A. A police investigation into a murder.

Q. Where is it supposed to be on the show?

A.  Near a bridge in Miami, Florida.

Q. When did we see it on the show?

A. We see this scene in Episode 4, of Season 1. 


After a rollerblading couple spot a dead boy hanging from a bridge, the police arrive and set up camp nearby, putting up the usual yellow tape and dealing with the inquisitive press .


The fire department is on the scene as well, and uses a ladder to gently take down the body of the murdered boy.


Capt. Aaron Spencer, still nursing a grudge against LaGuerta, sends her away from the main investigation to “Prostitute Park” to look into a lesser case involving a strangled hooker. 


Dexter has a particularly visceral reaction to seeing a child murdered. Seeing this, Harry tells Dexter to go with LaGuerta.

Q. Where can I find it in real life?

A. This scene was filmed on the opposite side of the Queensway Bridge from where the rollerblading couple was when they spotted the body.  

There is a large hotel on the north side of the bridge, the Residence Inn by Marriott, located at 600 Queensway Drive, in Long Beach, CA.

( On the south side of the bridge is  another hotel, the Hotel Maya, but It has a much lower profile, while the Residence Inn is about 11 stories tall. )

They shot the scene in the parking lot south of the hotel tower, just a few yards away from the bridge .

The location is also close to a boat launch that was used in filming a scene from the original Dexter series (where yet another body was discovered ).

The Queensway bridge leads from the mainland Long Beach out to Pier J, where the Queen Mary is permanently docked as a hotel and tourist attraction. The Queen Mary is less than a mile southeast of this hotel.