Chapters 8-9 Summary

Dexter attends a meeting to discuss the Tamiami Trail killer, even though he is not officially on the case. Sergeant Doakes is not happy to see Dexter there. Doakes seems to be the only cop in the entire building who senses something not right about Dexter. However, Detective LaGuerta insists on Dexter staying. During the meeting, Deborah brings up the idea of a refrigerated truck, but Detective LaGuerta shoots down the idea without even considering it and makes Deborah look like a fool in the process. Dexter consoles Deborah as best he can and pushes her to continue to look for the truck anyway.

Dexter dreams about the killer again. This time the dream is detailed and involves participating in the murder of one of the killer's victims. Dexter is disturbed by these dreams and is afraid he might be losing...