8.7/1060 votes#1 - Born Free
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/17/2006
Dexter 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.
Director: Michael Cuesta
Writer: Daniel Cerone
8.4/1016 votes#2 - Red Queen
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 2/24/2011
Evidence in the murder of an antiques dealer found dead in a museum indicates that the suspect may be a member of the CBI team.
Director: Chris Long
Writer: Daniel Cerone
8.4/105 votes#3 - The Hyena
Season 10 Episode 4 - Aired 3/19/2023
Red attempts to secure a late financier's fortune locked by a series of challenging clues. When a deadly assassin pursues the money, the Task Force bands together to protect the endowment's rightful heirs.
Director: John Terlesky
Writer: Daniel Cerone
8.3/1041 votes#4 - The British Invasion
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/16/2007
Lila Tournay finds Sgt. James Doakes imprisoned in an Everglades cabin and learns from him that her object of affection, Dexter Morgan, is the serial killer known as the "Bay Harbor Butcher". She decides to help Dexter and kills Doakes by setting the cabin on fire. Meanwhile, Dexter's sister Debra questions whether her career is more important than her relationship with FBI Special Agent Frank Lundy.
Director: Steve Shill
Writer: Daniel Cerone
8.2/1020 votes#5 - Devil's Cherry
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/7/2012
While the team investigates the murder of a diamond cutter, Jane meets a girl who claims to be his late daughter, Charlotte.
Director: Randall Zisk
Writer: Daniel Cerone
8.2/105 votes#6 - The Man in the Hat
Season 10 Episode 11 - Aired 5/7/2023
When Red is identified as a possible hostage during a deli robbery in Philadelphia, Dembe and Ressler take action. Back in D.C., Sen. Panabaker evaluates The Task Force's dealings with Red while Siya digs deeper into her mother's past.
Director: Olenka Denysenko
Writer: Daniel Cerone
8.1/1018 votes#7 - Red Sails in the Sunset
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/18/2012
With the help of Brett Stiles, Jane orchestrates an elaborate plan to break Lorelei Martins out of prison in the hopes of her leading him to Red John.
Director: Simon Baker
Writer: Daniel Cerone
8.0/1043 votes#8 - That Night, a Forest Grew
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/11/2007
Dexter manages to get Doakes off his back. He devises a plan to get the police in another direction. Lila and Dex's relationship intensifies, and he has some interaction with Rita and the kids.
Director: Jeremy Podeswa
Writer: Daniel Cerone
8.0/1016 votes#9 - Wedding in Red
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 10/13/2013
Jane gets the CBI involved in a case in Napa in order to focus on Sheriff McAllister, while Van Pelt and Rigsby take a trip down the aisle.
Director: Randall Zisk
Writer: Daniel Cerone
8.0/1022 votes#10 - The Director (1)
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 1/7/2016
Liz awaits trial as Red and Aram take risky measures to protect her.
Director: Mary Lambert
Writer: Daniel Cerone
8.0/1020 votes#11 - Mr. Solomon: Conclusion (2)
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 4/14/2016
A team member falls into grave danger due to a tragedy, leading the task force to rely on Red and his unorthodox methods. Meanwhile, an unforeseen complication impacts Tom and Liz.
Director: John Terlesky
Writer: Daniel Cerone
8.0/1058 votes#12 - Circle of Friends
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/12/2006
The squad identifies the Ice Truck Killer; Rita's ex-husband, an abusive addict, is paroled.
Director: Steve Shill
Writer: Daniel Cerone
7.9/1019 votes#13 - Mr. Kaplan: Conclusion (2)
Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 5/18/2017
With his empire in tatters, Red makes one last desperate move but Mr. Kaplan may have predicted his play.
Director: Michael W. Watkins
Writer: Daniel Cerone
7.8/1014 votes#14 - Red and Itchy
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 4/28/2013
J.J. LaRoche personally requests Jane’s help when the mysterious container he’s been hiding for nine years is stolen from his home.
Director: David Paymer
Writer: Daniel Cerone
7.7/1013 votes#15 - Il Tavolo Bianco
Season 6 Episode 20 - Aired 5/4/2014
Jane’s freedom is at stake when a grand jury is empanelled to decide if he should be tried for the murder of Red John. Meanwhile, Lisbon tries to find out how Jane feels about the possibility of her leaving Austin with Agent Pike, and Cho and Abbott follow new leads in the human smuggling ring they recently uncovered.
Director: W. Thomas Snyder
Writer: Daniel Cerone
7.7/1019 votes#16 - Requiem
Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 4/20/2017
Memories of the past set Red on a dangerous collision course with an enemy determined to destroy his criminal empire.
Director: Terrence O'Hara
Writer: Daniel Cerone
7.6/1071 votes#17 - Popping Cherry
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/15/2006
"The Ice Truck Killer" strikes again and new homicide officer Debra is assigned the case, but she gets reprimanded for violating the chain of command; flashbacks offer insight into Dexter's homicidal tendencies and take him back to his first time "taking out the garbage"; Doakes gets on the bad side of a drug kingpin.
Director: Michael Cuesta
Writer: Daniel Cerone
7.6/1018 votes#18 - Red Carpet Treatment
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/2010
Patrick Jane and the CBI team are called in to investigate the murder of a convict who served nine years for rape and murder, but was recently released on DNA evidence.
Director: Charles Beeson
Writer: Daniel Cerone
7.6/1018 votes#19 - The Djinn
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/22/2015
Red enlists a task force to locate the Djinn, an enigmatic woman who fulfills revenge fantasies. Red and Liz believe the Djinn can lead them to the Cabal and help them exonerate Liz.
Director: Omar Madha
Writer: Daniel Cerone
7.6/1049 votes#20 - It's Alive!
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/30/2007
Things are really beginning to heat up for Dexter: Doakes' suspicions about him are growing, his victims are escaping, and his body dump site has been found. Meanwhile Paul is troubling Rita over the missing shoe and Debra is going through trauma over the Ice Truck killer incident.
Director: Tony Goldwyn
Writer: Daniel Cerone
7.5/104 votes#21 - Just Harried
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 2/22/2001
On the day of Piper's marriage to Leo, Prue's Astrally Projected-self adopts an uninhibited, wild personality that threatens to ruin the wedding and place Prue in jail for Murder.
Director: Mel Damski
Writer: Daniel Cerone
7.5/104 votes#22 - The Day the Magic Died
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 2/16/2003
Phoebe and Paige go to a summit meeting with the leaders of evil and discover that all magic - both good and bad - has disappeared enabling the leaders to steal Piper's about-to-be-born baby and welcome the twice-blessed child into the kingdom of evil.
Director: Stuart Gillard
Writer: Daniel Cerone
7.4/1017 votes#23 - The Debt Collector
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 5/11/2017
When Liz becomes the target of a mercenary known as the Debt Collector, Red turns to an unlikely source for help. Meanwhile, Ressler faces an unexpected complication in his efforts to stay ahead of Agent Gale's investigation.
Director: Bill Roe
Writer: Daniel Cerone
7.3/1018 votes#24 - Fugue in Red
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 12/15/2011
During the search for a firefighter's killer, Jane is attacked and nearly drowned, resulting in a temporary loss of his memory and a return to his pre-CBI con man persona.
Director: Randall Zisk
Writer: Daniel Cerone
7.3/103 votes#25 - Witchstock
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 1/11/2004
Paige finds herself transported back in time to an era of free love and free magic, where she discovers Grams, a peace-loving hippie, who is on a crusade to rid the world of evil through the magical power of love.
Director: James A. Contner
Writer: Daniel Cerone
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"Born Free" is the best rated episode written by Daniel Cerone. It scored 8.725/10 based on 60 votes. It was directed by Michael Cuesta. It aired on 12/17/2006 and is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "Red Queen".