9.5/102 votes#1 - Succession
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/2022
After a heist in the Diamond District leaves three dead, the team's search for the fugitives reveals a dangerous connection to Kristin’s undercover past in Miami.
Director: Tess Malone
Writer: Wendy West
9.3/106 votes#2 - Fatal Retraction
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 8/29/2005
Brenda and her team must find not only a killer, but also identify the killer's victim when a deranged, homicidal madman is set free due to mistaken identity. Trying to make sense of an array of complexities in this unusual case, Brenda comes across what may be another betrayal by a member of the Priority Homicide Division. The case takes an even darker turn when Brenda becomes the center of the psychopathic killer's attention.
Director: Gloria Muzio
Writer: Wendy West
9.0/1054 votes#3 - The Getaway
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 12/13/2009
Dexter and Arthur find themselves on a collision course, as Debra unearths a shocking long-hidden truth, Rita admits her marriage to Dexter is troubled, and Batista and LaGuerta face the consequences of an ethics breach.
Director: Steve Shill
Writer: Wendy West
9.0/106 votes#4 - No Good Deed
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 8/28/2006
Once again, the PHD finds themselves wading through suspects in the murder of the star witness in a capital punishment case. When Estelle, Pope's angry ex-wife, spills the beans about Brenda to her team, Fritz begins to wonder how she really feels.
Director: Charles Haid
Writer: Wendy West
9.0/104 votes#5 - El Píncho
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 2/1/2022
The team searches for a notorious Colombian drug lord after he escapes from a U.S. prison. Also, Kristin begins to open up to her ex-husband about her past.
Director: Ludovic Littee
Writer: Wendy West
9.0/101 votes#6 - Wanted: America
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 2/28/2023
When a rising star athlete is found violently murdered, the team chases after one of her teammates and his girlfriend; Remy reunites with a true crime show producer from his past.
Director: Ludovic Littee
Writer: Wendy West
9.0/101 votes#7 - Clean House
Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 5/16/2023
The Fugitive Task Force searches for a missing migrant teen they believe was lured into unlawful work by a dangerous man. Also, Remy learns of a previously undisclosed witness in his brother’s murder case.
Director: Milena Govich
Writer: Wendy West
8.9/107 votes#8 - Good Housekeeping
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 8/8/2005
The murder of an adolescent girl from Mexico, found dead in the Los Angeles River, proves difficult and painful for Brenda and her team. At first, a known sex-offender seems the likely candidate, but questions arise about why the girl and her mother were brought to the US, leading the investigation in another direction. Soon, the girl's backpack suggests the girl's uncle or the family for whom the mother worked may have been involved, A search of the house suggests one of the family is the murderer, but which one? An end-run by the family, determined to protect the killer, takes Brenda to Mexico, where she must use all her resources, Fritz and Mexican law to finally bring the killer to justice. The usually cantankerous Dr. Crippen shows his softer side as he briefs Brenda following the autopsy, in a scene representative of the way in which the violent death of a child impacts the police.
Director: Michael M. Robin
Writer: Wendy West
8.8/106 votes#9 - Show Yourself
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/4/2005
Brenda and the Priority Homicide Team investigate a sniper who is killing gang members in and around MacArthur Park. Offering assistance is an ex-Army colonel who believes the sniper to be his son. As an all-out gang war looms, Brenda tentatively accepts his assistance, but as her investigation progresses, Brenda's doubts about the Colonel's motives grow. With Fritz' assistance, she realizes the Colonel is not there to help, but to help his son escape. The two face off in the dark on a Los Angeles rooftop, leading to an unexpected outcome. Elsewhere in the story, Sanchez' prior service with the Rampart Division CRASH gang squad allows him to play a pivotal role in the investigation as he briefs the squad on gang activity in the area, goes undercover as a gang member and assists with interrogations. Brenda's tense relationship with Taylor seems to relax, then abruptly grows tenser when a stake-out goes wrong. Gabriel becomes increasingly loyal to her, but Flynn and Provenza continue to resist her methods, dubbing her "Miss Scarlett."
Director: Michael M. Robin
Writer: Wendy West
8.7/103 votes#10 - Hustler
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 5/18/2021
The team heads to D.C. to protect Ortiz's former informant after a hitman tries to kill her. Also, Sarah helps Jess' family prepares for Byron and Marie's last-minute wedding on Jess' farm.
Director: John Polson
Writer: Wendy West
8.7/103 votes#11 - Inherited
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/12/2021
The team must determine if the kidnapping of a young Chinese-American woman is a random hate crime or if she was specifically targeted, in order to find her. Also, Jess and Sarah struggle with Tali’s continued rebellious streak.
Director: Romeo Tirone
Writer: Wendy West
8.7/1043 votes#12 - Hungry Man
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 11/22/2009
For most people, Thanksgiving is a time for traditions and family. But for Dexter, it’s an opportunity to get closer to his most dangerous adversary yet. As Dexter gains insight into Arthur’s psychology by studying those closest to him, he finds himself drawn into a bizarre and twisted world.
Director: John Dahl
Writer: Wendy West
8.6/108 votes#13 - Nocturne
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/12/2000
After a pharmacy turns over some disturbing photos of a young boy, a beloved neighborhood piano teacher is suspected of being a sexual predator who takes advantage of his innocent young students.
Director: Jean de Segonzac
Writer: Wendy West
8.6/1038 votes#14 - Dex Takes a Holiday
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/2009
Dexter gets some much-needed R&R time with Rita and the kids out of town, leading to his stalking of a new victim until he unexpectedly begins to empathize with his target, a cop that murdered her family.
Director: John Dahl
Writer: Wendy West
8.5/106 votes#15 - Head over Heels
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 7/24/2006
When a few body parts of an "adult film" star are found in a dumpster, Brenda and the team must scramble for more pieces to solve this puzzle. Once they begin putting things together, the suspect list seems to get longer. Adding more questions to her life, Brenda also finds herself making a potentially life-altering discovery.
Director: Matt Earl Beesley
Writer: Wendy West
8.5/104 votes#16 - Deconflict
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 12/8/2020
After witnessing her husband's murder, a woman is kidnapped from her home along with a mysterious stash of money hidden in her floor. When Jess realizes there may be a connection to one of his past cases, the need to find the kidnapper becomes personal.
Director: Elodie Keene
Writer: Wendy West
8.4/1035 votes#17 - Take It!
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/14/2010
Dexter and Lumen vet and stalk a violent killer; Debra gets into some unexpected trouble from the fallout of the Santa Muerte case
Director: Romeo Tirone
Writer: Wendy West
8.4/1037 votes#18 - This Is the Way the World Ends
Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 12/18/2011
Dexter and Homicide race against a lunar eclipse to catch the Doomsday Killers before their final gruesome act; Debra struggles with a new emotional reality.
Director: John Dahl
Writer: Wendy West
8.3/103 votes#19 - Winner
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 3/2/2021
After a suspect escapes trial and goes on a murder spree, the team partners with his bail bondsperson, Jackie, in order to track him down. Also, Jess continues to struggle with moving forward in his love life.
Director: Eric Laneuville
Writer: Wendy West
8.3/1037 votes#20 - Everything Is Illumenated
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/2010
Dexter is drawn into a precarious situation; Batista discovers an interesting lead; Quinn gets information about Dexter from a questionable source.
Director: Steve Shill
Writer: Wendy West
8.2/106 votes#21 - Mom Duty
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 6/19/2006
When a juror in the trial of an infamous mobster is found dead, Brenda and the Priority Homicide Division find that their involvement in solving the case may be affecting the jury's final decision. Complicating her personal life, Brenda faces another new challenge: a surprise visit from her mother.
Director: Gloria Muzio
Writer: Wendy West
7.7/1037 votes#22 - Nebraska
Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/2011
Dexter finds himself teamed up with a fellow Dark Passenger when he takes a road trip to Nebraska to tie up some loose ends from the past; Debra deals with the complications of her promotion as she leads the Doomsday investigation.
Director: Romeo Tirone
Writer: Wendy West
7.6/1036 votes#23 - Gina Zanetakos
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/28/2013
Tom claims he is innocent and wants to turn the box into the FBI; Red's next target is a beautiful and deadly corporate terrorist (Margarita Levieva).
Director: Adam Arkin
Writer: Wendy West
7.5/1011 votes#24 - Closure
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/7/2000
When a woman is raped, she turns to the Special Victims Unit for help, but lack of evidence prevents them from apprehending the criminal. When the detectives revisit the case a few months later, they find the woman even less willing to talk about what happened, as she claims she has moved on. Things turn sticky when Benson and Cassidy spend the night together.
Director: Stephen Wertimer
Writer: Wendy West
7.4/105 votes#25 - Identity Crisis
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/1/2005
A man wanted for stock fraud is found garroted in his apartment, and the crime is eerily similar to a murder committed a year earlier, a case in which Don closed when an ex-con confessed. Now, Don must re-investigate the old case to determine if he put an innocent man in jail. He asks Charlie to go over the evidence to see if he missed anything the first time around.
Director: Martha Mitchell
Writer: Wendy West
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"Succession" is the best rated episode written by Wendy West. It scored 9.5/10 based on 2 votes. It was directed by Tess Malone. It aired on 10/4/2022 and is rated 0.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "Fatal Retraction".