A. A sporting goods store.

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

A. Somewhere in Miami.

Q. When did we see it on the show?

A. In Episode 5 (of season 3), "Turning Biminese".

Dexter is stalking Ethan Turner, a man who killed his first two wives for their money. He finds him in a sporting goods store, where Turner is buying diving equipment.

Dexter, who has been pretending to check out golf clubs in the back, moves closer and strikes up a conversation. He learns that Turner is about to leave on a Caribbean cruise. He asks if Turner knows any good diving schools in the area, and Turner recommends Bimini.

(Later, Dexter sails his boat to Bimini, where he boards Turners cruise ship and kills him.)

Q. What is it actually in real life?

A. A golf course - but not in Miami.

Q. Where can I find it in real life?

A. This scene was shot in the Pro-Shop of the golf course at Pacific Palms Resort, which can be found at 1 Industry Hills Parkway, near the La Puente / City of Industry border.

That's the same resort where they filmed the golf scenes with Prado, and the patio restaurant scenes with the wives.

However, pro shops only sell golfing equipment (which you can see early in the scene, as Dexter examines a putter), but this was supposed to be a more general sporting goods store, since Turner is in there buying diving equipment.  So, it looks like the took over a corner of the shop and filled it with non-golf-related sporting goods, such as diving equipment.  They even have a wide-screen TV in the background playing an undersea diving video.

The resort is about 25 miles east of Los Angeles; north of the Pomona (60) Freeway, just west of N. Azuza Ave.


Here is an aerial photo of the golf course. And here is a map link.

(The resort has its own website at pacificpalmsresort.com.)

Q. How the heck did you figure out where it was?

A. After discovering the location of the golf course and restaurant, I had a hunch that they probably just used the golf course's Pro-Shop for this scene. But I needed proof.

Fortunately, I was able to find a photo of the resort's Pro-Shop on their website (see right).

The same lobby area can be seen in the scene as the camera swings from Dexter to Turner.  And it's hard to miss details such as the dark cherry wood display cases, the golf bags atop those cases, and even the floor...

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