Bree babysits Lynette‘s children and passes out drunk, leading Lynette to conclude that she has a drinking problem. Gabrielle‘s mother, Lucia, shows up unexpectedly. She offers to be their surrogate mother, as Gabrielle can no longer conceive children. Gabrielle, still angry at her mother for not protecting her against her sexually aggressive stepfather, kicks her mother out. Edie is hurt and disappointed when Karl does not propose like she thought he would. Mike tells Paul and Zach to leave town before Noah can track them down.