Writer:	Kevin Murphy, Tom Spezialy, John Pardee, Marc Cherry, Joey Murphy
Director:	Larry Shaw
Star:	Jesse Metcalfe (John Rowland),  Eva Longoria Parker (Gabrielle Solis),  Ricardo Antonio Chavira (Carlos Solis),  Nicollette Sheridan (Edie Britt),  Andrea Bowen (Julie Mayer),  Cody Kasch (Zach Young),  James Denton (Mike Delfino),  Mark Moses (Paul Young),  Teri Hatcher (Susan Mayer),  Marcia Cross (Bree Van De Kamp),  Felicity Huffman (Lynette Scavo),  Steven Culp (Rex Van De Kamp),  Brenda Strong (Mary Alice Young)
Recurring Role:	Shane Kinsman (Porter Scavo),  Richard Burgi (Karl Mayer),  Brent Kinsman (Preston Scavo),  Terry Bozeman (Dr. Craig),  Zane Huett (Parker Scavo),  Doug Savant (Tom Scavo),  Harriet Sansom Harris (Felicia Tilman),  Ryan Carnes (Justin)
Guest Star:	Jolie Jenkins (Dierdre),  Mehcad Brooks (Matthew Applewhite),  Steve Tom (Judge),  John Haymes Newton (The Cable Guy),  Tanner Maguire (Young Zach),  Steve Tom (Judge),  Lee Whittaker (Box Boy),  Kevin E. West (Cop),  Shirley Jordan (Nurse),  Gregory Wagrowski (Prosecutor),  William Dennis Hunt (Realtor)

Brent and Shane Kinsman have no speaking lines in this episode. They are seen only briefly at the end of the episode when Lynette looks in on Porter and Preston as they sleep. (edit) The opening titles sequence was cut in this episode to make room for more scenes. This happened in the pilot as well. (edit) At the 2005 Emmy Awards Desperate Housewives was nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series. In addition Felicity Huffman won the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series with Marcia Cross and Teri Hatcher both receiving nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. (edit) Desperate Housewives won the 2005 Emmy for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music and received a nomination for Outstanding Main Title Design. (edit) Desperate Housewives was nominated for Emmy for Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series. (edit)

Mary Alice: It was five o'clock in the morning on Wisteria Lane when the phone calls started. Of course, each of them knew something was wrong from that first ring. After all, it's one of the unwritten rules of suburbia, don't call the neighbors in the middle of the night unless the news is bad. And so they came with their uncombed hair and their unmade faces. They came because after all these years, they were no longer just neighbors. (edit) Mary Alice: My name is Mary Alice Young, and before I died, my life was filled with love, laughter, friendship, and, sadly, secrets. The secrets had begun fifteen years earlier when my name was Angela Forrest, and I was living a life of quiet desperation. I'd feel it every morning as I made breakfast for my husband. And during the errands I ran in the afternoons. Even at my work every evening. To me, each day was gray and meaningless. And then one night, suddenly, there was color. (edit) (Bree is polishing silver when the phone rings.)
Bree: Hello?
Dr. Craig: Bree, it's Dr. Craig. I'm at the hospital, and I'm afraid I have some bad news.
Bree: Oh?
Dr. Craig: Rex passed away about ten minutes ago.
Bree: But his operation, it's not until tomorrow.
Dr. Craig: I know. He just didn't make it. I'm so sorry. We did everything we could. Bree?
Bree: Yes, of course you did. Thank you very much for calling.
(Bree slowly hangs up the phone. She walks into the dining room and finishes polishing the silver. She closes the box and puts it on the shelf. She walks to the table and straightens the tablecloth. She sits down and, looking at the empty chair across the table from her, begins to sob.) (edit) Susan: Now, you be a good boy, Bongo, or you're gonna go to bed hungry. (edit) Carlos: Gaby, thank God you're doing this. Beating up a second gay guy? It looks bad.
Gabrielle: Yes. Well, Carlos, in some circles, beating people up at all is frowned upon.
Carlos: So why'd you change your mind?
Gabrielle: Well, I'm about to be the mother of your child, which means a lot of responsibility and little time for myself. So if I'm gonna get you out of this mess, you have to reciprocate.
Carlos: Okay.
Gabrielle: When the baby cries in the middle of the night, you're gonna get up without saying one word. Doctors' appointments: you're driving. I'm not putting a car seat in my Maserati. And you will also be on bottle duty. That means washing, sterilizing, and filling. That way I'll have some semblance of a life, and then maybe I won't hate you so much. (edit)

Why are the lights in Mary Alice's house on if there is no one there? (edit) As Mary Alice is talking she says "It was five o'clock in the morning". Anyway all the houses in the street had the lights on. How is it possible? (edit) Brenda Strong (Mary Alice Young) is seen in this episode. (edit) ABC accidentally leaked on their website a photo of a scene that was cut out of the season finale. This photo reveals the Applewhites', the new neighbors', big secret. The network had the photo immediately pulled. (edit) The Grand Jury Scene? Probably a judge would not be officiating at a grand jury hearing and there would certainly not be a "gallery" for John to walk up and deliver his news to Carlos. Grand juries are the most secretive and arcane aspects of our justice system. Grand jurors are permitted to ask questions and there are usually more than 12. Tonight's episode looked like a standard tv court scene, with a judge, a gallery and apparently only 12 silent jurors. (edit)

Stephen Sondheim
This episode's title comes from the song One Wonderful Day from the early Sondheim musical Saturday Night (edit)