was left open specifically for him by her recommendation. To her surprise, Deputy Chief Tom Matthews (Geoff Pierson) decided to promote Debra to Lieutenant instead. Debra breaks this news to Batista, who takes it in stride and congratulates her, but is still hurt by constantly being involved in LaGuerta's battles with Matthews. Detective Joey Quinn (Desmond Harrington) also begins criticizing Batista for not telling LaGuerta how he feels, which almost results in a fight at a crime scene. Their relationship is further strained when Quinn drunkenly makes crude remarks about Jamie; angered, Batista punches him out. When Jamie starts dating forensics intern Louis Greene (Josh Cooke), Batista makes a failed attempt to scare him away during a dinner with both of them. In the season finale, the season's main villain, serial killer Travis Marshall (Colin Hanks), knocks him unconscious. Season seven In season seven, Batista considers retiring after his friend and colleague Detective Mike Anderson (Billy Brown) is murdered. Batista wants to buy a restaurant by the beach, saying that thinking about the restaurant is the only thing that makes him happy. He initially has trouble finding the money and dealing with the paperwork, but his problems are solved when Quinn gives him a great deal of money for a down payment; he does not tell Batista that the money was laundered by the Russian Mafia. In the season finale, Batista has his retirement party at the restaurant on New Year's Eve. Season eight In season eight, Batista chooses to continue running the restaurant while also returning to Miami Metro. He is promoted to Lieutenant of Homicide after Debra leaves Miami Metro. He holds a dedication ceremony for LaGuerta, who was killed in the season 7 finale, and gives a reluctant Dexter a vase she kept in her old office. Quinn is now dating Jamie, and Batista pressures him to take the sergeant's exam to prove that he is serious about the relationship and his future. Quinn does well on the exam, but Batista ultimately chooses another candidate after being pressured by Matthews. In "Monkey in a Box", Batista reinstates Debra as a detective, unaware that she killed LaGuerta. In the series finale, "Remember the Monsters?", however, Debra is shot by serial killer Oliver Saxon (Darri Ingolfsson) and falls into a persistent vegetative state. When Quinn attacks Saxon in the interrogation room, Batista does nothing to stop him, and threatens