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EverytimeI'

maroundthatman,hetriestograbmyass!

CARLOS:

Imadeover$200,000doingbusinesswithhimlastyear.Ifhewantstograbyourass,youlethim.

JOHN:

Whyaren'

tyouhappy?

TurnsoutIwantedallthewrongthings.

What'

sthat?

BREE:

It'

saletter,addressedtoMaryAlice.

（GABRIELLEandLYNETTEreadthepieceofpaper.TheypassittoSUSAN,whoreadsthenotewithBREElookingoverhershoulder.）

IKNOWWHATYOUDID

ITMAKESMESICK

I'

MGOINGTOTELL

OhMaryAlice,whatdidyoudo?

OPENON:

[EXT.GRAVEYARD--DAY]

（Weopenonalilyflowerplantedonthegroundofthegraveyard.WepantoMaryAlice'

sfreshlyburiedgrave,whereweseehertombstone:

MARYALICEYOUNG

11.18.65-9.26.04

BelovedWifeandMother

Therearetwobunchesoforangey-redrosesoneithersideofthetombstone.）

NARRATOR:

Anoddthinghappenswhenwedie.Oursensesvanish.Taste,touch,smellandsoundbecomeadistantmemory.Butoursight,ah,oursightexpands.Andwecansuddenlyseetheworldwe'

veleftbehindsoclearly.Ofcourse,mostofwhat'

svisibletothedeadcanalsobeseenbytheliving,iftheyonlytakethetimetolook.

GABRIELLE,withhereyesclosed,nakedassheliesunderwaterinherbathtub,holdingherbreath.）

LikemyfriendGabrielle.Ishould'

veseenhowunhappyshewas.ButIdidn'

t.IonlysawherclothesfromParis;

（Flashbackto:

GABRIELLEgigglingasshetwirls,wearingabeautifulblackdress,walkingtowardsCARLOS,whotakesherhandandpullshertowardshim,kissingher.）

Andherplatinumjewellery;

GABRIELLE,holdingherhairback,excitedasCARLOSfastensanecklacearoundherneck,apieceofpaper,presumablythebill!

wedgedinhismouth.）

Andherbrandnewdiamondwatch.

CARLOS,handingGABRIELLEanopenboxashewalksby,talkingbusinessonhiscellphone.GABRIELLEsmileswhenCARLOShandsherthebox,butthesmilefadesasCARLOSwalksoff,stilltalkingonhisphone.

EndofFlashback.Resumetopresent.）

HadIlookedcloser,I'

veseenthatGabriellewasadrowningwoman,desperatelyinsearchofaliferaft.Luckilyforher,shefoundone.

（GABRIELLEsitsup,smilingassheleanstowardsJOHNastheykiss.）

Ofcourse,Gabrielleonlysawheryounggardenerasawaytoinfuseherlifewithalittleexcitement.Butnow,shewasabouttodiscoverjusthowexcitingherlifecouldget.

CARLOSinhiscar,pullinginthedriveway.WeflashbetweenscenesofGABRIELLEkissingJOHN,gigglingasCARLOSgetsout,holdingabriefcaseinhishand.Asheslamsthedoor,GABRIELLEstops,hearinganoise.ShepeeksoutthewindowandseesCARLOSwalkingalongthepathtowardsthehouse.）

Damnit!

?

（grabsJOHN'

sarm,pullinghimoutofthebathroom）Comeon.

Whoa!

（GABRIELLEandJOHNhurrydownthestairs,slippingandslidingastheygo.）

Comeon,comeon,hurry!

Let'

sgo,let'

sgo!

（Theyrunintothelivingroom.GABRIELLEgrabsthestrewnclothesonthefloor,shovingthematJOHN.）

Where'

retherestofmyclothes?

（CARLOSstopsatthebottomofthepath,openingtheletterboxtogetthemail.）

llfindthem,justgetout!

Where?

（GABRIELLElooksaround,seesthebackwindowsfacingthesidegarden.Shepointsatthewindow.）

Outthewindow.

What?

Go,go!

（AsJOHNtriestogetoutthewindow,GABRIELLElooksatthedoor,panickedaswecuttoCARLOSwalkingupthestepsofthefrontporch.GABRIELLEpushesJOHNoutthewindow,grabbinghistowelasshewrapsherhairinthetowelJOHNwasusing.ShesmilesatCARLOSwhowalksin.）

Hihoney,you'

rehomeearly!

Mymeetinggotcancelled.（looksatGABRIELLEasheputsdownhisthingsonthetable.）Youjusttookashowerthismorning.

I,uh,Ijustfinishedaworkout.

（GABRIELLE'

ssmilefadesassheseesJOHN'

sjeansinthecornerofthecouch,luckilyhiddenfromCARLOS'

sview.ShewalkstowardsCARLOS,coveringthejeanswithacushion.）

Mmm.Where'

sJohn?

John?

Yeah.That'

shistruckoutfront.

（GABRIELLEisspeechless,hermouthmoving,butnosoundcomingoutofhermouth.）

Gabriellewaspanicked.Sheknewifherhusbanddiscoveredhersecret,shewouldfeelthefullforceofhiswrath.

HeyMr.Solis.

（Wepantotheopenfrontwindow,whereJOHNisseen,trimmingthehedgewithhisshears.Heiswearinghisflannelshirt.）

Hey,John,didyoutakecareofthatficusyet?

llgettoitassoonasI'

vedonehere.

Alright.Weneedtotalkaboutthehedgeslater.

（JOHNflashesGABRIELLEabrief,shysmileasGABRIELLEbreathesasighofrelief.）

ButshewasquicklyremindedthatwhatCarloscouldn'

tsee,couldn'

thurther.

Yeah,sure,noproblem.

（Thecamerapanstotheoutsideview,whereweseeJOHN,wearingonlyhisflannelshirtandnothingelse,ashestandsonastepladder,pretendingtotrimthehedges.Hehe.Yummy.）

OpeningCredits

[OPENON:

INT.MEYERHOUSE-KITCHEN--NIGHT]

（Weopentolookoutthekitchenwindow,whereweseethedarkenedYOUNGhouseoppositeSUSAN'

shouse.ThecamerapanstoshowLYNETTEsittingonthekitchencounter,rubbingherneckwithonehand.WethenseeBREEholdingadishclothandwipingherhands,herfacesombre,asGABRIELLEholdsaglassofredwineinherhands.SUSANissittingatthetable.Theyarealllookingatthekitchentable,where,infrontofSUSAN,laysthemysteriouswarningletterfoundinMARYALICE'

sbelongings.ThecameracutstoshowafaceshotofSUSAN,GABRIELLE,BREE,thenLYNETTE.Theyalllooksolemn.）

ThepeacefulfacadeofWisteriaLanehadrecentlybeenshattered.Firstbymysuicide,andthenbythediscoveryofanoteamongmybelongingsthatsuggestedasuspiciousreasonformydesperateact.Myfriendsgatheredtodiscussitsimplications.

（sighs）IthinkweshouldgiveittoPaul.

He'

sstillmourning,Susan,he'

llprobablyfreakout.

Itdoesn'

tmatter,shewashiswife.Hedeservestohaveallthefacts.

Well,wecoulddoitgently.Wecouldtellhimaboutitovercoffeeandpastry.（handsLYNETTEacupoftea.）

LYNETTE:

（sipsthetea）Thatwouldbefun.Paul,wehaveproofyourwifekilledherselfoversomedeepdarksecret.Another?

Wecouldalwayscallthepolice.

Maybeit'

sjustsomesortofsickjoke.

Wellifitwasajoke,itwasinverypoortaste.

No,thiswasserious,Iknowitwas.Wegottafindoutwhatwasgoingon.

（putsthecupofteadownonthecounterandslidesofftoleanagainstthecounter）Let'

ssaywedo.There'

sachancewe'

renotgonnalikewhatwefind.

Well,isn'

titworsetobeinthedark,imaginingshedidallthesehorriblethings?

stheage-oldquestion,isn'

tit?

（SUSANlooksupatBREE.）Howmuchdowereallywannaknowaboutourneighbours?

（SUSANlooksatGABRIELLE,wholooksdownattheletter.Thecamerapanstoshowthethreateningletter.）

[FADETO:

EXT.YOUNGHOUSE--NIGHT---LATER]

（ZACHstandsatthebottomoftheemptiedpool,lookingdownintoadeep,darkholethatPAULdugup.Helooksbackatthedarkhouse,wherewecuttoPAULstaggeringintothegarage,carryingalarge,heavychest.Itlookslikeithasn'

tbeenopenedforalongtime.）

Myfriendswererighttobeconcerned.Theyknewthateveryfamilyhasitssecrets.Andasmysonandhusbandcould'

vetoldthem,youneedtothinkcarefullybeforediggingthemup.

[CUTTO:

EXT.MEYERHOUSE--NIGHT---LATER]

（Weseeourfourhousewiveswalkingtowardsthegate.Theysaytheirfarewells,asSUSANwalksbackintoherhouse.LYNETTEwalksalongtheleftpath,GABRIELLEwalksalongtherightpathandBREEcrossesthestreetallinfourdifferentdirections.）

Aftertalkingforhours,myfriendsstillhadn'

tagreedonwhattodowiththenote.So,theydecidedtotalkaboutitinthemorningafteragoodnight'

srest.Butnoonecouldfallasleepthatnight.Theyeachkeptthinkingofmysuicide,andhowterriblyaloneImust'

vefelt.Yousee,lonelywassomethingmyfriend'

sunderstoodalltoowell.

SUSAN,lyingawakeinherbedasshesighs.）

（Panto:

GABRIELLE,lyingaloneinherbed,CARLOS'

sideempty.Shelooksfrustrated,angryandsad.）

LYNETTE,whoturnsherheadtotheemptysideofthebed.PresumablyTOMisonanotheroneofhisbusinesstrips.）

BREE,whostilllooksveryprimandproperlyinginherbedwithaproperwhite,frilly,lacynightgown.But,it'

ssleeveless,Sassy.BREEsighsasshelookssidewaysattheemptysideofthebed.WecuttoBREEwalkingdownthestairstothelivingroom,tyingthecordofherdressinggown.ShestopsatthefootofthemakeshiftbedwhereREXislying,backtowardsthecamera.）

REX:

（turnsaround）