Season 8
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES - "With So Little to Be Sure Of" - Susan discovers that Mike had been hiding a secret from her for years; Bree attempts to hire a high-powered attorney (Scott Bakula) when she becomes the prime suspect in the murder of Gaby's stepfather; Gaby discovers a sexy way to earn a bigger commission at her new job as a personal shopper; and while Lynette continues to try and win Tom back, girlfriend Jane does everything in her power to ensure that the two carry through with their divorce, on "Desperate Housewives," SUNDAY, APRIL 1 (9:01-10:01 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/DANNY FELD)MARCIA CROSS, MICHAEL DEMPSEY
With So Little to Be Sure Of
Season 8 | Episode 19 | Aired 04/1/12

DING DONG! Someone's at the door at Renee's bridal shower and it's not the stripper Gaby hired. It's the police arresting Bree for the murder of Gaby's evil stepfather. Bob bails her out, but she now needs a criminal defense attorney. The cops have her fingerprint on the dead guy's shirt. It seems Bree straightened his outfit before they ditched his body. Just because dead men tell no tales, it doesn't mean they can't look spiffy.

While going through Mike's things, Susan comes across a locked box that she's never seen before. Lee offers to check it out just in case it's something she may not want to see. Apparently, that's the case. After initially keeping the contents of the box from Susan, Lee finally shows her the goods. An old checkbook reveals that Mike has been sending money to a woman for the past eight years. The painted pictures inside seem to indicate that he hid the fact that he had a secret daughter.

Actually, Mike didn't have a secret daughter at all. He had a secret sister. Her name is Laura. The checks were to provide care for her at a group home for autistic people. Susan has no idea why he would keep this from her, but Julie does. Letters in his box reveal that his mom gave Laura away for all the wrong reasons. She asked Mike to keep this secret so his family wouldn't think of her as an awful person. This entire incident has Julie thinking she doesn't want to make a decision she'll later regret. That's why she's going to keep her baby. Woo hoo!

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  • Attorney-Client Privileges Bree and her attorney, Tripp, discuss their pretrial strategy over lunch. The conversation indicates that these two have very little in common, but that doesn't mean they aren't truly enjoying each other's company. Things get awkward in court when the prosecution announces their intent to call all the men Bree slept with in recent times. Tripp needs to know all the details. He even reveals some of his more embarrassing exploits to put his client at ease. Bree appreciates this and finally comes clean.
  • DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES - "With So Little to Be Sure Of" - Susan discovers that Mike had been hiding a secret from her for years; Bree attempts to hire a high-powered attorney (Scott Bakula) when she becomes the prime suspect in the murder of Gaby's stepfather; Gaby discovers a sexy way to earn a bigger commission at her new job as a personal shopper; and while Lynette continues to try and win Tom back, girlfriend Jane does everything in her power to ensure that the two carry through with their divorce, on "Desperate Housewives," SUNDAY, APRIL 1 (9:01-10:01 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/DANNY FELD) SCOTT BAKULA
  • DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES - "With So Little to Be Sure Of" - Susan discovers that Mike had been hiding a secret from her for years; Bree attempts to hire a high-powered attorney (Scott Bakula) when she becomes the prime suspect in the murder of Gaby's stepfather; Gaby discovers a sexy way to earn a bigger commission at her new job as a personal shopper; and while Lynette continues to try and win Tom back, girlfriend Jane does everything in her power to ensure that the two carry through with their divorce, on "Desperate Housewives," SUNDAY, APRIL 1 (9:01-10:01 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/DANNY FELD) MARCIA CROSS, MICHAEL DEMPSEY
  • DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES - "With So Little to Be Sure Of" - Susan discovers that Mike had been hiding a secret from her for years; Bree attempts to hire a high-powered attorney (Scott Bakula) when she becomes the prime suspect in the murder of Gaby's stepfather; Gaby discovers a sexy way to earn a bigger commission at her new job as a personal shopper; and while Lynette continues to try and win Tom back, girlfriend Jane does everything in her power to ensure that the two carry through with their divorce, on "Desperate Housewives," SUNDAY, APRIL 1 (9:01-10:01 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/DANNY FELD) MARCIA CROSS