Crocodile (Dexter)

"Crocodile"
Dexter episode
Dexter opens the fridge to look at his doll parts.
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 2
Directed by	Michael Cuesta
Written by	Clyde Phillips
Original air date	October 8, 2006 (2006-10-08)
Guest appearance(s)
Geoff Pierson as Tom Matthews Sam Trammell as Matt Chambers Rudolf Martin as Carlos Guerrero Cristos as Norberto Cervantes C. S. Lee as Vince Masuka Richard Gunn as Sean Lisa Kaminir as Prosecutor Christina Robinson as Astor Bennett Daniel Goldman as Cody Bennett Maureen Muldoon as Kara Simmons Devon Graye as Teenage Dexter Morgan Alex Schemmer as Alexander Pryce Roger Hewlett as Mr. Pryce
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"Crocodile" is the 2nd episode of season one of Showtime TV series Dexter. The episode centers on the death of a cop, Ricky Simmons, and the Miami Metro Police Department's attempt at bringing in the killer, while Dexter stalks another victim, Matt Chambers, a man who, drunkenly, kills people by running them over.

Dexter (Hall) has taken a little time off to take his boat out and relax. He watches some teenagers messing around and notes that playing comes easier to them than to him. He goes back to his apartment and Debra (Carpenter) brings him bagels and they talk about the Ice Truck Killer case. After she leaves, Dexter looks over the doll parts that the Ice Truck Killer gave him and notices that the doll's hands have differently painted fingernails. Dexter attends court to give blood report testimony against a criminal. While leaving, he notices a crying family and sees what he describes as an "opportunity". He enters a court case where Matt Chambers (Sam Trammell) is being trialed for manslaughter, for drunkenly running over 18-year-old Alexander Pryce with his car. The court is adjourned and Dexter travels to a crime scene just outside Miami.

Dexter examines the body and tells LaGuerta (Lauren Vélez) that it originated from the Westbound Causeway, after which he notices that the victim has something in his mouth. After a death rattle spurts blood into his face, Dexter removes a piece of human flesh from the victim's mouth. Later, back at the station, Debra tells him about her new boyfriend, Sean, a mechanic, and Dexter offers to meet them for lunch along with Rita, which Debra skeptically agrees to. After finding out that the man killed under the causeway was a police officer named Ricky Simmons, James Doakes (Erik King) and Lt. LaGuerta go to make a next-of-kin notification when they find Kara Simmons shot in her home. The whole team gets to the house and Dexter takes snapshots of the scene, where he notices an inconsistency in the blood and finds a cell phone.