Love can be inconvenient, perhaps inappropriate. I suppose the heart knows something that we just don't know." Dexter quips that maybe the heart is just wrong. I mean, aside from the obvious social stigma, Viktor was impulsive, foolhardy even. "Logically, Viktor and I shouldn't have been together. Isaak says it's because he’s a scientist and love defies reason. Isaak states that love is a powerful weapon, and Dexter admits that he doesn't understand much about love.
Isaak laughs and says that he'd feel the same, even if she weren't. He reminds Isaak that Viktor was a killer, while his wife was innocent. Isaak asks Dexter about how he dealt with the man who murdered his wife, and Dexter says he’d do it a thousand times over. Dexter says that it’s not because of him, but because of Isaak's vendetta. Isaak becomes emotional and tells Dexter that he took the one thing that money and power can't bring back… and now the luxuries are gone too. Surprised, Dexter asks if he and Viktor Baskov were lovers. Isaak's mood darkens and he angrily accuses Dexter of tossing what made his life worth living into the ocean. Dexter only says, "It's complicated."ĭexter tries to persuade Isaak to cut his losses and go back to Kiev, but Isaak says he has nothing waiting for him there, except a large well-staffed house, and an attractive secretary who occasionally pretends they're an item to prevent gay rumors. Isaak thanks Dexter for slitting the throat of the hitman who was in Viktor's apartment, and asks why he has an aversion to guns. Isaak says that it's ironic because he always feared the Brotherhood would learn his secret and turn against him, but they've turned against him anyway, without knowing it. I thought I'd feel comfortable in a gay bar." Dexter suddenly realizes that Isaak is gay. He scoffs and asks Isaak if he thought his enemies wouldn't follow him into a gay bar. Dexter looks around the bar and notices the gay clientele.
Isaak advises Dexter to relax and says that everyone is welcome there, unlike most places. When Isaak orders a drink for Dexter, he deliberately identifies him by name to the bartender, which foils Dexter's plan. Isaak brushes it off as being short on time and opportunity. Dexter warns Isaak that he can't kill him there, and Isaak retorts that he can, but won't because "there has to be some vestige of civility left, even in this corner of the world." Dexter asks if shooting at him in a donut shop was civil. Isaak quickly reaches for his gun, but then greets him in a friendly manner. Dexter approaches Isaak, who is drinking alone at the bar. It’s dimly lit inside and jazz music is playing in the background. Although Isaak could be leading him into a trap, Dexter plans to inject him with a half dose of M99 and then walk him out to his car like a drunk buddy. The police are shadowing Isaak and they park 100 feet away. He follows Isaak Sirko, a Ukrainian mob boss, to a bar. Dexter, on a late night stalk, is driving Hannah McKay's van.