Bree's relationship with Phyllis hits a new low, and Susan tries to get used to Edie's new role in Julie's life.
Gabrielle, Lynette and Susan attempt to comfort Bree while Phyllis, Rex's mother, arrives on Wisteria Lane. Meanwhile, Mike and Susan deal with Zach while Gabrielle struggles with the two men in her life.
As Carlos continues to serve his jail sentence, Gabrielle valiantly tries to free him. Meanwhile Mike and Susan face a crisis in their relationship, and Paul Young returns.
The neighbours panic about the intruder who's on the loose on Wisteria Lane, Susan learns shocking news about her father at her mother's wedding, Bree's `engagement' to George hits a bump, and Gabrielle learns to let go.
Bree's new cookbook and entrepreneurial success has the women of Wisteria Lane feeling envious, and Lynette's longing for a taste of her bread-winning days as an ad-exec leads her to lend an unsolicited hand to Bree's marketing plan.