What was Harry hiding from Dexter?

According to Matthews, Harry commits suicide three days later by deliberately overdosing on his medication, but not before telling Matthews to look after his children. Dexter learns Harry's secrets in the third season, and inadvertently reveals to Debra that Harry had cheated on his wife several times.
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What does Harry represent in Dexter?

Not only is Harry a representation of Dexter's subconsciousness, but he also represents the protagonist's better nature. Since Harry was the one who tried to teach Dexter a moral code as best he could, its only fitting that Dexter's representation of his moral self is in the form of his adoptive father.
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Did Harry kill dexters mom?

Dexter was born in 1971 to a single woman named Laura, who was a police informant for an officer named Harry Morgan (James Remar). Laura was brutally murdered by drug dealers in 1973, and Dexter and his brother Brian were left in a crate, surrounded by their mother's body parts.
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What did Doakes tell Dexter about Harry?

Doakes eventually discloses that, while looking into Dexter's past, he learned something about Harry's death that the higher-ups didn't want anyone to know. However, Doakes refuses to reveal anything more unless Dexter lets him go. Dexter later approaches Matthews and inquires about Harry's death.
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Is Harry dexters biological father?

But Dexter fans know him as Harry Morgan, the late, adopted father of pathological serial killer/forensic blood technician Dexter Morgan; the voice of cold reason who Dexter still sees, many years after his real adopted dad committed suicide.
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How did Harry betray Dexter?

Dexter learns Harry's secrets in the third season, and inadvertently reveals to Debra that Harry had cheated on his wife several times. This revelation has a profound effect on Debra, who loses all respect for the man she had always tried to live up to.
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Why did Harry commit suicide on Dexter?

This led to a tumultuous emotional phase for Dexter, who couldn't decide whether Harry created a code for him out of love or guilt. Additionally, Dexter found out that Harry committed suicide after he witnessed his son in the act of dismembering Juan Ryness.
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Did Doakes care about Dexter?

James Doakes became suspicious of Dexter and uncovered evidence that pointed to him being a killer.
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Did Doakes fit the code?

Doakes didn't fit the code at all, but he did pose a major threat. He would have meant the end to Dexter as we know it. But Doakes still didn't deserve to die for simply doing his job.
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Does Dexter teach Harrison the code?

Dexter finally let his son Harrison, in on his code of killing in the promo for Dexter: New Blood episode 9. The event limited series has just aired episode 8, "Unfair Game," immediately picking up with Dexter being held captive by Elric Kane, an employee for Kurt Caldwell, for killing Caldwell's son Matt.
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Why didn't Harry adopt Dexter's brother?

He didn't adopt Brian for fear he had been too affected by the event. Turns out Dexter had his fair share of dysfunction, too. When Harry realized Dexter couldn't subdue his innate urges to kill, Harry taught him how to control and channel them. Dexter often refers to his urges as his Dark Passenger.
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Is Harrison Dexter's biological son?

Harrison Morgan is a child character in the Showtime series DEXTER. He is the biological son of Dexter and Rita Morgan, as well as the half-brother of both Cody Bennett and Astor Bennett. Harrison was born shortly after the wedding of his parents, coming into the world at The Miami Central Hospital.
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Why did Rudy kill Dexter's dad?

Driscoll met his death at the age of 60, when Rudy (Brian Moser) murdered him as a way to reconnect with his long-lost brother.
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Is Harry the Dark Passenger?

Why Deb has replaced Harry as The Dark Passenger in Dexter: New Blood is key to understanding the changes in Dexter's psyche for season 9. Showtime's Dexter panel at the TCA summer press tour this week revealed Deb is the new Dark Passenger for Dexter season 9 rather than Harry.
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Is Harry in Dexter: New Blood?

But Remar isn't part of the Dexter: New Blood cast. “I will not be back as Harry Morgan in Dexter Season 9,” he confirmed in a video to a fan that surfaced in May. “Thank you for saying Harry was one of the best characters you've seen in a TV show.
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Is Joe Driscoll Dexter dad?

Joe Driscoll is a character in Season One of the Showtime series DEXTER. He is the biological father of Dexter Morgan.
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Why was Lila so obsessed with Dexter?

However, she thinks that Dexter is a heroin addict and does not learn the truth about him until much later. By then, she is obsessed with Dexter, believing him to be her soulmate.
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Did Rita know Dexter serial killer?

Rita was completely unaware that Dexter was a serial killer, and it delighted her that he was great with her children.
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Does anyone find out Dexter is the Bay Harbor Butcher?

While New Blood confirms that Miami Metro never discovered Dexter was the Bay Harbor Butcher after season 8, two major characters found out about his serial killer identity in season 7: Maria LaGuerta and his sister Debra Morgan.
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Does Batista find out about Dexter?

In the series finale, "Sins of the Father", Batista is contacted by Bishop, who suspects Dexter of being the Bay Harbor Butcher, and sends him a picture of her and Morgan together dated a month prior. Batista realizes that Dexter is alive and heads to Iron Lake with LaGuerta's old files on the Butcher case.
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Does LaGuerta find out about Dexter?

As Quinn investigates Dexter for any involvement in Rita's death, he gets busted by the FBI and when LaGuerta finds out what he was doing behind her back, she puts him on immediate unpaid suspension.
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Does Dexter ever tell Rita about his mom?

Dexter and Rita talk. Dexter apologizes to her about going to Naples with Lila and for not telling her. He tells Rita about his mother's murder, and that he found the man who killed her.
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What happens to Dexter's son?

He dies at the hands of Harrison (Jack Alcott), his long-lost son who found him hiding in Iron Lake. The one-off season ends with Harrison driving away and his father saying, "I died so you can live."
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Who killed Harrison's mom on Dexter?

Death. Rita was killed by Arthur Mitchell in the season four finale "The Getaway".
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What is Dexter's moral code?

Dexter follows a code of ethics taught to him in childhood by his adoptive father, Harry, which he refers to as "The Code" or "The Code of Harry" and hinges on two principles: He can only kill people after finding conclusive evidence that they are guilty of murder, and he must not get caught.
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