S1, E1: After ending it all Mary Alice Young (Brenda Strong) takes us into the lives of her family, friends, and neighbors on Wisteria Lane. Her small circle of girlfriends includes Susan Mayer (Teri Hatcher), the divorcee and single mom; Lynette Scavo (Felicity Huffman), the ex-career woman who traded the boardroom for boredom with four unmanageable kids; Bree Van De Kamp (Marcia Cross), the Martha Stewart on steroids; and Gabrielle Solis, the ex-model with everything she's ever wanted so what is she doing with the 17-year-old gardener? From her unique vantage point, Mary Alice sees more than she ever did alive, and she's planning to share all the delicious secrets that hide behind every neighbor's closed door in this seemingly perfect American suburb.