Which character does Jaime Murray play in Dexter season 2?

Jaime Murray plays Lila West in Dexter season 2. She also uses the alias Lila Tournay, the name by which Dexter first knows her when she becomes his Narcotics Anonymous sponsor.

Lila is one of season 2’s central supporting characters and an important antagonist. Dexter meets her while trying to manage his recovery and the pressure surrounding the Bay Harbor Butcher investigation. Their relationship becomes romantic after Dexter’s breakup with Rita, but Lila’s increasingly possessive behavior exposes her unstable and dangerous nature.

The character’s identity is a frequent source of confusion because “Lila Tournay” is used prominently in the story. However, the character’s real name is Lila West, and both names refer to Jaime Murray’s role. She is not Syl Prado, who appears much later in the series, nor is she one of the show’s police investigators.

Murray’s performance helped make Lila memorable as a volatile figure whose apparent support for Dexter gradually becomes manipulation. Her storyline connects addiction recovery, deception, obsession, and the show’s continuing question of whether Dexter can form healthy human relationships.