Seven Winters of Letting You Go - Episode 9

Classmates spread a cruel rumor in the classroom that the transfer student's mother is a prostitute and his father a pimp, and they point out Erick as the target. The taunts escalate into a public confrontation when Dexter demands Erick know his place and stay away from Joanna. Erick refuses to be cowed, saying a stunt like that won't get to him and declaring, "I'm the one who's going to save her." The key turn converts humiliation into an explicit warning versus a promise, and the episode ends with Dexter's threat unresolved and Erick's vow forcing a dangerous choice.