Desperate Housewives

Jackson Braddock, Susan's new beau, has spent the night with her and, in the morning, as he goes to pick up the newspaper, he runs into Mike, and they finally meet. Susan talks to Mike, and she learns he wants to hang out with Jackson to know what kind of man he is. Later, Jackson meets MJ, the same way he met Mike.



Susan wants Jackson to impress Mike because he could bring her to court and she could lose custody of MJ if he thought that Jackson was a bad guy. In the end, Mike and Jackson end up getting along, and in bed, Jackson sensually nibs on Susan's earlobe. She is pleased at first, but then realizes Jackson must had gotten that "turn-on" tip from Mike. Infuriated, and knowing they will hang out the following Wednesday, Susan tries to break the two new buddies appart. Jackson leaves a message on Susan's answering machine saying he can't go home for dinner since he's having an old roommate over. Susan doesn't believe and she meets with Mike at a bar, where she thinks Jackson is. She is proven wrong, and when she comes home to Jackson she learns Karl is there too, for Julie needed him to sign some insurance papers. Jackson asks Susan if there are any more ex-husbands for him to meet.



Lynette grows concerned over Porter after one of his ates is arrested for dealing drugs. Porter won't talk to her, so Lynette asks her son Parker for help communicating with throught the Internet. On a website called SilverFizz, Lynette, under the pseudonym "SaraJ", talks to Porter, pretending to be a 16-year-old girl. She is delighted to see that Porter writes poetry and he didn't hang out with the boy that was arrested. Lynette, a.k.a. "SaraJ", asks Porter online, even after Tom asked her to stop the charade, if his girlfriend liked poetry too. Porter replied by saying he doesn't have a girlfriend, but there is one girl he likes. Lynette is touched, and tells him to read her some poetry, it'll knock her off her feet. The next day, online, Porter declares himself to "SaraJ" through a poem, and Lynette is horrified: she made her son fall in love with her. Tom is worried, but Lynette sends Porter a great "Dear John Letter"... and then she signs it with "Love, Mom". After they realize what happened, Tom and Lynette are horrified. Porter returns to his mother the poem book he borrowed from her, and doesn't say a word, clearly upset. Later, Lynette talks to Porter, and reveals how upset she was that they didn't communicate anymore, and that it felt good that was talking to her again. But Porter says he wasn't talking to her, he was talking to "SaraJ".



Gabrielle and Carlos are invited to Michelle Downing's party. Carlos is now working as a masseur in their own house, and Gaby wants him to work at the Country Club because they are running out of money. Bree later meets with Gabrielle, to tell her she has been disinvited from the party because Carlos has just started working at the country club and they feel it is awkward socializing with staff. Gabrielle is devastated, and later she sneeks into the party, through the kitchen, with her blind husband. Bree is scandalized to see them there. The Solis couple take two seats that were supposed to be occupied by a guest and his wife, who is sick. Gaby clearly takes advantage of it. Bree wants to talk to her, so they enter the kitchen, and Gaby's plan goes haywire after the guest whose wife was sick arrived with his mother, and a whole mess takes place as Carlos still believes those seats were meant for him and his wife. In the car, completely embarassed, Gabrielle confesses to Carlos she misses her old, being rich and spoiled and happy, like all those rich people. But Carlos reveals to her that they are all as miserable as he was when he was rich. They have a home now, two beautiful daughters, and each other, and that's all that matters. Gaby caves.



Meanwhile, Bree is about to publish her first cookbook, "Mrs. Van de Kamp's Old Fashioned Cooking", and Orson isn't very pleased with the fact that Bree is promoting herself with "Van de Kamp" instead of "Hodge". Bree tries to convince him there is nothing wrong with it, it's just more promotional and old fashioned, and she is still Mrs. Hodge indoors. She then promises to make him a pot roast. While Bree is being interviewed in a radio cooking show, Linda Flanagan asks her if there is a Mr. Van de Kamp, and Bree reveals there isn't, for he passed away. Orson is horrified to notice Bree doesn't even mention him. Later, Bree, who is catering Michelle Downing's party, wants to change the menu, and Orson confronts her about the radio interview and the pot roast. After the party, Bree comes home, tired, and Orson is still waiting for her. He demands her to prepare him a pot roast, and Bree is stunned to tell that he is serious. She prepares him the much awaited pot roast, crying.



Dave is still trying to look nice to everyone on Wisteria Lane, and he helps Katherine with a trick lightbulb. Edie tells her husband she wants to move away after Karen McCluskey insults her again. Dave convinces her to stay, yet again saying they can be very happy there, and Edie fails to understand why he wanted to move to Wisteria Lane so badly. Dave talks with Mrs. McCluskey, and notices she is a lonely woman, who pretty much only has her cat left for a family. Dave wants Karen to apologize to Edie, but she refuses to, and when he points out she's lonely, Karen feels bad and asks him to leave. Later, Dave finds Mrs. McCluskey searching for Toby, who's been missing. She asks for his help finding him, and he asks her if she's planning on apologizing to Edie. Karen accepts, in order for him to help her, and then becomes suspicious. Later, she apologizes to Edie, and wants her to let Dave know about this. Edie accepts the apology. When she arrives home, Mrs. McCluskey finds Toby the cat in the living room, and the windows is open, just like the time he vanished. Mrs. McCluskey never leaves the window open.

The next day, Karen brings Katherine some flowers, because she needs her help finding out everything she can about Dave.