Back in Business (Desperate Housewives)
| "Back in Business" | |
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| Desperate Housewives episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 5 Episode 4 |
| Directed by | Scott Ellis |
| Written by | John Pardee & Joey Murphy |
| Production code | 504 |
| Original air date | October 19, 2008 |
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"Back in Business" is the 91st episode of the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. It is the fourth episode of the show's fifth season and aired on October 19, 2008. The title of the episode is taken from a Stephen Sondheim song from the movie version of Dick Tracy.
Susan and Mike attend the Meet The Teacher night at M.J.'s school and come across his drawing of the family. Mike is hurt to learn that M.J. has drawn Jackson in the picture with Susan, drawing Mike very small, claiming it's because he is so far away. To try to establish his presence, Mike buys M.J. a bike and tries to be there to teach him to ride it. Susan discovers Jackson has already taught M.J. and to save Mike from being hurt by it, she tells M.J. to try to pretend to learn again and encourages him to fall on purpose, so she puts extra padding on him. M.J. does as Susan suggests but suffers a sprain when he falls, and Mike learns the truth. To guarantee he can see his son more, Mike moves back to Wisteria Lane to where Paul and Mary Alice Young once lived.
Gabrielle is desperate to rekindle her sex life with Carlos so tries to arrange play dates with Juanita's friend, Bethany. While away, Gaby is curious to know what blind sex is like for Carlos, so she blindfolds herself when they have sex. To their horror, Juanita has come home early and is standing at the end of the bed when Gaby takes the blindfold off. They make up a story that they were wrestling but later explain the truth to Juanita, who passes it onto Bethany, whose parents find out. Carlos and Gaby explain the truth to Bethany's parents who understand, but Carlos accidentally lets slip about the fact Santa Claus isn't real, not realizing Bethany has walked into the room. Their play dates remain unsuccessful and Gabrielle stays dissatisfied with her love life.
Bree distributes advanced copies of her books to the women on the lane, who worry she's going to become a huge success and forget about her friends. Bree reassures them she is no more fabulous than the rest of them but then receives a call from Andrew who tells her she's been awarded Business Woman of the Year. Orson also feels the burden of Bree's success as he's struggling to find a job due to his criminal record, and has been pretending to go off to work every day. Orson confesses how he feels embarrassed that Bree is now the breadwinner of the household. Orson suggests the idea of working for Bree but this isn't well received by Katherine, who overheard their conversation and feels she will be pushed out. In the conclusion, Bree finally accepts Orson as partners whereas Katherine has dumped her copy of Bree’s cookbook, signifying that she has resigned herself from the partnership with Bree.
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