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Season 3  "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"  3x3

Aired 15 years ago - Oct 12, 2008

Dexter and a pedophile have a run-in; Dexter is unable to restore Freebo's good name after he is accused of a murder he didn't commit. Also, Dexter's friendship with Miguel weighs on his mind.

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How else would you do it?
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Forensics Quarterly. With an article written by yours truly.
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Well, you've dedicated so many of your resources towards resolving this...
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Did he say anything about the Chicky Hines situation?
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Maybe the skin's like a trophy or something.
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- You found the body? - Uh... No, no. Mario did.
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Well, I've never heard it described in quite those words before, but yeah.
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Miguel. My new bestest friend.
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- Nice to meet you. - You too.
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To be honest, I haven't been sleeping too well lately.
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How 'bout out here?
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The more he drank, the greater he became.
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You know? They don't know what it is to be a man, to be a son. All that fuckin' pressure.
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- I have heard. What else do you know? - You were one of the last to talk to him.
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I'll share.
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Killed his wife, two kids and the neighbor's dog.
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It wasn't that hard to bring Freebo here late at night,
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I am. I pushed for the maximum on this case, and I got it, and for just cause.
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strip down to his American flag underwear and pour himself a nice crime-fighting drink,
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Is there something you're not telling us?
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Except that I would never hurt a child.
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Once she's got her teeth into something, she'll never let go.
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How could you even say you're not going to be a father to that kid?
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So you're just going to have to set aside all...
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It's just my nature.
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That's his blood, right there.
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Sometimes I think that you are the only one who doesn't know that.
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Hey!
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How else would you do it?
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Forensics Quarterly. With an article written by yours truly.
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Well, you've dedicated so many of your resources towards resolving this...
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Did he say anything about the Chicky Hines situation?
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Maybe the skin's like a trophy or something.
#9 Recap of Dexter Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 10
- You found the body? - Uh... No, no. Mario did.
#10 Recap of Dexter Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 11
Well, I've never heard it described in quite those words before, but yeah.
#11 Recap of Dexter Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 12
Miguel. My new bestest friend.
#12 Recap of Dexter Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 13 #13 Recap of Dexter Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 14
- Nice to meet you. - You too.
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To be honest, I haven't been sleeping too well lately.
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How 'bout out here?
#18 Recap of Dexter Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 19
The more he drank, the greater he became.
#19 Recap of Dexter Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 20
You know? They don't know what it is to be a man, to be a son. All that fuckin' pressure.
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- I have heard. What else do you know? - You were one of the last to talk to him.
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I'll share.
#24 Recap of Dexter Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 25
Killed his wife, two kids and the neighbor's dog.
#25 Recap of Dexter Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 26
It wasn't that hard to bring Freebo here late at night,
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I am. I pushed for the maximum on this case, and I got it, and for just cause.
#31 Recap of Dexter Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 32
strip down to his American flag underwear and pour himself a nice crime-fighting drink,
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Is there something you're not telling us?
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Except that I would never hurt a child.
#36 Recap of Dexter Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 37
Once she's got her teeth into something, she'll never let go.
#37 Recap of Dexter Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 38
How could you even say you're not going to be a father to that kid?
#38 Recap of Dexter Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 39
So you're just going to have to set aside all...
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It's just my nature.
#44 Recap of Dexter Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 45
That's his blood, right there.
#45 Recap of Dexter Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 46
Sometimes I think that you are the only one who doesn't know that.
#46 Recap of Dexter Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 47 #47 Recap of Dexter Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 48 #48 Recap of Dexter Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 49
Hey!
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