Lori Kirkwood

Lori Kirkwood is a character in Season Seven of the Showtime series DEXTER.

She is the sister of Jake Kirkwood who was poisoned by his wife, Hannah McKay.

Summary

 * "Chemistry"

Debra Morgan and Sal Price suspect that Hannah McKay murdered Jake Kirkwood, her husband. Debra states that a 40-year-old man doesn’t suddenly drop dead of a heart attack. Although it’s been ten years since Jake’s death, Debra wants to exhume the body and test for aconite (a poison). Doubting that his next of kin, Hannah, will allow it, Sal informs her that Jake has a sister, Lori. The next day, Sal drops by Debra’s office and gives her Lori’s address.

Debra pays a visit to Lori to ask her permission to exhume her brother’s body. She tells Lori that Jake may have been poisoned by his wife. Lori is shocked and says that Jake and Hannah seemed to have a great relationship. She discloses that Hannah had been pregnant but thought Hannah didn't want children. Soon after Jake's death, Hannah miscarried. She then cut off the family and never reciprocated when Lori reached out to her.

Lori gives permission for the exhumation. However, when Jake's casket is opened, there are only bones with no tissue to test. The medical examiner tells Deb that the next of kin must have specifically denied an embalming. Lori becomes emotional, saying that it was all for nothing. Debra promises that she won’t give up. When Debra meets Sal for lunch, she informs him about Jake’s remains.

Later, Hannah tells Dexter that Jake pressured her to have an abortion and that's why she killed him.

Related Pages

 * Aconite
 * Hannah McKay
 * Jake Kirkwood
 * Sal Price