Jewelry Store

Jewelry Store is a location in Season Three of the Showtime series DEXTER.

It’s where Dexter Morgan belatedly buys an engagement ring for Rita Bennett.

Address
Second Street Miami, FL

Summary

 * “The Damage a Man Can Do”

Debra Morgan has been repeatedly calling Anton Briggs, however, he doesn’t answer the phone or return her calls. She’s worried that he’s deliberately avoiding her. Needing someone to talk to that morning, Debra phones Dexter.

"Debra: “Dex, wanna hook up for breakfast? I'm buying.” Dexter: “I would, Deb, but I'm already freshly bageled.” Debra: “What are you doing up so early?” Dexter: “Trying to be a good fiancé. Rita made me Vice President in charge of wedding rings, so I'm off to the jewelry store.” Debra: “And what do you know about buying women jewelry?” Dexter: “Zero.” Debra: “Less than. Jesus, Dex. Look, I'll meet you at that place on Second Street at 10:00, okay?”"

When they meet at the jewelry store, a perplexed Dexter examines wedding bands, unable to decide which style to pick.

{{blockquote|text=Debra: “The wedding band has to match the engagement ring, so what does that look like?” Dexter: [sighs} “She said she didn't want one.” Debra: [shocked] “My God, you just get dumber every day. How do you survive in this world? Of course she wants one.” Dexter: “How am I supposed to know that?” Debra: “You're such a Y-chromosome cliché. Just buy her a beautiful, romantic, ‘I love you with all of my heart’ fucking engagement ring. And Dex, size matters. Can I ask you something non-jewelry-wise?” Dexter: “Go for it.” Debra: “Okay, hypothetically... let's say that this guy has to work with this girl, but he fucking hates doing it, and too bad 'cause he has no fucking choice.” Dexter: “And?” Debra: “And one thing leads to another... and this hypothetical guy... starts having sex with this hypothetical girl.” Dexter: “Hypothetical sex?” Debra: “Real sex. Really real sex. But then the guy is told that he no longer has to work with this girl, and poof, he just disappears. You know. thin air. Adios. So I'm wondering, is it possible if Mr. Hypothetical never really was all that into this girl? And he was just getting it on to, I don't know, pass the time or satisfy primal urges or whatever?” Dexter: “Sounds perfectly reasonable to me.” Debra: [angrily] “What the fuck do you know?” Debra: [points at a diamond ring] “That one.”}}

Still upset, Debra states, “I gotta go sit in a hot car and wait for a suspect.” She then walks out, leaving Dexter alone in the store.

That night, Dexter surprises Rita with the engagement ring and she melts with joy. She apologizes for her recent moodiness, explaining, “It’s like I have this monster living inside of me, and I don’t know how to control it.” Dexter, who understands, says, “Maybe I can help you out with that one.”