Dexter (Season 5)

My Bad (Episode 1) 8.4

Writer: Chip Johannessen

Air date: 2010-09-26

Runtime: 55 min

Overview: Dexter must make a choice; Quinn stirs up trouble for Dexter but supports Deb.

Hello, Bandit (Episode 2) 8.0

Writer: Scott Buck

Air date: 2010-10-03

Runtime: 50 min

Overview: Dexter tries to focus on the children and fight his dark urges; Debra ends up on Quinn's doorstep.

Practically Perfect (Episode 3) 8.2

Writer: Manny Coto

Air date: 2010-10-10

Runtime: 49 min

Overview: Dexter hires a nanny; Debra is annoyed with her new partner; Quinn continues to investigate Rita's murder.

Beauty and the Beast (Episode 4) 8.1

Writer: Jim Leonard

Air date: 2010-10-17

Runtime: 51 min

Overview: Dexter must save a life; Deb has a confrontation with a key suspect; Quinn follows up on the similarities between Dexter and Kyle Butler.

First Blood (Episode 5) 7.9

Writer: Tim Schlattmann

Air date: 2010-10-24

Runtime: 51 min

Overview: Dexter is saddled with an unwanted conspirator; Dexter worries about how Rita's death will affect Harrison; Deb works alone; Quinn enlists an old friend's help.

Everything Is Illumenated (Episode 6) 8.2

Writer: Wendy West

Air date: 2010-10-31

Runtime: 51 min

Overview: Dexter is drawn into a precarious situation; Batista discovers an interesting lead; Quinn gets information about Dexter from a questionable source.

Circle Us (Episode 7) 7.9

Air date: 2010-11-07

Runtime: 49 min

Overview: Dexter is called to investigate a horrifying crime scene; the Santa Muerte case leads to a violent standoff between Debra and the Santa Muerte killers.

Take It! (Episode 8) 8.4

Writer: Wendy West

Air date: 2010-11-14

Runtime: 53 min

Overview: Dexter and Lumen vet and stalk a violent killer; Debra gets into some unexpected trouble from the fallout of the Santa Muerte case

Teenage Wasteland (Episode 9) 8.4

Writer: Lauren Gussis

Air date: 2010-11-21

Runtime: 55 min

Overview: Dexter and Lumen hunt for their next victim; Debra uncovers new evidence in the Barrel Girl case

In the Beginning (Episode 10) 8.4

Writer: Scott Reynolds

Air date: 2010-11-28

Runtime: 54 min

Overview: Homicide uncovers some key evidence linked to one of Dexter's and Lumen's prior victims; Debra identifies two more suspects in the case.

Hop a Freighter (Episode 11) 8.4

Writer: Scott Buck

Air date: 2010-12-05

Runtime: 48 min

Overview: Dexter must do damage control; Debra's speculation begins to take shape; Quinn becomes involved in a homicide.

The Big One (Episode 12) 8.4

Writer: Chip Johannessen

Air date: 2010-12-12

Runtime: 56 min

Overview: Dexter's situation grows desperate when he discovers that Lumen's been set up. Despite knowing he's being baited into a trap, Dexter risks everything to make sure he doesn't fall into the same mistake again. In the Barrel Girls case, Debra lets her personal feelings lead her instincts once she concludes that vigilantes are more than just a theory. Quinn finds himself in a troublesome situation, which only Dexter can help him out of.