Talk:James Doakes/@comment-36326276-20180801132845/@comment-33030488-20180801213940

In my opinion, Doakes never wanted Dexter as a friend. He always hated Dexter and became increasingly suspicious of him. This led to Doakes relentlessly following Dexter for weeks and discovering that he was the Bay Harbor Butcher. Doakes was then held captive in a hot cage for several days, all the while knowing that Dexter might kill him. As a trained operative, Doakes likely felt that a strategy of befriending Dexter was his only option. Even though Dexter decided not to kill Doakes, the first rule of The Code would have prevailed, if need be.