A Little Night Music (Desperate Housewives)
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"A Little Night Music" is the 132nd episode of the ABC
television series Desperate Housewives
. It is the twenty-first episode of the show's sixth season and aired on May 2, 2010.
Once she learns about the Delfinos' financial troubles, she drops by with a few bags of groceries for Susan. In a case of really bad timing, Susan decides to show Gaby her new piano — and to brag about the "cost." At first, Gaby plays it cool, but of course she ends up blabbing about the $50,000 loan and her lack of a ski house in Aspen. Before Susan calls Mike, though, Gaby thinks they should have some fun at their doofus husbands' expense. Over dinner, Gaby pulls Mike aside and says that she thinks Carlos is having an affair. Meanwhile, Susan is wearing a very low-cut blouse and is playing the part of the mistress very well. She "confesses" that she told Carlos that she would sleep with him if he lent Mike the money. Naturally, Carlos and Mike are befuddled, just long enough for Gaby and Susan to come clean about their little scheme. Ultimately, Mike apologizes and shows Susan all his paperwork.
Lynette and her family have welcomed Eddie to their home. When Porter refuses to help his mother with the laundry, Eddie pins him to the floor and raises a fist. Lynette sympathizes with Eddie, since she, too, grew up with an alcoholic mother. She knows what it feels like to be angry all the time. She tells him about a breathing technique she used to use to help her get through it. Later, Tom gets home from a business trip and starts carping about the lack of a prepared dinner or any food in the refrigerator. Eddie begins to use Lynette's technique of breathing so he can hold his anger. Lynette fakes to make up with Tom so Eddie gets calmed down. When Lynette explains later about his altercation with Porter, Tom says he wants Eddie out, while Lynette wants to try therapy. The therapist says Eddie has a lot of issues, so he wants to talk to Barbara, Eddie's mother. So Lynette goes to Eddie's house to find Barbara, where she hears from a neighbor that nobody's seen her for days, even though her car remains there.
Bree and Sam bump into Lillian Allen at the grocery store. There is clearly some tension between her and Sam. Bree investigates and finds out that Lillian is Sam's supposedly dead mother, not to mention Rex's ex. It turns out that when Sam was 4, Rex asked for full-time custody and Lillian declined — a secret to which Bree was never privy. A few months ago, Sam learned of Rex's offer, and something snapped, and his plan to worm his way into Bree's life was set into motion. Orson says he was right about Sam all along. Bree admits it's a hard pill to swallow because having Sam around has been like having a piece of Rex back, but it now forces her to remember that Rex was a liar too. Bree confronts Sam about his lie about his mom being dead, which he replies by saying that "she's dead to me". He then begins to reporting that he is jealous of the life that Andrew and Danielle had, a life he could have had. He has a tantrum and smashes a vase against the wall. Bree apologizes to Andrew, and tells him and Orson that she's afraid of Sam.
Angie and Patrick Logan were environmental activists/terrorists. They built a bomb together, but then something went wrong and someone was killed. Angie fled with the FBI agent who was assigned to apprehend them, Nick, and Patrick has been looking for them ever since. Patrick comes to see Danny at the coffee shop and chats amicably about the surprise ending to his metaphorical novel. Nick comes in as well, which momentarily panics Patrick, since he knows that Nick will recognize him. Nick doesn't see him, but he lets it slip that he'll be going running that evening. When he straps on his sneakers that night, Patrick is waiting, and hits Nick Bolen with his car. In the hospital, the doctor wants to induce a coma to stop the swelling in Nick's brain. Before he goes under, he insists that Angie send Danny off to a hotel, and eventually Angie plans to join him. She rushes home to pack, there are candles everywhere in their house, and Patrick's there. Here's his plan: He's going to bunk in the guest room for the night. Angie won't call the cops since she'll be arrested. She won't run because Patrick will kill Nick if she does. And she won't try to kill Patrick in his sleep, he says, since they both know she's not comfortable with taking a life. That way, Angie has to let him live in her house without complaining.
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television series Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W...
. It is the twenty-first episode of the show's sixth season and aired on May 2, 2010.
Plot
Susan inherited a piano from an aunt, but she wants Gaby to think she and Mike bought it for $30,000 since she's jealous that Gaby always brags about how much money she and Carlos spend. Gaby offered afternoon sex to Carlos in exchange of a ski house in Aspen. Carlos bluffs and says they can't afford it because of a top-secret business deal. That's enough for Gaby to go see their business manager to find out about the deal. Utilizing her own special brand of blackmail, she gets him to tell her about Carlos's loan to Mike. Instead of going straight to anger, she feels compassion for Susan and Mike.Once she learns about the Delfinos' financial troubles, she drops by with a few bags of groceries for Susan. In a case of really bad timing, Susan decides to show Gaby her new piano — and to brag about the "cost." At first, Gaby plays it cool, but of course she ends up blabbing about the $50,000 loan and her lack of a ski house in Aspen. Before Susan calls Mike, though, Gaby thinks they should have some fun at their doofus husbands' expense. Over dinner, Gaby pulls Mike aside and says that she thinks Carlos is having an affair. Meanwhile, Susan is wearing a very low-cut blouse and is playing the part of the mistress very well. She "confesses" that she told Carlos that she would sleep with him if he lent Mike the money. Naturally, Carlos and Mike are befuddled, just long enough for Gaby and Susan to come clean about their little scheme. Ultimately, Mike apologizes and shows Susan all his paperwork.
Lynette and her family have welcomed Eddie to their home. When Porter refuses to help his mother with the laundry, Eddie pins him to the floor and raises a fist. Lynette sympathizes with Eddie, since she, too, grew up with an alcoholic mother. She knows what it feels like to be angry all the time. She tells him about a breathing technique she used to use to help her get through it. Later, Tom gets home from a business trip and starts carping about the lack of a prepared dinner or any food in the refrigerator. Eddie begins to use Lynette's technique of breathing so he can hold his anger. Lynette fakes to make up with Tom so Eddie gets calmed down. When Lynette explains later about his altercation with Porter, Tom says he wants Eddie out, while Lynette wants to try therapy. The therapist says Eddie has a lot of issues, so he wants to talk to Barbara, Eddie's mother. So Lynette goes to Eddie's house to find Barbara, where she hears from a neighbor that nobody's seen her for days, even though her car remains there.
Bree and Sam bump into Lillian Allen at the grocery store. There is clearly some tension between her and Sam. Bree investigates and finds out that Lillian is Sam's supposedly dead mother, not to mention Rex's ex. It turns out that when Sam was 4, Rex asked for full-time custody and Lillian declined — a secret to which Bree was never privy. A few months ago, Sam learned of Rex's offer, and something snapped, and his plan to worm his way into Bree's life was set into motion. Orson says he was right about Sam all along. Bree admits it's a hard pill to swallow because having Sam around has been like having a piece of Rex back, but it now forces her to remember that Rex was a liar too. Bree confronts Sam about his lie about his mom being dead, which he replies by saying that "she's dead to me". He then begins to reporting that he is jealous of the life that Andrew and Danielle had, a life he could have had. He has a tantrum and smashes a vase against the wall. Bree apologizes to Andrew, and tells him and Orson that she's afraid of Sam.
Angie and Patrick Logan were environmental activists/terrorists. They built a bomb together, but then something went wrong and someone was killed. Angie fled with the FBI agent who was assigned to apprehend them, Nick, and Patrick has been looking for them ever since. Patrick comes to see Danny at the coffee shop and chats amicably about the surprise ending to his metaphorical novel. Nick comes in as well, which momentarily panics Patrick, since he knows that Nick will recognize him. Nick doesn't see him, but he lets it slip that he'll be going running that evening. When he straps on his sneakers that night, Patrick is waiting, and hits Nick Bolen with his car. In the hospital, the doctor wants to induce a coma to stop the swelling in Nick's brain. Before he goes under, he insists that Angie send Danny off to a hotel, and eventually Angie plans to join him. She rushes home to pack, there are candles everywhere in their house, and Patrick's there. Here's his plan: He's going to bunk in the guest room for the night. Angie won't call the cops since she'll be arrested. She won't run because Patrick will kill Nick if she does. And she won't try to kill Patrick in his sleep, he says, since they both know she's not comfortable with taking a life. That way, Angie has to let him live in her house without complaining.
International titles
- Macedonian : Малa ноќна музика (A little night music)
- Latvian : "Mazā naktsmūzika" (A little night music)
- Arabic: ألف ليلة قليلا الموسيقى (A little night music)
- French: Les hommes mystérieux (Mysterious men)
- Italian: Uomini misteriosi (Mysterious men)
- German: Geheimnisse (Secrets)
- Lithuanian: Maža nakties muzika (A little night music)