 In Season 3, Gail refused to attend Dexter and Rita's wedding, claiming that because she had started teaching again she was too busy.She did, however, send a scathing card expressing her hope that Rita's third marriage would be "the charm", though Rita is hiding that fact in stating that her mother means the third child (it is also revealed that her surname, and therefore Rita's maiden name, is "Brandon").Paul Bennett is Rita's abusive and manipulative ex-husband and the father of Astor and Cody.