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Keith Carradine and Jennifer Carpenter in Dexter (2006)

Erik King: Sgt. James Doakes

There's Something About Harry

Dexter

Erik King credited as playing...

Sgt. James Doakes

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  • Sgt. James Doakes: At first I thought the Butcher only went after criminals because nobody gives a goddamn what happens to 'em. But now... Now, I think you have a conscience.
  • Dexter Morgan: Of course I have a conscience. I left you a place to shit, didn't I?
  • Sgt. James Doakes: [chuckling]
  • Dexter Morgan: It's a small conscience.
  • Dexter Morgan: Why couldn't you just leave me to do my work in peace? Why'd you have to go and ruin everything?
  • Sgt. James Doakes: You're a killer. I catch killers.
  • Dexter Morgan: So do I. I caught you...
  • Sgt. James Doakes: I'm not a killer.
  • Dexter Morgan: You are. That's why you've always known what I am. That's why you have more officer-related shootings than anybody else. Only I don't *fuck* with you when you shoot somebody. Why couldn't you pay me the same processional courtesy?
  • Sgt. James Doakes: There's nothing professional about what you do. I kill when I have to, on the job.
  • Dexter Morgan: Oh, so, it's okay to take a life as long as you get a paycheck for it?
  • Sgt. James Doakes: The city pays me to keep the law.
  • Dexter Morgan: I've got news for you Sergeant, my code requires a higher standard of proof than your city's laws. At zero cost to the taxpayer, if you ask me, I'm a bargain.
  • [last lines]
  • Sgt. James Doakes: What Morgan? What now?
  • Dexter Morgan: I killed my father...
  • Sgt. James Doakes: Morgan! You don't have to do this! You don't have to kill this man!
  • Dexter Morgan: This man is a felon, with a body-count. He brought it on himself.
  • Sgt. James Doakes: Morgan, turn him over to the law.
  • Dexter Morgan: I live by my father's law!
  • [fires-up power tool]

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