Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan in 'Dexter: Resurrection.' Zach Dilgard/Paramount+ with SHOWTIME. Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text [This story contains major spoilers from Dexter: Resurrection season one, episode nine, "Touched By An Ángel."]Another longtime Dexter character finally knows, without a shadow of a doubt, that Dexter Morgan and the Bay Harbor Butcher are one and the same. Unfortunately, that same character is no longer alive to enjoy the bragging rights. Alas, as of the latest Dexter: Resurrection episode, it's an official wrap on David Zayas, who has starred in the Dexter franchise as sharp-dressed detective Angel Batista since the very beginning. The one man truly on Dexter's tail all season long, Angel finally met his maker in the aptly titled "Touched by an Angel," in which the character winds up on the wrong side of Dexter's killing table. Related Stories TV 'Dexter: Original Sin' Un-Renewed as Paramount Opts Out of Second Season TV Latest 'Dexter' Victim Teases Another Resurrection: "I Wouldn't Count Anything Out" But it's not Dexter who kills Angel. Angel's death comes about as he seeks an unlikely ally in Leon Prater (Peter Dinklage), the über-rich philanthropist with an apparent connection to Dexter. Angel miscalculates, however, not realizing Prater is a serial killer obsessive, and wants to bankroll Dexter's future operations as the Bay Harbor Butcher, with just one catch: Dexter has to kill Angel to get him off the scent. Dexter arrives in a makeshift killing room with Angel strapped to a gurney by Prater and his stooge Charley (Uma Thurman), but instead of plunging the knife into his old friend, Dexter releases Angel, thinking they might join forces against Prater in this dark hour. But that's not how it goes. Instead, Angel sees red, lifts off the table and tries to choke the life out of Dexter, summoning the ghosts of his old friends who died because of Dexter's actions. It's the perfect set up for Prater to shoot Angel in the back, riddling him with bullets before running away with Charley. Dexter tries to tell a dying Angel that, yes, he is the Bay Harbor Butcher, but he didn't kill Angel's ex-wife Maria or ex-partner Doakes. Angel doesn't care; even if Dexter didn't wield the murder weapon against them, his very nature as the Bay Harbor Butcher is why they died. With one last unflinching look at his old colleague turned final nemesis, Angel utters his dying words: "Dexter Morgan... fuck you." Below, Zayas joins The Hollywood Reporter to break down that deadly final moment and to look back on his extensive run playing one of Miami's finest for nearly two full decades. *** David, what a bummer!Yeah, well, hey. It's great TV, isn't it?It's a heck of an ending for a character you've played for 20 years now, signing off with some iconic final words. That's it, man. That's A to Z right there. As we both know, though, you don't have to be alive to be on this show. There are some characters who have never been alive on this show! So, I always have hope! A literal angel Batista?Never say never. (Laughs.) I'm always open to new ideas. When you signed on for Resurrection, did you know you were going to die?Yes. When I first got asked to do the show, I knew the whole storyline from the beginning to the ending. And all I could say was, "Wow. That's really good." It really puts a powerful punch here at the end. Over the years, you must have thought about what it would be like for Angel to finally know about Dexter's secret. How did the reality of playing it out match up with your imagination? I always thought about that even from season one of the original. I always thought about what happens. Because they wrote this amazing character of Angel, who's got a big heart, who's an honest cop and who is flawed, but who takes responsibility and is committed to his friends. I always wondered: What if he found out the truth about Dexter Morgan? Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan with David Zayas as Angel Batista on his kill table, along with Peter Dinklage as Leon Prater and Uma Thurman as Charley. Zach Dilgard/Paramount+ with SHOWTIME. It became something in the back of my mind, so when they called me for Resurrection, I was like, "Okay, this is an opportunity to bring some new characteristics to Angel Batista," especially with the information that he has, particularly Dexter being the Bay Harbor Butcher, or even being alive. Angel thought his friend was dead for the past 12 years. That would change anybody in the way they approach certain things. So there is an innocence that's been chipped away. Angel is darker, he's less trusting, but he's still focused on wanting to do it the right way. So it was an interesting journey, particularly being in a city where I don't have authority. Angel Batista doesn't have author