1. Living the Dream
Aired Sep 28, 2009 · 54 minutes
Dexter sleeplessly struggles to balance his new family life with his dark, murderous drive for a fresh victim, and his busier-than-ever forensic career pursuing a new target, "The Trinity Killer."
2. Remains to Be Seen
Aired Oct 5, 2009 · 49 minutes
Dexter realizes that he has carelessly misplaced crucial evidence that could expose his dark side to the world, while helping to investigate new slayings that Agent Frank Lundy insists are the work of Trinity.
3. Blinded by the Light
Aired Oct 12, 2009 · 51 minutes
Dexter is hampered by his neighborhood's increased vigilance due to vandalism, his temporary inability to drive himself anywhere, and his admiration for the killing technique of the artful Trinity Killer.
4. Dex Takes a Holiday
Aired Oct 19, 2009 · 54 minutes
Rita goes to a wedding with the kids, allowing Dexter to have his own little vacation. He does what he does best when alone, hunt, and goes after an officer with a dark secret.
5. Dirty Harry
Aired Oct 26, 2009 · 49 minutes
Dexter is inspired to investigate the Trinity Killer on his own, while Debra blames herself for an event that was out of her control, and Rita realizes how little she knows her husband after discovering one of his secrets.
6. If I Had a Hammer
Aired Nov 2, 2009 · 55 minutes
Dexter doubles his efforts to stay ahead of the official Trinity investigation, and receives relationship advice about the friction between himself and Rita from a most unexpected source.
7. Slack Tide
Aired Nov 9, 2009 · 52 minutes
Dexter finally strikes a balance between family, career and his secret life, but is thwarted in his pursuit of his next victim, while Debra expresses a renewed and unwelcome interest in their father's checkered past. Miami Metro Homicide tries to solve the Model Killer Case.
8. Road Kill
Aired Nov 16, 2009 · 54 minutes
Wondering if his father's Code is truly the right path, Dexter goes on a road trip with Trinity. Debra realizes her investigation has kept her from seeing the truth.
9. Hungry Man
Aired Nov 23, 2009 · 51 minutes
Dexter learns more about Arthur's bizarre and twisted world, while Rita has her hands full preparing Thanksgiving dinner for a full house, Debra uses the holiday to further investigate Trinity, and Batista gets closure on an old case.
10. Lost Boys
Aired Nov 30, 2009 · 57 minutes
The disappearance of a ten-year-old boy forces Dexter to question his assumptions about Trinity, while Cody defends one of Dexter's lies and Masuka is unable to face what he witnessed on Thanksgiving.
11. Hello, Dexter Morgan
Aired Dec 7, 2009 · 51 minutes
Dexter must buy time to protect himself when Debra's investigation brings the department one step away from identifying Arthur as the Trinity Killer; Rita confides in Dexter, but is disappointed in the result.
12. The Getaway
Aired Dec 14, 2009 · 51 minutes
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.