Dexter

In the season five premiere, Dexter reels from Rita's murder and makes a choice that will affect everyone's lives. Quinn stirs up trouble by suggesting that Rita's death doesn't fit Trinity's profile.

Dexter tries to focus his energy on his kids and fight his dark urges, but a shocking discovery puts him on the trail of a new victim.

Dexter finds himself in a strange new world when he attempts to hire a nanny for Harrison so he can continue to stalk and kill his next victim. Meanwhile, things heat up for Dexter when Quinn notices strange similarities between Trinity Killer suspect, Kyle Butler and Dexter Morgan.

Dexter finds himself in a strange situation when, instead of taking a life, he has to save one. Debra has a scary confrontation with a key suspect in the Santa Muerte murder cases.

When Dexter is saddled with an unwanted conspirator, he is forced to make some hard decisions about her fate. Meanwhile, Dexter wonders if Rita's death has awakened a darkness inside Harrison.

Trying to get his life back on track, Dexter hunts a new target, but is distracted and drawn into a precarious situation while helping his troubled acquaintance.

While helping Lumen, Dexter finds himself on a collision course with Debra and the rest of Homicide when he is called to investigate a horrifying crime scene.

While attending a self-help seminar, Dexter and Lumen vet and stalk a violent killer. Debra gets into some unexpected trouble from the fallout of the Santa Muerte case, forcing Batista to make a difficult decision.

While in the midst of hunting down their next victim, Dexter and Lumen are surprised by the return of an unannounced guest.

Just as Dexter discovers a possible ally in the pursuit of Lumen's former captors, he and Lumen are forced to step down as Homicide uncovers some key evidence linked to one of their prior victims.

Dexter and Lumen's plans are momentarily thwarted when Dexter is forced to do damage control after he concedes that someone, outside of Miami Metro, has taken an interest in them.

In the season finale, Dexter's situation grows desperate when he discovers that Lumen has been set up. Despite knowing he's being baited into a trap, Dexter risks everything to make sure he doesn't fall into the same mistake again.