Dexter Page #9
Season #1 Episode #1- TV-MA
- Year:
- 2006
- 53 min
- 16,002 Views
DEXTER:
(stares at her)
You got that look in your eye.
DEBRA:
I was there before you and I noticed
the body looked different from the
others. Her pieces were cold -- Like
meat packing cold, so that's what I'm
pondering -- Is that what cell
crystallization means?
FREEZE ON DEXTER
DEXTER (V.O.)
My God, why didn't I think about that?
It's beautiful.
BACK TO SCENE:
DEBRA:
Dex...what are you thinking?
Dexter looks at his sis, sips some water.
DEXTER:
Sorry...But it makes sense. Cold --
slows the flow of blood.
47.
DEBRA:
Why the hell is that important?
DEXTER:
Just a feeling...but I think maybe he
has a thing about blood.
DEBRA:
That's not enough. Come on, I need to
show LaGuerta and her boys.
(pained)
They're all making fun of me,
bro...Calling me Officer Einstein.
DEXTER:
Why?
DEBRA:
(as if...)
If tits were brains.
Dexter looks at her, then after a beat, says -
DEXTER:
Refrigerated truck.
Deb eyes him, leans in close, then says softly and slowly -
DEBRA:
What-the-f***-are-you-talking-about?
DEXTER:
(thinking --)
A refrigerated truck. He wants a cold
environment to slow the blood flow.
Clean and...mobile, so he can dump the
garbage afterwards.
DEBRA:
So we're looking for a refrigerated
truck now.
DEXTER:
Probably a stolen one.
(beat)
Think there are a lot of stolen trucks
out there?
DEBRA:
You nuts? In Miami?
They break into smiles, then Deb gets up, kisses his head -
48.
DEBRA (CONT'D)
Love you...thanks.
And she's gone. Dexter looks around takes out a little note
pad and pen and starts writing a list. ÒFishing line,
scalpels, saws, syringes, heavy-duty garbage bags...Ó
SMASH CUT TO:
INT. DEXTER'S APARTMENT - MIAMI, FL - LATER
Dexter pours over blue prints that are clearly labeled
Baywater Condos.
DEXTER (V.O.)
Preparation is vital. No detail can be
overlooked.
SMASH CUT TO:
INT. LARGE ROOM - HALF-BUILT BAYWATER CONDOS - MIAMI, FL -
LATER:
Dexter staples thick sheets of plastic over the windowless
window frames, then mops the unfinished cement floor.
DEXTER (V.O.)
And the ritual is intoxicating.
SMASH CUT TO:
INT. LARGE ROOM - HALF-BUILT BAYWATER CONDOS - MIAMI, FL -
LATER:
Dexter SNAPS a rubber sheet over a stack of sheet rock in the
middle of the unfinished room, pats it down, then cuts pieces
of Duct-tape off a large roll and sticks them to the side of
the sheet rock.
DEXTER (V.O.)
Duct tape, rubber sheets -- Necessary
tools of the trade.
SMASH CUT TO:
INT. LARGE ROOM - HALF-BUILT BAYWATER CONDOS - MIAMI, FL -
LATER:
He sees a roll of shrink wrap, quickly whips out his filet
knife, cuts up the shrink wrap, makes himself a mask, leaving
his face pressed in and distorted. He quickly makes a small
slit in between his lips so he can breathe. He pulls it off
his face, then folds it neatly.
49.
DEXTER:
I'm a big fan of the little things in
life.
CUT TO:
INT. POLICE HEADQUARTERS - MIAMI, FL - NEXT DAY
Dex walks into the crowded main lobby, then freezes at the
sight of -
THE CHOIR MASTER'S WIFE
Standing in front of the DESK SERGEANT, crying.
WIFE:
I don't understand...Do something,
please. Put out an Amber alert, put
his face on milk cartons -- JUST FIND
MY HUSBAND!
DESK SERGEANT:
(patiently)
Ma'am, I understand and we're trying --
the detectives are looking into
everything and when we know...
As we pan off the Sergeant and his voice trails off, we
settle -
ON DEXTER:
Eyeing the Wife.
DEXTER (V.O.)
I'm pretty certain I made no mistakes.
Dexter turns, heads toward the briefing room, then feels a
hard poke into his shoulder and stops. He spins around and
stares into the face of -
SGT. DOAKES
I saw you staring at that woman. What
do you care about her?
DEXTER:
I don't...I was just...
SGT. DOAKES
(cuts him off)
You like when women cry? You like
that? What's your thing, psycho?
50.
DEXTER:
Just heading to the briefing room.
SGT. DOAKES
(hard)
You got no call to be in there, so
flee.
But Dexter turns, keeps walking -
SGT. DOAKES (CONT'D)
Hey! I'm...
With Doakes right behind him, Dexter grabs the briefing room
door, pulls it open, and we SEE -
Lt. LaGuerta standing right inside.
SGT. DOAKES (CONT'D)
(to LaGuerta)
This f***ing guy doesn't belong. I'm
still waiting for his spatter report
on the coke head murders.
(back to Dexter)
Go do that.
LaGuerta shoots them both a look. Dexter retreats.
DEXTER:
It's okay. I don't want to make anyone
unhappy.
Dexter turns, but LaGuerta reaches out, grabs his hand.
LAGUERTA:
He can stay.
(to Dexter)
I'd love your input and we'll discuss
your case after the meeting -- so how
about we get started?
And LaGuerta pulls him into -
INT. BRIEFING ROOM - POLICE HEADQUARTERS - MIAMI, FL - SAME
The room is packed with UNIFORMED COPS, DETECTIVES. LaGuerta
sashays toward the front of the room. Dexter spins away from
Doakes, runs into a COP.
COP #2
(playfully)
Hey, Dex, I got some spatter in my
shorts, want a swab?
51.
Dexter smiles at him, looks for a seat, slides past a few
more COPS, then SEES --
DEBRA:
Sitting alone in the back -- cuts through the crowd -- GRABS
a seat next to her, squeezes her knee with encouragement.
DEXTER:
You ready?
DEBRA:
(confidently)
I'm gonna shame this b*tch.
DEXTER:
Just state your case, clean and easy,
and you'll be the hero.
And just then, Masuka slides into a seat next to Deb.
MASUKA:
Deb, how about I give you a hundred
bucks and you let me put my head
between your babaloos?
DEBRA:
(right back)
How about I stomp on your dick?
Masuka starts heaving and choking with that laugh and Deb
stares at him with a mixture of amazement and disgust.
ON LAGUERTA AT THE PODIUM
LAGUERTA:
Okay, settle down. Now, has anyone
tracked down our witness?
Mumbles throughout the room. Her face tenses, she's pissed.
LAGUERTA (CONT'D)
COME ON, PEOPLE -- SOMEONE NEEDS TO
FIND SOMETHING HERE.
DEBRA:
Uh -- Lt. LaGuerta...
Everyone turns -- LaGuerta looks at Deb, rolls her eyes.
LAGUERTA:
Oh, Officer Morgan...Didn't recognize
you with your clothes on.
52.
Titters all around. Deb hesitates then faces LaGuerta.
DEBRA:
I have an idea -- something in a
different direction.
LAGUERTA:
An idea? Really?
(smiles)
Then please, share it with us.
Deb stands, takes a breath and says --
DEBRA:
Cell crystallization -
DEXTER:
(very softly)
A little more confidence, please.
LAGUERTA:
(overlapping, to Deb)
Excuse me?
DEBRA:
...On the last victim. I'd like to
check and see if any refrigerated
trucks have been stolen in the last
week or so.
SILENCE. Everyone stares at Deb, then --
LAGUERTA:
Refrigerated trucks?
(dismissive)
Like ice cream trucks?
They lock eyes. It's a stand-off.
DEXTER (V.O.)
She doesn't get it -- None of the
brick-heads get it and poor Debra
isn't making them see it.
DEBRA:
(hard, w/growing anger)
No. Not ice cream trucks. A
refrigerated vehicle that could cause
that kind of tissue damage -- A
refrigerated truck that is mobile, so
he'll be harder to catch -- a
refrigerated truck, that might give us
a lead.
Translation
Translate and read this script in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add this screenplay to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Dexter" Scripts.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 23 Dec. 2024. <https://www.scripts.com/script/dexter_1>.
Discuss this script with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In