It’s still going his way, kinda. He can use Rita’s phone call as his excuse for sneaking out. Doakes waylays him, forces him on the boat and to the cabin to help with disposal of the latest victim.
But Dex needs to do something before the cops find Doakes in that cage. He won’t be able to explain not calling them when he has Doakes under control.
What do you think?
Three more episodes – one to resolve the BHB/Doakes thing, one to resolve Lila, and one for – what? Deb and Lundy’s breakup and Dex and Rita’s makeup?
Why would they find Doakes in the cage? Doakes has already absconded, I don’t see why Dex can’t just dispose of him in the normal way and no one will hear from him again. In fact, that would be the best outcome for Dexter. Doakes, being the primary suspect, is taking the heat off of Dexter (I’m not sure if there really ever was any heat on him to begin with though). With the feds trying to find James, the case should be at a standstill unless (until) something else pops up.
The problem I see however is that with Doakes in a cage it’s going to make it difficult for Dexter to knock him out, Doakes may escape, then Dexter would have a problem. His only solution would be to clean up the room (really really really well), dispose of Jimenez and get back in the apartment before it’s time for him to leave well. If he can pull that off, Doakes won’t have a leg to stand on since Dexter has four people that will swear no one entered or left the house. Or course I’d be surprised if no one notices the missing slats in the bathroom window.
I wouldn’t count on that. If James doesn’t die, he sure as hell not going to keep his mouth shut about it. He might say he will, but I wouldn’t bet on it.
Did anyone find it odd that Dexter managed to knock out Doakes with a bullet and handcuffs on and in a foot or two of water? I can’t see Dexter winning that fight even if it was fair, much less at such a disadvantage.
Dexter never lost the initiative. Doakes was always at a disadvantage due to the fact that he couldn’t kill him. When he slipped on the dock’s boards he lost the initiative for the rest of the fight. Dexter is no slouch. Just because someone is special forces doesn’t mean that they can always win a fight against a well-trained civilian. Doakes is clouded by his emotions, Dexter is not. They are both precise killing machines. They are pretty evenly matched except that it seems Dexter is always winning with Doakes.
yeah - Dex kept re-itterating the #1 rule - ‘Don’t get Caught’ - so Doakes has to ‘go away’ now - he can’t show up with anything less than a self inflicted wound - any other kind of suspicious death (he could possibly still be gunned down by fellow officers - Masuka perhaps) - but the circs would have to be ‘just right’ or Lundy will realize that Doakes isn’t the right guy.
I like the fact that he is trapped at the cocaine dealer’s house - that may end up being part of the way it works out.
No idea how he’ll handle Lyla - but perhaps Lyla will ‘fix’ herself in some action with Angel - IOW, start something that Angel will have to ‘fix’ and solve the problem all the way around.
I thoroughly enjoyed this episode. It might have been my favorite so far. Excellent on all fronts, from acting to photography. I am really really primed to see this story line resolve.
I’m assuming a scenario where Dexter doesn’t kill Doakes. But Doakes is making it hard for him.
I wonder if Doakes would be able to accept Dexter’s vigilantism if Dex hadn’t chopped up the bodies and kept the blood slides. If all those victims had been killed and found in a more traditional fashion, would Doakes try to understand?
No - because Doakes is a cop - defender of the ‘law’ - first and foremost - in his first killing - he was following a ‘prior’ order and was protected by the ‘law’, the second was self defense - he would never accept Dexter’s killings of those ‘innocent’ in the eyes of the law.
Just thought of something, what if Dexter brings the bags back into the house and puts them back on the table. He could leave Doakes in the cage and make an anonymous call to the police. I’d imagine finding Doakes in a house with the body of a person who escaped justice all chopped up butcher style would be rather incrimnating. How he would explain being locked up I don’t know. Or rather, how Dexter would explain it. I suppose Dexter could just say he wasn’t there, he’s got those four alabis in his parking lot that can swear he never left the apartment.
I’m wondering why Doakes thought he had to have Dexter’s slides analyzed. Why didn’t he just take the box to the cops? The box would have had Dexter’s prints on it.
And what about the “killing implements” that Dexter said were still in his apartment? Where does he keep his supply of plastic and duct tape?
The cops had no evidence against Doakes until they found the box. His dad being a butcher and him working four of the cases isn’t evidence. And Doakes doesn’t have a boat.
Joey, maybe Dexter could tranquilize Doakes and let him out of the cage. If he used the right stuff, Doakes could be waking up when the cops arrive.
Is it certain there is another season? I’m pretty certain I have heard references to the “final episode” on December 16, NOT the “season finale”. The website also says “the Dexter finale”, with no reference to a future season.
I thought about that too, but I think the timing would be tough. Perhaps he could knock Doakes out, cover him with blood (and an apron and all the other Butcher apperal, hmmmmm never thought about that, he dresses like a butcher), and in order to keep him put, drop the chain saw on his leg and leave it running. He can then make an anon phone call to the cops (I hear a chainsaw and screaming) and it’ll look like the BHB had a chainsaw accident. He’ll wake up as the cops are coming and with his leg cut off and they probably won’t notice that he’s still woozy from the tranqs. Or he’ll still be knocked out when they show up, I don’t think drugs would even be a question, it would be perfectly normal to be passed out after an accident like that.
What’s Doakes gonna say to that…It was the one armed man.
The only problem with a phone call – anonymous or otherwise – is that it looks like Jiminez’s cabin is in the middle of nowhere. If a caller wasn’t involved, he wouldn’t need to be anonymous.
I like the idea (not personally, but fictionally) of letting Doakes out of the cage and dropping the chainsaw on him. He’d likely bleed to death before anyone found him. With body parts and cocaine all around, case closed.
But I want Doakes to survive.
If this were regular TV, the writers would contrive a scenario where Dexter saves Doakes’ life (cue a crescendo and maybe even a hug and some smiles), and in gratitude, Doakes keeps quiet.
Okay, so let’s think of some options…
Is it hunting season? Could be hunters in the area?
How far from civilization is it, could there be hikers in the area that could hear it, people out fishing or boating?
Perhaps Dexter could just leave it at that. If someone finds him great, the heats off Dex, if no one finds him, then, I don’t think anything changes. Doakes is still missing as far as anyone is concerned.
As for Doakes living, I tried to think of a situation where he “accidentally” gets pinned under something he can’t get out of, but i can’t think of it.
Maybe Lila shows up and seduces him, that should keep him in one spot for a little while, what with the accent and the tits all over the place.
But being in that cage, sure gives ol’Dex some time to think dosen’t it.
I guess I should spoiler this since it was a preview:
Dexter was unrolling his tools when Doakes asked, “What have you decided?” Dex says, “You’re not gonna like it.” Does he use his tools for anything other than killing?
Maybe he’s going to give Doakes a manicure.
I wonder what’s going to happen with his guy in Haiti, I can’t imagine that whole scene (that could have been done over the phone) was for nothing.
