Desperate Housewives Episode 4.14 Opening Doors

Susan is dismayed to find that her ex-husband Karl -- and his new, younger wife -- are in her Lamaze class and bragging about how terrific their life is. Mike's at a rehab meeting, so for the following week, she talks Mike into dressing up to show Karl that their lives are also worth bragging about. Her plans are shot, however, when Mike mentions he's just celebrated 30 days of being sober. Mike insists that being honest is part of recovery and that's more important to him than what her ex thinks.

At the next class, neither Mike nor Karl's wife are there and Susan tells Karl he wins, he's got the perfect life. She admits that she's nervous about having a baby with Mike since she's not entirely sure he's clean. Karl says he thinks Mike will be there for her more than he ever was, and that he admires Mike's honesty. And, he admits that his own life isn't quite as perfect as he was making it out to be.

Lynette and Tom decide to keep the twins' arson in the family, so they punish them with lots of chores. Lynette overhears them say that Kayla should be punished too, since it was all her idea. When Lynette asks Kayla about it, she's unnerved by the girl's eerie calm and convinces Tom to take her to a psychiatrist. She tells Kayla she's there because she can't tell the difference between right and wrong, so Kayla assures her that she does, and that she'll tell the psychiatrist -- and the police -- what the twins did. Lynette hastily informs the pychiatrist they won't be needing his services after all.

Kayla hears Tom and Lynette arguing about her and decides to pull another prank: convincing the twins that she just safely jumped off the roof with an umbrella. Parker jumps and breaks his wrist, to Kayla's delight. They rush hm to the hospital while Mrs. McCluskey stays with the other children.

To make a little extra cash, Gaby and Carlos rent out a room, but Gaby quickly realizes that their new tenant, Ellie, who says she's an art student, has a lot of male visitors-- who pay her in cash! She asks her gay neighbors, Bob and Lee, if one of them will pose as a prospective client to prove that she's a hooker. The sting goes awry when Ellie attacks Lee after he propositions her. Ellie admits that she does have a secret business: She's a tattoo artist. Gaby feels bad for thinking she was a prostitute and decides to let her stay.

Bree gives Orson an ultimatum: She'll only take him back if he confesses his crime to the police. Orson leaves, but comes back later, completely drunk and suggesting the perfect alibi: He'll tell the police he was sleepwalking when he ran Mike over! Edie drives by as Bree is trying to get Orson into his car and offers to drive him home. He doesn't want to go back to his bachelor apartment, so Edie lets him sleep on her couch. The next morning, Bree goes to ask why Orson's car is still there and is alarmed to find that he'd spent the night at Edie's, considering her reputation. Edie is insulted when Bree says she has a habit of "picking at other women's leftovers" and announces she'll let Orson stay as long as he likes, even though she has absolutely no interest in him.

Orson has booked a hotel, but Edie convinces him to stay and make more martinis. She tells him Bree's wrong not to forgive him, whatever he did. They share a brief kiss -- and then both decide it's a bad idea -- but Bree, who's outside retrieving Ida's cat, has seen the whole thing.

Dylan's frequent dates with a mystery boy (actually her father), have aroused Katherine's suspicions, so she decides to follow her. Over dinner, Wayne says maybe it's time to tell her mother the truth because he hopes she'll see he's changed for the better. What he doesn't know is that Katherine is standing outside, watching them together.

When Dylan gets home, she confesses that she's been lying to Katherine and that she's really been meeting her father. She's surprised that Katherine isn't upset, and asks if she can bring Wayne into the house. Katherine tells Dylan to go up to her room so she and Wayne can "catch up." Wayne assures Katherine that he's changed and she says she has too: She's not scared of him anymore. He says he'll come back later and she closes the drawer on her secret source of courage: A gun.