The Salsa Room

The Salsa Room is a location in Season One of the Showtime series DEXTER.

It’s a dance club in Miami where Angel Batista and Dexter Morgan spend an evening.

Summary

 * “Love American Style”

An enthused Angel asks Dexter to help celebrate his pay-grade bump at The Salsa Room that night. However, Dexter declines the invitation, saying he has a personal project. Angel tells Dexter to blow it off and promises to buy the drinks. Dexter wonders what he did to make Angel think they are so close.

Later at the club, Angel dances simultaneously with two women while Dexter sits uncomfortably at the bar. Angel encourages him to keep drinking, but Dexter says he’s had enough and needs to get up early to catch killers. After watching Angel living it up, Dexter asks him if his wife minds that he’s out having fun. Angel says she doesn’t care if he flirts, as long as he brings home “la pasion.” He says it keeps a relationship alive. When Dexter asks about the importance of communication, trust, and emotions, Angel tells him to not go down the emotional road, just go down on her. When Angel returns to the dance floor, a woman moves close to Dexter and asks what he wants to do.

Since Angel is too drunk to drive, Dexter takes him home. However, when he helps Angel into his house, his wife informs Dexter that Angel doesn’t live there anymore. This is a surprise to Dexter so he lets Angel sleep if off in his apartment. When Angel wakes in the morning, he remarks on the neatness of Dexter’s apartment. He then stands close to the air conditioner to cool off, but Dexter is able to distract him before he spots his blood slide box. He hurries Angel out of his apartment and drives him back to his car.

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