Ep 2. Crocodile

Dexter season 1 episode 2, titled "Crocodile," follows Dexter Morgan as he tries to balance his job as a blood spatter analyst for the Miami Metro Police Department and his secret life as a vigilante serial killer. In this episode, Dexter becomes interested in a case involving a car accident that killed two people. He believes that the accident was not an accident at all and that the culprit actually killed the driver of the car before crashing it to cover up the crime.

Meanwhile, Dexter also deals with personal issues as he tries to hide his true nature from his girlfriend, Rita, and her two children. He struggles to connect with them and finds himself constantly keeping his emotions and true self hidden from them. He also deals with the frustration of not being able to kill anyone at the moment, as he has already killed his latest victim and is looking for another target.

As Dexter investigates the car accident, he begins to uncover more information about the driver, the passengers, and the person responsible for the accident. He uses his expertise in blood spatter analysis to gather evidence and piece together the events leading up to the crash. However, his investigation also leads him to cross paths with a woman named Nadia, who becomes suspicious of his motives and begins to dig deeper into his past.

As Nadia and Dexter's paths cross, he must work harder to keep his secrets hidden from her and from the rest of the police department. Meanwhile, his personal life becomes even more complicated as he tries to deal with his own emotions and the expectations placed on him by Rita and her children.

In the end, Dexter's investigation leads him to the truth behind the car accident and the person responsible for it. He also comes to a realization about his own emotions and his ability to connect with others, which leaves the episode on a cliffhanger as the audience wonders what will happen next for this complex and conflicted anti-hero.