Burned-Out Car

Burned-Out Car is a location in Season Seven of the Showtime series DEXTER.

It’s the first shown fire-related crime scene attributed to The Phantom Arsonist.

Summary

 * "Helter Skelter"

While Dexter Morgan is out on his boat with Hannah McKay, he is called to a crime scene. He finds Sgt. Angel Batista, Vince Masuka, and Angie Miller standing near a parked charred car. Sitting in the driver’s seat is a scorched corpse. As Dexter leans in to get a closer look, Fire Inspector Phil Bosso pops up outside, hitting the passenger side. He tells Dexter not do that until he's done. Bosso’s sudden appearance startles Dexter and Batista snickers.

Bosso finds an empty can of accelerant under the back seat, and detects an oily residue around the interior of the car. He also locates an ID badge, which he hands to Batista. Lt. Debra Morgan arrives and asks what's going on, only to have Bosso pop up out of the car startling her, as he did with Dexter. He reintroduces himself to Debra, saying they met a while back at the "church burning." The dead body is identified as Danny Yamiro, a paralegal who works downtown.

When Bosso declares that it’s probably a suicide, Masuka suggests "harikari" by "self-immolation." Phil corrects him, saying that it's actually "self-incineration," because immolation covers more than just fire. Dexter points out evidence to the contrary, including a void in the ashes. He questions Bosso about the burn rate and asks if he's sure it's suicide. Phil dismisses Dexter and mocks him a bit by asking if he's the blood guy. Dexter confirms that he is, and Phil simply replies, "Exactly" (insinuating that he, as the arson investigator, knows more about a fire crime scene than a blood guy).

Dexter takes Debra aside and tries to resolve the situation of her having said that she's in love with him. She is very embarrassed, but he assures her it's okay and "logical," since they have always been there for each other.

Related Pages

 * Danny Yamiro
 * Joe Jensen
 * Phantom Arsonist Case
 * Phil Bosso