Committing fully to the protection of another can often engender a kind of paradox. In doing so we are tempted to put ourselves at risk: the very thing most likely to cause pain to those whom we are trying so desperately to keep pain from. Over time, however, one learns that the choices of those we love are impossible to control. Though of course we can't protect everyone we love.

In the aftermath of being manipulated by "Adam" and killing a man, Henry needs to take some time away from crime solving.. Henry, getting bored out of his mind, spends his time busying himself by performing autopsies on dead rats and trying to piece together their final moments.. He was reduced to examining dead rats, rather than dead bodies. It always fascinating to him, finding the matter of how the person died. The dead never remain silent. There were, forever tell tale sighs. In a way Henry Morgan talked to the dead, or rather the dead talked to him. His ability to do so gave him a sense of control. Perhaps he enjoyed his job because it allowed him to look into the minds of psycho paths and the criminal mind, to perhaps understand his own father. Dexter Morgan had only killed 'bad' people but to Henry it still had been wrong.

Henry had taken a life, twice.. The first time had been to protect Jo, the second time, himself. He had not enjoyed killing, either times. But murdering in the manner of saving his own life, he felt guilty. Though the man he killed was in self defense, he still thought it didn't justifies his actions. He had been manipulated to kill that man. Adam had won. And that, appallingly, had made him more furious. His control had been threatened.

Shut off, in the basement of Abe Antique's, he felt he started to loose control. He realized it he'd do anything to get it back, even if it meant jumping in front of a few cars. It made him feel alive again, to make sure all feeling was still there.

Henry's other form of entertainment, starts to drive Abe mad and It looks like Henry might stay in hiding forever, until Abe receives a phone call from an old Army buddy saying that his son is dead. It's Henry's natural loyalty to other's sends him back out to do what he does best.

The victim's name is Jason; his father, Marco, fought with Abe in Iran. The replacement medical examiner is ready to sign his name to a report stating accidental drowning as the cause of Jason's death when Henry gloriously pops back up. Henry points out several inconsistencies that the other man overlooked, and Jo chooses to go with Henry's more thorough approach.

the victim made a name for himself as a trader on Wall Street. He first impressed Oliver Clausten, CEO of Clausten Capital, five years ago, and has since become like a son to the man. After a night celebrating their latest success, Oliver gives Jason an Aston Martin. All we know is that Jason takes the car out for a spin, and then turns up dead hours later. Henry is certain he was murdered.

Henry and Jo head to Jason's apartment, where they chat with his girlfriend, Hannah. Henry notices that the finish on the floor matches he splinters he found under Jason's fingernails and pulls up a floorboard to find $100,000 and a key. Jo and Henry are curious as to why a man would stash so much cash in his floor, but Hannah explains that, to them, it's basically the equivalent of finding change in your couch. Jo's face says what everyone's thinking.

The rest of the investigation unfolds after a visit to Clausten Capital. Henry and Jo first check out Jason's office, where they run into Val Kaplan (Daniel Abeles)—who is very eager to redecorate and move in. They also get a front-row seat to Oliver Clausten's daily pep talk to his staff, which includes having them all chant "kill or be killed" over and over.

The first major break in the case, however, is discovering that Jason had an altercation in his office with an old buddy of his from Brooklyn, Kevin Cracciolo. Of course, the first major suspect is never actually the guy who did it, but following Kevin leads them to their next break. Kevin was at Jason's apartment waiting for him the night he died. He saw the Aston Martin return home, but Jason wasn't driving it. Turns out Val Kaplan was.

While the team is making progress, Abe is off trying to help Henry figure out what can be unlocked with the key found in Jason's floor. He visits another one of his Army buddies who—as luck would have it—is very knowledgeable about keys. He knows immediately that the key opens a humidor and, after a few phone calls, Abe confirms that the humidor was installed on Oliver Clausten's boat.

Abe thinks it would be a good idea to sneak on the boat and look in the humidor. As Henry points out later, any information they get from the illegal seizure is inadmissible in court. But there's no reason Abe can't call in an anonymous tip to the SEC. A tip sharing the info he got from files in the humidor. Files that show that Clausten Capital was basically guilty of one big Ponzi scheme. (Those Baldwins are so good at playing sleazy Wall Street types.)

The night of his death, Jason confronted Oliver about the scheme, and Oliver threw a wine bottle at him. He fell over into the pool and drowned. Oliver then had Val Kaplan dump the body in the river, promising him he'd take care of it. By take care of it, he meant that if the cops ever got wise to them, he'd offer his assistant, Melanie, $20 million to take the fall. She was about to sign a confession when Henry called Jo with the information Abe had found. With the crime solved, it seems everything is back to normal.

Jo met with Lt. Reece in her office, going over the details of the investigation.

"Nice work Jo, you and Morgan are quite the team."

"Yeah, I guess we are."

Lt. Reece asks Jo how Henry is doing and of course she lies, to protect him.

"And Henry hasn't behaved in anyway...out of the ordinary?"

"Well, this is Henry we're talking about right, so what's ordinary?"

"You know what I mean."

"No. No. Same old Henry. He's back." Jo left the Lt's office, hating to have lied.

Twice during the investigation, Henry stood in front of a moving vehicle prepared to get hit. Jo is concerned that he may value his own life less after killing someone else. She comes by the antique shop to voice her concerns, but it wasn't really just that. They had been in the same boat. Their lives where both messed up, she thought that reaching out to him, she'd find peace, with what happened with her husband.

"Have you come by to tell me you know longer want to work with me in the field?" Henry asks a he let her in.

"No, Henry. I still want to work with you. " He was smiling at her like he already knew what she was going to say. "But if we're gonna do that...You need..."

"To be less careless, yes."

She hated it when he did that. "Yes, absolutely. But that's not what I came here to say. Henry, you and I, we're not so different. "

Henry had a look of puzzlement (as to where the conversation was going) and doubt, that she even understood what it felt like to be related to a psycho path, a murderer) on his face. He placed his hands in his pockets as Jo continued, "We're both a little guarded. a little screwed up." Ok maybe a llittle of an understatement. Jo thought to herself. "Maybe a lot screwed up. And we both had killed people. It leaves you feeling like you have to make up for it somehow, you know, you have to salve every case. Maybe throw yourself in front of a few cars to make sure a bad guy doesn't get away. It doesn't work. None of it."

Henry paused, thinking for a moment. "I didn't have to kill him."Even snuffing out another person's life just to protect your own, was even wrong to Henry, no matter what they've done. "I shouldn't have. But I did. And that's something I'm going to have to live with."

"Yeah," Jo nodded. "Me too." When he didn't reply she asked, "Can I tell you something Henry?" He just tilted his head slightly. "For me, you make that a little easier. I just...I just want to be able to do the same for you." Jo's phone started to ring. "Hey, what's up? Ok, right now? I'm on my way." She hung up. "How would you like to see dead body?" She asked Henry.

"Thought you'd never ask." He grabbed his coat and they were out the door.

Note: I would like to take a quick break to 'dissect' some of plots and the characteristics between Henry Morgan and Dexter Morgan, no it's not just because of the same last name, it's just the show has the same essence that Dexter did but the show, airing on a cable network is more condensed but that does not lower the quality of Forever.

So, on with it. These are the similarities I found between the two.

Season 1 episode 1: Pilot (Hello, Dr. Morgan)

We are introduced to Dr. Henry Morgan, He seems to enjoy and has a certain excitement when examining bodies, especially when he goes into detail about how the person died, much like Dexter. No one seems to notice that with Henry, maybe it's the charming accent, while Doakes was the only one suspicious of Dexter. I think Lucas suspects something about Henry but he is more in the dark and he is not a dangerous threat, nor will be made out to be.

Aconite is used in this episode. The plant Hannah McKay used to poison her victims.

Season 1 episode 8: Fine Ling Between Pleasure and Pain

Henry and Jo discover there is a fine line between pleasure and pain when the death of a successful businessman and devoted husband points to a form of ritualized punishment. Henry learns it may be all a question of trust. The man's "domination therapist" comes under scrutiny as a murder suspect, who also wants to help Henry work through his own issues . Henry feels inclined to defend her honor when Iona Pain, Mary , is called a whore. Henry feels appalled with his sudden outburst of anger, like in the episode Skinny Dipper but not as aggressive.

The apparent connection between Miss Paine and Henry is much like Quinn and Naudia's relationship in season 7 of Dexter but even more so of the connection that was between Dexter and Hannah McKay.

Once again, Henry seems to have a thing for blondes, as Dexter Morgan did.

Season 1 Episode 11: Skinny Dipper

Henry is a master manipulator,like in episode 5, The Pugilist Break, where whet looks like a drug overdose death of a reformed junkie-turned community activist results in Henry and Jo tracking a murderer. , Henry has Lucas retrieve the rats in the walls. Henry in episode 5 seems also somewhat impulsive. These are his two character flaws, as they were Dexter Morgan's.

Season 1 episode 12: The Wolves of Deep Brooklyn

One person comes to mind, Jordan Chase, though the big bad (William Baldwin) in this episode wasn't a big as a threat.