Directed by Michael Cuesta Written by James Manos Jr.   Jeff Lindsay   Kevin Maynard   Lauren Gussis   Cast Michael C. Hall ... Dexter Morgan Julie Benz ... Rita Bennett Jennifer Carpenter ... Debra Morgan Erik King ... Sgt. James Doakes Luna Lauren Velez ... Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez) David Zayas ... Det. Angel Batista James Remar ... Harry Morgan (credit only) Geoff Pierson ... Capt. Tom Matthews C.S. Lee ... Vince Masuka Mark Pellegrino ... Paul Bennett Christian Camargo ... Rudy Cooper Malcolm-Jamal Warner ... Rita's Lawyer Evelina Martinez ... Monique (as Tomiko Martinez) Ruth Zalduondo ... Social Worker Christina Robinson ... Astor Bennett Daniel Goldman ... Cody Bennett Maxwell Huckabee ... Three-Year-Old Dexter Roxanne Beckford ... Reporter Candice DeSallee Wiley M. Pickett ... Sheriff (as Wiley Pickett) Symba ... Sexy Woman (as Symba Smith) Christine Barger ... Pierced Chick Sage Kirkpatrick ... Woman (as Katherine Kirkpatrick) Jennifer Shon ... Young Clerk Teddy Lane Jr. ... Jerry Romeo Brown ... Andy Robert Della Cerra ... Evidence Room Cop Del Hunter-White ... Court Supervisor Uncredited Cast Bruce Holman ... Det. Michael Soderquist Marc Linsalata ... Hotel Manager Produced by Daniel Cerone   Sara Colleton   Michael Cuesta   John Goldwyn   Drew Z. Greenberg   Robert Lloyd Lewis   James Manos Jr.   Clyde Phillips   Melissa Rosenberg   Arturs Rusis   Original Music by Daniel Licht

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