Dexter
Season 7
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Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes12
Release
Original networkShowtime
Original releaseSeptember 30 (2012-09-30) –
December 16, 2012 (2012-12-16)
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The seventh season of Dexter premiered on September 30, 2012. The season follows Dexter's tangles with a Ukrainian mob boss and introduces the character Hannah McKay, a mysterious widow with a green thumb and a checkered past. The season seven story arc is continued over the course of the eighth season, which premiered on June 30, 2013.

Development

On November 21, 2011, Showtime renewed Dexter for both a seventh and eighth seasons, each consisting of 12 episodes.[1] Showtime officially announced that the seventh season would premiere Sunday, September 30, 2012.[2][3] These two seasons feature a story arc spanning across both seasons.[4][5] The premiere episode of Season 7 featured a flashback to Debra and Dexter's childhood.[6] On April 24, it was confirmed that Ray Stevenson would guest star in the upcoming Season 7, and he would play the head of a Ukrainian crime syndicate who arrives in Miami determined to find out who killed one of his associates. Jason Gedrick appears in a multi-episode arc playing the manager of a Miami-area gentlemen’s club that is linked to a high-profile murder case. Yvonne Strahovski, known for starring in the NBC television series Chuck, joined Dexter as Hannah McKay, a woman with a checkered past who arrives to help Miami Metro Homicide reopen an old murder case out of mutual benefit, and becomes Dexter's new love interest.[7]

Cast

Main

Special guest

Episodes

See also: List of Dexter episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
731"Are You...?"John DahlScott BuckSeptember 30, 2012 (2012-09-30)2.40[8]
After witnessing Dexter kill Travis Marshall, a shocked and reluctant Debra helps him cover up the murder by setting fire to the church. The following night, Detective Mike Anderson is murdered by a member of the Ukrainian mafia after finding a dead prostitute in his trunk. Dexter identifies the murderer as Viktor Baskov (Enver Gjokaj) and later kills him. Quinn and Batista begin to make amends as they investigate the Anderson and prostitute murders. Meanwhile, Louis Greene hacks into Dexter's computer and cancels all his credit cards as the first phase of his revenge against Dexter. LaGuerta begins investigating a blood slide Dexter accidentally left at the church. Increasingly suspicious about Dexter, Debra ultimately ransacks his apartment and discovers his knives and blood slides, forcing Dexter to admit to her that he is a serial killer.
742"Sunshine and Frosty Swirl"Steve ShillManny CotoOctober 7, 2012 (2012-10-07)2.10[9]
Dexter moves in with Debra so she can monitor and protect him. Dexter discovers Louis was the one who cancelled his credit cards and confronts him. While investigating Mike Anderson's murder, Quinn gets friendly with a Russian stripper named Nadia (Katia Winter). LaGuerta secretly investigates the blood slide, comparing it to the slides from the Bay Harbor Butcher case. Meanwhile, Ukrainian mob boss, Isaak Sirko (Ray Stevenson), arrives in Miami to look for Viktor Baskov. Also, Wayne Randall (Daniel Buran), a spree killer from 15 years ago, decides to reveal where he buried his victims.
753"Buck the System"Stefan SchwartzJace RichdaleOctober 14, 2012 (2012-10-14)1.98[10]
Miami Metro starts investigating Hannah McKay, Wayne Randall's former partner in crime. Meanwhile, Dexter informs Debra that Ray Speltzer (Matt Gerald), a suspect in two murders, is likely going to kill again. Isaak learns that Viktor's last location was the marina where Dexter's boat is, and takes a team to the slip where it's docked. He finds Louis sabotaging the boat, and after learning the boat is Dexter's, Isaak kills Louis. Debra follows Speltzer, but is forced to get involved when Speltzer traps his latest victim in a Minotauran labyrinth. Dexter manages to save Debra, but Speltzer escapes.
764"Run"John DahlWendy WestOctober 21, 2012 (2012-10-21)2.18[11]
Speltzer is arrested by police and admits to the murders, but his case is dismissed on a technicality and he is set free. As Dexter pursues Speltzer, he is captured and trapped in Speltzer's labyrinth, but manages to escape. Meanwhile, Isaak convinces the club's bartender to be a scapegoat for Anderson's murder to get the police off them. Also, Hannah McKay visits Miami Metro to help with the investigation of Wayne Randall's murders. Dexter finally catches and kills Speltzer.
775"Swim Deep"Ernest DickersonScott ReynoldsOctober 28, 2012 (2012-10-28)2.28[12]
Isaak Sirko seeks revenge against Dexter for Viktor Baskov's death. Meanwhile, LaGuerta tells Debra of her suspicions that the Bay Harbor Butcher is alive, and asks for Debra's help with the case. Hannah McKay leads the police to the bodies of a couple killed by Wayne Randall, but Dexter realizes one of them was murdered by Hannah herself. Isaak is arrested and jailed after Dexter lures him into a shoot-out at a rival Colombian bar. Dexter visits Isaak in prison where Isaak tells a story of long-sought revenge. Dexter warns Isaak to leave him alone. Later Debra shows Dexter a photo of him that would connect Dexter to a previous Bay Harbor Butcher murder. She asks to not know or be a part of any of his future killings. Dexter burns the photo.
786"Do the Wrong Thing"Alik SakharovLauren GussisNovember 4, 2012 (2012-11-04)1.99[13]
Dexter continues to investigate Hannah McKay, suspecting that she may have murdered her late husband. Hoping to make a connection with Hannah, Dexter lies on the blood report and fails to test for Hannah's blood at the scene. Sal Price (Santiago Cabrera), a true crime writer, approaches Miami Metro for case files on the last Wayne Randall murders, as he is writing a book about Hannah. Dexter later breaks into Sal's apartment to copy all of the digital files he has on Hannah. In them they reveal that Hannah poisoned the woman who bequeathed her a greenhouse business. Meanwhile, the Koshka Brotherhood blackmails Quinn by threatening to hurt Nadia so he will remove evidence linking Isaak to the bar crime scene. LaGuerta continues to probe into the Bay Harbor Butcher case. Debra finds out that Dexter was not completely truthful in the blood report on the Wayne Randall murders. Dexter takes Hannah out on a date where he intends to kill her, but things do not go quite as planned.
797"Chemistry"Holly DaleManny Coto & Karen CampbellNovember 11, 2012 (2012-11-11)2.01[14]
Isaak is released from prison, but Debra has him followed everywhere. Quinn tries to free Nadia from the clutches of Koshka's but they decline despite Quinn destroying evidence for them. Meanwhile, Sal Price discovers Dexter's relationship with Hannah and tries to get information from him, but Dexter threatens to blackmail him into silence by framing him for an unsolved murder. However, Price dies suddenly following an interview with Hannah (who poisoned him to protect herself). Debra brings Hannah in for questioning over Price's death but Hannah denies everything. Dexter confronts Hannah about poisoning Sal. She assures him it's untraceable. Dexter tells Hannah he broke into Sal's apartment for blackmail evidence and while doing so deleted the book Sal was writing on her. Quinn donates the $10,000 of Koshka payoff money to Batista's struggling restaurant. Unable to connect Hannah to Price's death and feeling frustrated, Debra asks Dexter to kill Hannah.
808"Argentina"Romeo TironeArika Lisanne MittmanNovember 18, 2012 (2012-11-18)2.25[15]
Dexter refuses Debra's request to kill Hannah. Meanwhile, Isaak escapes his police surveillance and attempts to kill Dexter again, but fails. Astor, Cody, and Harrison's grandfather needs surgery, so they come back to Miami. During a meal at Batista's restaurant, they discover Astor has been smoking marijuana and confront her about it. Feeling he is out of control with trying to avenge Viktor's death, the Koshka Brotherhood puts a hit on Isaak. Also, LaGuerta finds a potential link between Dexter and the Bay Harbor Butcher at a nearby marina. Dexter breaks into Isaak's apartment only to find Koshka's own hitman waiting for him. Dexter kills the hitman, later found by Isaak who now understands a hit has been put out on him. Quinn gets blackmailed into helping the Koshka Brotherhood in the future. Elsewhere, Debra learns that Dexter and Hannah are seeing each other and, in conversation with him, reveals more than she wanted. Isaak reveals to Dexter that the reason why he is trying to kill Dexter for Viktor's murder is that Isaak and Viktor were lovers.
819"Helter Skelter"Steve ShillTim SchlattmannNovember 25, 2012 (2012-11-25)2.12[16]
The Koshka Brotherhood hires two hitmen to find and kill Isaak. Isaak asks for Dexter help and Dexter declines. In a desperate move, Isaak kidnaps Hannah in order to enlist Dexter's help to protect him. Dexter agrees. Isaak promises he won't kill him over Viktor if Dexter helps kill both hitmen. Meanwhile, Batista and the rest of Miami Metro deal with a series of arson/murders with an unknown perpetrator nicknamed the Phantom Arsonist. Also, LaGuerta strikes a deal with ex-Deputy Chief Matthews, who helps her with the search for the real Bay Harbor Butcher. Quinn shows up at the Foxhole and confronts George Novikov (Jason Gedrick). Quinn beats up George and takes Nadia out of the club with him. Dexter and Isaak work together and kill both hit men. After Isaak and Dexter come to an understanding about Viktor's death, Isaak is shot by George Novikov, the manager of the Foxhole. Hannah, in captivity being held by Isaak's bodyguard Jurg, attempts to escape. She knocks out Jurg, but gets stabbed in the abdomen in the process. Debra manages to find Hannah after a tip from Dexter and saves her life. Dexter takes the injured Isaak out to sea, discussing the similarities between Viktor and Hannah before Isaak dies.
8210"The Dark… Whatever"Michael LehmannLauren Gussis & Jace Richdale & Scott ReynoldsDecember 2, 2012 (2012-12-02)2.08[17]
The Phantom Arsonist continues his spree across Miami. Hannah's estranged ex-con father Clint McKay (guest star Jim Beaver) shows up unexpectedly, giving Hannah a childhood relic that only disturbs her. Clint asks for money for a crawfish business. Dexter and Hannah tell Clint no and Clint leaves in a rage. Clint returns later drunk, crashing his truck into Hannah's greenhouse. Dexter identifies the Phantom, but decides to hand him over to the department instead of killing him as Dexter promised to Debra. Quinn confronts George at the Foxhole club. George threatens to send Nadia to a sex club in the Middle East, and then begins punching Nadia. Quinn enraged shoots and kills him, then has Nadia shoot him with George's gun to falsify a motive. Batista, outside the room of the shooting, knows that the timeline doesn't add up. Meanwhile, LaGuerta and Matthews discover another connection between Dexter and the Bay Harbor Butcher murders. Dexter kills Hannah's father after learning it was Clint who told Sal Price all of the details for his books on Hannah, and was using another secret to blackmail Dexter.
8311"Do You See What I See?"John DahlManny Coto & Wendy WestDecember 9, 2012 (2012-12-09)2.60[18]
Dexter and Debra plant evidence to steer LaGuerta and Matthews' investigation away from Dexter. The plant works on Matthews, who tells LaGuerta she needs to recognize Doakes as the Bay Harbor Butcher and quits the case. LaGuerta is still not convinced. Meanwhile, Hector Estrada (Nestor Serrano), the last surviving killer of Dexter's mother, is unexpectedly released on parole. Dexter plots to make him his latest victim. Batista decides it's time to retire to run his restaurant. Debra meets with Arlene Schram (Nicole LaLiberte), a witness to one of Hannah's early murders, and asks her to testify against Hannah. After Arlene tells Hannah about this, Debra has a car accident, and Dexter realizes that Hannah had drugged her. Dexter attempts to kill Estrada, but discovers that he's been set up by LaGuerta who had pressured the parole board to release Hector early. Dexter barely escapes but so does Hector, who now knows who Dexter is. Dexter decides to give Debra evidence incriminating Hannah for Sal Price's murder, resulting in Hannah's arrest.
8412"Surprise, Motherfucker!"Steve ShillScott Buck & Tim SchlattmannDecember 16, 2012 (2012-12-16)2.75[19]
In the seventh season finale, Dexter visits Hannah in prison, where she admits to poisoning Debra. Hannah later manages to escape custody with a little help from Arlene. Meanwhile, LaGuerta finds Dexter at home and arrests him. The department is shocked as they take Dexter in cuffs to interrogate. LaGuerta lays out her evidence but is thwarted as Dexter planted it and made it look like LaGuerta framed him. Dexter finds Hector Estrada's ex-wife and tails her to find Hector. Matthews confronts LaGuerta and tells her to apologize to Dexter. LaGuerta confronts Debra with a surveillance video implicating her in Travis Marshall's death that was originally lost. Debra lies to LaGuerta. Dexter breaks into LaGuerta's house and finds a warrant that would tie Debra and himself to Travis Marshall's murder. Dexter decides that the only way out is to kill LaGuerta. He finds and kills Estrada, then lures LaGuerta to the scene to kill her. Worried, Debra leaves Batista's New Years' party after figuring out LaGuerta's location and walks in on Dexter, Hector's body, and LaGuerta passed out. LaGuerta comes to and urges Debra to shoot Dexter, but Debra shoots and kills LaGuerta instead.

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