I just dont understand why Batista is behaving like this, it does come across as purposefully written to be extra incompetent as to not be too inconvenient to Dexter. Him choosing not to tell Quinn and Masuka whats going on is crazy. And him trying to pass himself off as active law enforcement is crazy. Him trying to convince the nypd with nothing but plastic wrap for evidence, is crazy. I know theres already jokes about Batista not being the best detective in the world, but even Miami Metro Batista wouldnt be this incompetent. They really set up Batista as being a major showdown character for Dexter to confront and hes literally self-sabotaging without Dexter having to do any of the leg work himself lmao. Still, Im sure Batista will keep persisting and he will sooner or later catch Dexter off guard and have a real confrontation, but jeez.