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 Name:
James Doakes
Portrayed by:
Erik King
Age: mid 40's
Height: 5'10
(approx)
Hair: bald
Eyes: Brown
Occupation: Sergent, detective on
the Homicide department at the Miami Metro Police.
Family:
- Kate Simmons, ex-wife
- although a mother and sisters are shown at
his funeral they are never named.
History:
James Doakes was a police detective with the rank
of Sergeant serving as lead case investigator to
Miami Metro PD's Homicide. Doakes had killer
instincts - which drove him to divorce from his
criminal wife; confessing that if he had stayed with
her he would have killed her.
Doakes enlisted
in the Army, and ascended to become an operative in
Special Forces. After spending many years in black
operations, Doakes gave up his promising military
career, electing instead to use his renowned skills
to help innocent civilians. In the course of his
career, Doakes's career ground to a halt when he
received excessive force citations and proved he did
not work well with others. Doakes had a relationship
with LaGuerta, whom he made a point of listening to,
and was partners with her, but their partnership
ended when LaGuerta arrested a high-profile drug
dealer in a drug bust and got promoted.
Doakes was the only one on the force who didn't like
Dexter (as he "gave him the creeps"); the cheery,
innocent-seeming young man gets on his nerves, and
what irritated him even more was that Dexter was
usually right about cases, being in the right place
at the right time. Nevertheless, Doakes kept his
opinions of Dexter to a minimum and respected his
forensic skills. Ultimately, however, Doakes's
temper and paranoia regarding Dexter was driven to a
breaking point when he realized Dexter withheld
vital information on the Ice Truck Killer case, to
the point that he is driven to physically attack
him, only for Dexter to expertly fight back.
LaGuerta attempted to put an end to any official
questioning, with LaGuerta, having an affection for
Dexter, telling Doakes to back off. Doakes does so,
but nevertheless began following Dexter around,
based on his suspicions.
Doakes ended his
investigations when he found Dexter attending a
Narcotics Anonymous meeting, supposedly for using
heroin; Doakes erroneously believed Dexter's dark
secret was that he was a drug addict; a drug
addiction that Doakes believed was caused by
work-related stress, which Doakes knew about -
having seen many policemen led down the same path.
Feeling sympathetic towards Dexter, Doakes ends his
stalking.
Later, however, Debra unknowingly
revealed that Dexter doesn't so much as use
cigarettes, making Doakes realize Dexter lied about
having an addiction, and so resumed his stalking and
even began investigating Dexter's unknown past.
Dexter, taking action, drove Doakes to attack him,
seemingly un-provoked, in front of everyone, leading
to his suspension. Doakes was initially prepared to
accept dismissal and take a high-paying security job
Maria set up for him, only to begin suspecting
Dexter was the notorious Bay Harbor Butcher when
Special Agent Frank Lundy mentioned shoddy blood
work as a reason for the acquittal of an eventual
victim of the Bay Harbor Butcher. Doakes, in the
course of following Dexter, stumbled upon Dexter's
blood slide collection box, and realized Dexter's
secret - that he was the Bay Harbor Butcher. By this
point, Doakes had ended up being named the prime
suspect of the BHB case by Special Agent Lundy due
to his possession of the slides.
Doakes
attempted to apprehend Dexter himself in the
Everglades, but fails and Dexter locked him in
Jimenez's cabin until he could decide what to do
with him. Dexter debated with himself on whether to
frame and turn in Doakes to the FBI or to just turn
himself in. Lila Tourney, however, found the cabin
using a stolen GPS device from Dexter.Not possessing
Dexter's moral compass, and obsessed with connecting
with him, she made the decision for him: after
finding out from Doakes that Dexter is the Bay
Harbor Butcher, she blows up the cabin by igniting
propane tanks. Doakes's burned remains are found
along with the dismembered body of Jose Garza, and
so the case is closed, with the official conclusion
being Doakes was the Butcher. Disgraced, Doakes's
funeral was largely unattended, with the exception
of LaGuerta, Dexter, and Doakes's mother and
sisters. Doakes was replaced as Sgt. by Angel
Batista.
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