Dexter (TV Series)
Shrink Wrap (2006)
Tony Goldwyn: Dr. Emmett Meridian
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Quotes
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Dexter Morgan : I'm going to tell you something that I've never told anyone before.
Dr. Emmett Meridian : Okay.
Dexter Morgan : I'm a serial killer.
[pause]
Dexter Morgan : Oh God. That feels... so amazing to say out loud
Dr. Emmett Meridian : Well, you must be letting go, 'cause I've never heard you make a joke before.
Dexter Morgan : I'm not joking; I kill people. Whoo. There it is again.
[pause]
Dexter Morgan : You should try it.
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Dexter Morgan : [the psychiatrist turns off the lights in the room] What are you doing?
Dr. Emmett Meridian : I'd like to talk you through a deep relaxation technique. It might bring some things to the surface.
Dexter Morgan : What kinds of things?
Dr. Emmett Meridian : Well, there must have been a time in your life when you felt powerless, right? Foster-child, no control over your destiny. If we can bring some of those memories to the surface, we might find the root of your "control issues". First I want you to close your eyes and focus on your breathing. I want you to count each breath, okay? In: one, and out: two. Just give it a try.
Dexter Morgan : [in voiceover] This is ridiculous. I could be killing him right now.
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[Still using the name "Sean", Dexter has returned to see Dr. Meridian as a patient, hoping for clues that Meridian has helped his rich women patients to suicide]
Dexter Morgan : She was sitting on top of me, basically naked.
[He sighs heavily]
Dexter Morgan : Asking me to spend the night. And I didn't know what to do.
Dr. Emmett Meridian : It's okay, Sean. Don't beat yourself up. Your girlfriend really means something to you. I know that.
Dexter Morgan : Well, if she means something, why did I run away from her?
Dr. Emmett Meridian : For the same reason that you work so hard to shut everybody else out. 'Cause you're afraid they won't like what they see.
Dexter Morgan : Yeah, I think you're right. How can I change that?
Dr. Emmett Meridian : Well, for starters, you accept the fact that we all have a big bad wolf hiding inside of us. The darkness we don't want anyone else to see.
Dexter Morgan : [sensing a clue] Do you?
Dr. Emmett Meridian : Of course I do.
Dexter Morgan : [Dexter puts his fingers close to his mouth, almost as though he wants to bite his nails] Really?
Dr. Emmett Meridian : [Nodding] Mm-hmm.
Dexter Morgan : Well, how do you deal with your own wolf?
Dr. Emmett Meridian : Well, first of all, I accepted that it was there. I made friends with it. And I just let it out for a big meal, once in a while.
Dexter Morgan : [voiceover] At least three times, that we know about.
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Dr. Emmett Meridian : So what do you want to talk about?
Dexter Morgan : Fakes. People who pass themselves off as something they're not.
Dr. Emmett Meridian : Like a pre-owned car salesman?
Dexter Morgan : A brave politician.
Dr. Emmett Meridian : A Jew for Jesus.
Dexter Morgan : A wolf in sheep's clothing.