Overview
By day, mild-mannered Dexter is a blood-spatter analyst for the Miami police. But at night, he is a serial killer who only targets other murderers.
Season cast
Episodes
12 in this season
1. Dexter
8.0Dexter Morgan, a forensics expert who leads a secret life as a killer of unconvicted criminals, is impressed by the work of a new serial killer.
2006-10-0153 min
2. Crocodile
7.7The Miami Metro Police Department investigate the murder of an undercover officer, while Dexter stalks another victim. Debra discovers a piece of evidence in the Ice Truck Killer Case that helps her get a promotion.
2006-10-0854 min
3. Popping Cherry
7.7While LaGuerta focuses the department's attention on a potential suspect in the Ice Truck Killer Case, Debra continues to look elsewhere. Doakes decides to pay a visit to drug lord.
2006-10-1550 min
4. Let's Give the Boy a Hand
8.2The Ice Truck Killer's recent crime scenes send a secret message to Dexter Morgan, and lead him to remember his past.
2006-10-2257 min
5. Love American Style
7.9The Homicide Division is buzzing after The Ice Truck Killer's latest victim is found mutilated, while Dexter stalks a murderous human trafficker.
2006-10-2955 min
6. Return to Sender
8.2The Ice Truck Killer leaves a clue at the scene where Dexter has dispatched his latest victim, and Dexter is worried that someone might have witnessed his killing. Rita is trying to deal with her ex-husband.
2006-11-0552 min
7. Circle of Friends
8.0Rita must deal with the return of her menacing, recently paroled husband, Paul Bennett. The Ice Truck Killer is supposedly identified, but Dexter is skeptical.
2006-11-1252 min
8. Shrink Wrap
8.1The 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.
2006-11-1953 min
9. Father Knows Best
7.9While on a weekend getaway with Rita, his sister and her new beau, Dexter learns that his biological father, thought to be dead for 30 years, has just passed away, and that he's willed his son everything he owned.
2006-11-2655 min
10. Seeing Red
8.4Dexter Morgan is sent to investigate a blood-soaked crime scene, and is gripped by a suppressed memory. Meanwhile, Rita is charged with assaulting Paul and could lose the children in a custody battle. Angel investigates a hunch regarding The Ice Truck Killer.
2006-12-0356 min
11. Truth Be Told
8.6The Ice Truck Killer sets a trap for Dexter by kidnapping someone close to him; Dexter's increasingly odd behavior piques Doakes's interest.
2006-12-1053 min
12. Born Free
9.0Dexter figures out who the Ice Truck Killer is, along with a dark secret from his troubled past. Meanwhile, La Guerta is replaced with a new boss and Angel figures out a way how to track the killer while he's still in hospital.
2006-12-1756 min