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DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES - "Mother Said" - Adele Delfino, Susan's mother-in-law, arrives for a visit, on Desperate Housewives," SUNDAY, MAY 11 (9:00-10:02 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.  (ABC/DANNY FELD) CELIA WESTON
Mother Said
Season 4 | Episode 15 | Aired 05/11/08

Bree confronts Edie about having kissed Orson. Edie tries to tell her she's not interested in Orson but that doesn't stop Bree from persuading a prospective client of Edie's to get a new realtor. Orson stops by to see baby Benjamin since Bree isn't returning his calls, and tells her that the kiss was a mistake and that he pushed Edie away. When he insists he has rights as Benjamin's father, Bree icily reminds him that isn't the baby's father and that she's hired a lawyer.

He calls his own lawyer and has written down all the pertinent facts, which he leaves on a table at his hotel as he goes to take a shower. Edie comes to ask him to get Bree off her back and instead finds the notes, which give her all the ammunition she needs to handle Bree on her own.

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  • Might As Well Jump! Something happens at the end of Season 4. Something we're not quite sure about. We jump ahead five years to see a few shocking changes have taken place on Wisteria Lane. Gaby has two young daughters. Bree is a successful author and is back with Orson. Lynette's kids have police records (ok, that one's not such a shocker). Katherine's daughter is engaged and living in Paris. And Susan is heard saying, "Honey, I'm home" just before laying a kiss on a very good-looking guy. A guy who isn't Mike. There's no turning back now!Now you're a Season 4 Pro! Show off your skills with the Season 4 QuizBrowse all Flashback Galleries
  • Oh, Mama Mike's mother, Adele, arrives like a whirlwind. She insists on teaching Susan her family's recipes and also suggests that maybe she should get a "real" job. Susan is tired of the little jabs "Mama" makes and knows she'll leave as soon as the baby comes. That's why she pours a glass of water over her feet and announces that her water just broke. She later confesses her deception but tells Mike that it really is time for his mother to go. Mike is finally telling his mother to hold her tongue about Susan when she goes into labor, this time for real!
  • Hang In There In the Season 3 finale, we were gasping for breath when it appeared as though Edie was intent on hanging herself. Well, she was…kinda. It was really supposed to be a staged event so Carlos would come in to save her. Thankfully he did, as she miscalculated her faux suicide attempt. As for Carlos, he tells Gaby they'll have to delay any getaway plans for a spell. That's fine since she just married Victor anyway.
  • DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES - "Mother Said" - The housewives excommunicate Edie from the neighborhood, on Desperate Housewives," SUNDAY, MAY 11 (9:00-10:02 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.  (ABC/DANNY FELD) EVA LONGORIA PARKER, TERI HATCHER, MARCIA CROSS, FELICITY HUFFMAN