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Originally Posted by jessica_s 
It kind of surprised me that no one (maybe besides Debra) thought he was broken up about her. I kind of thought he just looked numb and in shock the entire time, except in the bathroom. I agree with Harry was the first human thing he did.
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I agree here - I think he looked like he was acting just about how I might act if I came home and found my husband brutally murdered and one of my kids crying in a pool of his blood. I understand how the 911 call could sound bad, but given the shock and the career that Dexter has and and what he went through as a child and just his general personality (serial killer aside), it isn't really that far outside the norm for him to have reacted that way. I can't remember - did he ever tell Debra that Harry found him in the shipping container after witnessing his mother's death?
Even him saying "It was me" could have easily been a delayed reaction to the police officers coming and asking if he made the call. Anyhow, the only person I could really understand thinking he didn't care was Rita's daughter, because he
was really cold when he told them - but I think the adults should have been able to see that as shock. And, as an aside, as a sister - there's no way I would let my brother or sister tell their kids something like that without having me or another family member there to help. Even though Dexter told her he didn't want her there, I couldn't believe she actually left. At the least, I think she should have stayed and distracted the kids so Dexter could talk to Rita's parents privately. I also couldn't believe anyone would leave someone so affected, in such a daze, alone to care for a baby.
my sensitive dh.
but hey, stranger things have happened!
