19. With So Little to Be Sure Of

Complete story — includes the ending

Bree is arrested for Alejandro's murder at Renee's bridal shower and is referred to Trip Weston, a hotshot defense attorney, by Bob. Trip initially refuses to defend Bree, saying her case is not challenging enough, but eventually accepts the job after deducing that she knows who really murdered Alejandro. Struggling to secure female customers at Cumberly's, Gabrielle transfers to the men's department and becomes a success with male customers by flirting with them. Carlos becomes jealous and reveals he feels emasculated because Gabrielle is now the breadwinner. After Jane delivers Lynette her divorce papers behind Tom's back, an angry and hurt Lynette confronts Tom before signing the divorce papers. Tom lashes out at Jane for her behavior, declaring that he will always care about Lynette. Susan discovers that Mike had an autistic sister named Laura, whom he only learned about eight years earlier. Upon learning that Mike's mother gave Laura away because she was an inconvenience, Julie decides to keep her baby.