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Dexter Morgan, a blood spatter pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police also leads a secret life as a serial killer, hunting down criminals who have slipped through the cracks of justice.
Season 1
8.7/1025,399 votesDexter
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/1/2006
Dexter 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.
Director: Michael Cuesta
Writer: James Manos Jr.
8.1/1018,228 votesCrocodile
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/8/2006
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.
Director: Michael Cuesta
Writer: Clyde Phillips
8.2/1017,078 votesPopping Cherry
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/15/2006
Dexter and Debra try to dissuade their boss from pursuing a security guard they believe he has wrongly identified as the Ice Truck Killer; Dexter's girlfriend receives an unwelcome visit from an associate of her imprisoned husband.
Director: Michael Cuesta
Writer: Daniel Cerone
8.6/1016,652 votesLet's Give the Boy a Hand
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/22/2006
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.
Director: Rob Lieberman
Writer: Drew Z. Greenberg
8.3/1016,049 votesLove American Style
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/29/2006
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.
Director: Rob Lieberman
Writer: Melissa Rosenberg, Kevin Maynard
8.9/1017,198 votesReturn to Sender
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/5/2006
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.
Director: Tony Goldwyn
Writer: Tim Schlattmann
8.6/1015,722 votesCircle of Friends
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/12/2006
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.
Director: Steve Shill
Writer: Daniel Cerone
8.9/1017,212 votesShrink Wrap
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/19/2006
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.
Director: Tony Goldwyn
Writer: Kevin Maynard, Lauren Gussis
8.5/1015,528 votesFather Knows Best
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/26/2006
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.
Director: Adam Davidson
Writer: Melissa Rosenberg, Kevin Maynard
9.1/1017,709 votesSeeing Red
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/3/2006
When Dexter is sent to investigate a bloody crime scene, deeply suppressed memories from his childhood begin to resurface.
Director: Michael Cuesta
Writer: Kevin Maynard
9.3/1018,852 votesTruth Be Told
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/10/2006
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.
Director: Keith Gordon
Writer: Drew Z. Greenberg, Tim Schlattmann
9.6/1033,230 votesBorn Free
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/17/2006
Dexter follows the clues left for him by The Ice Truck Killer, in hopes of finding his lost sister Debra.
Director: Michael Cuesta
Writer: Daniel Cerone, Melissa Rosenberg