EPISODE

4. Back in Business

Bree's success evokes jealousy on Wisteria Lane; Lynette, who misses using her business expertise, offers Bree unsolicited marketing advice; Mike feels as though he's not a part of MJ's life while Susan teaches their reluctant young son how to fall; and Gaby wants Carlos to be more amorous. Meanwhile, Dave's real reason for moving to Wisteria Lane begins to come into focus.

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Bree's new cookbook makes Lynette jealous and she decides to help her with the ad campaign; Bree refuses and decides to go with the original campaign designed by Stu, an ad exec of Lynette's when she was working at Parcher & Murphy. Bree finds out that Orson lost his job three weeks earlier due to his criminal record and he asks her if he could join the catering company, but Katherine refuses to have him as a partner. However, Bree gives him the job when he gets sad and moves into the guest bedroom. Mike starts to think he plays a minimal role in M.J.'s life when he finds out Jackson taught him to ride his bike. Dave tries to control his rage by taking pills while he plots to make Mike join the garage band; he eventually rents Mike the Young house after buying it from the Hudsons, thanks to Edie. Gabrielle and Carlos tell Juanita all about the birds and the bees after she catches them having sex. Juanita passes this on to her friend Bethany, causing Bethany's mom to cancel all future playdates.

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