Desperate Housewives - Season 2

Lynette goes back to work; Gabrielle struggles with her pregnancy and Carlos in jail; Bree deals with Rex's death; Susan learns more about Mike's past.

Susan seethes when she finds out about Edie and Karl; Lynette begins her new job and Tom begins his, as a househusband; Carlos has a favor to ask of Gaby; and Bree's mother-in-law continues to drive her crazy.

Bree's mother-in-law, Phyllis, gets her in trouble with the law; Susan tries to accept Edie's new role in Julie's life; Lynette's boss-from-hell makes her miss Parker's first day of kindergarten; and Gabrielle and John meet again.

Gabrielle visits Carlos in prison and fireworks ensue; Lynette learns that Parker has an imaginary friend; and Susan helps Mike search for Zach.

Susan's book agent, Lonny, is in a financial bind; Gaby hires a big-time lawyer to defend Carlos; Lynette must go bar hopping with Nina, who's constantly prowling for men; and Bree reburies Rex, but the police case isn't interred with him.

While Gaby tries to spring Carlos from jail, Michael and Susan face a crisis in their relationship, and Susan's mother returns, as does Paul Young. Meanwhile, Bree's horrified about her feelings for George.

Tom and Lynette learn more about their new neighbors; Gaby reminisces with old friends; Bree has a big question to answer; and Betty suffers a major loss.

As Sophie and Morty tie the knot, Susan learns a secret about her father. Meanwhile, there are developments in the Gaby-Carlos and Bree-George relationships, and an intruder is on the loose on Wisteria Lane.

George stalks Bree; Susan tries to begin a relationship with her father; Carlos is paroled and returns a new man---so new that Gabrielle barely recognizes him.

New VP Lynette wants a day-care center at her ad agency, Gaby fights with Sister Mary Bernard over Carlos's humanitarian mission to Africa, and Andrew Van de Kamp returns from reform school.

Lynette catches Gabrielle kissing Tom; Mike tries to bond with Zach, which threatens Paul; Andrew attempts to blackmail Bree; and Wisteria Lane becomes more and more suspicious of the Applewhites.

Bree is arrested; Susan meets Dr. Right; old photos of Gaby turn up on the Internet; Noah Taylor finally contacts Mike Delfino; and the Scavo kids catch chicken pox, alarming Tom, who has never had it.

Dr. Ron tells Susan that she needs surgery, but she's reluctant to have him operate on her; Bree and Betty learn that they have more in common than they thought; and Gabrielle and Sister Mary Bernard square off.

Tom tries to bond with his new boss; Karl makes Susan an offer she can't refuse; Bree plays sleuth at Betty's house; and Gabrielle puts her house in order.

Gaby's mom shows up, and Carlos learns more about why this mother-daughter relationship is so messed up. Meanwhile, Karl has a question to pop, and Lynette discovers the extent of Bree's drinking problem

Carlos and Gaby have a problem with their adoption; Susan finally goes under the knife; Paul Young turns up again in Noah Taylor's life; Tom has trouble accepting Lynette as his boss; and it's open warfare between Bree and Andrew.

Dr. Ron finds out about Susan's remarriage, and she asks him to meet Karl; Gaby and Carlos look for a baby to adopt; Bree takes a step to deal with her drinking problem in response to Andrew's extortion; and Lynette's new employee has mothering issues.

Lynette must give a court deposition about Bree's drinking; Gaby and Carlos take their adoption process into their own hands; and Karl and Edie have an engagement party.

Carlos and Gaby get temporary custody of baby Lily; Bree's father and stepmother come to town to mediate her dispute with Andrew; and Susan suddenly finds Karl back in her life.

Karl breaks up with Edie, who doesn't know that Susan is the "other woman"; Lynette tries to help Ed with his sex life; Bree discovers that Peter has another addiction; and Lily's father claims his daughter.

Tom gets fired; Bree and Andrew arrive at an impasse; Edie's PI gets the goods on Susan and Karl; Betty underestimates Matthew; and Gaby and Carlos reach an agreement with Xiao-Mei.

As Felicia Tilman continues her campaign against Paul Young, Lynette receives disturbing news, Bree reaches the end of her tether and Susan starts all over again. And for Gaby, Carlos and Xiao-Mei, baby makes four.

In Part 1 of two, Susan moves into a trailer while Betty's attempt to move away from Wisteria Lane unobtrusively fails miserably; Lynette learns about the other woman in Tom's life; Gaby has a surrogate peek into Xiao-Mei's past; Bree's sanitarium "rest" proves less than restful; and Zach, needing money for Paul's legal bills, requires prodding to act decisively. Meanwhile, flashbacks recall move-in day for the Wisteria ladies.

Conclusion. Susan plans to propose to Mike, who visits Orson to get a chipped tooth fixed; Bree strains under the sanitarium's restraints; Gaby meets a blast from her past, while Lynette meets a blast from Tom's past; and Danielle learns the truth about Matthew.