Angel has grown
suspicious of his new wife, Maria LaGuerta's relationship with an Internal
Affairs investigator.
The IA guy has
been threatening to cause trouble for Angel because of his involvement
in a bar fight, and Maria has been attempting to appease him.
Angel follows
them to a motel, and when he barges into the room, he finds the two together,
and Maria's blouse open.
Just as he is
about to punch out the guy, Maria intervenes to stop him, and Angel learns
that it is a sting, a set-up designed to trap a corrupt cop (who we see
in another room) named Stan Liddy.
Her blouse was
open because she was wearing a wire (a recording device).
Angel calms
down, but has obviously made things worse.
Q.
What is it actually in real life?
A. A motel.
Q.
Where can I find it in real life?
A. This is the Beach Inn Motel,
at 823 E. 3rd St,
in downtown Long Beach, CA.
It's at the northwest
corner of 3rd & Alamitos Ave.
That's literally
across the street from the moving van
rental place, and just one block north of the
bar where Angel got into a fight.
A. In
previous seasons, I've usually had to hunt down the locations after viewing
the episodes, using clues from the various scenes. By the 5th season,
though, I'd developed a small group of fans, spies & tipsters who kept
an eye out for Dexter filming in their neighborhoods, and would
let me know in advance when something was about to film there.
Between those
reports, and my own personal reconnaissance around town, by the time the
first episode aired, I already knew most (but not all) of the filming locations,
and only needed to watch the episodes and match up the scenes with the
correct locations.
This group of
helpful fans includes Kerry,
Rick, Joel,
Geoff, Ellen,
Julie, Susan,
Jeff, and others. My thanks to all of them.
This particular
tip came from Rick, who let me know
they were filming at the motel. So I went down and shot a photo of the motel,
then naturally recognized it when it showed up on the episode.(Thanks, Rick!)
