James Doakes

Sergeant James Doakes or Simply just Doakes was a main character in DEXTER. Doakes was a stern and strict Sergeant within Miami Metro Homicide, acting as both a detective and a supervisor at any given crime scene. He was often partnered with Sergeant Angel Batista (who later became the presiding Sergeant in Season Three) and Officer Debra Morgan, while also dealing with forensics on scene, namely Dexter Morgan and Vince Masuka. His direct supervisor (and one of his closest friends) was Lieutenant Maria LaGuerta, whom he had previously been partners with for over two years. He was also one of the few characters that could effectively see behind Dexter's mask, which eventually led to him proving that Dexter is The Bay Harbor Butcher (though Dexter was able to pin the blame on Doakes instead, and the legend died with him until LaGuerta reopened the investigation after she discovered a dropped Blood Slide at Travis Marshall's crime scene).