#Dexter S04 Recap
#TalkNerdyToMeLover's @maniacalmorgan
With season 5 of Dexter right around the corner, I felt it appropriate to give everyone a little run down of season 4. This is totally going to be season 4 in a nutshell, but you'll get the idea.
For those of you that don't know, Dexter (Michael C. Hall) is a blood spatter analyst, a husband, a father, and a serial killer. It's in this most recent season that Dexter finds himself marrying his pregnant girlfriend, Rita (Julie Benz) and being a family man. Between his step-children Astor and Cody, his wife, and baby Harrison, Dexter finds himself without time for his bloody hobby.
Spoiler Alert! If you have not seen S04E12 of Dexter, divert your eyes.
The season finale of Dexter was absolutely fantastic. The villain, Arthur aka the Trinity Killer (John Lithgow) finds out Dexter Morgan's true identity putting his new family at risk. It's now a game of cat and mouse to see who can get who first. It seems like Dexter has Arthur in his grasp, Dexter looses his cool in front of some cops and finds himself in jail.
In the mean time, Debra Morgan (Jennifer Carpenter and Michael C. Hall's irl wife) find herself digging up the past to find the truth about her and Dexter's father. She is starting to put the pieces together about who Dexter is and where he came from. Deb approaches Dexter and let's him know the truth. Of course Dexter already knows, but he plays coy with her. They had a bonding moment and it feels like a weight has been lifted. She knows Dexter's origin and still loves him for who he is.
Dexter promises Rita their honeymoon while Cody and Astor are visiting their grandparents. By ensuring that everyone is out of town, his family is protected while Arthur is on the hunt to do some damage. Dexter tries to lead his police friends and co-workers on a wild goose chase by planting some false evidence and making them believe Trinity was someone else. That doesn't last long as Debra catches on and soon all of Miami Metro is hot on the tracks of the real Trinity Killer. Luckily Dexter is able to catch up and Arthur finds himself on Dexter's operating table.
Just when you think everything is okay, the season really goes out with a bang. Dexter comes home to pack up his things and meet Rita for their honeymoon, but finds something awful waiting for him at home. Although Dexter saw Rita off, she had to come back because she forgot her I.D. to get on the airplane. That was just enough time for Trinity to catch up and leave Rita dead in the bathtub. Dexter also finds baby Harrison in a pool of blood. Born in blood. Just like Dexter.