desperate housewives Season 4,Episode 02

desperate housewives Season 4,Episode 02

Tom is being so maudlin and emotional during Lynette's chemotherapy sessions that she kicks him out,saying he's depressing her.All her friends,even the new neighbor,Katherine,offer to be her replacement chemo buddy,except for Gabrielle.Lynette confronts her about her evasiveness and Gaby reluctantly agrees to show up.But when she does,she keeps leaving the room to fetch things for Lynette.Finally,she admits why hospitals make her nervous:Her father died of cancer when she was five years old and her mother always told her to smile so her father wouldn't see her tears.She tells Lynette she can't fake a smile with her because she's so scared of losing her.Lynette hugs her and insists she won't.The next session is a lot more fun -- Gaby holds a "chemo party" for her and invites all of Lynette's friends.
Over breakfast,Julie asks to go to a late party in the neighborhood and Susan says yes,but Mike thinks it's a bad idea,since he knows the house and thinks it's going to be a wild one.Susan flip-flops and finally takes Mike's side,ordering Julie not to go.Then she tells Julie she can go after all,but only if Mike doesn't know.Susan and Mike are having a "date night," and she proudly shows off her new,bigger pregnancy breasts.He mentions that he drove past the party in question tonight and he's glad Julie's not there since it looked like it was out of control.Susan panics and announces they need whipped cream to make their night complete,then throws on a sweater and jeans over her lingerie and runs to get Julie.
When she arrives at the house,thank to her new boobs and her attire,she's mistaken for a stripper!Once she clears up that misconception,she drags her daughter home with her.A frustrated Julie tells her she's tired of her mom being so inconsistent.Mike is waiting up for them,since someone from the party called,concerned that Julie had left with a stripper.After Julie comes clean,Mike tells Susan she can raise Julie any way she wants,since she's her daughter,but he hopes they will make decisions together for their child.She agrees.
Dylan is surprised when Mrs.McCluskey mentions having known Dylan's father; she was always told her father left when she was a baby.Julie encourages Dylan to find out more details.
A luncheon goes sour when Katherine sabotages Bree's plans by bringing her own dessert and hiding Bree's.When everyone swoons over Katherine's pie,Bree is convinced she's going to lose her reputation as the best homemaker on the block,.She nicely asks Katherine for the recipe,but Katherine won't spill her secret.Bree still has a key from the previous tenant,so she sneaks into the Mayfairs' house when they are out to steal the recipe.While there,she overhears an argument between Dylan and Katherine over the mystery surrounding Dylan's father.Dylan wants to know where he is and when Katherine says she doesn't know,she accuses Katherine of being "the monster." Katherine tells Adam that Dylan shouldn't be complaining after all she's done for her and Dylan points out that Dylan doesn't know what she's done -- no one does.A chastened Bree returns home and Orson asks if she found out Katherine's secret."Yes,and it had nothing to do with pie," she tells him.
Gaby and Carlos continue their trysts at her house,but are nearly caught by Edie when she wonders why Carlos is taking so long on his "jog." Gaby wants him back,but insists he dump Edie before she will leave Victor.
It's Edie's birthday and she shows up in a new sports car,which she happily tells Carlos is his present to her!He tells her he can't afford an $80,000 car and that if he dips into his offshore accounts,the IRS will be all over him.She agrees to return the car and he tells her she can pick out something else for him to give her,as long as it's not too extravagant.
His gift ends up being a card that reads "Yes," which is his force-fed answer when Edie proposes.Realizing there's no way out,he grudgingly says,"We're engaged." Deciding he won't let Edie ruin his chances to get back together with Gabrielle,he pays a hit man to get rid of the problem.