Dexter2006

Dexter Morgan:
I'm meeting Deb for dinner. I'll check in with you later.

Dr. Evelyn Vogel:
Uh, wait. Just- There's one thing I was wondering about since we last spoke?

Dexter Morgan:
Yes?

Dr. Evelyn Vogel:
When Harry and I came up with the Code, he insisted that you only kill bad people, and *I* insisted that the first rule of the Code be, "Don't get caught," giving you a little wiggle room.

Dexter Morgan:
Okay.

Dr. Evelyn Vogel:
So my question is this: when your sister found out about who you were and what you were doing... why didn't you kill her?

Dexter Morgan:
[shocked] What?

Dr. Evelyn Vogel:
Not that I would ever advocate such a thing, but since Debra knew the truth about you, she's clearly a risk...

Dexter Morgan:
I would never kill Debra. She's my sister. I love her.

Dr. Evelyn Vogel:
What, exactly, do you love about her?

Dexter Morgan:
[pauses] Wha- what do you mean?

Dr. Evelyn Vogel:
When a psychopath speaks about love, it doesn't really mean the same thing as for... typical people. So, what do you love about her?

Dexter Morgan:
[at word loss] I-I don't know. I love having steaks and beer with her, and until recently, the fact that she... is always there for me, the way she looked up to me.

Dr. Evelyn Vogel:
But none of that is really about Debra. It's about what she does for *you*.

Dexter Morgan:
So you're saying I'm selfish?

Dr. Evelyn Vogel:
I'm not criticising. Selfless love is hard enough for typical people. And for psychopaths, it's... impossible.

Dexter Morgan:
So why are you telling me this? So I'll feel bad about myself?

Dr. Evelyn Vogel:
Quite the contrary. I want you to *revel* in what you are. I told you, you're perfect.

Dexter Morgan:
How can you still say that when you know what I've done to Deb?

Dr. Evelyn Vogel:
That's my point. You're perfect as a psychopath. All this talk about helping Debra and... loving her- it's like you're Michelangelo trying to play the banjo.

Dexter Morgan:
I'm trying to be good brother.

Dr. Evelyn Vogel:
Why don't you let *me* help Debra?

Dexter Morgan:
Because she wouldn't even listen to you. I'm the only one that understands her.

Dr. Evelyn Vogel:
Dexter, you've admitted to being the cause for her pain. How can you expect to be the solution?

Dexter Morgan:
I can handle Deb. I've been doing it my entire life.