Carlease Burke

Uber mum Maisy Gibbons returns, and her secret life intersects with Bree's. Meanwhile, Gabrielle's predicament worsens, Susan plans to take her relationship with Mike to the next level, and Lynette, suspicious of her new nanny, decides to secretly videotape her.

It's Valentine's Day on Wisteria Lane, and love is all around, as Susan looks forward to a romantic date with Mike Delfino, until she learns a surprising fact about her favourite plumber.

Lily and Ted fall out after Lily hears an old message on Marshall's machine encouraging Marshall to recall Lily's bad points, to help get over her, and ending in Ted calling Lily a grinch. Ted protests that he was trying to help his friend get over the break up as quickly as possible but Lily takes offence. Will the two ruin the gang's Christmas celebrations with their bickering?

While Lois is on jury duty, Hal tries desperately to solve the high profile murder case he thinks she is working on. Also, Reese reveals the poet within after the boys get lost in the storm drains.

Quirky Eggheads and Texas Snow Globes: After Dr Sturgis has a nervous breakdown, Mary worries that Sheldon is treading a similar path. Georgie makes a discovery.

Izzie continues helping to plan Derek and Meredith's wedding in spite of her cancer treatments; things don't go smoothly when Callie introduces Arizona to her father; Owen seeks out help for his post-traumatic stress disorder.