As amazing as the season 1 finale, "Born Free", is (we'll get to that), it owes a lot of the shocks it pulls out to "Truth Be Told", the episode in which Dexter finally puts all the pieces together. He discovers the identity of his real mother, Laura Moser, and eventually realizes that the Ice Truck Killer is, in fact, Debra's boyfriend Rudy (Christian Camargo). In addition, Paul has been sent back to prison after the intense confrontation and subsequent framing with Dexter in "Seeeing Red", and Rita decides to take Astor and Cody to see him. The Paul storyline seems like its drawing to a close, allowing for a fuller focus on the Ice Truck Killer in the season finale. In addition, James Doakes (Erik King) becomes more suspicious of Dexter than ever before, after realizing that Dexter lied about what he knew about the killer. The problem is, Dexter may be too late, as Rudy has Debra come the end of the episode. But the funny thing is, the revelations in this episode pale in comparison to those in "Born Free".
Review of Truth Be Told
