1X05 - COME IN STRANGER

Original Airdate (ABC): 31-OCT-2004

Mary Alice Voiceover: Previously on Desperate Housewives-

[INT -School-Day]

(Lynette and the boys' teacher are talking after they've painted a girl blue)

Teacher: The boys are in my class because I'm the only teacher that can handle them.

(Shots of Lynette dragging one of the twins who is holding on to a table for dear life )

Teacher: We may no longer be able to accommodate them.

Mary Alice Voiceover: Ultimatums were made-

[INT-Young House-Living Room-Night]

(Zach is sat on the floor of the living room and he's spinning the barrel of a gun round. His dad watches him)

Zach: Mom used this to kill herself. Why would you keep it?

Mary Alice Voiceover: Questions were asked-

[EXT -Young House -Night]

(Zach answers the door. He's got the gun behind his back.)

Bree: Are you okay?

[INT-Scavo House-Kitchen -Day]

(The girls are sitting around drinking coffee.)

Gabrielle: I think he's hiding something.

[INT-Delfino House -Night]

(Shots of Mike on the phone and has a gun of his own)

Mary Alice Voiceover: And lots of evidence was uncovered

(Shots of diagrams of Wisteria Lane on Mike's wall, listing the houses, who lives where and the ages of the children. There are also photos of Gabrielle, Carlos, Julie and Susan)

[INT-Solis House -Bedroom -Day]

(shot of Carlos discovering John's sock under the bed)

[INT-Young House -Night]

(shot of the letter I know what you did. It makes me sick. I'm going to tell. The shot expands and we see the PI reading the note)

PI: Exactly what is it you hired me to do?

Paul: Someone sent that note to my wife and I need to know who.

[INT -Supermarket -Day]

(Susan is at the checkout when Mike talks to her.)

Mike: You like Alfred Hitchcock?

(Susan looks up at Mike.)

[INT -Mayer House -Kitchen-Night]

(Mrs. Huber has dropped by to give Susan a pie and blackmail her. She takes out of her bag the charred measuring cup)

Mrs. Huber: I found it in the ruins of Edie's home.

(Susan doesn't know what to say)

[INT-Solis House-Stairs - Day]

(Carlos confronts Gabrielle with the discovered sock)

Carlos: I found it under our bed. It's not mine.

(Gabrielle shows Carlos the cleaning cupboard with the socks)

Mary Alice Voiceover: Talk about dirty laundry.

END OF RECAP

[EXT -Wisteria Lane-Day]

(Shots of Julie riding her bike past an old woman)

Mary Alice Voiceover: Every neighborhood has a woman like Alberta Fome.

(Mrs. Fome goes out to collect her mail.)

Mary Alice Voiceover: And every woman like Mrs. Fome has a cat.

(We see the cat through the window)

[INT-Mrs. Fome's House -Bedroom -Day]

(Shots of the cat walking over an open suitcase. It's packed with clothes.)

Mary Alice Voiceover: When she traveled, Mrs Fome would arrange for friends to look after her beloved pet.

(Shots of Mrs Fome stoking the cat at the table. She is on the phone trying to arrange for a friend to look after the cat.)

Mrs Fome: (on the phone) Thanks anyway.

(She hangs up the phone and crosses another name off her list of people to ask. The last name on the list is Susan Mayer)

Mary Alice Voiceover: This time, she was forced to ask her neighbour Susan Mayer.

[EXT -Mayer House -Day]

(The doorbell rings and Susan answers it to Mrs Fome)

Mary Alice Voiceover: Mrs Fome liked Susan. But it was common knowledge on Wisteria Lane that wherever Susan Mayer went, bad luck was sure to follow.

(Underneath this Mrs Fome is asking Susan to look after her cat. She's nervous asking at first. And when Susan agrees she looks positively worried for her cat's well being)

[EXT-Wisteria Lane-Outside Mayer House-Day]

(Shot of Susan backing the car out of the driveway. She hits her dustbin)

Mary Alice Voiceover: Her misfortunes ranged from the common place-

(Susan looks out of the window at the bin on its side)

[EXT-Wedding Reception-Day]

Mary Alice Voiceover: -To the unusual-

(Susan is dressed in a gorgeous pink dress, she's flirting with a guy in a tux and goes to lean against a table. As she does, the table upends and she ends up on the floor with the contents of the table (including the wedding cake) all over her.)

[EXT-Mayer House -Garden - Day]

Mary Alice Voiceover: -To the truly bizarre.

(Susan is on a stool filling her bird feeder. A bird flutters around her head and she waves her arms to shoo it away. It doesn't go and she ends up jumping off the stool trying to get away from the bird that is attacking her.)

[EXT : Wisteria Lane -Outside Mrs Fome's House-Day]

(Mrs Fome is in a taxi, about to drive away, she seems nervous. She's looking back at Susan, who is holding her cat, waving its paw as its owner drives away)

Mary Alice Voiceover: As she waved goodbye, she worried that Susan's streak of bad luck would continue. For that matter, so did her cat.

(Susan walks away with the cat, and the scene changes to a shot of Mrs Fome's house in the dark.)

[INT-Mrs Fome's House -Night]

(Susan and Julie enter Mrs Fome's house to feed the cat)

Susan: (calls for the cat) Mr. Whiskars.

Julie: Here kitty.

Susan: Dinner time. Here kitty, kitty, kitty!

(Susan and Julie stop looking for the cat, when they enter the kitchen and see a lot of the drawers are open)

Susan: Cats can't open drawers, can they?

Julie: Are you sure you didn't leave them open this morning?

Susan: No way.

Julie: Wow. Do you think somebody broke in ?

(Susan's about to answer, when they see a large screwdriver on the kitchen table. Susan look worried)

Susan: MR WHISKERS!!!

(Susan and Julie both start franticallycalling for the cat and search through different rooms to find him)

(The shot focuses on a door to a cupboard. We see the door open and we pan down to see the shoes of an intruder. The male intruder creeps to the door, and we see the cat follow and sneak out, with the intruder closing the door behind him)

Mary Alice Voiceover: Though she didn't know it at the time Susan's luck-

(we see the intruder open the door again, and put the cat back inside the house)

Mary Alice Voiceover: had finally started to change.

OPENING CREDITS

[EXT -Wisteria Lane -Night]

(Shots of people all streaming towards the Scavo house)

Mary Alice Voiceover: News that an intruder had breached the security of Wisteria Lane spread like wildfire.

[INT-Scavo House Kitchen-Night]

(Shots of people milling around, helping themselves to coffee and cakes)

Mary Alice Voiceover: At a neighbourhood watch meeting the next night, residents voiced their concerns over the increasing dangers their community faced.

(We watch Mike make himself coffee, and then go to find a seat with all the others)

(Shot of an old woman talking to the gathered crowd)

Mary Alice Voiceover: Mrs Eida Greenberg announced that someone was looking through her bathroom window whenever she took a shower.

(Shot of a geeky looking man talking to the gathered crowd)

Mary Alice Voiceover: Bob Fisk warned those present that an unnamed government agency was listening in to their phone conversations.

(Shot of a large, motherly looking woman talking to the gathered crowd)

Mary Alice Voiceover: Helen veil spoke of a ruthless local teenage gang that had egged her mini van.

(The shot pans down to see a teenage boy quashed in between his parents on a sofa. He squirms, afraid of being caught out about the egging.)

(Shot of a policeman giving a presentation to the assembled people, who are all watching attentively .)

Policeman: There are three things that contribute to... (we can't hear what he says during the VO)

Mary Alice Voiceover: The evening concluded with Officer Thompson offering safety tips and a plan of action.

Policeman: So you can sign up for a situation you have control over.(He hands a clipboard to Lynette.)

Policeman: You can sign up for either daily or nightlypatrol s. I know that might seem a bit like overkill , but I assure you.

(Susan watches Lynette hand out the clipboard. She looks over her shoulder and smiles and waves at Mike. His halfhearted response makes her turn back, disappointed.)

Policeman: That regular surveillance will deter even the most determined criminal . So are there any other questions? Alright then, let's be careful out there.

(Everyone claps.)

(Susan gets up and talks to the policeman.)

Susan: Actually I do have a question. Do you have a second?

Policeman: Sure, how can I help?

Susan: Well, I'm the one who discovered the break in and I think I found some evidence.

Policeman: Evidence?

(Susan pulls a screwdriver in a large clear plastic bag out of her purse and hands it to the policeman.)

Susan: I think this is a screwdriver left behind by the burglar . And I didn't touch it.

Policeman: Why didn't you give this to the investigating officers?

Susan: I tried! But they sort of laughed at me, because apparently nothing was taken from Mrs Fome's house.

Policeman: Well, I apologise for that. It was totally unprofessional .

Susan: Thank you! So do you think it should be dusted for prints?

Policeman: Yes. And I'll make sure it gets done.

(We see Mike watching the two of them. He doesn't look amused. )

Susan: Great.

(the cop smiles at Susan. Susan gives him a little smile, then leaves.)

Susan: Bye.

[INT-Scavo House -Living Room -Night]

(It's later on and the meeting is over. Bree is helping to pack up the folding chairs , Susan is collecting the paper cups. The others are helping to clear up, whilst the twins are jumping on the sofa, having a pillow fight.)

Lynette: Boys! Stop it! Go to bed.

(The boys don't stop.)

Preston: But we're not tired.

Lynette: Well, at least go upstairs..

(She realises what she's holding, and holds out the half full bag of crisps to the boys. The boys see what she's holding and stop.)

Preston: Gimme! Gimme!

(Both boys reach for the crisps and Lynette backs away from them, towards the stairs. She throws the bag upstairs and the boys chase after them.)

Lynette: GO! GO, GO!

Preston: C' on.

Porter: I'm right behind you.

(Bree looks on disapprovingly at what she's just witnessed. When Lynette turns around and catches her look, she puts her hands up as if she's not going to say anything. Lynette looks pretty happy with the way she handled her kids though!!)

[INT -Scavo House - Kitchen -Night]

(Gabrielle and Susan are continuing to clean.)

Gabrielle: So why weren't you sitting with Mike tonight? I thought you two were becoming an item .

Susan: I thought we were too. But he's been giving a lot of mixed signals.

Gabrielle: I'll tell you who wasn't giving mixed signals, was that sexy Officer Thompson. He was staring at you all night.

Susan: You noticed that?

Gabrielle: Honey, trust me. When they're not staring at me, I notice.

(Susan laughs.)

[INT-Scavo House -Living Room -Night]

Lynette: I really do appreciate you guys staying and helping.

Bree: Oh, please! I would have hosted it myself, only the kids are going away to the mountains tomorrow and there's camping equipment everywhere.

Lynette: That's nice of you. And since we're talking about it, there's something else nice I'd like you to do. Your kids both went to Barcliff Academy, didn't they?

Bree: (very proudly) yes.

Lynette: We need you to recommend Porter and Preston. We can't even get an interview .

Bree: Oh, you want me to recommend the twins?

Lynette: Yes, you can tell them how beautifully behaved the boys are.

Bree: So you want me to lie?

Lynette: Yeah. I thought that was understood.

Bree: It's just that I'm very well respect ed at Barcliff, and my word won't be good there anymore.

Lynette: Yes, but by the time they realise their mistake we'll be in.

(Bree doesn't look too pleased about what she's been asked to do.)

Lynette: You're not having any more kids. What do you care?

Bree: Well, I had hoped someday to get my grandchildren into Barcliff. But I suppose that doesn't matter to you, does it?

Lynette: It really doesn't.

(Gabrielle and Susan are taking out bags of rubbish in the background. When they open the door, they hear shouting from across the street at the Young house. Bree and Lynette join them at the door.)

Gabrielle: Paul and Zach are fighting again.

Lynette: That's the second time this week. They never used to fight like that when Mary Alice was alive.

Susan: It's a shame. They used to be such a happy family.

Bree: Just because you didn't hear them fighting doesn't mean they were happy.

(They all look at Bree-wondering if there's anything else to what she's saying.)

[EXT -Wisteria Lane -Day]

(Opening shots of wisteria lane, with people milling about in red hats and over a sign saying neighbourhood watch area)

Mary Alice Voiceover: The next day as residents began to patrol Wisteria Lane in the hope of foiling potentialburglars, Gabrielle was about to experience a home invasion of her own.

(We see a taxi driving down Wisteria Lane. It pulls into the Solis driveway. Gabrielle comes outside. She

wasn't expecting anyone and is confused about who it could be. A look of horror crosses her face when she sees it's-)

Gabrielle: Mama Solis!

(Her mother in law)

Gabrielle: What are you doing here?

Mama Solis: I came to visit my son and daughter in law . What does it look like?

Gabrielle: Does Carlos know you are coming?

Mama Solis: No. He likes to be surprised.

(Mama Solis drops her bags at her side and holds her arms out to Gabrielle.)

Mama Solis: Now come, Gabrielle.

(Gabrielle awkwardly" title="a.笨拙地；棘手地">awkwardly goes to hug her mother in law.)

Mama Solis: Family should always hug. (She bends in to whisper in Gabrielle's ear.) regardless of how they feel about each other.

(Gabrielle pats her mother in law on the shoulder. Mama Solis walks off into the house, leaving Gabrielle to think about the awful time she's going to have in the next few days with her here.)

[INT -Barcliff Academy -Day]

(We see a folder with a posh crest on it. the folder is opened to reveal Preston's application form for the school. (the twins' birthday is the 27th February 1998). We see that Lynette and Tom are at an interview for the school. The headmaster is looking through the file. He stops to give Lynette a distasteful look when she is tapping her hand on her bag. Lynette isn't the only nervous one, as Tom nervously looks around the room we see a selection of photographs of the headmaster on his yacht.)

Tom: (re the boat) Wow. She's a beauty. Is that a 30 footer?

Headmaster: (without looking up from the file) 32.

Tom: Sweet. I sail. I've got a Flying Scot.

Headmaster: Well, we have several yachting enthusiasts here at Barcliff Academy. I'll be happy to introduce them to you.

(Tom and Lynette take this as a good sign and burst into smiles.)

Lynette: Oh, that sounds great.

Tom: Wonderful.

Headmaster: If we decide to enrol your children.

(Smiles fade)

Headmaster: To be honest, Mr. and Mrs Scavo, your children's educational background is a bit more common than we would prefer, but Mrs Van Der Kamp mentioned they were identical twins?

Lynette: Yes. Completely identical . You can't tell them apart. They're like bookends.

Headmaster: We do strive for diversity here at Barcliff. Identical twins could make for an interesting addition.

Lynette: The boys are fascinating. They even have their own twin secret language, don't they, Tom?

Tom: Yeah, yeah. It's pretty scary.

Lynette: It's not really so much scary as highly developed.

Tom: Yeah, they bark and growl at each other-

Lynette: Sorry, Tom, Mr. Lenz was trying to say something. Mr Lenz?

Tom: Sorry. Go ahead, Mr. Lenz.

Headmaster: I'd love to meet these twins of yours. I tell you what, I'm going to put them on our must-meet list.

Tom: Terrific.

Lynette: Thank you so much.

(They are laugh and are really excited.)

Lynette: What is a must-meet list?

Headmaster: We bring them in for observation.

Lynette: Ooo-observation?

Headmaster: Uh-huh. To see how they play with the other children, how they respond to authority. That kind of thing.

(Fake smiles plastered all around for Tom and Lynette.)

Tom: Great.

Lynette: That's wonderful.

[INT -Van Der Kamp House -Kitchen -Day]

(Bree is packing sandwiches for Andrew and Danielle's trip.)

Rex: Hey.

Bree: Hi.

Rex: Kids ready?

Bree: Almost. Thanks again for driving them to the bus.

Rex: Happy to do it. I miss them.

(They look at each other sadly.)

Bree: Did you hear there was a break in at Mrs Fome's the other night?

Rex: Yeah. I heard they didn't take anything.

(Rex pours himself a cup of coffee.)

Bree: Well, that doesn't make it any less frightening. I mean, he could have been a sexual predator.

Rex: What? And he ended up at Mrs Fome's? Boy, that would have been a lose-lose situation.

Bree: Oh, Rex! That's not the point.

(Bree fixes Rex's tie and jacket lapels.)

Bree: The point is I don't feel safe here, and I was wondering if you would spend the night.

Rex: You're in the NRA, you own like four guns! If somebody broke in I'd expect you to protect me.

Bree: (sighs) Rex, the truth is, with the kids gone I'll be all by myself in this house for the first time in seventeen years.

Rex: Honey, I know it's hard to hear, but the marriage counselling may not work out. You need to get used to being alone.

Bree: You're right. That was hard to hear.

(She turns away from him. Rex reaches for a sandwich, but Bree takes it off him.)

Rex: What are you doing?

Bree: That is for the kids' trip.

Rex: Oh, come on! I'm staying in a motel! I haven't had a decent meal in weeks.

Bree: (with a sarcastic twist and fake smile on her face) Honey, the marriage counselling might not work out, you need to get used to bad cooking.

(Rex almost smiles, knowing she got him good.)

[EXT -Wisteria Lane -Outside Mayer House-Day]

(Susan is watering her plants when a cop car pulls up behind her.)

Officer Thompson: Hey.

(Susan turns.)

Officer Thompson: Screwdriver girl.

(Susan laughs)

Officer Thompson: I just came by to tell you that I took your evidence into the lab for fingerprints .

Susan: Oh, really? That's great.

Officer Thompson: So I'll call you if I hear something.

Susan: Okay.

(Susan accidentally sets off the sprinkler she was using, wetting Officer Thompson)

Susan: Whoops, sorry.

(they both laugh.)

Officer Thompson: Actually, I'd like to call you anyway if that's okay.

Susan: Oh! Uh, you seem like a really sweet guy, in an interesting line of work. But I um (looks across the street to Mike's house) I'm not really available .

Officer Thompson: Oh, (Crosses his arms) you have a boyfriend?

Susan: Yeah. Sort of.

Officer Thompson: Sort of?

Susan: It's hard to explain. Even to myself.

Voice (on Officer Thompson's radio): Just incoming, we have a 907A in progress at Maple Street.

Officer Thompson: (to the radio) 10-4 I'm on my way. (to Susan) I gotta go. Apparently there's a hostage situation. (He's not serious.)

Susan: (playing along) Oh wow.

Officer Thompson: So you're really turning me down ? Boy , myself esteem can't take this.

Susan: I'm sorry.

Officer Thompson: Oh, no. It's just that now my ability to help those hostages has been compromised . Still don't blame yourself for what might happen.

Susan: (Smiling) Blame myself?

Officer Thompson: Yeah, it's just hard to rescue folks when you don't feel good about yourself. (Waves his hand as if it doesn't matter and walks away.)Ah, they'll probably all die anyway.

Susan: (Laughing out loud) Okay, fine I'll go out with you.

Officer Thompson: Great. I'll call you.

Susan: Now that you've gotten your date, can you tell me what that really mean -that 907A?

Officer Thompson: Someone's TV was playing too loud.

Susan: (joking) Well thank god for the thin blue line!

Officer Thompson: I'll call you.

(He drives away, and Susan goes back to watering her plants. She squirts herself with the hose.)

[INT-Solis House-Day]

(Carlos and his mother are talking to each other in Spanish.)

(Gabrielle comes downstairs.)

Gabrielle: I'll be outside doing my yoga.

Carlos: (to his mother) (something in Spanish) I'll be right back.

(Carlos goes after Gabrielle, who is rolling out her yoga mat on the porch.)

Carlos: Do you have to do that now? My mother is here.

Gabrielle: (Hands on hips, being stubborn) Hey! I'm not going to stop my life just because she decides to show up. Unannounced, I might add.

Carlos: She's family. She doesn't need an invitation.

Gabrielle: Yeah, well, whatever. It's rude.

(Gabrielle reaches up to do her sun-salutations and closes her eyes, trying to focus. Carlos storms back inside. He finds his mother sitting down knitting.)

Carlos: It's real pretty, Mama. You were always good with your hands.

Mama Solis: So (some Spanish term of endearment), I assume you didn't insist that I travel 2,000 miles for small talk. So why am I here?

(Carlos looks out the window at his wife doing yoga. He thinks before he answers)

Carlos: She isn't happy.

Mama Solis: (encouragingly) mm-hmm.

Carlos: I've given her everything she ever wanted, but it doesn't seem to make a difference. I fear we are drifting further and further away.

(Carlos is getting more upset with everything he admits to his mother. His head drops low for this last part.)

Carlos: And lately I've started thinking that maybe she could be...

Mama Solis: You think she's cheating on you?

(Carlos nods. His eyes tear.)

Carlos: I think so.

(He breaks down. Mama Solis looks at him and gets up as if she's going to comfort her hurt child. But Mama Solis slaps him across the face.)

Mama Solis: We can talk about your problems. But I'm not going to have any of that. (some Spanish words)

Carlos: Sorry, mama.

(Mama Solis sits down. She's coming up with a plan.)

Mama Solis: Do you have any proof?

Carlos: No. No, it's just a feeling.

Mama Solis: I had that feeling with your father and that whore waitress. And I was right. Always trust your feelings.

Carlos: So what do I do?

Mama Solis: You don't do anything. I'll take care of it.

Carlos: Thank you, Mama.

Mama Solis: I'm sorry I had to hit you. But we're strong people, and we don't cry about our problems.

(She looks behind her out the window at Gabrielle.)

Mama Solis: We find ways to fix them.

[EXT-Wisteria Lane-Day]

(Shots of groups of two people patrolling Wisteria Lane)

Mary Alice Voiceover: Whilst the residents of Wisteria Lane kept up their patrols in an effort to prevent future break-ins, Lynette hatched a plan to break her children into Barcliff Academy.

[INT-Scavo House-The Twin's Bedroom-Day]

(The twins are fast asleep in bed, when their mom wakes them up.)

Lynette: Boys? Wake up.

(She prods Preston to wake him, and then pulls Porter by the ankles out from under the covers.)

Lynette: You're going to have some fun today.

(Sounds of complaint from the boys who just want to go back to sleep)

Lynette: (to Preston) Hey.

Preston: Hi.

[EXT-Wisteria Lane-Outside Scavo House-Day]

(We see the twins are doing lots of star jumps. Next we see them racing down the street and Lynette rides past them on a bike)

Lynette: (encouraging them to run faster) Come on! I got you beat!

(Next we see the boys doing sprints, back and fore, touching the ground when they reach each end. Next

they're dragging their mother along the ground on a sled as she shouts encouragement to them to pull harder.)

Lynette: Yes, yes, come on!

(next we see the boys digging in the Scavo backyard. There are multiple shots, each with the boys a little further into the hole. We see Lynette lying on a sun lounger reading and drinking iced tea as the boys complain.)

Preston: Mom? We're tired.

Porter: How much longer do we have to do this?

Lynette: I can still see your heads. The pool's not deep enough.

(The boys heads pop up over the edge of the hole. Once they realise they're getting a pool they start digging again with no complaints. Lynette smiles, she knew they'd fall for that trick)

[INT-Barcliff Academy-Day]

(It's the twins' meeting day. The headmaster and Lynette stand outside the room the boys are in watching them.)

Headmaster: Are your boys usually so docile ?

(We see the boys. They're both sitting quietly at a table. One of the boys' eyes are drooping and the other's head is practically on the table.)

Lynette: They're always a little shy at first.

(One of the twins gets hit on the head with a ball. He doesn't even move.)

Lynette: Look at that concentration. Porter loves his puzzles.

Headmaster: Hmm.

(Lynette smiles, pleased her plan worked.)

[INT-Solis House-Day]

(Gabrielle's mobile goes off. She pulls it out of her purse and reads the text message . It says "meet me at the motel". Gabrielle looks back at her mother law and decides to leave.)

Gabrielle: Mama, I'll be right back. I'm going to the store.

(Mama Solis looks at her as she leaves.)

[EXT-Wisteria Lane-Outside Solis House-Day]

(Gabrielle puts her sunglasses on and is about to leave, when Mama Solis runs after her -she's not going to leave her alone.)

Mama Solis: Gabrielle! I'm coming with you. I wanna make some tamale for Carlos.

Gabrielle: You know, Juanita, I'm not going to the supermarket. I'm going to the lingerie store.

Mama Solis: Good. I need some bras.

Gabrielle: I may be a while. And I may get a facial.

Mama Solis: I have a face.

(Gabrielle gives up and let's her mother in law into the car.)

[EXT-Wisteria Lane -Outside Delfino house -Day]

(Mike is moving boxes out of the back of his truck.)

Susan: Hey, Mike.

Mike: Hey, how's it going?

Susan: Good. I just came by to say hello.

Mike:(joking) Hello.

(Susan gives a little laugh, then launches into why she really came over.)

Susan: So you member that cop from the neighbourhood watch meeting? He agreed to run a fingerprint check on the screwdriver I found at Mrs Fome's house.

Mike: He did? (He puts the box down) Nothing was taken.

Susan: Still somebody broke in, it is a crime. So the weird thing is, the cop asked me out. On a date.

Mike: Oh?

Susan: And I sort of said yes. I was sort of curious what you thought about that.

(Mike looks confused and uncomfortable to be talking about this. He goes back to working under the bonnet of his car, so he doesn't have to face her.)

Mike: You're asking my permission to go out with him?

Susan: No. no. I just uh, was wondering your opinion.

Mike: I don't really have one.

(Susan seems disappointed by this.)

Susan: Okay. Great. Fine. Thank you.

Mike: Susan, wait. Wait. I'm sorry. My life, it's just ah, really complicated right now-

Susan: You don't have to explain.

(She walks away)

Mike: Susan!

Susan: (over her shoulder) It's complicated. I get it .

(Mike is angry at himself. He throws his rag down. He goes into the garage and moves the box again. Behind it we see a rack of tools. One of his set of screwdrivers is missing.)

[INT-Young House-Living Room-Day]

(Bree knocks on the door)

Bree: Paul?

(The door is open, so she enters and sees Zach sitting on the floor with his back to her, moving a scrubbing brush repeatedly over the same spot.)

Bree: Oh, hi, Zachery. I'm sorry. The door was open and-

Zach: (quietly, without turning around) It's okay. You can come in.

Bree: Is your father here? We were scheduled to do a patrol today.

Zach: He had to go out of town. Again.

Bree: Oh. Well,, I guess I can do it by myself.

(She stops and looks around the room)

Bree: Wow, this place is just immaculate .

Zach: My mom liked things clean.

Bree: Zach, she would be very proud of you. (Gasps when she sees what Zach is scrubbing at)What happened to your varnish?

Zach: It's where my mother died. They messed up the floor trying to get out the blood.

Bree: Oh.

(Bree can't believe what she's seeing)

Zach: I'll let my dad know you stopped by .

(Bree is really heartbroken by what she sees.)

Bree: Zach, do you have any plans for dinner?

[INT-Lingerie Store -Day]

(Gabrielle is wandering around the store, not really shopping, looking at her watch. Mama Solis is behind her)

Mama Solis: So you shop a lot, huh?

(Gabrielle looks through a display of knickers)

Gabrielle: Yeah. So?

Mama Solis: Most women that shop a lot, it's because they don't have anything better to do.

Gabrielle: What's your point?

Mama Solis: Well, if you had children-

Gabrielle: (walks off) Here we go.

Mama Solis: I'm just saying that children give your life purpose. You get so busy taking care of them that you don't have any time to wonder if you're happy.

Gabrielle: You know, Juanita, this is so like you. I take you on a nice shopping trip and you find ways to upset me.

Mama Solis: Oh, you didn't invite me. I invited myself.

(Gabrielle looks at the time again)

Mama Solis: You keep looking at your watch. Is there someplace you have to be?

Gabrielle: (a bit too loudly and forcefully) NO.

(They get some strange looks off other women shoppers)

Gabrielle: And for the record, I am not one of those women who has a hole in her heart that can only be filled by a baby. I like my life. A lot. It's very fulfilling.

(She slams a set of lingerie back on the rack and storms off.)

Mama Solis (to other shoppers who were watching the argument): Excuse my daughter in law, she's very fulfilled.

(They nod understandingly)

[EXT: Wisteria Lane -Outside Scavo House-Day]

(Lynette is refilling the hole the boys dug the previous day.)

Lynette: So he just blew you off?

Susan: I told him another man asked me out, it was the perfect opportunity for Mike to be jealous. And nothing.