DEXTER

After killing Ice Truck Killer, Dexter now finds himself unable to kill again. Debra returns to work but shows signs she is not ready to resume duty after her own recent ordeal with the Ice Truck Killer. Meanwhile, Dexter's biggest secret is about to surface for all the world to see.

Dexter, still trying to recover his killer instincts, continues his pursuit of Little Chino. However, he soon finds himself being the pursued. Debra loses control on the job. A high-profile FBI agent comes to Miami Metro PD to break the case of The Bay Harbor Butcher.

Dexter stalks his latest victim. Dexter's inability to lie to Rita about his midnight activities has caused her to think he is a drug addict and forced him into Narcotics Anonymous where everyone wants him to share confessions of his troubled past.

While pretending to be a drug addict, Dexter gets an N.A. sponsor to please Rita. But when the sponsor turns out to be a beautiful woman who may have more in common with Dexter, Rita is not happy. Things get worse for Rita when her estranged mother comes for a visit.

Dexter discovers the man who killed his mother, before his young eyes, is still alive. Lila suggests he face the man, as part of his steps to addiction recovery. When Dexter finds his mother's murderer, his killer urges push him back to the knife's edge.

Dexter is none too pleased to discover a copy-cat killer has started his own attempt at vigilante serial murder in Miami. As Dexter sets out to stop the imposter, he finds himself drawn into the arms of Lila. When Rita discovers the truth, it could be the end of their relationship.

A written manifesto from the Bay Harbor Butcher sends the Special Task Force into chaos. Things start to spiral downward for Dexter as Lila's influence begins to take its toll on his personal life.

After a fire at Lila's place, Dexter finds her becoming more attached to him than he is comfortable with. At the station, Debra and Lundy find a clue that points to the Bay Harbor Butcher being right under their noses.

As Dexter tries to distance himself from Lila, he discovers she is not so willing to let go of their relationship. Meanwhile Lundy's manhunt for the Bay Harbor Butcher starts to make Dexter nervous as he tries to stay one step ahead.

Dexter finds himself with the upper hand when Doakes tracks him to his latest kill. But when Doakes reveals a secret about Harry's past, Dexter's world comes crumbling down. Meanwhile, Rita starts letting Dexter back into her life, and the Miami Metro PD starts closing in on the Bay Harbor Butcher.

As Lundy's noose starts to tighten, Dexter finds himself dodging bullets both figurative and real. Dexter now must decide about not only his own fate but those of the people he cares most about.

Lundy and the FBI settle the case of the Bay Harbor Butcher once and for all. But the heat's not entirely off Dexter as his world literally becomes an inferno. Can he rise from the ashes once again?