Fair rating?Desperate Housewives· Season 1 · Episode 4
Who's That Woman?
Lynette denies that her twins have attention deficit disorder, but proposes a solution by asking for them to be separated. The housewives listen to Mary Alice's session tape and find out about her real name. Edie attempts to arouse Mike by seductively washing her car, however Susan wins him over when he asks her out. Martha Huber uses Susan's measuring cup as her involvement in Edie's house fire to blackmail her, causing her to compromise her relationship with Mike. She gets her daughter, Julie, to sneak into Martha's house and retrieve the cup. Carlos becomes suspicious that Gabrielle is cheating on him, but goes after the wrong man. Bree struggles with her rebellious son, Andrew, who is angry about Rex moving out. After, the ladies finally tell Paul about the blackmail note, he hires a private investigator named Mr. Shaw to track down who sent it.
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#2In Season 1of 23 rated episodes
#4All-timeof 180 rated episodes
+0.1vs season avgSeason 1 averages 9.3
2004First airedOctober 24, 2004
Guest stars
Shawn Pyfromas Andrew Van de Kamp
Joy Laurenas Danielle Van de Kamp
Christine Estabrookas Martha Huber
Lucille Soongas Yao Lin
Richard Roundtreeas Mr. Shaw
Mary Pat Gleasonas Elenora Butters
John Newtonas Jonathan Lithgow
Shane Kinsmanas Porter Scavo
Brent Kinsmanas Preston ScavoTricia Nickellas Reporter
Paul Hayesas BusinessmanEric Marquetteas Andrew Buddy #1
Adam Weismanas Andrew Buddy #2Michelle Ewinas Cashier
Crew
Jeff MelmanDirector
Marc CherryWriter
Tom SpezialyWriterShows like Desperate Housewives
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