Desperate Housewives: Season 3

Flashbacks of Alma Hodge, Orson Hodge's presently ex-wife, are shown right before she disappeared after she tried to leave her husband. Six months have passed since Orson deliberately injured Mike in a hit-and-run, leaving him in a coma. Susan takes care of Mike while he is in the hospital and befriends Ian Hainsworth, whose wife Jane is in a coma as well. Ian asks Susan out, but she feels she might hurt Mike if she agrees to Ian's proposal. Bree becomes romantically involved with Orson and he l

The police discover the unidentified female body buried in clay and learn that all of her teeth were extracted, thereby preventing identification through dental records. Bree marries Orson despite collective opposition from her friends, especially Susan, who tries to contact Carolyn at her office. Susan's date with Ian becomes awkward when his in-laws show up at the restaurant and believe her to be a doctor. Lynette and Tom try to set Nora up with one of the bachelors and ultimately use Carlos,

Bree cancels her honeymoon, much to Orson's dismay, when she learns that a reporter is covering a story of Andrew's life as a homeless teenager after he was abandoned by his alcoholic mother. Orson persuades Andrew to return home and not to hurt Bree anymore. Lynette's plans for a relaxing spa weekend with Gabrielle are interrupted when she is forced to take an eight-hour drive with Nora to help Tom handle her children. Lynette and Nora start fighting with each other, causing Nora to take a lift

Gabrielle's attempts to prevent Carlos from moving back into the house during the divorce proceedings ultimately results in her being arrested. Lynette bribes the pitcher and eventually the coach of Parker's baseball team to prevent him from quitting. Bree tries to cover the fact that Andrew was living on the streets by lying that he went to "drama camp". Orson eventually learns that Andrew had resorted to prostitution for money. Bree discovers that Danielle is sleeping with her history teacher,

Susan kidnaps Mike when Edie continues to lie about his relationship with her, but Mike still does not trust her, failing to recollect any memories about their relationship. Danielle attempts suicide with a spoon after Bree tries to sabotage her affair with Mr. Faladi. Bree forces Mr. Faladi to break up with Danielle by threatening to inform his wife about the affair. Gabrielle tries to hurt Carlos by faking "sex" with her new date. Tom tells Lynette of his plans to open a pizzeria, much to Lyne

Susan reconciles with Ian when she catches Edie having sex with Mike. Lynette is stunned to discover that Tom signed a lease for the pizzeria without consulting her. Nora kisses Tom to fool him into leaving Lynette, but her plan backfires when Lynette threatens her. Gabrielle pushes Carlos out a window after he fools her into having sex with her for financial gains after the divorce. Bree arranges a couples dinner with the Bigsbys, leading Bree to learn about Orson's past of domestic violence an

Orson explains to Bree that Alma suffered her injuries due to a fall after attacking him. Carolyn holds Harvey hostage at gunpoint in his supermarket along with Julie, Austin, Edie, Lynette, Nora and a few others after Bree tells her about Harvey's affair with Monique. While watching the incident on the news, Gabrielle and Carlos promise to keep their differences aside and live happily if not together. Nora tells Carolyn that Lynette is trying to steal her child, and Lynette counters that Nora t

Detective Ridley is eager to search Mike's home when he is discharged from the hospital but does not find a toolbox in his premises. Bree tries to contact Orson's mother, Gloria Hodge, and allows her to move in despite Orson's resistance. Gloria threatens to reveal Orson's secret if he tries to send her back to the nursing home. Gabrielle returns to modeling, but is stunned to discover that she will be dressed up as the mom of a teenage girl in the photoshoot. Susan seeks Karl's help to set boun

Gabrielle begins coaching young girls for a beauty pageant but causes controversy with their parents after teaching the girls ill weight loss methods. Susan tries in vain to befriend Ian's butler, Rupert Cavanaugh, after she moves some of her stuff in his house. Carlos moves in with Mike. Lynette tries to turn Art in to the police as a pedophile, but her attempts are unsuccessful due to a lack of evidence. Lynette later barges into Art's house, but discovers that the wall of pictures are gone. G

Susan asks Bree to prepare a homecooked meal for Ian's parents, but Bree refuses after she and Susan fight over Orson's innocence. Edie splits up with Mike when he is sent to jail for Monique's murder. Susan tries to help Mike by breaking into Orson's office and finds crucial evidence that might prove Orson is hiding something. Orson reveals some of the facts about his affair to Bree which causes her to take him back and throw Gloria out. Gabrielle destroys a friendship between two girls in orde

Alma buys a house from Edie on Wisteria Lane, meets Bree and reveals the truth surrounding her disappearance. Susan meets Mike one last time to tell him that Ian will not allow her to see him again. Mike meets Paul in prison, but he does not remember him. Gabrielle receives an anonymous bouquet while on a date with Bill and thinks the mystery man is Carlos. Julie loses her virginity to Austin, who is revealed to also be sleeping with Danielle. Lynette tries to mend her relationship with Kayla bu

Tom and Lynette clash over decision-making for the pizzeria which results in Lynette discovering a number of problems the pizzeria is facing. After receiving more gifts, Gabrielle learns that her secret admirer, or stalker, is none other than Zach Young. Susan butts heads with Edie when Edie provides contraceptive pills to Julie and Austin so that they can have sex. Both of them later catch Austin and Danielle making out, and Susan informs Julie about Austin's affair. Paul pays a group of prison

Susan visits Jane in the hospital when Ian is away on business only to watch her die. Susan also learns about Jane's affair and decides to stay away from Mike to protect her relationship with Ian. Lynette initially tries to stall from returning to her workplace, but eventually quits when she feels she wants to work with Tom in the pizzeria. Mike clashes with Paul, who informs Mike about their history and asks him to bring Zach to come and talk to him. Zach meets with Paul but spitefully refuses

Ian proposes to Susan at Jane's funeral, but she postpones the offer. Tom and Lynette face further problems in decision-making when Edie begs Tom to let Austin work at the pizzeria. Orson explains the truth about Monique's death to Bree and Bree asks him to confess to the police. Later, Bree gets injured in a mysterious accident which makes Andrew believe Orson is responsible. Meanwhile, Gloria locks Alma in a room when she suggests going to the police. Annoyed by Gabrielle's disinterest in him,

It is revealed that Gloria killed Monique and removed her teeth before burying her body with Orson's help, much to Orson's reluctance. Bree and Susan reconcile. Lynette is in trouble with Tom when they do not have enough chairs for the pizzeria's grand opening. Ian proposes to Susan at the grand opening when he discovers Mike had an engraved ring for Susan the night of the accident. Zach tries to convince Gabrielle they had sex when she was drunk, but she does not remember. Gabrielle asks Carlos

Bree and Orson are about to leave for their honeymoon as Danielle tells them she is pregnant with Austin's child. Austin apologizes to Julie, who agrees to take him back, but he is forced by Andrew to leave Fairview after he learns about the pregnancy. Ian presents Susan a ring; she takes it to get resized and runs into Mike who is selling "his" ring. Mike and Orson make a deal to keep each other's secrets safe. Tom tries to make a nice romantic gesture for Lynette on their ninth anniversary, bu

Susan clashes with Ian's parents when they ask her to sign a prenuptial agreement stating she will not get hold of the estate and money if she divorces Ian in the future, but she refuses. Susan later learns Graham, Ian's father, has a secret habit of wearing women's underwear, and she uses this to blackmail him into not letting her sign the prenup. Lynette is devastated when she finds an unconscious Tom on the floor in the pizzeria and is informed he will be unable to work for at least three mon

Tom's crankiness takes a toll on Lynette for hiring sous-chef Rick Colleti, a former drug addict, to work at the pizzeria, as well as Mrs. McCluskey, who quits her babysitting job. Edie and Carlos have sex again to prove they are not "bad in bed" and plan to take their relationship to the "family" level. Victor confesses he is in love with Gabrielle when she tries to make him jealous. Susan and Ian contemplate moving permanently to London after Ian thinks Mike will always be around them in Fairv

Susan tries to set up Mike with her wedding designer to prevent awkwardness from the kiss, but he deliberately sabotages her plan. Susan, Mike and Ian get in an argument, which results in Susan calling off the wedding when she discovers that both men bet on her in a poker game. Lynette decides to add some of Rick's delicacies to the menu, much to Tom's dismay. Later, she listens to Rick's advice over Tom's. Victor gets blackmailed when he is caught having sex with Gabrielle on camera, which caus

Gabrielle is unhappy when she learns about Edie's relationship with Carlos and asks Susan and Lynette to give her the cold shoulder; Gabrielle later realizes that Carlos is still in love with her and is not serious about Edie. Susan is forced to pour out her feelings to a court-ordered therapist over her choice between Mike and Ian, but she gets rejected by both of them who leave for a hot-spring hike and England, respectively. Mrs. McCluskey reveals that she froze Gilbert's dead body so that sh

Susan gets lost in the woods when she tries to follow Mike to the hot springs by hiking with a guide that she abandons after the guide gives her a reality check. However, Mike finds her. After a robbery, during which Rick and Lynette were locked in the pizzeria freezer, Tom tries to force Rick to quit so that he does not spoil his marriage, but Rick refuses. Lynette, however, fires him when he tells her that he has feelings for her. Fearing that Carlos is losing interest in their relationship, E

Mike proposes to Susan on the first anniversary of the day they were supposed to get engaged. However, Susan discovers that Gabrielle's wedding is booked for the same date as her own, leading to an argument. The two reconcile and decide to have a double wedding; Victor refuses, saying he is not willing to share a wedding with an ex-convict like Mike. Edie visits Mrs. Lily Sims, Carlos' landlord, and convinces her to invalidate Carlos' lease so that he moves in with her, but Carlos confesses he i

Gabrielle discovers Victor married her to secure the Latino vote in his planned gubernatorial campaign and makes out with Carlos, who angrily breaks up with Edie when he learns about the birth control pills. Bree returns to Wisteria Lane with Orson and pretends to be pregnant with Danielle's baby, while a pregnant Danielle is staying at the Sisters of Hope Convent. Lynette's estranged mother, Stella, arrives unannounced to help her through her lymphoma treatment, but Lynette refuses to take her