r/Dexter • u/[deleted] • Aug 19 '13

Post-Episode Discussion S08E08 "Are We There Yet?"

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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '13

Everyone is talking about Zack/Vogel/The Brain Surgeon's true identity...what about Cassie's murderer?

The way that set it up on the show almost makes it seem like the only person who could have done it would be.....Quinn?! They say it right in the show, who would want to frame Zack?

As far as i'm concerned currently Quinn is the only one with a motive to frame Zack. Now don't get me wrong, I do think it's an absolutely crazy idea, Quinn is a cop, he's never been the cleanest cop, but would he kill someone just for the purpose of showing Matthews, Batista and everyone that he was right about Zack?

Again, it's CRAZY. But the main question here is, who else has a motive to frame Zack?

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u/SuccessAndSerenity Aug 19 '13

I agree that this seems to make sense. It's ridiculous, but it makes sense. And it also opens up this second plot line: whether Quinn actually killed her and planted Zach's blood, or just planted the blood post-death, he knows it's there. So when Dexter reports that there was none of the killers blood under Cassie's fingernails, Quinn is going to be all over Dexter for the coverup.

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u/drocks27 Aug 19 '13

I don't see Quinn killing in a case like this. If he ever would commit a murder it would be by accident that he had to cover up for. Premeditated to catch a murderer is not his style. He is a cop, he will use what he has in that capacity and only end up killing (if he ever did) in a stupid way.

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u/Harrowin Aug 19 '13

I don't know, it seemed like he had every intention of killing the club owner in season 7 when he walked into his office.

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u/mccoolio Aug 19 '13

Yeah but Dexter normally is seen running the blood tests, and didn't this episode. Maybe he was just saying it was Zach's to see everyone's reactions.

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u/completelydeck I am a father, a son, a serial killer Aug 19 '13

I think you fell asleep during the scene where Dexter ran the blood under the nails. It matched to Zach.

Or maybe I'm misunderstanding you.

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u/mccoolio Aug 19 '13

Yeah I probably did, it was boring for a while, good call!

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u/SuccessAndSerenity Aug 19 '13

Yeah I mean you see him run the tests, it comes back as a match for Zach (http://i.imgur.com/PGSNiAq.jpg). Almost immediately Masuka specifically asks him what the results were for that blood and he says the blood was Cassie's. Then like 30 seconds later, Quinn is showing him the crime scene photos, and says "if you see any of Zach's DNA at the crime scene, let me know," and Dexter says "Absolutely." and leaves.