EPISODE

4. The Thing That Counts is What's Inside

Susan goes public (against her will) for Va-Va Broom; Gaby tells her secret to the other housewives; Keith proves to be a bone of contention for Bree and Renee; Paul Young buys back the house he lived in with Mary Alice, over the objections of his new wife, Beth; and Lynette takes advantage of Penny's offer to take care of the youngest Scavo.

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Carlos and Gabrielle meet Hector and Carmen, the parents who raised their biological daughter Grace. Gabrielle offers to give Grace a Chanel purse, but Carmen does not accept it, stating that Grace is not spoiled; Gabrielle later secretly gives Grace a necklace. Lynette convinces Tom to hire a nanny so she can spend more time with her kids. After another argument, Renee lets go of Keith and tells Bree that she can have him. Paul buys his old house on Wisteria Lane and tries to convince Karen to sell her house. Maxine tells Susan that she has sold her business and reveals that the new investors' plan for expansion includes heavy marketing across the country. Susan is horrified to discover an advertising billboard with a screen-capture of her on it, and she manages to rip down the segment with her face; a mysterious man is later seen taking the ripped billboard out of the trash.

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