PAUL: Where did you find that?



ZACH: She used this to kill herself. Why would you keep it? Why?!



PAUL: Because I thought we might need it someday.



ZACH: For what?



PAUL: Protection.



ZACH: I wanna talk about Mum.



PAUL: You need to take your medication.



ZACH: We are going to talk about Mum!



(There is a knock at the door. They both look at the door, then back at each other. ZACH puts a finger to his lips, mouthing as he goes to the door. He cracks it open to see BREE standing outside.)



BREE: Hello Zach! I hope this isn't a bad time.



ZACH: What can I do for you, Mrs. Van De Kamp?



BREE: Well, I wanted to invite you and your father to a dinner party tomorrow night.



ZACH: I'm not sure where he is right now.



BREE: Oh. Well, I'm sorry it's such late notice, but well, we weren't sure whether you and your father were ready for any kind of social engagement yet. But, well, we're, we're sort of throwing it in your mother's honour.



ZACH: Really?



BREE: Yes, it's just gonna be a casual night with the gang. We're going to eat, and tell fun stories about your mum. (her smile falters as she sees ZACH looking grief-stricken and disturbed) Zach, are-are you okay?



PAUL: (appears at the door next to ZACH) Hello, Bree.



BREE: Oh hi, Paul, I was just ……



PAUL: I heard. Thank you, we already have plans for tomorrow. (takes his hand off Zach's shoulder and moves it down his back to take the gun from where ZACH is holding it behind his back)



BREE: Oh. That's too bad. Well, I should go.



ZACH: Thank you. Mrs. Van de Kamp.



BREE: For what, Zach?



ZACH: For remembering my mum.



NARRATOR: That night, Paul gave his son something to calm his nerves.



(PAUL has his hand on Zach's shoulder, and pulls him inside, shutting the door.)



[CUT TO: EXT. SOLIS HOUSE]



(GABRIELLE opens the car trunk, and moves a bike out to put in front of a waiting ASHLEY.)



NARRATOR: And the next day, Gabrielle calmed her own nerves by giving something to her new best friend.



GABRIELLE: Here you go. Top of the line, free speed, aluminium frame, handlebar ribbons, and a bell. And you'll notice it's royal blue to match your pretty little eyes.



ASHLEY: My eyes are green.



GABRIELLE: Yeah, well, you'll be cruising so fast on this, no one will even notice. (gives ASHLEY a helmet and props the bike up on the sidewalk) It's all yours, hon. Have fun. (notices ASHLEY isn't moving) What? What's wrong?



ASHLEY: I don't know how to ride a bike.



GABRIELLE: What? Well, then why did you ask for one?



ASHLEY: (shrugs her shoulders) Why can't you show me?



GABRIELLE: (laughs) Sure, one of these days.



ASHLEY: What's wrong with now?



[CUT TO: INT. MEYER HOUSE - STUDY]



(SUSAN sits at her work desk, flipping through a photo album. We see many picture, where KARL's head is cut out of all the photos.)



NARRATOR: After her talk with Lynette, Susan decided to take a look at her old photo album. And she began to see herself in a whole new light. And the picture wasn't flattering.



(SUSAN sighs, picking up the phone and dialing a number. We hear KARL's voice mailbox message, yeah, you got Karl. Leave a message. followed by a beep.)



SUSAN: Hey Karl, it's me. I was hoping you'll be there. Um, listen, we need to talk. So, maybe when you drop Julie off tomorrow, we could have a moment. It's important. Give my best to-Brandy. Call me.



NARRATOR: Susan was proud of herself. She was finally ready to let go of her anger. Well, almost.



(SUSAN slides the cut-out head of KARL from underneath one of the pictures. She holds it up, looking at it for a moment until she starts scrunching the head together between her fingers.)



[CUT TO: INT. SCAVO HOUSE - KITCHEN]



(We hear one of the boys yelling for LYNETTE in the background. LYNETTE is wearing a robe with curlers in her hair, and a mask on her face. TOM goes to the fridge and takes out a sports drink.)



LYNETTE: The boys will be hungry at 5:30, so put the fish sticks in the toaster oven at 5 o' clock-



TOM: -for half an hour. Honey, I know, this is the third time you've told me.



LYNETTE: Well, if the food's late, god help you.



TOM: Beautiful, I don't need a pamphlet. It's not brain surgery. They're just kids, for god's sake. (goes up the stairs)



LYNETTE: Preston, would you come here?



PRESTON: Yeah?



LYNETTE: Sweetie, you know our rule about eating cookies, right?



PRESTON: Yeah, we can't have'em after 5, cause sugar makes us hyper.



LYNETTE: Yeah, but tonight, anything goes. (gives PRESTON a box of animal cookies) Make sure you share with your brothers.



PRESTON: Thanks Mum! (goes up the stairs)



(LYNETTE fixes her curlers, looking proud of herself)



[CUT TO: EXT. WISTERIA LANE]



(We see GABRIELLE tottering along in her heels, as she helps ASHLEY riding along in her bike.)



GABRIELLE: Don't look at your feet. Don't look at your feet, look at the road. Look at the road. Ow. Uh, okay, find your balance. Find your balance. Okay, it's all you. It's all you, you're doing great! Okay, stay to the right. Watch the car. Watch the car. Watch the car! (ASHLEY veers to the right of the car, narrowing missing the car, but falling off the bike) Oh god. (runs towards ASHLEY, helping her up) Are you okay?



ASHLEY: Yeah. Let's go again.



GABRIELLE: (panting) Oh honey. These heels don't have another block in them.



ASHLEY: What about tomorrow?



GABRIELLE: Well, you won't be around tomorrow, 'cause you have school.



ASHLEY: I'm home-schooled. I'm always around.



NARRATOR: It was in that moment that Gabrielle realized this ride was far from over.



[CUT TO:EXT. MEYER HOUSE - PORCH]



(We hear a doorbell ring. SUSAN runs to the door with a towel wrapped around her body.)



SUSAN: I'm coming! (opens the door to KARL) Karl, what are you doing here? I asked you to come tomorrow.



KARL: You said you wanted to talk, it sounded important.



SUSAN: Tomorrow! I'm in a towel!



KARL: We were married 14 years, I know what's under there. Come on. (walks into the house)



SUSAN: I'm not really ready for this, I was gonna have a whole speech prepared.



KARL: Brandy and I have plans tomorrow. I suggest you wing it.



SUSAN: Oh. Um, okay. Here's the thing, Karl. I was thinking about what happened in the driveway yesterday. And I just don't wanna, I don't wanna live like this. I don't wanna be that kind of person. And I just thought, if the two of us had a nice calm-I need an apology, Karl.



KARL: A what?



SUSAN: An apology. For the way you ended our marriage. You never took any responsibility for your behaviour.



KARL: I don't know what to say, Susan. The heart wants what it wants.



SUSAN: What does that mean?



KARL: I fell in love.



SUSAN: While you were married to someone else! (gesturing to herself)



KARL: The heart wants what it wants.



SUSAN: Yeah, well, my heart wants to hurt you, but I can control myself.



KARL: I don't wanna go back to that ugly place, really, and if you do, I suggest you get some help. (walks outside)



SUSAN: (follows him outside, still wearing just the towel) You know what? I don't need an apology. I don't need anything from you.



KARL: You're humiliating yourself. (gets in the car)



SUSAN: (opens the passenger side door, and bends down to talk to him) No, you're the one who's been humiliating yourself, Karl, why don't you see that? You walked out on your family. People think you're scum, not me. So worry about yourself, I'm okay with me. I can walk down the street and walk my head high. (shuts the passenger side door of KARL's CAR as he drives off, pulling the towel off SUSAN)



(SUSAN is appalled, and quickly runs towards the front door, covering herself with her hands. She tries to open the door, but it's locked. She gasps, and tiptoes towards a wooden post on her porch, hiding behind it. She eyes a tall plant, and pulls it towards her, covering herself more.)



NARRATOR: On Wisteria Lane, an unsettled Susan racked her brain to find a way into her own house.



(SUSAN holds the plant in front of her, and sidesteps her way down the steps and towards the garden shed on the left of her house. She tries to open the door to the shed, but it's also locked. She tiptoes towards a window, and tries to open it. It's stuck. She puts down the plant and uses two hands to try and open it. She slips, and falls into her shrubs on her back!)



NARRATOR: Lying naked in her shrubs, it occurred to Susan that this could be the most humiliating moment of her life.



(MIKE walks by and notices her lying there.)



MIKE: Susan?



NARRATOR: She was wrong.



MIKE: (averts his eyes, grinning) Uh. whatcha doing?



SUSAN: Locked myself out. Naked.



MIKE: Oh.



SUSAN: And then I fell. (crosses her legs) So how are you?



MIKE: Good. I just got back. I was gone all day, and I got your messages about dinner, and, um, I would love to come if the invite still stands.



SUSAN: It's a date.



MIKE: Alright, I um, assume the dress is, uh, casual.



SUSAN: Yeah, it's-it's casual.



(MIKE nods, grinning as he walks off. SUSAN squeals and covers herself with the plants.)



[CUT TO: EXT. VAN DE KAMP HOUSE]



(SUSAN and MIKE walk up the porch. SUSAN is holding a bottle of wine.)



SUSAN: Thanks for helping me break in. Do you think it's gonna be hard to replace that screen?



MIKE: Well that depends. Nail it in yourself, you might wanna wear gloves. Or pants. Pants wouldn't hurt.



SUSAN: Okay. I know what just happened is funny, in theory, but I am nowhere near ready to laugh about it. So please, no jokes.



BREE: (opens the front door) Hey, where've you been?



MIKE: Um, Susan had a problem finding something to wear (stifles his laughter). Oh, was that the kinda thing you meant?



SUSAN: Pretty much.



LYNETTE: The kids are bouncing off the walls? Huh. Well I'm sure you can find a way to put them to bed, Tom. I mean, for god's sakes, Tom, they're just kids.



SUSAN: (notices GABRIELLE is limping) Hey, are you okay?



GABRIELLE: Yes, I, I went jogging today, and I think I just pushed myself too hard.



SUSAN: Well, you're probably not wearing the right shoes.



GABRIELLE: Yeah, that thought did cross my mind.



CARLOS: So Gabrielle says you and Bree are taking lessons three times a week.



REX: Uh-huh.



CARLOS: I'm actually thinking about playing again. I mean, it's such great exercise.



REX: That it is.



CARLOS: And my drop-shot could use a serious tune-up. Think you could give me the number of your pro?



REX: Yeah, I'll, uh, give it to you later.



CARLOS: Well, what club does he work out of?



REX: Um. We're not really takingtennis lessons, Carlos.



CARLOS: You're not?



REX: That's a story Bree concocted to cover the fact that we're seeing a marriage counsellor. (BREE, standing right behind him, drops her plate of hors'deuvres on the ground. REX turns around, startled. Everyone else turns to watch.) Bree, Bree. (BREE takes his glass of wine from him.)



REX: He wouldn't stop asking about the tennis pro. (turns to everyone else) Bree and I are in marriage counseling. Everyone knows our secret now. Did the sky fall? Has your life come crashing down?



(GABRIELLE, LYNETTE and SUSAN look at each other, dumbfounded.)



BREE: If everybody would please take your seats. Dinner is served.



[CUT TO: INT. YOUNG HOUSE - LIVING ROOM]



(ZACH is sleeping on the couch with the TV on. PAUL comes in, and sees him sleeping. He walks over and sits on the coffee table. He looks at Zach, pulling a blanket over him. He looks up as he hears the news on TV, on channel KQRY 15.)



NEWS REPORTER: A recent discovery was made today in Westbrook, when a chest was found in Rock Water Lake, discovered by a local area businessman and his grandson while they were fishing. Investigators recovered a wooden chest, containing what appears to be human remains. Now a police spokesman said that the body was...



(PAUL switches the TV off. He gets up and switches off the lamp, leaving the room. ZACH opens his eyes.)



[CUT TO:INT. VAN DE KAMP HOUSE - DINING ROOM]



(The atmosphere is icy, as the dinner proceeds in silence. REX looks at BREE, then down at his plate. BREE is embarrassed. MIKE looks at BREE, then REX,, then back down. CARLOS stares at his plate as he raises his eyebrows. GABRIELLE pretends to be engrossed in her food, then sips at her water. SUSAN can't stand the silence.)



SUSAN: Okay, I gotta break the ice here. So you're in counseling, big deal. You want humiliation? I'll give you humiliation. I locked myself out of my house stark naked and got caught by Mike.



GABRIELLE: Oh my god, when did this happen?



SUSAN: Today. Right before the party.



MIKE: What can I say? Right place, right time.



(Everyone laughs, relieved to enjoy the story..)



LYNETTE: I think I can top that. Try getting thrown out of Disneyland for lewd behaviour.



SUSAN: What? When was this?



LYNETTE: When Tom and I were first married, things got a little out of hand on Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.



REX: (grinning) You're kidding.



LYNETTE: No, we got perp-walked down Main Street USA.



(BREE looks at REX, who's laughing at the others' stories. She is appalled that he can out her secret and not give a damn. Uh-oh, look out, Rex.)



GABRIELLE: Well since we're doing true confessions. Carlos and I once broke a waterbed in Cancun.



MIKE: How'd you manage that?



GABRIELLE: Oh he used to have a thing for spiked heels.



CARLOS: I'd just like to make it clear, she was wearing them.



(Everyone laughs again, except BREE.)



BREE: Rex cries after he ejaculates.



(REX looks at BREE, appalled, who smiles at him, then looks down at her plate. SUSAN looks at BREE, then looks down. CARLOS looks at REX, then looks down as well. LYNETTE turns to see REX's reaction. REX wipes his mouth, then gets up and leaves the table. We see him grabbing his car keys, then slamming the front door. BREE resumes eating, as the rest of them sit uncomfortably.)



[CUT TO: EXT. WISTERIA LANE -- LATER]



(MIKE and SUSAN are walking down the darkened Wisteria Lane.)



MIKE: You think we left too early?



SUSAN: I was thinking we left too late.



MIKE: So is, uh, Rex gone for good?



SUSAN: I don't know. God, I hope not. I mean, they're always been wound a little tight, but I've never seen him like that. Then again, who am I to judge?



MIKE: You mean, people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw soda cans?



SUSAN: Okay, you have got to know that I only get that angry around Karl. He just treated me so badly at the end, I-I haven't been able to get past it.



MIKE: Maybe he did you a big favour.



SUSAN: What do you mean?



MIKE: Just look at Karl as the starter marriage, you know, boot camp. Preparing you for something better next time.



SUSAN: Listen, Mike, I-about the whole seeing me naked thing. I don't know, I just, I wanna thank you for being such a-perfect gentleman.



MIKE: Oh I wasn't a perfect gentleman, I might've snuck a peek.



SUSAN: Oh. Goodnight. (bursts into laughter and walks towards her door.)



MIKE: Oh, and, uh, for what it's worth, wow.



(SUSAN stares as MIKE walks away, smiling. She stands there surprised, then a huge smile blooms on her face as she opens her door and walks in.)



[CUT TO: INT. SCAVO HOUSE - LIVING ROOM]



(TOM is asleep on the couch. A red cloth comes down to tickle his face and he starts, waking up to see LYNETTE.)



TOM: Hi.



LYNETTE: How was your night?



TOM: We are raising little terrorists, you know that, don't you?



LYNETTE: Oh. Didn't have a good time?



TOM: You know what, drop the act. I know you gave them cookies.



LYNETTE: Oooh. Who cracked anyway?



TOM: Porter. Yeah. So how was your dinner party?



LYNETTE: Well, there was dinner, but it wasn't much of a party.



TOM: Uh oh, what happened?



LYNETTE: I don't know. Rex announced that he and Bree are in counseling. She retaliated with this whole revelation which I won't even go into now. And the bottom line is, he stormed out. Clearly there's trouble in paradise.



TOM: Honestly, I'm not that surprised.



LYNETTE: Why not?



TOM: I don't know, I just never got the, uh, idea that they were really happy.



LYNETTE: Are we happy?



(They look at each other.)



[CUT TO: INT. SOLIS HOUSE - BATHROOM]



(CARLOS is standing at the mirror, trimming his nose-hair. GABRIELLE is rubbing oil up and down her legs.)



CARLOS: Man, oh man. I keep seeing that look on Rex's face, and then him taking off like that. Heh. Some night. Then again, I would probably cry too if I had to have sex with that woman. (CARLOS cracks a smile.) I mean, you watch a man got torn down like that, makes you wonder why he's let her get away with it. (GABRIELLE looks up, spooked.) Believe me, if a woman ever humiliated me like that in public, heh, it would only happen once. (CARLOS walks off, but GABRIELLE stands there still looking very scared.)



[CUT TO: INT. VAN DE KAMP HOUSE - BEDROOM]



(BREE is packing REX's suitcase. REX is sitting on the bed.)



BREE: So, uh, where are you going?



REX: I'll be staying at the motor launch.



BREE: Hotel by the interstate has better rates, and, uh, it's closer to your work.



REX: Fine.



BREE: I'm packing your swimsuit. There's a pool there, and I know how swimming relaxes you.



REX: When our kids ask where I am, what're you gonna say?



BREE: Umm, I can tell them that you went to tennis camp. That was a joke.



REX: Yeah. I got it.



BREE: There. Obviously, if you've forgotten anything, you can, um, come right back and get it.



REX: Well, I'll call you.



BREE: Rex. In college, when we first started dating, people were so jealous of us. We were the golden couple. Everybody knew we were gonna have this wonderful life. Why is this happening?



REX: Because you can't even let me pack my own suitcase. (walks out, leaving BREE standing there.)



(BREE walks towards the bed. She looks like she's about to burst into tears. She collects herself, clearing her throat as she straightens the bed.)



[CUT TO: EXT. MEYER HOUSE]



(KARL is dropping JULIE off. SUSAN comes out the front door.)



KARL: (kisses JULIE on the head) Alright, see you. (gets in the car)



JULIE: Hey, where're you going?



SUSAN: Just a sec.



JULIE: Mum?



SUSAN: Don't worry, I'm not packing heat. (opens the passenger side door where BRANDI is sitting) Hey Brandy, could you scoot a little? Just scoot, thank you. (gets in and shuts the door) Hi.



KARL: W-What are you doing?



SUSAN: I'll be quick. Brandy, I'm sorry for the way I treated you. It was uncalled for, and childish, and it won't happen again. I have built up a lot of anger towards you, both of you, and I realise now that I just can't carry that around anymore. So, apology or no apology, I'm moving on.



(BRANDI looks startled, sitting there. Suddenly, she gets up and out of the car.)



BRANDI: Mrs. Meyer?



KARL: Brandy. Brandy, get in the car.



BRANDI: Mrs. Meyer?



SUSAN: Please. Call me Susan.



BRANDI: I just wanted you to know, what happened between me and Karl, things got out of hand because I thought your marriage was over. Anyway, I just wanted you to know I'm sorry, I really am.



SUSAN: Thank you.



NARRATOR: And though it came from an unexpected source, Susan finally got the apology she's always wanted.



[CUT TO: INT. SCAVO HOUSE - FOYER]



(LYNETTE comes in the door with bags of stuff, and mail in her mouth.)



TOM: (comes down the stairs wearing a sombrero) Hey, let me take those. (takes her shopping bags and mail)



LYNETTE: You're wearing a really big hat.



TOM: (puts the stuff down on the table, then puts some music on) Yes, I am. Listen, the kids are watching a video, which means that we've only got about 45 minutes until they actually find Nemo, so I suggest that we make the most of it. (puts the finishing touches on some margheritas.)



LYNETTE: By reliving your night out with the guys?



TOM: Lynette? I'm trying. (offers her a margherita)



LYNETTE: You look-ridiculous in that thing.



TOM: Sexy ridiculous?



LYNETTE: Maybe.



TOM: I can live with maybe.



LYNETTE: (twirls her around and slow-dances with her) Aww. You know, it's gonna take more than just this one night.



TOM: I know. (they kiss) Ahh, looks like we have an audience.



(We see the three SCAVO kids sitting on the landing of the stairs, watching their parents dance)



LYNETTE: Let 'em look. As long as they don't try and cut in.



[CUT TO:INT. DR. GOLDFINE'S OFFICE]



(There's a knock on the door as BREE comes in.)



BREE: Dr. Goldfine.



DR. GOLDFINE: Bree. We're not scheduled now, are we?



BREE: I didn't have time to make an appointment. Rex moved out today.



DR. GOLDFINE: I'm very sorry to hear that, but unfortunately, I'm completely booked right now.



BREE: I don't need much time, it just seems that you have more insight into my situation than I do. And I just think that-



DR. GOLDFINE: Bree, we can't talk now.



BREE: If you would just tell me what he told you, then I could fix the problem.



DR. GOLDFINE: You can't do that, it's completely unethical.



BREE: Well, why can't you?(stops when she hears a bell ring from the outer office)



DR. GOLDFINE: That's my next appointment. You really need to go.



BREE: Dr. Goldfine, please?



DR. GOLDFINE: Hold on. I'll go talk to my client.



(DR. GOLDFINE leaves the room. BREE paces around the room, then spots a cupboard that hasn't been fully closed. She looks through the tapes marked with names of DR. GOLDFINE's clients. She finds REX's tape and fingers it,, but stops as she sees one labeled .A. YOUNG)



NARRATOR: Bree searched for Rex's audio tape, hoping to find answers. She found answers, all right. But to an entirely different question.



(BREE takes the tape out and looks at it, but is startled as she hears DR. GOLDFINE's voice in the outer office, and drops the tape. She shuts the cupboard door, picks up the tape and hides it in her cardigan. She leans against his desk, wrapping her arms around herself, looking distraught. DR. GOLDFINE comes back in.)



DR. GOLDFINE: Bree, I'm sorry, he can't wait. I can see you first thing in the morning, 8 o'clock.



BREE: 8 o'clock. Sorry to interrupt. Bye. (leaves the office quickly)



[CUT TO:EXT. WISTERIA LANE - NIGHT]



NARRATOR: Yes, I remember the world. Every detail.



(Pan to: BREE sitting at her window, fingering the tape. She turns to look out the window as she hears a faint banging noise.)



NARRATOR: And what I remember most is how afraid I was. What a waste.



(Pan to: GABRIELLE, lying in bed awake. She hears the noise, and gets up, going to the window to look out.)



NARRATOR: You see, to live in fear is not to live at all. I wish I could tell this to those I left behind, but would it do any good? Probably not.



(Pan to: SUSAN, sitting at her work desk, looking through some more photos. She looks out the window and across the road.)



NARRATOR: I understand now there will always be those who face their fears, and there will always be those who run away.



(Pan to: PAUL banging a huge a "For Sale" By Owner with a hammer into his front yard.)



THE END

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