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Rita Bennett was a character in the Dexter series of novels written by author Jeff Lindsay. [3] Rita first appears in the original novel Darkly Dreaming Dexter. [4] In the book series, Dexter Morgan primarily considers her a part of his "disguise", but he does care for her in his own emotionless way.
To help appear normal, Dexter has started dating Rita Bennett, the mother of Astor and Cody, and whose husband Paul is in jail due to drug-related crimes. Because of her abusive previous relationship with Paul, Dexter finds Rita has little interest in sex, keeping their relationship ideal for his purposes.
In the episode, Dexter grieves after discovering Rita was killed by Trinity, questioning his role in other people's lives. According to Nielsen Media Research , the episode was seen by an estimated 1.77 million household viewers and gained a 0.8/2 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.
Dexter follows the truck, and the driver throws a severed head at his car. Dexter arrives at Rita's apartment, where Rita — despite previously expressing no interest in sex due to her history of abuse — expresses interest in taking their relationship to a more intimate level.
In the episode, Dexter and Rita prepare for their wedding, just as Ramon and George King target Dexter. According to Nielsen Media Research , the episode was seen by an estimated 1.51 million household viewers and gained a 0.7 ratings share among adults aged 18–49, becoming the most watched episode of the series by that point.
Rita takes the kids out of town for a wedding, leaving Dexter (Michael C. Hall) alone for three days.Rejoicing his "vacation", Dexter intends to use it to target a new victim: Zoey Kruger (Christina Cox), a Pembroke Pines police officer suspected of having killed her husband and child, while a man, Darius Rae, was framed and killed during the home invasion.
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When both Rita and Dexter are met with derision from the dog's owner, Rita takes the neglected dog and drives it to a friend's house to live with her and her daughters. She then goes to Dexter's apartment and performs oral sex on him, before inadvertently giving him insight on the pattern the Ice Truck Killer is pursuing – leaving body parts ...