Why didn't Rudy Cooper reveal the true nature of Dexter to Debra in Dexter Season 1?
So I understand Rudy wanted Dexter to feel the need to connect with him on their mutual urge to killing people in the altercation happening in the final episode of Dexter Season 1. But since Dexter was hesitant towards this, Rudy could have very well threatened Dexter by letting Debra know the true nature of Dexter instead of going one-on-one with him?
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I don't have proof to back my theory, Since Rudy took the time to get to know Dexter more closely, precisely from his childhood days he probably learnt that harry had told him to keep it a secret which he respected.
OR(the better theory)
It might also be because she is a cop and his little brother might be put on death row if they figured out that he was a serial killer and rudy wanted to spend time with dex not get a means to his end
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Does Deb find out about Rudy?
Dexter rushes to find Debra, having discovered that her boyfriend Rudy is the Ice Truck Killer. Since the killer had always sent secret messages to Dexter, he searches his apartment for clues that Rudy could have left, finding a picture of the shipping container where his mother was killed.What did Rudy want from Dexter?
Rudy's goal is to make Dexter join him to \u201creunite the family\u201d. It's the nature of this endeavour that it only works if Dexter voluntarily embraces this: If Dexter were forced into this by means of threat, there would be nothing keeping him from faking it and backstabbing Rudy on the first occasion.Does Dexter tell Deb that Rudy is his brother?
While Dexter and Debra are in the briefing room talking, Deb says "I know what it's like to be taken" (referring to Dexter's brother who took her, The Ice Truck Killer) and immediately after Dexter has one his asides and says "she can't even say his name, Rudy, my brother" when in fact it was revealed that his name was ...Does Dexter tell Deb the truth?
She then searched Dexter's apartment and discovered his blood slides and kill tools. Debra waited until he returned home, and asked him outright if he was a serial killer. Dexter had no choice but to tell her the whole truth.Why Didn't You Stop Me?
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Rudy’s goal is to make Dexter join him to “reunite the family”. It’s the nature of this endeavour that it only works if Dexter voluntarily embraces this: If Dexter were forced into this by means of threat, there would be nothing keeping him from faking it and backstabbing Rudy on the first occasion. You cannot just force somebody to join the dark side. Also, if forcing were an option for Rudy, there would be no need to go through his elaborate plan to “awaken” Dexter and he could just have threatened him from the very beginning.
Of course, at some point Rudy may have accepted that his plan had failed and thus he would resort to saving his skin, but the earliest point from this is when Dexter prevents him from stabbing Debra and initiates the fight. This fight is so short and intense that there is no real room for making a threat. And this would only makes sense if Rudy noticed that Debra was awake – which is not certain.
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