EPISODE

1. Now You Know

Former Wisteria Lane resident Katherine Mayfair moves back onto the cul-de-sac with her new husband, Adam, a gynecologist who treats Susan, and her daughter, Dylan, who can't remember her onetime best friend Julie. Meanwhile, news about Edie spreads, and Lynette's chemotherapy is wearing her down. As is the fact that she's keeping her cancer a secret. Bree's secret---her fake pregnancy---is also becoming a problem.

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Edie's suicide attempt is revealed to be a ploy to manipulate Carlos, but she almost dies when Carlos does not show up in time to rescue her. Carlos takes Edie to the hospital and is forced to call off plans to run away with Gabrielle. One month later, former Wisteria Lane resident and Susan's old friend Katherine Mayfair moves into her aunt's house with her second husband Adam, a gynecologist, and her daughter Dylan. Julie reunites with Dylan, but is puzzled to learn that Dylan has no recollection of their childhood friendship. Lynette tells her friends about her cancer, while Bree and Orson continue to hide her fake pregnancy from the neighbors. Edie learns about Carlos' illegal offshore bank account in the Cayman Islands. Susan worries she might be entering menopause, but discovers that she is actually pregnant, much to her and Mike's delight.

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