If you read last week’s recap of Dexter, you know that Katrina is an avid fan. I hate to admit it, but this was my first time to watch the show.  So let’s run down the recap and then I’ll give you my two cents’ worth.

This week’s episode of Dexter, “Remains to Be Seen,” opens with an ambulance and emergency crews pulling Dexter out of an accident. Unknown to them, he has one of his victims bagged up in the back of his car. When he gets to the hospital the doctor wants to keep him overnight for observation, since he had head trauma and possible concussion. However, when his wife shows up, Dexter leaps at an opportunity while the doc is out of the room and they leave the hospital before he is formally admitted.

So let’s get this straight.

There are three basic plot lines throughout this episode. The first one revolves around the opening scene and Dexter trying to remember where he hid the dead guy’s body, because he doesn’t find it when he goes to the impound lot and examines his car.  Turns out that his lack of sleep is really messing with his head and he just can’t remember what he did with it.  Meanwhile, he’s trying to keep his wits about him and function on his assigned case: the Vacation Murders.

That’s where the second plot comes into play. Lt. Laguerta is under pressure from the mayor to find the killer after the press dubs him the Vacation Murder when a second victim shows up. So, she takes charge of the case, putting Sgt. Batista as second-in-command. Of course, the department apparently doesn’t know they are doing the nasty during their off time, so they don’t understand the real tension there.  Dexter does a great job of finding an obscure blood sample at the crime scene and in a flash of caffeine-induced cognizance he manages to realize that the sample has a rare strain of syphilis. Cross-referencing the city’s STD database he finds one lone male candidate.

Finally, there is the Trinity Killer. Detective Morgan thinks she’s found a lead: a 30 year old case that took place with the same M.O. in the same exact location. That’s when a former lover shows up and ruins her theory. Turns out the original convicted murder, who served his time and was out on parole, didn’t commit the crime after all.  Meanwhile, the Trinity Killer is already stalking his next victim.

I have to admit that overall I liked the show. The characters seem well developed and I can see why this has been such a big winner for Showtime. Jennifer Carpenter’s acting seemed a bit off to me, but nothing I could put my finger on. Michael C. Hall play’s the role of Dexter very well and I think John Lithgow was an excellent choice for the Trinity Killer. I may actually have to start watching this one. I think it’s a keeper.