7. A Humiliating Business

Complete story — includes the ending

Mike has left town after taking the job in Alaska, and a reluctant Susan accepts Lynette's offer to be Paige's nanny while Lynette and Renee start a business in interior design. After undergoing menopause, Bree is pressured to tell Keith the truth. While meeting Keith's parents, Mary and Richard, Bree admits to being menopausal and leaves; Keith later suggests adoption, but Bree tells him that she does not want to have children again. Gabrielle fears that Bob might be trying to seduce Carlos after they become friends. Bob reveals that he is lonely and befriended Carlos for companionship, resulting in Gabrielle reuniting Bob with Lee. Beth and Paul have sex for the first time, but Beth begins to question Paul's motives for returning to Wisteria Lane after discovering that he is letting his old cellmate move into his old house. Beth later calls her mother, who is revealed to be the imprisoned Felicia Tillman.