TEASER

Bree and Orson discuss what they’re taking given their separation. Orson tells her to keep everything, as all he wants is Bree! Bree draws the line at attempted murder. She tells him he should turn himself in to the police, and then she could forgive him. He can’t go to prison, he pleads.

ACT ONE

Gabrielle finds a woman named Ellie on her doorstep, as Gaby’s looking for a place to rent. Ellie likes the house and can’t believe it’s for rent. Carlos can tell that Gabrielle gave him a dirty look and Gaby mentions Carlos has been paranoid about renting out the room. Gaby wants Ellie to live there, and Ellie’s ready to pay in cash.

Lynette finds Tom getting mad at the twins, who are washing dishes. Tom doesn’t think they’re suffering enough. He suggests they go to therapy but Lynette thinks they can handle it in house. Tom agrees but wants the next month to be like boot camp for them.

Susan and Julie arrive at Lamaze class. Everyone else is with someone.  Julie comes back in to the class and tells Susan that Karl’s brought his very pregnant wife. Susan didn’t know about the pregnancy or the wife. Karl mentions how fat Susan is. Susan suggests he go to another class with his wife. He mentions his wife is a law professor and he made partner at his firm!

ACT TWO

Dylan’s leaving and objects when Katherine says to be home by 10. Katherine wants to meet Dylan’s boy but Dylan says no. She meets up with her dad Wayne outside.

Gabrielle can’t find her nail file; she knocks on Ellie’s door to get one and finds her with a man. Gaby says it can wait til morning. She returns to her bedroom and tells Carlos this is the second guy in Ellie’s room that night. She hears the man leaving, and goes to apologize to Ellie, but finds Ellie counting money.

Mrs. McCluskey asks Lynette if she’s seen Ida’s cat, who’s missing. She hasn’t. The twins are working outside as Lynette overhears them discussing a girl having convinced them to start the fire. Who?  It turns out to be Kayla. Lynette confronts Kayla. She didn’t start the fire. She claims she was joking about it. Lynette doesn’t think it’s good for Kayla to have done it. Kayla agrees that someone needs to be punished; she’s glad the twins are being punished, as they need to learn.

ACT THREE

Susan shows up at Lamaze class again, this time with Mike, and this time dressed up. Susan pretends to be surprised that Karl’s there, til Mike confronts her and she admits that Karl was throwing his good life in her face. She just wants Mike to spin his life for Karl. Mike meets Karl and his wife Marisa. Mike and Susan talk up their life . . . the parties they attend, his work . . . and all is good til Mike brings up being clean of drugs for 30 days. Karl makes a snide comment about this to Susan.

Lynette’s told Tom what happened. She thinks Kayla needs professional help. Tom calls Lynette out for her apparent hypocrisy. Lynette suggests Kayla’s mom was kind of a psycho, which doesn’t go well with Tom, who thinks there shouldn’t be therapy.

Bree comes home to find Orson outside, he’s been thinking . . . and drinking.  He’s prepared to go to the police. He’s to say he was sleepwalking when he drove the car. Bree doesn’t like this and Orson ends up sobbing on her arm. Edie drives up and Bree asks her to take Orson home. Orson doesn’t want to go to his motel so Edie says he’s to sleep on her couch.

Gabrielle wants Bob and Lee’s help with Ellie. She wants them to solicit Ellie, Bob doesn’t want to do it but Lee does, though Gabrielle thinks Bob is more butch. She doesn’t care who does it but just wants it done.

Susan’s upset Mike told Karl about his drug secret. She thinks he could be honest without saying too much. Mike cares about battling his addiction, and doesn’t care what Karl thinks of him.

ACT FOUR

Lynette’s brought Kayla to a shrink’s office, which she doesn’t care for. She wants Kayla to share her feelings with someone. Kayla doesn’t think she has trouble telling right from wrong; Lynette disagrees. As they wait, Kayla suggests she’ll tell the police what happened, as that was a crime. The doctor comes out to take Kayla but Lynette says the problem’s been resolved.

Gabrielle and Bob are on the phone talking to each other as Lee comes out of his house and approaches Ellie. Gaby thinks he’s not butch enough. Ellie doesn’t like Lee’s trying to solicit her and she kicks Lee! Gaby has to admit she thought Ellie was a hooker and passed the test. Ellie storms away, mad that Gabrielle thought she was a whore. Ellie confesses to . . . doing tattoos! She’s working downtown, but her boss takes most of her money. Gaby doesn’t think Ellie has to go and gets Ellie to forgive her. Back in Ellie’s room, we see she has drugs.

Bree comes over to Edie’s to talk to her and learns Orson slept on her couch. Bree’s not comfy with that happening in the future. Bree reminds Edie of her past with Mike, Karl, and Carlos. Edie doesn’t like this as she claims to not be attracted to Orson, but is mad at the insinuation and slams the door in Bree’s face.

ACT FIVE

Tom’s furious Lynette took Kayla to a shrink behind his back. Kayla hears the argument and seems pleased as she walks out of the house. She finds thw twins in the yard. She pretends she just jumped off the roof using an umbrella as a parachute and hints they should try it. Lynette and Tom continue to argue; they hear a noise and find one of the twins needs to go to the hospital after jumping off the roof! As Lynette's leaving to the hospital, she sees Kayla.

Karl and Susan are again at the Lamaze class, this time both alone.  He again tries to throw his good life into her face and she calls him on it. Karl admits he and his wife have problems like anyone else, but Susan thinks her problems are worse, which is not what she wants right before she has a baby. Karl reminds her she was with an unreliable guy before, but at least Mike’s trying to be honest about his failings now. He thinks Mike will be there for Susan in a way he wasn’t.

Mrs. McCluskey asks Bree and Katherine about the missing cat; Bree’s to help look in a bit. Bree tells Katherine she’ll let Orson come home eventually. Dylan’s going out again, and Katherine says she doesn’t know Dylan’s guy’s name yet. Katherine wants to pick up her work business later, as she’s going to spy on Dylan.

Wayne and Dylan are at the restaurant together; he can tell the secrecy is hard on Katherine and wishes to tell the truth, but it’s Dylan’s choice. He’d come clean if he was her, so he could tell Katherine how sorry he was. Dylan grabs onto her dad’s hand. Katherine is watching this from outside.

ACT SIX

Orson tells Edie he’s found a new motel, but she suggests he stay another night, as he makes a decent martini. As he pours another drink, he says he made a mistake and Bree won’t forgive him. Edie says that people other than Bree screw up, but Orson isn’t sure she’ll ever forgive him. He thinks he’s worthy of being forgiven. They sit close to each other on the couch as they drink and she ends up kissing him; he pulls out and both think it’s a bad idea. Bree’s seen all of this from outside.

Dylan wants to talk to Katherine. Dylan admits she’s lied about having a boy, as she’s been meeting her father. Katherine doesn’t seem upset, as she prepared herself for that day. Dylan goes and gets her father. When Dylan goes upstairs so Wayne and Katherine can catch up, Katherine kneads her dough. Katherine doesn’t believe Wayne’s there for Dylan, even as he claims to be a different man. She says she’s a different person now too…she’s not scared of him anymore.  She’s not like she was when he hit and punched her. He thinks she’s trying to make him mad. He’s sorry for springing this on her all at once, and leaves. After he’s gone, we see she had a gun on her.