Dexter Morgan has a problem, several in fact: his victims are escaping, Doakes is suspicious and constantly tailing him and, on top of all that, he cannot seem to kill anyone. It's not that Dexter doesn't want to, he does - he needs to.
Hal and Lois attend Francis' one-year AA party, leaving Malcolm, Reese and Dewey home alone. Mayhem is just around the corner.
Dexter still has issues with his hobby, but the FBI are in town working on the `Bay Harbour Butcher' murders, so now is a good time for him to keep his head down.
Chuck needs the help of Morgan and the Nerd Herd to prove that he is ready to become the store's assistant manager; Sara and John force Chuck to go under cover for his first real spy mission.
A sketch goes horribly awry when Carly's obnoxious doorman Lewbert is injured. The gang attempts to nurse him back to health, but Freddie's mother steps in and insists on taking over. Meanwhile, Spencer finds an old radio and makes some truckers angry when he bothers them over the airwaves.