Mosher's

Mosher’s is a location in Season Four of the Showtime series DEXTER.

It’s a coffee shop in a hotel where a meteorologist convention is being held.

Location[]

Tampa, Florida

Summary[]

“Road Kill”

Dexter Morgan and Arthur Mitchell are staying at a Tampa hotel, where Dexter plans to kill him. For an alibi, Dexter needs to show up at a weather convention in another hotel. Before he can do so, Arthur unexpectedly takes Dexter to his childhood home, revealing details about himself. On the way back, Dexter invents an excuse to stop at the convention's hotel, by pretending that he heard it has a great restaurant. When they arrive, a waitress seats Dexter and a skeptical Arthur, handing them menus.

Arthur: [to Dexter] “This is the great place you heard about -- a hotel coffee shop?”
Dexter: “Well, it says their tuna melts are ‘taste-tastic.’ I'm gonna go to the men's room. Would you order me a --”
Arthur: “A tuna melt?”
Dexter: “Yeah.”

Dexter ducks out into the hotel lobby, where the convention is being held. He signs up at the desk as proof that he attended, and then spots a renowned weatherman, Sonny Skyes. He takes a photo with Sonny and sends it to Rita as more evidence. Dexter promptly returns to the coffee shop where he left Arthur. However, Arthur isn't at their table. Instead, he's sitting in a corner booth with a clearly uncomfortable family.

Arthur: [to Dexter] “Kyle! Over here! Hey, where you been?”
Dexter: “Sorry, there was a line.”
Arthur: “No, no, gave me a chance to say hello to the neighbors. Kyle Butler, this is, uh, Bob and Sally Moore of Sarasota, their beautiful daughter Hanna, and their son, uh... Spencer!”
Dexter: “Hi.”
Arthur: “Sit, sit. There's plenty of room, right, Bob?”
Bob: “I guess.”
Arthur: “I've been telling them about our -- our morning.”
Dexter: “What about our morning?”
Arthur: “You know, how we visited my childhood home. I showed you the bathroom where my sister died.”
Bob: [insistent] “Kids don't need to hear any more about that --”
Arthur: “Bob, they should learn to speak the truth.”
Bob: “I think they know how to speak the truth.”
Arthur: “We all need to confess our mistakes, so we can go into the light unburdened. That's what Kyle taught me yesterday.”
Dexter: [sighs] “Not on purpose.”
Arthur: [with a crazy look on his face] “It was such a revelation to me when he told me what he did. Huh?”
Dexter: “We're leaving.”
Arthur: “What about your tuna melt?”
Dexter: “These folks want to enjoy their family time alone. [Bob nods.] “Let's go.”

Dexter forces Arthur to leave the coffee shop with him.

Arthur: [sharply] “That was rather rude.”
Dexter: “Yeah, sorry. I'm just not as open as you are.”
Arthur: “It's the remorse. You need to shed it.”
Dexter: “Believe me, I'm trying, but there's only one thing that'll do it.”
Arthur: “What's that?”
Dexter: “Giving. Is it okay if we stop by a hardware store? I want to pick up some things to donate to the Four Walls build tomorrow.”
Arthur: “That's an excellent idea.”

Afterward, they return to their hotel with supplies, which include plastic sheeting (for Dexter’s kill room).