A major new police drama is set to be filmed in Miami, and blood spatter analyst Dexter Morgan is told he will be shadowed by Robert Chase, the heart-throb actor who will star as a Miami blood spatter analyst. Dexter is none too pleased by having someonescrutinize his job and his life -- or be anywhere near his dark hobby. The mood around the production turns suddenly serious when the body of a brutally murdered woman is found in a Dumpster in the heart of the city. As police investigate and the Hollywood crew is aflutter with the excitement of a "real" crime, Dexter gets a particularly sinister feeling about this killer. Meanwhile, a curious thing happens: Dexter is spending time with his new Hollywood counterparts -- observing the ease with which theyfake the most basic human emotions -- and he realizes he may have finally found His People. He also gets closer to Jackie Forrest, the sexy star who is cast as the tough detective, and soon he's tempted by the luxury of the five-star life. Dexter is suddenly on a personal journey that leads toward the dark question of who he really is ... and, more alarmingly, on a course that will alter his life forever.