[1] The series explores a young Dexter Morgan, as he begins working as a forensic blood spatter analyst at the Miami Metro Police Department.
In the episode, Dexter is grounded after his misstep in Mad Dog's case, while Harry realizes he made a mistake during Levi Reed's trial.
Dexter returns home, where he is reprimanded by Harry (Christian Slater) for his misstep, as the incident has been reported in the police radio.
Believing he rushed his urges, Harry decides to get him "back to basics", prohibiting him from pursuing other people and grounding him in the house.
With both Dexter and Harry busy, Debra is disappointed that she visits her mother's gravestone, and seeks comfort with Gio (Isaac Gonzalez Rossi).
The following day, Dexter visits Doris' gravestone, finally coming to understand her decision to send him to a psychiatrist, believing she saw goodness in him.
At the same time, the show is still struggling to hit the heights of the series premiere, with another episode that's so heavy on its theme of “accidents happen” that it almost collapses under the weight of its plot contrivances.
"[3] Callum Murray of Game Rant wrote, "The fifth entry in the first season is entertaining, but strangely deviates from the main Miami Metro investigation, which is quite jarring.
There is so much story to contend with, including the 1970s flashbacks, and teenage Dexter's serial-killing antics in the 90s, but luckily, these aspects are enough to keep things interesting.