Dexter Season 5

Season 5, Episode 1

Aired: September 26, 2010

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

Season 5, Episode 2

Aired: October 3, 2010

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

Season 5, Episode 3

Aired: October 10, 2010

Practically Perfect

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

Season 5, Episode 4

Aired: October 17, 2010

Beauty and the Beast

Dexter catches a mysterious woman who may have witnessed him in the act of killing a killer; Deb has a frightening run-in with a murder suspect in the Santa Muerte homicides; and Quinn uncovers more striking similarities between Kyle Butler and Dexter Morgan.

Season 5, Episode 5

Aired: October 24, 2010

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.

Season 5, Episode 6

Aired: October 31, 2010

Everything Is Illumenated

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

Season 5, Episode 7

Aired: November 7, 2010

While helping Lumen, Dexter finds himself on a collision course with Debra and the rest of Homicide when he is called to investigate a horrifying crime scene. Meanwhile, the Santa Muerte case leads to a violent standoff between Debra and the Santa Muerte killers.

Season 5, Episode 8

Aired: November 14, 2010

While attending a self-help seminar, Dexter and Lumen vet and stalk a violent killer. Debra gets into some unexpected trouble from the fallout of the Santa Muerte case, forcing Batista to make a difficult decision.

Season 5, Episode 9

Aired: November 21, 2010

Teenage Wasteland

While in the midst of hunting down their next victim, Dexter and Lumen are surprised by the return of an unannounced guest. Debra is assigned to the file room, but still manages to uncover new evidence in the Barrel Girl case.

Season 5, Episode 10

Aired: November 28, 2010

In the Beginning

Dexter discovers a possible ally; homicide uncovers evidence; Debra identifies two more suspects.

Season 5, Episode 11

Aired: December 5, 2010

Hop a Freighter

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

Season 5, Episode 12

Aired: December 12, 2010

Dexter realizes he is being lured into a trap; Debra lets her personal feelings overwhelm her instincts; Quinn needs Dexter's help.

SEASON 5

1. MY BAD

2. HELLO BANDIT

3. PRACTICALLY PERFECT

4. BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

5. FIRST BLOOD

6. EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED

7. CIRCLE US

8. TAKE IT

9. TEENAGE WASTELAND

10. IN THE BEGINNING

11. HOP A FREIGHTER

12. THE BIG ONE