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"The Getaway" is the fourth season finale of the American television drama series ''Dexter'', and the 48th overall episode of the series. It originally aired on Showtime on December 13, 2009.〔 In the episode, Dexter goes to great lengths to stop Arthur, who now knows Dexter's true identity. Meanwhile, Debra learns the truth about Dexter's mother, the homicide division closes in on the Trinity Killer, and Rita reaffirms her support for Dexter, even as she acknowledges his hidden demons. The teleplay was written by Wendy West and Melissa Rosenberg, based on a story by Rosenberg and Scott Reynolds. Directed by Steve Shill, "The Getaway" marked the conclusion of the Trinity Killer plotline, as well as the final regular appearance of guest star John Lithgow, who portrayed Arthur Mitchell. The episode also included the death of Rita Morgan, Dexter's wife, who had been portrayed by Julie Benz, a regular cast member since the beginning of the series. To protect the twist ending of Rita's death, ''Dexter'' producers imposed strict security measures, which included the distribution of fake alternate endings and forcing staff members to sign non-disclosure agreements. "The Getaway" received generally positive reviews, with several commentators calling the twist ending shocking, unexpected and likely to change the direction of the entire series. According to Nielsen ratings, the episode was watched by 2.6 million households, making it the most-watched original series episode in Showtime's history. ==Plot== Having learned the truth about Dexter's identity, Arthur (John Lithgow) confronts Dexter (Michael C. Hall) at the police station, where nobody else knows Arthur is the Trinity Killer. He warns Dexter to leave him alone from now on. When he leaves, Dexter follows Arthur in his car, and accidentally strikes another car on his way. Dexter follows Arthur to a bank, where he sees Arthur bring a large envelope back to his van. Dexter attacks Arthur, knocking him out and dragging him into the van, and Dexter realizes the envelope is filled with cash. Dexter plans to take Arthur's van away and kill Arthur, but he spots the driver of the car he struck earlier talking to police officers next to Dexter's car. Dexter hides the envelope and confronts the driver, who acts very irritable. A frustrated Dexter attacks him and is detained by the police. By the time he is released, Arthur is gone, but Dexter recovers the envelope of money. Meanwhile, Debra (Jennifer Carpenter) continues looking into the mysterious woman who had a secret affair with her and Dexter's father, Harry (James Remar). An old informant of Harry takes Debra to the woman's house, which Debra recognizes as the house of Brian Moser. Moser was the Ice Truck Killer, the main villain from the first season who was engaged to Debra, then tried to kill her. The informant reveals the woman's name was Laura Moser (Sage Kirkpatrick), and while researching her, Debra learns Laura was Dexter's mother, and that the Ice Truck Killer was Dexter's brother. The police discovered the real identity of Trinity, and at Arthur's house, Debra confronts Dexter, who feigns surprise and fears Debra is close to realizing his secret life as a serial killer. Instead, Debra says she believes the Ice Truck Killer used her to get to him, and she reasserts how much she loves her foster brother. Inspired partially by Debra, and partially by his desire to be a better family man than Arthur, Dexter considers giving up killing people. After convincing his wife Rita (Julie Benz) to go safely out of town, Dexter searches for Arthur, eventually tracking him down and capturing him. Dexter insists he is not like Arthur, but Arthur insists they are both the same. Right before he is killed with a framing hammer, Arthur tells Dexter "It's already over." Disposing of Arthur's body on his boat afterwards, Dexter comes to realize that his love for his family is starting to outweigh his need to kill, and he begins to hope for a future without killing. But upon returning home, he finds a message from Rita that she came home from the airport because she forgot her identification. Dexter returns her phone call, only to find that Rita's cell phone and bags are in the house. Dexter hears Harrison crying in the bathroom and finds Rita dead in the bathtub. Harrison sits in a pool of Rita's blood on the bathroom floor, in the same manner that Dexter was left in a pool of his mother's blood during his youth, which gave Dexter his murderous tendencies. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Getaway (Dexter)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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