Gabrielle plans a big party to bid farewell to Carlos, who is about to head off to jail for eight months. Meanwhile George Williams (guest star Roger Bart) resurfaces in Bree's life, much to Rex's displeasure as he knows George wants to steal her away from him. Also, Lynette is shocked to learn that Tom's old girlfriend Annabel Foster (guest-star Melinda McGraw) who he dumped for Lynette has been hired at his firm again. A desperate Lynette turns to Edie for advice on how to deal with the situation. Susan and Julie encounter less-than-neighborly behavior from the Young family as Zach continues to stalk Julie. Paul interrogates Edie about breaking into his house, and she ends up telling him that Susan was behind it. Paul decides to lie to Susan again in order to cover.
Mike tries to separate Susan from Mary Alice's past secrets. There is a fire in Susan's kitchen, and Susan suspects that Paul was behind it and hires Mr. Shaw to investigate the Young family. Lastly, housewife Gabrielle is suspecting that she's pregnant. She's also looking to buy a new car, which doesn't go so well while at the dealership which begins her suspicions. When finding out that Carlos tampered with her birth control pills Gabrielle retaliates in rage.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 1 Episode 20 of Desperate Housewives resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Desperate Housewives Season 1 Episodes...

• s01e01 - Pilot
• s01e02 - Ah, But Underneath
• s01e03 - Pretty Little Picture
• s01e04 - Who's that Woman?
• s01e05 - Come in, Stranger
• s01e06 - Running to Stand Still
• s01e07 - Anything You Can Do
• s01e08 - Guilty
• s01e09 - Suspicious Minds
• s01e10 - Come Back to Me
• s01e11 - Move On
• s01e12 - Every Day a Little Death
• s01e13 - Your Fault
• s01e14 - Love Is in the Air
• s01e15 - Impossible
• s01e16 - The Ladies Who Lunch
• s01e17 - There Won't Be Trumpets
• s01e18 - Children Will Listen
• s01e19 - Live Alone and Like It
• s01e20 - Fear No More
• s01e21 - Sunday in the Park with George
• s01e22 - Goodbye For Now
• s01e23 - One Wonderful Day

Desperate Housewives Show Summary

The series began with Mary Alice Young leaving her perfect house in the loveliest of suburbs - and ending it all. Now she takes us into the lives of her family, friends and neighbors, commenting from her elevated P.O.V.

Her circle of girlfriends on Wisteria Lane include Susan Mayer, the divorcee and single mom who will go to extraordinary lengths for love; Lynette Scavo, who recently went from being a stay-at-home mother of four back to her fast track career in advertising; Bree Van De Kamp, Martha Stewart on steroids, whose recent widowhood has completely reeked havoc on her perfect life; and Gabrielle Solis, the ex-model with everything she's ever wanted - a rich husband, a big house, and now a baby to go with it all... the problem is she's not sure who the father is; and serial divorcee Edie Britt, the free spirited real estate maven whose love life has everyone buzzing. Enter newcomer Betty Applewhite and her handsome teenage son, Matthew, who mysteriously moved into a house they'd never seen in the middle of the night.

Then there are the men: Mike Delfino, a supposedly widowed plumber who has won Susan's heart; Lynette's adorable husband, Tom, who volunteered to be "Mr. Mom" so his wife can go back to work; Gabrielle's better half, Carlos, who is currently in jail and recently learned of his wife's infidelities with John, the gardener; and Mary Alice's widowed husband, Paul, who is on the run from the demons in his past.

From her unique vantage point, Mary Alice sees more now 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.