Desperate Housewives
Episode 148

Title: Flashback
Season: 7
Episode #: 7.14
Episode: 148
First Air Date: February 13, 2011 (9pm)
DVD: Desperate Housewives: The Complete Seventh Season
Writer: Matt Berry
Director: Andrew Doerfer
Guest Stars:
Brian Austin Green as Keith Watson
Polly Bergen as Stella Wingfield
Pat Lenz as Dr. Wyner
Max Carver as Preston Scavo
Larry Hagman as Frank
Rochelle Aytes as Amber James
Sayeed Shahidi as Charlie
Matt Gottlieb as coroner
Cody Kasch as Zach Young
Aaron Lustig as Mr. Lynwood
Dave Foley as Monroe
Cinda Adams as nurse


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Synopsis:

Stella tries to force the Scavos to pose for a family portrait with her new husband; Bree continues to keep a secret from Keith; Mike tries to determine if Zach Young was involved in Paul's shooting.

(From ABC)
Lynette fights back when her mother, Stella (Polly Bergen), tries to force the Scavos to pose for a family portrait with her obnoxious new husband, Frank (Larry Hagman). Meanwhile, Susan is presented with a kidney donation from an unlikely source, Gaby refuses to confront her past while undergoing therapy to discover what's causing her underlying obsession with her doll, Bree continues to keep the existence of Keith's son a secret from him, and Mike reaches out to biological son Zach to see if he was involved in adopted father Paul's shooting.


(Recap From ABC)
Now that Paul knows that Zach is the person who shot him, he wants to track him down. Mike claims he has no idea where the kid is. It’s lie. A flashback shows us that Mike paid a visit to Zach awhile ago. The boy was scattered and rambling at the time. The fortune he inherited from his grandfather was pretty much all gone. Zach feigns indifference about the money, but he can’t hide his anger when Mike mentions Paul is out of jail.

Mike pays a present day visit to Zach to find the boy more strung out than before. He admits to shooting Paul. It’s obvious that Zach is hooked on drugs. There’s no way he’s going to rehab though. Mike has no choice but join forces with Paul. Together maybe they can find a way to help their son.

Susan runs into Monroe, an old high school classmate who has tried to friend her on Facebook 12 different times. Guess she never got his request. Their current live chat is cut short when Susan bursts into tears. She’s just been told it could take years before she gets a new kidney. She tells Monroe she’ll see him at the reunion. Maybe.

The rules for kidney donation change if someone is willing to donate directly. Old high school chum Monroe offers to do just that. Think Susan will accept him as a Facebook friend now? Of course, by the look on Monroe’s face as she hugs him, we’re thinking he’s always wanted to be more than just friends.

Susan realizes Monroe has been obsessed with her since high school. There’s a photo album filled with pictures. Monroe also kept one of her old English papers that he fished out of the garbage, not to mention her old retainer. Susan must finally break it to Monroe that even though he’s giving her a kidney, he’ll never be more than just a friend to him. That’s not going to be enough, so Susan’s name will remain on the transplant waiting list for now.

Stella’s caustic new hubby, Frank, wants a family portrait. When Lynette tries to weasel out of it, Frank tries to bribe her with $500 of gas money. That’s not going to work. However, Stella and Frank are more than welcome to come over to the Scavo place for a family photo op. CLICK! The picture is snapped, but it’s not a good shot. Frank’s eyes were closed. That’s because he’s dead.

It’s a sad time for Stella. Sure her new hubby is dead, but the real tragedy is that Frank’s new will doesn’t go into effect until tomorrow. If they call the coroner now, she gets nothing. If they wait until morning, she gets millions. Lynette says, “I didn’t want Frank in my house when he was alive. Now you want me to hang out with his corpse?” Better hope they have plenty of air freshener on hand.

Gaby is in therapy and has extreme difficulty talking about her childhood. The session does not go well, though that’s not what she tells Carlos. Gaby says she needs to step up her treatment to three sessions a week. Carlos is livid when he discovers this triple play of appointments isn’t with the psychiatrist. They’re at the beauty parlor. So, Carlos serves as his wife’s personal escort to her next therapy session. Gaby’s scared to talk about how her stepfather molested her. That’s why Carlos is seated right by her side when she finally lets it all out.

Bree has a late night meeting with Amber. The check she gave her will take five days to clear. Bills are due now, so a cashier’s check is needed. The new money exchange takes place at a pizza place, where Amber asks Bree to watch her son, Charlie, while she runs to the bank.

Keith spots Bree’s car in the parking lot and pops inside. He meets Charlie. Bree says she’s watching him for a friend, but what she’s actually doing is seeing the immediate bond Keith forms with the boy. Back home, Bree finally comes clean and tells Keith that Charlie is his son.