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Dexter Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
12 Episodes 2010 - 2010
Episode 1
My Bad
Sun, Sep 26, 201053 mins
Dexter reels from unthinkable tragedy while Quinn stirs up trouble by suggesting that a victim's death doesn't fit Trinity's profile.
Episode 2
Hello, Bandit
Sun, Oct 3, 201050 mins
Dexter tries to focus his energy on his kids and fight his dark urges, but a shocking discovery puts him on the trail of a new victim; Debra hosts her brother and his children but finds herself squeezed out of her own place, and ends up on Quinn's doorstep.
Episode 3
Practically Perfect
Sun, Oct 10, 201049 mins
In an effort to create more free time to stalk and kill victims, Dexter hires a nanny; Debra is annoyed by her new partner, a rookie with her own theories on a bizarre double homicide; Quinn pursues the theory that Trinity did not kill Rita.
Episode 4
Beauty and the Beast
Sun, Oct 17, 201051 mins
Dexter finds himself in a strange situation when, instead of taking a life, he has to save one; Deb has a scary confrontation with a key suspect in the Santa Muerte murder cases; Quinn continues following up on the strange similarities between 'Kyle Butler' and Dexter Morgan.
Episode 5
First Blood
Sun, Oct 24, 201050 mins
When Dexter is saddled with an unwanted conspirator, he is forced to make some hard decisions about her fate; meanwhile, Dexter wonders if Rita's death has awakened a darkness inside Harrison; due to Quinn's recent suspension, Debra works the Santa Muerte case alone, leaving Quinn time to enlist an old friend to look into Dexter.
Episode 6
Everything Is Illumenated
Sun, Oct 31, 201049 mins
Trying to get his life back on track, Dexter hunts a new target, but is distracted and drawn into a precarious situation while helping his troubled acquaintance; Batista discovers an interesting lead in the Santa Muerte murder cases; Quinn learns some new information about Dexter from a questionable source.
Episode 7
Circle Us
Sun, Nov 7, 201048 mins
While helping Lumen, Dexter finds himself on a collision course with Homicide when he is called to investigate a horrifying crime scene; the Santa Muerte case leads to a violent standoff between Debra and the killers.
Episode 8
Take It!
Sun, Nov 14, 201052 mins
While attending a self-help seminar, Dexter and Lumen stalk a violent killer; Debra gets into unexpected trouble from the fallout of the Santa Muerte case, forcing Batista to make a difficult decision.
Episode 9
Teenage Wasteland
Sun, Nov 21, 201055 mins
In the midst of hunting their next victim, Dexter and Lumen are surprised by the return of an unannounced guest; Debra is assigned to the file room, but manages to uncover new evidence in the Barrel Girl case.
Episode 10
In the Beginning
Sun, Nov 28, 201053 mins
Dexter discovers a possible ally in the pursuit of Lumen's former captors, but he and Lumen are forced to step down when homicide uncovers evidence linked to one of their prior victims; Debra identifies two more suspects in the Barrel Girls case.
Episode 11
Hop a Freighter
Sun, Dec 5, 201047 mins
Dexter is forced to do damage control after he concedes that someone outside of Miami Metro has taken an interest in him and Lumen; Debra's speculation on the missing Barrel Girl suspects begins to take shape; Quinn becomes more involved in a homicide than he'd like to be.
Episode 12
The Big One
Sun, Dec 12, 201056 mins
In the Season 5 finale, Dexter realizes that he and Lumen are being lured into a trap and risks everything to escape; Debra lets her personal feelings overwhelm her instincts in the Barrel Girls case; Quinn needs help that only Dexter can provide.
