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Dexter Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
12 Episodes 2006 - 2006
Episode 1
Dexter
Sun, Oct 1, 200653 mins
Dexter Morgan is a Miami Metro Police Department blood splatter analyst with a double life as a serial killer. While solving murders in the homicide division, Dexter also spends his time hunting and killing murderers and criminals who have escaped the justice system.
Episode 2
Crocodile
Sun, Oct 8, 200655 mins
Dexter's world is rocked when a rival serial murderer, dubbed the Ice Truck Killer by the media, privately contacts him and reveals that he knows Dexter's grisly secret. Meanwhile, Dexter's sister Debra is transferred to Homicide.
Episode 3
Popping Cherry
Sun, Oct 15, 200651 mins
Dexter and Debra try to dissuade their boss from pursuing a security guard they believe has been wrongly identified as the Ice Truck Killer. Dexter's girlfriend receives an unwelcome visit from an associate of her imprisoned husband.
Episode 4
Let's Give the Boy a Hand
Sun, Oct 22, 200658 mins
The Ice Truck Killer begins leaving body parts from his victims at sites that relate to memories from Dexter's childhood, forcing him to confront his dark personal history.
Episode 5
Love American Style
Sun, Oct 29, 200656 mins
The Homicide Division is buzzing after the Ice Truck Killer's latest victim is found mutilated but alive, while Dexter gets in over his head when he stalks a murderous human trafficker.
Episode 6
Return to Sender
Sun, Nov 5, 200653 mins
The Ice Truck Killer leaves Dexter a surprise at the scene of one of Dexter's recent kills, placing him firmly in the cross hairs of his own Homicide Division colleagues.
Episode 7
Circle of Friends
Sun, Nov 12, 200652 mins
The Ice Truck Killer is finally identified, but something about the suspect doesn't sit right with Dexter, who must also deal with the menacing return of Rita's paroled ex-husband.
Episode 8
Shrink Wrap
Sun, Nov 19, 200653 mins
The strange suicide of a powerful woman leads Dexter to suspect her shrink of murder, but he gets a shock when a visit to the suspect opens up dark secrets from Dexter's past.
Episode 9
Father Knows Best
Sun, Nov 26, 200655 mins
Dexter is joined by Rita, Debra and Rudy for a weekend away when he learns that his biological father, whom he was told died thirty years ago, has just recently passed away and left him everything he owned, including his house.
Episode 10
Seeing Red
Sun, Dec 3, 200656 mins
The Ice Truck Killer leaves Dexter the most horrifying crime scene imaginable, forcing him to confront a horrific suppressed memory from his past; Rita must hire a lawyer when her ex sues for sole custody of their children.
Episode 11
Truth Be Told
Sun, Dec 10, 200654 mins
The Ice Truck Killer takes extreme measures, forcing Dexter into a trap that will forever change his life, while Doakes begins to harbor suspicions about Dexter's odd behavior.
Episode 12
Born Free
Sun, Dec 17, 200656 mins
In the Season One finale, Dexter follows the clues left for him by the Ice Truck Killer, while Paul tries to convince Rita that Dexter is dangerous.
