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) 7.9

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) 8.1

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) 7.7

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) 8.1

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) 7.8

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) 8.5

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 realizes that he and Lumen are being lured into a trap and risks everything to escape; Quinn needs help that only Dexter can provide.