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Lynette goes back to work; Gabrielle struggles with her pregnancy and Carlos in jail; Bree deals with Rex's death; Susan learns more about Mike's past.

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Susan wrestles the gun away from Zach, who runs away after unsuccessfully attempting to kill Mike. Mike refuses to press charges and confesses that Zach is his biological son, forcing Susan to end their relationship, as she cannot be around Zach. In the wake of Rex's death, Bree must suffer through the company of her disrespectful mother-in-law, Phyllis, who claims that Bree made Rex miserable during his last years. While in jail, Carlos refuses to forgive Gabrielle for her infidelity, despite her insisting that he is the father of her baby. Lynette secures a job at an advertising agency and immediately learns how difficult it will be to balance work and motherhood. Betty Applewhite and her son, Matthew, do their best to keep up appearances in Wisteria Lane while they are secretly keeping a prisoner in their basement.

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