Knowing that Miguel Prado has manipulated him, Dexter decides the time has come for him to gain the upper hand. He finds however that Miguel is a formidable opponent and as Dexter tries to tighten the screws, Miguel threatens an ethics investigation into Debra Morgan’s relationship with Anton. Knowing that Miguel took murder victim Ellen Wolf’s ring as a memento of his kill, Dexter gets into Prado’s house and gets hold of it. Their relationship reaches a breaking point when Rita tells Miguel’s wife that her husband is having an affair with Lt. Laguerta. Miguel Prado tells the Skinner that only Dexter knows Freebo’s whereabouts.