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《疯狂主妇》第1季剧本(23集)

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可乐无限 发表于 07-11-26 09:30:08 | 只看该作者 |正序浏览 阅读模式

《疯狂主妇》第一季(Desperate Housewives Season 1)剧本

每搂1集,共23集

Desperate Housewives - Episode 01.01 - Pilot

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Guest stars

"Mrs. Martha Huber" - Christine Estabrook

"Tom Scavo" - Doug Savant

"Danielle Van De Kamp" - Joy Lauren

"Andrew Van De Kamp" - Shawn Pyfrom

"Preston Scavo" - Brent Kinsman

"Porter Scavo" - Shane Kinsman

"Parker Scavo" - Zane Huett

"Wendy" - Sherica Durdley

"Natalie Klein" - Nike Doukas

"Waiter" - Heath McCall

"Elderly Lady" - Kay Wade

"Tanaka Party Waiter" - Edward Zoellner

Written by: Marc Cherry & Charles Pratt, Jr.

Directed by: Charles McDougall

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Overview of a nice, upscale neighborhood. Cars are driving by, people are taking walks and pushing baby carriages while saying hello to each other.

Focus on house where a woman steps outside, carrying a basket of flowers. Her voice is the one in the voiceover.

"My name is Mary Alice Young. When you read this morning's paper, you may come across an article about the unusual day I had last week. Normally, there is never anything newsworthy about my life. But that all changed last Thursday."

As she talks, we see snippets of what she's describing.

"Of course, everything seemed quite normal at first. I made breakfast for my family. I performed my chores. I completed my projects. I ran my errands. In truth, I spent the day as I spent every other day, quietly polishing the routine of my life. Until it gleamed with perfection. That's why it was so astonishing when I decided to go to my hallway closet and retrieve a revolver that had never been used."

Mary Alice holds the gun to her head and pulls the trigger. The gun goes off and in the reflection of a mirror, Mary Alice falls to the floor.

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A woman reaches down into a pile of red, blood-like liquid, dips her finger into it, and raises it to her lips to taste it, then turns to look out her window when she hears the shot. The voiceover continues.

"My body was discovered by my neighbor, Mrs. Martha Huber, who had been startled by a strange popping sound. Her curiosity aroused, Mrs. Huber tried to think of a reason for dropping in on me unannounced."

Mrs. Huber goes to her hallway closet and removes a blender that has a label on it reading "Property of Mary Alice Young"

She leaves her house and hurries over next door.

"After some initial hesitation, she decided to return the blender she borrowed six months before."

Mrs. Huber goes to the front door and rings the bell, waits, then rings it again. She then goes around the house and peeks through a window. Seeing the body on the floor, she screams and rushes back to her house to call 911.

"It's my neighbor. I think she's been shot. There's blood everywhere! Yes, you've got to send an ambulance. You've got to send one right now!"

She hangs up.

"And for a moment, Mrs. Huber stood motionless in her kitchen, grief-stricken by this senseless tragedy. But only for a moment."

Mrs. Huber turns to look at the blender with its label firmly attached.

"And if there's one thing Mrs. Huber was known for..."

Mrs. Huber tears off the label on the blender.

"...it was her ability to look on the bright side."

She puts the blender back in the closet.

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Many people go to Mary Alice Young's house, dressed solemnly.

"I was laid to rest on Monday. After the funeral, all the residents of Wisteria Lane came to pay their respects. And as people do in these situations, they brought food. Lynette Scavo brought fried chicken."

Lynette, caring a large platter of chicken, looks drawn and tired.

"Lynette had a great family recipe for fried chicken. Of course, she didn't cook much while she was climbing up the corporate ladder."

Flashback to Lynette in a boardroom, giving a presentation to a group of people.

"She didn't have the time. But when her doctor announced Lynette was pregnant..."

Flashback to Lynette in her doctor's office, getting the ultrasound. Lynette is grinning, obviously excited.

"...her husband, Tom, had an idea. 'Why not quit your job? Kids do better with stay at home moms. It would be so much less stressful.'"

Lynette hesitantly nods her agreement at him, her smile gone.

Present time, Lynette continues walking down the sidewalk, holding the chicken platter and pushing a stroller. As she walks, her other three children, all little boys, two of whom are twins, walk in front of the stroller, the twins pushing each other as they walk.

"But this was not the case. In fact, Lynette's life had become so hectic, she was now forced to get her fried chicken from a fast food restaurant. Lynette would have appreciated the irony if she had stopped to think about it."

Lynette tries to break up her children's fight as it gets more physical. She kneels down in front of them, angry.

"Listen to me. You are going to behave today. I will not going to be humiliated in front of the entire neighborhood. And, just so you know how serious I am..." [she pulls a piece of paper out of her jacket].

One of her boys asks, "What's that?"

Lynette: "Santa's cell phone number."

Twin: "How'd you get that?"

Lynette: "I know someone who knows someone who knows an elf. And if any of you acts up, so help me, I will call Santa and tell him you want socks for Christmas. Are you willing to risk that?"

They shake their heads no.

She straights up. "All right, let's get this over with."

The camera pans to a Hispanic man in a suit, standing outside of a beautiful house. He turns to watch his gorgeous wife hurry down the steps to meet him.

"Gabrielle Solis, who lives down the block, brought a spicy paella."

Flashback to Gabrielle when she was younger, walking down the runway as a fashion model.

"Since her modeling days in New York, Gabrielle had developed a taste for rich food and rich men."

Flashback to a restaurant, where Gabrielle and the man are having dinner.

"Carlos, who worked in mergers and acquisitions, proposed on their third date. Gabrielle was touched when tears welled up in his eyes. But she soon discovered that this happened every time Carlos closed a big deal."

Present time, where Gabrielle joins Carlos as he waits for her.

"Gabrielle liked her paella piping hot. However, her relationship with her husband was considerably cooler."

Carlos and Gabrielle walk down the street. Carlos tells Gabrielle that if she talks with Mason at the wake, she's to casually mention to him how much he paid for her necklace.

Gabrielle retorts "Why don't I just pin the receipt to my chest?"

Carlos explains that Mason let him know how much he had paid for his wife's convertible. He tells her to just work it into the conversation. Gabrielle says she can't just work it in.

Carlos: "Why not? At the Donahue party, everyone was talking mutual funds and you found a way to mention you slept with half of the Yankee outfielders."

Gabrielle: "I'm telling you, it came up in the context of the conversation."

Carlos: "Hey! People are starting to stare. Can you keep your voice down?"

Gabrielle: "Absolutely. Wouldn't want people to think we're not happy."

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The door to the Young's house opens to show a well-groomed woman standing outside with her husband, son, and daughter. She's holding two baskets full of baked goods.

"Bree Van De Kamp, who lives next door, brought baskets of muffins she baked from scratch. Bree was known for her cooking, and for making her own clothes, and for doing her own gardening, and for re-upholstering her own furniture. Yes, Bree's many talents were known throughout the neighborhood. And everyone on Wisteria Lane thought of Bree as the perfect wife and mother. Everyone, that is, except her own family."

Bree walks in, with her husband and children following behind her.

She goes up to Paul and Zachary Young to offer her condolences. They tell her that she didn't need to go through so much trouble, and she says that it was no trouble at all.

She explains that one of the baskets is for the guests and the other is just for Paul and Zachary and those are "breakfast type things." As she talks, her family silently looks at each other. She hands Paul and Zachary the muffins and reminds them that she will need the baskets back. Behind her, her husband briefly closes his eyes.

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A woman leaves her house with her teenage daughter. She's carrying a casserole dish with aluminum foil covering it. The foil comes off the dish and the woman has to grab it before it flies away.

"Susan Mayer, who lives across the street, brought macaroni and cheese. Her husband Carl, always teased her, saying it was the only thing she knew how to cook, and she rarely made it well. It was too salty the night she and Carl moved into their house. It was too watery the night she found lipstick on Carl's shirt. She burned it the night Carl told her he was leaving her for his secretary."

Flashback to Carl leaving the house with suitcases as Susan and her daughter sit at the kitchen table, a macaroni and cheese dinner in front of them. Susan begins to cry. Her daughter leans over and pats her mother's arm.

In present time, Susan and her daughter leave their house and begin walking towards the Young's house.

"A year had passed since the divorce. Susan had started to think how nice it would be to have a man in her life, even one who would make fun of her cooking."

As they walk, Susan's daughter asks, "Mom, why would someone kill themselves?"

Susan: "Well, sometimes people are so unhappy, they think that's the only way they can solve their problems. "

Julie: "But Mrs. Young always seemed happy."

Susan: "Yeah. But sometimes, people pretend to be one way on the outside, when they're totally different on the inside."

Julie: "Oh, you mean like how dad's girlfriend is always smiling and says nice things, but deep down, you just know she's a bitch? "

Susan: "I don't like that word, Julie. But yeah, that's a great example."

They reach the house and go inside. Susan puts the macaroni and cheese on the table with the other food. She heads to the kitchen where the other three women are sitting. They say hello. Susan looks at Mary Alice's chair and then picks up the coffee to pour herself a cup.

Flashback to when all five of the women were drinking coffee together at that table when Susan's husband left her.

Mary Alice: "So what did Carl say when you confronted him?"

Susan: "You'll love this. He said, it doesn't mean anything. It was just sex."

The women all scoff. She continues. "And then he got this Zen look on his face and said, you know, Susan, most men live lives of quiet desperation."

Lynette: "Please tell me you punched him."

Susan: "No, I said, really? And what do most women lead? Lives of noisy fulfillment?"

The women offer support.

Susan: "I mean, of all people, did he have to bang his secretary? I had that woman over for brunch."

Gabrielle: "It's like my grandmother always said. An erect penis doesn't have a conscious."

Lynette: "Even limp ones aren't all that ethical."

Bree joins in, saying that that's the reason she joined the NRA.

"When Rex started going to those medical conferences, I wanted it in the back of his mind that he had a loving wife at home with a loaded Smith & Wesson."

They laugh.

Mary Alice asks Lynette if she's worried about her husband, since he's always away on business. Lynette says that he's gotten her pregnant three times in four years. "I wish he was having sex with someone else."

They ask Susan if he'll stop seeing the woman and she says she doesn't know.

Susan: "I just don't know how I'm going to survive this."

Mary Alice: "Listen to me. We all have moments of desperation. But if we face them head on, that's when we find out just how strong we really are."

Susan puts her hand on Mary Alice's.

In present time, Bree interrupts Susan's memories, saying that Paul wants them to come over on Friday to go through Mary Alice's closet and pack up her things, as he can't face doing it himself. Susan agrees. Bree asks if she's okay. Susan tells her "I'm just so angry. If Mary Alice was having problems, she should have come to us. She should have let us help her."

Gabrielle asks what problems she could have had. "She was healthy, had a great home, a nice family. Her life was - "

Lynette interrupts. "Our life." They're all quiet.

Gabrielle says that if Mary Alice had been having problems, they would have known, because she only lives 50 feet away. Susan tells her, "Gabby, the woman killed herself. Something must have been going on."

Off to the side, unbeknownst to the women, Paul Young listens to their conversation, grim-faced. He takes a sip of his drink.

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Later, at the buffet, Susan comes up to a man putting some macaroni and cheese on his plate. She tells him not to eat it. He asks her why. She replies with "I made it, trust me." He starts to take a bite and she stops him. "Hey, hey, do you have a death wish?" He answers with "No, I just refuse to believe that anybody can screw up macaroni and cheese."

He puts some in his mouth and Susan looks apologetic as she holds up her hands as though to say that she warned him.

He starts to chew, then stops.

"Oh my god. How did you - it tastes like it's burnt and undercooked."

"Yeah, I get that a lot."

She takes a napkin and has him spit the food into it.

He thanks her, then introduces himself as Mike Delfino. He says that he's renting the Sims house. She introduces herself and he says that he heard about her from Mrs. Huber, and that he heard that she illustrates children's books.

"Yeah, I'm very big with the under five set."

She laughs at her own joke and he chuckles. She asks what he does and he tells her that he's a plumber. "So if you ever have a clog.. or something" They smile and she looks away. She looks at the mac and cheese. "Now that everybody's seen that I've brought something, I should probably just throw this out." She picks up the mac and cheese as he watches her.

Across the room, Julie looks on, interested.

She walks away and he watches her go. She turns around as she walks, and he smiles at her. She smiles back.

Mrs. Huber finds Lynette as she's breast feeding her infant. Lynette tells her child "Ease up, little vampire."

Mrs. Huber says that she's been looking for her. "Are you aware of what your sons are doing?"

Her boys are swimming in the Young's swimming pool. Lynette comes rushing down to the pool. Looking around at everybody, she then leans down. "What are you doing? We are at a wake!"

Her boys say that she told them they could go in the pool. She clarifies that she told them they could go by the pool. She asks if they have their swimsuits on. They say that they put them on before they left. Lynette's furious. "You three planned this?" She picks up their clothing and tells them to get out. They refuse. She tells them "I am your mother. You have to do as I say." They tell her that she can't stop them from swimming.

Lynette looks around and sees everybody watching her. She then looks at her boys, who have their arms crossed as they glare at her.

She makes a decision and hands her baby to the priest. She then wades into the pool, fully clothed. They start to swim away, but she grabs them anyway. Susan, watching from the side, looks embarrassed for her.

Lynette drags her children out, takes back her baby, and tells Paul that they have to leave. "Once again, I am so sorry for your loss."

She leaves with her children.

"Lynette shouldn't have been so concerned about my husband. He had other things on his mind. Things below the surface."

Paul looks down in the depths of the pool.

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"The morning after my funeral, my friends and neighbors quietly went back to their busy, busy lives."

Lynette's children are throwing cereal everywhere while she tries to calm them.

"While some did their cooking, and some did their cleaning..."

Bree cleans toilet, furiously.

"...and some did their yoga..."

Gabrielle quietly does yoga on her front porch.

"...others did their homework."

A soccer ball is kicked over Mike Delfino's house into his backyard.

The doorbell rings at Mike's house. Julie is shown to have rung it. Mike answers the door as his dog barks and Mike bends down to hold onto its collar.

"Hi. I'm Julie. I kicked my soccer ball into your backyard."

"Okay, well, let's go around and go get it."

He walks outside with her, telling his dog to stay.

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Later that day, Julie, tossing the soccer ball in her hands, talks to her mom.

"His wife died a year ago. He wanted to stay in L.A., but there were too many memories. He's renting for tax purposes, but he hopes to buy a place real soon."

Susan tells her daughter that she can't believe she went over there. Julie replies that she saw them flirting at the wake.

"You're obviously into each other. Now that you know he's single, you can ask him out."

Susan says that she likes him, but she doesn't know if she's ready to start dating again. Julie says that she needs to get out there. She asks her mom, "how long has it been since you've had sex?"

Susan stops what she's doing and looks at her daughter.

"Are you mad that I asked you that?"

"No, I'm just trying to remember. I don't want to talk to you about my love life anymore. It weirds me out."

Julie says that she wouldn't have said anything, except that she heard her dad's girlfriend ask if Susan has dated anyone since the divorce and "dad said he doubted it. And then they both laughed." Susan stares at her daughter, silent and shocked.

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Susan walks determinedly down the street to Mike's house. In her hands, she carries a small house plant. When she reaches his place, she rings the bell.

He opens the door.

"Hey, Susan."

"Hi, Mike. I brought you a house warming gift."

She says that she should have come by earlier. He says that she's the first in the neighborhood to stop by. She's happily surprised. "Really!"

"Susan knew she was lucky. An eligible bachelor had moved onto Wisteria Lane and she was the first to find out. But she also know that good news... "

Edie Britt calls out, Hello there! as she comes up to join Susan and Mike on the porch.

"...travels quickly. Edie Britt was the most predatory divorcee in a 5-block radius."

Scenes of Edie are shown as she seduces a plumber, then a tennis instructor, and then a priest.

"Her conquests were numerous. Varied. And legendary."

Edie has a covered dish in her hands as she bounds up the porch, says hi to Susan, and then introduces herself to Mike. Susan watches as they shake hands.

"Susan had met the enemy and she was a slut."

Mike takes the food and thanks her.

"What's this?"

"Sausage putinesca. Just something I threw together."

Susan gives her a knowing look. Mike thanks her.

"That's great. I'd invite you both in, but I was sort of in the middle of something."

They both protest that it's no problem, they had to go anyway.

"And just like that, the race for Mike Delfino had begun."

The two woman walk away together, with Mike watching them while still holding the housewarming gifts.

"For a moment, Susan wondered if her rivalry with Edie would remain friendly."

Edie turns around to face Mike. "Oh, Mike! I heard you're a plumber?"

"But she was reminded that when it came to men..."

Edit continues. "Do you think you could stop by later tonight and take a look at my pipes?"

"...women don't fight fair."

Mike answers her. "Sure."

Susan sighs. She and Edie continue walking.

Edie: "Bye, Susan."

Susan: "Hmm."

They separate.

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At Gabrielle and Carlos's house, Gabrielle is shouting that Carlos can't order her around. She tells him that she's not going.

Carlos: "It's business. Tanaka expects everyone to bring their wives."

Gabrielle: "Every time I'm around that man, he tries to grab my ass."

Carlos: "I made over $200,000 with him last week. If he wants to grab your ass, you let him."

He walks away from her, out of the house.

He sees the 16-year-old gardener, John, and calls his name. John is startled and cuts his finger. Carlos asks him why a bush is still there, since John was supposed to get rid of it last week. John says he didn't have time. Carlos says that he doesn't want to hear any more excuses. Just get rid of it.

Gabrielle comes out of the house and tells Carlos that she hates the way that he talks to her. He replies with "and I really hate that I spent $50,000 on a diamond necklace that you couldn't live without. But I've learned to deal with it. So, can I tell Tanaka we'll be there tomorrow night?"

Before answering him, Gabrielle turns to John and tells him that they have bandages in the kitchen. He goes inside.

Gabrielle tells Carlos that she'll go, but "I'm keeping my back pressed against the wall the entire time." Carlos backs away, smiling as he walks. "See? Now this is what a marriage is all about. Compromise."

In the kitchen, John puts on a band-aid. Gabrielle asks him if his finger is okay. He says yes, it was just a small cut. She asks to look at it. She holds his finger up to her eye level and then kisses the band-aid that's wrapped around it. Then she starts licking his finger, and before long, they start kissing each other.

John backs away after a couple of seconds, telling her "I really like it when we hook up, but I just gotta get my work done. I can't afford to lose this...job, and..."

He watches as she takes off her shirt and leans back seductively on a table in the kitchen.

She tells him that the table she's sitting on is hand carved and it's imported from Italy.

Gabrielle: "It cost him $23,000."

John [chuckles] "So you wanna do it on the table this time?"

Gabrielle: "Absolutely."

She pulls off his shirt and they lean back together onto the table, kissing.

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Dinner time at Bree's house.

Aside from some soft classical music in the background, the only sound is the clinking of silverware on the plates. Danielle and Andrew are picking at the food. Danielle asks her why they can't ever have normal soup. Bree smiles and responds "Danielle, there is nothing abnormal about basil puree." Danielle asks if they can't, just once, have a soup that somebody's heard of, like french onion, or navy bean.

Bree: "First of all, your father can't eat onions. He's deathly allergic."

She looks at her husband, who's slowly eating, his eyes averted.

Bree: "And I won't even dignify your navy bean suggestion." [She turns to Andrew] "So, how's the osso buco?"

Andrew: "It's okay."

Bree: "It's okay? Andrew, I spent three hours cooking this meal. How do you think it makes me feel when you say it's okay in that sullen tone?"

Andrew: "Who asked you to spend three hours on dinner?"

Bree [shocked]: "Excuse me?"

Her husband looks down at his plate.

Andrew: "Tim Harper's mom gets home from work, pops open a can of pork and beans, and boom, they're eating. Everyone's happy."

Bree: "You'd rather I serve pork and beans?"

Danielle turns to her brother. "Apologize now, I am begging you."

Andrew: "I'm saying, do you always have to serve cuisine? Can't we just have food?

Bree: "Are you doing drugs?"

Andrew: "What?"

Bree: "Change in behavior is one of the warning signs and you have been fresh as paint over the last six months. That would explain why you're always locked in the bathroom."

Danielle: "Trust me, that is not what he is doing."

Andrew: "Shut up."

He tells his mom that he doesn't have a problem and that she acts like she's running for mayor of Stepford. Bree looks to Rex for support.

"Rex. Seeing that you're the head of this household, I would really appreciate you saying something."

"Pass the salt."

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At a grocery store.

"Three days after my funeral, Lynette replaced her grief with a much more useful emotion. Indignation."

Lynette is on the phone to Tom's voice mail while shopping. She says in her message that it's the fifth time she's left a message and he still hasn't called her back.

"Well, you must be having a lot of fun on your business trip. I can only imagine. Well, guess what, the kids and I want to have some fun, too, so unless you call me back by noon, we are getting on a plane and joining you."

As she's talking, the twins grab a cart and race off. Her third boy watches them go and tries to get Lynette's attention. Lynette tells him "Not now, Mommy's threatening Daddy." Suddenly, she notices that the twins are gone.

They're walking down an aisle, throwing tons of food into the cart.

Lynette goes off searching for them and runs into Natalie Kline, a well-dressed woman. Lynette mutters "crap" when Natalie recognizes her, but then smiles at her. They make small talk. Lynette asks how the firm is doing, and Natalie tells her that everyone misses her. "We all say that if you hadn't quit, you'd be running the place by now. So. How's domestic life? Don't you just love being a mom?"

"And there it was. The question that Lynette always dreaded."

Lynette: "Well, to be honest..."

"For those who asked it, only one answer was acceptable. So Lynette responded as she always did. She lied."

Lynette: "It's the best job I've ever had."

Behind her, near the check out lanes, her boys run the cart into an older woman, who trips and falls down. Lynette closes her eyes.

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Outside of Gabrielle and Carlos's bedroom, a school bus goes by. John and Gabrielle are in bed, with Gabrielle smoking. John asks her why she married Carlos.

Gabrielle: "Well, he promised to give me everything I've ever wanted."

John: "And did he?"

Gabrielle: "Yes."

John: "So why aren't you happy?"

Gabrielle: "I wanted all the wrong things."

John: "So do you love him?"

Gabrielle: "Yes."

John: "Then why are we here? Why are we doing this?"

Gabrielle: "Because I don't want to wake up one morning with a sudden urge to blow my brains out."

John: "Hmm. Hey, can I have a drag?"

Gabrielle: "Absolutely not. You're much too young to smoke."

They kiss.

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That night, Susan fluffs her hair and checks her outfit while looking in a mirror. She asks Julie "How would you feel about me using your child support payments for plastic surgery?"

Julie, working at the dinner table on a school project with popsicle sticks, tells her mom that she looks fine. Susan tells her "If you would cut back to two meals per day, I could get the chemical peel."

Julie tells her not to be nervous, she's just asking him out to dinner.

Susan stops primping and goes over to where her daughter's working.

Susan: "So, is that your project for school? You know, when I was in fifth grade, I made the White House out of sugar cubes."

Julie: "Stop stalling and go. Before Mike figures out he can do better."

Susan: "Tell me again why I fought for custody for you."

Julie: "You were using me to hurt dad."

Susan: "Oh, that's right."

She kisses the top of Julie's head and walks out, groaning.

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At Mike's house, she knocks on his door. He answers, wearing jeans and a tight T-shirt, holding a beer.

Susan: "Are you busy?"

Mike: "No, not at all. What's up?"

Susan: "Well, I just, uh, was wondering, if there was any chance that you, uh, I was just wanting to ask if -"

Suddenly, Edie comes to the door.

Susan: "Edie!"

Edie: "Hey, there, Susan."

Susan: "What are you -"

Edie: "I was making ambrosia. And I made too much, so I thought I'd bring some over to Mike. What's going on?"

Mike: "Susan was just going to ask me something."

He raises his eyebrows at her.

Susan: "I have a clog."

Mike: "Excuse me?"

Susan: "And you're a plumber, right?"

Mike: "Yeah."

Susan: "The clog's in the pipe."

Mike: "Yeah, That's usually where they are."

Susan: "Well, I've got one."

Mike: "Well, let me go get my tools."

Susan: "Now? You want to come over now? You have company."

Edie: "I don't mind."

She smirks at Susan.

Mike tells Susan "Just give me two minutes. I'll be right over." He walks back into the house and Edie closes the door in Susan's face. Susan turns and runs back to her house.

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Susan and Julie frantically stuff hair into the drain. Julie says it's not enough to clog the drain. Susan grabs some peanut butter and cooking oil to pour down the drain. "And these olives." Julie says that it's not working.

The doorbell rings, and through the kitchen window, Susan can see Mike, who smiles at her.

Susan asks "How am I going to stop up this sink?" She turns to Julie, who turns to face her, and together they turn to look at Julie's popsicle project sitting on the kitchen table.

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Later, Mike is on his back in the kitchen, fixing the pipe, with Susan watching him.

Mike: "Well, here's your problem. Looks like somebody stuffed a bunch of popsicle sticks down here."

Susan: "I've told Julie a million times not to play in the kitchen. Kids, you know?"She catches sight of her daughter on the stairs, who glares at her. When Mike turns his attention back to the pipes, she shrugs her shoulders and looks apologetically at Julie.

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At a family restaurant, Bree and her family get their order taken. Andrew says that the restaurant has video games. He asks if they can play until their food gets there. Bree tells him that it's family time. Rex interrupts her and tells them that they can play. The kids leave.

Bree: "I know you think that I'm angry about coming here, but I'm not. You and the kids wanted a change of pace and some fun. I get it."

Rex: "I want a divorce. I just can't live in this, this detergent commercial anymore."

She stares at him, shocked.

The waiter comes over and tells them that the salad bar is over there and they can help themselves. Bree composes herself and takes Rex's salad plate. She tells him that she'll get his salad. As she gets up, he asks her, "Bree, did you hear me?" She goes to the salad bar, and begins putting salad and toppings on the plate automatically.

Mrs. Huber comes up to her. "Bree Van De Kamp!" Bree turns to face her. "Oh! Hello, Mrs. Huber." Mrs. Huber says that they didn't get a chance to talk at the wake. How is Bree doing?

Bree stares blankly into the salad bar as she adds more toppings.

"Bree longed to share the truth of her husband's painful betrayal, but sadly for Bree, admitting defeat was not an option."

Bree turns back to Mrs. Huber. "Everything is great. Just great."

She arrives back at the table. "I got you the honey mustard dressing. The ranch looked just a little bit suspect." Resigned, he begins eating. She watches him as he chews.

Rex: "Bree, are we gonna talk about what I said?"

Bree: "If you think that I'm gonna discuss the dissolution of my marriage in a place where the restrooms are labeled Chicks and Dudes, you're out of your mind."

Suddenly, Rex clutches at his throat. "What's in this?" She tells him that it's salad. He asks her "With onions?" For a minute, she doesn't say anything, but just stares at him. He starts to get up from the booth.

Rex: "You put onions in my salad!"

Bree: "No, I didn't!"

He falls to the ground, knocking the table cloth with the plates on it over. Bree suddenly remembers. "Oh, wait!"

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Late at night, at the Young house

Zachary Young, who was sleeping in his bed, suddenly sits up straight. He can hear a noise and he gets out of bed to look out his window. He goes outside and walks towards the sound.

"The sound that awakened my son was something he'd heard only once before, many years ago, when he was quite young. But he recognized it instantly."

He reaches the pool, where the water had been drained out of it. Paul Young is using a rock pick to cut through the dirt and rock at the bottom.

"It was the sound of a family secret."

Paul looks up and sees Zachary, then goes back to work.

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"Seven days after my funeral, life at Wisteria Lane finally returned to normal. Which, for some of my friends, was unfortunate."

Lynette is feeding her baby, who flings food at her.

A twin runs in, shouting that their dad is home. They climb all over him as he walks in. Lynette gets up, happy to see him. She says that she wasn't expecting to see him. He says that he has to go back in the morning, but that she sounded "a little frazzled" so he came home.

The kids ask him for presents, and he gives them a football. He makes them promise that they will go outside and practice throwing for 20 minutes. They promise and then run out. He throws the football to them.

As they play, Tom and Lynette go into the bedroom, kissing. Lynette protests, saying that she's exhausted, looks terrible, and she's covered in peaches. He tells her that he's gotta have her. He starts fumbling with his pants.

She lies back on the pillows, tired.

Lynette: "Well, is it okay if I just lie here?"

Tom: "Absolutely."

He takes off his jacket. They kiss.

She tells him that she was having trouble with swelling, so the doctor took her off of the pill, and he needs to use a condom.

Tom: "Condom? What's the big deal? Let's risk it."

Lynette: "Let's risk it?"

Tom: "Yeah."

She punches him, and he falls off of her to the side.

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In the hospital, Rex is in a hospital bed with Bree sitting by his bedside.

Rex: "I can't believe you tried to kill me."

Bree: "Yes, well, I feel badly about that. I told you, Mrs. Huber came over, and I got distracted. It was a mistake."

Rex: "Since when do you make mistakes?"

Bree: "What's that supposed to mean?"

Rex: "It means that I'm sick of you being so damn perfect all the time. You're this plastic suburban housewife..."

Bree looks stunned as he talks.

Rex: "...with her pearls and her spatula who says things like "We owe the Hendersons a dinner." Where's the woman I fell in love with? Who used to burn the toast and drink milk out of the carton? And laugh. I need her. Not this cold perfect thing you've become."

Bree gets up and takes a vase of flowers into the bathroom, explaining that they need water.

In the bathroom, she quickly adjusts the flowers and then turns on the faucet. Then she begins to cry..

"Bree sobbed quietly in the restroom for five minutes. But her husband never knew. Because when Bree finally emerged, she was perfect."

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Carlos kneels down to look at the grass on the lawn as Gabrielle rushes out of the house in an evening gown. He asks her if John was there today. She says yes. He says that the lawn hadn't been mowed, and he's had it with John; he's gonna get a real gardener. She asks him why.

Carlos: "Are you deaf? I just said he's not doing his job."

Gabrielle: "It's dark. You just can't see that the lawn has been mowed."

Carlos: "It hasn't been. Feel this grass."

Gabrielle: "I'm not feeling the grass. Let's just get going."

She walks off and Carlos looks at the grass again.

At the party, they walk into the group of people mingling outside. He sees Tanaka, and tells her that it's "time for me to go into my dance." She wishes him luck and kisses him. He walks off.

She frantically looks around. She grabs a waiter and points out Carlos. She tells the waiter to make sure that he has a drink in his hand all night long. She takes some money and gives it to the waiter. The waiter smiles and goes off to follow Carlos.

Gabrielle rushes off and drives back home. She reaches her house, gets out of the car, and pulls out the lawn mower, still in her evening gown. She starts the mower and begins mowing the lawn.

Later, once she's finished, she returns to the party and looks for Carlos. He's where she left him, still with Tanaka, and the waiter is handing him a drink. She breathes a sigh of relief and rubs a hand through her hair, where she finds a leaf behind her ear. Gasping, she pulls it out and drops it to the ground, looking around to make sure nobody noticed.

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The next morning, at Carlos and Gabrielle's house, Carlos walks outside. He walks through the lawn, then stops, looks down, and kneels, feeling the grass. Shaking his head, he gets back up and walks to his car.

Gabrielle is up on the balcony and she breathes a sigh of relief as she watches him.

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At the grocery store, Susan is shopping. She gets stopped by Mrs. Huber, who says that she's not feeling well, that her stomach is upset.

Mrs. Huber: "I had the worst macaroni and cheese at the wake. It's been running through me ever since. And I need to be at my best. Edie Britt's son is spending the night tonight."

Susan: "He's spending the night?"

Mrs. Huber: "Apparently, Edie is having a gentleman friend over for dinner and I think she plans on entertaining into the wee hours. If you know what I mean."

She turns back to the medicines as Susan rushes off, without her cart. Mrs. Huber doesn't notice as she continues talking to Susan. "Oh, here's some antacid. Have you ever tried this?" She looks up and Susan is gone.

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Susan is pacing in her kitchen.

Susan: "I can't believe it. This can't be happening. Mike can't like Edie better than me, He just can't!"

Julie: "You don't know what's going on. Maybe they're just having dinner."

Susan just stares at her.

Julie continues. "You're right. They're doing it."

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Susan walks to Edie's house, a measuring cup in her hand. She sees a car parked in front, and she goes up to the house and knocks on the door. She calls out Edie's name, then goes around the back of the house. "Edie?" She tries a door and it's unlocked, so she calls out softly, "Hello? Anyone home?" She goes inside, calling out, "Edie? are you here? I need to borrow sugar."

She walks into the living room, where clothing is thrown haphazardly on the floor. Candles are lit, and music is playing. Susan picks up Edie's bra, which is lying on the couch, and hears sounds of lovemaking from upstairs.

"And just like that, the possibility Susan had clung to, the maybe of Mike Delfino was gone forever."

Susan sits on the couch, the measuring cup dropping, forgotten, onto the floor.

"And despite the precariousness of her situation..."

Susan dejected, throws Edie's bra behind her, where it hits a candle, knocking it against the curtains.

"...Susan took a moment to mourn her loss."

Susan takes a chocolate from an open container on the coffee table and eats it. Behind her, the curtains burst into flames.

After a minute, she smells the flames, and turns around, confused.

When she sees the flames, she jumps up and tries waving her arms at it, but the fire is too big. She runs to the coffee table, grabs some glasses of wine, and throws them onto the fire. The fire just roars bigger. Holding the wine glasses, she takes a pair of jeans and tries snuffing it out with them, but instead, the jeans catch on fire.

"It didn't take Susan long to realize this was not her night."

She throws the burning jeans onto the coffee table, where the items on the table begin burning. Susan doesn't know what to do and just stands there, shocked.

Edie calls down, "Is someone down there?"

Her smoke detector goes off, and Susan runs off, leaving behind the measuring cup on the floor.

Edie shouts, "My God, that's smoke!"

Susan makes it outside and runs across the lawn to escape.

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The firefighters spray water on the house, which is completely engulfed in flames.

Edie rushes around the ambulance, sees her house, and is devastated.

Mrs. Huber, off camera, begins talking to a neighbor. "It's her own fault. I've got no sympathy for her. Apparently, she left some candles unattended in the den. The paramedics said she was lucky. She could have been killed."

Susan walks up to Gabrielle, Lynette, and Bree, who are standing behind police tape, watching the fire. Lynette tells Gabrielle that Edie had been having sex with some guy when the fire started. Gabrielle asks what happened to the guy. Lynette tells her: "He got smoke inhalation. He's at the hospital."

Susan is visibly upset. Bree asks if she's all right. Susan says that she feels really bad for Edie. Gabrielle says that she shouldn't feel bad for Edie.

Gabrielle: "She's a strong lady."

Lynette: "Absolutely. She'll get through this. She'll find a way to survive."

Bree: "We all do."

She turns and leaves, and the rest, minus Susan, follow. Susan walks to a police car and leans against it, looking at the fire.

A man walks up to her. It's Mike, who asks Susan "Wow. What happened?" Susan, seeing Mike, is thrilled. "Mike!"

"And suddenly, there he was, like a phoenix rising from the ashes."

Susan: "I thought you were - Uh, where were you?"

Mike: "I just got back from the movies. So, Edie had a fire, huh?"

Susan looks much happier: "Yeah. Yeah, but she's fine now. Everything's fine now."

"And just like that, Susan was happy. Life was suddenly full of possibilities."

Susan and Mike watch the fire together.

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With the fire still blazing in the background, Mike heads home.

"Not to mention, a few unexpected surprises."

Mike picks up the phone and dials a number. "Hey, it's me. No, I have nothing yet. But don't worry. I'm definitely getting closer."

He reaches into his jeans, pulls out a gun, and places it next to the phone.

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The next day, at the Young's house, the four women finish cleaning out Mary Alice's items.

Susan brings out some champagne, for a toast.

"The next day, my friends came together to pack away my clothes, my personal belongings, and what was left of my life."

Susan makes a toast. "All right, ladies, lift 'em up. To Mary Alice. Good friend and neighbor. Wherever you are, we hope you've found peace."

They all say her name, clink glasses, and drink.

Lynette tells them they should get on the road. Gabrielle reaches into a box with Mary Alice's clothing, asking them if they've seen it. She pulls out some clothing, and an envelope falls out of the box onto the sidewalk. She tells the other woman that Mary Alice always told her she was a size 6, when her clothing is instead a size 8. She laughs. "Guess we found the skeleton in her closet."

"Not quite, Gabrielle. Not quite."

Bree sees the letter on the ground and picks it up. Gabrielle asks her what it is. "It's a letter addressed to Mary Alice."

Gabrielle takes it from her.

"How ironic. To have something I tried so desperately to keep secret treated so casually."

Gabrielle opens the envelope. Lynette asks her what she's doing. Gabrielle says that it was open. "What's the big deal?" They all shrug, and Gabrielle opens the letter that was inside. She and Lynette read it, then pass it to Susan and Bree.

 The letter reads: "I know what you did. It makes me sick. I'm going to tell."

Susan: "What does this mean?"

Lynette: "I don't know, but check out the postmark."

Bree: "Oh my god, she got it the day she died."

Gabrielle: "Do you think this is why she..."

"I am so sorry girls. I never wanted you to be burdened with this."

Susan: "Oh, Mary Alice, what did you do?"

They stand there, looking at each other solemnly.

~ The End ~

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Desperate Housewives - Episode 01.23 - One Wonderful Day

Guest stars
"Tom Scavo" - Doug Savant
"Felicia Tilman" - Harriet Sansom Harris
"Karl Mayer" - Richard Burgi
"Matthew Applewhite" - Mehcad Brooks
"Deirdre" - Jolie Jenkins
"Dr. Craig" - Terry Bozeman
"Justin" - Ryan Carnes
"The Cable Guy" - John Newton
"Preston Scavo" - Brent Kinsman
"Porter Scavo" - Shane Kinsman
"Betty Applewhite" - Alfre Woodard
"Parker Scavo" - Zane Huett
"Judge" - Steve Tom
"Prosecutor" - Gregory Wagrowski
"4-year-old Zach" - Tanner Maguire
"Realtor" - William Dennis Hunt
"Cop" - Kevin E. West
"Nurse"- Shirley Jordan
"Box Boy" - Lee Whitaker
Written by: John Pardee, Joey Murphy, Marc Cherry, Tom Spezialy
Directed by: Larry Shaw

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Mary Alice’s House
On a table is a picture of Mary Alice, Bree, Susan, Gabrielle and Lynette hugging and smiling.

"My name is Mary Alice Young, and before I died, my life was filled with love, laughter, friendship, and, sadly, secrets."

Cut to Mary Alice exiting her front door, taking out the trash.
"The secrets had begun fifteen years earlier when my name was Angela Forrest, and I was living a life of quiet desperation."

Cut to Mary Alice serving breakfast to Paul, who is pouring orange juice while sitting at the dining room table.

"I'd feel it every morning as I made breakfast for my husband."

Paul: "If you could stop by the market today, that would be great. I'm out of shaving cream."
Cut to Mary Alice in the supermarket parking lot.
"And during the errands I ran in the afternoons."
With a supermarket apron on, a bag boy loads groceries into Mary Alice‘s car. She hands a tip to him.

Bag Boy: "So Friday's double coupon day. You'll save a bunch if you come on Fridays."

"Even at my work every evening."

Cut to Mary Alice at the hospital. She approaches the nurse’s station with a file folder. A younger Felicia Tilman is talking to a nurse who is looking at a calendar at the desk.

Nurse: "What a lovely calendar. Was this taken around here?"
Felicia: "Oh, no. That's way out in Fairview. I have family there. Isn't it idyllic?"
Mary Alice begins putting files away. Felicia hands her another file.

Felicia: "Here, Angela. You can file this."
Mary Alice: "Oh."

"To me, each day was gray and meaningless. And then one night, suddenly..."

Cut to Mary Alice taking out the trash. A young woman approaches in the dark, carrying a baby.

Deirdre: "Hey, Angela."

"There was color."

Mary Alice: "Deirdre. What are you doing here?"
Deirdre: "I need some money."
Later, Deirdre looks around Paul and Mary Alice's living room, holding her baby. Paul stands off to the side and Mary Alice brings a glass of water to Deirdre.

Mary Alice: "Deirdre, here."
The baby begins whimpering. Deirdre drinks the water quickly and hands the glass back to Mary Alice. She keeps her reddened eyes averted.

Mary Alice: "You're using again, aren't you?"
Deirdre: "No, I just, um, I just got to get some food for my baby and some other stuff."
Mary Alice: "Well, if the baby's hungry, we can go to the market and I'll buy food."
Deirdre: "I-I can shop for my own baby, okay?"
The baby begins to fret.

Deirdre: "Quiet! I can't think. See this watch? It's worth a lot. I'll give it to you for fifty bucks."
Paul: "She's not giving you money."
Deirdre: "Do you mind? Angela, you're the only one at rehab who treated me like a person. Okay, please, please don't stop now."
Mary Alice: "I'm sorry."
Mary Alice walks to the front door and opens it.

Deirdre: "I'll sell you my baby!"
Mary Alice: "What?"
Deirdre: "I heard you talking and I know you can't have your own. It's been killing you."
Paul: "It's time that you left."
Deirdre: "No, I, I'm thinking about Dana. You'll give him a good home. Okay? He'll be better off. Okay? Shh. Quiet. Quiet!"
Paul: "Honey!"
Mary Alice holds up her hand to silence Paul.

Deirdre: "How much money do you keep in the house? "
The baby continues to cry. Mary Alice slowly closes the front door.

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Clinic
Paramedics roll in a gurney carrying an unconscious Deirdre.

Felicia: "She has a ten-month-old baby. Where the hell is it?"
Policeman: "I don't know. If we'd seen a kid, we certainly wouldn't have left it sitting in the middle of a crack house."
Felicia: "If anything happens to that child, I will have your badge."
Mary Alice stands close by, listening to the conversation.

Policeman: "Just let me do my job, huh? We'll post an Officer at the junkie's bedside. If she wakes up, we'll let her tell us where she left her kid."
Deirdre's gurney is rolled out the room. Mary Alice's eyes focus on the calendar hanging at the nurse’s station. She looks at the picture of a group of houses in the town of Fairview.

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Mary Alice's House
A realtor comes out of the house, greeting Paul, Mary Alice, and young Dana.

Realtor: "I really do hope you folks will be happy here in Fairview.
Paul: "Thank you."

"And we were."

Mary Alice: "Wave bye, Zach. Wave bye-bye."

"We were as happy as any family could be."

Mary Alice and Paul smile at each other, then enter their new home.

"Until one night three years later..."
Hand knocking on the door late at night.

"When there was a knock at our door and I was desperate once again."

Mary Alice opens the front door. Deirdre is standing there.

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Wisteria Lane, Nighttime

"It was five o'clock in the morning on Wisteria Lane when the phone calls started."

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Susan's House
The telephone rings. Susan rolls over in bed to pick up the phone.

"Of course, each of them knew something was wrong from that first ring."

Susan: "Hello?"

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Lynette's House
The telephone rings.

"After all, it's one of the unwritten rules of suburbia..."

Lynette wakes and grabs the phone.
Lynette: "Hello?"

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Gabrielle's House
The telephone rings.

"...don't call the neighbors in the middle of the night..."

Telephone ringing. Gabrielle grabs the phone.

"...unless the news is bad."

Gabrielle: "Hello?"

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Hospital
"And so they came with their uncombed hair and their unmade faces. They came because after all these years..."

Susan, Lynette and Gabrielle exit the hospital elevator, walking quickly. They come to a waiting room where Bree is sitting there alone.

Susan: "Bree."
"They were no longer just neighbors."
Susan, Lynette ,and Gabrielle go Bree and sit with her.
Bree: "Hi. What are you doing here?"
Susan: "We heard Rex had a heart attack. How is he?"
Bree: "Um, he's stable, but, um, they have to put in a pacemaker, so they're gonna need to operate. How did you guys know?"
Gabrielle: "Danielle called."
Lynette: "So how are you doing?"
Bree: "We were having a fight when he had the heart attack, and I'm just feeling really guilty, because I should have gotten him here sooner and - "
Gabrielle: "Honey, the doctors here are great!"
Lynette: "Yeah, and he's so young, he's gonna bounce right back."
Susan: "I'm sure you have nothing to worry about."
Bree: "You know what? I am so happy that you guys came here, I really am, but I am trying really hard to be strong, so if you keep comforting me..."
Lynette: "You're gonna lose it?"
Bree: "Mm-hmm."
Gabrielle: "Then we won't comfort."
Bree: "Thank you."
Gabrielle: "We're just gonna talk about non-crisis things."
Susan: "Oh, I know. Uh, I found Mrs. Huber's journal in some of Mike's stuff, and I think she knew Mary Alice's secret and was blackmailing her."
Bree, Gabrielle and Lynette look at her.

Lynette: "Yep, that'll do it."

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Outside Felicia's House
Zach walks quickly out the front door, Felicia right behind him.

Felicia: "Zachary! Come back here, please."
Zach goes to his own house, slams the door and runs up the stairs. He is carrying a suitcase and heads up the stairs. Felicia enters after him.

Felicia: "Your father told you he would be gone for a while. He said you should let me look after you."
Zach: "I will be fine by myself. I am not a child."
Zach continues upstairs, goes to his room, and lays down on his bed.
Felicia enters.

Felicia: "I know you're not a child, but I think we should discuss this."
Felicia sits on the bed next to Zach.

Zach: "I'm fine, really."
Felicia: "Why should you fend for yourself when you can just come home 
with me? Let me shoulder the burden. It would really be my pleasure-"
Felicia reaches to brush Zach’s hair back. Zach pushes her away and jumps up from the bed. Felicia jumps back.

Zach: "Stop! What kind of freak are you? Just leave me alone, all right? You are not my mother! I told you that I am fine. Now stop acting like my mother and go home."
Felicia: "I wish it were that easy, Zachary, for your sake, but it's not. Your father's not coming back."
Zach: "He said that he was."
Felicia: "He lied. I wanted to spare you this, but your father and I discussed it, and he decided that he shouldn't come back. Now, get your bag and let's go home. I'm gonna make you some pudding."
Felicia walks out of the room. She starts down the stairs and as she reaches the bottom, Zach runs after her, holding a hockey stick.

Zach: "What did you do to my dad?"
He swings the hockey stick at her.

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Outside Paul's House
From the Young's front lawn, the sounds of someone being struck over and over can be heard.

Zach: "Tell me!"

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Mrs. Applewhite's House
The new neighbor, Mrs. Applewhite, comes out onto the porch carrying a sewing basket. Edie approaches.

Edie: "Mrs. Applewhite?"
Mrs. Applewhite: "Yes?"
Edie: "Hi. I'm Edie Britt. The realtor that helped you buy this house?"
Mrs. Applewhite: "Oh, of course. Hi."
Edie: "Hi. I've been so curious to meet you."
Mrs. Applewhite: "Really? Why?"
Edie: "It's just that I've never sold a house over the phone before."
A young man comes out the front door and closes the door behind him.

Edie: "You were awfully brave, buying the place sight unseen."
Mrs. Applewhite: "Not really. We could tell from the advertisement it was just what we were looking for. This is my son Matthew."
Matthew approaches and reaches to shake Edie’s hand.

Matthew: "It's nice to meet you, ma'am."
Edie: "Please. Call me Edie. Ma'am's for middle-aged women."
Edie looks over a bush and points to Susan across the way who's putting trash in her trash can.

Edie: "...like her. You can call her ma'am anytime you want. So are you two finding everything okay? Because we didn't do our realtor's walk-through."
Mrs. Applewhite: "Everything is fine."
Edie: "Oh, honey. Escrow's closed. Now I can show you where to put the buckets when the rain comes."
Mrs. Applewhite: "Edie. The house is fine. But how lovely of you to stop by."
Edie: "Okay. Here is my card. Call anytime you want. Bye."
Matthew and his mother watch Edie walk to her car.

Matthew: "People are very friendly in this neighborhood."
Mrs. Applewhite: "Yes. Yes, they are."

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Susan's House
Susan paces while on the phone. She is holding Mrs. Huber’s journal.


Susan: "Mike, Hi, sweetie. I hope the job's going well. Um, so I hope you're not mad, but I found Mrs. Huber's journal in your truck, and, well, I couldn't exactly not read it, so I did, and, um, I know all about the blackmail, so call me. We'll talk. Love you. Bye."
Later, Susan is on the phone again.

Susan: "I haven't heard back, and I was getting a little concerned. The girls and I were talking, and, we think that maybe Paul Young killed Mrs. Huber, and if he did, then maybe he killed your old girlfriend, too, so we should really talk about this so call me. I love you. Bye."
Later, Susan is on the phone again.

Susan: "I thought the whole point of having a cell phone was so someone could reach you when they needed to talk. How can we move forward as a couple if you won't communicate with me? Mike, I need you to call me back! I mean it! Love you. Bye."
Later, Susan is on the phone again.

Susan: "I am so sorry for that last phone call. Um, let's just say it was the worry talking. I just really need to talk to you, and-"
There's a small chirping sound coming from the phone.

Susan: "Can you hang on? I got another call. Hello?"
Mike: "Hey, it's me."
Susan: "Oh, my God. Where have you been?"
Mike: "Uh, the reception's pretty lousy up here, but I got your messages."
Susan: "Well, I'm really sorry for that last message. I was just, uh..."
Mike: "Stressed out?"
Susan: "Yes. Let's call it stressed out. Uh, so how did you get Martha Huber's journal?"
Mike: "Oh, um, her sister, Mrs. Tilman, gave it to me. She was helping me with my search."
Susan: "I just really think we need to give it to the police."
Mike: "Uh, yeah. Yeah, absolutely."
Susan: "Really?"
Mike: "Sure. Yeah. As soon as I get through with this job, we'll make an appointment with that detective, what's his name, uh, Copeland."
Susan: "Great. That's great."
Mike: "All right, so I'll, uh, see you in a few hours."
Susan: "Okay. Hurry, though. I just have a feeling that Paul Young is in the middle of all of this."
Mike: "Well, let's not rush to judgment."
Mike hangs up. He’s in his truck and turns to look at the back seat, where Paul Young is tied up with tape over his mouth. Mike drives off into the mountains.

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Courtroom Waiting Room
Carlos is sitting in a chair wearing an orange jump suit with handcuffs on. Gabrielle enters carrying a suit.

Carlos: "What are you doing here?"
Gabrielle: "I'm here to testify for you, Carlos. Can you take those off?"
Policeman (unlocks Carlos' handcuffs): "Yes, ma'am."
Gabrielle: "There's no way I'm dressing him."
Carlos: "Gabby, thank god you're doing this. Beating up a second gay guy? It looks bad."
Gabrielle: "Yes, well, Carlos, in some circles, beating people up at all is frowned upon."
Carlos: "So why'd you change your mind?"
Gabrielle: "Well, I'm about to be the mother of your child, which means a lot of responsibility and little time for myself. So if I'm gonna get you out of this mess, you have to reciprocate."
Carlos: "Okay."
Gabrielle: "When the baby cries in the middle of the night, you're gonna get up without saying one word. Doctors' appointments: you're driving. I'm not putting a car seat in my Maserati. And you will also be on bottle duty. That means washing, sterilizing, and filling. That way I'll have some semblance of a life, and then maybe I won't hate you so much."
Gabrielle tightens Carlos?tie. He winces. She fixes his collar.

Gabrielle: "All right, there we go. So we're good? See you in court."
Gabrielle begins walking out.

Carlos: "Hey, Gabby? Aren't we breast feeding?"
Gabrielle: "Oh, honey, if you can swing that one, more power to you."
Gabrielle leaves the room.

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Pizza Place
Inside a children’s Pizza Parlor. Lynette and Parker enter, with Lynette pushing the stroller.

Parker: "Can I buy my own pizza?"
Lynette: "Uh, you can, honey, If you can pay for it."
Lynette hears cheering and yelling. She looks over to the game area and sees Tom playing air hockey with a bunch of kids.

Tom: "Yeah, that is nineteen, nineteen, nineteen-zip. Bring it."
Lynette: "Just stay here with Penny for a second, okay?"
Lynette walks into the game room and approaches Tom.

Lynette: "Tom?"
Tom: "Yes! In your face! That is twenty-zip game, out!"
Lynette: "Tom, what are you doing?"
Tom: "I'm playing air hockey. What's it look like? Kevin, you're up."
Lynette: "Well, it's the middle of the day, and shouldn't you be at work?"
Tom: "Mm, no. I quit."
Lynette: "You did not."
Tom: "Yes. Yesterday. I told Peterson he could stick it. Boom! You're not bringing it, Kevin! Bring it!"
Lynette: "Could you talk to me for a second? I don't understand."
Tom: "What? You asked Peterson's wife to make sure he wouldn't promote me. So he gives a huge promotion to Annabel, so I quit. What don't you understand?"
Lynette: "Okay. Okay. Could we go home and talk about this, please?"
Tom: "No, we can't. Serve it up, meat."
Lynette: "You're just gonna stay here and play games all day?"
Tom: "No, I'm gonna go and get some ice cream, and then I'm gonna go up to the lake, maybe rent a boat, do whatever it is I feel like -- God!"
Boy: "Gotcha!"
Lynette: "Tom."
Tom: "Go home, Lynette. Go home before I say something I regret. Go home."
Lynette walks away.

Tom: "All right, you. You score this next point, you get your bike back."

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Hospital Room
Bree is sitting beside Rex who is attached to various monitors. Rex opens his eyes and looks over at Bree.

Rex: "What are you thinking about?"
Bree: "Oh, I was just, um, thinking that I need to start, uh, spring cleaning."
Rex: "You haven't done that yet?"
Bree: "No, and I need to clean out our rain gutters, and, uh, beneath the refrigerator, and I can't tell you how long it's been since I've replaced the shelf liner, so..."
Rex: "Then you'll finish off with our wedding silver."
Bree: "How did you know that?"
Rex: "See, all those years, you didn't think I was paying attention. But I was."
Bree: "And do you know why I save it for last?"
Rex: "No."
Bree: "Because it makes me think of my Aunt Fern. On the day we got married, I told her how happy I was, and she told me that even during bad times to always remember that the best was yet to come. And so as I polish it, I think about you and the kids and our life and how right she was."
Rex: "They're gonna operate on me."
Bree: "I know."
Rex: "I wanna say some stuff just in case."
Bree: "Rex, you don't have to say anything."
Rex: "I'm sorry for everything I did. The moving out, the infidelity, the sex stuff..."
Bree: "It doesn't matter. From here on in, can we just say that we're even?"
Rex reaches for Bree’s hand. Bree clasps his hand.

Rex: "Okay."
Bree: "Thanks."
Bree sits on the bed next to Rex and tenderly touches his face.

Bree: "And for the record, you are gonna come through this operation just fine."
Rex: "How can you be so sure?"
Bree: "Because I told you: the best is yet to come."
Bree kisses Rex. She places her head on his chest and Rex puts his arm around her.

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Outside Susan's House
Susan, Julie, and Karl come out. Karl is holding Julie’s suitcase. Julie: "So I'll see you Sunday. Don't forget to feed Bongo."
Susan: "Oh, thanks. I'll go do that now."
Karl: "Go on in the car, sweetie. I have to talk to your mom real quick."
Julie gets into her father’s car.


Karl: "So you're gonna go live in sin with the plumber slash ex-con?"
Susan: "It's funny you should mention sin. I think adultery still falls in that category."
Karl: "I, I don't like the idea of this guy being around Julie twenty-four seven."
Susan: "He's a good person."
Julie: "Mike's cool, dad. He cares about us a lot, and I like having him around. So don't mess this up."
Susan: "You heard the girl."
Karl: "He's still a plumber."
Karl get into his car and drives away. Julie waves goodbye. Susan goes across the street to Mike’s house.

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Mike's House
She enters the darkened house with a key. Bongo begins barking and growling.

Susan: "Now, you be a good boy, Bongo, or you're gonna go to bed hungry."
Susan goes into the kitchen. Zach comes out from behind a wall. Susan turns and sees Zach. He has a gun in his hand.

Zach: "Hi, Ms. Mayer. Can you sit down, please?"
Susan is sitting at the dining room table. Zach is sitting across from her with the gun on the arm of the chair. Susan looks into the kitchen and sees a block with knives on the counter. She looks around the room. She sees a tall vase and part of a moose horn. She begins standing up.

Susan: "I'm just gonna go get some water."
Zach: "I'd rather you didn't."
Susan slowly sits back down as Zach keeps his gun trained on her. Edie walks up Mike’s porch. She knocks.

Zach: "Don't answer it.
Zach gets behind the door where it’s dark and peeks out. Edie looks through the window and sees Susan quietly sitting there.

Edie: "I know you're in there, Susan. I can see you. If you don't want to talk to me, fine. At least have the courtesy to hide."
Edie begins to knock louder. Susan looks at Zach as though saying,
"what should I do?"

Zach: "All right, but don't let her in."
Susan gets up and opens the door a crack. Zach is standing behind the door holding the gun on her.

Susan: "Edie, what a pleasant surprise."
Edie: "Right. Is Mike home?"
Susan: "Uh, no, he's on a big plumbing job. What's up?"
Edie: "Can I come in?"
Susan: "Why?"
Edie: "I'm warning all the neighbors. Felicia Tilman was attacked."
Susan: "She was?"
Edie: "At the Young house. They just took her away an ambulance. I'm totally freaked out. My guys haven't shown up at the job site yet. I'm over there all alone, so do you think maybe I could just come in and hang out for a while?"
Susan mouths "Zach is sticking a gun at me" to Edie, but Edie misunderstands.

Edie: "Stick it up my what?"
Susan: "Just get the hell out of here."
Edie: "God, you are such a bitch."
Susan slams the door on Edie. She faces Zach who continues holding the gun on her.
Susan: "Why?"
Zach: "I asked Mrs. Tilman to tell me the truth about my father. She did."
Susan: "What'd she say?"
Zach: "Mr. Delfino took my dad away to kill him. Now I'm gonna kill Mr. Delfino."

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Courtroom
Gabrielle is on the stand.

Gabrielle: "Your Honor, this whole mess is just a result of my loneliness. My marriage is a bit strained, and after Carlos was convicted-"
Judge: "No one's been convicted yet, Mrs. Solis. This is just a Grand Jury hearing."
Gabrielle: "Oh, no, no, I'm talking about his other crime."
Judge: "Oh, right. Go ahead."
Gabrielle: "Anyway, he was placed under house arrest, and he being the jealous man that he is, got a little crazy every time I left the house."
The courtroom is filled. Justin, with a bruised face, is sitting in the back. Also in the courtroom is the cable guy Carlos previously attacked.

Gabrielle: "He knows how men look at me, and, well, I, I didn't exactly ease his mind. I falsely led him to believe I was having an affair. And, and before Carlos's house arrest, he was always working, and he was never with me. And I thought that maybe if he believed I was having an affair, he would realize he loved me. And I know it sounds stupid, I do. I just-"
Prosecution Attorney: "Is there a point to this?"
Gabrielle: "My point is that Carlos is an angry, jealous Neanderthal. But he's not a gay-basher."
Judge: "All right. I've heard enough. Counsel, approach."
Holding his hand over the microphone, the judge speaks with the attorneys.

Judge: "I've got to be honest, I don't think we have a hate crime here."
Gabrielle, listening intently, turns to Carlos and nods encouragingly at him. Just then, John enters the courtroom. As the judge and attorneys continue talking, John approaches Carlos from behind. Gabrielle watches in horror as John leans to whisper into Carlos’ ear.

John: "Just so you know, you beat up the wrong guy. Didn't you think it was strange that you had the only lawn on Wisteria Lane that needed to be mowed three times a week?"
He claps Carlos on the back and gives Gabrielle a brief fierce stare before walking off.

Carlos slowly turns his head to look at Gabrielle. Her eyes widen and Carlos turns his body to look at where John is standing directly behind Justin.

Carlos: "You are so dead! You are so dead. You are dead!"
Carlos jumps over the barrier and runs toward John. Judge pounds the gavel.

Judge: "Order!"
Gabrielle: "Aaah. Carlos!"
Attorney: "He’s doing it again!"
Lady: "He’s going after the gay guy!"
Carlos runs toward John but Justin is in his way. He knocks Justin down.

Cable Guy: "Hey, for God’s sakes. Somebody stop him!"
Guard: "Get off of him!"
Gabrielle: "Stop it!"
Guards pull Carlos up. John stares at Carlos with hate in his eyes.
Carlos yells at John.

Carlos: "I'll kill you!"
He screams at John in Spanish, then switches back to English.

Carlos: "I am gonna kill you!"
The guards pull Carlos out of the room.

Judge: "Ladies and Gentlemen, please be seated. We will have order!"
Everyone sits down. Gabrielle looks at John who has a very smug look on his face.

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Desert
Mike drives his truck up to a very deserted area. He gets out and opens the back door.

Mike: "Get out."
Mike pulls Paul out of the back. He pulls the tape off Paul’s mouth. Paul’s hands are tied behind his back. Mike takes a shovel out of the truck.

Paul: "I'm not trying to justify anything. I don't know how you knew Martha Huber, but she ruined lives. For fun. She destroyed my family."
Mike: "This isn't about her."
Paul: "I don't understand."
Mike: "Walk."
Mike pushes Paul and they begin walking.

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Hospital Room
Rex's doctor, Dr. Craig, is looking at Rex's chart.

Dr. Craig: "Remember when we first tested you, your potassium level was bit high."
Rex: "Yes. You made me stop eating bananas.
Dr. Craig: "But as we've continued testing, it's kept climbing. We've now run an entire battery of tests, and your kidney function is fine. It has to be something you're ingesting."
Rex: "Let me see. These numbers can't be right."
Dr. Craig: "Who prepares your meals?"
Rex: "Bree."
Dr. Craig: "I understand you've been having some marital problems."
Rex: "All right, wait a minute."
Dr. Craig: "Wasn't there also an incident at a salad bar? She gave you onions when she knew you were allergic."
Rex: "That was an accident."
Dr. Craig: "You're getting this potassium from somewhere."
Rex: "Get out."
Dr. Craig: "Rex."
Rex: "I mean it. Get out. Leave the chart. I want to read it."
Dr. Craig leaves the room. Rex begins reading his chart.
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Lynette's House
Tom comes in. He sits at the table across from Lynette.

Lynette: "So, did you have a fun day?"
Tom: "As a matter of fact, I did. I probably had the most fun that I have had in a long time."
Lynette: "You know, I didn't tell you to quit."
Tom: "No. No, no, no. No, you made damn sure that I'd go nowhere for the next twenty years."
Lynette: "I don't know what to say."
Tom: "I hear "please forgive me" is popular."
Lynette: "Yes, I am sorry. I am so, so sorry. I didn't want to hurt you. But I was trying to protect our family. If you got a promotion, we never would have seen you. You would have been traveling all the - "
Tom: "Lynette, Lynette, Lynette, you're right. You're right. You're right. That promotion would have just killed us, so this is gonna all work out."
Lynette: "What does that mean?"
Tom: "It means that I can use the break."
Lynette: "Oh, well, yeah. I think it would be good for you to take some time off."
Tom: "No, not some time. Full time. I'm gonna be a stay-at-home dad."
Lynette: "Huh?"
Tom: "What the heck? You earn the living for a while."
Lynette: "Tom, that's...crazy."
Tom: "Why? Why is it crazy? You and I both know that you're better at the ad game, and you tell me all the time how hard it is to be a mom."
Lynette: "Well, yes, yes, it is hard, but I, I love it, too, and I've been doing it for six years, and I haven't complained the entire time."
Tom: "Fair enough. Fair enough. But be honest. Secretly, you miss the ad game, don't you? I mean, you miss the pressure and the deadlines and the, the power lunches. Or am I wrong? Maybe, maybe you want to sort dirty socks the rest of your life."
Lynette: "We should talk about this seriously before we make any rash decisions."
Tom: "I already made the decision. You're going back to work."
Tom gets up and goes upstairs.

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Mike's House
Susan is sitting on the stairs. Zach is sitting on the floor next to Bongo.

Susan: "Can I at least get you something to eat, Zach?"
Zach: "You can get me a soda. Thanks."
Susan gets up and walks toward the kitchen. Zach gets up behind her.
Susan goes to the refrigerator.

Susan: "I gotta say, I think you're making a mistake. Mike couldn't kill anybody. I mean, this could just be a misunderstanding."
Susan hands Zach a soda she has opened for him.

Zach: "This is not a misunderstanding."
Susan: "Listen, I know you're upset, but is this really what you think your mother would want you doing?"
Zach: "Probably not."
Susan: "Exactly. Because she raised you right. Look you have been through a lot. you've lost your mom. you're still carrying around the guilt over what happened to your baby sister."
Zach: "I never had a baby sister!"
Susan: "Honey, I know about Dana."
Zach: "How stupid are you? I'm Dana. My mother was some junkie. They stole me and changed my name. They have been lying to me my entire life. Everyone lies to me! My mother! My father! Mrs. Tilman! Even Julie. Do you understand how much that hurts?"
Susan: "Look, Zach. I know you're upset. Let’s just, let's just sit down and talk."
Zach: "Why! So you can lie to me also?"
He points the gun at her and she puts her hand up as though pleading for Zach to stop.

Zach: "No more talking."
Susan nods and Zach points the gun downward.

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Hospital Room
Rex closes his chart. He breathes heavily as he grabs a pen and paper and begins to write, "Bree, I understand and I forgive you."

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Bree's House
Bree is polishing silver when the phone rings.

Bree: "Hello?"
Dr. Craig: "Bree, it's Dr. Craig. I'm at the hospital, and I'm afraid I have some bad news."
Bree: "Oh?"
Dr. Craig: "Rex passed away about ten minutes ago."
Bree: "But his operation, it's not until tomorrow."
Dr. Craig: "I know. He just didn't make it. I'm so sorry. We did everything we could. Bree?"
Bree: "Yes, of course you did. Thank you very much for calling."
Bree slowly hangs up the phone. She walks into the dining room and finishes polishing the silver. She closes the box and puts it on the shelf. She walks to the table and straightens the tablecloth. She sits down and, looking at the empty chair across the table from her, begins to sob.

The camera slowly pans over to a photograph of Bree and Rex on their wedding day.

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Desert
Paul and Mike continue walking.

Paul: "This is a long way to go to do what you could have done in my backyard. You're kind of taking your time, walking a lot. You sure you know what you're doing? You ever actually had to kill anyone for real before?"
Mike: "Yeah."
Paul: "Oh."
Mike: "But since you're so tired of walking, let's just do this here."
Mike pushes Paul to his knees. He pulls out a gun and points it at Paul
Paul: "I don't expect any favors from you, obviously. But could you at least do me the courtesy of telling me why we're here?"
Mike pulls out a photograph of him and Deirdre and tosses on the ground in front of Paul.

Paul: "You knew Deirdre?"
Mike: "Yeah. And I know what you did to her. She was just a sad girl with a lot of problems, and she did some terrible, crazy, selfish stuff, but you tell me what she ever could have done to deserve death at the hands of somebody like you."
Paul: "It's complicated. It's, uh, complicated."

"And just like that, my husband began sharing my secrets."

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Mary Alice's House
Flashback to when Mary Alice was alive. Mary Alice cut up some vegetables.

Mary Alice: "You want some carrots, Zachary?"
"Secrets I had died to protect."
She carries the carrots into the dining room.

Mary Alice: "There you go. We have to get that fence up in the backyard before the pool’s finished."
Paul: "I know."
Mary Alice: "I'm serious. You know how kids are drawn to water."
She continues cutting up vegetables when there's a knocking at the door. She goes to answer the door, opens it, and finds Deirdre standing there.

Deirdre: "Hello, Angela."
Later, Deirdre sits in the living room across from Paul and Mary Alice.

Deirdre: "You did a good job covering your tracks. I had to spend a lot of my father's money hunting you down."
Mary Alice: "Congratulations. You found us."
Deirdre: "You know, I never told the police what happened."
Paul: "You didn't?"
Deirdre: "They would have put Dana in foster care, or worse, given him to my father. So I kept our little secret."
Mary Alice: "Well, we appreciate that."
Deirdre: "Anyway, I guess you can see I've gotten myself cleaned up."
Mary Alice: "Yes, you look lovely."
Deirdre: "I'm not the same person you knew back then, Angela. I'm in a good place now."
Mary Alice: "You can't have him."
Deirdre: "Just because I didn't go to the police before doesn't mean I can't do it now."
Mary Alice stands up.

Mary Alice: "Zach is our son."
Deirdre: "His name is Dana."
Mary Alice: "If you think I'm giving my baby to some junkie, you're crazy."
Deirdre: "He's not your baby."
Paul: "Look, just calm down."
Deirdre: "You were always so high and mighty back at the clinic, looking down on us poor degenerates, pretending you wanted to help when all you really wanted was to feel superior. You self-righteous bitch."
Mary Alice: "You're still using, aren't you?"
Deirdre: "Go to hell."
Mary Alice grabs Deirdre’s arm. Deirdre tries to pull away.

Deirdre: "What are you doing?"
Mary Alice: "Let me see your arm."
Deirdre: "I said I'm clean!"
Paul steps in the separate them.
Paul: "Take it easy. Let's just take it easy."
Deirdre begins to go to the stairs.

Mary Alice: "Where do you think you're going?"
Deirdre: "I'm getting my son, and I'm taking him home."
Mary Alice: "Paul, stop her."
Paul runs after her and grabs her.

Paul: "Deirdre, please."
He pushes her back to living room and she falls on the floor.

Paul: "Come on. Sit down. Sit down."
Deirdre: "Get your hands off me!"
Mary Alice: "We raised him. We're his parents."
Paul: "Come on. Come on.
Deirdre grabs the poker from the fireplace and hits Paul. He collapses.

Mary Alice: "Paul!"
Deirdre: "Don't worry. I'll give him a good home."
Deirdre throws the fireplace poker down and starts towards the stairs again. Mary Alice grabs a knife and stabs Deirdre.

Mary Alice: "No!"
Deirdre falls coughing and groaning. Paul begins to get up, holding his bleeding forehead.

Paul: "Oh, Mary Alice. What did you do?"
Mary Alice goes to Zach’s room, quickly emptying his toy chest. Zach wakes up.

Zach: "Mommy?"
Mary Alice: "It's okay, Zach. Mommy needs to borrow your toy chest. You go back to sleep, okay?"
She hugs him.

In the living room the toy chest is next to Deirdre’s body.

Paul: "What are we gonna do?"
Mary Alice: "You said they were pouring the concrete for the pool tomorrow?"
Paul: "You can't be serious."
Mary Alice: "They'll never find her. We can put her in this."
Paul: "She won't fit."
Mary Alice: "Then we'll have to make her fit."
Mary Alice bends down and pushes Deirdre’s sleeves up.

Paul: "What are you doing?"
Mary Alice: "Checking for track marks."
They see that her arms are clean.

Mary Alice looks up to see Zach standing on the stairs watching them.
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Present - In the Desert

Mike: "Deirdre had a baby?"
Paul (nods): "Let's get this over with."
Mike points the gun at Paul. After a few seconds, he drops his hand, then walks away, leaving Paul tied up on his knees, watching him go.

"It's an odd thing to look back on the world, to watch those I left behind. Each in her own way so brave, so determined, and so very desperate."

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Lynette's House

"Desperate to venture out, but afraid of what she'll miss when she goes."

Lynette stands in the doorway of the boys' room watching them sleep.

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Gabrielle's House

"Desperate to get everything she wants, even when she's not exactly sure of what that is."

Gabrielle sits alone in her bedroom.

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Bree's House

"Desperate for life to be perfect again, although she realizes it never really was."

Bree is in her bedroom, laying out Rex’s burial clothes.
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Mike's House

"Desperate for a better future, if she can find a way to escape her past."

Zach stands by the front door and Susan is at the kitchen table.

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Mary Alice's House
Focus in on the original picture of the five women hugging each other and smiling for the camera.
"I not only watch, I cheer them on, these amazing women. I hope so much they'll find what they're looking for."

Mike pulls in the street in his truck. He pulls into his driveway and walks into his house. Zach and Susan hear him walk up the stairs.

"But I know not all of them will. Sadly, that’s just not the way life works. Not everyone gets a happy ending."

Mike walks into his house and closes the door behind him.

~ The End ~
 

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Desperate Housewives - Episode 01.22 - Goodbye For Now

Guest stars
"Tom Scavo" - Doug Savant
"Felicia Tilman" - Harriet Sansom Harris
"George Williams" - Roger Bart
"Annabel Foster" - Melinda McGraw
"Danielle Van De Kamp" - Joy Lauren
"Josh Applewhite" - Mehcad Brooks
"Preston Scavo" - Brent Kinsman
"Porter Scavo" - Shane Kinsman
"Justin" - Ryan Carnes
"Dr. Craig" - Terry Bozeman
"Jim Peterson" - Edward Edwards
"Natalie Klein - Nike Doukas
"Betty Applewhite - Alfre Woodard
"Parker Scavo" - Zane Huett
"Policeman #1" - Scott Atkinson
"Policeman #2" - Richard Jenik
"Cyrus" - Paul Parducci
"Man in Truck" - Jimmy Palumbo
"Woman in Truck" - Patrice Walters
"Mr. Mullins" - Cheyenne Wilbur
"Mrs. Mullins" - Geraldine Singer
Written by: Josh Senter
Directed by: David Grossman

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Edie Britt sits in her car at the construction site. She checks her appearance in the rearview mirror, then gets out of the car.

"Edie Britt’s favorite moment of every day was her arrival at the construction site of her new home, because she knew what was about to happen. Her sudden appearance was always sure to generate a few appreciative glances, a few lascivious looks, and some downright ogling. Sadly for Edie, the one man she wanted most to notice her..."

Edie looks across the street to where Mike Delfino is bringing in the newspaper. She smiles and raises her hand in greeting, but he doesn't notice her.

"...paid her no attention at all. Yes, Edie needed attention to feel good about herself and she was determined to get it."
A construction worker walks over to her.

Cyrus: "Ms. Britt, you look extra beautiful today."
Edie: "Oh, Cyrus, you’re so sweet."
Cyrus: "So anyhow, I, I was wondering if maybe I could, uh, take you out to dinner sometime."
Edie: "Oh honey, you are so far out of your league that you are playing a completely different sport."
She takes a box of doughnuts from the top of his car and walks across the street, where she knocks on Mike's door. Mike answers.

Edie: "Hey, there."
Mike: "Hi Edie. What’s up?"
Edie: "Nice ensemble, you busy?"
Mike: "No, not really."
Edie: "Oh good, I bought a bunch of fresh doughnuts for my construction workers and as you can see, I bought a few too many, so I thought maybe you and I could -"
Susan appears at the doorway, next to Mike.

Edie: "Susan!"
Susan: "Hey there Edie."
Edie: "What are you -"
Susan: "Mike and I got back together."
Edie: "Super."
Susan: "I knew you’re be happy for us. So what’s going on?"
Mike: "Uh, Edie was just about to -"
Edie: "Free doughnuts. Want em?or not?"
Susan: "How sweet, thanks. Why don’t you go put these on a plate? Oh, and save me one with sprinkles."
Mike goes into the kitchen.

Susan: "I cannot believe you are still coming onto him."
Edie: "You said you two were finished. You thought he was a murderer."
Susan: "And that was your cue to come over and flirt? You wasted your time and your doughnuts."
Edie: "Not if you choke on them."
Mike: "Well, thanks Edie. The doughnuts look great."
Edie: "Pleasure. See ya."
Susan: "You know, I’m gonna run home and get some milk to go with those doughnuts."
Mike: "Hey, you know it’s, it's a shame you got to keep running back and forth."
Susan: "Well, I can’t have doughnuts and juice. It’s unnatural."
Mike: "No, I mean we should move in together. Come on, what do you say?"
Susan: "Um, I say, oh! Hold that thought. Edie, Edie stop! Stop! Hang on."
Edie: "What now?"
Susan: "Oh, I was just rude back there gloating and everything and I apologize."
Edie: "Well, thank you, Susan. Very big of you."
Susan: "And on a completely unrelated topic, Mike and I are moving in together. See ya."
She runs back to Mike.

"Yes, Edie Britt needed the attention of men to feel good about herself."
Edie pulls up in her car to the construction site.

Edie: "Hey, Cyrus. You have lunch plans?"
Cyrus: "No."

"And even she was amazed at how far she was willing to go to get it."

Edie: "Ellsberg Hotel. Half an hour. Welcome to the majors."
She drives off.

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Wisteria Lane, Outside

"Mr. And Mrs. Edward Mullins were finally leaving Wisteria Lane. In the past year their street had played host to arson, violence, blackmail, and murder. Fearing they too would be infected by this moral decay, the Mullins felt it was time to say goodbye. Strangely enough none of their neighbors seemed to notice they were moving out."
The Mullins get into their packed car and drive off.

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Gabrielle's House
Gabrielle comes out of her house to where Justin is mowing the front lawn.

Gabrielle: "Hey, I thought you might be thirsty."
Justin: "No, I’m good."
Gabrielle: "So, how’s your roommate doing?"
Justin: "He’s hanging in there."
Gabrielle: "Well, uh, I had to, um, tell him some news that was a little bit upsetting for him."
Justin: "No kidding."
Gabrielle: "Excuse me?"
Justin: "Where do you get off telling John he’s not good enough to raise a child? That kid can be his."
Gabrielle: "It is a complicated situation."
Justin: "It seems pretty simple to me. You’re an unfeeling bitch."
From inside the house, Carlos looks out of the window and sees Gabrielle slap Justin across the face. Gabrielle storms inside and heads up the stairs.

Carlos: "Why’re you hit the lawn boy?"
Gabrielle: "Well if you saw what he did to our progenies you’re slap him too."

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Peterson Advertising
Lynette walks into Tom's workplace, carrying a large cake with the words "Welcome Back Duggan!" written on it. She walks into the office that Tom and Annabel share.

Lynette: "Hey."
Tom: "Hey Lynette what are you doing here? What’s this?"
Lynette: "You told me Duggan’s coming back to work today, I thought I’ve do something special for him."
Tom: "Uh huh, and this wouldn’t have anything to do with you checking up on me and Annabel?"
Lynette: "What?"
Tom: "Yesterday you brought my pictures of the kids. The day before that you brought me soup. Lynette, honey, it's gotta stop."
Lynette: "Tom, I don’t care about you working with Annabel. I told you that. This is for Duggan. He had a heart attack. I don’t care about Annabel."
Annabel walks past them to leave the room.

Annabel: "Hey, Lynette."
Lynette: "Huh. Speak of the devil. And I mean that."
Carrying the cake, Lynette leaves and follows Annabel into the office kitchen.

Annabel: "Well, you’re becoming a regular fixture around here, aren’t ya?"
Lynette: "Oh, yeah. I wanted to do something nice for Duggan."
Annabel: "I suppose filling his blood stream with butter fat might be considered nice."
Lynette: "Actually, it’s fruit juice sweetened. Can I cut you? A piece?"
From outside of the kitchen, a man's voice is heard.

Man: "Everyone, I need to see you right now."
Inside a conference room, a grey-haired man, Dan, speaks to the employees standing around the room.

Dan: "Okay listen up. I just spoke with Tim Duggan’s wife and it looks like he’s not gonna be returning to work after all. Seems that he had a relapse last night which unfortunately puts us in a very tight spot. We’re gonna work together as a team and do what we need to do, so Jerry you're taking the Holister account, Suzanne, you're covering Paradise Springs, and Annabel, I want you to take the lead on the Traveler’s hotel chain. You’re leaving for Hawaii in three days."
Annabel: "I can’t handle Traveler’s by myself, especially not if they're moving into the print."
Dan: "Well, choose someone to take with you."
Annabel: "Oh, okay. Um, I choose Tom."
Lynette, holding the knife that she used to cut the cake, steps forward and Tom automatically puts his hand out to stop her.

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Mini-Golf World
Bree and George play miniature golf together.

Bree: "Well, let’s see I’re beaten you to bridge, and mahjong and hearts. This is your last chance to redeem yourself."
George: "Stop it. You’re gonna make me laugh."
As George lines up his shot, Bree, standing behind him, walks her fingers over his back. He turns to look at her.

Bree: "Okay, okay, I’ll be good."
She walks around to his side and whispers in his ear.

Bree: "Miss it, miss it, miss it."
George: "Bree."
Bree: "Come on, I'm allowed to psych you out."
She walks a little bit away and suddenly George gets a worried look on his face. He turns his feet in and hunches over, not moving.

Bree: "Okay, time’s up. Take your best shot."
George: "I’m not ready yet."
Bree: "Hurry up. There're people waiting."
George: "One more minute."
Bree: "Come on, take your best -"
She reaches out and swipes gently at his arm. He pulls his arm away, still hunched over.

George: "Don’t do that."
Bree: "George, do you have an erection?"
George: "I’m sorry."
Bree: "What on earth?"
George: "You were blowing on my ear."
Bree: "I was teasing you."
George: "Exactly."
Bree: "You have got to get rid of it. There are children present."
George: "How?"
Bree: "I don’t know. Um, um think of something unpleasant."
George: "Like what?"
Bree: "Like famine, or disease, or hobos. Whatever. Just hurry."
Later, they walk away from the golf course.

George: "Look, you can’t be mad about it. It’s not something men can control."
Bree: "I kept this friendship going because I though Rex’s dislike of you was paranoid, but you had feelings for me all along. God, this is just such a betrayal."
George: "Come on, Bree. The only thing I am guilty of is loving you in silence."
Bree: "Well you shouldn’t be doing that. In case you’re forgotten I’m married."
George: "To a selfish, two-faced liar who betrayed you with a hooker."
Bree: "I told you in confidence. How dare you throw it back in my face."
George: "So, you’re ending our friendship, after everything I’ve done for you?"
Bree: "What is that supposed to mean?"
George: "Nothing. It didn’t mean anything."
Bree: "George, I do love you as a friend. I wish you could love me the same way back, but since you can’t, goodbye."
She walks off.

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Edie's House

"Later that day, Edie Britt witnessed something disturbing."
Edie looks out of her window and sees Mike, carrying a moving box, kissing Susan.

"Something she was determined to put a stop to."

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Lynette's House
Bree, Lynette, and Gabrielle sit around the table, preparing for poker.
Edie comes in from the living room.

Gabrielle: "So is Susan coming?"
Lynette: "She said she might be a little late. They already started moving a few of Mike’s things over to her house."
Bree: "Already? Wow, good for her."
Lynette: "Yeah, it’s nice to see Susan so happy again."
Edie: "Yeah, I’m happy for Susan. But don’t you think she and Mike are moving a little fast? I mean two days ago, she was thinking he was a murderer and now she’s moving in with him?"
Gabrielle: "She found out it was in self-defense. I think they’re cleared everything up."
Bree: "Yeah good point."
Lynette: "Mike's a decent guy."
Edie: "Yeah, that’s true. Of course there was the gun shot wound."
Lynette: "That’s right. Did they ever explain that?"
Bree: "No, and I know guns and that wound was not self-inflicted."
Edie: "And then what about Mrs. Huber’s blood-stained jewelry?"
Lynette: "Yeah, that didn’t walk into Mike’s garage by itself."
Gabrielle: "Maybe this is a mistake. If there’s one thing I’re learned men can’t be trusted."
Edie: "Hold it. Are you saying that we should put a stop to this?"
Bree: "Well, I guess it wouldn’t hurt to sit her down and share our concerns."
Gabrielle: "Yeah, we could do that."
Lynette: "Yeah."
Bree: "Edie, do you want to be a part of it?"
Edie: "Well normally, I’re prefer not to get involved, but if there’s anyway that I could help Susan..."

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Susan's Garage
Susan comes out to take a box from Mike, who's truck is parked on her driveway.

Susan: "We need to talk."
Mike: "Okay."
Susan: "When I was packing up your stuff in your bedroom, I found a box of bullets."
Mike: "Oh."
Susan: "Look, I feel really bad about Deirdre, and I know that you must want to find out who killed her, but if we’re gonna move in together, we can’t have this stuff hanging over us. You've gotta get rid of it. All of it: the file, the map, the gun, especially the gun and leave this to the police. They’re the professionals."
Mike: "Well, what can I say? It seems like a reasonable request."
Susan: "Oh. Really? Well, that was easy. Maybe after lunch we can talk about your leather bean bag chair."
Mike smiles and as Susan walks back in, he looks down the street. He sees Paul get out of his car, leave a box filled with items on a Martha Huber's doorstep, then get back in his car and drive away.

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Martha Huber's House
Zach and Felicia sit at the kitchen table. The box from Paul is sitting on the table and Paul is reading from a note.

Zach: "I realize now that I’ve treated you badly. I’m the one who needs to get help not you, so I have to go away for a while, in the meantime Mrs. Tilman will look out for you."
Felicia: "I don’t consider it a burden. You know you’re welcome here."
Zach: "I left you some things, I hope you can take comfort in them. I got you a new mitt. Work on your curve ball while I’m gone. I love you. Dad. Well, I don’t understand. Why wouldn’t he come see me? Why just run away?"
Felicia: "Your father’s been very troubled, dear. I’m sure he did what he felt was best for you."
Zach: "And he wants me to take comfort in this junk? I hate baseball. You think he would know that."
Felicia: "Zach."
Zach runs away from the room. Felicia picks up a photo of Mary Alice that Zach knocked down. She begins cleaning up the rest of the items he knocked to the floor. She picks up the baseball mitt and after a second, she slips her hand into the mitt. She pulls out a note hidden in the mitt. It reads: "Zach, I didn’t leave you. Meet me at the baseball field - Thursday at midnight. Dad"
Felicia crumples the note in her hand.

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Bree's House, Nighttime
Gabrielle looks out the window.

Gabrielle: "Susan’s coming."
Edie: "Okay guys. Interventions are never pretty, so stay strong cause she’s probably gonna cry."
The doorbell rings. Bree goes to answer it while Edie, Gabrielle, and Lynette line up near the couch.

Susan: "Bonjour. Oh hi, I didn’t know that the cooking lesson was gonna be a group activity. Well, the more the merrier, right? As long as nobody makes fun of my lousy crepes. How come I’m the only one wearing the apron?"
Later, all five women sit around the table, with coffee cups in front of them.

Lynette: "I know it seems like we’re ganging up on you, but you’re moving so fast we thought a sort of intervention was necessary."
Edie: "I know it’s tough to hear. None of us wanted to do this."
Susan: "I appreciate what you guys are trying to do, I really do. Um, I‘m not gonna change my mind. In my life, I’re been hurt a lot, Karl, and uh, well it’s just taught me to be cynical, and to expect the absolute worst from people, and I don’t want to live like that anymore, and when Mike asked me to move in with him, I was just happy, just ridiculously happy. I mean, I still am and I want to go with that feeling. I love him and I love him! So I’m gonna expect the best from Mike, and I know that he is gonna deliver that in return. Okay?"
Bree, Lynette, and Gabrielle lean to her and give her assurances.

Edie: "This is the worst intervention I have ever been to."

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Restaurant
Baby Penny sits in a high chair while Lynette has lunch with Natalie.

Natalie: "This is fun. It’s forever since we had lunch."
Lynette: "Well, as happy as I am to see you, I actually have an agenda. I ran into someone last week who said you guys were looking to hire. Is that true?"
Natalie: "Yeah. Are you thinking of coming back? Because say the word -"
Lynette: "No, no, not me. I was actually thinking more about Tom."
Natalie: "Oh, Tom?"
Lynette: "Yeah, he’s been thinking about making a move for a while. He kind of feels like he’s done everything he can where he is now."
Natalie: "Huh. Well Tom's certainly solid."
Lynette: "He’s more then solid, Tom’s ideas are spectacular. He’s passionate about his work. His visual instincts are off the chart."
Natalie: "Is he as good as you?"
Lynette: "He’s apples, I’m oranges, we excel in different areas. Trust me, you should give Tom a look."
Natalie: "I don’t need apples. I need someone like you. Cut throat. Ruthless."
Lynette: "Geez, Nat, you make me feel like some kind of shark. Ah, okay. You know, actually, if that’s the kind of exec you’re looking for..."
Natalie: "You’re get a shark for me?"
Lynette: "Yes, a very pretty shark."

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Bree's House, Outside
Bree gets into her car and drives off. Down the street, George watches. Once the car has driven away, he gets out and goes up to Bree's house.

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Bree's House, Inside
George spills out Rex's prescription bottle. He fills it up with pills that he brought with him. In their bedroom, George opens up various dresser drawers. He comes to Bree's underwear drawer and stops, staring at the panties lying neatly in there.

He lays down some pantyhose on the bed and when he pulls away, he takes out a digital camera, taking a picture of a bra, underwear, and pantyhose lying on the bed in the approximate positions they'd be on a woman. George opens up their closet, pushing aside clothing. He kneels down and sees a box. He opens it and begins pulling out various sexual toys:  handcuffs, a riding whip, fuzzy handcuffs, and leather clothing.

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Doctor's Office
Rex sits on the examining table, buttoning his shirt. Bree sits in a chair off to the side.

Doctor: "So, here’s what I’m thinking. I’m gonna see if Dr. Morrison at the Lipstone Clinic in come in and consult."
Rex: "You’re wanna bring someone else in?"
Doctor: "Your body isn’t responding to the medication the way itshould, and the tests we’re run have all come back negative, so I, I just want to be on the safe side."
His pager goes off.

Doctor: "Excuse me. I need to take this."He leaves the room.

Bree: "I don’t know why, but I have this overwhelming feeling that you‘re gonna be just fine. I really do."
Rex: "Lee Craig has the biggest ego of any doctor I know. If he wants to consult with someone, that means he’s stumped, which means I’m screwed."
Bree: "Don’t say that."
Rex: "Dammit, Bree, do you understand what’s going on here? I could die."
Bree: "So could I."
Rex: "What?"
Bree: "I could walk across a street tomorrow and be hit by a car."
Rex: "What in god’s name is your point?"
Bree: "All I’m saying is that we’re both gonna die eventually, and in the time that we have left, whether it’s two days or two decades, I think that we should be nice to each other."
Rex: "You’re right."

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Martha Huber's House
The doorbell rings. Felicia opens the door to find Mike standing there.
Mike: "Um, Mrs. Tilman. Paul Young’s been missing the last couple of days have you seen him?"
Felicia: "Why ask me?"
Mike: "Well, I saw him leave a box on the door step and I've also seen Zach over here."
Felicia: "If I did know where Mr. Young was, why would I tell you?"
Mike: "Look, um, the police think I killed your sister, and I’m sure you do too, but I swear to you I had nothing to do with it."
Felicia: "And you think Paul Young did?"
Mike: "Well, no, that’s not what I’m saying."
Felicia: "You've got to admit, it’s a neat theory. Care for a snack?"
She walks away from the door, leaving it open. Mike stares after her, then follows.
Later, Mike sits at the kitchen table, reading through a journal while Felicia sets down a teapot with cups, then sits down, herself.
Felicia: "Okay so it’s not such a stretch, the wonder if Paul avenged his wife’s death by killing Martha for blackmailing them. But perhaps I‘m alone in that."
Mike: "You’re not."
Felicia: "Aren’t you sweet? Tea?"
Mike: "Thanks. Do these journals say anything about why your sister was blackmailing the Youngs?"
Felicia: "Not specifically, but I got the definite impression that it involved a murder. Now here you are saying your friend was murdered."
Mike: "Any reason you haven't showed these to the police?"
Felicia: "Are you in favor of the death penalty?"
Mike: "Um, yeah."
Felicia: "So am I. We had it in Utah. Not in this state, though. A shame, don’t you agree?"
Mike: "Yeah, I do."
Felicia: "I like you so much, Mr. Delfino."
Mike: "You know where Paul Young is?"
Felicia: "I’m afraid not, but I know where he’ll be on Thursday night."

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Gabrielle's House, Outside

"That afternoon after retrieving her mail, Gabrielle was surprised to finally learn the truth behind her pregnancy."
Gabrielle opens up a letter.

"Very surprised."
The rest of the mail drops out of her hands and lands on the ground.

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Gabrielle's House, Inside
Carlos: "Hey babe, you want to go online and check out schools? What’s going on?"
Gabrielle: "I just want to say goodbye, because I’m leaving you."
Carlos: "What?"
Gabrielle: "You see, your health insurance sent us a letter because someone ordered a year's worth of birth control pills, and apparently our policy doesn’t cover drugs bought by the kilo."
Carlos: "I told you, it was mamá."
Gabrielle: "The prescription was dated, Carlos, and Juanita was in a coma when this claim was filed. You did this, not your mother. At least be man enough to own up to it. She would’ve been."
She storms out of the house and is halfway across the lawn when Carlos catches up to her and grabs her arm.

Carlos: "Stop."
Gabrielle: "Ah, ah, ah pregnant, cave man, remember?"
Carlos: "Where are you going?"
Gabrielle: "Away."
Carlos: "I’m going to jail. I’ll be gone tomorrow."
Gabrielle: "I know. That’s why I only packed one bag."
She starts to drive off in her car.

Carlos: "What about the baby Gabrielle, huh? What about my baby?"
Gabrielle: "Oh, your baby?"
Carlos: "Fine. Our baby. Hey, we’re a family now. This baby needs its mother and its father."
Gabrielle: "Oh Carlos. Whoever said you were the father?"
She drives off. Edie drives up and gets out of her car, holding a "Sold" sign.

Edie: "Hey."
Carlos begins walking quickly to her car. His ankle bracelet begins beeping.

Carlos: "Hey."
Edie: "Hey, what the hell are you doing?"
Carlos gets into her car and she quickly grabs her purse from the passenger's seat. Carlos drives off.

Edie: "Damn felon!"
Gabrielle and Carlos both drive.

In a parked police car, two cops sit. They get a call over the speaker from dispatch.

Speaker: "All units code D-1630 suspect is a violation of house arrest.
Currently headed west on Park Boulevard."
Policeman: "Um, this is unit fourteen we’re on our way. Looks like the feds have a runner."
Policeman #2: "Lets go."

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John and Justin's Apartment, Inside
Justin, in a robe, starts to take a bite of a sandwich, but is interrupted by a knock on the door. He answers it and finds Gabrielle there.

Gabrielle: "Is John here?"
Justin: "If I say no, are you gonna slap me again? He’s working. Why?"
Gabrielle: "I just left my husband."

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John and Justin's Apartment, Outside
Carlos pulls up across the street from where Gabrielle's car is parked. He sees Gabrielle and Justin come out of the building and he slouches down so they can't see him. Gabrielle and Justin hug. Gabrielle walks to her car.

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John and Justin's Apartment, Inside
Justin starts to take a bite of his sandwich, but again is interrupted by a knock on the door.

Justin: "Hang on."
He opens the door and finds Carlos there. Carlos punches him and as Justin falls to the floor, Carlos begins kicking him.
Carlos: "Think just because you mow my lawn you can bang my wife?"

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John and Justin's Apartment, Outside
The policecar pulls up to where Carlos's car is parked. The cops get out and run towards the apartment.

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John and Justin's Apartment, Inside
Carlos is still kicking Justin when the police rush in and grab Carlos.

Police: "Hey, hey, hey, get off."
They slam him against the wall.

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Peterson Advertising
Tom comes out of his office. He sees in Dan's office that Annabel is shaking Dan's hand and seems very happy. She leaves, smiling.

Tom: "Hey, what’s going on?"
Annabel: "Oh Tom, I have had the craziest day. This morning the guys from Mitchell and Currents called me in. They offered me a job."
Tom: "Well, are you gonna take it?"
Annabel: "Well, I told Peterson about it and they just upped their offer. He just made me vice president."
Tom: "Of what?"
Annabel: "Tom! The firm. He gave me Duggan’s old job. Isn’t that wild? I have to go tell Scotty. I’ll see you later."
Dan: "Oh Tom, I was just coming to find you."
Tom: "What the hell, Dan? I mean what the hell? You promoted Annabel over me?"
Dan: "She got another job offer. I couldn’t afford to lose her, not now."
Tom: "Well, guess what, you lose me, 'cause I quit."
Dan: "Tom, don’t overreact."
Tom: "No, the first time you pass me by, I took it like a good soldier, but since Duggan’s heart attack, I have already been doing the job, I’ve already been doing it, then you just hand it to Annabel?"
Dan: "Okay, you made your point."
Tom: "No, you make crappy decisions on a daily basis, Dan, I got to tell you, but this one this is the stupidest."
Dan: "Hey, watch yourself."
Tom: "You have been running this company in the ground since you got here. The way I see it, I’m getting out easy."
Dan: "All right, Scavo, you want to know why I gave that promotion to Annabel? Why she got the knot instead of you? It was Lynette."
Tom: "What?"
Dan: "She went to my wife and begged her to get me to kill your promotion. She said that if you start traveling more, it’s gonna hurt your family."
Tom: "She did that?"
Dan: "Now I feel like a chump for trying to help you guys out. I guess it was another one of my crappy decisions. Have your desk cleaned out by tonight."
Dan leaves.
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John and Justin's Apartment
Two EMT men lift up a gurney that has Justin on it. Carlos, with his hands handcuffed behind him, sits on the couch.

Policeman: "You want to tell us what you have against this kid?"
Carlos: "It’s between him and me and my wife."
Policeman: "Is that what this is about? You’re doing his wife?"
Justin: "No. I’m gay."
Policeman: "You’re gay?"
Carlos: "What?"
Justin: "I’m gay."
Carlos: "This is not happening again."
Policeman #2: "What do you mean again?"
Carlos: "I want a lawyer."

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Supermarket
Bree is grocery shopping. George, also grocery shopping, comes down her aisle.

Bree: "George. Hi. What are you doing here?"
George: "I’m shopping, obviously."
Bree: "Why are you shopping here? You live on the other side of town."
George: "My friend had an operation. I’m buying her some things."
Bree: "Oh, well, that’s very nice of you."
George: "Wait, Bree, I have to tell you something."
Bree: "Well?"
George: "You need to tell Rex to be more discreet when it comes to discussing your love life."
Bree: "I’m sorry?"
George: "I don’t want to say anything more. You just really need to tell him that."
Bree: "Wait a minute. What in the world are you talking about?"
George: "I was at the hospital, visiting my friend who had had this operation, and I overheard two doctors talking about Rex’s fondness for S and M."
Bree: "You heard that?"
George: "Apparently he told them he has a box of toys? And gets you to do very inappropriate things."
Bree: "I see."
George: "Bree, this is clearly none of my business and I would’ve never brought this up, but to hear those two men laughing about you, I just thought you should know."
Bree: "Well, thank you for telling me, but I think, um, I’ve got to go."
She leaves. George walks over to her abandoned grocery cart and pops a grape into his mouth.

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Mike's House, Outside
Mike pulls his truck into his driveway. Susan comes out of the house.

Mike: "Hey, I got some more boxes."
Susan gives him a long kiss.

Mike: "That’s your answer for everything these days."
Susan: "So, what do you think we should do for dinner?"
Mike: "Oh, I, uh, can’t. I just got an emergency phone call. Busted water main."
Susan: "Okay, I’ll keep it warm for you."
Mike: "I’m afraid I'm gonna be too late for dinner."
Susan: "I wasn’t talking about dinner."
Mike brings some boxes into the house and Susan opens up the car door to remove some unfolded boxes in the backseat. She finds the journal that Mike had been reading, while having tea with Felicia.

Mike: "Need some help?"
Susan: "No, no, I got it. Um, I got it. So, if you've got a plumbing emergency shouldn’t you get going?"
Mike: "Um, they’re already got somebody on it. I’m just a part of the relief crew."
Susan: "Well, I'll just get back to work."

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Mike's House, Outside, Nighttime
Susan and Julie sit in their car, across the street from Mike's house.

Julie: "Mom, stalking? Are we really doing this? You just made such a huge deal to your friends about how much you trust him now."
Susan: "Well, that’s before I found Mrs. Huber’s journal in his truck."
Julie: "So, what’s in it?"
Susan: "It’s not about what’s in it, it’s about the fact that he had it at all. I would bet you anything he is not going on a plumbing job and we’re gonna find out."
Julie: "Mom, if you don’t trust him, why are you moving in with him?"
Susan: "I don’t have time to explain adult relationships to you. Oh duck down."
Later, they drive.

Julie: "I think you lost him."
Susan: "He’s six cars up. We have to stay this far back or he’ll see us."
Julie: "Okay great, but we can’t see him either. I got to tell you, mom, you’re not great at this."
Susan: "Oh yeah? When your father was cheating on me I used to follow him all the time. I know my stuff. There he is."
Julie: "What’s Mike doing? Who's that he’s pulling up to?"
Susan: "I don’t know, but I’m gonna find out. Wait here and lock the doors."
She leaves and walks up to the SUV. She pulls open the door.

Susan: "All right what the hell are you up to?"
Inside the car is a man with a woman, both half undressed. They turn to stare at her.

Susan: "Oh my god, wow, um, okay oh, wow um, bye."
Woman in Truck: "Was that your wife?"
Man in Truck: "If that was my wife, you think I’re be here with you?"
Susan gets back in the car with Julie.

Julie: "It wasn’t Mike, was it?"
Susan: "No, no it wasn’t."

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Prison
In a visiting room, Gabrielle looks at a drawing of Carlos. She lowers the drawing and looks at Carlos, sitting across the table from her in an orange prison jumpsuit.

Gabrielle: "They’re charging you with a hate crime?"
Carlos: "You remember when our cable guy was beaten up? That was me. I thought you were cheating with him."
Gabrielle: "With our gay cable guy?"
Carlos: "I didn’t know he was gay. I didn’t know Justin was either. Now the cops think I’m some kind of serial gay basher."
Gabrielle: "Well you sort of are."
Carlos: "Well you provoked me. You were pretending to have an affair just to punish me."
Gabrielle: "Well, obviously."
Carlos: "So now, I need you to lie again. I need you to tell the cops you were having an affair and that I just beat up the wrong guy. Guys."
Gabrielle: "I am not lying for you, Carlos."
Carlos: "Gabby, if this charge sticks, I get sent away for eight years."
Gabrielle: "Am I supposed to be impressed? Because of your little stunt with my birth control pills, I’re lost my freedom for the next eighteen years."
Carlos: "Gabby please don’t do this. Gabby, don’t walk away. Gabby!"
Gabrielle leaves.

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Susan's Car
Susan and Julie drive back home.

Susan: "Okay next time I won’t bring my daughter to stalk my boyfriend. It was a slight error in judgment. Honey, please don’t give me the silent treatment."
Julie: "I’m not. Did you say you read this?"
Susan: "Yeah, part of it. Why?"
Julie: "Mrs. Huber was blackmailing Zach’s mom."

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Baseball Field, Nighttime
Paul stands by the bleachers, alone. He looks at his watch, then hears a noise.

Paul: "Zach?"
He turns and is punched in the face by Mike.

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Bree's House
Rex lies in bed, sleeping. Slowly, he wakes up and sees Bree sitting by the window, looking out.

Rex: "What are you doing up?"
Bree: "Couldn’t sleep, so I was just sitting here thinking."
Rex: "About what?"
Bree: "You really want to know?"
Rex: "Bree, I’m not feeling too hot right now so just tell me. What’s up?"
Bree: "I was thinking that the biggest mistake of my entire life was agreeing to marry you."
Rex: "Let me guess. I’ve done something wrong."
Bree: "Forcing me to share in your depraved pastime wasn’t bad enough, you had to share my humiliation with your co-workers?"
Rex: "What?"
Bree: "Rex, everybody is talking about our sex life. Every sordid little detail right down to that box of perversions you keep in your closet."
Rex: "Bree, I, I never said anything to anyone. I swear to god."
Bree: "You’re a liar."
Rex: "Who told you this?"
Bree: "It doesn’t matter."
Rex: "It does matter because I never said anything."
Bree: "Well then how do people know because we both know that I wouldn‘t say anything."
Rex: "Why would I tell people about what we do in bed?"
Bree: "I don’t know Rex. Maybe you were bragging or maybe you just subconsciously wanted to hurt me. Well, congratulations, you did it. I am officially destroyed."
Rex: "I didn’t say anything."
Bree: "I don’t believe you."
Rex: "Oh, oh."
Bree: "Rex? What is it?"
Rex: "I think I’m having a heart attack."
Bree: "No, you’re not."
Rex: "Bree, you’re gonna have to take me to the hospital."
Bree: "Um, all right. You, uh, go downstairs and I will be, I'll be right there."
She hands him his robe and he leaves the room.
Later, Rex sits at the bottom of the stairs, leaning against the side of the rails, his eyes closed. Danielle comes down the stairs.

Danielle: "Daddy? What are you doing?"
Rex: "I’m waiting for your mother to take me to the emergency room."
Danielle: "What’s wrong?"
Rex: "I’m having a heart attack."
Danielle: "Oh my god. Where is she?"
Rex: "That’s a good question."
Danielle runs back upstairs and into Bree's bedroom, where Bree is calmly making the bed.

Danielle: "Daddy says he’s having a heart attack."
Bree: "I know. I’m gonna take him to the hospital."
Danielle: "Well when?"
Bree: "When I finish making the bed."
Danielle: "What?"
Bree: "I never leave the house with an unmade bed. You know that."
Danielle: "But daddy needs to go to the hospital."
Bree: "There. Now we can go."
She walks slowly past Danielle.
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Peterson Advertising, Nighttime
As a janitor mops the floors in the outer room, Tom puts his belongings into a box.

"Nothing is forever and the time comes when we all must say goodbye to the world we knew."

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Jail Cell
Carlos holds a picture of Gabrielle and himself, while sitting in his jail cell.
"Goodbye to everything we had taken for granted."

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Hospital
Lying on a gurney, Rex is wheeled away. Standing by a nurses station, Bree watches him go.

"Goodbye to those we though would never abandon us."
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Outside
A moving van pulls up to the Mullins' old house.
"And when these changes finally do occur, when the familiar has departed and the unfamiliar has taken its place, all any of us can really do is to say hello and welcome."
A teenager gets out of the driver's side and goes around the van to the passenger side, where he opens the door. A woman steps out and the two of them look at the house, then walk up to the front door.

~ The End ~

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Desperate Housewives - Episode 01.21 - Sunday In The Park With George

Guest stars
"Tom Scavo" - Doug Savant
"George Williams" - Roger Bart
"Felicia Tilman" - Harriet Sansom Harris
"Noah Taylor" - Bob Gunton
"Mr. Shaw" - Richard Roundtree
"Annabel Foster" - Melinda McGraw
"Kendra Taylor" - Heather Stephens
"Preston Scavo" - Brent Kinsman
"Porter Scavo" - Shane Kinsman
"Sophie Bremmer" - Lesley Ann Warren
"Morty" - Bob Newhart
"Parker Scavo" - Zane Huett
"Gary" - Joe Hart
"Security Guard" - Bari K. Willerford
Written by: Katie Ford
Directed by: Larry Shaw

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Susan's House
Sophie, in her pajamas, is sitting in her bedroom.

"When she was younger, Sophie Bremmer was a hopeless romantic."
She opens a large velvet ring box.
"She was also hopelessly naïve. Which is how she came to be married four times."
The velvet box contains four diamond rings.

"The first time, to a man who liked to gamble."
Flashback to a man pushing a diamond ring across a felt table in a casino.

"The second time to a man who liked to drink..."
Flashback to a man pushing a diamond ring across a bar.

"The third time to a man who liked other men."
Flashback to a man dressed in a bright flowered shirt pushing a diamond ring across a table in a fancy restaurant.

"And the fourth time, to the same man she married the second time."
Flashback to the second man pushing a diamond ring across the bar, then taking a drink.

In present time, Sophie looks at all four rings.

"Yes, Sophie was tired of having her heart broken, so she decided she would never get married again. And then, one night..."
Morty: "Sophie!"

"...she had a visitor."
Outside, standing on the front walk, is Morty.

Morty: "Sophie!"
Susan comes out the back door.

Susan: "Morty? What are you doing?"
Morty: "I, I, I need to, I need to talk to Sophie."
Susan: "Now? Are you drunk?"
Morty: "Uh, just, just a little. How are you, Susan?"
Susan leads Morty inside. Sophie watches from her upstairs window. Susan leads Morty into the living room and closes the door leading to the family room.

Morty: "I got, I got to speak to, uh, Sophie."
Susan: "Are you crazy? It’s one o抍lock in the morning. She’s sleeping."
Sophie comes downstairs and eavesdrops.

Morty: "I’m gonna, I’m gonna ask her to, to marry me."
Susan: "What?"
Morty: "Well, I thought I could be happy. The restaurant is starting to make money. I just, I just bought a new jet ski. My, my cholesterol is down, but none of it’s any fun without her."
Susan: "Oh, Morty. I just don’t think it’s gonna happen. She’s moved 
on. Why don't you just sit down. I’m gonna call you a cab."
Sophie walks in.

Morty: "Sophie."
Sophie: "Your doctor told you not to drink."
Morty: "Well, there are, there are times when you need, uh, when you need liquid courage."
Morty hands Sophie a ring box. Sophie opens it.

Sophie: "Oh! Oh! Did this ring belong to Dolores?"
Susan: "You gave her your dead wife’s ring?"
Morty: "It’s a, it's a three-carat diamond. I mean, she should, you know, she shouldn't care if it’s used. So, what do you say, Soph?"
Sophie: "All right."
Morty: "Really?"
Susan: "Really?"
Sophie: "Yeah."
Morty leans in to kiss her and Sophie holds a hand in between them.
Sophie: "Oh, no, see, you gotta do it officially. You know."
Morty: "Oh, oh. Um."
Susan: "Yeah, um, oh, here."
Susan grabs a pillow and takes it to Morty. She puts it on the floor where Morty kneels on it.

Morty: "Sophie, would you do me the honor of, of marrying me?"
"Sophie Bremmer was still a hopeless romantic."
Sophie: "On one condition. Tomorrow we trade this in for a ring of my own. And I want a bigger diamond than Dolores got."
Morty turns to look at Susan, who gives him a shrug. He turns back to Sophie, a forced-look smile on his face.

"But she was no longer than me."
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There's a montage of wedding photos of Paul and Mary Alice, Bree and Rex, Tom and Lynette, and Carlos and Gabrielle.

"Marriage is a simple concept. Basically, it’s a contract between two people. It binds them together for life in the hopes that they can live happily ever after. Sadly, some contracts were made to be broken."

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Gabrielle's House
In the living room, Gabrielle throws glass knick knack at Carlos. As he ducks to avoid getting hit, they smash on the wall behind him.
Carlos: "I did not mess with your birth control."
Gabrielle: "Really?"
Carlos: "Really!"
Gabrielle walks up to Carlos with the birth control package.

Gabrielle: "Look. It’s been pulled apart and put back together."
Carlos: "It’s probably a manufacturing defect."
Gabrielle: "You can still see the glue marks."
Carlos: "I’m telling you, I didn’t do it."
Gabrielle: "Don’t insult me, Carlos. You’re been whining about wanting a baby for months. Who else would it have been?"
Carlos: "I don’t, I, oh no."
Gabrielle: "What?"
Carlos: "Mama."
Gabrielle: "Oh, please."
Carlos: "Hey, it’s possible. I mean you buy that stuff in bulk, six months at a time, right?"
Gabrielle: "Yeah. So?"
Carlos: "Before the accident I told her how much I wanted a child and she said that she would take care of it. I just thought that she would talk to you. Baby, I am so sorry."
Gabrielle: "That bitch! I can’t believe her."
Carlos: "I loved her, but even I had issues sometimes. I mean she could be very controlling."
Gabrielle: "Reaching out from the grave to screw with me. God, she’s good!"
Gabrielle walks to her purse. She puts on her sunglasses.

Carlos: "Where are you going?"
Gabrielle: "I feel a wave of morning sickness coming on, and I want to be standing on your mother's grave when it hits."
Gabrielle storms out of the house. Carlos smiles and lies down on the couch.

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Lynette's House
In the kitchen, Lynette is feeding the baby. Tom comes in.

Tom: "Hey, honey. I’m gonna be home late tonight. Peterson wants to take a bunch of us out for drinks."
Lynette: "Oh, that’s fine. Uh, I wanted to talk to you about something."
Tom: "What?"
From outside, a horn honks.
Lynette: "Oh, that’s your carpool. You gotta go, never mind."
Tom: "Lynette, what is it?"
Lynette: "It’s, it's nothing."
Tom: "Okay."
Lynette: "It’s just - we haven’t had sex in ten days and the longest we‘re ever gone before is nine."
From outside, a horn honks. Tom: "Are you sure? I mean, didn’t, didn't we do it last Thursday?"
Lynette: "We started to but then, you fell asleep."
Tom: "Is this why you’re so worried? Because we can do it tonight if you want to."
Lynette: "Whatever."
Tom: "No, no, I’re got ten days pent up in me. We are doing it tonight! You have nothing to worry about."
Someone knocks on the front door. Tom: "Oh crap. You know what, I forgot my briefcase. Can you just tell them that I’ll be right there."
Lynette: "Yeah, sure."
Tom runs upstairs and Lynette opens the door.

Lynette: "Oh."
Annabel walks in.

Annabel: "Hey, Lynette."
Lynette: "Hey."
Annabel: "So is Tom almost ready?"
Lynette: "Yeah, he’s just getting his briefcase."
Two short beeps are heard.

Annabel: "Oh, sorry."
Annabel pulls out her phone and checks the screen. Lynette looks at how nicely Annabel is dressed then looks at how she is dressed in her old sweats. Tom comes down the stairs, kisses Lynette, and runs out the door. Annabel follows Tom as she turns and smiles at Lynette.

Annabel: "Bye."
Lynette: "Bye."

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Susan's House, Outside
Sophie is smiling and admiring her engagement ring. Behind her, Morty is struggling as he carries Sophie’s suitcases to his car.
Morty: "I got it. I, I got it."
Susan and Julie come out of the house. Sophie approaches Susan.
Sophie: "Thank you for having me. I’m gonna miss you both so much."
Sophie hugs Susan and Julie.

Susan: "Oh, us too. The house will feel just empty without you."
Julie: "Can’t you guys just stay a little longer?"
Susan: "Oh, no.. no.. no. They want to get their new life together started. We don’t wanna hold these crazy kids back."
Susan leads Sophie toward Morty’s car. She opens the door for her mother. Sophie laughs while getting in the car. Susan goes over to Morty and hugs him.

Susan: "Bye Morty."
Morty: "Uh, listen. I hope, I hope it’s okay but your mom told me some of the stuff that you’re been going through with, you know, the plumbing guy across the street."
Susan: "She did, huh?"
Morty: "Yeah, um, don't, don’t give up on him. I mean, if I, if I had given up, I wouldn’t be here now with this lovely lady."
Susan: "Did she tell you that he served time in prison for manslaughter?"
Morty: "No, no, she left, she left that part out."
Susan: "I don’t suppose she told you he was a drug dealer?"
Morty: "I don't, I don’t recall that."
Sophie gets out of the car and approaches Morty and Susan.

Sophie: "Will you stop? You don’t know the whole story."
Susan: "Mother!"
Sophie: "I went over there and I told him how much you love him."
Susan: "What? What were you thinking?"
Julie: "What did he say?"
Susan: "Yeah. What did he say?"
Sophie: "I think I walked in on him at a very bad time. Someone close to him had just died."
Susan: "Oh, God. Really?"
Sophie: "He could use a shoulder to cry on. Can I have one more hug? Please, I can’t stand it."
Susan hugs Sophie. She looks across the street at Mike’s house and sees him come out. He sees her as he goes to his mailbox and their eyes meet.

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Restaurant
Bree and George are having lunch. Bree takes a bite of food.

Bree: "Mmm. Oh George. You have got to taste this. Mmm. It’s a little messy but..."
George: "Mmm. I can’t wait."
Bree takes a forkful and passes it to George.

George: "Mmm. Is that fennel seed? It’s fantastic."
Bree: "I don’t know, but anything that good has got to be sinful."
George: "Isn’t this fun trying different dishes? Opening your mind to new experiences?"
Bree: "Mmm. Rex just hates these cook’s stores. He likes to stay at home with the same old plate of spaghetti and a mug of root beer."
They both laugh. They both take another bite of food. George gazes at her. When she looks at him again, he looks down at his plate.
George: "So how about this marinara sauce? I think it’s the best I’ve ever had."
Bree: "I had one better, but that was in Italy."
George: "Mmm. Been to Italy?"
Bree: "Um huh. Rex and I took a vacation there right before the kids were born. We had so much fun in those first few years. I guess it was just easier to be happy back then. I don’t know why I just said that. No more wine for me."
George: "Maybe we should go to Italy."
Bree: "What?"
George: "Wouldn’t that be a hoot? All those museum and cathedrals and fantastic retories. We could just make pigs of ourselves."
Bree: "I can’t go on a trip with you, George."
George: "Why not?"
Bree: "I’m married. People would talk."
George: "You’re right. I’m sorry. It's a bad idea."
Bree: "Oh don’t worry about it. Here, I want you to try one of these clams. I bet they’re as good as the marinara sauce."
Bree laughs as she holds a forkful up for George to taste. She sees Edie sitting at another table and she waves. Edie waves back and watches as Bree spoon feeds George.

George: "Mmm. You are absolutely right. When it’s that good, it's just gotta be sinful."
On the word "sinful," Bree looks over guiltily at Edie who smiles knowingly at her.

George: "Mmm!"
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Lynette's House, Nighttime
Lynette enters the living room, carrying the baby. The boys are on the couch, watching TV.

Lynette: "Okay boys. It’s seven o'clock. It’s time for bed. Excuse me, let's go."
Boys: "Why do we have to go to bed so early?"
Lynette: "I told you, honey. Daddy and I have a special meeting tonight. Go on. Come on. Love you."
The boys go upstairs, whining. Later, Tom walks in the front door and puts down his briefcase, picks up the mail and walks toward the living room. Lynette walks up and grabs him from behind.

Lynette: "Hi."
She begins kissing the back of his neck.

Tom: "Whoa. Hi. Oh, all right, this is the tenth day. Hey, honey, give me a second the let the office wear off. Okay, I’m in."
Tom turns and begins kissing Lynette who fully responds. He picks up Lynette and sits her on the back of the couch. He stops kissing her and looks as though something is bothering him.

Lynette: "What are you thinking?"
Tom: "I was wondering what that smell is."
Lynette: "Oh, it’s probably baby drool."
Lynette pulls off her shirt and falls back on the couch.

Lynette: "There. Now you have easier access. Whoo hoo!"
Tom: "Incoming!"
Tom falls on top of Lynette and they begin kissing again. Tom suddenly stops.

Lynette: "What?"
Tom: "Wow, that smell really, really soaked though, huh?"
Lynette: "Yes. It soaked through a little. That is the nature of baby throw up. Do you want me to wear a haz-mat suit or are you gonna be okay?"
Tom: "No, no, no I just like it when you’re all clean and in your sexy clothes."
Lynette (laughing): "I don’t own anything clean" (she hits Tom with his tie), "and sexy" (hits him again), "everything is either covered in baby spit" (hits him again), "or chunks of melted crayon." (hits him again)
Tom: "Okay, okay, I said I was sorry."
Lynette: "You make me feel like I just got off the shrimp boat, for God‘s sakes."
Tom: " Honey, honey, I said I’m sorry. It’s just that, you know, guys sometimes like it when women, you know, put a little effort into things."
Lynette sighs.

Tom: "Okay, um, can we just go back to the kissing thing? Please, can we try that?"
Lynette: "Fine."
They begin kissing again. The baby begins to cry.

Lynette: "Okay, off."
Lynette pushes Tom off. The baby continues to cry.

Tom: "Okay."
Boys (yelling): "Mom, the baby’s up. Mom! Mom! Mom!"

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Mr. Shaw's Car, Nighttime
Paul Young is sitting in the passenger seat of the investigator's car.

Paul: "Susan Mayer hired you?"
Mr. Shaw: "I know. She decided to stop poking around in your life and call me, of all people. Lucky for you I’re got the biggest ad in the phone book."
Paul: "What am I gonna do?"
Mr. Shaw: "Run. Pack up your kid and get out of town."
Paul: "That’s tricky. My son doesn’t want to move. He can be pretty insistent."
Mr. Shaw: "Well, I can throw her off the scent for a while. "
Paul: "Fine."
Mr. Shaw: "All right, then. Tell me exactly what it is you want this woman to believe."

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Susan's House
Mr. Shaw is sitting at Susan's kitchen table, reading from a file.

Mr. Shaw: "She was born Angela. When she was a teenager she changed her name to Mary Alice. Now on my application it says that she was named after a relative that she no longer speaks to. Now, here’s her birth certificate and her Utah petition for a legal name change."
Susan: "What about Dana?"
Mr. Shaw: "There was a record of another child, a girl, Dana Marie Young, died at eighteen months. Apparently from some kind of fall."
Susan: "It was all true, everything he said. How could I have been so wrong?"
Mr. Shaw: "Hmm. Well, I’m gonna need a check."
Susan: "Oh, of course."
Susan walks to her purse. While looking in the purse, she looks out the window across the street at Mike Delfino’s house.

Susan: "Actually, before you go I need you to check into someone else’s background. There’s this plumber I know..."

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Park
John is raking leaves. Gabrielle approaches him.

John: "Hey, did you get my messages?"
Gabrielle: "Yeah, I didn’t want to call you back because I wanted to talk to you in person. I have some potentially upsetting news."
John: "Come on, Mrs. Solis. I mean, you can tell me. I can handle it."
Gabrielle: "I’m pregnant and it might be yours."
John looks shocked. Wide shot of John yelling and kicking the leaves he had been raking, He picks up the garbage bags and tosses them. 
Gabrielle shrieks.

John: "I can barely afford my new dirt bike. How am I gonna handle child support?"
Gabrielle: "I don’t even know for sure if it’s yours, so relax. And I didn’t come here to watch you freak out!"
John: "Well, why did you come here?"
Gabrielle: "Because I want to make sure you let me protect you."
John: "From who?"
Gabrielle: "Uh, Carlos, your parents. John, something like this could ruin your life. That’s why you have to keep quiet about our affair. There is no point in this catastrophe taking both of us down."
John: "Thank you."
Gabrielle: "Forget about it."
John: "I should have worn a condom."
Gabrielle: "Yeah. That would have been helpful."

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Susan's House
Susan paces while Julie sits at the table with a file in front of her.

Julie: "You hired a private investigator?"
Susan: "I can’t trust Mike and I want to find out what really happened. From a source that doesn’t have an agenda. Now open it up."
Julie: "Okay. Ready?"
Susan: "Go."
Julie begins opening the file.

Susan: "Stop!"
Julie: "What?"
Susan: "Um, okay, If, if, if you find out something really bad, just try to put a positive spin on it.""
Julie opens the file and begins to read while Susan continues to pace.

Julie: "Okay. I have some good news and some bad news."
Susan: "Give me the bad news first."
Julie: "The guy Mike killed was a cop."
Susan: "Oh my God. Oh my God! Okay, give me the good news."
Julie: "There is none."
Susan: "What?"
Julie: "You told me to spin it. I did the best I could."
Susan: "Oh forget it, just let me look at it myself."
Susan picks up newspaper clippings. One headline reads "Drug Dealer Kills Cop." Another headline reads "Hundreds Mourn Slain Officer." 
Susan picks up a picture of an unshaven Mike, dressed in an orange jumpsuit, being taken away by officers. In the background of the picture stand an elderly man and a young woman. It’s Noah and Kendra.

Susan: "I can’t believe it."
Julie: "What is it?"
Susan shows the picture to Julie. She points to the young woman.
Susan: "I know her."

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Noah's House, Outside
Kendra is on the porch overlooking the vast garden. She sees Mike and her father talking in the distance. She goes down into the yard to where Mike and Noah are.

Kendra: "What’s going on here? You two just won’t stop, will you? 
Deirdre’s dead. It doesn’t matter who killed her, just let it go."
Mike: "It’s not that easy, Kendra."
Kendra: "Why? My sister hated you, both of you. She said so."
Noah: "It was the drugs talking."
Kendra: "Right, right. The drugs. Deirdre humiliated this family and 
she threw our love back in our faces. She knew it and she couldn’t have 
cared less."
Noah: "Are you done?"
Kendra: "No. I want to know what your plan is."
Mike: "We’re just talking."
Kendra: "I don’t believe you."
Mike: "Then don’t ask."
Kendra leaves.

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Bree's House
Bree and Rex come out the front door.


Rex: "Of course, I don’t want a new cardiologist, but Lee’s been 
conducting tests for weeks. He should have been able to figure out 
what's wrong with me by now."
Bree: "Honey, we socialize with them. What am I gonna say to Helen?"
Rex: "All I know is I’re never felt worse. And I’re gotta do 
something."
As they approach their car at the curb, Bree sees Edie across the 
street.


Bree: "Um, I, uh, I have to talk to Edie."
She begins to walk away.


Rex: "Uh, Bree, we’re gonna be late."
Bree: "Oh. It'll just take a second. I need to um, get uh, a recipe."
Bree runs across the street and catches up with Edie.


Bree: "Edie, hi."
Edie: "Hi."
Bree: "I saw you at Fredo’s yesterday."
Edie: "Yeah, I saw you too. Naughty, naughty!"
Bree: "I beg your pardon?"
Edie: "The guy. The one you were spoon feeding. Not bad, a little 
petite for my taste, but then again, I’m not the one sleeping with 
him."
Bree: "Okay, this is exactly what I was afraid of. George and I are 
just friends."
Edie: "Hey, I’m not judging you. I get it. Rex was sticking it to that 
hooker housewife. It's payback time."
Bree: "You have got the wrong idea. That man is my pharmacist."
Edie: "You can have an affair with anyone and you chose a phamacist? 
You are such a Republican."
Bree: "I am not having an affair. George and I, we just talk. He’s a 
very good listener and I share my hopes and dreams with him and my 
innermost thoughts, and, and that’s all there is to it and you have to 
believe me."
Edie: "Okay, I believe you."
Bree: "Thank you. I’m glad we cleared this up. I know it must have 
looked strange and I, I didn’t want you to think that I was cheating on 
my husband."
Edie: "But you sort of are."
Bree: "Excuse me?"
Edie: "Oh, come on, Bree. You’re telling this guy your innermost 
thoughts, your hopes, your dreams? Sex aside, it sounds like you’re 
pretty intimate with a guy who is not your husband."
Bree: "Oh, I mean everybody needs someone to talk to."
Rex honks the horn.


Edie: "Well, what's wrong with talking to Rex?"
Edie smiles and walks away.
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Martha Huber's House
Felicia is on the phone. The answering machine picks up the other line.


Paul: "We’re not home, please leave a message."
Felicia: "Hello Zach? It’s Felicia Tilman. I do so enjoy our little 
visits and I haven’t seen you for a few days."

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Paul's House
Paul sits by the phone, listening to Felicia on the answering machine.


Felicia: "Hope everything is all right."
Paul picks up the phone.


Paul: "Zach’s not feeling well."
Felicia: "Oh. Paul."
Paul: "And I don’t think it’s appropriate that he spends so much time 
at your house."
Paul hangs up the phone. He then walks into Zach's room, carrying a 
tray with two cups of cocoa on it.

Zach is lying in bed, dozing.


Paul: "I made us some cocoa. How are you feeling?"
Zach: "I’re felt awful for two days now. Think I should see a doctor?"
Zach reaches for the cup nearest him. Paul grabs his hand and leads his 
hand to the other cup. Zach slowly brings the cup to his lips and 
drinks.


Paul: "It’s probably just a touch of the flu. We’ll keep an eye on it. 
It’s this house, Zach. I feel it too. It isn’t healthy for us to stay 
here."
Zach: "I told you. I’m not moving."
Zach is falling back to sleep.


Paul: "It would be for your own good."
Paul walks briskly to the bookcase in the living room, takes down some 
framed photos, and puts them in a suitcase.


Paul (voice over): "You can’t keep running around doing the kinds of 
things you are doing. Susan Mayer’s kitchen for example. People are 
gonna catch on."
Zach (barely audible): "Yes."
Paul: "Wouldn’t it be great to just start over? Somewhere in the 
country. You could meet some new friends. Maybe even meet a new girl."
Zach falls back to sleep and begins to drop the cup. Paul grabs it.


Paul: "How about I let you sleep on it? We’ll talk about moving 
tomorrow."

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Shopping Center, Outside
Lynette, holding baby Penny, closes the car door. She starts down the sidewalk, passing by a store entitled "Nighttime Necessities." Lynette stops to look at the models in the window, which are wearing naughty-looking maid outfits.

"The lack of passion in her marriage had become an unpleasant reality for Lynette. Then one day it occurred to her the best way to fight reality was with a little fantasy."


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Lynette's House, Nighttime
Lynette comes downstairs wearing the French maid costume. "Of course, all the fantasy in the world won’t do you any good if no one shows up to enjoy it."
Lynette poses on the back of the couch. Next she lies on the back of the couch, yawning. Next, she is sitting on the couch pouring wine and looking towards the door. Next she has a glass of wine and is walking around dusting. She tosses the duster and continues to look toward the front door. Next she is lying on the couch pouring the last of the wine into her cup and drinking it. She falls asleep.

The front door opens. Tom walks in with another man.

Tom: "Here we go."
Man: "I really feel bad about putting you out like this, Tom."
Tom: "You’re not putting anybody out. You’re been flying all day, why stay in some hotel. I just hope you don’t mind sleeping on the sofa."
They approach the couch and see Lynette fast asleep in a very unlade like position.

Man: "Yeah, the sofa should be fine."
In the morning, Lynette is cleaning up breakfast when she knocks a cup over. Tom comes in fixing his tie.


Tom: "Hey, honey, why don’t you just let the maid get that."
Lynette: "Oh, ha, ha ha, not funny, Tom."
Tom: "Oh by the way, Gary is showering. He asked if you could just bring him a clean towel and your riding crop."
Lynette passes behind Tom and kicks him in the butt.

Tom (laughing): "Come on."
Lynette: "No, I’m glad that you find my humiliation so entertaining."
Tom: "Honey, you were wearing a French maid’s costume. I mean, c'mon, what were you thinking?"
Lynette: "I was thinking our marriage was in trouble and one of us ought to do something to try and save it."
Tom: "Whoa. Since when is our marriage in trouble? Okay so we haven’t had sex for a few days. Big deal, it happens."
Outside, a horn honks.

Lynette: "Oh, that Annabel. How ironic."
Tom: "How is Annabel relevant to this conversation?"
Lynette: "Because she now comes to this house every morning to remind of you of what I’m not."
Tom: "What?"
Lynette: "She’s the fantasy, Tom. The hot woman that you work with every day. With her manicured nails and her designer outfits. I am the reality. The wife who never wears make up and whose clothes smell like a hamper."
Tom: "Okay, this may be the stupidest thing you’re ever said."
Lynette: "I used to be the fantasy. There was a time that I didn’t need a maid’s outfit because I knew I was enough for you. Even wearing a smelly T- shirt. And clearly, that’s no longer the case."
Lynette tears up.

Tom: "Okay, honey. I don’t know what to say. Look, if there’s a way for me to fix this I will do it. Just tell me and I will do it."
Lynette: "No there’s nothing to fix. We’re changed. That’s all I’m saying."
Gary comes downstairs. From outside, the horn honks again.


Gary: "You ready?"
Lynette: "You should go. You don’t want to keep Annabel waiting."
Tom leaves.

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Gabrielle's House
Gabrielle and Carlos are in the bathroom. Carlos is in the tub while Gabrielle sits off to the side, pouring hot sauce into her salsa.


Carlos: "You be careful with that. You’ll give the baby heartburn."
Gabrielle: "I can’t get it hot enough. My hormones are killing my taste buds."
Carlos: "You’re been paying more attention to your food than you have to me lately."
Gabrielle: "I plan on getting really fat as a tribute to your mother."

Gabrielle picks up her chips and salsa and hot sauce and walks out. Outside, Gabrielle is sitting on her front porch pouring more hot sauce into the salsa. John’s truck drives up. John gets out and Gabrielle runs down to him.


Gabrielle: "John, what are you doing here?"
John: "I’re been doing some serious thinking about the baby."
Gabrielle: "Really? Why?"
John: "Because, there’s a good chance that it’s mine. And if it is, I want to do the right thing."
Gabrielle: "No, no, no. Nobody expects you to do the right thing."
John: "Yeah, I kinda figured you’d try to blow me off. That’s why I’m going directly to Mr. Solis."
John goes past Gabrielle.


Gabrielle: "What? Are you crazy? He would kill us both."
John: "He and I need to hash this out, man to man. It’s what’s best for the baby."
John tries to go past Gabrielle. She pushes him back.

Gabrielle: "John!"
John: "Well, are you gonna go get him, or am I?"
Gabrielle: "Okay, you win. Wait right here."
Gabrielle turns and goes inside. She looks out the front door for a moment, then races up the stairs. She goes into the bathroom where Carlos is just climbing out of the tub.


Gabrielle: "Uh, don’t get out."
Carlos: "Why?"
Gabrielle: "Because, I was going to get in. Yeah. You see pregnant women have very strong urges."
Carlos: "All right."
Gabrielle: "Okay, I’m gonna freshen up, and I’ll be right back."
Carlos: "Okay."
Gabrielle: "You sit. Sit. I’m turning on some music."
Gabrielle turns on the music, loud. Carlos smiles and sinks lower into the tub.

Gabrielle runs downstairs and out the front door. She locks the door as she exits it. John runs up to her as she turns back around.


Gabrielle: "Um, Carlos is unavailable at the moment."
John reaches pass Gabrielle and tries the door.


John: "You’re lying."
Gabrielle: "John, what are you doing?"
John walks pass Gabrielle and begins banging on the door.
John: "Mr. Solis!"
Gabrielle: "John, stop it."
John: " Mr. Solis, open up!"
Gabrielle: "John!"
In the bathtub, Carlos is relaxing, listening to the loud music. On the porch, John picks up a chair. Gabrielle runs over.


Gabrielle: "What are you doing. John! John!"
John: "Mrs. Solis, get out of the way!"
Gabrielle: " What are you doing? John, no!"
John: "Get out of the way! Mrs. Solis."
John holds up the chair up to throw in through the front window. Gabrielle sees her chips and salsa she was eating earlier. She picks up the salsa and throws it in John’s face.

John drops the chair and falls backwards over the porch railing, screaming. Gabrielle looks on in horror.

Gabrielle: "Oh my God!"
In the bathroom, Carlos is still in the tub playing with the water. Outside, Gabrielle is on the front lawn helping John up.


John (holding his eyes): "My God! It burns."
Gabrielle: "Oh. I’m sorry. But it’s just salsa."
John: "It feels like acid!"
Gabrielle: "Really? I’m been finding it so bland."
John (yelling) "Mr. Solis!"
Gabrielle: "John!"
John: "Mr. Solis, come out here I need to talk to you!"
Gabrielle: "John! Shut up! Shut the hell up! Listen to me. You are never gonna be the father of this baby. No matter what the paternity tests say, it’s Carlos? child."
John: "How can you say that?"
Gabrielle: "Because Carlos can provide, John. He will give this baby everything. Piano lessons and summer camp and, and the best colleges. He can raise this child the way a child deserves to be raised. You can‘t."
John: "This isn’t about money. Okay, this is about what is best for the baby."
Gabrielle: "If you want what’s best for the baby then you will help me. Okay? Help me to make sure that this kid does not grow up poor like I did."

Carlos come out on the front porch, dressed in a robe.

Carlos: "What’s taking you? Oh, hey John. What are you doing here?"
Gabrielle: "Uh, he..."
John: "Justin was thinking the hydrangeas needed replacing. He wanted me to come by for a second opinion."
Carlos: "Your friend is a good kid. But he’s not half the gardener you were. You should come back and work for us. I mean, you’re practically family."
John: "Thanks, Mr. Solis."
John looks at Carlos smiling, then at the worried look on Gabrielle’s face, then walks away.

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Martha Huber's House, Outside
Felicia sits on the front porch, reading. She sees Paul get into his car and drive away. She then goes to his house and rings the bell.

Felicia: "Zach. Are you here?"
Felicia then opens the garage door and goes into the house. She sees the living room is filled with packed boxes. She goes into Zach’s room and sees him fast asleep. She runs to him and pulls him over. She listens to his breathing and takes his pulse.
Felicia then goes to the kitchen, searching the cupboards. She opens a drawer and pulls out an oven mitt. She puts her hand inside and pulls out a pill bottle. She goes back into Zach’s room and holds his head in her hands.


Felicia: "I have to do this, dear. I know you will forgive me."
Felicia slaps Zach, hard. He awakens.

Felicia helps Zach walk out of the house, supporting him as he stumbles. Inside, by the drawer where she found the oven mitt, she left the drawer open and left a note on the counter above the drawer. The note reads: "Paul. Zach is with me. Felicia."

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Lynette's House, Nighttime
Lynette is sitting on the couch reading a magazine. Tom walks in.

Tom: "Hey."
Lynette: "Hey."
Tom: "Are the boys asleep?"
Lynette: "Tucked in tight."
Tom: "And Penny?"
Lynette: "Sound asleep."
Tom pulls a timer out of his pocket. He winds it up and puts it on the couch next to Lynette.


Tom: "Okay, when this thing goes off, meet me in the bedroom."
Tom begins going upstairs.


Lynette: "Tom, what is this?"
Tom: "Ah ah ah ah. Wait till it goes off."
Tom runs upstairs. Later, Lynette stands outside the bedroom door, holding the ticking timer. It goes off.

Lynette: "All right. I’m coming in."
She enters the bedroom looking for Tom. He steps into the lighted doorway of the bathroom, dressed in the briefest of briefs.


Lynette: "Ahhhh! Oh my God!!"
Tom: "You want fantasy, I give you fantasy."
Lynette: "Oh!"
Tom: "Come to me woman. Prepare to be boarded."
Lynette laughs delightedly. Tom makes a beeline for the bed.

Tom: "Please, will you make it fast, these things are just chaffing.
Lynette: "Ah. I, uh, I kinda like it."
Tom: "Kill the lights."
Lynette: "No."
Tom: "Please"
Lynette: "I’m not turning off the lights."
Tom: "Please."
Lynette: "No."
Tom: "Oh, please."
Lynette: "No, no, no."
She jumps on top of Tom and begins kissing him.

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Martha Huber's House, Nighttime
Felicia is sitting at her kitchen table having coffee. She glances at a stack of papers on the table beside her. There's a knock on the door.

Felicia: "It’s open. Oh, Paul, it’s you. I’m so glad. I have some papers I want you to look at."
Paul: "Where’s my son?"
Felicia: "Upstairs. Sleeping off those tranquilizers you gave him."
Paul: "I don’t know what you think you are doing but I’m taking my son and going."
Felicia: "I am not my sister, Paul, you do not want to screw with me. Martha kept a journal. Every drab event of her drab life meticulously documented. Including her discover that you and your wife stole a baby. A baby named Dana."
Paul picks up several sheets of the papes of Martha’s journal. Portions of the pages are highlighted.

Felicia: "I’m sorry if the copies are hard to read. I hid the originals in a safe place. It seemed like a reasonable precaution since you murdered Martha and all. Would you like a cookie?"
Paul sits down, looking over the papers.

Felicia: "Suit yourself. Now I have a little proposition for you."
Paul: "These are the fantasies of a bored lonely woman. They prove nothing."
Paul begins getting up. Felicia puts her hand on his arm and stops him.

Felicia: "The only reason the police haven’t caught you yet is because they have no reason to suspect you. But once they find out that Martha was blackmailing Angela, sorry, Mary Alice."
Paul: "What is it you want?"
Felicia: "The same thing you want. For you to leave town, change your name, and start your life over again somewhere far away from here."
Paul: "If you’re so sure of yourself, why don’t you just turn me in?"
Felicia: "Because Zach would never forgive me. And it’s important that we be on good terms, seeing as how he's gonna be living with me now."
Paul: "What?"
Felicia: "Your bags are packed. You’re about to become a fugitive. Is that the kind of life you want for your son? The two of you spending every night in a different town? No. You’re a better father than that."
Paul: "I can’t just leave him."
Felicia: "You stole him so that he could have a better life. That was a noble act, Paul. Truly. And it’s time for you to be noble again."
Paul: "Can I at least say goodbye?"
Felicia: "Did you allow me to say goodbye to Martha?"
Paul turns to look at Felicia. He walks out of the house and slams the door. Felicia pulls up her right hand, which had been under the table. In her hand is a large kitchen knife. She heaves a sigh.

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Noah's House, Outside
Susan drives up to Kendra’s home. A security guard comes running up to Susan’s car.

Susan: "Oh, hi. Um, I’m looking for Kendra Taylor."
Security Guard: "I’m sorry. You’re gonna have to leave."
Susan: "Oh. Oh, you don’t understand."
Susan starts getting out of the car.


Susan: "See, I can't just drive away."
The security guard comes around to the driver’s side.

Security Guard: "Please, back in the car."
Susan gets out of the car and walks up to him. She looks at his nametag.


Susan: "Look, um, Bob. Let me try to explain."
Bob: "In the car."
Susan: "See, the thing is, this is maybe my last chance to find out if I can be with the man I love."
Bob: "Ma抋m."
She puts her hands on his shoulders.


Susan: "And, Bob, I can’t begin to tell you how much that means to me. So I’m gonna walk up to that house and you’re gonna let me and you know why? Because behind that badge and that just big ou could crush me
like a fly' chest, there’s a heart. A heart that believes in love."
Bob slams Susan on the hood of her car with her hands behind her.


Bob: "Just get in the damn car!"
Susan: "It’s not my fault you don’t have love in your life."
Kendra walks up.


Kendra: "Susan?"
Susan: "Hi, Kendra."
She waves with her free hand.

Later, Susan, Kendra, and Noah are sitting on the porch. She has Mike’s file open on the table.

Susan: "And despite the evidence, despite all that's been laid out in front of me, I just can’t help thinking there’s more to the story. Does it sound stupid?"
Kendra: "No, no, of course not."
Noah: "Unfortunately, you’re got the whole story right here."
Noah pushes the file back to Susan. Kendra turns away and get up.
Susan: "But Mike’s lawyer pleaded self defense and if that’s the case-"
Noah: "Delfino sold black tar heroin to my daughter. He killed the cop that tried to bust him. Got convicted and did his time. End of story."
Kendra: "Dad."
Noah: "She deserves to hear the truth, however, awful. I’m sorry, Ms. Mayer. I really am."
Susan: "I, I appreciate you talking to me."
Susan grabs the file and walks away.


Kendra: "What the hell was that?"
Noah: "If she knew the truth she’d go running back to him. She might talk him out of doing his job. I can’t risk that. I just don’t have the time."

Noah kisses Kendra’s forehead and walks into the house. Susan gets into her car. She tosses her purse and the file onto the floor. She starts the engine. Kendra runs up and gets into the passenger seat.

Kendra: "Quick, drive around the corner. We need to talk."

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Bree's House
Rex and Bree are sitting in their living room. Rex is doing a crossword puzzle and Bree is knitting.


Bree: "What do you think, Rex? I chose green so that it will work whether Gabrielle has a boy or a girl."
Rex (distracted): "That’s great."
Bree: "What’s the matter. You’re been mopey all day."
Rex: "I’m sorry. I’m just worried about the test results. If I don’t find out what’s wrong with me soon, I’m gonna lose my mind."
Bree: "Oh, honey."
Rex: "You must get tired of hearing me complain."
Bree: "No, no not at all. I think we should talk about it. In fact, I think, maybe, we don’t talk enough."
Rex: "I guess."
Bree: "Why don’t we start doing things together again, as a couple."
Rex: "Mm hmm."
Bree: "I think that as soon as you’re well enough we should go on a vacation. Take a trip, go somewhere fun. Remember our trip to Italy?"
Rex: "Yeah, sort of."
Bree: "Sort of? You don’t remember the glorious food and the gorgeous scenery and -"
Rex: "What I remember is sweating like a pig and wishing we hadn’t spent all our savings. So, where would you like to go?"
Bree: "It doesn’t matter. You decide."

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Susan's Car

Kendra: "Mike wasn’t a drug dealer."
Susan: "What?"
Kendra: "Deirdre was. Mike, he, he kicked the habit early on, but Deirdre couldn’t, or didn’t want to. I don’t know. Anyway, she spiraled out of control and was in and out of jail. One day, an undercover cop caught her using and he forced her to trade sex for freedom. Look, Mike found out about it and he tried to put a stop to it. He busted in on the two of them. He, the cop pulled a gun on him and Mike fought him off but they both went over the balcony. Mike was the only one that got back up."
Susan: "It was self defense?"
Kendra: "Yeah."
Susan begins to cry.


Kendra: "Mike went to jail trying to save my sister. But he couldn’t."
Susan: "I knew he was good. I just knew it. Thank you."

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Jewelry Shop
A jeweler opens a ring box. Sophie puts on the ring and hugs Morty.
"The vow is simple, really. Those who take it promise to stay together 
for better or for worse."
The jeweler hands Morty the bill.


"For richer or for poorer."


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Doctor's Office

"In sickness and in health."
Bree stands beside Rex in a hospital examing room.

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Lynette's House, Outside

"To honor and to cherish."
Tom and Lynette share a passionate goodbye kiss before Tom goes off to 
work.


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Gabrielle's House, Outside

"Forsaking all others."
Carlos and Gabrielle hug each other on their front porch. Gabrielle 
catches John's eye as he mows the lawn across the street. She kisses 
Carlos.

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Paul's House

"Until death do us part."
Paul looks at a wedding photo of himself with Mary Alice, then places it in a suitcase.

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Mike's House, Outside

"Yes, the vow is simple."
Mike is walking from his car to his house. Susan is running across the street toward him. She runs up to him and begins talking.

"Finding someone worthy of such a promise is the hard part."
Susan grabs Mike and kisses him. Mike wraps his arms around Susan and returns the kiss.


"But if we can, that’s when we begin to live happily ever after."

~ The End ~
 

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Desperate Housewives - Episode 01.20 - Fear No More

Guest stars
"Tom Scavo" - Doug Savant
"Martha Huber" - Christine Estabrook
"Felicia Tilman" - Harriet Sansom Harris
"George Williams" - Roger Bart
"Annabel Foster" - Melinda McGraw
"Mr. Shaw" - Richard Roundtree
"Father Crowley" - Jeff Doucette
"Preston Scavo" - Brent Kinsman
"Porter Scavo" - Shane Kinsman
"Sophie Bremmer" - Lesley Ann Warren
"Parker Scavo" - Zane Huett
"Ginger" - Lauren Cohn
"Fireman" - Bill Ferrell
"Saleswoman" - Nikki Snelson
"Phil" - Pat Towne
Written by: Adam Barr
Directed by: Jeff Melman

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Susan’s House
Susan is sitting on her bed, writing. She glances at a photo of her with Julie as a baby.


"Since she was a little girl, Susan Mayer wanted to be a mother in the worst way."
Flashback of Susan laying baby Julie on the couch.

Susan: "Oh, where's your bottom? You're so cute. Yeah."

"And from the first day she brought Julie home from the hospital..."
Susan walks away to get the baby powder. When she turns back, Julie is no longer on the couch.

Susan: "Oh! Ooh, how did you get down there?"

"She was."
Susan picks up Julie.

Susan: "Oh, my goodness."
Flashback of Susan grabbing the diaper bag and her keys and purse and rushing out the door. When the door slams shut behind her, baby Julie begins crying in the background.


"Despite her desire to do well by her daughter, Susan suffered through countless failures."
Susan runs back into the house.


Susan: "Oh, I'm so sorry! How did I forget you?"
Flashback of Susan pushing the playground merry-go-round with a young Julie standing on it.


"Of course, it took Susan a few years to realize even the best of parents make mistakes now and then."
Susan looks down to brush off her overalls and when she looks back up, Julie has fallen off the merry-go-round. Susan goes running to get her.

Back to Susan sitting in bed. She hears a tapping noise at the window. She gets up to check it out.


"But now that Julie was a teenage girl, Susan had started to realize there was no room for error."
Susan looks outside to see Zach throwing pebbles at Julie window.

She goes to Julie's room and opens the door. Julie is lying in bed with a pillow over her head. She lifts up the pillow when she hears her mother.


Susan: "Julie, what is Zach doing out there? I thought I told you not to speak to him anymore."
Julie: "I'm not. That's why he's throwing gravel at my window."
Susan: "All right, that's it. I'm gonna handle this once and for all."
Outside, Zach looks up at Julie’s window. He reaches down for a handful of pebbles. Just as Susan opens the window, Zach throws all of the pebbles.


Susan: "Zach, what do you think you're-"
The pebbles strike Susan in the face.


Susan: "Ow! Aah! Oh! Oh!"
Julie runs to the window as Susan backs away holding her face. Zach sees Julie and waves.

In the Mayer's living room, Susan lies on the couch while Julie puts eye drops in Susan’s eyes. Zach is there, also.


Zach: "Ms. Mayer, I am so sorry. It's just, one pebble wasn't working, so I tried a whole handful."
Susan: "Ow, ow."
Zach: "Look, I'll make it up to you."
Susan: "Oh, how? Are you gonna give me your corneas?"
Julie: "Mom, lay back."
Zach: "I just wanted to talk to Julie. She hasn't been returning my phone calls."
Julie: "Well, I'm here now. What do you want?"
Zach: "Come on, Julie. I just want to see you again. You know, talk, hang out."
Julie: "Maybe it would be better if we just cooled it for a while, okay?"
Zach: "Why?"
Susan: "Well, you just threw rocks in her mother's face. How's that for a start?"
Zach stares at Julie then walks out of the house.


Julie: "Thank you so much. I have been trying to find a way to break up with him for weeks. You finally gave me an excuse."

"Yes, Susan had failed many times as a mother."

Julie: "You did good, mom."

"So she took her victories where she found them."

Susan: "You're welcome."


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Credits


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Wisteria Lane

"Spring comes every year to Wisteria Lane. It's the time when flowers start to bloom, when butterflies emerge from their cocoons, when bees begin to search for nectar. Spring is also the time when a young man's fancy turns to obsession."
At a garden show, George leans over to smell some flowers. He looks over to see Bree and Rex off to the side. He walks over to them.


George: "Hello there."
Bree: "Oh, my heavenly days. Rex, look! It's George."
George: "It's nice to see you, Bree. Dr. Van de Kamp."
Rex: "George."
George: "So, how's your health?"
Rex: "Not good, and my cardiologist is an idiot."
Bree: "The doctor upped his dosage twice, and it's still not helping."
George: "I'm sure it'll all work itself out. You know, it's funny running into you both. I happen to have extra tickets to a bonsai exposition in Mt. Pleasant Friday night. Would you like to go?"
Bree: "I would love to. Rex?"
Rex: "A whole evening of bonsai trees? Wouldn't it just be easier to shoot me?"
George: "Probably."
George and Bree laugh. Bree puts her hand on George’s shoulder. Rex notices how George reaches up and touches where Bree’s hand had been.


Bree: "Well, why don't we just go by ourselves, then?"
Rex: "Uh, actually, Bree, we, we have that thing Friday night."
Bree: "What thing? We don't have a thing."
George: "I think what your husband is trying to say is that he doesn't want you going out with me."
Bree: "Rex, are you still jealous?"
Rex: "No."
Bree: "It's true that we dated during the separation, but George and I are just friends now, aren't we?"
George: "Strictly platonic. But if you feel threatened..."
Rex: "I don't feel threatened."
Bree: "Good. Then it's a date."
She takes each of the men by an arm and they begin walking slowly.


George: "So are you gonna make a purchase today?"
Bree: "Do you know, I have finally convinced Rex to buy his first orchid."
George: "Make sure you study up. I hate people who own precious flowers who don't know how to take proper care of them."
Rex: "You know what I hate? Weeds. They just pop up out of nowhere, and you have to work so hard to get rid of them."
George: "I find with the right chemicals, you can get rid of almost anything." (to Bree) "See you Friday."
George walks away.

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Car Dealership
Gabrielle is walking around a blue sporty convertible. A saleswoman walks up.


Saleswoman: "Mrs. Solis. What a surprise. We haven't seen you in here in quite some time."
Gabrielle: "Yes, yes, I know. My husband and I went through a downsizing phase, but we've snapped out of it. Life is good. Oh, and this would make it so much better."
Saleswoman: "Excellent. Slip inside. See how that feels."
Gabrielle slides into the driver’s seat.


Gabrielle: "Oh. I'd love to have this in my driveway by Saturday. I'm having a big barbecue. I want everyone to see it."
Saleswoman: "How exciting. What's the occasion?"
Gabrielle: "I'm throwing my husband a going-away party."
Saleswoman: "Really? Where's he going?"
Gabrielle: "It's, um, it's a sort of government-sponsored sabbatical."
Saleswoman: "How long is he gonna be gone?"
Gabrielle: "Eight months. Six with good behavior."
Gabrielle puts her finger to her nose as though something smelly is bothering her.


Saleswoman: "Isn't the leather interior wonderful?"
Gabrielle: "It is. It is. It's just the smell's a little intense."
Saleswoman: "That's because it was imported from Italy. It's one-hundred percent Italian calf."
Gabrielle, still sitting in the driver’s seat, begins to gag, then vomits onto the floor of the passenger seat.

Later, Gabrielle and the saleswoman are walking toward the car while two maintenance men with face masks are in the car cleaning it.


Gabrielle: "I am so sorry. It just hit me out of nowhere. You know, it's so weird. Smells have been making me nauseous lately."
Saleswoman: "Boobs tender? Achy back?"
Gabrielle: "Yeah. Has it been going around?"
Saleswoman: "Only for centuries. I went through it all when I was carrying my oldest. The truth is, you're never gonna fit a child safety seat in the back of that tiny Spyder anyway. The four-doors are much roomier."
Gabrielle: "What, wait, uh, I'm sorry, you, you think I'm pregnant? No, I'm not pregnant."
Saleswoman: "Oh, you just have all the symptoms. I-I just assumed..."
Gabrielle: "Well, you assumed wrong."
Saleswoman: "Well, I'm sorry."
Gabrielle: "I'm on the pill, for god's sakes!"
Saleswoman: "Okay."
Gabrielle: "You know, and another thing, I don't want a four-door. I want a sexy little convertible, and I want to buy one right now!"
Saleswoman: "I'll go start the paperwork."
Gabrielle: "Well, not this one. I vomited in this one."
Saleswoman: "Right. We'll find you a fresh one."


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Peterson Advertising
Lynette enters, holding a file. She nods to the receptionist as she walks by.

Lynette walks into Tom’s office. She sees Tom and a young woman leaning toward each other over Tom’s desk. Tom looks up.


Tom: "Lynette!"
Lynette: "You forgot your Halpern file."
The woman turns.


Annabel: "Oh, my god. Lynette."

"If there was one person Lynette never expected to see again, it was Annabel Foster. Eight years earlier, Annabel had begged Tom to marry her, but he told her he wasn't the marrying kind."
Flashback to Tom and Annabel kissing in the elevator. When the doors open, they separate.


"Then one day, Tom happened to meet a rising young executive by the name of Lynette Lindquist."
Flashback to Tom and Annabel in the elevator. Annabel kisses Tom then steps out just when a younger Lynette steps in. Their eyes meet.


"And after a few torrid weeks, Tom decided perhaps he was the marrying kind after all."
Flashback to the elevator door opening. Tom and Lynette are kissing passionately. Tom pushes a button in the elevator and the doors close as he continues kissing Lynette.


"...causing an embittered Annabel to move back to Chicago permanently. Or so Lynette had hoped."
Flashback to Annabel entering the empty elevator, carrying a box of all her belongings.

In the present day, Annabel approaches Lynette and hugs her.


Annabel: "You look fantastic."
Lynette: "Thank you. And you, you're here in the office. Tom’s office."
Annabel: "Yeah, going on three months now."
Lynette: "Oh."
Annabel: "Didn't Tom tell you?"
Lynette: "It, uh, must have slipped his mind."
Tom laughs in the background. Annabel turns toward Tom.


Annabel: "Ah, afraid to tell the wife you're working with the old girlfriend, huh? I guess that makes me your dirty little secret."
Lynette: "Well, I'll let you get back to work. See you later."
Tom: "Can't wait."
Lynette: "Oh, I almost forgot. Your file. Here."
Lynette throws the file at Tom, hard.


Annabel: "Whoa."
Tom catches it. Lynette waves to him with a meaningful look in her eye and leaves the office.

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Construction site
Edie is looking over blueprints. Mike Delfino is working close by. Paul walks up.


Edie: "Hey, Paul. What's up?"
Paul: "Something's been nagging me, Edie. I wanted to talk to you about it."
Edie: "Okay."
Paul: "That night I found you in my house -- why were you really there?"
Edie: "Well, you know why. I came by to drop off your key."
Paul: "Some things were moved around my living room. What were you looking for?"
Edie: "What are you talking about?"
Paul: "Do I have to call the police?"
Edie: "Do whatever you want."
Paul: "Suit yourself."
Paul begins to walk away.


Edie: "Okay. Okay. Susan made me do it."
Mike looks up when he hears Susan’s name.


Edie: "She has this fixation on why Mary Alice killed herself, and she keeps blathering on about blackmail notes and dead babies. Oh, and she got really hot and bothered when she found the name Angela written on one of your video tapes."
Paul: "Did she find what she was looking for?"
Edie: "No, you came home before she had a chance to watch the video."
Paul: "I see."
Edie: "She sort of thinks you're evil."
Paul: "Thank you, Edie."
As Paul walks away, Mike walks up to Edie.


Mike: "What was that all about?"
Edie: "Susan Mayer's obsession with Mary Alice almost got me arrested. Now Paul's after her. If I liked her better, I'd warn her, but, you know."

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Coffee Shop
Susan buys a cup of coffee.


Susan: "Thanks."
She begins walking to the door when she sees Mike coming in the front door. She searches for a way out and then sits down at a table with three strangers who stare at her. Mike approaches the table.


Mike: "Susan?"
Susan stands up.


Susan: "Uh, I'll talk to you girls later."
Mike: "Still avoiding me, huh?"
Susan: "No, no. What do you want?"
Mike: "I heard that you and Edie broke into Paul Young's house."
Susan: "Who told you that?"
Mike: "Edie."
Susan: "Well, yeah, we did. Um, we were just looking. It doesn't matter. It was dumb."
Mike: "Listen, I want you to stay away from that guy."
Susan: "Well, I was planning on doing that anyway."
Mike: "Good."
Susan: "Mike? I know why I was planning on staying away from him. Why do you want me to stay away from him?"
Mike: "I just know he's a bad guy. So, please, don't mess with him."
Susan: "I won't. I promise."
Susan watches Mike leave the coffee shop.


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Bree's House
Bree is arranging flower when Rex walks in.


Rex: "So. I've been thinking about the pharmacist."
Bree: "George. What about him?"
Rex: "I don't think you should go out with him."
Bree: "Please don't be this way. He's the only friend I have who's interested in cultural things."
Rex: "Bree. I'm worried because he is obviously still in love with you."
Bree: "No, he just wants to be friends. He told me so."
Rex: "Well, what else would a man in love say? He's desperate to spend time with you."
Bree: "He does not seem desperate to me."
Rex: "I saw the way hands trembled when you touched his shoulder."
Bree: "They did?"
Rex: "When we first started dating, the same thing happened to me."
Bree: "I don't remember that."
Rex: "Listen, continuing to see him would just be giving him false hope."
Bree: "Well, I certainly don't want to hurt him...again."
Rex: "No. You don't. I even think it would be a good idea to switch pharmacies."
Bree: "Really? Well, okay. You know what I'm gonna miss most about him? George always has a way of making me good about myself."
Rex (sarcastically): "Yeah, he's a terrific guy."
Bree: "Honey, do your hands still tremble when they touch me?"
Rex (laughing): "No. But come on, we've been married eighteen years."
Bree: "Yes, we have. And you still don't know when I need you to lie."
Bree walks out and Rex takes his medication.

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Drug Store
An employee, Ginger, is stocking the shelves. Gabrielle approaches.


Gabrielle: "Excuse me. Um, this home pregnancy test -- is it a good one?"
Ginger: "I guess."
Gabrielle: "Okay, um, do you have a restroom?"
Ginger: "It's for employees only."
George approaches.


George: "Oh, it's right over there, Mrs. Solis. Help yourself."
Gabrielle: "Thank you".
George: "What did I tell you about being rude to customers? You'll stick a smile on your face, or I'll keep you in back stocking shelves where no one has to look at you."
Bree walks into the drug store.


George: "Bree. What a pleasant surprise. What brings you here? Didn't we just fill Dr. Van de Kamp's prescription last week?"
Bree: "George, as it turns out, I won't be able to go with you to the bonsai expo."
George: "Oh. Why not?"
Bree: "I think it'd be a mistake for us to spend too much time together."
George: "Dr. Van de Kamp said something about me. What was it?"
Bree: "It doesn't matter."
George: "Please, tell me."
Bree: "He said you're still in love with me."
George: "That's, that's stupid. I'm not in love with you. I'm not. The truth is, I'm in love with Ginger."
Bree: "Ginger, the stock girl?"
George: "Yes. It's very serious."
They turn to look at Ginger, who smiles at them.


Bree: "Oh. Why didn't you tell me?"
George: "Well, we're taking it slow, but she is definitely the one."
Bree: "Oh, my goodness. Well, this changes everything. Listen, um, a friend of mine is having a barbecue for her husband on Saturday, and I think you should come."
George: "Really?"
Bree: "Yes, and bring Ginger."
George: "Ginger...I don't know if she can make it."
Bree: "Well, you have to bring Ginger, because if Rex sees the two of you together, then he'll relax."
George: "Oh. Uh, okay."
Gabrielle (from the bathroom): "Son of a bitch!"
She comes out into the store and sees Bree talking to George.


Gabrielle: (to George) "You are out of toilet paper. (to Bree) Bree, I'll call you later."
Gabrielle rushes out of the store as Bree, George and Ginger watch her.

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Scavo House
Tom walks in the front door.


Tom: "Lynette? Hey, honey? Are you home?"
Lynette: "Three months?"
Lynette is in the corner of the room and frightens Tom.


Tom: "God, you, you scared the hell out of me."
Lynette: "Were you ever gonna tell me?"
Tom: "I wanted to, but I kept putting it off. I knew how you'd react."
Lynette: "Congratulations. You read me like a book. Why would you hire that woman?"
Tom: "Look, technically, Peterson found her. I just vouched for her."
Lynette: "Tom..."
Tom: "Come on, honey, I'm just helping her out. It's the least I can do. Look, she was devastated when I left her for you. I felt bad."
Lynette: "Do you still have feelings for her?"
Tom: "All right, I'm not talking to you."
Lynette: "Come on, you can tell me. You still care about her, don't you, just a teeny, tiny little bit."
Tom: "I was just trying to be a good guy. That's all."
Lynette: "Well, you can't work with her."
Tom: "What do you want me to do, quit?"
Lynette: "Talk to Peterson. Maybe he can get her transferred. I mean, weren't you guys planning on starting something up in Belize?"
Tom: "Honey, you're crazy."
Lynette: "No, I'm serious. If she stays, I will haunt your office. I'll bring you lunch every day. I'll bring the kids to visit. I will change diapers on your desk. Every birthday cake in the break room, every retirement party, I will be there. Watching her."
Tom: "Well, I better get you a parking space, 'cause she's staying."
Tom walks upstairs.

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Susan’s House
Sophie is hanging up beaded curtains in the doorway.


Sophie: "Don't you think it spices up the room?"
The doorbell rings and Susan goes to answer. She opens the door to find Zach leaving a potted flower by the door.


Zach: "Ah, I was just leaving you a gift to apologize for, you know, throwing gravel in your face."
Susan: "Well, you didn't have to do that."
Zach: "No, I kind of did. See, I want us to be friends."
Susan: "Yeah, well, that's not gonna happen."
Zach: "Why not?"
Susan: "Aside from you blinding me? You know, several weeks ago, you freaked out in my house. You screamed, you threw furniture around."
Zach: "Okay, well, I realize that I was out of line that night, but I was upset. And we have to get over that for Julie's sake."
Susan: "For Julie's sake?"
Zach: "How do you think it makes her feel that her mother and her boyfriend can't even get along?"
Susan: "Hey, Zach, Julie does not think of you as her boyfriend. In fact, I don't think she wants anything to do with you."
Zach: "She said that?"
Susan: "Yeah."
Zach: "I don't believe you."
Susan: "Believe whatever you want."
She pushes the flowers back into his hands and turns to walk back inside the house.


Zach (yelling): "Well, if she did, it's because you tell her stuff about me that's not true!"
Paul Young, standing on his porch, yells out to Zach.


Paul: "Zach! Come here! Right now!"
Felicia, next door, watering her plants, looks up at Paul's yelling.


Zach (to Susan): "Please. Don't ruin this for me."
Susan looks at Paul on his porch across the street, then walks into her house and closes the door.

Felicia watches as Zach walks back to his house.

Flashback to a conversation she had with her sister, Martha Huber.

Martha is looking at a framed photograph as Felicia pours coffee.


Martha: "How do you know Mary Alice?"
Felicia: "Who?"
Martha: "Mary Alice Young. She lives next door to me in Fairview."
Martha walks over to Felicia with the picture of a group of nurses. Mary Alice is in the middle of the picture.


Martha: "She's standing right here in this picture with you."
Felicia: "That's Angela Forrest. We worked together at the rehab center fifteen years ago."
Martha: "Don't be dense, Felicia. Don't you think I know my own neighbor?"
Felicia looks at the picture again.


Felicia: "Does this Mary Alice have children?"
Martha: "A teenager. A boy."
Martha sees the strange look on her sister’s face.


Martha: "What?"
Felicia: "Angela and I worked together with a very disturbed young woman who gave birth to a baby boy. About a year later, Angela and her husband disappeared. Not long after that, I heard that the child was missing, too. People said it was just a coincidence, but in my heart, I always hoped that she had given him a proper home."
Martha: "Are you saying she stole the baby?"
Felicia: "Don't look shocked, Martha. It makes your face look fat. The biological mother was a drug addict. If Angela really is your neighbor, which I doubt, then that child was very lucky."
In present day, Felicia watches Zach enter his home with Paul.

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Peterson Advertising
Annabel is having some coffee. She sees Lynette enter the office.


Annabel: "Lynette, hey. Oh, if you're looking for Tom, he's out with a client."
Lynette: "No, I actually wanted to see you."
Annabel: "You know, that's really funny. I was thinking the same thing. I've been here all this time. We should go out for lunch, just the two of us."
Lynette: "Yeah, I'll check my book. So, Annabel, do you have feelings for Tom?
Annabel: "What?"
Lynette: "You heard me."
Annabel: "Okay, you want to talk about this, Lynette? Let's talk. Yes, Tom and I were in love, but he married you. I'm not looking to break up a happy couple. Anyway, that's really more your speed, isn't it?"
An office worker enters and passes between them to get coffee from the table behind them.


Office Worker: "Morning, ladies. Just coming in for a little more fuel. Yep, one man's sludge is another man's liquid gold. Well, back to the trenches."
The worker walks between them again and leaves the room.


Lynette: "Watch your step! Tom and we're a team. Our marriage is rock solid. Nothing you do could ever break that up."
Annabel: "Then why are you down here right now warning me?"
Annabel leaves the room.

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Church
In front of the church, Father Crowley is shaking hands as members of his congregation pass by. He turns around and sees Gabrielle standing behind him.


Father Crowley: "Gabrielle. What brings you down here? Oh, sweet mother of god, what have you done this time?"
Gabrielle and the Priest are walking down the corridor.


Father Crowley: "You're pregnant?"
Gabrielle: "Yes, and it's impossible. I am on the pill. Which I know you probably think is a sin, but it works. It's a ninety-nine point nine percent effective sin."
Father Crowley: "Well, maybe it's in that one-tenth of a percent that God resides."
Gabrielle: "Couldn't wait to throw that in, could you? Look, God is screwing with me. He doesn't like the way I live my life, so he's punishing me."
Father Crowley: "Well, have you done something that would warrant being punished? The gardener? I thought that was over."
Gabrielle: "Well, it was, and then, and, well, you just had to be there. Look, that's my point is I'd be an awful mother. I'm selfish, and I'm self-centered, and the only person more self-centered than me is Carlos. I mean, he's so self-centered that he doesn't even know how self-centered I am. We'd be terrible parents."
Father Crowley: "Gabrielle, I'd like to help, but I'm not exactly sure what it is you want."
Gabrielle: "You know, it's just, I want to know who to be angry at."
Father Crowley: "Here's a thought. Don't be angry. Be thankful. Children are a gift, are they not?"
Gabrielle: "I don't have time for this crap. I have a party to plan."
She walks away.


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Construction Site
At the construction site, Edie looks over blueprints with some of the workers.


Edie: "Thanks."
The workers walk away as Lynette approaches.


Lynette: "Edie. Hey."
Edie: "Hi."
Lynette: "Wow, things are really coming along."
Edie: "Yeah, slowly and expensively."
Lynette: "Well, it'll be worth it. You're doing an amazing job. So, look, you're basically a predator, and I need some advice."
Later, Lynette and Edie are sitting together.


Lynette: "And I know Tom loves me, but I don't trust this woman. I think there's an agenda there. I don't know. Maybe I'm being paranoid."
Edie: "No, no. You did the right thing coming to me. There are two ways to approach this. Well, first I have to ask: what kind of shape is this woman in?"
Lynette: "Fantastic shape. She's gorgeous."
Edie: "Okay, now there's really only one way to approach this. You're gonna have to act fast."
Lynette: "I'm, I'm listening."
Edie: "Well, it's really pretty simple. When I feel threatened by a woman, I pull her in. I make her my best friend."
Lynette: "I thought you said you didn't have any female friends."
Edie: "I don't. And I've never felt threatened by another woman, either. But the point is keep your friends close..."
Lynette: "...keep your enemies closer."

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Lynette's House
Tom is sitting on the couch playing with the baby. Lynette enters.


Lynette: "Tom. We're having a dinner party. I'm thinking of inviting Annabel."
Lynette walks out and Tom looks after her, a worried expression on his face.

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Paul's House
Zach is washing his face in the sink.


Zach: "We're not moving."
Paul: "Susan knows something. Edie said she found-"
Zach: "I don't care what Edie Britt said! I'm not leaving Julie."
Paul: "You want to risk our lives, our future, over some schoolyard crush?"
Zach: "It is more than that. Julie loves me."
Paul: "Then why does she refuse to see you?"
Zach: "Mrs. Mayer lies to her. If it wasn't for that, she would be with me."
Paul: "Are you sure? You know, Julie's a very special girl."
Zach: "I know."
Paul: "She could have just about any boy she wanted. I think you're a wonderful kid, I do, but... you're not that special, Zach. Not really."
Zach: "But she kissed me."
Paul: "Lately? Let's just pack our bags and get out of here. We can leave this whole mess behind. We can start over. And there will be other girls, I promise."
Zach: "No."
Paul grabs Zach as he begins to walk away.

Paul: "If Susan goes to the police, it's over. They'll take me away. They'll take you away. Don't you get that?"
Zach: "If Julie doesn't love me anymore, then it doesn't matter. None of it matters."

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Lynette's House - Dinnertime
Tom and Annabel sitting at the table laughing and talking while Lynette is clearing dishes behind them.


Annabel: "Oh, McGruder had absolutely no idea what was going on. During the entire ship for the Phaser campaign, he was practically holding Benson's hand."
Tom: "After the way that Burnham screwed him over, I'd be nervous, too, my god."
Annabel: "It was awful."
Annabel holds Tom’s hand. Lynette sees this and steps between them.


Lynette: "Excuse me. I need to get in here so I can clear the plates."
Tom: "Hey, honey, you want some help with that?"
Lynette: "Oh, I’m good."
Lynette looks up to the stairs and sees the boys sitting there, watching them.


Lynette: "Looks like we got company."
Tom: "Hey, guys, isn't it time for bed?"
Lynette: "Oh, they never get to see you. Let 'em stay up for a while."
Tom: (to the boys) "Okay, come here. Come here. I want you to meet someone. This is Ms. Foster."
Annabel: "Hi."
Lynette: "She's an old, old friend of your daddy's."
Annabel: "Hey, what you got there?"
Twin: "It's a picture we painted."
Annabel: "Oh, let me have a look at that."
It’s a picture the boys painted of their family standing under a rainbow.

Twin: "It's all of us with mommy and daddy. We're really happy."
Annabel: "Oh, that is so adorable. When did you do this?"
Twin: "Today. Mom told us to."
Lynette: "I just told them to paint something nice. The sentiment's all theirs."
Twin: "But you told us to!"
Lynette: "Hold on, honey. Grown-ups are talking."
Annabel: "Well, this is really neat. Hey, how would you boys like to paint my portrait one day?"
Twin: "Sure. You're pretty."
Lynette: "Okay, great. Uh, so like your dad said, it's time for bed."
Tom: "I'll take them back upstairs. Come on, guys."
Lynette: "Thank you."
She gives Tom a quick kiss as he passes by her.

Tom: "Uh-huh."
Twin: "I'm gonna beat you. 
Tom: "Here we go."
Annabel and Lynette are left alone at the table.

Annabel: "I must say, Lynette, your home is warm and inviting, your children are absolutely precious. This whole evening was practically a commercial for the perfect family."
Lynette: "You think?"
Annabel: "You couldn't have planned it any better. And I mean that."
Lynette: "Good."

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Outside Susan's House - Nighttime
Susan puts trash in her trash can. When she's done stuffing the bags into the can, she puts the cover on it, and straightens up. Paul is right next to her and she gasps.

Paul: "Hello, Susan."
Susan: "Paul. Hi."
Paul: "I understand you and Edie went snooping through my house."
Susan: "Huh?"
Paul: "It's okay. I'm not mad. So, what do you want to know about Angela?"

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Paul's House
Paul serves a cup of coffee to Susan sitting at the table.


Paul: "It was Mary Alice's birth name. She was named after her Aunt Angela. When she was a teenager, they had a falling out, so she changed her name to Mary Alice. This is before we were married, so you'll forgive me if I'm hazy on the details."
Susan: "That's it? That's the explanation?"
Paul: "Ridiculously simple, isn't it?"
Susan: "She changed her name because she got in a fight with her aunt? Paul, that just doesn't seem like something Mary Alice would do."
Paul: "Neither did suicide, but we both know that she did it. So, can we finally put this behind us, or do you need to break into my home for anything else?"
Susan: "Uh, no. Um, I'm good. Thanks. Although if you wouldn't mind, I'd really like to see that videotape I found. The one marked "Angela." It'd be nice to see Mary Alice when she was young."
Paul: "I'm afraid that box of tapes was thrown out with the trash."
Susan: "Okay, then."
Paul: "Susan. I'm serious when I say I hope you'll leave my family alone now. This endless suspicion of yours has become very tiring."
Susan: "I couldn't agree more."
Susan walks out of Paul’s house.

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Lynette's House
Lynette, Tom and Annabel are having coffee in the living room when a cell phone rings.

Annabel: "Oh, that's my cell. Sorry. Oh, god, it's Peterson. Excuse me."
Tom: "Peterson?"
Annabel: "Hello? Yeah."
Annabel leaves the room, closing the door behind her.

Tom: "So this is quite a show you put on tonight."
Lynette: "Show?"
Tom: "The boys' paintings, all those references to how happy we are."
Lynette: "What's wrong with subtly reminding Annabel that you're happily married?"
Tom: "Because it wasn't subtle, and it's an insult to me."
Lynette: "I did not mean it that way."
Tom: "Are you so insecure that you have to pull that crap?"
Lynette: "Keep your voice down."
Tom: "It doesn't matter if she has feelings for me as long I am not interested. Have I ever, ever given you any reason to doubt me?"
Lynette: "Anyone is capable of anything. The first time we ever met, you were cheating."
Tom: "With you. Cheating with you."
Lynette: "It's a pattern of behavior."
Tom: "Oh, give me a break."
Lynette: "Well, what am I supposed to do? You hire your old girlfriend, and you don't tell me about it for three months?"
Tom: "I could have told you from day one, and you would still be jumping down my throat. No, Annabel is ancient history."
Lynette: "She's in the next room."
Tom: "How long do we have to be married, Lynette? How long until you actually trust me?"
Lynette: "I trust you."
Tom: "How many times have you said to me, "if you ever touch another woman, I will take the boys, and I will walk out of here, and you will never see us again"?"
Lynette: "Well, that's just something wives say to their husbands."
Tom: "Not all wives. God, Lynette, you're just so convinced that I'm gonna be unfaithful. It, it makes me sick. The distrust, the paranoia. You know, no, it seems like you're not gonna be happy until you drive me out of this marriage just to prove yourself right."
Tom sees the shocked look on Lynette’s face.

Tom: "Okay, wait, forget I said that."
Lynette: "It's too late. You said it."
Tom: "Well, then, just consider it something that husbands say to their wives."
Annabel comes back into the room.

Annabel: "Well, Peterson's on cloud nine. He discovered some inside scoop on the Metro account. The bad news is we're gonna have to redo the entire presentation."
Tom: "Tonight?"
Annabel: "They need it first thing in the morning. Peterson says we might be pulling an all-nighter."
Tom: "Well, I can't drive. I've been drinking."
Annabel: "I'll drive. Come on."
Tom: "Thanks."
Annabel: "Don't worry, Lynette. I'll deliver him back to you as soon as I can."
Lynette: "Please do."
Tom and Annabel leave. Tom takes a long look at Lynette who has her back to him as they leave.

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Gabrielle's House
A large gathering of friends and neighbors are in the pool area of the Solis's house. Everyone's chatting or eating. Carlos is working the barbeque grill. Gabrielle is standing next to him. Carlos hangs the tongs to Gabrielle.


Carlos: "Honey, take over for a minute. I’m giving my speech."
Gabrielle: "Oh!"
Carlos: "Make sure they stay pink like that okay?"
Carlos grabs a drink and walks away. Gabrielle holds her nose. Susan and Julie approach.

Susan: "Are you okay?"
Gabrielle: "Oh, yeah, I just didn’t realize how disgusting meat could be."
Carlos taps his glass.

Carlos: "Everyone. I just wanted to say that it really means a lot to me that all of you came and as you know, in a few days, I will be taking a little government-sponsored vacation."
In the crowd are Bree and Rex, Edie and Felicia, and Sophie. Gabrielle is still at the grill, turning the meat.

Carlos: "Lucky for me, breakfast is included."
Crowd laughs.

Julie: "Oh, God."
Julie sees Paul and Zach.

Carlos: "The bottom line is, I’m going away to jail. And when a man goes away to jail, which I hope none of you here ever have to do, he sees who his real friends are. So, thanks."
Carlos raises his glass. Everyone follows suit.

Everyone: "Hear, hear!"
Gabrielle, still turning the meat, begins to gag. She holds her mouth and runs into the house. As she runs by Sophie, she grabs the bottle of champagne in Sophie’s hand.

Sophie: "Excuse you!"
George and Ginger enter the party.

George: "Stay put till I need you. Don’t talk to anyone and for God’s sake, don’t get drunk."
Ginger: "You know, I was supposed to go to my cousin’s wedding today."
George: "It’s not a wedding, it’s a commitment ceremony. Now sit down and try to fit in."
George walks away.

Inside the house, Gabrielle enters the bathroom with the bottle of champagne and leans over the sink. She pushes the window closed.

Gabrielle: "Oh!"
She runs to the wall and turns on the overhead fan. She looks as though she is ready to vomit and leans over the sink again.

Gabrielle: "Oh!"
Outside, Julie is sitting all alone. Zach, carrying a plate, comes over.

Zach: "I got you a hot dog."
Julie: "No thanks, I’m full."
Zach: "They have a croquet set. Want to go hit some balls?"
Julie: "No."
Zach: "Oh that’s fine. We can just sit here."
Julie: "Zach! I don’t want to be your girlfriend. I don’t want to hang out with you. I just want you to leave me alone. Okay?"
Zach: "Okay."
Zach walks away as Julie stares after him.

In the bathroom, Gabrielle pours herself a glass of champagne. She stares at it and sighs, then pours it into the sink. She looks over on the counter and pulls out her birth control pills. She places the container on the counter and starts to hit it over and over. She sees that the foil on the back of the package is open.

"In that moment, while looking at the pills that had been so obviously tampered with, Gabrielle's nausea was suddenly replaced by an even stronger sensation: rage."
Outside, Zach watches as Julie hugs a male friend. Bree is talking to friends and sees George approaching with a glass in hand. Rex rushes up and pulls George around. George’s drink splashed onto Rex.

Rex: "What are you doing?"
George: "I am so sorry. That was an accident."
Rex: "Answer my question. What are you doing here?"
George: "I was invited."
Rex: "By who?"
George: "You know what, Dr. Van de Kamp? I don't believe I have to answer to you."
Rex: "See, I think you do."
Bree approaches.


Bree: "What's going on here?"
Rex: "He crashed the party. This guy clearly is not taking no for an answer."
Bree: "It's okay. George has a girlfriend. You brought her, didn't you?"
Rex: "He doesn't have a girlfriend."
George: "I do so. She's right over there."
George points at Ginger who is eating.

Rex: "That's his girlfriend?"
Bree: See? We were worried for nothing."
George: "So any time you want to apologize..."
Bree: Oh, come on, Rex. You owe George some sort of gesture."
Rex turns away then turns back.

Bree: (to George) "I’m sorry."
Rex: "Oh, what the hell?"
Rex pushes George into the pool. George grabs Bree’s hand just before falling in, pulling Bree in with him.

Ginger stands there laughing, while the crowd is shocked.

Bree: "Rex, have you lost your mind?"
Rex: "To be fair, I only pushed him."
Gabrielle comes running out of the house.


Gabrielle: "Carlos, you son of a bitch. I am pregnant, and it's all your fault!"
Gabrielle holds up the pills that Carlos had switched. She slaps Carlos and stomps back into the house. Susan looks on, shocked. Carlos smiles.

Edie turns to Felicia, who’s standing next to her.


Edie: "Wow! This is turning into one hell of a party."
Gabrielle is standing in her front yard. Susan runs after her.

Susan: "Are you okay?"
Gabrielle: "I think I can honestly say no, I'm not."
Susan: "I'm sorry."
Gabrielle: "Thanks."
Susan: "But you know what they say about kids: that you can't imagine having them until you do, and then you can't imagine life without them. It's true. All I'm saying is maybe this is a blessing in disguise."
Gabrielle: "I don't know who the father is."
Susan: "What?"
Gabrielle: "Yeah."
Susan: "So you mean you and John have still been..."
Gabrielle: "Yeah."
Susan: "Gabby!"
Gabrielle: "Oh, I know, Susan, but I don't know what I'm gonna do."
Suddenly, there’s an explosion from across the street. It’s Susan’s house, and her kitchen window blows out.

Susan and Gabrielle scream.

Susan: "Oh, oh, oh, my god! Oh, my god, that's, that's my house!"
Gabrielle: "I'll call nine-one-one!"
Susan: "Yes, that's, that's, that's my house! Oh! Oh! Oh, my, oh, my, look, my kitchen! Oh, it's a big fire!"

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Susan's House
A fireman, Susan, Sophie, and Julie enter the burnt kitchen.


Fireman: "Turns out someone left the gas on with candles burning."
Susan: "That's not possible. We don't burn candles during the day."
Sophie: "Uh, well, I did have a, a French vanilla candle burning earlier, but, but I'm almost positive I, I blew it out."
Fireman: "You're almost positive?"
Sophie closes her eyes and makes the motions of blowing out a candle.


Sophie: "Yes. I did. I-I did, I-I think."
Fireman: "Look, you're lucky the fire was contained. The damage could have been far more extensive. You've got to be more careful from now on."
Susan looks out the burnt window and in the crowd she can see Paul Young standing in his yard looking her way. Once Paul sees Susan looking, he turns and enters his house.

Susan: "Don't worry. We will be."
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Drug Store
George is working with prescriptions. Bree enters the store.


George: "Bree, hi."
Bree: "Hi. You left the party so quickly, I didn't have a chance to apologize to you for what Rex did. Oh, George, I'm so sorry he humiliated you in front of all those people. I don't know what got into him."
George: "Isn't it obvious? He hates me."
Bree: "No, he doesn't hate you. He doesn't even know you, and you don't really even know him."
George: "Well, I know this much: he's not gonna let us be friends."
Bree: "Well, that's not his choice to make."
George: "What if he asked you not to see me anymore? What if he orders you not to?"
Bree: "Well, I decide who I need in my life, and I've decided that I need you, and that's all there is to it."
George: "He could make it awfully difficult for you to spend time with me."
Bree: "Well, who says he has to know how I spend my free time?"
They smile at each other.

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Susan's House
Susan picks up the phone book. She thumbs through it and runs her finger down the page until she stops at a listing for 慔afts Detective Agency.?


Susan: "I'm having trouble with the family across the street. I think one of them may have set a fire in my house, and I don't know why, but - I feel like it's got something to do with my friend who killed herself. I called the police, but they didn't take me seriously."
Susan is sitting in the detective’s office.


Susan: "This family's got a secret. A bad secret. I think I'm in over my head. I need you to find out everything there is to know about Paul Young and his family. Do you think you can help me?"
Private Investigator: "As a matter of fact, I know I can."
The detective is the same investigator who helped Paul Young find out who wrote the threatening note to his wife that resulted in her suicide.

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Wisteria Lane - Dusk

"Spring comes every year to Wisteria Lane, but not everyone remembers to stop and smell the flowers. Some are too busy worrying about the future..."

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Lynette's House
Lynette is sitting on her front porch, holding the baby. Tom comes out and kisses her on the head before he leaves for work. Lynette looks worried as she watches Tom leave.

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Gabrielle's House

"Or mistakes they've made in the past."
Gabrielle is on her porch reading. She reaches down and puts her hand on her stomach.

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Garden

"Others are preoccupied with not getting caught."
Bree walks down the street looking around as though checking to see if anyone is watching. George is waiting for her and they walk away arm in arm.

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Susan's House
A workman is holding Susan’s new window.

Susan: "It’s a window."
Workman laughs. Susan lets the workman inside.

"Or thinking of ways to catch someone else."
Susan turns to close the door. She sees Paul across the street staring at her.

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Martha Huber's House

"Still, there will always be a few who remember to take a moment and appreciate what spring has given them."
Felicia is working in her garden surrounded by flowers.

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Bedroom

"Just as there will always be those who prefer to sit in the dark brooding over everything they've lost."
Focus in on somebody holding a lighter, its flame dancing. The camera moves up to show that it's Zach holding the lighter as he lies in bed, looking at a small collage of photos on his wall, all of Julie.


~ The End ~
 

 

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 楼主| 可乐无限 发表于 07-11-26 09:40:31 | 只看该作者

Desperate Housewives - Episode 01.19 - Live Alone and Like It

Guest stars
"Tom Scavo" - Doug Savant
"Andrew Van De Kamp" - Shawn Pyfrom
"Noah" - Bob Gunton
"Mrs. McClusky" - Kathryn Joosten
"Detective Sullivan" - Nick Chinlund
"Reverend Sikes" - Dakin Matthews
"Tim" - James Michael Connor
"Sam" - Geoff Pierson
"Sophie Bremmer" - Lesley Ann Warren
"Preston Scavo" - Brent Kinsman
"Porter Scavo" - Shane Kinsman
"Lamont" - Patrick Dollaghan
"Waiter" - David Pevsner
"Delivery Guy" - Lawrence LeJohn
"Ice Cream Vendor" - Paul Rae
Written by: Jenna Bans
Directed by: Arlene Sanford

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Lynette’s Kitchen
Lynette lifts two full trash bags out of the trash can and carries them across the house.


"Every morning as she went to take out her trash, Lynette Scavo would indulge in a little daydream, the details of which were always the same."
Lynette looks out her kitchen door at her neighbor, Karen McClusky, who’s watering her lawn.


"One day, her nasty neighbor Karen McClusky would keel over and die."
Mrs. McClusky falls backward, dead. A moving van appears in front of Mrs. McClusky’s home.


"And her home would be bought by a lovely Swedish family with two adorable twin daughters."
The moving van pulls away. Standing on Mrs. McClusky’s lawn is a man, a woman, and young twin girls waving at Lynette.


"The families would form an everlasting friendship, culminating in their daughters marrying her sons at an elaborate wedding the Scavos wouldn't have to pay for."
Lynette daydreams that her family and the new neighbors meet in the middle of the street, shake hands and hugs. Lynette pictures a beautiful wedding with her twins marrying the new neighbors twins.


"Yes, Lynette enjoyed her little daydream, but Mrs. McClusky always had a way of pulling her back to reality."
Lynette steps out her kitchen door and sees Mrs. McClusky carrying Lynette's two garbage cans across the street. Lynette runs after her.


Lynette: "Hey, hey, hey, hey. Why are you stealing my garbage cans?"
Mrs. McClusky: "Garbage pickup was two days ago, and these cans have been on the street ever since. I just assumed you didn't want 'em anymore."
Lynette: "Oh, that's very cute. That's good. Here. Give them here."
Lynette takes the cans away from Mrs. McClusky and carries them back to her house.


Mrs. McClusky: "It's bad enough we got to look at that god-awful color you painted the house. We shouldn't have to stare at your cans for days on end."
Lynette: "You want to talk about good neighbor etiquette? How about you hire a gardener to take care of that jungle you call a lawn?"
Mrs. McClusky: "I am on a fixed income."
Lynette: "Oh. Well, perhaps you should consider moving somewhere less expensive, like a nursing home."
Mrs. McClusky: "Go to hell."
Mrs. McClusky turns and begins walking back to her house.


Lynette: "Run by Germans, hmm?"
Mrs. McClusky waves a dismissive hand in Lynette's direction. Lynette puts her trash cans in her yard and turns back toward Mrs. McClusky


Lynette: "And you know..."
Mrs. McClusky stumbles.


Mrs. McClusky: "Oh. Oh."
She begins crawling on her hands and knees to her house.


Lynette: "Mrs., Mrs. McClusky. Mrs. McClusky, are you all right?"
Mrs. McClusky continues crawling to her yard.


Mrs. McClusky: "Oh, oh."
Lynette seems at a loss about what to do. She runs toward Mrs. McClusky’s front door.


Lynette: "I'll get the door. "
Mrs. McClusky: "Oh."
Mrs. McClusky falls face down.


Lynette: "Mrs. McClusky!"

"For a brief moment, Lynette was presented with an interesting choice of options."
Lynette looks up and sees her dream family standing in front of the moving van.


"And though she knew she'd hate herself in the morning, Lynette chose to do the right thing."
In front of Mrs. McClusky’s house, ambulance attendants are lifting her on a gurney into the ambulance. She has oxygen tubes in her nose.


Mrs. McClusky: "Lynette, where are they taking me?"
Lynette: "You're going to the hospital, Mrs. McClusky. You're gonna be fine."
Mrs. McClusky: "I don't want to go alone. Come with me."
Lynette: "Oh, um, these are trained technicians, and I've got a roast in the...freezer."
Mrs. McClusky: "Please. I'm scared."
Lynette: "Yeah, I'll come with you. Okay, here I am."
Mrs. McClusky: "Thank you."
Lynette climbs into the ambulance and sits next to Mrs. McClusky.


Mrs. McClusky: "If I die, I don't want it to be with strangers."
Lynette: "You're not going to die."
Mrs. McClusky: "How can you be so sure?"

"Of course, Lynette didn't respond. How could she tell her neighbor that some dreams were just too beautiful to come true?"
As the ambulance drives away with the siren blaring, Lynette sees her dream family on Mrs. McClusky’s lawn waving goodbye to her.

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Credits


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Cemetery
Noah sits on a stone bench looking at a picture of his daughter and saying the Rosary.


"Life is a journey, one that is much better traveled with a companion by our side. But sometimes, we lose our companions along the way, and then the journey becomes unbearable."
Mike approaches.


Mike: "Noah. Didn't know you were a religious man. What's with the Rosary?"
Noah: "They found Deirdre."
Mike: "What?"
Noah: "Her body had been stuffed inside a toy chest. Can you believe that? A kid's toy chest. She'd been dismembered."
Noah begins sighing heavily, almost crying. Mike sits next to him in shock.


Mike: "My god."
Noah: "Cops I.D抏d her from her dental records. She's been dead fifteen years. All that time I was looking for her, she was already gone."
Mike: "I'm so sorry."
Noah: "I have to bury my baby. I came out here to, uh, figure out what kind of tombstone to get her."
Noah stands up. Mike follows him.


Mike: "You shouldn't be doing this now. Let's get you home."
Noah: "There's a cop I want you to talk to."
Mike: "A cop?"
Noah: "His name is Sullivan. I paid him to take the heat off you for your neighbor's murder. He'll get you the file on Deirdre's case. Apparently, they have some leads."
Noah walks away.

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Camp Hennessey
Bree and Rex are sitting on the porch.


Rex: "I don't know. I think we may be making a huge mistake."
Bree: "We made our decision. Let's just stick to it."
Rex: "Let's say we leave him here three more weeks. What's the worst that could happen?"
Bree: "Our son just told us that he might be gay. There are two hundred other boys in this camp. Now, I could explain to you what might happen if we left him here, but I'm a lady, and I don't use that kind of language."
Rex: "You know, I bet we're worrying ourselves sick over nothing. This is probably just a phase."
Bree: "Exactly, so we'll get him home, we'll get him into Christian counseling, so it won't become a lifestyle."
Rex: "Well, whatever's going on with him, he's still our son, and we love him."
Bree: "Why would you say that to me?"
Rex: "Because it's obvious how freaked out you are by the whole gay thing."
Bree: "I may be freaked out, but that doesn't change how I feel about him."
Rex: "I'm just saying: be cool."
Andrew comes out onto the porch with his bag.


Bree: "I can be just as cool as you can."
Rex: "All right."
Rex hugs Andrew.


Rex: "It'll be nice to have you back."
Bree approaches Andrew and puts her hands on his arms.


Bree: "Andrew, I would love you even if you were a murderer."
Bree hugs him and Rex and Andrew look at each other in disbelief.

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Outside Lynette's House
An ice cream truck with a line of children is parked on the curb. Lynette, with the stroller, is standing nearby. One of the twins runs up to Lynette.


Twin: "Mommy, the line's not moving."
Susan: "Oh, for Pete's sake."
Susan walks quickly to the ice cream truck, where her mother is leaning on the counter, laughing.


Susan: "Mom. Mom!"
Sophie: "What?"
Susan: "Kids are waiting."
Sophie: "Oh, honey, Hector here teaches salsa dancing at the community center."
Hector: "I give private lessons, too."
Sophie: "Oh, I bet you do."
Susan: "Mom!"
Sophie: "What?"
Susan pulls Sophie away from the ice cream truck.


Susan: "Could you please not flirt with the ice cream man?"
Sophie: "Why not?"
Susan: "Do you need a reason beyond the fact that he's the ice cream man?"
Sophie: "It's called moving on with your life."
Susan: "You just broke up with Morty two weeks ago. Don't you think you can at least pretend to mourn the relationship?"
Sophie: "Oh, you are such a stick in the mud. We should be out there having fun. I know what we can do tonight. We can go to some hip club and get some hot guys."
Susan: "Mom."
Sophie: "Oh, it'll be great! I'll say I'm forty-two, and you can be twenty-eight. What? Oh, you could pull it off."


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Lynette's House
Lynette opens her front door and Mrs. McClusky is there.


Lynette: "Mrs. McClusky, you're back from the hospital already?"
Mrs. McClusky: "Turns out I O.D.ed a little bit on my arthritis medication. One pill, I can open a jar. Four pills, I'm face-down crawling for my life. You'll find out about that soon enough."
Lynette: "Well, I'm glad to hear you're all right."
Mrs. McClusky: "Here."
Mrs. McClusky hands Lynette a green Tiffany lamp.


Mrs. McClusky: "My way of saying thank you for not letting me die out there on the lawn."
Lynette: "Oh, Mrs. McClusky, you don't ..."
Mrs. McClusky: "Keep it! It's genuine Tiffany. It's been in my family for years."
Lynette: "I don't know what to say. It's, it's stunning. Thank you."
Mrs. McClusky hugs Lynette. Lynette looks confused.


Lynette: "I'd invite you in, but-"
Mrs. McClusky: "Well, I wanted to tell you what my doctor said. Seems that arthritis is the least of my problems."
Mrs. McClusky walks into Lynette’s house. Lynette is speechless.


Mrs. McClusky: "See, I had this skin tag -- or what I thought was a skin tag, but it turns out it might be more serious."


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Gabrielle's House, Nighttime
Gabrielle is lying in bed, reading. Carlos walks into the room and tries to sit on the bed. Gabrielle puts her foot on Carlos?chest to stop him.


Gabrielle: "What do you think you're doing?"
Carlos: "Please, I can't sleep in the den anymore. I need to sleep in a bed."
Gabrielle: "Well, then, you might want to try a motel, because you're not coming back in here!"
Gabrielle shoves Carlos back with her foot. He sighs.


Carlos: "How many times have I got to say I'm sorry?"
Gabrielle: "Obviously, a few more."
Carlos: "I am not proud of what I did. I admit, I was way out of line."
Gabrielle: "You want back in this bed? You know what to do."
Carlos: "I'm not tearing up the post-nup."
Gabrielle: "Why not?"
Carlos: "Because it's the one way that I can ensure you'll be here when I get out of jail."
Gabrielle: "Well, then have fun at the motel."
Carlos: "Fine. Tomorrow I'm canceling your credit cards."
Gabrielle: "What?"
Carlos: "And I'm taking away your ATM as well."
Gabrielle: "What am I supposed to do for money?"
Carlos: "Maybe once you see how good you've got it here, you'll start treating me with a little respect."
Gabrielle: "You want my respect? Then tear up the post-nup."
Carlos: "Give me my pillow."
Gabrielle: "One more thing. If you ever hurt me again, I will kill you."
Carlos: "If you ever leave me for another man, I'll kill you."
Gabrielle throws the pillow at Carlos.


Gabrielle: "Boy, with all this passion, isn't it a shame that we're not having sex?"
Carlos walks out of the room.

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John's Apartment
John is kissing his way up Gabrielle’s arm. Gabrielle lets him, but sits there with her head propped up on her hand, looking disinterested and distracted. John begins kissing Gabrielle’s neck.


Gabrielle: "I feel trapped."
John: "You want me to open a window?"
Gabrielle: "No, I'm talking about my life."
John: "Oh. Are we done making out?"
Gabrielle: "No, no. Keep going."
John continues to nuzzle Gabrielle’s neck.


John: "So what's up?"
Gabrielle: "I'm unhappy with Carlos and my marriage. I feel like I don't have options, and it's driving me crazy. Every time something went south in my life, I always had a plan B. Now I feel like I have nothing."
John: "What about me? Can't I be your plan B?"
Gabrielle: "Damn it, John. What is our new rule?"
John: "Stop pretending we have a future."
Gabrielle: "Thank you."
John: "Can't you just walk out?"
Gabrielle: "No, 'cause if I leave, then I'll be broke, and that's awful. If I stay, then he's in control, and that's horrifying. And he cut up all my credit cards, which means I'm married to him and unable to shop, which is probably the worst of all possible worlds."
John: "I'm sorry."
Gabrielle: "I'll figure something out. I'm not much fun today. I'm gonna go."
Gabrielle stands up and picks up her purse.


John: "Wait."
John pulls out his wallet and hands Gabrielle a credit card.


Gabrielle: "What's this?"
John: "You deserve nice things, and if Mr. Solis won't provide them, I will."
Gabrielle: "With your student credit card?"
John: "I own my own business."
Gabrielle: "You mow lawns."
John: "I make good money. You know, I have 20 houses, and I'm this close to getting the driving range at the country club."
Gabrielle: "I can't."
Gabrielle hands the card back to John.


John: "Yes, you can."
John hands the card back to Gabrielle. She takes the card.


Gabrielle: "I'll pay it off."
John: "If you want. But you don't have to. Mrs. Solis...to take care of you...it's my dream."
Gabrielle: "Well, far be it from me to stand in the way of a young man's dream."
Gabrielle tucks the card into her purse and she and John fall back onto the bed.

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Lynette's House
Lynette is on the phone in the kitchen. She grabs her purse. She grabs books and notebooks and puts them into her oversized bags.


Lynette: "Okay, Tom, yeah. I will swing by the dry cleaners after I hit the market. Mm, I don't know. Porter has a dentist appointment at four o'clock, so the, um, car might have to wait until tomorrow. Okay, yeah. I love you, too. Bye-bye."
Lynette hangs up and opens the front door. Mrs. McClusky is standing there.

Mrs. McClusky: "Hi there. I brought you some avocados. I have a tree in back, but I hate 'em, and your family seems like the kind that would eat guacamole."
Lynette: "Um, Mrs. McClusky, thank you. That is very nice."
Mrs. McClusky: "So let's make up a batch."
Lynette: "Oh, um, now's not a good time. I'm, I'm on my way out. I have a ton of errands."
Mrs. McClusky: "Oh, that's great, because my car's on the fritz, and I could hitch a ride. I need to drop by the pharmacy, anyway."
Lynette: "No, I can't. I'm sorry, but I-I have a lot of things to do."
Mrs. McClusky: "Maybe you could take me later. I could drop by tomorrow."
Lynette: "Mrs. McClusky, I'm not gonna have any time tomorrow."
Mrs. McClusky: "Oh. Kind of interesting that you can't spend two minutes with me, but you have no trouble taking my Tiffany lamp."
Lynette: "Oh, for God's sakes."
Lynette walks back into her house shaking her head. She comes back to the door carrying the lamp. She hands the lamp back to Mrs. McClusky.


Lynette: "Here. You should take this back. I-I don't have a place for it."
Mrs. McClusky: "But that was my thank you for saving my life."
Lynette: "I know, and it was a beautiful gesture. Really. But I just-"
Mrs. McClusky: "Save it, Lynette. I get the picture."
Mrs. McClusky grabs the lamp and walks away.

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Susan's House, nighttime
Susan, yawning, walks down the stairs in just a T-shirt. She sees her mother sitting in a chair with a man standing behind her rubbing her shoulders. Susan pulls her T-shirt down trying to cover her bare legs.


Susan: "Aah! Oh! Oh, God."
Sophie: "Susie, this is Tim."
Tim: "Sorry we startled you."
Susan: "Oh, uh, that's okay. I, I just didn't expect to see anybody up at a quarter to one."
Sophie: "Oh, Susie, you should have come out tonight. I met Tim here at the Islands Bar, and he introduced me to this crazy drink. The Dirty Volcano. Ahhh."
Tim: "Whoo!"
Sophie: "And then we danced, and he dipped me."
Tim: "Sophie's very limber."
Susan: "Uh, mom, could I just talk to you in the family room for a minute?"
Sophie: "Oh, sure."
Tim: "Susan is your daughter?"
Sophie: "Yep."
Tim: "No, she can't be."
Sophie: "Yes."
Tim: "No."
Sophie: "Yeah!"
Tim: "No!"
Sophie: "Yeah!"
Tim: "No!"
Sophie: "Yes."
Susan: "Okay, we get it. She looks young."
Susan drags her mother into the other room.


Sophie: "Oh. That man has magic fingers."
Susan: "What are you doing? I have a teenage daughter in the house. You can't just bring strange men you meet in bars here in the middle of the night."
Sophie: "We're just having a few laughs. What's the big deal?"
Susan: "I know you're trying to get over Morty, but this is not the way to do it, so can you please just go out there and tell him to go home?"
Sophie: "You know how blue I've been. Why can't you be supportive?"
Susan: "I have been plenty supportive."
Sophie: "No, you haven't. You really haven't. Now, Tim is my guest, and he will go home when I say so."
Susan: "If he's not gone in five minutes, I'm gonna go out there and tell him exactly how old you really are."
Sophie blinks at Susan, then nods slightly, and walks back into the living room.


Sophie: "Tim, it's time for me to go sleepy-pie."


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Darkened Parking Garage
Mike Delfino stands in the nearly empty garage and looks around. A man standing off in the distance calls his name.


Detective Sullivan: "Delfino."
Mike: "Yeah. You must be Sullivan."
The plainclothes man hands Mike a file.


Detective Sullivan: "The file on Noah's daughter."
Mike: "Yeah, he said you had some leads."
Detective Sullivan: "Yeah, sure, we got some leads."
Mike: "Is there a problem?"
Detective Sullivan: "Gee, I don't know. I'm handing a confidential police report over to a killer and drug dealer. Why should that be a problem?"
Mike: "Thanks."
Mike walks away.


Detective Sullivan: "Is this what our justice system has come to? Guys like you walking the street without a care in the world?"
Mike: "I did my time."
Detective Sullivan: "Not nearly enough, you piece of garbage."
Mike walks back to the officer.


Mike: "You know, I'm glad we had the chance to meet, because apparently, I'm no longer a murder suspect thanks to you, so I don't want to seem ungrateful. But just out of curiosity, how much does it cost to buy off a homicide detective these days? Thanks again."
Mike turns and walks away from the officer again.


Detective Sullivan: "Hey, Delfino...one more thing."
Sullivan comes up quickly behind Mike, pulling out his gun as he does so. Mike turns around and Sullivan hits Mike in the face with the pistol. Mike falls. Sullivan kicks Mike in the stomach, twice. Mike tries to get up. The officer hits Mike on the head with the gun. Mike collapses. The officer picks up the file and leans over Mike.


Detective Sullivan: "Now, this file was misplaced. Understand? If even a whisper of this gets traced back to me, there will be one less cop killer on the street."
Sullivan stands and throws the file down next the Mike.


Detective Sullivan: "And for God's sakes, don't get any blood on the file."
He walks away, leaving Mike on the ground.

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Restaurant
Gabrielle sits alone in a fancy restaurant, having lunch. She opens a shoe box sitting next the her on the table and admires her new shoes. Gabrielle puts the shoes back into the box and sees a man across the room smiling at her. He holds up his champagne glass to toast her. Gabrielle raises her glass in response. The waiter walks up to her.


Waiter: "Ma'am, I'm sorry but your credit card has been declined."
Gabrielle: "What? Oh, no, that’s impossible. It’s a new card. I just went shopping with it. Try it again."
Waiter: "Ma'am, I tried it three times and then I called the bank. Now, may I might try another card?"
Gabrielle: "Of course you may. Will you just give me a moment?"
The waiter nods, sets the check down, and walks away. Gabrielle grabs her cell phone and dials.

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John's Apartment
The phone rings. John answers it.


John: "Hello?"
Gabrielle: "It’s me."
John: "Oh, I've been trying to call you but you turned your cell off."
Gabrielle: "Because I'm in a lovely restaurant, having a lovely meal that I now can't pay for."
John: "Well, did you order already??
Gabrielle: "I ate already."
John: "Look, the credit card company called my mom. I mean, they said that there was unusual activity on my card."
Gabrielle: "I bought shoes."
John: "Well, I didn't know that, you know, and then my mom starting asking all these questions so I just blurted out that the card was stolen, and she cancelled it."
Gabrielle: "Why would they call your parents? It’s your account."
John: "They co-signed for it. Look, if you just explain to the waiter."
Gabrielle: "What? That the credit card was cancelled by my lover’s mommy?"
John: "Well, what other options do you have, unless you return the shoes and get the money back?"
Gabrielle: "Return the shoes? I can't talk to you when you're being hysterical."
Gabrielle hangs up the cell phone. The waiter walks back up to the table.


Waiter: "So, ma'am, what you like to do about the bill?"
Gabrielle looks across the restaurant and see the man who toasted her pulling out his credit card. She smiles.

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Lynette's Front Yard
Lynette is carrying a laundry basket, picking up toys. A delivery guy approaches her.


Delivery Guy: "Afternoon. I've got a package for your neighbor Karen McClusky. You mind signing?"
Lynette: "Well, isn't she home? She usually never goes anywhere."
Delivery Guy: "No one answered."
Lynette: "All right."
Lynette signs for the package. He hands the package to Lynette


Lynette: "Okay. Thank you."
Lynette tiptoes up Mrs. McClusky’s front steps with the package. She puts the package by the front door, pushes the door bell, and runs back across the street.

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Restaurant
Gabrielle is sitting with the man who toasted her.


Gabrielle: "So let me get this straight -- you play tennis, you know wine, and you speak Mandarin. Does every other man in the world want you dead?"
Sam: "Well, I'm not that impressive. I pulled a gray hair out of my chest this morning."
Gabrielle: "I don't know. I'd watch your back."
Sam: "You know, I really enjoyed talking to you. You, uh, well, you made my day. I was thinking if you'd like to get together again..."
Gabrielle: "Well, Sam, to, to tell you the truth, I'm kind of in a relationship right now. I just wanted to be honest."
Sam: "That's perfectly okay, Tina. By the way, this is on me."
Gabrielle: "Oh, no, you shouldn't."
Sam: "Oh, please. It's my pleasure."
Sam puts his credit card on the check and hands it to the waiter. The waiter looks at Gabrielle who smiles back at him.

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Bree's House
Rex and Bree set the table together.


Rex: "This is gonna be a disaster."
Bree: "It'll be fine." (shouts up the stairs) "Andrew, honey, hurry up. Dinner's ready."
Rex: "It's like we're setting a trap for him."
Bree: "It's for his own good. You'll see."
Andrew enters the dining room.


Andrew: "Smells good. What are we having?"
Bree: "I'm making homemade brat wurst with sweet-and-sour cabbage. It's a recipe I found in an old German cookbook."
The doorbell rings.


Bree: "I'll get the door. Honey, why don't you pour the wine?"
Andrew: "Isn't Danielle spending the night at Wendy's?"
Rex: "I believe she is."
Andrew: "Well, then, why did mom set the table for four places?"
Rex: "Huh?"
Andrew: "Uh, I asked who's coming for dinner."
Bree walks into the dining room holding onto the arm of a smiling, gray-haired man.


Bree: "Andrew, you remember Reverend Sikes, don't you?"
Andrew: "Oh, come on."
Bree: "Um, Reverend, why don't you, um, have seat, and I will get some refreshments?"
The Reverend sits down at the dining room table where Andrew is sitting and Rex is pouring wine.


Reverend Sikes: "Ah. So, Andrew. It's been a long time."
Andrew: "Yes. Yes, it has."
Bree: "Would you like some water? I have flat or bubbly."
Reverend Sikes: "Oh, bubbly, please. So, your mother tells me you've started having some sexual desires for other boys."
Andrew stares at his mother who smiles back lovingly. Andrew looks at the wine.


Andrew: "I don't suppose I could get some of that."
Rex: "Nope. I'm gonna need every drop."
Rex pours himself more wine.

Later...


Reverend Sikes: "And over the years, we've had so many young people come to our ministry hating themselves for their unnatural desires, and within a few months, they've found an inner peace and a tranquility that is nothing short of miraculous."
Bree: "Oh."
Bree reaches over and touches Andrew’s arm. Andrew smiles back at his mother.


Reverend Sikes: "And all it takes is a little faith and a desire to change."
Andrew: "I'm sorry, but I, I really don't want to talk about my sex life."
Bree: "Well, that's just too bad, because this needs to be discussed."
Reverend Sikes: "Bree, please, let the boy speak. Go on."
Andrew: "Well, I appreciate your offer to help. I do. But I don't hate myself. So, I'm good."
Reverend Sikes: "Son, I know what it's like to be a teenager. It's a very confusing time."
Andrew: "I'm not confused. I know exactly who I am."
Reverend Sikes: "Well, if you ever do want to talk, my door is always open."
Bree: "Reverend, I don't mean to criticize, but, it sounds like you're giving up."
Reverend Sikes: "We can't force him on a path of righteousness. He, himself, has got to want to make the journey."
Bree: "Well, then, what do we do, just stand by while he starts dating boys? And by the way, the correct word is not gay. It's sodomy."
Rex: "We're in the middle of dinner."
Bree: "So?"
Rex: "So can you at least wait till dessert before calling our son a sodomite?"
Bree: "How you can sit there and be so casual is beyond me."
Rex: "For starters, I knew this dinner was a bad idea the moment you suggested it."
Bree: "Well, at least I'm trying to be proactive."
Reverend Sikes: "Please, there's no need to get upset."
Bree: "I am upset because there is a problem here, and no one seems to notice it but me."
Rex: "As far as I'm concerned, if Andrew is happy with who he is, then it is our job to support him."
He nods at Andrew, who nods back. Bree stares at Rex. Then she turns to Andrew.


Bree: "Your father is into S and M."
Rex: "Bree!"
Bree: "He makes me beat him with a riding crop, and I let him. It's no wonder you're perverted. Look who your parents are."
Bree walks away from the table.


Rex: "Excuse me."
Rex leaves the table. Andrew smiles at the Reverend.


Andrew: "What a fun night. You know, we should really do this again sometime."


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Outside Susan's House, Nighttime
Sophie comes running out of the house to greet Susan as she pulls into the driveway.


Sophie: "Hey. Hey. Good news. I know why you've been so furious at me."
Susan exits car and walks toward back of SUV. Sophie follows.


Susan: "I haven't been furious at you."
Sophie: "Oh, well, yes, you have, and I don't blame you. Men have been coming on to me left and right, and I just, I've been having so much fun and just enjoying life, and what do I do? I throw it right in your face. I'd hate me, too."
Susan: "Mom, I don't hate you."
Susan takes her bag out of back of SUV and closes the trunk. She and Sophie walk toward house. Sophie hugs Susan as they walk.


Sophie: "Well, be that as it may, from here on out, I'm including you in all the fun."
Susan: "The fun?"
Sophie: "Mm-hmm. Your mother's come through."
Susan: "What have you done?"
Sophie: "You and I are going on a double date tonight."
Susan: "What?"
Sophie: "Tim has a friend from the box factory, and I thought the four of us could hang out, have a few drinks, and hors d'oeuvres, and ..."
Susan: "Forget it."
Sophie: "Well, Susie..."
Susan: "Mom, I'm sorry. I'm just not in the mood to hang out these days."
They enter Susan’s house.


Sophie: "Susie, sweetie, please, I can't cancel now."
Susan: "Of course you can. Just call them up and tell them not to come over."
She takes off her shoes at the entrance between the living room and family room. She glances into the family room and sees Tim.She also sees he is not alone. Another man is sitting on the couch.


Susan: "Tim."
Tim: "Oh hi, Suse. This is, this is my buddy, Lamont."
Lamont holds up a bottle.


Lamont: "I brought peppermint schnapps."
Susan is speechless.

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Outside Lynette's House, Nighttime
Lynette opens the truck of her van. She looks across the street and sees the package she left on Mrs. McClusky’s porch.

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Lynette's House
Tom and Lynette are preparing dinner in the kitchen.


Tom: "I'm sure she's fine."
Lynette: "She never leaves her mail sitting out there. I mean, how many times has she thrown ours away because we didn't pick it up the second it came?"
Tom: "That would be five."
Lynette: "I don't know, Tom. I think something's happened to her."
Tom: "Okay, so go over and check on her."
Lynette: "But if I'm wrong, then I'm sucked into a two-hour conversation about bunions."
Tom: "Don't go check on her."
Lynette: "Six months from now, when they find her mummified corpse at the bottom of the basement stairs, what do I tell the kids? 'Oh, yeah, I let Mrs. McClusky die.'"
Tom: "Yeah, and why would they care? Like they're gonna miss the dry cleaning coupons she hands out on Halloween."
Lynette: "Tom."
Tom: "Listen, honey, what can I say? You're damned if you do, you're damned if you don't, so, uh, good luck with that."
Lynette: "Honey, I'm hating you a little bit right now."


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Gabrielle's House
Carlos is soaking in a bubble bath while watching a ball game on the TV in the bathroom. Gabrielle enters carrying her new shoes.


Gabrielle: "Hi honey. Look at my new shoes."
Carlos: "Yeah."
Gabrielle: "Aren't they gorgeous?
Carlos: "Honey, I'm trying to watch the game."
Gabrielle: "Sorry."
Gabrielle walks to her closet and puts the shoes away.


Carlos: "How'd you buy new shoes?"
Gabrielle: "Shh. Talk later. You're watching the game."
Carlos: "No, I want to talk about it now. You don't have any money, so what's the story?"
Gabrielle: "Oh, you've heard it before. Girl meets boy, boy buys girl things, girl leaves happy."
Carlos: "What did you do?"
Gabrielle: "You know, I forgot how generous men could be. I also forgot I have options. A whole bunch of them."
Carlos: "What the hell are you talking about?"
Gabrielle: "I don't need your credit cards, Carlos, and I don't need your money, but if our marriage is gonna work, I need your respect."
Carlos: "I'm not ripping up the post-nup."
Gabrielle: "Yes, you are. Because if you don't, I'm gonna put on my new shoes and walk out the door."
Carlos: "You're threatening me?"
Gabrielle: "No, I'm just pointing something out. I'm a pretty girl, and pretty girls are never lonely."
Gabrielle reaches into the bubble bath, tosses some of the bubbles at Carlos, then walks out of the room.

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Susan's House
Lamont is drinking. Sophie and Tim are laughing and dancing to some music on the stereo. Susan is sitting across from Lamont looking disgusted.


Sophie (laughing): "Stop, I'm really ticklish."
Sophie pushes Tim’s hand to her butt.


Lamont: "So, uh, children's books, right?"
Sophie (in the background): "Don't! That tickles!"
Lamont: "Well, I hope you know how lucky you are. Not everyone gets to realize their bliss."
Susan: "Yeah, it can be rewarding."
Lamont pats the area on the sofa next to him.


Lamont: "Why don't you join me?"
Susan: "No."
Tim is nuzzling Sophie’s neck.


Sophie (laughing): "I'm really ticklish. Tim! Come on!"
Tim: "What's wrong?"
Susan jumps up and faces Sophie and Tim.


Susan: "For God's sake, Tim, she's ticklish! How many times do you have to be told?"
Sophie waves her hand, brushing away Susan’s remark.


Sophie: "Oh, pffft. This is so much fun come on, let's find another CD."
Susan: "Mother, don't you think it's getting a little late?"
Sophie: "Come on! You haven't even finished your schnapps."
Susan picks up her drink and downs it.


Susan: "The perfect capper to the perfect evening. So good night. It's been lovely, and, Lamont, good luck with all your inventions."
Sophie: "Well, it's only eleven-thirty. I want to hit the clubs."
Tim: "Well, I know a great place just off the interstate. Come on."
Lamont: "Let's warm up the old war wagon."
Lamont and Tim start going to the door with Sophie. Susan runs after them.


Susan: "Mom, hold it! You are not getting in a car alone with those two. You barely know them."
Sophie: "I have great instincts about people I always have, Susie. You know that."
Susan: "You've been married four times."
Sophie: "Yes, but twice to the same guy."
Sophie goes out the door and starts down the walk. Susan follows.


Susan: "Mother!"
Sophie: "Susie, please. You are embarrassing me."
Susan: "Oh, I'm embarrassing you?"
Sophie: "Yes, and I've had it. All night long, I've been trying to get you to stop being so crabby, and you refuse to let me help."
Susan: "And, and your idea of helping is, is letting Tim just grope you?"
Tim: "Hey! You shouldn't talk to your mother like that. She's a fine lady."
Susan: "Tim, could you just stay out of it?"
Lamont (to Tim): "Yeah, mind your own business."
Tim (to Lamont): "Hey, what's your problem, pal?"
Lamont (to Tim): "Dude, you were feeling up her mother. It pissed me off, too." (to Susan) "Come on, Susie. Let's go back inside."
Susan: "Let's go back inside? Lamont, give it up. You're not getting any."
Tim begins laughing. Susan walks back to the house. Sophie catches up with her and they stop at the front steps.


Sophie: "Why are you being this way? I'm just trying to lighten things up!"
Susan: "Would you stop acting like tonight was about helping me? You wanted to go out and have fun, and Lamont over there needed a date."
Sophie: "That's not true!"
Susan: "Oh, yes, it is."
She sits on the front steps and Sophie sits next to her.


Sophie: "Okay, fine, it's true. I wanted to get out and have fun. Why shouldn't I? You know how depressed I've been over my breakup with Morty."
Susan: "Yeah, I do, and that's what makes me so crazy. You know, the difference between you and I, that you could be heartbroken and you can just move on, and I...am just broken."
Susan buries her face in her hands. Sophie rubs Susan's back.


Sophie: "I know you're sad."
Susan: "No, mom, I'm not sad. And I'm not crabby. I'm devastated, and you keep acting like all I need is a couple of aspirin. Morty was just one guy in a series of guys for you. And Mike? He was the one. Why don't you get that?"
Susan runs into the house, leaving Sophie on the steps.

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Mrs. McClusky’s House
Lynette walks in the front door of Mrs. McClusky's house, holding the package from the front steps. She closes the door behind her, but not before removing the key she had used from the lock.


Lynette: "It's Lynette. Hello? Mrs. McClusky?"
She goes into the living room and sees Mrs. McClusky sitting in a chair.


Lynette: "Mrs. McClusky. You all right?"
Mrs. McClusky: "How did you get in here?"
Lynette: "Uh, Mr. Mullins had a spare. Why didn't you open the door?"
Mrs. McClusky: "Because I was hoping that you'd go away."
Lynette sees Mrs. McClusky is wringing her hands.


Lynette: "Have you been taking your arthritis medication?"
Mrs. McClusky: "I don't need to. Sometimes the pain goes away by itself."
Lynette: "Uh-huh. Is that why you didn't open the door? Because of your hands? Mrs. McClusky, do you have anyone that could help you out? A relative, a friend?"
Mrs. McClusky: "I'm fine!"
Lynette: "Okay. Okay."
Lynette starts to leave.


Mrs. McClusky: "Uh, before you go, open these, would you? And, and put out the pills."
Lynette: "Yeah."
Mrs. McClusky: "And don't get your hands all over them. God knows what your kids have picked up. Last thing I need is a case of pinkeye."
Lynette: "You're a piece of work. You know that?"
Lynette struggles to open the pill bottle.


Lynette: "Well, this is crazy. Why'd they give you childproof caps?"
Mrs. McClusky: "Yeah."
Lynette: "First thing tomorrow, I'm taking you to the pharmacy, and we'll get you new bottles."
Mrs. McClusky: "Don't do me any favors. You don't even like me. I don't want you doing anything because you feel obligated."
Lynette: "Let me tell you something. Half of life is obligations. You don't want to go to your husband's company Christmas party, but you do. You don't want to sell candy so your kid's band can buy piccolos, but you do it. You attend your third cousin's wedding. You pick up the dry cleaning. That's life. It's obligations. And you are now my obligation, so tomorrow morning, I'll pick you up, and we'll go to the pharmacy."
Lynette puts a full glass of water on the table with the pills.


Mrs. McClusky: "Gee, I'm touched by your outpouring of compassion."
Lynette: "We don't have to be friends. But we're two human beings living on the same piece of earth. We can at least try and help each other out once in a while."
Lynette puts a blanket on Mrs. McClusky’s lap and heads for the door. She sees the Tiffany lamp she gave back to Mrs, McClusky. She walks over and picks it up.


Lynette: "And you know what? I am gonna take this."
Mrs. McClusky: "Fine."
Lynette: "I'll see you tomorrow morning."
Mrs. McClusky: "Pick me up at nine. And don't be late."


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Bree's House
Bree is sitting on the couch looking at a photo album. Andrew walks in, holding a plate with a sandwich on it, heading towards the stairs.


Bree: "Andrew, come here. I want you to see this."
Andrew: "Uh, what are you looking at?"
Andrew sits next to his mother.


Bree: "I'm looking at your baby pictures. Look at that one."
Andrew: "How old was I there?"
Bree: "Just four weeks old. I never told you this, but when I gave birth to you, there were complications. The umbilical cord wrapped around your neck, and you stopped breathing. The room got very quiet, and I knew you were in trouble. So I turned to the doctor, and I very calmly said that he was not to worry about me, that his job was to save your life. When I say I would die for you, that's not an expression. I mean it."
Andrew: "Yeah, well, uh, I'm gonna go eat my sandwich."
Andrew gets up. Bree gets up also.


Bree: "Andrew, please, just go and talk to Reverend Sikes."
Andrew: "Oh, for God's sakes."
Bree: "He can counsel you. It can help."
Andrew: "Mom, I don't need any help, all right? I'm fine. Why do you keep going on about this?"
Bree: "Because if you don't change who you are, then you won't go to Heaven."
Andrew: "You, um, you, you don't think I, I'll go to Heaven?"
Bree: "No, I don't. And I need you there. I would be so lonely without you."
Andrew: "Well, then, I guess I better go talk to Reverend Sikes."
Bree hugs him.


Bree: "Oh, Andrew. Thank you so much. You don't know how much that means to me."


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Mike's House
Mike opens his door and Sophie is standing there. She is shocked by the injuries to Mike’s face.


Sophie: "Oh, my gosh. Uh, are you okay?"
Mike: "Oh, yeah, I just, uh, fell down the stairs. I'm fine. What's up?"
Sophie: "Susan still loves you."
Mike: "Wow, um, okay. Look, this is not a good time for this conversation."
Sophie: "She just misses you so much."
Mike: "Sophie, I just found out that someone I was very close to is dead."
Sophie: "Oh."
Mike: "I've really got to figure out what I'm gonna do, so I just don't have time to think about Susan right now."
Sophie: "She's just very, very unhappy, and if you could just-"
Mike: "I really don't. I'm sorry."
Mike closes the door. He goes to a table where the file that Sullivan gave him is lying. He opens it. There are photos of the skeleton found in the toy chest and a picture of the toy chest. Mike scans the list of people who purchased that particular toy chest. Looking down the page, he stops when he sees the name "Paul Young" on it.

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Church
Reverend Sikes is talking to Andrew.

Reverend Sikes holds up his hand as if taking an oath, his other hand on the Bible.


Reverend Sikes: "I swear before Almighty God I won't reveal a word that's said here today. Now, what's on your mind?"
He and Andrew sit down.


Andrew: "Well, here's the thing. I lied to my parents. I'm not gay."
Reverend Sikes: "You're not."
Andrew: "Not really. Look, all I know is I wanted to get the hell out of that camp, so I lied to my parents, and I told them that I was really worried that I was having feelings for other guys, and they did exactly what I wanted them to. They are such tools."
Reverend Sikes: "I'm sorry, just so I'm clear -- are you a heterosexual or aren't you?"
Andrew: "Look, I love vanilla ice cream, okay? But every now and then, I'm probably gonna be in the mood for chocolate. You know what I'm saying?"
Reverend Sikes: "I do, but God would prefer you stick to the vanilla."
Andrew: "I don't believe in God."
Reverend Sikes: "You don't?"
Andrew: "No. Sorry."
Reverend Sikes: "You know, your mother's gonna be devastated. She's been praying so hard for you to change."
Andrew: "Well, that's the good news. I am gonna change -- big time."
Reverend Sikes: "I-I'm not sure I follow."
Andrew: "You know what my mom said to me last night? She said she doesn't think I'm going to Heaven. Can you believe that?"
Reverend Sikes: "I'm sure she didn't mean to hurt your feelings, but the only way you can know Paradise is by repenting your sins."
Andrew: "When she said that to me, suddenly it hit me how I was gonna get back at her. From now on, I'm going to be so good. I'm gonna eat my vegetables, I'm,I'm gonna get good grades, I'm gonna say "yes, ma'am" and "no, ma'am." I'm gonna make her believe that God has delivered her this little miracle. Until one day, when she least expects it, I'm gonna do something so awful, it is going to rock her world. I mean, it is really going to destroy her. And when that day comes, trust me. I'll know Paradise."
Andrew smiles, gets up, and walks away as Reverend Sikes looks on, looking worried. Andrew turns and tosses the Bible he was holding back to the Reverend.


"Yes, life is a journey."


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Outside Mrs. McClusky's House
Lynette walks up to the house.


"One that is much better traveled with a companion by our side. Of course, that companion can be just about anyone."
Lynette knocks on the door.


Lynette: "Mrs. McClusky! We're gonna be late for the doctor."

"A neighbor on the other side of the street..."
Mrs. McClusky comes out her door.


Mrs. McClusky: "I'm coming. Jeez, hold your water."


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Gabrielle's House
Carlos approaches Gabrielle, who's reading a magazine in bed. He tears up the papers in his hand and throws them on the bed next to Gabrielle.


Carlos: "There you go. No more post-nup."

"Or the man on the other side of the bed."
Gabrielle flips the covers open to allow Carlos into the bed.

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Church
Members of the congregation leave the church.


"The companion can be a mother with good intentions..."
Bree exits the church reaches to shake Reverend Sikes hand.


Bree: "Thank you for a wonderful service, Reverend."
Reverend Sikes: "Thank you so much, Bree."
Bree turns to Andrew behind her.


"Or a child who's up to no good."
Andrew smiles at the Reverend.


Andrew: "Very inspirational."
The Reverend, looking worried, turns to watch Andrew walk away.

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Susan’s House
The front door opens. Susan comes out and walks to her mail box. She stops to stare at Mike across the street going to his mail box. Mike stops as he sees Susan.


"Still, despite our best intentions, some of us will lose our companions along the way. And then the journey becomes unbearable."


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Cemetery
Noah walks slowly to a stone bench and sits down. All the while looking a picture of his beloved daughter, Deirdre.


"You see, human beings are designed for many things, but loneliness isn't one of them."

~ The End ~
 


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Desperate Housewives - Episode 01.18 - Children Will Listen

Guest stars
"Tom Scavo" - Doug Savant
"Andrew Van De Kamp" - Shawn Pyfrom
"Felicia Tilman" - Harriet Sansom Harris
"Detective Burnett" - Brett Cullen
"Mr. Steinberg" - Mark L. Taylor
"The Counselor" - Joel McKinnon Miller
"Milly" - Linda Hart
"Sophie Bremmer" - Lesley Ann Warren
"Morty" - Bob Newhart
"Preston Scavo" - Brent Kinsman
"Porter Scavo" - Shane Kinsman
"Parker Scavo" - Zane Huett
"Detective Beckerman" - John Lacy
"Ashley Bukowski" - Emily Christine
"Pedicurist #1" - Hira Ambrosino
"Pedicurist #2" - Alice Lo
"Woman #1" - Sandy Martin
"Woman #2" - Rochelle Robinson
Written by: Kevin Murphy
Directed by: Larry Shaw

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"There were many things Gabrielle Solis knew for certain. She knew red was her color. She knew diamonds went with everything and she knew men were all the same. But the one thing Gabrielle knew above all else...she would never want children. Unfortunately for Gabrielle, her husband, Carlos, felt differently."
In bed, Gabrielle puts lotion on her hands while Carlos reads.


Gabrielle: "I'm so lucky to have you."
Carlos: "Okay, I'll bite. Why are you so lucky?"
Gabrielle: "Because I don't want to have kids and you do."
Carlos: "Oh, that."
Gabrielle: "Most men would leave over something like that and you're still here. I'm grateful. I know the sacrifice you're making."
Carlos: "There’s still a little part of me that’s hoping to change your mind. Once you had a baby, I think that you would love it so much that-"
Gabrielle: "Honey, it’s not going to happen."
Carlos: "You never know."
Gabrielle: "No, sometimes you do."
Carlos: "Well, it is a sacrifice. But you're worth it."
Gabrielle leans over and begins kissing Carlos.


"Yes, Gabrielle Solis knew without a doubt she didn't want to be a mother, but what she couldn't know was just how much her husband wanted to be a father, or that he'd been tampering with her birth control for months. Or that within one week’s time, she'd be pregnant."


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Credits


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"Saturdays on Wisteria Lane belonged to the children, and while most would spend the day practicing their sports and riding their bikes, and jumping their ropes, others were no longer engaged in child’s play. Indeed some children were being forced to grow up very quickly."

Paul's House, Outside
Zach rakes leaves in the front yard while two men in suits talk with Paul on the front steps.


Detective: "Sorry to bother you on a weekend. We just have a few questions for you."
Paul: "About what?"
Detective: "Twelve years ago your late wife purchased a toy chest."
Paul: "Toy chest?"
Detective: "Yeah, it was about this big, had little dancing bears on it."
Paul: "Gosh, I'm sorry."
Detective #2: "The craftsman who makes these chests keeps a list of customers. Apparently you purchased one in August nineteen ninety-two."
Detective: "Yeah, we'd like to know where that chest is now."
Paul: "Wow, I, um, I wish I could help you. I don't recall any toy chest."
Zach: "I remember. Yeah it had little bears and balloons on it, right?"
Detective: "Yes, son, that’s right."
Zach: "Yeah, we threw that chest away when I was little. I was standing on it and it just busted. Remember, dad?"
Paul: "Vaguely."
Detective: "I guess that’s all, then. Thank you both for your time."
Zach: "Hey. What’s the deal with this chest anyway?"
Detective: "The one just like you had washed up on Torch Lake. It had a woman in it."
Zach: "A woman?"
Detective: "She was all chopped up."
They leave. Zach looks at Paul.


Paul: "Obviously, we need to talk."
They go inside and in the next yard over, Felicia Tilman stands there with gardening shears, watching them.


Zach: "You lied to me. You said there was a man in the box."
Paul: "No, I didn't lie."
Zach: "Well, the policeman said that it was a woman’s body. Of course you were lying."
Paul: "I told you a private detective had come to take you away from us. I never said it was a man."
Zach: "You didn't?"
Paul: "No."
Zach: "Well I thought that-"
Paul: "No."
Zach: "No, stop, please just stop, I know that you're lying to me. I know that you're lying."
Paul: "For the last time. Someone came and tried to take you away from us."
Zach: "Yes, a woman. A woman came."
Paul: "Yes, she tried to steal you. From the only family that you've ever really known. And we couldn't let that happen, and we didn't. And that is the truth."


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Bree's House
Bree packs up a large care package box.


Rex: "We can't cancel now. It’s two days away."
Bree: "Rex, I'm not going. That’s all there is to it."
Rex: "Counseling is part of the treatment at Camp Hennessey. You knew that."
Bree: "Nowhere in that brochure did it say that we were expected to attend."
Rex: "Well, what is Andrew going to think if you don't show up?"
Bree: "Well, I am making him his care package. I mean he'll know that I'm thinking about him."
Rex: "Why are you putting in lemon squares? They told us not to send him sweets."
Bree: "Well, I don't understand why."
Rex: "I guess they feel baked goods from mom undercut the boot camp experience."
Bree: "Fine. I won't send them, but I think it’s a stupid rule."
Rex: "So, are you going to this thing or not?"
Bree: "No."
Rex: "Why?"
Bree: "Because the minute I get there, Andrew will start attacking me for abandoning him, and I don't want to hear it."
Rex: "There’s no reason to feel guilty, you know. You did everything you could for him."
Bree: "I don't feel guilty."
Rex: "Okay."
Rex walks off and Bree puts the lemon squares back in the box before taping it up.

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Lynette's House
Lynette, in a dress with curlers in her hair, is on the phone while holding baby Penny. Parker kneels on a chair, methodically picking the flowers off of a bunch of daisies in a vase.


Lynette: "Please Christy, there is no way that I can get another baby-sitter this late in the day. Parker knock it off."
Parker: "No."
Lynette (on the phone): "Because, I'm having drinks with friends I used to work with and they never call and if I blow them off, that’s it. It's just, I'm dead to them. No, I can't call Patty Binks. Because she steals things. Dammit, Christy you're thirteen-years-old. You've got a lot of trips to the mall ahead of you. Okay, okay, I'm sorry, I'm sorry I raised my voice. I'm calm. So I'm starting to think that this is about money. So what is it that'll make it worth your while? A hundred? Well that’s extortion. There’s no way in hell that I'm going to-hello? Hello? Parker I swear I will spank you. Knock it off."
She dials another number.


Lynette: "Hi, Mrs. Binks. Is Patty there? Thank you."


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Gabrielle's House
Gabrielle walks into the house, with shopping bags, and finds Carlos and Mr. Steinberg, the lawyer from the hospital, in the living room.


Gabrielle: "Hi honey, I'm back."
Carlos: "Hey sweetie. This is Mr. Steinberg, the attorney from the hospital."
Gabrielle: "Oh, have we met?"
Mr. Steinberg: "Yes, Mrs. Solis. We've met."
Carlos: "Don't you remember? It was after mama died. Apparently, the hospital was negligent, and agreed to a seven-figure settlement check. A check I was never told about."
Gabrielle: "Oh, that. Uh, Mr. Steinberg?"
Mr. Steinberg: "I was just leaving."
He leaves, but not after sending a meaningful glance at Carlos.


Carlos: "What were you thinking?"
Gabrielle: "Wait, just let me explain."
Carlos: "No, why the hell didn't you tell me?"
Gabrielle: "Because I couldn't trust you to make the right decision."
Carlos: "No, the right decision was to use that money for my lawyers. We could've bought the indictment and then I wouldn抰've had to take the plea bargain."
Gabrielle: "If you didn't take the plea deal, the government would've seized the settlement."
Carlos: "Oh, we could've bought that in court."
Gabrielle: "Exactly, and then you would've blown all the money on the lawyers."
Carlos: "Who cares? If there was a chance that I'd have to go to jail!"
Gabrielle: "You had Laotian convicts sewing casual wear for two cents an hour. Don't you think you deserve a time-out?"
Carlos: "Eight months. Thanks to you I'm going away for eight months."
Gabrielle: "And when you get out, we're gonna have money to start over with, thanks to me. You know, once you calm down you're gonna realize I did the right thing. And when that happens, I'll appreciate an apology."
She goes upstairs.

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Susan's House
Susan sits at the kitchen table, painting in a picture of a bear while Julie takes something out of the refrigerator.

The sound of squealing tires is heard, then a crash. Julie looks out the kitchen window. A woman gets out of a car that has crashed into Mike's SUV.


Julie: "Grandma’s here."
Susan joins Julie at the sink and they watch as the woman, obviously distraught, inspects the damage. Mike also gets out of his car to see the damage.


Susan: "Now that is just perfect. Stay put."
She goes outside.


Sophie: "I am so sorry."
Susan: "Hey, mom."
Sophie: "Oh, hey Suzie. I goofed."
Susan: "What happened?"
Sophie: "Oh, you know me, no depth perception whatsoever. This time they even issued me a license."
Mike: "So you're Susan’s mom?"
Sophie: "Yeah, I'm Sophie Bremmer. And you are?"
Mike: "Mike Delfino."
Sophie: "Oh, you're Mike? Oh my god, Susan’s told me so much about you. don't just stand there. Give me a hug."
Susan: "Mom, um, Mike and I aren't together anymore."
Sophie: "Oh, I'm sorry. I guess I just made this pretty awkward, huh?"
Susan: "Yeah, you, you really did. So let’s just call the insurance company."
Sophie: "Okay. Well, it’s nice meeting you anyway, Mike."
Mike: "You too, and I never would've guessed that you were Susan’s mom."
Sophie: "I know, I look too young. I got pregnant when I was a tiny teenager."
Susan: "Okay."
Sophie: "It was the first time I got drunk ever. Can you believe it?"
Susan: "Let’s go."
Sophie: "Her father was a marine. Afterwards he gave me three of his medals."
Susan: "Mom!"
Sophie: "What?"
Susan: "Let’s just go inside and call the insurance company."
Sophie: "All right."
Susan: "And what are you smiling about?"
Mike: "I used to have all these questions about how you got to be the way you are. They were all just answered."


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Bree's House, Outside
Bree goes to her mailbox and takes out her mail. When she turns back around, she sees Lynette, dressed up, pushing baby Penny's carriage, and all three boys behind her. Bree quickly tries to hurry back in the house, but Lynette stops her.


Lynette: "Hi. Hi."
Bree: "Hi, what’s going on?"
Lynette: "Oh, um, my baby-sitter canceled."
Bree: "Oh, Lynette, I'm so swamped today. My house is a mess and I've got millions of errands to run so-"
Lynette: "Please, hear me out. This is important. Today I have a chance to rejoin the human race for a few hours. There are actual adults waiting for me with margaritas. Look. I'm in a dress, I have make-up on."
Bree: "If it were any other day-"
Lynette: "Oh. for god’s sake, Bree. I'm wearing pantyhose."
Bree: "Bring 'em in."
Lynette: "Thank you, thank you. Okay, in you go."


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Susan's House
Sophie cooks on the stove while Susan brings out vegetables to chop.


Susan: "And then the police showed me his mug shots."
Sophie: "No!"
Susan: "Yes. Mike served time for selling drugs and man slaughter."
Sophie: "I can't believe it."
Susan: "Well, it’s true."
Sophie: "He has such a nice manners, you know?"
Susan: "I know."
Sophie: "Suzie, I don't want you worrying too much about this Mike thing. The right man will come along. Just give it time."
Susan: "I think I would've given up entirely if it weren't for you and Morty."
Sophie: "Morty?"
Susan: "Yeah, you know. It's the third time around for both of you and you're really clicking. Ah. It gives me hope. What’s wrong?"
Sophie: "Nothing, nothing. Um, I'm just, um, tired."
Susan: "You're not tired. You took a nap. What is it?"
Sophie: "I left Morty."
Susan: "What? Why?"
Sophie: "Because he shoved me."
Susan: "Morty? No."
Sophie: "You think I'm lying? Ah! Fine."
Susan: "Why would he shove you?"
Sophie: "Because I confronted him. About how much time he’s spending at the damn pancake restaurant. If that’s where he’s really been."
Susan: "Oh, you can't be serious. Morty?"
Sophie: "You think men his age don't have needs? You should see the waitresses he hires. Every year, they get younger and younger."
Susan: "Maybe you just feel that way because every year you get older and older."
Sophie: "Well, that’s a horrible thing to say."
Susan: "I'm sorry."
Sophie: "I'm not that old."
Susan: "I said I was sorry."
Sophie: "People think we're sisters."
Susan: "Well, that’s 'cause you tell them that."
Sophie: "One time. You've got to let go of that."
Susan: "Okay look, I am just saying that I don't think Morty cheated on you."
Sophie: "Well, he did shove me. The least you could do is be supportive."
Susan: "You're right. You're right."
Sophie: "He also threw a book at me."
Susan: "Oh, come on! I mean, he shouldn't have done that."
Sophie: "Thank you."


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Bree's House
Preston and Parker sit at Bree's table, furiously scribbling with crayons on coloring books. Porter stands near a table with freshly-baked cookies on it and reaches for one.


Bree: "Porter, honey, those cookies are hot. Just wait a few minutes and then I'll give you one when they're cool, okay? You know, pictures are prettier if you color inside the lines. Well, art is subjective. Porter, what did I tell you?"
Porter: "But I'm hungry."
Bree: "Well, then, I will fix you a very nice bowl of peaches and cottage cheese."
Porter: "Ew, barf."
Bree: "Don't be common, young man. Now come on. If you play around with those cookies one more time I'm gonna have to spank you."
Preston: "We don't get spanked."
Bree: "Really?"
Porter: "Mommy always says she’s gonna, but she never does."
Bree: "Well, I am not your mommy, and if you misbehave in my house, you will get spanked. So be good."
She leaves the three boys at the table and goes over to Penny. Porter gets up and goes to the cookies again, this time knocking them over.


Porter: "It was an accident."
Bree: "Porter, I warned you."
Porter: "I'm sorry. I'll be good."
Bree: "Those cookies were made from scratch. Your fate is sealed. Come here."
Porter: "No, no!"
She brings him over to a chair. She sits down, pulls him face-down on her lap and begins spanking him.


Porter: "Ow! Ow! Ow!"
Parker and Preston, watching from the table, are shocked.

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Gabrielle's House
Gabrielle is giving herself a pedicure when Carlos walks into the living room and tosses a piece of paper in front of her.


Gabrielle: "What’s that?"
Carlos: "It’s called a post nuptial agreement. It’s a legal document that-"
Gabrielle: "No I know what a post-nup is. What is it doing on my coffee table?"
Carlos: "Well, I can forgive that stunt you pulled with the settlement check...if I'm sure that you'll really going to be around when I get out of jail."
Gabrielle: "And the post-nup changes the terms of the pre-nup. So..."
Carlos: "So if you try to divorce me while I'm gone, you get nothing."
Gabrielle: "You don't trust me?"
Carlos: "I'm afraid not."
Gabrielle: "Well, that’s too bad, because I'm not signing that piece of paper."
Carlos: "You're a very beautiful woman, Gabrielle, but you're not very bright. You see, if you don't sign it, I'll pull the plug on the settlement agreement, divorce you, and then you get what amounts to about fifty percent of our current savings, which is basically nothing."
Gabrielle: "So, what do you expect to happen right now, Carlos? Sign the paper and jump right back into your arms?"
Carlos: "It doesn't mean that I don't love you. You know how I think you're the perfect woman?"
Gabrielle: "Oh, but I'm not. I have flaws."
Carlos: "Flaws?"
Gabrielle: "Hmm hmm. I'm gonna give you an example. Remember the time when you were in jail and you told me about your secret compartment? And you told me to burn the papers that I found in there? Well, me being pretty and therefore, stupid, I forgot."
Carlos: "You didn't burn the papers?"
Gabrielle: "Worse. I read them."
Carlos: "Okay, okay."
Gabrielle: "You have some nerve talking to me about trust when you have a secret bank account in the Cayman Islands."
Carlos: "That was a safety net for both of us."
Gabrielle: "I'll bet."
Carlos: "Have you told anyone else about this?"
Gabrielle: "No, but I could. Hey, isn't that why the prosecution didn't have a case against you? They couldn't find the profits you made. So if I were you, Carlos, I wouldn't mention the words divorce, trust, post-nup ever again. You don't want to piss me off."
She starts to walk off. Carlos grabs a vase and throws it against the wall, where it shatters.


Gabrielle: "I know, baby. It hurts to lose."


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Lynette's House
Gabrielle, Susan, Bree, Lynette, and Sophie are sitting around the kitchen table, playing cards. Susan deals.


Susan: "Ante up."
Sophie: "Well, look at me. Finally in on one of your legendary poker parties. Susan’s always telling me how much fun you girls have."
Susan: "Well, the rules are simple. We play for cash. The dealer picks the game and unsubstantiated gossip is encouraged."
Sophie: "Ah!"
Lynette: "Bree, thanks again for watching my boys. You're sure they weren't too much to handle?"
Bree: "Oh no, we had a wonderful time. Although I think Porter had a little less fun. Okay I'll bet."
Gabrielle: "So Sophie, Susan says you guys are going to a spa tomorrow. Is that an all-day thing?"
Lynette: "What do you mean Porter had less fun? I'll raise."
Bree: "Well, he was misbehaving so I had to punish him."
Sophie: "So yes, Susan is treating me to an entire day of beauty-"
Lynette: "So, when you say punishment what exactly are we talking about?"
Bree: "Oh, I had to spank him. Okay, I will re-raise."
Lynette: "You spanked my son?"
Sophie: "Las Breesa’s Spa. Yup, that’s where we're going."
Bree: "Lynette, is there a problem?"
Lynette: "Tom and I don't believe in hitting our kids. I thought you knew that."
Bree: "Sorry, I didn't know. It won't happen again. Of course, I'm somewhat surprised you don't spank them. I mean everybody knows they're a little bit out of control."
Susan: "Wow, I am just dragging today. Should we put on another pot of coffee?"
Gabrielle: "Yeah, I'll do it."
Sophie: "I'll, I'll fold."
Lynette: "Yeah, you're right Bree. I've got a lot to learn about parenting, and I feel so blessed to be getting sage advice from such an impeccable mother like you. I mean your kids turned out perfect, as long as you don't call Andrew. Where is he again, hmm? Some kind of a boot camp for juvenile delinquents."
Susan: "Okay, girls."
Bree: "I never said I was perfect."
Gabrielle: "Oh, honey, nobody’s blaming you."
Lynette: "The hell I'm not."
Susan: "Lynette."
Bree: "If you will excuse me."
She leaves.


Gabrielle: "Lynette, will you go after her?"
Lynette: "She spanked my son. I'm not apologizing."
She leaves.


Susan: "Usually poker is more fun than this."


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Lynette's House
Lynette and Tom get ready for bed.


Lynette: "So help me, if you don't back me up on this, I will lose it."
Tom: "Yes, Bree shouldn't have spanked Porter, but it’s not like she hurt him."
Lynette: "That is not the point. You don't spank other people’s children."
Tom: "He was misbehaving. She had to do something. But make no mistake, she definitely crossed the line."
Lynette: "Yeah, you're damn right she did. She could've tried something else, like a timeout or she could've simply threatened to spank him."
Tom: "Yeah, because that works out so well when we do it."
Lynette: "It does work. It does work most of the time."
Tom: "It used to work. They've figured out it’s an empty threat. They're onto us."
Lynette: "My mom used to beat the hell out of my sisters and me, and I won't do it. I will not become my mother."
Tom: "Fine, but the boys are getting older and smarter and eventually, believe me, eventually, they're going to figure out that they out number us and then..."
Lynette: "We're screwed."
Tom: "Exactly."


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Paul's House, Nighttime
Zach sits on the porch, playing guitar, while Felicia Tilman removes groceries from her car.


Felicia: "Excuse me, Zachary, would you mind helping me with these bags? There’s some banana bread in it for you if you do."
Zach: "Uh, yeah, sure."


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Felicia's House
Zach sits at the table, eating banana bread, with a glass of milk in front of him.


Zach: This is really good, Mrs. Tilman. Thanks a lot."
Felicia: "You're welcome, Zachary."
Zach: "You know, I've never actually been in Mrs. Huber’s house before."
Felicia: "Obviously you haven't missed much. This is the place where good taste goes to die. So I heard you and your father arguing the other day. Everything all right at home?"
Zach: "Yeah. We just have problems sometimes."
Felicia: "I bet you miss your mother. I'm sure things were different when she was alive. Such a warm, loving woman."
Zach: "You knew my mother?"
Felicia: "Yup. Years ago in Utah. We worked together."
Zach: "I didn't know that."
Felicia: "It’s true. In fact, I'll tell you a secret. I once met you when you were a little baby."
Zach: "Really."
Felicia: "Mmm hmm. Your mother loved you so much, Zachary. Of all the things I remember, I remember that the most."
Zach starts to cry and Felicia gently removes the banana bread from his hand and gives him a napkin.


Felicia: "You want to know what else I remember? How lovely your original name was."
Zach: "Dana."
She smiles and nods very slightly.

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Spa
Sophie and Susan are seated in leather chairs, getting calf massages. They each have on a spa robe and their hair is twisted up in a towel.


Sophie: "Isn't this nice? Just the two of us girls hanging out, getting pretty. Ah, thank you."
Susan: "My pleasure. So I was thinking maybe you should call Morty. You know, get started working things out."
Sophie: "Why would I want to work things out with a man who abuses me?"
The women massaging them gasp.


Susan: "Oh you don't have to gasp. My mother exaggerates."
Sophie: "She won't be happy, 'til I have bruises."
Susan: "Okay, um. Can we just focus? What I want to know is, have you thought about what’s gonna happen if you don't go back to Morty?"
Sophie: "What do you mean?"
Susan: "Well, you don't have a place to live, you don't like to work, you didn't want to marry Morty so he doesn't have to pay you alimony. It's just, if you don't go back to this man who allegedly shoved you once in five years, what are your options?"
Sophie: "I thought I could live with you."
Susan: "What?"
Susan, in reflex, kicks out, hitting the masseuse in the nose. She cries out loudly in pain.


Susan: "Oh god. Are you all right?"
Masseuse: "You kicked me!"
Susan: "Oh I'm so sorry. I was startled. Here, here, lean your head back."
Sophie: "I'm not saying permanently. Just for a couple of years."
Masseuse: "You broke my nose."
Susan: "No, no, it’s just banged a little."
Sophie: "Till I get back on my feet."
Susan: "Mom, can we talk about this later?"
Masseuse #2: "Should we call nine-one-one?"
Susan: "No, just a nose bleed. She’s fine."
Sophie: "I thought you'd be excited by the idea."
Susan: "It’s not that I'm not excited."
Sophie: "I'm not stupid, Susan. It’s obvious you don't want me here."
Susan: "No that’s not true. Mom don't go. Mom come back. You know I need to-we抮e good, right?"
Masseuse: "Just go."


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Outside
Gabrielle jogs down the street and stops when she sees John also jogging. He stops and they stare at each other from across the street. He starts to cross the street towards her, but she holds up her hands to stop him. He mouths "What?" at her, but obediently stays on his side of the street. Gabrielle starts jogging again. John watches her go.

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Bree's House
Bree sits near the bed, looking at outfits lying on the bed.


Rex: "Why aren't you dressed yet?"
Bree: "I wanted to wear Andrew’s favorite color, and then I realized that...I don't know what it is."
Rex: "Oh honey, I think the fact that you decided to come at all will make him happy."
Bree: "Yours is blue, Danielle loves pink, and I have no idea what my own son’s favorite color is."
Rex: "I'm telling you, it doesn't matter."
Bree: "How can you say that it doesn't matter? Of course it matters."
Rex: "Bree."
Bree: "That is what makes a good mother. Someone who knows their child inside and out, so that if they get in trouble, they know what to do. I don't know him well enough."
Rex: "You are a good mother."
Bree: "Brown or green. I just don't know."
Rex: "I'm gonna wait in the car. Whenever you're ready."
Bree: "Green. I'll go with green. Everybody loves green."


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Gabrielle's House
Gabrielle sits at the table, reading a magazine. Carlos walks up behind her and puts the post-nup on her magazine.


Gabrielle: "I told you. I'm not signing this."
Carlos: "Oh, I think you are. Because if you don't, I will divorce you."
Gabrielle: "Then I'll go to the police."
Carlos: "And tell them what? There’s a secret bank account in the Cayman Islands that no longer exists?"
Gabrielle: "You moved the money?"
Carlos: "Of course, I moved the money."
Gabrielle: "Well, that was risky. I mean, the feds are watching you right now."
Carlos: "I had to do something. I couldn't just let you make a fool out of me."
Gabrielle turns to run and Carlos chases after her. He grabs her and picks her up, carrying her to the table.


Gabrielle: "Stop, Carlos stop it! Put me down!"
Carlos: "Okay."
He deposits her in the chair, positions the paper in front of her and forcibly grabs her hand, putting the pen in it.


Gabrielle: "Let me go. Ah! Stop! you're hurting me. Carlos!"
He clamps onto her hand with one hand and holds onto her chin with the other.


Carlos: "Sign it. SIGN IT!"
Crying, Gabrielle signs the paper. He lets her go and takes the paper, walking over to the entrance of the living room. He leans against the wall.


Carlos: "I know baby. It hurts to lose."
She storms out of the house.

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Camp Hennessey
Dozens of boys engage in carrying large duffel bags on their backs, or running, while Bree and Rex sit at a small picnic table that's been set up with coffee and snacks.

A man comes up to them.


Director: "Mr. And Ms. Van De Kamp?"
Bree: "Um, yes. Is it our turn?"
Director: "Well, sort of. Andrew is waiting inside but, um..."
Rex: "What’s wrong?"
Director: "Well, he said he won't go forward with the session if his mother’s involved. He only wants to talk to his dad."
Rex: "We drove two hundred miles to be here today. This is unacceptable."
Director: "I share your frustration."
Rex: "All right. To hell with him then. We're going home."
Bree: "No."
Rex: "I am not gonna let him insult you like this."
Bree: "He blames me for his being here. He blames me for everything, and he’s probably right."
Rex: "Any mistakes made were made by both of us."
Bree: "One of us should go talk to him, see how he is. I'm okay."
Rex: "Are you sure?"
Bree: "Yeah. I'm fine."
Director: "Right this way."
Bree watches them enter a cabin with a sign on it that reads "Counseling Center." When the door is opened and Rex enters, Andrew is right there and Bree watches as he hugs Rex. He catches sight of Bree. She waves to him and he closes the door.

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Lynette's House
The three boys are in the bathroom, giggling over the toilet.


Parker: "Mom! Mom!"
Lynette: "Yeah, yeah, I'm coming. What is it? Why aren't you guys brushing your teeth?"
She looks in the toilet and sees a red toothbrush floating in it.


Lynette: "Parker, what happened?"
Parker: "Porter pushed me and it fell in."
Porter: "He pushed me first."
Preston: "Can I flush it?"
Lynette: "No, no, I'll fish it out later all right? You're off the hook for tonight, but not you two, so start brushing."
Porter and Parker walk to the sink, but Preston stays behind.


Lynette: "Preston, did you not hear me? I said start brushing your teeth."
Preston opens up the lid of the toilet and grins.


Lynette: "What are you doing?"
Preston holds his toothbrush over the toilet.


Lynette: "Don't you dare."
Porter and Parker: "Do it, do it, do it."
Lynette: "Preston, don't listen to them. Back away from the toilet and no one gets hurt. I mean it this time. These are not just words. If you do this, so help me..."

"Hearing the hollowness of her own voice Lynette realized that it was time to get one step ahead."

Lynette: "I will walk you over to Mrs. Van De Kamp’s and we all know what happens when she gets mad."
Preston's grin disappears and he quickly lowers the toilet bowl lid.


Lynette: "Now, go brush your teeth and I want 'em to sparkle. Go on."


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Camp Hennessey
Two women sit at the next table over from Bree, smoking and drinking coffee.


Woman: "Sorry you had to bring your kid back. What happened this time?"
Woman #2: "Well, a couple months back I caught Doug going through my purse."
Woman: "Oh, I hate when they do that. Was he looking for weed or money?"
Woman#2: "Oh, who knows at this point? Anyway I knocked a couple back, and things got heated and pretty soon we're both screaming and throwing stuff around the apartment. Next thing you know the lady upstairs calls the cops on us."
Woman: "Oh, gimme a break."
Woman#2: "So, now I got some social worker trying to tell me how to raise my boy."
Woman: "Kids. Boy, if I knew then what I know now, I would've had that hysterectomy twenty years ago."
Bree stares at them, the purposefully takes her purse and walks into the Counseling Center.


Rex: "Uh. Bree."
Bree: "Don't get up. I'll be quick. Andrew, all any parent can do is try to provide their child with the tools to succeed in life. Education, love, a good clean safe home. Well, I have given you those things and I am through feeling guilty, so if you want to piss your life away and blame it on how horrible things are at home you go ahead, but I want it stated for the record that I am a good mother. Do you hear me? I am a good mother."
Rex: "Bree, Andrew just told me he thinks he might be gay."
Bree: "What?"
Rex: "That’s why he wanted me to come in first. He thought I could take it better."
Bree: "Well, he was right. I will be waiting in the car."
She leaves.

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John's Apartment
There's a knock on the door and when John opens it, Gabrielle is there.


John: "Mrs. Solis? What are you doing here?"
She pushes him against the wall and kisses him.


John: "Okay."
Gabrielle: "Are your roommates here?"
John: "No. Are you okay?"
Gabrielle: "Yeah."
He sees the bruise on her arm.


John: "What’s this?"
Gabrielle: "That, uh, Carlos just got a little rough. He needed me to sign some papers."
John: "He hurt you?"
Gabrielle: "John? What are you doing?"
John: "I'm gonna take care of this."
Gabrielle: "No, you're not gonna do anything."
John: "No, we're not gonna let him get away with this."
Gabrielle: "Look, you really want to get back at him? Then kiss me."
John: "How’s that gonna help?"
Gabrielle: "Because, one day when the time is right, we're gonna tell him how he drove me right into your arms, and that’s gonna kill him. And tonight, just whatever you do, don't call me beautiful."
They kiss.

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Pancake Restaurant
Susan walks into the restaurant. A waitress notices her.


Milly: "Oh, Morty, look who's here."
Susan: "Hey Milly, hi Morty."
Morty: "Hey Suzie. What brings you here?"
Susan: "Mom. I brought her over."
She motions to the parking lot, where Sophie is pacing in front of the car.


Morty: "What’s she doing out there?"
Susan: "She says she won't come in until you go out and apologize to her."
Morty: "For, for what?"
Susan: "For shoving her."
Morty: "I only shoved her 'cause she wouldn't stop hitting me."
Susan: "Why was she hitting you?"
Morty: "I threw a book at her."
Susan: "Morty!"
Morty: "It was, it was a paperback."
Susan: "Well, even so."
Morty: "Well, at least I missed. She hit me swear on the gut. Want to see the bruise?"
Susan: "That’s okay. That’s okay."
Morty: "It really hurt."
Susan: "Yeah, I understand. So, could you, uh, just go out and apologize?"
Morty: "No."
Susan: "Why?"
Morty: "Because I don't want her back."
Susan: "Morty!"
Morty: "Look, I love her, but the Pancake Shack is just starting to take off. We were talking about opening another one. I mean, that’s practically a chain. I don't have time for her hysterics."
Susan: "Yeah, I sympathize I really do, but you have to take her back."
Morty: "Why?"
Susan: "Because she wants to move in with me."
Morty: "Oh."
Susan: "Morty, I'd like to have a relationship again, and at my age, with a kid, I mean if she moves into my house, even for a couple years, I'm doomed."
Morty: "Wasn't there a plumber? Your mother said you were in love with a plumber."
Susan: "I am. I mean, I was. It didn't work out."
Morty: "I'm sorry."
Susan: "If she moves in, she will burn up all my oxygen and I need it. Please, can't you give her another chance? You guys are really good together. You know? When there’s no violence."
Morty: "Well, we do have chemistry."
Susan: "Absolutely."
Morty: "And the you know, sex was like, wow. I mean, there was this one time, we were coming home on the interstate."
Susan: "You don't have to sell me. Go, just go talk to her. Now."
Morty: "Okay."
He walks out there and Susan sighs.


Milly: "That was a mighty big sigh."
Susan: "I just keep thinking it’s coming, Milly, and I can't stop it."
Milly: "What’s that?"
Susan: "The day my mother will need to move in with me and I won't have a choice. I know it's years away."
From behind Susan, in the parking lot, Morty and Sophie start arguing and Sophie starts hitting Morty.


Susan: "She’s youthful and vibrant, thank god, but time flies. One day she won't be able to take care of herself anymore and I'll have to step up."
Milly: "I suppose that’s true."
Susan: "I think it’s nature’s little joke. The children ultimately end up parenting their parents. Well when that day comes, I'll be ready."
Milly: "Honey, you'd better get out there."
Morty: "Ouch, stop it."
Susan runs out after them.

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Lynette's House, Outside
The three boys play with Lynette and each other, while Tom watches the baby. Across the street, Bree comes out of her house. Lynette sees her and stops playing. Bree sees her and her step falters, then she continues to the mailbox.

They stare at each other across the street, then Bree starts walking up to her house. Lynette crosses the street.


Lynette: "Hey. Look, I just wanted to apologize."
Bree: "Lynette, don't. The fact that you just crossed that street means the world to me. And if anyone here should apologize, it’s me."
Lynette: "Thank you. Looks like Tom's got the mob under control. Want to have some coffee? Sit around, bitch about our kids?"
Bree: "I would love to."
Lynette: "Okay."
Today, they walk towards Lynette's house.


"Children come into the world with their own agendas. Some to brighten our days..."
Tom, feeding baby Penny, throws back his head and laughs.

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Lynette's House, Inside

"Some to test our patience..."
As Bree and Lynette drink coffee at the table, the three boys play inside and knock some books over. Lynette buries her head in her hands and Bree strokes her arm.

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Felicia's House

"Some to give us purpose..."
Zach looks through photo albums while Felicia sits next to him.

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Susan's House

"Some to take care of us..."
Sophie sleeps on the couch, an open book in her hands. Susan comes over and closes the book.

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Bree's House
Bree dusts in the living room and comes across a photo of Andrew.


"Yes, when they come children change everything."


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John's Apartment

"Especially when they're not invited."
Gabrielle and John kiss in his bed, and she collapses on his chest, spent.


~ The End ~
 

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Desperate Housewives - Episode 01.17 - There Won't Be Trumpets

Guest stars
"Tom Scavo" - Doug Savant
"Andrew Van De Kamp" - Shawn Pyfrom
"Danielle Van De Kamp" - Joy Lauren
"Alisa Stevens" - Marlee Matlin
"Juanita Solis" - Lupe Ontiveros
"Dennis Stevens" - Albie Selznick
"Bill Cunningham" - Rick Ravanello
"Father Crowley" - Jeff Doucette
"Nurse Heissel" - Dagney Kerr
"Mr. Steinberg" - Mark L. Taylor
"Lily Stevens" - Aria Wallace
"Preston Scavo" - Brent Kinsman
"Porter Scavo" - Shane Kinsman
"Security Guard" - Derk Cheetwood
"Soprano Singer" - Ciera Lamborn
Written by: Joey Murphy & John Pardee
Directed by: Jeff Melman

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Sacred Heart Hospital - Nighttime

"In the Coma Ward at Sacred Heart Hospital, the dreams begin just after midnight. The pitch black of night gives way to vivid images that comfort the dreamer until the morning."
A janitor stops cleaning the floor and stretches.


"Gus, the custodian, dreams of someday winning the lottery and quitting his thankless job."
He removes a piece of paper from his shirt pocket, kisses it, picks up his thermos, and walks off.

A security guard, sitting in a chair, pulls out a neck pillow to place on his neck.


"Howard, the security guard, envisions a luxurious retirement in the tropics."
He kicks off his shoes and closes his eyes.

A night nurse sits at a desk, looking bored. She spins something on the desk and watches it.


"Ruth Ann, the night nurse, fantasizes about leaving her husband."
As it spins, she checks her watch, picks up a pack of cigarettes and stands up to leave, leaving her wedding ring spinning on the desk.


"But the most vivid dreams of all belong to the patient in Room 312."
Inside room 312, Juanita Solis lies still in her hospital bed.


"Yes, Juanita Solis had been dreaming steadily for five months. Sometimes of the shocking secret she had uncovered."
Flashback to her taking a picture of Gabrielle and John caught in bed.


"Other times, she dreamt of the accident that had put her in the hospital."
Flashback to her running out of the Solis house and getting hit by a car.


"But her most common dream was the one in which she finally told her son the truth."
Carlos sits next to Juanita’s bedside holding her hands. Juanita leans over and begins whispering to Carlos.


Juanita: "Carlos. Gabrielle..."

"And then one night...Juanita Solis decided it was time to wake up."
Juanita's eyes open suddenly and she sits up in bed.

A few minutes later, Juanita leaves her hospital room, holding onto her pole with IV fluids. She looks up and down the empty hallway.


Juanita: "Hello? Is anybody here?"
Juanita goes down the hallway, looking back and forth.


Juanita: "Hello!"
Juanita reaches the empty nurse's station and bangs on the counter.


Juanita: "I have to call my son!"
Juanita continues to run down the hallway in her stocking feet. She runs past the hallway and doesn’t see the sleeping guard. She continues running and see a phone on the wall at the end of a hallway. She pulls out the intravenous tube and runs down the hallway toward the phone.

As she heads towards it, she slips on the wet floor left by the janitor. She slides straight into a stairwell, where she falls down the stairs, right near the feet of the nurse taking her cigarette break. Ruth Ann, turns, shocked.


"Even though she knew she was about to die, Juanita didn’t care. The truth was finally going to come out."
Ruth Ann puts out her cigarette and runs toward Juanita. Ruth Ann kneels down and holds Juanita’s head.


Juanita: "Tell my son his wife is cheating on him."
Ruth Ann: "Oh my God!"
Juanita dies.


"Sadly for Juanita, this was one dream that would never come true."
Ruth Ann pulls earphones from her ears. Music is blasting from the earphones.

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Credits


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Susan's House
At Susan's kitchen table, there are illustrated drawings knights and dragons.


"We all honor heroes for different reasons. Sometimes for their bravery, sometimes for their daring, sometimes for their goodness, but mostly we honor heroes because at one point or another we all dream of being rescued."
Susan goes to the coffeemaker by the sink and pours herself a cup. She looks through the kitchen window and sees Mike walking up to the door.

He knocks on the door.


Mike: "Susan, I know you’re in there. We have to talk."
Susan opens door and faces Mike.


Mike: "This is crazy."
Susan: "I know."
Mike grabs Susan and they kiss.

Cut to Susan standing at the kitchen window again, daydreaming.

Susan again opens the door and faces Mike.


Mike: "Everything the cop said to you is true. I did kill someone. But there’s one thing they didn’t tell you. I killed for you, Susan."
Susan grabs Mike and kisses him.

Cut to Susan standing at the kitchen window again, daydreaming.

Susan opens the door and faces Mike. He pulls out a gun and aims at her.


Mike: "Susan, if I can’t have you, no one else can."
Susan knocks the gun out of Mike’s hand.


Susan: "Shut up."
Susan grabs Mike and kisses him. The coffee cup she is holding falls and breaks.

Cut to Susan standing at the kitchen window again, daydreaming. She looks down at the unbroken cup in her hand. She sees Mike walking toward the door, and then he knocks.

Susan drops to the floor and crawls to the door.


Mike: "Susan, are you home? Susan, your car is here. I know you’re in there. I was hoping we could talk for a minute."
Susan whimpers and leans against the door. Mike slides a letter under the door. Susan pulls it in.


Mike: "Susan, maybe you should have waited until I left to do that. All right, look, I know you don’t want to see me right now, but I owe you an explanation and it’s all in there, all of it. Everything you ever wanted to know about my past, about my reasons for doing what I did. It’s all there."
Susan stands up and looks out the door in time to watch Mike walk away.

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School Parking Lot
A car sits in the parking lot. Its interior is filled with smoke. A school security guard knocks on window. A window rolls down and smoke pours out.


Andrew: "Hey!"
Security Guard: "Guys come on. What are you doing?"
Andrew: "Ah, you know, just bonding. Discussing current events."
Security Guard: "Hey, seriously, listen, if you guys would have just parked across the street I could have let you go."
Andrew: "Why don’t you pretend like we did?"
Andrew's friends laugh.


Security Guard: "Get out of the car."
Instead, Andrew starts pulling away.


Security Guard: "Hey, hey, hey! Stop the car!"
He holds onto the window and as the car speeds up, he trips and rolls on the ground as the car leaves.

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Bree's House

Rex: "I can’t believe it. Two months from graduation and he gets expelled."
Bree: "You know we are just lucky that that security guard did not press charges."
Rex: "So what are we gonna do?"
Bree: "Well, glad that you asked."
Bree pulls out some pamphlets from a drawer and lays them out.


Rex: "What are these?"
Bree: "They’re brochures for youth detention centers."
Rex: "How long have you had these?"
Bree: "They’re been in the drawer for a few months. I had a feeling we might be needing them."
Rex: "Bree, I don’t know."
Bree: "We have to admit that we need help. If we can’t get through to Andrew then we have to find someone who can."
Rex: "You really want to send our son away to some prison camp?"
Bree: "Oh come on, don’t be so dramatic. Some of these places actually look fun. Look. Camp Hennessey." (reading) "Camp Hennessey teaches kids respect for authority and boundaries in a summer camp-like atmosphere."
Bree holds up the brochure for Rex to see. Rex grabs the brochure.


Rex: "The perimeter is surrounded by an electrified fence."
Bree: "Well, you have to admit that’s an efficient way to teach respect for boundaries. Okay, how about this one. It’s perfect for Andrew. It’s a ranch in Montana. It has lots of fresh air and plenty of open spaces and daily classes in anger management."
Rex: "I’m, I’m not comfortable with this."
Bree: "All right, what about this one. It’s in the desert and it’s very reasonable. Barracks are a little bit bleak, but that recidivism rate is to die for!"
Rex: "Bree, I’m not doing it. I’m not sending my son away."
Bree: "It’s easy for you, isn’t it? You’re not the one he’s openly rude to. You’re not the one he challenges every day. You’re not the one he hates."
Rex: "I抣l talk to him, all right? I抣l sit him down for a little old-fashioned heart to heart."
Bree: "You talk to him all you want. I’m gonna check out the place with the electrified fence."


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Barcliff Academy
Five children, including Porter and Preston, dressed in colonial costume, stand on a small stage, reciting lines.


Twin: "Listen, my children and you shall hear of the midnight ride of Paul Revere."
Lynette proudly smiles as she watches her sons recite. She turns to see, in the audience, a mother and young daughter signing to each other.


Twin: "In the lantern is turned off in the belfry arch of the North church tower. One if by land, two if by sea, and I on the opposite shore will be."
The parents applaud. Lynette smiles proudly as she applauds.

Lynette, pushing a stroller, approaches the little girl and woman who had been signing.


Lynette: "Um, hi. I, I wanted to introduce myself to your Mom. I’m Lynette Scavo."
Alisa Stevens: "Have we met? I’m Alisa Stevens."
Lynette: "Oh, I'm sorry! I thought..."
Alisa: "I read lips."
Lynette: "Oh."
Alisa starts signing and her daughter begins translating for her.


Lily (translating): "But a lot of the time, signing is much easier. I don’t like to misunderstand or be misunderstood."
Lily turns toward Lynette and offers her hand.


Lily: "And I’m Lily."
Lynette: "Oh hi. Nice to meet you, Lily."
A young boy in a horse costume runs by.


Matt: "Hi, mom."
Alisa: "That’s my son, Matt."
Lynette: "My twins talk about Matt all the time. We should set up a play date."
Alisa: "That sounds great. Let’s have dinner, too."
Lynette: "I抎 love to."
Lynette turns toward her boys as she hears them yelling. They are holding Matt’s horse’s tale, whipping it and yelling. Matt is trying to run away.


Twins: "The British are coming! The British are coming. Giddy up! Giddy up! Giddy up."
Matt:"No, no, no."
Lynette turns back toward Alisa.


Lynette: "Even better, let’s just keep it adults."


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Gabrielle’s House.
Gabrielle is sitting on the couch reading the paper. Carlos comes in the front door.


Carlos: "Babe, they blinked! We got 'em by the short hairs!"
Carlos grabs Gabrielle’s hand and pulls her up.


Gabrielle: "Who? Who blinked?"
Carlos picks Gabrielle up and she shrieks.


Carlos: "I just spoke to the lawyers. They offered a plea bargain."
Gabrielle: "And that’s - good?"
Carlos: "It means they know they got a weak case. They don’t think they can win. It’s over."
Gabrielle: "Oh my god! Honey, that means we can keep the house!"
Carlos: "No. We still have to sell the house. I gotta pay the lawyers."
Gabrielle: "But I thought you said they offered a plea bargain."
Carlos: "Yeah, but we’re not gonna take that."
Gabrielle: "Put me down."
Carlos puts Gabrielle down.


Carlos: "Honey, it would mean me going to jail for eight months."
Gabrielle: "I think that’s pretty reasonable considering you're guilty as sin!"
Carlos: "You said that you were fine with selling the house."
Gabrielle: "That was before I knew we could trade a couple months in prison to keep it!"
The phone rings. Gabrielle goes over to answer it.


Gabrielle: "What? No, this is her daughter-in-law."
Carlos: "Is it the hospital? Is it Mama?"
Gabrielle turns away from Carlos.


Gabrielle: "Ah, thank you, yes."
She hangs up.


Carlos: "Gabby?"
Gabrielle: "I'm sorry, Carlos."
She puts her arms around him and hugs him close. As she holds him, she smiles.

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Gabrielle's House
Pamphlets for crypts, caskets, and flowers are spread all over the coffee table.

"Some believe people are judged by the way they live life, and others by the way they leave it."

Carlos: "I like the Lexington mahogany with gold leaf. It comes with a pink velvet interior and drapes. Plus it’s hand-engraved so in case of a flood or earthquake, they抣l at least be able to know which one is hers."
Gabrielle: "Don’t you think that’s a little over the top?"
Carlos: "I want the best for Mama."
Gabrielle: "No, honey, these funeral homes make a fortune trying to convince people to overspend."
Carlos: "What are you saying?"
Gabrielle: "Well, I’m saying your mother was a sensible woman. She wouldn’t be comfortable with all these bells and whistles. Maybe this one. Wood veneer!"
Carlos closes his eyes and shakes his head.


Gabrielle: "What?"
Carlos: "You never liked Mama."
Gabrielle: "Well, it’s awfully hard to like someone who actively hates your guts. She always thought you married beneath you and she let me know it."
Carlos: "She loved you."
Gabrielle: "She treated me like trash!" (crosses herself) "God rest her soul."
Carlos: "I’m putting my mother in the grave. Now is not the time to pinch pennies."
Gabrielle: "Carlos, we’re not exactly flush with cash right now. Let her be true to her roots. She was born humble and barefoot."
Carlos: "She was a queen."
He walks away.

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Susan's House - Outside
Susan holds the sealed letter marked "Susan" that Mike had put under her door. Sitting around her are Lynette, Edie, and Bree.


Lynette: "So what did Mike say when he gave you the letter?"
Susan: "That it explains everything."
Bree: "Well, does it?"
Susan: "I haven’t read it."
Edie: "Well, why the hell not?"
Susan: "I just can’t."
Lynette: "You’re a better woman than me. I would have ripped that open with my teeth. Aren’t you dying to know what he wrote?"
Susan: "Yes. What if it just a bunch of far-fetched stories."
Bree: "Well, you should assume that it is."
Lynette: "Why?"
Bree: "Well, think about how good men are at lying on the spot. I mean, God forbid, you should give them time and a pen!"
Lynette and Edie laugh.

A car drives up on the street behind them and honks. The sign on the door of the car reads "General Contractors." A handsome man calls out to Edie.


Bill: "Hey Edie, you mind stopping by the site later? I have blueprints of the master bath."
Edie: "Oh. I抣l see you in a few, Bill."
Susan turns and looks at Bill. Bill nods and smiles at Susan as he drives away.


Edie: "That’s my new contractor. We’re sort of dating."
Lynette: "Didn’t you once say you never mix business with pleasure?"
Edie: "No, I said never mix pleasure with commitment."
Lynette (laughing): "Right."
Bree: "So, Susan, what are you gonna do with the letter?"
Edie: "And for pete’s sake, would you open it up already?"
Susan begins to open the letter, then stops.


Susan: "No, no, I won't. I don’t trust Mike anymore. And without trust...no, no. I’m just gonna go in and rip it up and throw it in the trash."
Susan begins walking toward her house. Lynette grabs the letter and acts like she's going to rip it up.


Lynette: "Why wait, why don’t we just rip it up now."
Susan grabs the letter back.


Susan: "No, no no. That’s okay, I don’t wanna, you know, litter."
She runs inside her house. The other women watch her go.


Lynette: "She is so opening that letter."


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Sacred Heart Hospital
Gabrielle walks down the hallway.


"While Carlos was making arrangements to bury his mother, Gabrielle was making sure she抎 be taking her secret to the grave."
Gabrielle reaches the nurse's station. As she looks at the nurse behind the counter, a man in a business suit walks up to a room behind Gabrielle, and enters it, but makes sure to keep the door cracked open so he can eavesdrop.


Gabrielle: "Hi, I’m Gabrielle Solis. You're Nurse Heissel?"
Nurse Ruth Ann Heissel: "Yes, Hi. Um, when you called and said you were coming down I collected all the personal things that your husband brought in during Juanita’s stay with us."
Nurse Heissel puts a cardboard box on the counter.


Nurse Heissel: "I assume that that’s why you were stopping by."
Gabrielle: "Oh, that’s so thoughtful of you, but actually no."
Nurse Heissel: "No?"
The man behind the door continues to watch.


Gabrielle: "No, you see my husband and I still don’t have a clear account as to how Juanita passed."
Nurse Heissel: "How?"
Gabrielle: "Yes, did she die quietly in her sleep?"
Nurse Heissel and the man in the doorway nod as if agreeing with what Gabrielle is saying.


Nurse Heissel: "Oh yeah, that’s usually how it happens. I mean, I’m pretty sure that that’s how it happened."
Gabrielle: "Pretty sure?"
Nurse Heissel: "I mean, I don’t know exactly cause I wasn’t with her at that time."
Gabrielle: "Uh huh. Was anyone with her? An orderly, candy striper, anyone?"
The man still watches them.


Nurse Heissel: "No. She was alone."
The man closes his eyes and bows his head.


Gabrielle: "Thank you so much. That’s all I needed to hear."
Gabrielle walks away. As she passes by the room the man is in, he quickly closes the door. Nurse Heissel picks up the cardboard box.


Nurse Heissel: "Mrs. Solis!"
Gabrielle: "Oh, you can just toss that!"


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Susan's House - Outside
Susan comes out with purse and keys. She looks at her car and sees that she has a flat tire.


Susan: "Great, just great!"
She stoops down to look at the tire and pulls out a long nail. She hears construction work going on at Edie’s house and looks that way.

Susan walks over to the construction lot. She sees the man, Bill, who had been in the general contractors truck and walks up to him, nail in hand.


Susan: "I think this is yours."
She hands Bill the nail.


Bill: "Yeah. Yeah, I’re been looking for this one. Thanks."
Susan: "I don’t suppose you have any idea where I found it?"
Bill: "Well, these little suckers are drawn to bare feet and car tires and since you’re not limping or bleeding..."
They smile at each other.

At Susan’s car, Bill has a compressor filling Susan’s tire.


Bill: "This is only temporary. You’re going to need to take this tire in to get it fixed."
Susan: "Thanks, I will."
Bill: "Seriously. It’s not safe. You’re probably only going to get 20, 30 miles out of it."
Susan: "All right, I promise."
Bill: "Hey listen, I’m about to break for lunch. How would you like to join me?"
Susan: "Lunch?"
Bill: "Yeah. Lunch."
Susan: "Are you asking me out on a date?"
Bill: "That sounds kind of formal for a burrito and a can of soda but, yeah, I guess I am."
Susan: "Aren’t you dating Edie?"
Bill: "We went out on a date, we’re not dating."
Susan: "Oh."
Bill: "So how about it? I’m buying."
Susan: "Yeah. I just got out of this relationship with this guy, Mike, and it’s kind of complicated. Anyway, I’m just not even sure where I am right now emotionally, I’m just all jumbled up and I don’t think I could leap right into something new, relationship wise, you know, at the moment."
Bill: "Again. Just a burrito."
Susan: "Sorry."
Bill: "Okay, I understand. Sounds like you need a little time to reflect and heal."
Susan: "I do. I really do."
Bill: "Okay. I抣l check back with you again tomorrow."


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Lynette's House
Tom, Lynette, Alisa and her husband, Dennis, are having dinner. Alisa is signing and her husband it translating.


Dennis (translating Alisa’s signing): "This is so delicious. I don’t know how you find the time with four kids."
Lynette: "Only for first time guests. Normally you抎 be having, um, chicken fingers and cartoon shaped macaroni."
Tom: "If that."
Lynette: "Hey. Shut up."
Alisa: "Tom, you’re in advertising, right?"
Tom: "Uh hm."
Alisa: "I worked five years at Simon and Scott."
Tom: "Well, I started at Simon and Scott. I hated those guys."
Everyone laughs.


Alisa: "But we have to talk."
Tom: "Yes. Who do you know? Do you know who’s there now?"
Tom scoots his chair closer to Alisa's and Dennis turns to Lynette.


Dennis: "Well, it's all over now. They抣l be talking shop for the rest of the night. Alisa loves talking about Alisa."
Lynette: "Well, Lynette loves talking about Lynette, too."
Dennis: "Oh I don’t believe that for a second. You and your husband seem pretty solid."
Tom and Alisa can be seen and heard talking in the background.


Dennis: "We’re going through some tough stuff. We’re in counseling."
Tom (in the background): "They’re nice people."
Lynette (uncomfortably): "Oh really? More steak?"
Dennis: "It was her idea. It’s not the most pleasant way to spend an hour. Basically, I look at the clock and she blames me for everything."
Lynette: "I don’t think we should be talking about Alisa with her, so..."
She gestures over at Alisa.


Dennis: "It’s okay, it’s not like she can hear. Maybe I抣l have some more of that potato stuff."
A shocked Lynette stares at Dennis.

Later, Tom and Lynette clear the dishes.


Tom: "He actually said those things with her just sitting right there?"
Lynette: "It was really nasty and he wouldn’t shut up either."
Tom (disgusted): "Ahhh."
Lynette: "I can’t believe you said we抎 play tennis with them."
Tom: "Honey that was before I knew that he was a jerk. She was great. Look what she taught me."
Tom signs "I Love You."


Tom: "Means I love you."
Lynette: "Yeah, that’s great. What am I gonna do?"
Tom: "What do you mean?"
Lynette: "Well, obviously she needs to be told."
Tom: "Wha-no, no, no, she doesn’t. This is between Dennis and Alisa."
Lynette: "How can I ignore this? And I quote, 'It’s not like she can hear.'"
Tom: "Lynette you’re starting to ring up into that whole meddling thing that you do."
Lynette: "Excuse me!"
Tom: "Let me just handle it. Let’s avoid a big thing."
Lynette: "Are you saying I can’t be tactful?"
Tom: "No. If he says something when we play tennis, I will take him aside man to man and say that’s not cool."
Lynette: "Are you saying I’m not tactful?"
Tom looks as though he does not know what to say so instead he signs "I love you" to Lynette. She grabs his finger and pushes him back.


Tom: "Ow, ow, ow, owww."


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Bree's House
Andrew lies on his bed watching TV. Bree walks in with a laundry basket.


Bree: "Andrew, I need you to take out the trash."
Andrew: "Sure."
Bree: "Now, not five hours from now."
With a long-suffering sigh, he sits up.


Andrew: "I’m going, I’m going. God! Um, I’m meeting Justin at the mall tonight so I’m gonna need forty bucks."
Bree: "No!"
Andrew: "What?"
Bree: "You no longer get an allowance."
Andrew: "Fine. I’m not taking out the trash."
Bree (exasperated): "Andrew."
Andrew: "What are you gonna do, torture me? Go ahead, I can take it."
Bree approaches Andrew who is sitting on the bed.


Bree: "What I want, what I have always wanted is for you to be happy. And you're not. And I have no idea how to help you."
Rex walking by the room, stops in the doorway.


Andrew: "Well, you can start by getting out of the way."
Bree: "I will not. We’re gonna talk about this now."
Andrew: "I said get out of the way!"
He kicks at her, pushing her with his leg. Bree stumbles, almost falling. Rex runs into the room and grabs Andrew by the arms and pulls him up and slams him against the wall.


Rex: "The next time you touch your mother like that, I’m gonna throw you through this wall! You understand me?"
Andrew has a frightened look on his face. Rex leaves the room glancing at Bree to make sure she is okay. Bree grabs the laundry basket and walks to the door. She turns to look at Andrew who looks like he's about to start crying. Bree turns away and walks out.

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Susan's House
Susan sits on the bench in her front yard, drawing. Edie jogs by.


Susan: "Oh, Edie. Wait up, I, I want to ask you something."
Edie continues to run, so Susan follows her.


Edie: "Can’t stop, gotta keep my heart rate up."
Susan: "I was just wondering how you抎 feel if I went out with Bill."
Edie stops running.


Edie: "What?"
Susan: "Um. Bill asked me out."
Edie: "Bill? My Bill?"
Susan: "Well see that’s the thing, he doesn’t think of himself as "your Bill" cause he said that date was just a one time thing. Which I know because when he asked me out, I told him I thought you guys were involved."
Edie: "So, you haven’t agreed to go out with him?"
Susan: "No. No, I wanted to check with you first."
Edie: "Wow. That was nice of you."
Susan: "So can I?"
Edie: "No."
Edie takes off jogging again. Susan runs after her.


Susan: "Edie! Edie, why can’t I go out with him?"
Edie stops jogging again.


Edie: "Because I saw him first."
Susan: "Come on, that’s a really 3rd-grade thing to say."
Edie: "Look, you asked my permission, I said no. That should be the end of it!"
Edie takes off jogging again. Susan yells after her.


Susan: "Well, you know, technically, I don’t need your permission!"
Edie stops jogging and turns to face Susan.


Edie: "You know, I so much want to like you but you just won’t let me."
Susan: "Edie."
Edie: "Susan, you know I try. I try to look past your flaws, your klutziness, that, that faux vulnerability, your hair, but you look for ways to push my buttons."
Susan: "He just wants to buy me a burrito."
Edie: "Susan, please. Let me like you."
Susan: "Okay, I won’t go out with him. I mean obviously you have feeling for him."
Edie: "No, I don’t. I really don’t."
Susan: "So what then? If you can’t have him, nobody can?"
Edie: "See? Now you’re thinking like a friend."
Edie turns and jogs away leaving Susan with a dumbfounded look on her face.

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Cemetary
A singer in black, holding a single rose, sings Ave Maria as she leads a procession of black-clad mourners for Juanita Solis.

Lynette walks with Bree.


Lynette: "What a voice."
Bree: "You have to hand it to Gabby and Carlos. They do grieve better than anyone."
A white horse pulling a carriage containing Juanita Solis?casket is leading the procession. Carlos and Gabrielle are near the front of the group.


Gabrielle: "So, how much did that horse and buggy set us back?"
Carlos: "Do you mind?"
Gabrielle: "Being poor? A little."
The priest turns to look at Gabrielle.

Gabrielle: "Eyes front, Padre."

In the group of mourners, Susan and Julie walk together.


Susan: "I can’t believe Edie. She doesn’t have dibs on every man on the planet. If I want to go out with Bill I should be able to."
Julie: "I thought you weren’t even into him."
Susan: "Well, neither is she. And if she’s not into him, why can’t I not be into him."
Julie: "I’m gonna mourn now."
The procession begins to slow donw.


Gabrielle: "What’s going on? Why are we slowing down?"
Carlos: "'Cause we’re almost there."
Gabrielle looks straight ahead and sees them heading towards a very large crypt.


Gabrielle: "What is that?"
Carlos: "The family who owned it couldn’t afford the maintenance payment. I got an amazing deal."
Gabrielle: "A crypt? You bought your mother a crypt?"
Carlos: "Keep quiet. You’re making a scene!"
Gabrielle: "Oh that’s it. I cannot be a part of this! I can’t do it!"
Gabrielle pushes the program into Carlos?hand and walks away. Carlos follows her.


Carlos: "Gabrielle!"
After a second hesitation, the group of people begins following Carlos and Gabrielle off the path.


Carlos: "Stop acting like a child!"
Lynette and Bree stop walking.


Lynette: "Are, are we supposed to be following them?"
Bree: "I don’t know. I mean, maybe it’s part of the ritual."
Gabrielle: "Go to hell, Carlos!"
Bree's mouth drops open. She turns to Lynette and hands her the rose she had been holding. She then calls out to the group who had followed Carlos and Gabrielle.


Bree: "All right, people. We’re going to follow the body. This way please."
She claps her hands to get their attention.


Bree: "Come along."
Everyone starts to follow Bree.

Away from the crowd, Gabrielle turns to Carlos.


Gabrielle: "This is too much. The only reason I agreed to give up the house is because I thought I was gonna get a gorgeous little apartment. Now, I’m not even going to get that!"
Carlos: "What do you want me to do?"
Gabrielle: "Take the plea!"
Carlos: "What?"
Gabrielle: "Yeah! You did the crime, why should I have to pay the price? Just suck it up, be a man, and do the time."
Carlos: "Gabrielle, you’re being ridiculous!"
Gabrielle: "Am I? All I want is the same respect that you gave your dead mother."
Carlos: "Gabby, please just-"
Gabrielle: "At least she’s gonna have a roof over her head."
She storms off, leaving Carlos shaking his head.

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Country Club Tennis Court
Alisa, Dennis, Tom, and Lynette play tennis. Alisa serves.


Alisa: "Fifteen all."
Alisa serves and Tom hits it back just in the line.


Alisa: "Oh, was that in?"
Tom: "Nice try."
Tom and Lynette laugh. Alisa goes to get the ball.


Dennis: "God Alisa, you’re deaf, not blind."
Lynette and Tom are visibly shocked by Dennis?words.


Tom: "It was a close call."
Lynette: "That’s telling him."
Tom: "Waiting for my moment."
Dennis: "If you think her tennis stinks you should try her cooking."
Tom and Lynette glance at each other.


Alisa: "Fifteen-thirty."
Alisa serves. Lynette hits it back nearly hitting Dennis. He drops.


Lynette: "Sorry. I should have mentioned that my tennis is much better than my cooking."
Later, everyone approaches the net. Lynette and Alisa pat hands.


Lynette: "That was fun. You play really well."
Alisa: "Thank you."
Dennis: "Give me a break, she serves underhand, for god sake."
Lynette and Tom see that Alisa did not hear that comment. Lynette stares at Tom silently asking him to say something. Tom doesn’t nothing.


Lynette: "What’s your problem?"
Dennis: "Excuse me?"
Alisa looks up. Tom rushes over to her.


Tom: "Hey, do have any bottled water over there because, uh, my electrolytes get all wacky when I sweat."
Tom walks over to Alisa, blocking her view.


Lynette: "She’s your wife. How can you talk about her like that?"
Dennis: "Let me tell you what Saint Alisa is saying with that phony smile plastered on her face." (signing and talking) "'Move your ass, Dennis. Nice love handles, Dennis. Try switching your deodorant, Dennis.'"
Lynette: "All right, enough. If you’re got issues with your wife, tell her."
Dennis: "We’re in counseling."
Lynette: "Yeah, well it’s not working too well if you have to unload on a perfect stranger, is it? If you’re unhappy in your marriage, do something, instead of just complaining, 'cause frankly, I don’t want to hear it!"
Alisa: "Hey! Let’s trade partners."
Lynette: "Great."
Tom hands Lynette a bottle of water.


Lynette: "Thanks." (to Alisa) "I抣l play with you."


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Susan's House
Susan comes out the door and sees Bill filling her front tire again.


Susan: "Hey!"
Bill: "Hey. You did not take this in. This should hold but you gotta take it in."
Susan: "Thank you. I know, I’m going to. It’s on the top of my list."
Bill: "Whew! That was hard work."
Susan: "Would you like a glass of water and maybe an excuse to come in and talk to me?"
Bill: "Sounds great."
In Susan’s kitchen, she fills a glass of water from the tap.


Bill: "So, it’s tomorrow. I told you I抎 check back in on that date."
Susan: "Bill, um, I have my reasons."
Susan gets ice cubes from the freezer and hands the glass to Bill.


Bill: "Am I hideous?"
Susan: "Oh, God, no. No! You are just so incredibly not hideous."
Bill: "Thank you. I think."
Susan: "See now. Maybe it’s the word "date" that’s throwing me off."
Bill: "Look. I just want to have some fun. You know dinner, drinks. No strings attached."
Susan smiles. She looks at her refrigerator which has Mike’s unopened letter clipped to it.


Susan: "Okay, I抣l go out with you."
Bill: "Great. I know this little place out of the way. You’re gonna love it."


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Gabrielle's House
Carlos sits at the table, writing. Gabrielle walks up to him.


Gabrielle: "Whatcha doing?"
Carlos: "Making an emergency list for you so you抣l know who to call in case the roof leaks or the power goes out..."
Gabrielle: "Why?"
Carlos: "I’m taking the plea bargain. So you can keep the house. When I buried my mother, I did it with respect and I don’t regret a single penny. But I’m the one that got us into the position that we're in, and the moment I did, I stopped respecting you."
Carlos hands Gabrielle the list.


Carlos: "And that’s not right."
Gabrielle: "You are so brave."
Carlos: "It’s not without strings. I need you to promise me that you're gonna be here when I get out."
Gabrielle: "Well, that’s a ridiculous thing to say. I’m not going anywhere."
Carlos: "And I need you to promise me that you'll be faithful while I’m gone."
Gabrielle: "Yeah. Of course."
Carlos: "Gabrielle, I’m no fool. You’re a beautiful woman and I understand that you have needs. But I'm a very jealous and possessive man, and I need to hear you say it."
Gabrielle: "I promise."
Carlos: "Okay then. Tomorrow morning, we抣l so and see the lawyers."
Gabrielle: "I love you."
Gabrielle gets up and sits on Carlos?lap.


Carlos: "I love you, too."
They kiss, then hug.


Carlos: "And just so you know, I’m gonna hold you to that promise."
Gabrielle looks worried.

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Bree's House
While it's still dark outside, Andrew sleeps in his bed. Bree quietly shakes him and Rex turns on the light. Andrew wakes up and sees his mother and father standing over him.


Andrew: "What’s going on? Did Grandma die?"
Rex: "Uh, no, she’s fine. Listen, Andrew..."
Bree sits on bed next to Andrew.


Bree: "Sweetheart, it’s been clear to us for sometime now that you’re been unhappy. All this acting out..."
Rex: "The pot smoking, the violence."
Bree: "It just isn’t you. And we feel that you need to spend some quality time thinking about the goals in your life and what kind of person you want to be."
Andrew: "What the hell are you talking about?"
Bree: "There’s this place called Camp Hennessey. It’s designed for teenagers like yourself who have lost their way and..."
Andrew: "You gotta be kidding me."
Rex: "They, they emphasize discipline and responsibility. Two things you’re sorely in need of."
Bree: "Hopefully, you won’t have to be there for more than a few weeks."
Andrew: "You can stop this now. I’m, I'm not going to any stupid camp for juvenile delinquents."
Rex walks to the door and Andrew lies back down, turning his back to his mother.


Rex: "We’re ready."
Bree: "Sorry, honey but you don’t have a choice."
Two tall, muscular men walk into the room. Andrew looks at them and then at his mother. Andrew jumps out of bed and tries to run past everyone. The men grab him.


Rex: "Son!"
Andrew: "Get your hands off of me!"
Rex: "Andrew, Andrew, it’s no use fighting. Now, these gentlemen are going to help you get dressed and then they're gonna drive you to the camp."
Men: "We can take it from here."
Andrew: "Wait, wait. Mom, mom, wait, please, I’m sorry, mom. Please."
Bree approaches Andrew.


Bree: "Honey it’s going to be okay, I promise."
Andrew spits in her face.


Andrew: "I know this was your idea."
Rex charges at Andrew, who's still being held by the two men.


Rex: "Why you little..."
Bree pulls Rex off.


Bree: "Stop it. Honey, no matter what you say or do, I will always love you."
Andrew pulls away from her.


Man: "Let’s go, come on."
Bree and Rex turn to leave the room while Andrew stares after them.

Later, in the dining room, Rex sits at the table, drinking coffee. Bree comes up behind him and hugs him


Rex: "What’s that for?"
Bree: "For being here. For standing by me through this."
She sits down next to Rex.


Bree: "You don’t know what it means to me, Rex. It’s been a long time since I felt I had a real partner. And it really helps, especially on a horrible morning like this."
Rex reaches out and covers her hand with his. Bree puts her other hand over Rex’s.

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Barcliff Academy
Lynette is fixing the twins backpacks in the hallway when Alisa approaches her.


Lynette: "Hey Alisa, hey Lily, how are you guys?"
Alisa: "May I speak to you please?"
Lynette: "Um, sure. Here. Stay right there."
Twin: "Yes, Mom."
Alisa signs to Lily to stay there as well and the two mothers go into an empty classroom.


Lynette: "So, how are you?"
Alisa: "Dennis left me."
Lynette: "What?"
Alisa: "Dennis left me!"
Lynette: "Why?"
Alisa: "You told him to. You moron!"
Lynette: "I’m sorry, what?"
Alisa: "You talked to my husband about my marriage and it’s none of your business!"
Lynette: "I’m sorry but I can’t understand you. You're gonna have to talk slower."
Alisa turns, frustrated, toward the door. She goes over and pulls Lily in. She signs something to her daughter then begins signing to Lynette.


Lily (translating): "Dennis said you yelled at him for saying stuff behind my back."
Lynette: "Well, yeah!"
Lily (translating): "And he said you told him our counseling wasn’t working."
Lynette: "Yes, that’s not exactly what I..."
Lily (translating): "Where the hell do you come off telling people to stop going to counseling?"
Lynette: "I didn’t mean that you..."
Lily (translating): "Sure, we have our share of problems. Financial, emotional, sexual..."
Lynette turns to Lily briefly as she translates.


Lily (translating): "...but we were solving them."
Lynette: "Alisa, come here."
She pulls Alisa aside.


Lynette: "Are you sure you want to be saying these things in front of your daughter?"
As she talks, Lynette holds up her purse so Lily can’t see what she is saying.


Alisa: "Now, you’re telling me how to raise my daughter?"
Lynette: "Lily, we’re coming back."
Lynette walks back over to Lily and Alisa follows.


Lynette: "Alisa, I am so sorry if I caused a problem. I just wanted to help."
Alisa: "Why? Why did you want to help?"
Lynette: "Well, because..."
Alisa: "Because I am deaf?"
Lynette: "No, because your husband was being a total jerk!"
Alisa begins signing.


Lily (translating): "You just gotta come in on your white horse and come to the rescue. Well, guess what? I didn’t need to be rescued, got that? I didn’t need to be rescued!"
Alisa and Lily walk to the door. Alisa turns back to Lynette.


Alisa: "Bitch!"
Lily: "Ah, she said..."
Lynette: "Yes, thank you. I know what she just said."
Alisa grabs Lily's arm and storms out.

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Restaurant
Susan and Bill sit at a table in a restaurant.


Susan: "I mean, one minute we’re making out in his truck and the next thing I know, we’re at the hospital and the doctor’s digging a bullet out of him. It’s just that when I started dating Mike, he seemed like such a normal guy, you know?"
Bill: "They always do. You wanna get some nachos?"
Susan: "I mean obviously I am not going to read the letter. At some point you just gotta let it go, right?"
Bill: "Right. You mind if we leave off the jalapeños? I’m not so good with spicy things."
Susan: "I don’t mean to be babbling. It’s just really complicated and there is so much about Mike you don’t even know."
Bill: "That would surprise me at this point."
Susan looks up and sees Edie storming over to their table.


Bill: "Edie."
Edie: "Your foreman said that you were out on a date with a hottie. Evidently, someone’s in need of Lasik."
Susan: "You tracked us down?"
Edie: "Oh, well, it wasn’t hard. I just followed the stench of betrayal. We had an agreement, Susan."
Susan: "No, we didn’t. You know I just said what you wanted to hear because you guilted me into it."
Edie: "I was trying to protect our already fragile friendship."
Bill: "Am I in the middle of something here?"
Edie: "Not any more. You" (to Susan) "I will hate forever. And you" (to Bill) "are fired."
Susan: "Edie!"
Bill: "You’re firing me because I’m going out with Susan?"
Edie: "Yes, and before you start whining that dating her is punishment enough, save it."
She walks away. Bill and Susan look exasperated.

Later, on a dark road, Susan drives Bill home.


Bill: "I suppose I could tell her you threw yourself at me. You were lonely, you begged to have dinner and I took pity on you."
Susan: "Well, excuse me, but that, that kinda makes it sound like it was my fault. You can’t possibly blame me. I’m not the one who fired you."
Bill: "Right. You just chose not to tell me that Edie would be insanely mad if I went out with you. Slow down. You’re driving too fast!"
Susan: "You know, this is between you and Edie. I just got sucked into the drama."
Bill: "Yeah. I bet you tell yourself that all the time."
Susan: "What does that mean?"
Bill: "You didn’t get sucked into the drama. You invited it in."
Susan: "That’s not true!"
Bill: "You spent the last hour obsessing over your ex-boyfriend. Even though he’s a sketchy ex-con who very possibly strangled your neighbor."
Susan: "Well, no, he didn’t."
Bill: "And Edie told you not to go out with me, but did you listen? No, because you saw the potential for disaster and you just couldn’t resist getting in there."
Susan: "Okay, Mr. let’s-just-have-fun-cause-I’m-the-charming-casual-contractor-man. You chased me, so own it, my friend!"
There's suddenly a loud bang and the front tire on Susan’s car goes flat. Susan is unable to control the car, and it runs off the road.

Later, Susan and Bill sit by the side of the road, the crashed car behind them.


Bill: "You didn’t get that tire fixed did you?"
Susan: "I was meaning to. I guess I do invite the drama in. Just a little."


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Lynette's House
Lynette and Tom lie in bed, watching TV.


Lynette: "Tom, am I a bad person?"
Tom uses the remote to turn off the TV.


Tom: "No, why would you say that?"
Lynette: "I don’t know. I guess I just have it in my head that only bad people break up marriages and offend the handicapped."
Tom: "Well, I did try to warn you."
Lynette: "You did. Why do I do it? This compulsion to stick my nose where it doesn’t belong. I mean..."
Tom: "You were just looking out for your friend."
Lynette: "Yeah, a lot of good it did her."
Tom: "At least you tried. I admire you for that."
Lynette: "Oh, please."
Tom: "Hey, I’m the guy who let Dennis badmouth his wife because I was afraid of making a scene. But you, you knew it was wrong and you let him have it."
Lynette: "That’s me. Never afraid to create a scene."
Tom: "My point is you have a strong sense of what is right and you are not afraid to act on it and I admire you for that."
Lynette: "You know what I admire you for? You find a way to compliment me when you could say 'I told you so.'"
Lynette leans over and kisses Tom. He signs something to her.


Lynette: "You just signed 'I told you so' didn’t you?"
Tom: "You抣l never prove it."
Tom turns off the light.

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Sacred Heart Hospital
Mr. Steinberg, the man who eavesdropped on Gabrielle and Nurse Heissel's conversation earlier, leads Gabrielle into his office.


Mr. Steinberg: "Thanks for coming in Mrs. Solis. I believe you’re met Nurse Heissel?"
Gabrielle sees Nurse Heissel sitting in the corner.


Gabrielle: "Yes, hello, again."
Mr. Steinberg: "Nurse Heissel became quite attached to your mother-in-law. That’s why I asked her to be here for this. First of all, I want you to understand that we consider our commitment to our patients a sacred trust."
Nurse Heissel lets out a sob. Gabrielle turns to look at her.


Gabrielle: "Okay."
Mr. Steinberg: "Having said that, it appears there may, and I stress may, have been a breakdown in our chain of care."
Nurse Heissel sobs again. Again, Gabrielle turns to look at her.


Mr. Steinberg: "I can assure you that we hold our staff to the highest standards in the industry. But we are only human, after all."
Nurse Heissel lets out a long whimper. Gabrielle turns and touches Nurse Heissel.


Gabrielle: "Honey, are you okay?"
Nurse Heissel continues to whimper as she shakes her head.


Mr. Steinberg: "Nurse Heissel, why don’t you step out?"
Nurse Heissel gets up crying.


Nurse Heissel: "I’m so sorry."
Gabrielle: "Uh huh."
Nurse Heissel leaves the room.


Mr. Steinberg: "We all share in your grief."
Gabrielle: "Apparently."
Mr. Steinberg: "And we’re hoping to alleviate any further pain your family may suffer by offering some monetary compensation."
Mr. Steinberg puts a letter in front of Gabrielle. She picks it up to read.


Mr. Steinberg: "Provided you and your husband waive any future right to litigation, of course."
Gabrielle: "Monetary compensation? You’re trying to buy us off?"
Mr. Steinberg: "Let’s not get tangled up in legalese. We like to think of it as an extension of our caring."
Gabrielle: "Well, in that case, care away."
Gabrielle hands the document back, smiling.

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Gabrielle's House
Gabrielle sits in her car in the driveway, talking on the phone.


Gabrielle: "Mr. Hartley, I have a hypothetical question for you. I like to play the lottery and I - yes, I know what the odds are, but I just love those scratch-offs. Say I were to win, I don’t know, a million six hundred thousand dollars. Would the government be able to take it? Like they took everything else?"
There's a pause as Gabrielle listens to the answer, then she gets out of the car.


Gabrielle: "That’s what I thought. The bastards. So, what if we won the lottery after Carlos went to jail? Could the government touch the money then? Hypothetically. I see. And we could keep the house."
Gabrielle walks toward the front door. She sees Carlos vacuuming just inside the front door. He smiles and waves at her. Gabrielle smiles and waves back.


Gabrielle (on the phone): "Oh no, I’m just at the grocery store wondering if I should buy a ticket. Thanks a bunch, Mr. Hartley. So what time should I bring Carlos to the DA’s office tomorrow? Great."
Gabrielle, smiling, hangs up the cell phone.

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Bree's House
Bree walks into the dining room, where Danielle and Rex are seated. She puts down a bowl of food and leans over to kiss Rex.


"We all honor heroes for different reasons. Sometimes for their daring..."
Danielle turns and looks at her brother’s empty chair.

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Gabrielle's House
Gabrielle and Carlos sit on their couch. Carlos reads the paper and Gabrielle reads a magazine. They are holding hands.


"Sometimes for their bravery..."


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Lynette's House
Lynette feeds the baby in the kitchen. Tom is in the background, watching her.


"Sometimes for their goodness..."
Tom goes over to Lynette and leans down.


Tom (to the baby): "I love you."
Lynette turns to him and signs "I love you."

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Outside
Susan walks towards Mike’s house with his sealed letter in her hands. Susan slides the letter under Mike’s door.


"But mostly we honor heroes because at one point or another, we all dream of being rescued."
Inside his house, Mike picks up the unopened letter and watches Susan walk away.


"Of course, if the right hero doesn’t come along, sometimes we just have to rescue ourselves."
Susan continues walking back home.


~ The End ~
 

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 楼主| 可乐无限 发表于 07-11-26 09:39:09 | 只看该作者

Desperate Housewives - Episode 01.16 - The Ladies Who Lunch

Guest stars
"Tom Scavo" - Doug Savant
"Maisy Gibbons" - Sharon Lawrence
"Felicia Tilman" - Harriet Sansom Harris
"Tammy Brennan" - Lisa Darr
"Headmaster Lenz" - Harry S. Murphy
"Nurse Abigail" - Mary-Pat Green
"Tishaa Atherton" - Jill Brennan
"Preston Scavo" - Brent Kinsman
"Porter Scavo" - Shane Kinsman
"Parker Scavo" - Zane Huett
"Ida Greenberg" - Pat Crawford Borwn
"Undercover Cop" - Glenn Taranto
"Mona Clark" - Maria Cominis
"Country Club Maitre D'" - Joshua Finkel
"Gossipy Woman" - Heather Lee
"Crossing Guard" - Sara Van Horn
"Shooting Neighbor" - Cheyenne Wilbur
"Cable Guy" - Matthew Stephen Young
Written by: Alexandra Cunningham
Directed by: Arlene Sanford

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"Throughout even the most respectable of neighborhoods, you can hear the sound of scandal..."
Ida Greenberg picks up a newspaper from a front walk and looks around guiltily. Then she sneaks quickly back to her own house while Bree comes out her house, holding a coffee cup.


"Some scandals announce themselves with a shout..."

Bree: "Ida! Ida Greenberg,that is not your paper!"
Cut to Tom signing a paper on a clipboard while a cable guy stands next to him.


"Some with a whisper..."

Cable Guy: "Throw me a $20, and I'll hook you up with free porn."
Tom glances back at the house, then looks at the cable guy.

Cut to kids toilet-papering a house. They've covered nearly the entire front of the house when a man comes outside holding a shotgun.


"And some with bang."

Man: "Get the hell off my lawn!"
He shoots the gun up into the air as the kids scatter.

Cut to Maisy Gibbons' house. Wearing sexy lingerie, she leads a gray-haired man up the stairs and into the bedroom.


"And once in a great while, there comes a scandal so deliciously sordid, its roar drowns out all other noise."

Man: "So your husband -- does he have any idea how many men pay for the privilege of sleeping in this bed?"
He hands her some money and she tucks it away into a small box by the bed.


Maisy: "There's not a lot of sleeping going on - not if I'm doing my job right. So how do you want to get started?"
He pulls out handcuffs and holds them up.


Man: "With these."
Maisy: "Well! That's going to cost you extra."
Man: "Maisy Gibbons, you're under arrest for solicitation."
Maisy: "What?"
Man: "Please turn and place your hands on the bed."
Maisy: "I'm sorry. I'm -- I'm going to have to ask you to leave. Now."
He grabs her and forces her face down on the bed, putting the handcuffs on her.


Maisy: "Hey! Aah! You get off me!"
The man leads Maisy outside, where a handful of cops wait by a couple of squad cars.


Maisy: "This is entrapment."
Man: "Right."
Maisy: "You all are making a gigantic mistake."
Man: "Yeah, yeah. Hey, fellas, here's one for your memoirs."
Maisy breaks away from him and begins running down the sidewalk. The cops chase after her and when she trips and falls on her face, they pick her up, holding her off of the ground as she screams and shouts at them. Neighbors stand around, watching.


"Yes, the scandalous arrest of Maisy Gibbons would soon prove to be the shot heard 'round the world."
One of the neighbors watching pulls out her cell phone and flips it open.

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Credits


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Maisy is forced into the back of a cop car and the cops get into the front seat. She stares out the window.


"It is often said that good news travels fast, but as every housewife knows, bad news moves quite a bit faster."
The woman who pulled out her cell phone earlier dials a number.


Woman: "Tisha? Hey. You are not going to believe this. Maisy Gibbons was arrested."
Tisha: "You cannot be serious."
The news travels very quickly throughout the neighborhood.

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Barcliff Academy
The crossing guard walks distractedly across the street, on her cell phone.


Crossing Guard: "Maisy Gibbons running in handcuffs? I'd've killed to see that!"
She walks past Lynette's car. Lynette turns to Parker, sitting in the back seat.


Lynette: "I'll be right back."
She walks up to the front of the school, where some mothers are standing and a school official is talking to them.


Headmaster Lenz: "Ladies, please calm down, ma'am. This is just a precaution. If you'll just take a flyer..."
Lynette walks up to two other women, Tammy and Mona.


Lynette: "Hey, guys. What's going on?"
Tammy: "Oh, there's been an outbreak of head lice."
Lynette: "Head lice."
Headmaster Lenz: "These flyers detail all the important information concerning the situation, including the recommended delousing combs."
Tammy: "Delousing? Do they have to make it sound so disgusting?"
Mona: "Does anybody know where it started?"
Headmaster Lenz: "I'm sorry. That's confidential information. Barcliff maintains a strict no-blame policy."
Preston and Porter walk out of the school and Lynette waves to them.


Lynette: "Hey, guys, over here."
Mona: "I think parents have a right to know who brought this into our school."
As the boys walk toward her, they both begin scratching their heads.


Headmaster Lenz: "Please calm down, ma'am. Our position is that there's nothing to be gained by pointing fingers."
Tammy notices Lynette's intense gaze at her children and turns to see what she's looking at.


Headmaster Lenz: "To identify the child who initiated the outbreak might result in him or her being subjected to ridicule."
Tammy sees the twins scratching and turns a meaningful gaze onto Mona, who catches sight of them as well. Lynette, distracted, keeps her eyes on her boys.


Lynette: "I, um, excuse me."
Headmaster Lenz: "If you'll just take a flyer..."
Lynette: "Stop scratching. Stop scratching. Now, now, stop it. Guys, let's go, okay? Stop scratching. I mean it. Stop, stop."
Lynette: "Hey. See you later."
Tammy and Mona: "Bye."
They watch Lynette and her boys walk away from them.

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Gabrielle's House
Gabrielle is in the shower when Carlos walks into the bathroom. He sips from a cup of coffee and looks down at the sink, which is slowly filling up, from the drain, with brown-colored liquid.


Carlos: "What the hell? Gabrielle!"
Gabrielle: "What?"
Carlos: "Hey, Gabrielle! I think we got a problem here!"
Gabrielle: "I can't hear you!"
Carlos: "I said, I think we got a problem! The water's backing up here!"
Gabrielle: "What?"
Carlos (to himself): "Is that sewage?"
Gabrielle starts screaming from the shower.


Carlos: "Yeah, that's sewage."


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Outside Gabrielle's House
Carlos and Gabrielle stand next to a large hole that Mike dug in their front yard. Mike stands in the hole.


Gabrielle: "So, uh, Mike. The suspense is killing us. Why don't you just tell us the bad news?"
Mike: "Well, your outtake pipe's completely corroded. That's why it collapsed. I'm gonna have to tear it out and repipe the whole system."
Gabrielle: "And how much is this gonna cost?"
Mike: "I'll do the job for you at cost, but you're still looking at six, seven grand, minimum."
Gabrielle looks at Carlos and he clears his throat quietly.


Gabrielle: "Okay, well, we'll let you know."
Mike: "Look, um...if money's an issue..."
Gabrielle: "Oh, no, no, no, it's not the money. It's just, uh, Carlos and I are trying to prioritize some little things we need to do around the house."
Mike: "Right. And, uh, you don't consider sewage backing up in the house a priority?"
Gabrielle: "It's definitely on the short list."
Mike: "I'm kind of surprised you called me."
Gabrielle: "Why?"
Mike: "Well, um, ever since my arrest, nobody around here seems to want to have much to do with me."
Carlos chuckles and lifts a leg slightly, showing Mike the detector that's around his ankle.


Carlos: "Innocent until proven guilty, my man."
They turn and walk back into the house.


Gabrielle: "Hope he's more innocent than you are."


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Susan's House
Susan pushes the Play button on her answering machine.


Lynette's Voice: "Hey, it's Lynette. I know you're down about this Mike thing, but you got to come to poker. It'll be worth it. I got dirt on Maisy Gibbons."
The machine goes to the next message.


Mike's Voice: "Hey, Susan, it's me. Look, I really wish you'd return my calls. We need to talk. I know I messed things --"
Susan pushes the Erase button, cutting him off.


Julie: "You okay?"
Susan: "Hi."
Julie: "You know, I can stay home if you want."
Susan: "No, no, no. Now, I know how much you were looking forward to this weekend with your dad. I'm fine."
Julie: "You don't look fine."
Susan: "Well...I'm a little sad. Mike and I were just a fling. And not even a full fling. Sort of a borderline fling."
Julie: "Mom, anyone can see how much you loved him."
Susan: "Well, I also loved junk food, and I gave that up, and I survived."
A horn honks from outside.


Susan: "There's your father. Go have fun."
Julie: "Last chance. You're sure?"
Susan: "I'm sure. Now go."
Julie: "You'll find someone else, mom. Someone great. I know it."


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Fairview Country Club
Rex and Bree sit at a table eating lunch.


Bree: "What's wrong, Rex? Didn't you enjoy your golf game with Dr. Wallace?"
Rex: "I didn't play. I'm still feeling sluggish."
Bree: "Still? Did you talk to him about that?"
Rex: "Yeah, of course. He doesn't understand why the medication isn't working, and he wants me to come in for a checkup tomorrow."
Some women laughing at the next table cause the two of them to turn and look. Tisha walks away from that table and heads to another one.


Bree: "I can see that Tisha is making the rounds. She must have some juicy new anecdote."
Rex: "Then, get her over here. I could use a funny story today."
Bree: "Tisha. Tisha. Oh, I can tell by that look on your face you've got something good. Now, come on, don't be selfish."
Tisha: "Well, first off, you're not friends with Maisy Gibbons, are you?"
There's a short pause as Rex and Bree stare at each other before Bree turns back to Tisha.


Bree: "No."
Tisha: "Thank god, because this is too good. Maisy was arrested. While Harold was at work, she was having sex with men in her house for money. Can you imagine?"
Bree: "No, I can't."
Tisha: "And that's not even the best part. Word is, she had a little black book with all her clients' names."
Rex: "So, uh...you think that'll get out?"
Tisha: "Of course. These things always do. Nancy, wait up. I can't wait to tell you this. Wait, wait."
She rushes off.


Bree: "Well, you heard your funny story, Rex. Why aren't you laughing?"


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Lynette's House
Lynette and Tom stand over a twin, combing out any and all lice that they find. The telephone rings.


Tom: "I'll get it."
He quickly tosses a louse into a cup of water on the table and picks up the phone. One of the twins reaches for the glass.


Lynette: "Aah, aah, aah."
Tom: "Hello. Hi, Tammy, yeah."
Twin: "Can we see one of the bugs?"
Lynette: "Yeah, here. See? It's this little white thing. Look. It looks like a --"
She sees that the twin she had been working on took the tweezers and clamped them on his face.


Lynette: "Aw, jeez. (she removes the tweezers) It looks like a sesame seed."
Twin: "That's cool."
Lynette: "Yeah, well, there's lots more where that came from."
Tom: "No, I'm -- I'm so sorry. He must be so disappointed. But, look, we'll get all the boys together once Topher's back on his feet. Bye."
Lynette: "What'd Tammy want?"
Tom: "She's canceling Topher's birthday party on Sunday. He's come down with the measles, so..."
Twin: "Aww!"
Lynette: "Measles, huh?"
Tom: "Yeah. What?"
Lynette: "Tammy Brennan spent a fortune on Topher's party. She'd call in specialists from Switzerland before she'd let it be canceled."
Tom: "Okay. Why would Tammy lie to us?"
Lynette: "Because she saw Porter scratching his head at school. They all did, and now word's getting around."
Tom: "Why is everything a conspiracy theory with you? I mean, lots of kids get lice. It's not that big a deal."
Lynette: "Well, it is for the rich bee-eye-tee-see-atch's..."
Tom looks exasperated as he quickly covers the ears of the twin he's working on.


Lynette: "...at Barcliff Academy."
Tom: "Lynette."
Lynette: "It's been one day, and they've been disinvited to a birthday party. If rumors start flying, these boys can kiss campouts and pool parties goodbye."
Twin: "Uh-oh."
Lynette: "Yeah, not so cool now, huh?"


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Paul's House
Edie hands Paul a folder with papers in it.


Edie: "It's all here. Appraisal, title search, and escrow documents. "
Paul: "Again, I'm sorry about changing my mind, but this just isn't really a good time to sell the house. Zach's going through a lot, and he wants to finish high school before moving."
Edie: "Ah, forget it. It's part of the business. I expect to get screwed over."
As they walk down the sidewalk towards Edie's car, she opens her briefcase.


Edie: "Now, where is your house key? Oh, I must have left it at home. I'll bring it by tonight."
Paul: "No one will be here. Zach's away on a school trip, and I'm going to Mount Pleasant on business today. Just, uh, drop it by tomorrow."
Edie: "Or I could just keep it."
Paul: "What?"
Edie: "It's a joke, Paul. I know your wife's dead and all, but it's been six months. Lighten up."
She walks to her car and Felicia comes down the sidewalk towards them.


Felicia: "Hello."
Paul: "Felicia."
Edie: "Oh, hi, Felicia."
Felicia: "Edie, I found this in my sister's things. It has your name on it."
Edie (gasps): "My necklace. Oh, you know...I lent this to Martha three months ago, and she said that it went down the drain. Oh, I miss how we used to steal things from one another."
Paul: "So, Felicia. I heard they have a suspect in your sister's murder. Mike Delfino."
Felicia: "Oh, he didn't kill her."
Paul: "But they found her jewelry in his garage."
Felicia: "But his fingerprints weren't on any of it."
Paul: "Well, that just means he wore gloves."
Felicia: "So, he's smart enough to use gloves, but he leaves her blood-spattered jewelry lying around for anyone to find? Please. Is that what you'd do if you killed someone?"
Paul: "I don't know what goes through the mind of a murderer. I'm just saying I wouldn't trust him if I were you."
Edie finishes putting the necklace around her neck and after a moment of staring thoughtfully at Paul, Felicia turns to her.


Felicia: "Edie...that is lovely. Is it an antique?"
Edie: "Yeah, I think so."
Felicia: "You know, I know a store you would love. It specializes in antique jewelry. It's in Salt Lake City. Have you ever been to Salt Lake City?"
Edie: "No, I try to steer clear of Utah. It's a little too...conservative for me."
Felicia: "Too bad. Have you ever been, Paul?"
Paul: "No."
Felicia: "It's lovely. I used to live there when I was a nurse. You should definitely go sometime."
She chuckles.


Felicia: "Bye."
She leaves, with Paul and Edie staring after her.


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Lynette's House, bathroom
Gabrielle hurriedly brushes her teeth. A little later, she uses a washcloth to give herself a quick sponge bath on her arms and neck. After making herself look presentable, she takes the washcloth she was using and tosses it to the side.


"With no indoor plumbing, Gabrielle was now forced to improvise when it came to her personal hygiene wherever and whenever she had the opportunity."
A few minutes later, she enters Lynette's kitchen and sits down at the table, where she picks up her cards and reaches for some food in the center of the table.


Gabrielle: "Ahem. Sorry."
Edie: "That's okay. I was just about to give a Maisy Gibbons update."
Lynette: "Guys, we should be ashamed of ourselves for reveling in that woman's misery. That being said, Edie, please continue."
Edie: "Well, I hear from a very reliable source that Maisy's gonna cut a deal with the prosecution. Apparently, she has some high-profile johns, and the D.A.'s looking for a second term."
Lynette: "I don't get it. I don't get who would pay Maisy for sex."
Gabrielle: "Obviously, someone who's not getting it at home."
Edie: "So, the upshot is Maisy is going to turn over her little black book with all of her clients' names."
Lynette: "Really."
Edie: "Yep. I mean, can you imagine the fallout when this goes public? Ooh, blood on the walls."
Gabrielle: "I'm all in."
Lynette: "I'll call. Bree? "
Bree: "Uh, what just happened?"
Lynette: "The stakes were raised."
Bree: "Yes, yes, they were. I fold."
Later, Lynette cleans up while Edie sits at the table, organizing the chips she won.


Lynette: "I can't believe how lucky you were today."
Edie: "Luck had nothing to do with it. I had crappy cards. I was bluffing the entire time."
Lynette: "Really? Wow, you're good."
Edie: "Oh, that's the only nice thing I could say about my first husband -- he taught me how to bluff."
Lynette: "He played poker?"
Edie: "No, he was lousy in bed. I had to fake a lot of orgasms. You don't have to respond."
Lynette: "Thank you."
Edie: "So, uh, where was Susan today?"
Lynette: "Um, I'm not sure."
Edie: "Wow! Tom must be great in bed."
Lynette: "Huh?"
Edie: "Well, obviously, you have no idea how to bluff."
Lynette: "Okay. She's going through something, and I'm sure she'd prefer it to be private."
Edie: "She's upset with Mike, isn't she? Well, come on. I'm gonna find out sooner or later."
Lynette: "She's devastated about the breakup, and she hasn't left the house in days."
Edie: "Well, why didn't you just tell me that?"
Lynette: "Because it's personal. It's the kind of thing she would only want me to tell her friends."
Edie: "I'm Susan's friend. Well, I don't hate her."
Lynette: "Edie, if you want me to share stuff with you, you're gonna have to start being more supportive of Susan."
Edie: "Okay. How?"
Lynette: "What do friends do? They call, they're sympathetic, they ask about the pain the other person is going through, and then they listen."
Edie: "What if you want to be supportive, but you just can't stand listening to people bitch?"
Lynette: "Then it's good to know how to bluff."


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Paul's House
Paul opens up a box that has a large jumble of video tapes in it. He roots through it until he finds one labeled "Utah - Angela's Award Party." He goes to the VCR and puts the tape in. On it, Mary Alice is with a group of people at work. She hands out napkins, grinning, as they all offer congratulations to her.

Paul, watching, smiles. Mary Alice holds up a plaque to the camera that reads "Wake Forrest Employee of the Year." The camera pulls back and pans slightly to the left, where a younger-looking Felicia is standing next to Mary Alice, smiling as she looks at the plaque. Paul quickly pauses the videotape and it stops on Felicia's face as she congratulates Mary Alice.

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Gabrielle's House, backyard
Sitting by the jacuzzi, Gabrielle and Carlos perform their ablutions. Carlos, wearing only pants, is shaving, using a small mirror to see himself, and Gabrielle, wearing a bikini, shaves her legs, using the jacuzzi to wash the razor.


Gabrielle: "God, I have to go to the bathroom again."
Carlos: "Go to Bree's."
Gabrielle: "I've been to Bree's twice today."
Carlos: "Then go to Susan's."
Gabrielle: "I hate Susan's. She has all these weird scented candles. Her house reeks of apricot. Hose."
Carlos turns the hose on her legs and she shrieks slightly when the water hits her.


Carlos: "How about Lynette's?"
Gabrielle: "No, you don't understand. I don't want to go to anybody's house anymore. I'm tired of knocking on doors and making up excuses as to why we haven't fixed our plumbing."
Carlos: "Why are you yelling at me?"
Gabrielle: "Because it's your fault."
Carlos: "My fault?"
Gabrielle: "Yes. If you hadn't gotten yourself indicted, we would have pipes right now."
Carlos: "I got indicted trying to make enough money to keep you happy. In case you hadn't noticed, you're a little materialistic."
Gabrielle: "Oh, I'm materialistic? When the Johnson's bought their new 7-series, you were the one who went right in and traded in his car for something better."
Carlos: "Who ended up driving it?"
Gabrielle wraps a towel around herself and then dumps a small load of laundry into the jacuzzi.


Gabrielle: "You know what? I don't have time to fight right now. I have laundry to do."
She turns on the jacuzzi so that bubbles are released into the water, swishing the clothing around. She stalks off.

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Barcliff Academy
Lynette comes up to a closed nurse's office in the school. She opens the door and peeks her head in.


Lynette: "Nurse Abigail?"
Nurse Abigail: "Mrs. Scavo, right? The twins' mother?"
Lynette: "I just wanted to tell you that the boys are now lice-free."
Nurse Abigail: "Good to hear."
Lynette steps fully into the office and closes the door behind her.


Lynette: "I just can't figure out how it happened. They get a bath every night. Trust me, it's the ugliest 15 minutes of the day."
Nurse Abigail: "I believe you."
Lynette: "I keep thinking that maybe it was the petting zoo that I took them to last week. That llama was really iffy."
Nurse Abigail: "Mrs. Scavo, it doesn't work that way. Lice only spreads from human to human. Even the cleanest kid in the world can get it if he gets too close to the wrong kid."
Lynette: "Really?"
Nurse Abigail: "Yes. So don't be so hard on yourself, huh?"
Lynette: "I guess. Still, I can't help but feel a little guilty. After all, my kids started an entire lice outbreak."
Nurse Abigail: "Look, your, uh, your kids didn't start it."
Lynette: "They didn't?"
Nurse Abigail: "No. I know for a fact that patient zero was another little boy. This is his fourth time with this particular problem."
Lynette: "Oh. That is a load off my mind. Well, thank you."
She heads back towards the door, then turns around.


Lynette: "So which kid is it?"
Nurse Abigail: "I can't tell you. You know we have a no-blame policy. We have to protect the children. You understand."
Lynette: "Of course."
She turns to the door, then turns back around.


Lynette: "No, I don't. You're going to have to give me a name."
Nurse Abigail: "Mrs. Scavo --"
Lynette: "Here's the thing. Acting like parents won't assign blame is like pretending they don't keep score at pee-wee league games. It's human nature. If you don't give the moms someone to blame, they'll pick a scapegoat. I can't let my boys be the scapegoat."
Nurse Abigail: "Please don't put me in this position."
Lynette: "I'm begging you. They've already been uninvited from a birthday party, a really big birthday party with a bouncy house and a hot dog stand and a clown."
Nurse Abigail: "I wish I could help you, but --"
Lynette: "For god's sakes, there's gonna be a magician. Tammy Brennan went all out."
Nurse Abigail: "Tammy Brennan? Topher's mother?"
Lynette: "Yes."
Nurse Abigail: "Well, isn't that interesting. Have a seat."


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Fairview County Prison
A buzzer sounds and Maisy Gibbons, in orange prison scrubs, is led into a room where prisoners meet with visitors.


"Meanwhile, at the Fairview County Prison, Maisy Gibbons was delighted to find out she had a visitor, but she was soon reminded one should always beware of visitors bearing gift baskets."
The visitor's door opens and a close up of a decorated gift basket being held is shown.


Maisy: "You've got to be kidding me."
Bree: "Hello, Maisy."


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Wisteria Lane
Gabrielle jogs down the street. She slows when she sees a construction site, with men working, and a Port-a-Potty sitting there. She smiles.

Later, the construction workers get in their truck and leave and Gabrielle, hiding behind a large tool box, stands up. She goes over to the Port-a-Potty and pushes it off of its ramp.

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Gabrielle's Backyard
A large drop cloth covers the Port-a-Potty. With Carlos watching, Gabrielle whips the cloth off to review the bathroom.


Gabrielle: "Ta-da!"
Carlos: "Stuff like this is why I love you."
He kisses her, then goes into the Port-a-Potty. As Gabrielle walks away, the red "Occupied" sign flips on.


Maisy: "So...what brings you here?"
Bree: "I need a favor."
Maisy: "I thought as much."
Bree: "I heard that there is a, um, little black book with the names of your clients in it."
Maisy: "There is."
Bree: "I was wondering if, perhaps, you could remove Rex's name from that little book."
Maisy: "Wow, that's a big favor. Those muffins better be really good."
Bree: "I have some money that I've been putting aside for emergencies. It can be all yours if you just..."
Maisy: "Keep my mouth shut?"
Bree: "Continue to be discreet."
Maisy: "Gosh. I don't know."
Bree: "I don't think it's asking that much. All you need to do is remove one little name."
Maisy: "But if I do it for you, then I have to do it for all the other wives. That wouldn't be fair, now, would it?"
Bree: "Maisy, please. I mean, we used to be good friends."
Maisy: "Ah. Where were you when Harold lost his job a year ago, huh? Did you stop by to see if there was anything that you could do? Did you bring a big basket of baked goods when you knew we couldn't even pay our bills? If you did, those displays of friendship seem to have slipped my mind."
Bree: "Maisy, I didn't mention it when you were having financial troubles because I thought it would embarrass you."
Maisy: "Yes, I would have been embarrassed, but it would have been a whole lot better than the silence."
Bree: "I have fourteen thousand dollars in that account. It can all be yours."
Maisy: "I'm not interested. But you do get credit for one thing. You came to visit me, even if it was for an ulterior motive. None of the other girls from the club even bothered. I've been abandoned. Guess that's what happens when you become the town whore."
Bree: "Oh, sweetie. They didn't abandon you because you're a whore. They abandoned you because you weren't all that nice to begin with."
She starts to leave, then stops, turns back to the table, and picks up the basket of muffins.

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Susan's House
There's a knock on the door as Susan sits on her living room floor, going through decorative boxes.


Susan: "Who is it?"
Edie: "It's Edie!"
Susan: "Oh, Edie, not now. I'm kind of busy."
Edie walks into the living room.


Edie: "Hi."
Susan: "Or just come on in."
Edie: "What are you doing?"
Susan: "I decided that my life is way too complicated, and so I'm simplifying. I am getting rid of the clutter."
She puts on an orange and lace hat and turns to face Edie.


Edie: "Ooh."
Susan: "I was on vacation. Made sense at the time. Okay, not to be rude, but is there a reason you're here?"
Edie: "Look, I'm feeling badly about what you're going through with Mike. And don't worry. I'm not going to date him."
Susan: "Doesn't matter anymore."
Edie: "Well, don't get me wrong. I still have every intention of sleeping with him. Some mountains are just meant to be climbed."
Susan: "I got to learn to keep my doors locked."
Edie: "How long have you been sitting here?"
Susan: "I don't know. Five minutes, give or take three hours."
Edie: "That's it. Get up. Get dressed."
Susan: "Why?"
Edie: "Beause you're coming with me. It's time to get wasted. Happy hour started forty-five minutes ago."
Susan: "Why would I go anywhere with you?"
Edie: "Because that's what normal women do when they get depressed. They put on short skirts, they go to bars with their girlfriends, maybe have one too many and then make out with some strange man in the back of a dark alley."
Susan: "Wow."
Edie: "Oh, come on. It'll be fun, I swear. Come on. Come on."
She begins dragging Susan by the feet.


Susan: "Why do you even care?"
Edie: "I never said I cared. It's just...well, I...I guess I know what it's like to have your heart stomped on."
Susan: "Okay. All right. Give me a minute. I'll go change my clothes."
Edie: "And don't forget to do something with that skanky hair. You're a little scary-looking."


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Bar
Music plays in the background as Susan and Edie sit at the bar, drinking. Edie points out a man to Susan.


Edie: "Ah. What about him?"
Susan: "Not my type."
Edie: "Oh, look, I know the pickins are slim, but isn't there someone here that you're attracted to?"
Susan: "I hate 'em all. Look at them just leering at us. They're so damn cocky, like they know they have the upper hand."
Edie: "What are you talking about? We have the upper hand. Without us, they have nothing."
Susan: "Maybe fifteen years ago. Not anymore. Now we're just lonely and desperate, and they know it, and they just sit there, ready to pounce, waiting for us to take any crumb they're willing to throw our way. I don't want crumbs. I want Mike."
She throws her head down on the bar and when the bartender comes up them, Edie hands him her glass.


Edie: "Hi. Um... I'm going to be spending the whole night with her, so I'm gonna be needing a lot more of these."
Susan: "I'm sorry. It's just so hard to find a guy like Mike. I know in my heart he didn't kill Mrs. Huber."
Edie: "Okay. Let's say Mike's a peach and he didn't kill Martha. Who did?"
Susan: "I don't know. Obviously, a bad guy. Somebody really awful, somebody like -- somebody like Paul Young."
Edie: "Paul? Are you serious?"
Susan: "I'm telling you, he's hiding something. He clams up every time we try to ask him about Mary Alice. And then when we found out about Dana..."
Edie: "Dana. Who's Dana?"
Susan: "Paul and Mary Alice had a baby that died."
Edie: "You're kidding."
Susan: "Zach killed her."
Edie: "Holy crap. Who told you that?"
Susan: "Paul. You know, he said it was an accident,but I'm telling you, I think that's why Mary Alice was being blackmailed."
Edie: "Mary Alice was being blackmailed?"
Susan: "Yeah. The girls and I found a threatening note in her stuff."
Edie: "What the hell kind of street do we live on?"
Susan: "I don't know."
Edie: "Come to think of it, the other day, Paul was talking to Felicia, and he was working overtime trying to make Mike sound guilty."
Susan: "See? Shifting blame onto someone else -- that's classic criminal behavior. Oh, I'm telling you, he's up to no good."
Edie: "Zach and Paul are out of town. Maybe we should sneak into their house and do some snooping. I have a key."
Susan: "Oh, my god, yes. We should do that."
Edie: "Oh, come on. I was just kidding."
Susan: "No, Edie, this is our chance. We should just go in for ten minutes."
Edie: "Susan, that's breaking and entering."
Susan: "Martha Huber was your best friend. If we could find out who really killed her, wouldn't that be worth the risk?"


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Fairview Country Club
Rex and Bree are seated at a table at the country club. The maitre d' hands them menus.


Maitre D': "Have a nice evening."
Bree: "Thank you."
Bree looks over at the next table, where a woman is sitting down.


Bree: "Serena, hi. How are you?"
Serena waves, then turns to her husband without saying anything.


Rex: "I talked to Dr. Wallace today."
Bree: "Oh?"
Rex: "He still has no idea why the medication isn't working. He told me he's thinking of running more tests. I told him I'm thinking about getting a second opinion."
As Rex talks, Bree looks around the restaurant, noticing the stares that others are giving them.


Bree: "Rex, this might sound silly, but are people staring at us?"
Rex: "Yeah. What's going on?"
Bree: "Well, I could be wrong, but I suspect that Maisy Gibbons' client list has been released."
Some people start laughing.


Rex: "You think they're laughing at us?"
Bree: "No, I think they're laughing at you. I think they feel sorry for me, which is just as mortifying."
Rex: "What are we gonna do?"
Bree: "Oh. We're gonna act like nothing is happening, and then, when we finish eating, we're going to walk out of here with all the dignity that we can muster."
Rex: "Please, let's go now."
Bree: "Oh, no. I refuse to give them this kind of satisfaction. Open your menu."
Rex: "Everybody's staring, Bree. It's humiliating."
Bree: "Well, you should have thought of that before you left a personal check on Maisy Gibbons' nightstand."
Rex: "All right, you stay here if you want to. I'm leaving."
He stands up.


Bree: "Rex. If you walk out of this restaurant, I will scream."
Rex: "Bree --"
Bree: "I will scream about your cruelty. Then I will scream about your infidelity. And then, just to make sure it really hurts, I will scream about your distasteful sexual habits. You want to know what true humiliation is, you just take one step."
Rex looks around, then sits down.


Bree: "So, what are you having? The veal looks good."


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Paul's House
Edie unlocks the house and she and Susan walk inside.


Edie: "So, what are we looking for, exactly? An embroidered pillow that says "I killed Martha Huber"?"
Susan: "I don't know. Just something suspicious."
Edie goes over to the bar, where she sniffs one of the containers of liquor.


Edie: "Mmm, smells expensive."
Susan: "Do you believe in evil, Edie?"
Edie: "Of course I believe in evil. I work in real estate."
Susan: "I'm serious. There's something about this house that's just so cold and creepy. You couldn't tell when Mary Alice was alive. She just brought so much warmth and light. Now there's something...I can just taste it. Can't you sense it?"
Edie: "The only thing I can sense is that you've had too much to drink."
Susan: "No, something happened in this house, something so awful we can't even imagine it."
There's a small crash.


Edie: "Ow! Son of a bitch."
Susan: "Are you okay?"
Edie: "Aah! I just stubbed my toe."
Susan sees the videotape that Paul had been watching earlier lying on the floor. She reads the label on it.


Susan: "Oh, my god -- Angela."
Edie: "Huh?"
Susan: "Angela -- that's what Mary Alice used to call herself."
Edie: "What are you talking about?"
Susan: "We heard it on this tape that Bree stole from her therapist's office. It's a long story. I'll tell you later. Oh, we got to put this in."
As soon as they put the tape in, they hear a large thud come from outside.


Susan: "What was that?"
Edie: "I think it's Paul."
Susan: "You said he was going to be gone."
Edie: "Well, I guess I was wrong."
They turn off the tape and quickly try to find a place to hid.


Edie: "Hurry."
Susan: "I've got to get the tape."
Edie: "Hide!"
Susan: "Oh! Oh! Oh!"
They jump behind the couch, but Susan accidentally drops the tape on the couch, where it falls behind the cushions.

Paul walks in and turns on a light. He sits on the couch and begins reading a magazine. From behind the couch, Susan mouths "What are we gonna do?" to Edie.

Edie stands up.


Edie: "Paul."
Paul: "Aah! Edie. God, you scared me."
Edie: "I'm sorry. I see that you, uh, made it back from Mount Pleasant."
Paul: "Yes. What -- what are you doing here?"
Edie: "Well, I came by to bring you your key. I was just about to leave you a note."
Paul: "You're returning my key at 11:30 at night. What the hell's going on here?"
Edie: "You're right. We're too old to be playing games."
Paul: "What?"
Edie: "My note was gonna tell you that I, uh...I-I wasn't kidding this afternoon. I really would like to keep a key to your place -- to use if the...mood strikes me."
Edie wraps her arms around Paul's neck as he tries backing away. Meanwhile, Susan tries to grab the videotape from her position behind the couch.


Paul: "You've been drinking."
He starts to turn back towards the couch, and Edie grabs him.


Edie: "Just enough to get up the courage to tell you how I feel about you."
She pushes him up against the wall and begins kissing him. Susan, on her hands and knees, looks around the couch at them and makes a face. Edie, still kissing Paul, motions to Susan to leave. Susan crawls out of the house, still on her hands and knees.

Outside, Mike puts some trash in the garbage can and sees Susan crawl out onto the street. He goes after her.

In Paul's house, Edie breaks the kiss.


Edie: "Okay, well...obviously, you're uncomfortable about this, so I-I'm really sorry if I embarrassed you. Here. Here's your key. I'll see you around."
Paul: "Edie, um... I'm not embarrassed."
Edie: "Huh?"
Paul: "If anything...I'm flattered."
He grabs her and pushes her against the wall, kissing her.

Outside, Mike catches up with Susan.


Mike: "Susan. Susan, talk to me."
Susan: "Mike, it's not a good time. I'm a little drunk and a little freaked out."
Mike: "Why haven't you returned any of my messages?"
Susan: "We're broken up. I thought I made that pretty clear."
Mike: "Oh, come on. Can't we work this out?"
Susan: "You lied to me."
Mike: "When? When did I lie to you?"
Susan: "The police showed me your rap sheet. You killed a man."
Mike: "You can't believe I'm some cold-blooded killer."
Susan: "No, of course I don't believe that, but I also didn't believe that Karl was going to cheat on me, and I didn't believe that Mary Alice was gonna kill herself. I mean, let's face it, Mike -- blind faith is not my friend."
Mike: "I was gonna tell you. There just wasn't a right moment."
Susan: "See? Now that's a lie, too, because there were plenty of right moments."
Mike: "Susan --"
Susan: "Every time we went out for pizza, you could have said, "oh, and by the way, I once killed a man." Or when you said, "hey, let's go jogging," you could have said, "well, by the way, I once killed a man." Every time we went to the movies and the hero shot the bad guy, you could have turned to me and said, "oh, and by the way, I did that once." You didn't."
Mike: "Do you want to hear what happened or not?"
Susan: "It doesn't matter, because I will never believe anything you say ever again."
He grabs her and kisses her.


Mike: "Well, at the very least, you can believe that."
He turns and walks back to his house.

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Gabrielle's Backyard
Gabrielle hurries to the Port-a-Potty and tries to open the door, which is locked.


Carlos: "Occupied."
Gabrielle: "Carlos, I have to go."
Carlos: "Well, you're gonna have to wait."
Gabrielle: "Why should I have to wait? It's my port-a-potty."
Carlos: "What do you mean, it's yours?"
Gabrielle: "I'm the one who stole it."
Carlos: "Babe, I'm sorry. You're just gonna have to wait."
She kicks the Port-a-Potty and storms off.

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Bree's House
Bree sits on her couch, drinking coffee. The sound of a toilet flushing is heard and Gabrielle walks into the room.


Gabrielle: "Thank you so much, Bree. Seeing your tile has really helped me make my decision. Next time I remodel, I am using limestone."
Bree: "Gabrielle, is everything okay?"
Gabrielle: "Sure. Why?"
Bree: "Well, it's just that you've been acting kind of odd lately."
Gabrielle: "In what way?"
Bree: "Well, you keep coming up with excuses to use everyone's bathroom, and then two days ago, Mr. Cowley looked into your back yard and saw you and Carlos doing your laundry in the jacuzzi."
Gabrielle: "Well, uh, there's a simple explanation for that. I, um..."
Bree: "Are you and Carlos having some sort of money trouble? Gabby, it's okay if you are."
Gabrielle: "Is that so?"
Bree: "Yes, and, and to tell you the truth, I'm a little insulted. I am a good friend. Why would you feel like you have to hide that from me?"
Gabrielle: "I don't know. Probably for the same reason you didn't tell me Rex was one of Maisy's clients."
Bree: "That is obviously different."
Gabrielle: "Why? Because it happened to you? Bree, this is how I see it -- good friends support each other after they've been humiliated. Great friends pretend nothing happened in the first place."
Bree: "Well, then, good luck on your remodel."
Gabrielle: "And please tell Rex I said hello."


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Topher's Birthday Party
A big birthday party is occuring at Tammy's house when Lynette walks in with the twins, holding a present.


Lynette: "Hey, Tammy."
Tammy: "Lynette."
Lynette: "I see Topher's made a speedy recovery."
Twin: "Can we go play?"
Lynette: "Yeah, sure, boys. Have fun."
Twins: "Whoo! Let's go play in the bounce house! Let's go! Let's go! Come on!"
Tammy: "All right,you caught me. I lied. But, uh, you sure have some nerve, crashing a six-year-old's birthday party.""
Lynette: "Just so you know, I got Topher a set of bongo drums. I know you'll love them as much as he will."
At the bounce house, Mona leans in and shouts to her child.


Mona: "Charlie, come on out of there! I don't want you playing with those Scavo boys!"
Tammy: "Uh, Mona, please. I'm sure they're clean. (to Lynette) You are not ruining my party."
Tammy climbs into the bounce house.


Tammy: "All right, Porter, Preston, okay, out, out, out. Come on. Porter, Preston, let's go."
Lynette climbs in with them.


Lynette: "No, not -- not -- not quite yet. Boys, keep bouncing. That's right. Keep bouncing. Oh, by the way, I spoke to Nurse Abigail. I know who patient zero is."
Tammy: "All right, that's it, kids. Get out. Out, out, out. Go, go."
Lynette: "How could you do that?"
Tammy: "Look, this party meant everything to Topher. I couldn't risk people not showing up. He would be devastated. I had to do something."
Lynette: "And the best you could come up with was letting my kids take the fall?"
Tammy: "Hey, I hardly had to say anything. People were already suspicious.
Lynette: "Oh, please."
Tammy: "Yeah, it's true. Let's face it -- your boys aren't the cleanest kids on the planet."
Lynette: "That was not a smart thing to say."
Tammy: "Where are you going?"
Lynette: "I'm going to tell the truth to every mother out there, and then I'm gonna take back the bongos."
Tammy: "No, wait, okay, all right. Look, I wa--I was wrong. I admit it. I am really, really, really sorry."
Lynette: "Too little, too late."
Tammy: "Okay, okay. No, I'll -- I'll tell everyone that I was wrong, that your kids aren't the ones. Please, I'm begging you."
Lynette: "Well, why are you standing there? Get to it."
They leave the bounce house.

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Gabrielle's House
Gabrielle is on the porch when Bree comes up to her.


Gabrielle: "Bree, hi."
Bree: "Hi."
Gabrielle: "What's up?"
Bree: "Well, um, I've been doing some thinking. Rex and I have been members of the Fairview Country Club for years, and, well, lately, it seems to have lost some of its excluvity, and so I've decided not to renew our membership. I'd rather see the money go to someone I care about."
She hands Gabrielle an envelope. Gabrielle takes it and opens it. She pulls out a check.


Gabrielle: "Oh, Bree, I-I can't take that."
Bree: "Gabby, this is the way I see it -- good friends offer to help in a crisis. Great friends don't take no for an answer."
Gabrielle: "We're gonna pay you back every cent. I promise."
Bree: "Take your time."
She gets up and leaves.

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Topher's Birthday Party
A magician does tricks for the crowd of kids, who clap and shout. Lynette watches as Topher scratches his head. She turns to look at Tammy, who returns her gaze.


"Yes, everyone loves a scandal...no matter how big or small."


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Gabrielle's Backyard
Carlos goes out into the backyard to go to the Port-a-Potty. As he opens the door, his next door neighbor catches his eye over the fence separating their properties.


"After all...what could be more entertaining than watching the downfall of the high and mighty?"


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Outside Bree's House
Rex opens the car door for Bree, who gets in. As he closes the door, he sees neighbors walking down the sidewalk, who give each other a look when they see him.

"What could be more amusing than the public exposure of hypocritical sinners?"


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Fairview County Prison
Maisy stands in the corner of the prison room, watching from a distance as other prisoners play cards together.

"Yes, everyone loves a scandal. And if for some reason, you're not enjoying the latest one..."


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Paul's House
Paul sits down on the couch. He feels something underneath him and after pushing away the pillows, finds the videotape that Susan dropped.

"...well...the next one is always around the corner."

~ The End ~

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