Episode 01.23 - One Wonderful Day

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.

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 calendarhanging at the nurse's station. She looks at the picture of a group of houses in the town of Fairview.

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.

CREDITS

Wisteria Lane, Nighttime

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

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?"

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?"

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?"

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."

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.

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!"

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."

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.

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's 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.

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."

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.

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.

Mike's House