Dexter (season 3)
Episodes

Dexter (season 3)

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No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	US viewers (millions)

25	1	"Our Father"	Keith Gordon	Clyde Phillips	September 28, 2008	1.22

Several months after the second season finale, Dexter hunts down drug dealer Fred "Freebo" Bowman but mistakenly kills an innocent man who happens to be the younger brother of Assistant District Attorney Miguel Prado.

26	2	"Finding Freebo"	Marcos Siega	Melissa Rosenberg	October 5, 2008	0.79

Dexter and Rita try to decide what to do about her pregnancy, as Dexter wonders whether he is fit to raise a child and commit to a family.

27	3	"The Lion Sleeps Tonight"	John Dahl	Scott Buck	October 12, 2008	1.07

Dexter starts questioning the inclusiveness of Harry's code when he realizes that Nathan Marten is a pedophile targeting Astor. A second murder victim, skinned in a similar manner to Teegan, is discovered.

28	4	"All in the Family"	Keith Gordon	Adam E. Fierro	October 19, 2008	0.86

After an unsuccessful marriage proposal, Dexter must convince Rita that he is looking for more than a convenient merger of finances and parenthood.

29	5	"Turning Biminese"	Marcos Siega	Tim Schlattmann	October 26, 2008	1.00

Miguel tells Dexter of Ethan Turner, a man who has killed two of his wives. After he decides that Turner fits Harry's code, Dexter tries to find Turner in Bimini.

30	6	"Sí Se Puede"	Ernest Dickerson	Charles H. Eglee	November 2, 2008	1.04

Miguel discovers Dexter has killed at least two people and is accepting of his unique viewpoints. Dexter's true body count and his alternate identity remain unknown to Miguel.

31	7	"Easy as Pie"	Steve Shill	Lauren Gussis	November 9, 2008	0.83

Miguel suggests Ellen as a potential victim to Dexter, but after properly vetting her, Dexter believes that she does not fit Harry's code.

32	8	"The Damage a Man Can Do"	Marcos Siega	Scott Buck	November 16, 2008	0.96

Miguel finds Dexter another victim, a debt enforcer called Billy Fleeter, whom Miguel wishes to kill. Debra discovers that The Skinner is a tree-trimmer and learns that Anton was never registered as an informant.

33	9	"About Last Night"	Tim Hunter	Story by: Scott Reynolds Teleplay by: Melissa Rosenberg	November 23, 2008	1.13

In the wake of Ellen's disappearance, Dexter fears that Miguel may have strayed from Harry's code and killed her, in spite of what Dexter tried to teach him.

34	10	"Go Your Own Way"	John Dahl	Tim Schlattmann	November 30, 2008	1.34

After realizing that he was manipulated by Miguel, Dexter cannot gain the upper hand as Miguel threatens to launch an ethics investigation into Debra's relationship with Anton, a key witness in her case.

35	11	"I Had a Dream"	Marcos Siega	Charles H. Eglee and Lauren Gussis	December 7, 2008	N/A

Dexter struggles to distance himself from Miguel, who will be his best man at his wedding, and starts plotting to kill him.

36	12	"Do You Take Dexter Morgan?"	Keith Gordon	Scott Buck	December 14, 2008	1.51

After killing Miguel and framing The Skinner, Dexter is targeted by Ramon. LaGuerta tries to persuade Dexter to expose Miguel as a murderer when she learns that a highway will be named after Miguel.

Sentence(s)

"Our Father", the season premiere was viewed by 1.22 million viewers.

final_sentence: "Our Father", the season premiere was viewed by 1.22 million viewers.