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Carlos, still wracked with guilt, fails to perform sexually, prompting Gabrielle to hire a stripper to spice up their sex life. After Gabrielle's plan backfires, Carlos angrily tells her that their lives are never going back to normal. To ease her guilt, Susan attempts to be punished by committing petty crimes, eventually getting arrested. Susan calls Carlos to bail her out and they confide in each other about how they are both unable to act as if everything is normal. Renee attempts to win over Ben by convincing him that she shares his fondness for the elderly. When Ben takes Renee on a "date" to a senior center, she leaves in frustration before they bond over their own impoverished childhoods. Following their separation, Lynette is annoyed at Tom for making her the "bad guy" by constantly spoiling their children. Bree shows the anonymous letter to Gabrielle, and the two agree not to tell the other women or Carlos. After Bree shows the letter to Paul Young in prison, he tells her that he mentioned Mary Alice's letter to Chuck.
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