
This seat free?
Free as the wind.
My pony ♪
- My saddle's waiting ♪
- [DEXTER SIGHS]
Come and jump on it ♪
If you're horny, let's do it ♪
Ride it, my pony ♪
- Hey, aren't you
- [SNAPS FINGERS]
that guy, the New York Ripper?
Don Framt.
That's it.
Holy shit.
The biggest serial killer in New York.
Yeah, well, I would never
admit to that in public.
No, of course not.
Just once if I have the chance ♪
But it is you, right?
Well, even if it was,
I think I've more than paid the price.
Eh?
Oh.
Yeah, I thought that
was a work accident,
a cave-in or something.
It doesn't matter. I still can't walk.
You deserve a break.
If you're horny, let's do it ♪
You must get a lot of
grief from some people.
[GROANS] Bunch of pathetic losers.
Friends and family
of my alleged victims.
Sometimes I-I get a-a-a
crazy mother screaming at me,
or some poor daddy all
boo-hoo sad, making lame threats.
Nothing I can't handle.
They need to move on.
Yeah.
I mean, it's not like I could hurt
anybody anyhow, you know?
Not on these legs.
But you used to?
Now
- No, of course.
- Now
Yeah. Right, right, right.
But, hey, what was it like when
When word got out
and the NYPD said you were the Ripper?
Oh, man. Man, I was scared shitless.
I didn't know what was gonna happen.
But it became pretty
clear pretty quickly
the cops had nothing.
No DNA, no witnesses, no nothing.
They couldn't touch me, and that,
that's when it got good.
- It got good?
- Oh, hell yeah.
[LAUGHS]
It was probably the best thing
that could have happened.
They couldn't arrest me,
they couldn't prosecute me.
And now, now
Everybody,
everybody thinks
I'm the New York Ripper.
[GIGGLES] I'm not, of course.
But, I mean, people,
people stop me in the street.
They want to take their picture with me.
I get love letters from
girls all over the country.
And there's this one gal in Florida,
keeps sending me
her panties. [GIGGLES]
[SNIFFS, LAUGHS]
- Oh.
- Attention.
- Oh.
- Adoration.
Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah.
[SIGHS] That's awesome, man.
- Yeah.
- [ALARM BEEPING]
Oh. Hold on. Ah.
I got to keep taking this shit
every four hours.
Mm.
[GROANS]
God.
Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah.
I've paid.
I've certainly paid.
Can I get you anything, sir?
No, I'm good, thanks.
Hey. Ooh, all right.
How about you and I go into
the back for a little lap dance?
Uh, I'm serving drinks right now.
You will do what I say.
[BOUNCER] Hands off of the ladies.
Oh, come on, man. It was nothing.
I was just shaking her hand.
[DEXTER] I told Harrison I'd
leave the Ripper to the NYPD,
but a lot of time has passed,
and here he is,
no closer to jail than he was years ago.
Wheel your ass out of here
before I throw you out.
- All right.
- Let's go.
Okay, I'm out of here. I'm going.
How long do I have to wait?
If you're horny, let's do it ♪
Ride it, my pony ♪
My saddle's waiting ♪
Come and jump on it ♪
Hey, you, uh, need a
ride somewhere or
No, no, I'm good.
I'm going to another
club down the street.
They know how to do
a lap dance. [LAUGHS]
Have fun.
Yeah.
[DEXTER] It might
just be your last dance.
We had a very promising lead
on the Five Borough Killer yesterday.
We were aware of the precise location
of where he made his AirDrop.
We scoured all the footage
from city cameras,
residential cameras, private businesses,
and we came up with absolutely nothing.
Everything we did, nothing?
[OLIVA] We're looking for an adult male
who was in Washington Square Park.
Maybe five-ten, on his phone.
Could be wearing smart glasses,
which look exactly
like regular glasses, so that describes
about half the city there.
Now, we're talking to
people in the victim's life,
but we believe that she
was chosen at random.
[CLAUDETTE] The call that the
Five Borough Killer made to us
was not so much a taunt
as a demand to be witnessed.
It is not enough for him
to simply end the life
of one individual, he wants to
traumatize all of New York City.
He is an exhibition narcissist.
He wants to show the
world how brilliant he is.
He wants to feel his
power over all of us,
and that will ultimately
be his downfall.
He is unable to see past
his own grandiose delusions
and mistakenly believes
he is smarter than all of us.
And I promise you, he is not.
He will make a mistake.
And until then, I need everyone
to stay focused and vigilant.
Thank you.
We're gonna find this guy, I know it.
Easy, big boy. Come on.
They got us doing inventory
in the evidence closet.
- I'll catch up with you.
- Okay.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
Lieutenant Wallace.
I don't know if you remember me.
Harrison Morgan.
I know exactly who you are.
A previous murder suspect
in the Ryan Foster case a few years ago.
I just wanted to say
thanks for the opportunity.
[CLAUDETTE] That is my oldest case.
Those photos will stay up
there until I solve it.
I I just hope I live up
to your expectations.
I am sure you will,
because I have no expectations.
[QUIET, DRAMATIC MUSIC]
Air conditioners have filters
that need to be cleaned
at least once a century.
Otherwise, the unit will
overheat and trip the breaker.
Where's your panel?
Do I have one of those?
[CHUCKLES]
I was wondering what that was.
So, how's your first week going?
It's good. It's good, I like it.
Yeah, being part of a team, you know.
Just everyone working together,
trying to do something positive.
I'm glad to hear that.
So, uh, I need to ask you something.
Okay.
It's about the New York Ripper.
What about him?
I want to take him out.
N-No.
No. No, no way.
You said you wouldn't.
It was a long time ago.
NYPD has done nothing.
He's still out there, harassing
the families of his victims,
phoning them in the middle of the night,
taunting them, haunting them.
No, I-I know that, Dad.
But it's-it's not true that
Claudette's doing nothing.
She wants this guy more than you.
- She's going to arrest him.
- When?
I don't know.
I could take him out tomorrow.
Tonight, even.
Dad, no. J I'm-I'm asking you.
If you disappear him
the way you do, she's
- she's gonna be devastated.
- [SIGHS]
She needs to be the one to get this guy.
It's important to her.
And it's important to me.
Okay.
I'll leave him alone. For now.
Thank you.
And now I have a question.
What the fuck was with Charley?
She's had a change of heart.
She wants me to take out the JawSplitter
and the Sleepy-Eyed Stranger.
Didn't they kind of disappear
after the whole Prater thing?
She knows how to find them.
That sounds risky.
I mean, how-how can you trust her?
Well, if she wanted either of us dead,
she never would've shown her face.
And, um
The truth is, I don't know how to find
those two killers on my own, so
Like you said, maybe
teamwork is the answer.
So, I mean, wouldn't it be smarter
and safer to just
hand the info over to the police?
And have them sit on it
for a few years? No, thanks.
Fair enough.
Leave the Ripper for Claudette,
and if you absolutely feel the need
to take out the JawSplitter
and the fucking Sleepy-Eyed-Whatever,
fine.
[DEXTER] I wasn't asking permission.
Thank you.
[HARRISON] I mean, now,
everybody's just obsessed with
this FBK freak. I mean, he's
Kind of become our
number one serial killer.
FBK is not a serial killer.
You have to kill in a
serial to be a serial killer.
It takes three. He's killed one person,
putting him in the same
category as Aaron Burr
and Phil Spector.
Okay. Got it. Sorry.
Does this mean you're gonna
be heading out of town again?
I don't know the logistics just yet.
[CHUCKLES]
[SWITCH FLICKS]
Is it is it
[AIR CONDITIONER BEEPS]
Oh, shit. Thank you.
[AIR BLOWING]
[SIGHS]
[LAUGHS]
You know, when my
friends' dads go out of town,
it's usually for fishing or poker.
Sorry I'm not most dads.
[GENTLE MUSIC]
I'm good with that.
Thanks.
[DEXTER] Everything has changed
for Harrison.
And it's also changed for me.
[DOOR CLOSES]
But it seems I'm still trying
to hold on to some things,
my way, my rules,
just to remind me that I'm still me.
Maybe Harry was right.
Maybe that is part of my problem.
Maybe I can change more than I think.
[CHARLEY] Tonight's wine
is courtesy of my former boss.
You're making amends
with Prater's bank account?
I consider it part of my severance.
What I'm owed after years
of doing his dirty work.
This is a Château Latour,
at a very reasonable $8,000.
It was a favorite of
our dear friend Mia.
She was the perfect example
of how careful we must be.
Are you here to accept my offer?
Only if I can do things my way.
And that is?
I want to deal with them here,
on my turf.
And you're gonna bring them to me.
I don't care to be that involved.
It's the only way I'll do this.
Reach out to them,
the JawSplitter and
the Sleepy-Eyed Stranger, one at a time.
Tell them Prater's had enough of hiding
and wants to see his old friends.
Invite them to a gathering
of Prater's Boogeyman Club.
[SCOFFS] Oh, and now
I'm throwing a party for them?
They won't get past the welcome drink.
I have a signature cocktail,
so to speak.
I see.
Bring the Sleepy-Eyed Stranger first.
Introduce me to him as
Fellow club member Red Schmidt.
The Dark Passenger.
I'll take care of the rest.
I feel like I'm being pulled
into the middle of this.
You are the middle of this.
You define the middle of this.
They know you.
They'll feel safe seeing you
as the face of the operation.
Besides, this is supposed
to be your penance.
You've thought this through.
It's nice to work with a professional.
It's nice to be recognized.
We need a place that looks the part.
I know somewhere that might work.
I'll reach out.
Would you like me
to cork the bottle for you?
Why don't you enjoy it yourself?
Let's meet tomorrow.
I'll call you.
[DEXTER] I used to worry
about the limited shelf life
of a serial killer.
I outlived that without
even realizing it.
I only died once.
A midlife crisis is usually
seen as a bad thing,
when the truth is, I should
be thankful I made it this far.
It's an opportunity
to reassess my life,
look back honestly at
the mistakes I've made and
See what I want to change.
So, this is it?
Nice, isn't it?
I've rented it for the week.
You can move in whenever you like.
Prater's world definitely had its perks.
Yes, it did.
I invited Ray Ballard.
The Sleepy-Eyed Stranger.
Yep.
I should hear back soon.
He was always quite punctual.
- Hmm.
- Shall we?
Let's go.
So, tell me about him. What's he like?
[CHARLEY SCOFFS]
Well, to be honest,
he creeps me out more than most of them.
His whole life is built around killing.
Okay.
I think if you were to
peel back the layers,
you wouldn't find an
actual human in there.
[GENTLE, SOMBER MUSIC]
Like all serial killers,
it's all about power and control.
Is that what we're like?
With him, it's in overdrive.
Uh-huh.
He sneaks into people's houses
and watches them while they sleep.
He knows he's going to
kill them but not just yet.
He might visit the house two
or three times before finally
stabbing them with an
ice pick while they sleep.
[SIGHS]
That's unusual.
Typically, serial killers like to
see the horror in their victims' faces.
Mm.
He likes to torture them.
When he sneaks in,
he turns over photographs,
moves furniture and other things
ever so slightly.
The people,
they think they're going crazy,
because the reality that someone
would come into their house
at night and do these things
is just too insane.
♪
Two bedrooms upstairs,
one for Sleepy
and one for Red Schmidt.
Glad I kept the hoodie.
Windows up here let in plenty of light.
♪
But not visible from
the street or any other buildings.
[CHARLEY] And downstairs,
I think I have something
you'll especially like.
[BUZZING]
[ELEVATOR WHIRRING]
This feels oddly familiar.
[QUIET, MYSTERIOUS MUSIC]
Like the rest of the house,
it's fully soundproofed.
No windows. Rear exit's sealed.
Otherwise, the only way
in or out is the elevator.
It's the perfect kill room.
So it meets your approval?
It is missing something.
No furnace.
It'll work, but
[CHARLEY] But what?
There's one more thing I need.
["SUBWAY JOE" BY JOE BATAAN PLAYING]
Well, I took the subway
downtown one day ♪
Just to find me some Chinese food ♪
And as I sat down and looked up ♪
[HARRY] A boat?
In the middle of New York City?
You expect me to believe this isn't
part of your midlife crisis?
[DEXTER SIGHS]
This is me being practical.
I've been workin' all day ♪
My back is achin'
and my feet are beat ♪
And I'm afraid
I'm gonna need your seat ♪
Hey, hey, hey ♪
[CHARLEY] Dear Friend,
it's been far too long
since our last gathering
of like-minded individuals.
You are cordially invited
to our latest opportunity
for conversation,
camaraderie and connection.
Yours remains a lonely path.
Address to come.
Trophies always appreciated.
["THE DAY THE WORLD WENT AWAY"
BY NINE INCH NAILS PLAYING]
[DRAWER CLOSES]
I listen to ♪
The words he'd say ♪
But in his voice ♪
I heard decay ♪
The plastic face ♪
Forced to portray ♪
All the insides ♪
Left cold and gray ♪
There is a place ♪
That still remains ♪
It eats the fear ♪
It eats the pain ♪
The sweetest price ♪
He'll have to pay ♪
The day the whole world ♪
- Went away ♪
- [SQUEAKS]
♪
♪
♪
[REPORTER] Detective Oliva!
Detective Oliva!
[REPORTERS CLAMORING]
What was behind NYPD's
decision to not inform
the public about the threat
from the Five Borough Killer?
We get threats all day long, every day.
We didn't believe this one
to be any more credible
than the others and saw
no reason to incite a panic.
But you did think it was wise
to warn your own daughters.
[JUNIPER] OMG, you guys.
We just saw the video of the girl
getting shot outside of
the Mets game. So messed up.
And it literally could've been us.
Our dad's a cop and
he told us not to go.
We're only alive 'cause he warned us.
Do you have anything to say
to the rest of the city?
To the family of the young
woman who was killed?
Not at this time.
Detective Wallace,
how concerned should New Yorkers be
that this killer will strike again?
[CLAUDETTE] New Yorkers should
be no more concerned than usual.
Although we are still
gathering information,
there is a possibility that
this killing was a one-off.
Regardless, there are 8.48
million people in our city.
That means there is a 0.00000012 chance
of being targeted by
the supposed Five Borough Killer.
Our citizens have a greater
risk of being killed by a squirrel.
Do you expect New Yorkers to
be comforted by that statement?
Okay, that's all for now.
[REPORTER] Why do you
think this killing is a one-off?
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
[PHONE RINGS]
Homicide.
Ask that Detective Wallace
why would I call myself
the Five Borough Killer
if it was just a one-off?
Lieutenant, it's him.
I promise you,
I've barely gotten started.
Someone will die on Broadway tonight.
A very special show.
[LINE BEEPING]
[MIXON] Everyone, muster up.
Let me make myself clear.
We are taking this
threat very seriously.
Send unis to the Theater District
to patrol for any suspicious behavior.
We should assume he will
be videotaping this again,
so as well as smart glasses,
he will be wearing
long sleeves and gloves.
He's likely carrying a
9mm with a silencer.
I see no reason to alert the public
We're gonna tell the public.
We're gonna shut down
the Theater District
and cover that area
with all available officers.
Nobody's dying tonight, not on my watch.
Let's get to it.
A one-off.
You're done talking to the press.
Not another word.
And you,
keep your daughters off fucking TikTok.
[TENSE MUSIC]
[SIREN WAILING]
[FIONA] Right this way,
try and clear out
right through here,
right down 7th Avenue!
[HARRISON] Down 7th!
- [FIONA] Right this way, folks.
- [HARRISON] Keep it moving!
Down 7th, please! Down 7th!
[FIONA] Gonna come down this way.
Try and evacuate as quickly as possible.
[HARRISON] Let's keep it moving!
Other side of the car, down 7th!
[FIONA] Just keep moving.
Just keep Right this way.
Thank you, ma'am. Thank you.
Right this way, folks.
- Thank you.
- [HARRISON] This way!
Thank you for your urgency.
Yes, keep it moving, folks. Thank you!
It's a pretty big first week, right?
Biggest thing to happen my first week
was a drunk throwing up
in the back of my patrol car.
- This is better.
- [SIREN CHIRPS]
- Keep it moving, folks.
- Down 7th! Thank you!
["CRIMINAL" BY FIONA APPLE PLAYING]
This is the master key
to the town house.
The Sleepy-Eyed Stranger's
key will be more limited.
Smart.
Where is he now?
On his way. He's driving.
Should get in tomorrow.
I've yet to give him the address.
Smart.
Don't want him surveilling
the place ahead of time.
Exactly.
When he arrives, he's to call me.
I'll meet him at the town house.
And I'll be there ahead of you.
I'll have an expensive
gift basket for him,
make him feel warm
and welcome and relaxed.
And when you're ready,
I'll make the introductions.
Explain Prater hasn't yet arrived,
and then I'll duck out
and leave it in your hands.
[WAITER] Anything else for the couple?
Uh
Thank you, we're
- Good for now.
- Thanks.
It's actually not a bad idea.
Letting people think we're a couple?
It's the perfect cover.
Okay
sweetheart.
Do you mind my asking,
what changed your mind
about working with me?
I think I just finally
came to a point in my life
where I felt like it was okay
to do things a little differently.
To be open to change.
You've been doing this a very long time.
I have.
And no one knows?
Lots of people have known.
But only for a short while.
Right now, it's just down to two.
Your son.
[WHISPERS] And you.
[WHISPERS] I feel honored.
[WAITER] Thank you.
[CHUCKLES]
[SIGHS]
Shall we?
So, we'll talk tomorrow?
I'll let you know when
[WOMAN SCREAMS]
Someone call the police!
You okay?
Yeah. I'm fine.
I'm out of here. No cops for me.
[TENSE MUSIC]
[DEXTER] Broadway.
It's the Five Borough Killer.
- Okay, that's two.
- [SIREN WAILING]
Still not a serial killer.
I'm going to stop you before
you get to number three.
[SOMBER, DRAMATIC MUSIC]
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
What the hell is this place?
[DEXTER] Since the day Prater's vault
was discovered by the NYPD,
the five living serial killers
from Prater's Boogeyman Club
went into hiding.
Al has been on an extended
family vacation across the country.
A female hiker was killed
today in World's End State Park,
just outside of Forksville.
Hey, old friend.
My name is Dexter Morgan,
and I kill serial killers.
Let the world know
Rapunzel is no longer a threat.
We found this file inside
Leon Prater's serial killer vault,
naming Don Framt as
the New York Ripper.
[MIXON] We all know Framt's our guy,
but you got no hard evidence, no case.
Our old murder suspect
[SHOUTS]
is becoming one
of New York's Finest.
Do you mind if I, um,
hit on your friend?
- [PHONE RINGS]
- NYPD.
This is the Five Borough Killer.
I will kill a New Yorker at
a baseball game tomorrow.
- Nobody cares.
- What? [GROANS]
Did you learn anything useful
from the security footage?
Nah. Between the dark and
the rain, you can't see shit.
And if the Five Borough
Killer is true to his name,
does this mean the city should
expect four more murders?
[DEXTER] I've been
killing killers for half my life,
but no one knows.
[HARRY] You're unhappy
with where your life is.
Feeling unappreciated,
trying to prove yourself.
You're having a midlife crisis.
[DEXTER] I'm not ready for that.
Are you?
[QUIRKY MUSIC]
♪
♪
♪
[TENSE, PERCUSSIVE MUSIC]
["PUMP IT" BY BLACK EYED PEAS PLAYING]
- Turn it up ♪
- Turn it up ♪
- Turn it up ♪
- Turn it up ♪
Come on, baby, just pump it ♪
[DEXTER] What does a
midlife crisis even mean
for a serial killer?
Do I go out and buy
a sporty Italian knife?
Take out beautiful
serial killers half my age?
Turn up the radio,
blast your stereo right now ♪
This joint is fizzlin' ♪
It's sizzlin' right ♪
Seems I'm not the only
one dealing with this issue.
[HOST] Okay, you're
having a midlife crisis,
and you're thinking that's a bad thing.
No, it just means you've
grown up enough to understand
that the world has fucked you over,
despite all your hard work.
You can't help but think, "Is this it?
Is this really the reward?"
You want to fix this?
What you got to do
is remind yourself you're
a warrior, a monster.
You want something?
Go out there and take it.
Be strong, be aggressive.
You know, as long as
you don't hurt anybody.
[DEXTER] Pass.
[REPORTER] Serial killer
known as Rapunzel for
his habit of shearing off
the ponytails of his victims,
was found dead outside of
a state park in Pennsylvania.
State Police have identified
Wow.
Must've been someone pretty powerful
to take that guy out.
[REPORTER] His body
was found hanging
Rapunzel? [SCOFFS]
Sounds like someone
my grandma could take.
[FEMALE REPORTER]
We interrupt this broadcast
with a chilling local update.
A 28-year-old Queens
woman was fatally shot
in a parking lot near
Citi Field last night.
In a disturbing development,
a video of the shooting
believed to have been
recorded by the murderer
was seemingly AirDropped at random
to an unsuspecting woman
in Washington Square
Park the following day.
Channel 2 has acquired
the video of the incident.
We wish to caution our
more sensitive viewers
that what you are about to see
is incredibly disturbing.
[FIVE BOROUGHS KILLER] Nobody cares.
- What?
- [SILENCED GUNSHOT]
[FEMALE REPORTER]
There is serious speculation
that the murder is tied to a call made
to the NYPD yesterday
by a man who called himself
the Five Borough Killer.
Now that, that's a badass
name for a serial killer.
He's not a serial killer.
It takes three kills to earn that title.
All I see is one murder and
some mediocre branding.
Let's see if he can pull it off again.
And what are you, some kind of expert?
[FEMALE REPORTER] No leads or suspects
have been identified at the moment.
Officials are asking anyone
with any information on either
the shooting or the AirDrop
to reach out to the NYPD.
["MOVIN' ON UP" BY
PRIMAL SCREAM PLAYING]
First day?
Yes, sir.
Sorry, can't allow this
apple fritter past security.
Good luck, kid.
Thanks.
Now I can see ♪
You made a believer ♪
Out of me ♪
I was blind ♪
Now I can see ♪
You made a believer ♪
Out of me ♪
I'm movin' on up now ♪
No fucking way.
Getting out of the darkness ♪
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
My light shines on,
my light shines on ♪
My light shines on ♪
- Thank you.
- Yes, thank you.
Oh.
I was lost ♪
Thanks, kid.
- Ooh, donuts.
- Now I'm found ♪
- I believe in you ♪
- Ooh. My bad.
I've got no bounds ♪
I was lost ♪
Now I'm found ♪
I believe in you ♪
- I got no bounds ♪
- [LINE RINGING]
- [PHONE VIBRATING]
- I'm movin' on up now ♪
Getting out of ♪
- [HARRISON] Dad.
- Hey.
You're never gonna
guess where I am right now.
Uh, does that mean guess or don't guess?
I got assigned to Homicide.
Is Homicide a good thing or a bad thing?
My light shines on ♪
A great thing.
Yeah, well, then congratulations.
We should celebrate.
We still on for tonight?
Uh, um, yeah, I think so.
Um, I'll-I'll-I'll see you then.
"Check in with Field
Training Officer Mixon."
My light shines on ♪
Shines on ♪
I'm moving out of darkness ♪
My light shines ♪
[TAKES DEEP BREATH]
[LOUD, OVERLAPPING CHATTER]
[EXHALES]
Fiona.
Are you in Homicide?
I am.
Great. Um, maybe you can help me.
I'm looking for-for Officer Mixon.
You.
Um
You're-you're my training officer.
[CHUCKLES]
Wow. Who'd you have to
fuck to get into Homicide?
Um Uh
No one ever scores this
assignment right out of the Academy.
I'm a nepo baby, and it still
took me two years to get in here.
Who's your nepo daddy?
Only the captain of Homicide.
Nice.
Born in blue, what can I say?
So sh-should we
talk about last night?
Absolutely not.
[SCOFFS]
Great.
Fuck.
A woman is killed in
a crowded parking lot,
yet somehow, we have no witnesses,
no evidence left at the crime scene.
But we do have a video,
which the killer sent to a woman
who made the brilliant
decision to post it online,
which means my goddamn mother-in-law
probably saw it on
Facebook before I did.
That is accurate, sir.
Although I cannot speak
to your mother-in-law.
How is it we have no leads,
even though we got
a phone call and a video
from this Five Borough
Killer son of a bitch?
Captain, the warning call from FBK
was made on a prepaid phone,
which he likely tossed
as soon as he hung up.
All right. What about the tape?
Cal, you're my tech guy.
Can't we trace that?
It was an AirDrop, sir.
Sent device-to-device
over Bluetooth or Wi-Fi.
There's no IP address,
no metadata trail,
no account stamps,
no way to geolocate it.
It's a digital ghost. It's untraceable.
So your Columbia degree gets us nothing?
I did successfully match
the voice on the kill video
to the warning call.
I can confirm it's the same guy.
And there's nothing else
that you can see or hear?
We looked at all reflective surfaces,
puddles, car windows, chrome bumpers,
in the hope of capturing
an image of our killer.
We did not succeed.
The individual was also
wearing long sleeves and gloves,
which concealed his ethnicity.
We are dealing with someone who is
extremely careful and methodical.
We're also well aware
that his chosen name,
the Five Borough Killer,
suggests that he's
likely to strike again.
He's holding an umbrella,
he's holding a gun.
How'd he film it?
What, did he use a GoPro?
Hard to imagine nobody seen somebody
walking down the street
with a fucking camera
attached to his head.
I think he likely wore smart glasses,
glasses which hold a
miniature video camera
and microphone that are
linked to the user's phone
or to the cloud.
Our victim was five
feet four inches tall.
If we can safely assume our killer
was wearing smart glasses,
I would estimate his height
at five feet ten inches tall, sir.
[CHUCKLES]
So we're looking for a man
who's five-foot-ten,
race unknown,
maybe wearing glasses.
That's about it.
Well, that ought to narrow it down.
[OLIVA] You have to
be within a 30-foot radius
to send or receive an AirDrop.
We're sending uniformed
officers to Washington Square Park
to do knock-and-talks,
look for potential witnesses
and pull all available camera footage.
Keep me posted.
Dis-fucking-missed.
[POP MUSIC PLAYING]
It's-it's so cool,
and I get to work with
Lieutenant Wallace.
Mm.
I mean, Oliva's great, too,
but Claudette's just, like, scary smart.
Yeah.
Took a bit of work for me
to outsmart her a while back.
You know, when she was looking into you.
I'm-I'm gonna learn a lot from her.
And the crazy thing is
nobody gets Homicide
right out of the Academy.
So why do you think you got it?
Mm.
My test scores were great.
I mean, I was at the top of my class.
Or maybe Detective
Wallace wants to keep an eye
on her old murder suspect.
Geez, Dad. Can't I just
be happy for a minute?
Oh.
Of course, be happy.
So, do you like your
Field Training Officer?
What-what do you mean, "like"?
I don't know. Is your
officer one of those
old-school types who's gonna
ride you hard day and night?
Can we
We should, we should
talk about something else.
Yeah, I'm just trying to
Harrison? Are you
Be cool.
I'm not a threat.
I heard you're a cop now.
How do you know that?
[DEXTER] Charley's in the
business of knowing everything.
I know everything, kid.
Yeah, well, I'm not the same scared kid
that you met before.
So you be cool.
Hmm.
It's interesting you
chose to be a police officer
while knowing full
well who your father is
and what he does.
What do you want?
[CHARLEY] Not to worry.
I'm meeting you here, out in the open,
to keep everything and everyone calm.
No one will be hurting anybody.
You haven't answered my question.
We have unfinished business to discuss.
Dad, I can make one call
and have this whole
place swarming with NYPD.
Oh, that won't be necessary.
I spoke at length with,
and was completely
cleared by, Detective Wallace
after my employer disappeared.
Harrison, I think you should leave.
Dad.
Call if you need me.
[CHARLEY SIGHS]
It's nice that you can
be so open with your son.
I was never that way with my mother.
However, just before she passed,
I confessed
to all the evil deeds I
was up to with Prater.
I had convinced myself that
because I used the money
to give her the best
medical care available,
extended her life by years,
that it balanced out the bad.
But
Dear old Mom didn't see it that way.
She was angry.
Disappointed in me.
Told me I needed to make amends.
I don't need an apology.
[SCOFFS] I'm not here to give one.
What I have is an offer.
Unless your offer is to leave
and never show your face again,
I don't think I'm interested.
Oh, I think you might like this.
I suspect you recently
met with our old friend Al.
It was a nice touch,
leaving him out in
the open the way you did,
so the whole world
would know he was gone.
[DEXTER] Finally, someone
who appreciates my work.
And you've been very busy
seeing to other old friends as well.
That unfinished business I mentioned?
I'm here to help tie up some loose ends.
Am I one of those loose ends?
Not at all.
I've learned you're very
different from the people
I was accustomed to dealing with.
You seem to have a sense of justice.
Rules that you follow,
almost like you have some sort of code.
Yeah, almost.
I know you took five
files from my boss's vault,
and you've dealt with the Yonkers Slayer
and the Midnight Mangler. Hmm.
However, the New York Ripper,
who lives practically in your backyard,
still survives.
That's an active police case.
The NYPD hasn't done shit.
I don't step into the middle
of police investigations.
Like you said, I have a bit of a code.
And you don't ever break that code?
Not when I can help it.
That's too bad. I wish you would.
But that leaves two others:
The JawSplitter and
the Sleepy-Eyed Stranger.
I looked into both of them.
Mm.
They went underground
after Prater's
involvement came to light.
I have no way of finding them.
But I do.
This is where I can help you.
I work alone.
We wouldn't be working together
so much as I would
serve as a facilitator.
I facilitate alone.
And that's why you haven't
gotten anywhere with them.
I can get you the current
names they're living under,
as well as provide you with
the private email addresses
that were set up under Prater.
I am sure you can
think of a way to lure them
out of their little hidey-holes.
At that point,
I step aside
[ZIPPER OPENS]
and leave it to you.
What's that?
Consider it an incentive.
That's not why I do what I do.
You are most definitely
not like the others.
Why aren't you taking
care of these two yourself?
- You've done it before.
- [SCREAMS]
This is my way of taking care of it.
I'd prefer to
let you do what you do best.
- Hmm?
- [SCOFFS]
I have no reason to trust you,
so forgive me if I don't
jump at this opportunity.
Well, think it over.
You can reach me at my old number.
Oh, those two I mentioned,
they've been laying low.
But you know how that goes.
Eventually, their craving
will get the better of them
and they'll kill another
innocent victim.
Maybe a lot of innocent victims.
If that's something you care about.
[MYSTERIOUS MUSIC]
[HARRY] You're still
thinking about her, aren't you?
I told her no.
Yes, you work alone.
I heard that.
I have my process.
- So change your process.
- [SIGHS]
You've been looking for the JawSplitter
and the Sleepy-Eyed
Stranger for a long time,
and you haven't gotten anywhere.
They'll show up. Eventually.
After they kill how many
more innocent people?
You still care about that, right?
I don't need someone
else telling me what to do
and who to do it to,
especially not Charley.
You know she's dangerous
and you know I can't trust her.
If she wanted to hurt you or Harrison,
she wouldn't have sat down with you.
She's special ops, son.
She could've taken you out
from a mile away.
She's got no reason to lie.
And you heard her,
she's not gonna tell you
what to do, she's just gonna
hand these killers over to you.
They could be halfway
across the country.
You saw what happened with Al.
When I'm out of my element,
things don't go so smoothly.
I'm sure there's a way around that.
[SIGHS]
Geez, Dad, can't I just
be happy for a minute?
I want you to be happy, son.
That's why I'm bringing this up.
[SIGHS]
I don't get it.
You're the one who was
always telling me to work alone.
Who always pointed out
how screwed up things got
when I brought someone else in.
That was true then.
But things feel a little different now.
Maybe being alone all the time
has become part of the problem.
[SIGHS] Mm.
Dex, you've just
realized that you're having
a midlife crisis, and you're
not doing anything about it.
I listened to a podcast.
You're stuck, son.
You're not happy.
You don't know what to do,
so you're doing nothing.
You don't want to change anything.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
[SIGHS]
Hell, what does Blessing want now?
Holy shit.
You are fucking alive.
Get over here.
It's good to see you.
Fucking Joey Quinn.
Yeah.
How'd you find me?
I was, uh, talking to,
what's her fucking name?
Detective Robot-Talker. Claudette.
Right.
[LAUGHS]
Uh
Do you want to come in?
Eh. Want to go for a drink?
[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING FAINTLY]
[DEXTER] Oh.
It's a beer and a shot.
You've never done
- a beer and a shot before?
- I usually have one drink at a time.
Yeah, same. I mean, you
know, you take the shot,
then chase it with the beer.
Got it. Okay.
To Angel.
Fucking Angel, man.
I can't believe he went
down that same fucking
LaGuerta rabbit hole,
thinking you were
the Bay Harbor Butcher.
I mean, in what world does
that even begin to make sense?
Excuse me.
Can I get some sliders
and fries, please?
Order anything you want. It's on me.
I'll have the same.
Hey, I'm new in town.
Do you want be my first mistake?
[LAUGHS]
Sorry.
Old habits die hard.
Tell me about it.
So, how'd you end up in New York?
Harrison.
I wanted to be closer to him.
He's NYPD now.
Wow.
I remember him when
he was a little dude.
Yep.
Can't get away from that
whole Morgan cop thing, huh?
Yeah, I finally did.
I'm a UrCar driver now.
I don't get it.
Dude, you were the best
crime scene investigator
I ever worked with.
Yeah.
After working crime scenes for 25 years,
I'd seen enough
blood to last a lifetime.
So this is me enjoying my new life.
I get it. That shit takes a toll.
So, how long you gonna be in New York?
I don't know. Uh, could be a while.
I left Miami Metro.
- Really?
- I'm a P.I. now.
A P.I.?
- Yeah.
- Wow.
When that Prater dude disappeared,
the NYPD found all
these files of serial killers
he'd been buddying up to all
stashed away in some secret vault.
You heard about that, right?
Yeah, I think I saw
something on TV about it.
Right, so I'm working for the families
who lost people to those evil fucks.
What made you decide to take that on?
NYPD's gotten nowhere
trying to find Prater.
I know he's hiding somewhere.
If I can find him, I can leverage him
to find the killers, get some justice
for the victims and, obviously, Angel.
Good for you.
You know, I was looking
at the, uh, case files
and the evidence log.
You have access to that?
Yeah, I was a cop for a long time.
I get whatever the fuck I want.
But, man, of all
the creepy shit Prater collected,
it was like an all-star
team of Miami killers.
He had shit from the Ice Truck Killer,
Arthur Mitchell, Travis Marshall
and, of course, the Bay Harbor Butcher.
[SCOFFS]
Go Miami. [CHUCKLES]
Funny thing is, he had
a Bay Harbor Butcher,
you know, "James Doakes" nameplate,
but nothing else that belonged to him.
No badge, no knife,
no sick-ass blood slides.
It's weird, right?
Yeah, it's weird.
[DEXTER] New York's Finest
made no headway on the Prater case,
but Quinn isn't any city's finest.
And that means I should
keep an eye on him.
Hey, let me know if you need any help.
I mean, I miss Angel, too.
What happened with him,
I wish it turned out differently.
Uh, I would really appreciate
it if you'd be willing to help.
I mean, we always worked well together.
You got it.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
Why don't you take point on this one?
Oh, okay.
Sure.
[DOORBELL BUZZES]
Hey, no cops here. Get the fuck out.
We're trying to find the Five
Borough Killer, we're not here
- to step on anybody
- Bullshit. This is private property.
- Show me your warrant.
- We're just here
to ask a few questions.
It's not a big deal.
Get the fuck out of here. Now.
We'll be back tomorrow with a warrant.
You did that on purpose.
Once I saw those signs,
I knew this place was a dead end.
You should've seen them, too.
Part of the job is
taking the temperature
of a situation before acting.
- Okay, yeah.
- For example,
not talking about private,
personal matters around other officers.
Oh, so we're finally gonna
talk about the other night?
It was a one-night stand. It was fun.
Nothing more. It's never
gonna happen again.
Got it. I feel the same way.
¿Puedo ayudarle?
Hola, amigo.
Um
¿Será posible acceder a las
grabaciones de su cámara?
Un segundo.
Gracias.
So, you speak Spanish?
That's what happens when
you grow up in Argentina.
[PODCAST HOST]
When people encounter a midlife crisis,
they often think they need
purpose with a capital "P,"
the sense that their life
should be focused on things
big and important.
But the truth is, those capital "P's"
start coming fewer and farther between,
often leaving us feeling unfulfilled.
The path to true contentment
is to find small "P" purpose.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
The little things that bring
us pleasure and fulfillment.
[DEXTER] And sometimes
pleasure and fulfillment
arrive on an electric wheelchair.
[WOMAN] Oh, my God.
Are you the New York Ripper?
Well, all depends on who you ask.
It is you. Um,
can I take my picture with you?
Sure thing, sweetheart.
[DEXTER] It's called hybristophilia.
A sexual attraction
to violent criminals,
particularly those who've
committed multiple murders.
Say, "rip it."
- Rip it.
- Rip it. [LAUGHS]
That's it.
Sadly, people have to
actually know you're a killer
to attract that kind of attention.
[LAUGHS]
My friends are gonna freak.
- Bye.
- Bye.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
I'm looking for a partner ♪
Someone who knows how to ride ♪
Without even falling off ♪
Give me a Silas Holler on the rocks
and keep 'em coming.
Takes me to my limits ♪
Girl, when I break you off ♪
I promise that you
won't want to get off ♪
If you're horny, let's do it ♪
This seat free?
Free as the wind.
My pony ♪
- My saddle's waiting ♪
- [DEXTER SIGHS]
Come and jump on it ♪
If you're horny, let's do it ♪
Ride it, my pony ♪
- Hey, aren't you
- [SNAPS FINGERS]
that guy, the New York Ripper?
Don Framt.
That's it.
Holy shit.
The biggest serial killer in New York.
Yeah, well, I would never
admit to that in public.
No, of course not.
Just once if I have the chance ♪
But it is you, right?
Well, even if it was,
I think I've more than paid the price.
Eh?
Oh.
Yeah, I thought that
was a work accident,
a cave-in or something.
It doesn't matter. I still can't walk.
You deserve a break.
If you're horny, let's do it ♪
You must get a lot of
grief from some people.
[GROANS] Bunch of pathetic losers.
Friends and family
of my alleged victims.
Sometimes I-I get a-a-a
crazy mother screaming at me,
or some poor daddy all
boo-hoo sad, making lame threats.
Nothing I can't handle.
They need to move on.
Yeah.
I mean, it's not like I could hurt
anybody anyhow, you know?
Not on these legs.
But you used to?
Now
- No, of course.
- Now
Yeah. Right, right, right.
But, hey, what was it like when
When word got out
and the NYPD said you were the Ripper?
Oh, man. Man, I was scared shitless.
I didn't know what was gonna happen.
But it became pretty
clear pretty quickly
the cops had nothing.
No DNA, no witnesses, no nothing.
They couldn't touch me, and that,
that's when it got good.
- It got good?
- Oh, hell yeah.
[LAUGHS]
It was probably the best thing
that could have happened.
They couldn't arrest me,
they couldn't prosecute me.
And now, now
Everybody,
everybody thinks
I'm the New York Ripper.
[GIGGLES] I'm not, of course.
But, I mean, people,
people stop me in the street.
They want to take their picture with me.
I get love letters from
girls all over the country.
And there's this one gal in Florida,
keeps sending me
her panties. [GIGGLES]
[SNIFFS, LAUGHS]
- Oh.
- Attention.
- Oh.
- Adoration.
Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah.
[SIGHS] That's awesome, man.
- Yeah.
- [ALARM BEEPING]
Oh. Hold on. Ah.
I got to keep taking this shit
every four hours.
Mm.
[GROANS]
God.
Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah.
I've paid.
I've certainly paid.
Can I get you anything, sir?
No, I'm good, thanks.
Hey. Ooh, all right.
How about you and I go into
the back for a little lap dance?
Uh, I'm serving drinks right now.
You will do what I say.
[BOUNCER] Hands off of the ladies.
Oh, come on, man. It was nothing.
I was just shaking her hand.
[DEXTER] I told Harrison I'd
leave the Ripper to the NYPD,
but a lot of time has passed,
and here he is,
no closer to jail than he was years ago.
Wheel your ass out of here
before I throw you out.
- All right.
- Let's go.
Okay, I'm out of here. I'm going.
How long do I have to wait?
If you're horny, let's do it ♪
Ride it, my pony ♪
My saddle's waiting ♪
Come and jump on it ♪
Hey, you, uh, need a
ride somewhere or
No, no, I'm good.
I'm going to another
club down the street.
They know how to do
a lap dance. [LAUGHS]
Have fun.
Yeah.
[DEXTER] It might
just be your last dance.
We had a very promising lead
on the Five Borough Killer yesterday.
We were aware of the precise location
of where he made his AirDrop.
We scoured all the footage
from city cameras,
residential cameras, private businesses,
and we came up with absolutely nothing.
Everything we did, nothing?
[OLIVA] We're looking for an adult male
who was in Washington Square Park.
Maybe five-ten, on his phone.
Could be wearing smart glasses,
which look exactly
like regular glasses, so that describes
about half the city there.
Now, we're talking to
people in the victim's life,
but we believe that she
was chosen at random.
[CLAUDETTE] The call that the
Five Borough Killer made to us
was not so much a taunt
as a demand to be witnessed.
It is not enough for him
to simply end the life
of one individual, he wants to
traumatize all of New York City.
He is an exhibition narcissist.
He wants to show the
world how brilliant he is.
He wants to feel his
power over all of us,
and that will ultimately
be his downfall.
He is unable to see past
his own grandiose delusions
and mistakenly believes
he is smarter than all of us.
And I promise you, he is not.
He will make a mistake.
And until then, I need everyone
to stay focused and vigilant.
Thank you.
We're gonna find this guy, I know it.
Easy, big boy. Come on.
They got us doing inventory
in the evidence closet.
- I'll catch up with you.
- Okay.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
Lieutenant Wallace.
I don't know if you remember me.
Harrison Morgan.
I know exactly who you are.
A previous murder suspect
in the Ryan Foster case a few years ago.
I just wanted to say
thanks for the opportunity.
[CLAUDETTE] That is my oldest case.
Those photos will stay up
there until I solve it.
I I just hope I live up
to your expectations.
I am sure you will,
because I have no expectations.
[QUIET, DRAMATIC MUSIC]
Air conditioners have filters
that need to be cleaned
at least once a century.
Otherwise, the unit will
overheat and trip the breaker.
Where's your panel?
Do I have one of those?
[CHUCKLES]
I was wondering what that was.
So, how's your first week going?
It's good. It's good, I like it.
Yeah, being part of a team, you know.
Just everyone working together,
trying to do something positive.
I'm glad to hear that.
So, uh, I need to ask you something.
Okay.
It's about the New York Ripper.
What about him?
I want to take him out.
N-No.
No. No, no way.
You said you wouldn't.
It was a long time ago.
NYPD has done nothing.
He's still out there, harassing
the families of his victims,
phoning them in the middle of the night,
taunting them, haunting them.
No, I-I know that, Dad.
But it's-it's not true that
Claudette's doing nothing.
She wants this guy more than you.
- She's going to arrest him.
- When?
I don't know.
I could take him out tomorrow.
Tonight, even.
Dad, no. J I'm-I'm asking you.
If you disappear him
the way you do, she's
- she's gonna be devastated.
- [SIGHS]
She needs to be the one to get this guy.
It's important to her.
And it's important to me.
Okay.
I'll leave him alone. For now.
Thank you.
And now I have a question.
What the fuck was with Charley?
She's had a change of heart.
She wants me to take out the JawSplitter
and the Sleepy-Eyed Stranger.
Didn't they kind of disappear
after the whole Prater thing?
She knows how to find them.
That sounds risky.
I mean, how-how can you trust her?
Well, if she wanted either of us dead,
she never would've shown her face.
And, um
The truth is, I don't know how to find
those two killers on my own, so
Like you said, maybe
teamwork is the answer.
So, I mean, wouldn't it be smarter
and safer to just
hand the info over to the police?
And have them sit on it
for a few years? No, thanks.
Fair enough.
Leave the Ripper for Claudette,
and if you absolutely feel the need
to take out the JawSplitter
and the fucking Sleepy-Eyed-Whatever,
fine.
[DEXTER] I wasn't asking permission.
Thank you.
[HARRISON] I mean, now,
everybody's just obsessed with
this FBK freak. I mean, he's
Kind of become our
number one serial killer.
FBK is not a serial killer.
You have to kill in a
serial to be a serial killer.
It takes three. He's killed one person,
putting him in the same
category as Aaron Burr
and Phil Spector.
Okay. Got it. Sorry.
Does this mean you're gonna
be heading out of town again?
I don't know the logistics just yet.
[CHUCKLES]
[SWITCH FLICKS]
Is it is it
[AIR CONDITIONER BEEPS]
Oh, shit. Thank you.
[AIR BLOWING]
[SIGHS]
[LAUGHS]
You know, when my
friends' dads go out of town,
it's usually for fishing or poker.
Sorry I'm not most dads.
[GENTLE MUSIC]
I'm good with that.
Thanks.
[DEXTER] Everything has changed
for Harrison.
And it's also changed for me.
[DOOR CLOSES]
But it seems I'm still trying
to hold on to some things,
my way, my rules,
just to remind me that I'm still me.
Maybe Harry was right.
Maybe that is part of my problem.
Maybe I can change more than I think.
[CHARLEY] Tonight's wine
is courtesy of my former boss.
You're making amends
with Prater's bank account?
I consider it part of my severance.
What I'm owed after years
of doing his dirty work.
This is a Château Latour,
at a very reasonable $8,000.
It was a favorite of
our dear friend Mia.
She was the perfect example
of how careful we must be.
Are you here to accept my offer?
Only if I can do things my way.
And that is?
I want to deal with them here,
on my turf.
And you're gonna bring them to me.
I don't care to be that involved.
It's the only way I'll do this.
Reach out to them,
the JawSplitter and
the Sleepy-Eyed Stranger, one at a time.
Tell them Prater's had enough of hiding
and wants to see his old friends.
Invite them to a gathering
of Prater's Boogeyman Club.
[SCOFFS] Oh, and now
I'm throwing a party for them?
They won't get past the welcome drink.
I have a signature cocktail,
so to speak.
I see.
Bring the Sleepy-Eyed Stranger first.
Introduce me to him as
Fellow club member Red Schmidt.
The Dark Passenger.
I'll take care of the rest.
I feel like I'm being pulled
into the middle of this.
You are the middle of this.
You define the middle of this.
They know you.
They'll feel safe seeing you
as the face of the operation.
Besides, this is supposed
to be your penance.
You've thought this through.
It's nice to work with a professional.
It's nice to be recognized.
We need a place that looks the part.
I know somewhere that might work.
I'll reach out.
Would you like me
to cork the bottle for you?
Why don't you enjoy it yourself?
Let's meet tomorrow.
I'll call you.
[DEXTER] I used to worry
about the limited shelf life
of a serial killer.
I outlived that without
even realizing it.
I only died once.
A midlife crisis is usually
seen as a bad thing,
when the truth is, I should
be thankful I made it this far.
It's an opportunity
to reassess my life,
look back honestly at
the mistakes I've made and
See what I want to change.
So, this is it?
Nice, isn't it?
I've rented it for the week.
You can move in whenever you like.
Prater's world definitely had its perks.
Yes, it did.
I invited Ray Ballard.
The Sleepy-Eyed Stranger.
Yep.
I should hear back soon.
He was always quite punctual.
- Hmm.
- Shall we?
Let's go.
So, tell me about him. What's he like?
[CHARLEY SCOFFS]
Well, to be honest,
he creeps me out more than most of them.
His whole life is built around killing.
Okay.
I think if you were to
peel back the layers,
you wouldn't find an
actual human in there.
[GENTLE, SOMBER MUSIC]
Like all serial killers,
it's all about power and control.
Is that what we're like?
With him, it's in overdrive.
Uh-huh.
He sneaks into people's houses
and watches them while they sleep.
He knows he's going to
kill them but not just yet.
He might visit the house two
or three times before finally
stabbing them with an
ice pick while they sleep.
[SIGHS]
That's unusual.
Typically, serial killers like to
see the horror in their victims' faces.
Mm.
He likes to torture them.
When he sneaks in,
he turns over photographs,
moves furniture and other things
ever so slightly.
The people,
they think they're going crazy,
because the reality that someone
would come into their house
at night and do these things
is just too insane.
♪
Two bedrooms upstairs,
one for Sleepy
and one for Red Schmidt.
Glad I kept the hoodie.
Windows up here let in plenty of light.
♪
But not visible from
the street or any other buildings.
[CHARLEY] And downstairs,
I think I have something
you'll especially like.
[BUZZING]
[ELEVATOR WHIRRING]
This feels oddly familiar.
[QUIET, MYSTERIOUS MUSIC]
Like the rest of the house,
it's fully soundproofed.
No windows. Rear exit's sealed.
Otherwise, the only way
in or out is the elevator.
It's the perfect kill room.
So it meets your approval?
It is missing something.
No furnace.
It'll work, but
[CHARLEY] But what?
There's one more thing I need.
["SUBWAY JOE" BY JOE BATAAN PLAYING]
Well, I took the subway
downtown one day ♪
Just to find me some Chinese food ♪
And as I sat down and looked up ♪
[HARRY] A boat?
In the middle of New York City?
You expect me to believe this isn't
part of your midlife crisis?
[DEXTER SIGHS]
This is me being practical.
I've been workin' all day ♪
My back is achin'
and my feet are beat ♪
And I'm afraid
I'm gonna need your seat ♪
Hey, hey, hey ♪
[CHARLEY] Dear Friend,
it's been far too long
since our last gathering
of like-minded individuals.
You are cordially invited
to our latest opportunity
for conversation,
camaraderie and connection.
Yours remains a lonely path.
Address to come.
Trophies always appreciated.
["THE DAY THE WORLD WENT AWAY"
BY NINE INCH NAILS PLAYING]
[DRAWER CLOSES]
I listen to ♪
The words he'd say ♪
But in his voice ♪
I heard decay ♪
The plastic face ♪
Forced to portray ♪
All the insides ♪
Left cold and gray ♪
There is a place ♪
That still remains ♪
It eats the fear ♪
It eats the pain ♪
The sweetest price ♪
He'll have to pay ♪
The day the whole world ♪
- Went away ♪
- [SQUEAKS]
♪
♪
♪
[REPORTER] Detective Oliva!
Detective Oliva!
[REPORTERS CLAMORING]
What was behind NYPD's
decision to not inform
the public about the threat
from the Five Borough Killer?
We get threats all day long, every day.
We didn't believe this one
to be any more credible
than the others and saw
no reason to incite a panic.
But you did think it was wise
to warn your own daughters.
[JUNIPER] OMG, you guys.
We just saw the video of the girl
getting shot outside of
the Mets game. So messed up.
And it literally could've been us.
Our dad's a cop and
he told us not to go.
We're only alive 'cause he warned us.
Do you have anything to say
to the rest of the city?
To the family of the young
woman who was killed?
Not at this time.
Detective Wallace,
how concerned should New Yorkers be
that this killer will strike again?
[CLAUDETTE] New Yorkers should
be no more concerned than usual.
Although we are still
gathering information,
there is a possibility that
this killing was a one-off.
Regardless, there are 8.48
million people in our city.
That means there is a 0.00000012 chance
of being targeted by
the supposed Five Borough Killer.
Our citizens have a greater
risk of being killed by a squirrel.
Do you expect New Yorkers to
be comforted by that statement?
Okay, that's all for now.
[REPORTER] Why do you
think this killing is a one-off?
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
[PHONE RINGS]
Homicide.
Ask that Detective Wallace
why would I call myself
the Five Borough Killer
if it was just a one-off?
Lieutenant, it's him.
I promise you,
I've barely gotten started.
Someone will die on Broadway tonight.
A very special show.
[LINE BEEPING]
[MIXON] Everyone, muster up.
Let me make myself clear.
We are taking this
threat very seriously.
Send unis to the Theater District
to patrol for any suspicious behavior.
We should assume he will
be videotaping this again,
so as well as smart glasses,
he will be wearing
long sleeves and gloves.
He's likely carrying a
9mm with a silencer.
I see no reason to alert the public
We're gonna tell the public.
We're gonna shut down
the Theater District
and cover that area
with all available officers.
Nobody's dying tonight, not on my watch.
Let's get to it.
A one-off.
You're done talking to the press.
Not another word.
And you,
keep your daughters off fucking TikTok.
[TENSE MUSIC]
[SIREN WAILING]
[FIONA] Right this way,
try and clear out
right through here,
right down 7th Avenue!
[HARRISON] Down 7th!
- [FIONA] Right this way, folks.
- [HARRISON] Keep it moving!
Down 7th, please! Down 7th!
[FIONA] Gonna come down this way.
Try and evacuate as quickly as possible.
[HARRISON] Let's keep it moving!
Other side of the car, down 7th!
[FIONA] Just keep moving.
Just keep Right this way.
Thank you, ma'am. Thank you.
Right this way, folks.
- Thank you.
- [HARRISON] This way!
Thank you for your urgency.
Yes, keep it moving, folks. Thank you!
It's a pretty big first week, right?
Biggest thing to happen my first week
was a drunk throwing up
in the back of my patrol car.
- This is better.
- [SIREN CHIRPS]
- Keep it moving, folks.
- Down 7th! Thank you!
["CRIMINAL" BY FIONA APPLE PLAYING]
This is the master key
to the town house.
The Sleepy-Eyed Stranger's
key will be more limited.
Smart.
Where is he now?
On his way. He's driving.
Should get in tomorrow.
I've yet to give him the address.
Smart.
Don't want him surveilling
the place ahead of time.
Exactly.
When he arrives, he's to call me.
I'll meet him at the town house.
And I'll be there ahead of you.
I'll have an expensive
gift basket for him,
make him feel warm
and welcome and relaxed.
And when you're ready,
I'll make the introductions.
Explain Prater hasn't yet arrived,
and then I'll duck out
and leave it in your hands.
[WAITER] Anything else for the couple?
Uh
Thank you, we're
- Good for now.
- Thanks.
It's actually not a bad idea.
Letting people think we're a couple?
It's the perfect cover.
Okay
sweetheart.
Do you mind my asking,
what changed your mind
about working with me?
I think I just finally
came to a point in my life
where I felt like it was okay
to do things a little differently.
To be open to change.
You've been doing this a very long time.
I have.
And no one knows?
Lots of people have known.
But only for a short while.
Right now, it's just down to two.
Your son.
[WHISPERS] And you.
[WHISPERS] I feel honored.
[WAITER] Thank you.
[CHUCKLES]
[SIGHS]
Shall we?
So, we'll talk tomorrow?
I'll let you know when
[WOMAN SCREAMS]
Someone call the police!
You okay?
Yeah. I'm fine.
I'm out of here. No cops for me.
[TENSE MUSIC]
[DEXTER] Broadway.
It's the Five Borough Killer.
- Okay, that's two.
- [SIREN WAILING]
Still not a serial killer.
I'm going to stop you before
you get to number three.
[SOMBER, DRAMATIC MUSIC]