EPISODE

8. A Distant Past

A mysterious stalker from Adam's past shows up on Wisteria Lane; Danielle's baby puts stress on Bree and Orson's marriage; Lynette has a reunion with her long-lost stepfather; Gaby and Carlos try to figure out how to explain Victor's disappearance.

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Adam receives a susprise visit from Sylvia, a former patient from Chicago with whom he might have had an affair. Susan tries to set up Julie with Barrett, unaware that he is Mike's drug dealer. Mike tries to obtain a prescription for pills from Adam or Orson, to which Orson agrees when he learns that Mike's shoulder pain stems from the hit-and-run he caused; Susan discovers the pills hidden in Mike's truck. Lynette tries to find Stella with the help of her stepfather, Glen, only to discover that Glen left Stella because he is gay. The police question Gabrielle about Victor and find his body washed ashore. Victor pretends to suffer from memory loss in front of the police, but privately tells Gabrielle that he remembers everything. Bree makes Benjamin sleep on the bed between her and Orson as she believes it will help them all bond, disrupting the couple's sex life. Andrew moves out of Bree's house and into an apartment in order to be independent.

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