The Disturbing Accident That Could Only Happen On The Set Of Dexter

In an incredibly scary on-set accident, a stuntman, Jeff Chase, was stabbed while filming a scene of "Dexter" back in late 2008. As reported by Digital Spy, actor Jimmy Smits — who played Miguel Prado in Season 3 — accidentally picked up a real knife instead of a prop knife and stabbed Chase in the chest. Luckily, Chase had a piece of plastic placed over his heart in case of accidents.

In an interview, Chase said, "For the scene, I was bound in Saran Wrap, duct tape over my mouth. I couldn't say a thing as I saw Jimmy grab at the knife. He picked up the real one by pure mistake. It was a mean-looking knife. I heard fellow actor Michael C. Hall yelling at Jimmy to stop – but it was too late. I felt the thud in my chest. I didn't have on a metal breastplate like a lot of actors do in a scene like that. Instead, I had a piece of acrylic clear plastic about the size of a Post-it note over my heart."

The whole accident gets even scarier — but luckily Chase survived. He continued, "[The piece of plastic] was a quarter of an inch thick and not attached. In eight out of 10 takes with the prop knife, Jimmy had missed the plastic. But by a miracle, an act of God, the knife landed at the very edge of the plastic."