1、Desperate Housewives - Episode 04.01 Now You KnowTRANSCRIBED BY LUCY“The first thing you should know is that Edie Britt never actually intended to die. But someone she loved was trying to leave her. So she planned every detail from the silk scarf shed hang by, to the suicide note detailing her despa
2、ir. Now all Edie had to do was wait for her beloved to come home.”EDIES FRONT DOORCarlos walks in.Carlos: “Hey, Edie! Im here to get my stuff!”Carlos begins walking upstairs.“You see, to hold on to her man, Edie knew shed have to find the perfect moment to let go.”Edie lets go of the overhead beam.E
3、DIES FRONT DOORMrs. McCluskey enters, knocking on the open door.Mrs. McCluskey: “Hey Carlos!”“Sadly for Edie”Carlos stops on the stairsMrs. McCluskey: “Could I talk to you?”“Her timing was fatally flawed.”Carlos turns and walks down the stairs.EDIES BEDROOMEdies eyes open wide knowing she in trouble
4、. She hears Carlos and Mrs. McCluskey downstairs talking.Carlos: “Mrs. McCluskey.”Mrs. McCluskey: “I need to show you something. Come here!”Edie grabs the scarf trying to pull herself up.EDIES FRONT YARDMrs. McCluskey and Carlos walk to the curb to his garbage can.Mrs. McCluskey: “Whats this!?”Carlo
5、s: “Ahhh, those are trash cans.”Mrs. McCluskey: “I know they are trash cans, smart ass! Im asking what they are doing out on a Saturday night when the trash got picked up on Thursday.”EDIES BEDROOMEdies grip of the scarf is slowing slipping as she loses consciousness.EDIES FRONT YARDCarlos: “Fine, I
6、 will take them in. Happy now?”Mrs. McCluskey looks upstairs to Edies bedroom window.Mrs. McCluskey: “Carlos? What the hell is that?”Carlos turns and looks upstairs to the window. He sees Edie hanging and runs inside.EDIES BEDROOMCarlos runs in, grabs a chair, climbs up and cuts Edie down.“And this
7、is now Carlos Solis arrived just in the nick of time to save the life of Edie Britt.”Carlos: “Oh Baby. What did you do? Come on, girl, wake up. Come on please.”“Of course had he known what she was about to do to his life he would have let her hang there.”OPENING CREDITSWISTERIA LANE - NIGHT“There is
8、 a certain time of night when children have been put to bed and husbands have begun snoring, that women lie awake and think of the secrets theyve been keeping from their friends.”SUSANS BEDROOMMike is fast asleep and Susan is wide awake.“It might be an impromptu wedding”LYNETTES BEDROOMTom is fast a
9、sleep and Lynette is wide awake.“or a recently diagnosed tumor.”BREES BEDROOMOrson is fast asleep and Bree is wide awake.“Or a make believe pregnancy.”WISTERIA LANE - NIGHTAn Emergency truck comes around the corner with red lights and sirens.“Regardless, its all they will think of until something co
10、mes along to remind them that other people have secrets too.”FAIRVIEW HOSPITALBree, Susan and Lynette come rushing in. They walk up to Carlos.Susan: “Carlos. How is she?”Bree: “What did the doctor say?”Carlos: “Ah, theyve got Edie on a ventilator, but shes gonna be okay.”Lynette: “What the hell happ
11、ened? How could she pull a stunt like this?”Carlos: “She left a note which pretty much blames me.”Lynette: “Ah, Sweetie.”Susan: “I cant believe this is happening. Its like Mary Alice all over again.”Bree: “Yes, but the good news is she is going to live.”Lynette: “I know its her wedding night, but do
12、 you think we should call Gaby?”Carlos: “Oh crap!”Carlos runs out of the waiting room.VICTORS BEDROOMVictor, is knocking on the bathroom door.Victor: “Gaby, you know this better be one hell of a wedding night considering how long you are taking in there.”Gabrielle, fully dressed, is sitting in the b
13、athroom next to her packed suitcases.Gabrielle: “Trust me, Victor. This will be a night you will never forget.”FLASHBACKGabrielles Wedding DayCarlos: “Lets get out of here.”Gabrielle: “What?”Carlos: “Im serious. You, me, just screw it all. Lets run away together.”Gabrielle: “I just got married. Ther
14、e are two hundred people out there waiting for me to lead a conga line.”Carlos: “Gaby, you just said you dont feel like Victor really loves you and you know I do. Ive never stopped.”Gabrielle: “I cant dump him on our wedding day. Thats a horrible thing to do. Even to Victor.”Carlos: “Hell get over i
15、t. But Ive never gotten over losing you and I wont let it happen again.”Carlos grabs Gabrielle and kisses her. They hear Victor outside.Victor: “Gaby are you in here? Gaby?”Victor enters the room. Gabrielle is standing very still holding a wedding present.Victor: “Oh hi.”Gabrielle: “Yeah, I was just
16、 counting gifts. Ha Ha.”Victor: “Oh, thats fine. I was actually looking for that publicist guy. You havent seen him have you.”Gabrielle: “No.”Victor: “Okay, Ill give a holler when I need you.”Victor leaves. Gabrielle pulls up her dress. Carlos crawls out.Gabrielle: “Come out.”Carlos: “Who doesnt wea
17、r underwear on their wedding day?”Gabrielle: “Focus you idiot! Come on, when are we leaving?”Carlos: “So, were doing this? (Gabrielle nods) Great. Ah, itll take me a few hours to get things together. Im gonna pick you up tonight. Just be packed and ready to go.Gabrielle: “Okay, wait. Arent you going
18、 to kiss the bride?”They kiss passionately.PRESENTGabrielle sits in Victors Bathroom. Her cell phone rings.Gabrielle: “Finally. Carlos, where the hell are you?”Carlos: “Im at the hospital. Edie tried to kill herself.”Gabrielle: “Oh my God, is she okay?”Carlos: “I found her just in time, but obviousl
19、y, I cant come to pick you up tonight.”Gabrielle: “Okay, thats all right. Ill just take a cab and meet you.”Carlos: “Gaby. I cant leave Edie now. Look maybe in a couple weeks.”Gabrielle: “In a few weeks? No, it has to be tonight. Victors in the bedroom right now waiting to consummate.”Carlos: “And E
20、dies on a ventilator. Look, you dont have to stay with Victor. You have a house.”Gabrielle: “Okay, you know, running away with you on my wedding night was crazy enough, but running away to be alone is insane!”Carlos: “Gaby, please. She needs me. Cant you just wait?”Gabrielle: “No! I would rather try
21、 and work it out with Victor!”Gabrielle hangs up.Victor: “Gaby! Are you coming to bed?”SUSANS KITCHENA card with “One Month Later” on the front. It opens and a drawn picture of Susans wedding is revealed. Mike is reading it with Susan over his shoulder.Susan: “Happy one month anniversary.”Mike: “Oh.
22、 I didnt know we were doing this.”Susan: “Oh weve just been so happy the last four weeks, I thought we should celebrate.”Mike smiles at the card, puts it down and picks up the morning paper.Susan: “You are happy, right?”Mike: “Yeah, Ive never been happier.”Susan: “Oh, thats sweet. I dont believe you
23、.”Mike: “Susan.”Susan: “I watch you sometimes and you seem very disconnected, like somethings missing.”Mike: “Nothing is missing.”Susan: “So our life together is exactly how you pictured it. Youve gotten everything you want?”Mike: “Yeah, pretty much.”Susan: “Ah ha!”Mike: “Ah ha?”Susan: Pretty much m
24、eans there is something that you want that you dont have. How can I give it to you if you dont tell me what it is.”Mike: “Susan, I swear, I am ecstatically, beyond my wildest dreams, lip-smackingly happy. You got it?”Susan: “This marriage is doomed.”Susan walks away. Mike shakes his head and looks o
25、ut the window.Mike: “Hey, a moving van just pulled up.”BREES KITCHENAndrew is sitting having a bowl of cereal. Bree walking in trying to tie on her “fake” pregnant pack.”Bree: “Andrew, Im having trouble with my strap, could you help me?”Andrew: “Look, I told you three weeks ago I was no longer parti
26、cipating in your little hoax. That includes strapping you in.”Bree: “Oh for heavens sake. Orson! Could you come help me please? (to Andrew) Ill remember this the next time you want money for leather pants.”Andrew: “People are gonna find out and then we are all going to look like idiots.”Bree: “Well,
27、 not if were careful.”Andrew: “This isnt the Fiftys, okay? Teenage girls get pregnant all the time. I mean my ex lab partner is practically a grandmother.”Bree: “Look, this familys reputation is already hanging by a thread. I mean first people thought that your stepfather was a wife killer, then you
28、r sister takes off with her history teacher, and now were supposed to parade the little bastard up and down the street. I mean we might as well sit on the porch and play banjos!”Orson walks in.Orson: “Bree. You know theres a moving van next door.”LYNETTES BEDROOMLynette with a pillow on her face and
29、 Tom are fast asleep. Someone is knocking on the door.Parker: “Mom! Are you awake?Lynette: “Okay Honey, just give me a minute.”She throws off the pillow to reveal her bald head and starts to get out of bed.Lynette: “Hey! Hey, my wig is gone. Where is it?Tom: “Its on the night stand.”Lynette: “No, no
30、, Im looking at the night stand and all I see are a few stray hairs and this sports blooper DVD you thought would cheer me up.”Tom: “Tate Manning is funny.”Parker: “Mom!”Lynette: “Hey, Im coming! Dont just lie there like a lump, come on and help me look!Tom: “God, there are certain moments when it o
31、ccurs to me that wouldnt it be easier if we just told everyone that you have Cancer!”Lynette: “Oh, I found it!”Tom: “Look, I mean, I get not wanting to scare the kids but to keep all of our friends in the dark its”Lynette: (putting on her wig) “Look, I can deal with the Chemo. I can deal with people
32、 telling me my hair has never looked better, but what I cannot deal with is the pity, so we are doing it my way.”Tom straightens Lynettes wig roughly.Tom: “You were crooked.”Lynette opens the bedroom door.Lynette: “Hey. Sweetie, whats up?”Parker: “Theres a moving van across the street.”GABRIELLES HO
33、USEGabrielle walks in and overhears Victor talking to a realtor.Victor: “So youll handle this right away? And dont worry about getting top dollar I want this place priced to move.”Gabrielle: “Whats going on here?”Victor: “Were meeting with our realtor. Gaby, you remember Gill?”Gabrielle: “I remember
34、 telling you I wasnt ready to sell the house yet.”Victor: “Gill, could you give us a minute please?”Gill: “Yeah.”Gill leaves.Victor: “Gaby, we agreed that after we got married you would sell the house.”Gabrielle: “I still have a lot of stuff here.”Victor: “My house is over ten thousand square feet,
35、Im pretty sure there are closets.”Gabrielle: “Im just not in a rush to unload this house, okay? This was my home. I was very happy here.”Victor: “Well you got a new home now. Arent you happy there?”Gabrielle: “Yeah, it a great house.”Victor: “Well, good, then sell this place. What are you waiting fo
36、r?”Gabrielle: “Im not waiting for anything. Oh look, a moving van.”WISTERIA LANE - DAYMovers are unloading boxes and furniture. Bree, Susan, and Lynette are outside watching as Gabrielle walks up.Gabrielle: “New neighbors. What do we know?”Bree: “Well, dining chairs, theres a clue.”Lynette: “Yes, it
37、 proves they eat sitting down.”Bree: “No, I mean theyre Sticklys. That means they have taste.”Gabrielle: “And money. Theyve been remodeling for weeks.”Susan: “I wish Edie were here. Without her theres no one here to give us the dish.”Bree: “Yet another illustration of the fundamental selfishness of
38、suicide.”An SUV pulls up in front of the home .Gabrielle: “You think this is them?”A woman steps out of the SUVSusan: “Oh my God, Katherine.”Susan runs across the street to the new neighbor.Susan: “Katherine!”Katherine: “Ah, Susan!”They hug.KATHERINES KITCHEN Katherine is pouring lemonade into Susan
39、s glass.Susan: “I cannot believe it has been twelve years. You havent changed a bit.”Katherine: “You clearly have, your eyesites going.”Gabrielle, Bree and Lynette are also in the kitchen.Susan: “Hows your Aunt? Katherine use to live here with Mrs. Sims.”Katherine: “No very well, Im afraid. Thats re
40、ally the reason why we moved back. We didnt want poor Aunt Lily to spend her final days in a nursing home”Bree: “That is so kind of you.”Susan: “Yeah, it is.”Katherine: “And as luck would have it, my husband found a job here.”Katherines husband walks up the stairs carrying a box.Katherine: Adam, cou
41、ld you wave or something?Adam: “Hello ladies. Looking forward to meeting you when Im a little less sweaty.”Gabrielle: “Hes a cutie! What does he do?Katherine: “Hes a doctor.”Lynette: “Okay, dont take this personally, but we hate you.”In walks a young lady.Dylan: “Mom? I finished unpacking my room. D
42、o you need any help?Susan: “Oh my God. This is not little Dylan? Im Susan, Julies mom. She is going to be so excited to see you.”Dylan: “Great. Whos Julie again?”Katherine: “Honey, you remember your best friend when you were little.”Dylan: “Oh right.”Katherine: “Why dont you go help your stepfather
43、with the last few boxes?”Dylan: “It was nice meeting you all.”She goes upstairs.Bree: “What a beautiful family. I feel so lucky to have you for a neighbor.”Katherine: “No, I am the lucky one. Look at my view. Your garden is absolutely breathtaking. And that pine tree in the back yard.”Bree: “Its my
44、pride and joy.”Katherine: “Oh it absolutely kills me to have to ask you to cut it down.”Bree: “Excuse me?”Katherine: “Well Im sorry but Im not going to be able to grow my prize winning vegetables with that tree blocking all the sunlight.”Bree: “Oh, Im sorry about your vegetables but that pine blocks
45、 my view of the Purcells back yard and if youve ever seen Mr. Purcell sun bath, well youd know exactly what that tree means to me.”Everyone laughs uncomfortably.Katherine: “Well, I dont want to quarrel. We will not touch that tree until we have come up with a solution to our problem. Curtains perhap
46、s?”Susan: “So youre back. How fun. I should have a brunch so that everyone can get to know you.”Katherine: “No, no need. Im having a barbeque this Saturday. Im inviting the whole neighborhood.”Susan: “Oh, you dont need to do that.”Katherine: “I insist. I have missed Wisteria Lane so much and I want
47、to do something special for my dear old friends. And all you lovely newcomers.”DEPARTMENT STOREOrson and Bree are shopping.Bree: “The nice thing about this fake pregnancy is that my feet dont swell. And I really wouldnt be able to squeeze into the slingbacks if I really was eight and a half months p
48、regnant.”Mrs. McKeever: “Bree, dont you look radiant.”Bree: “Oh hello, Mrs. McKeever.”Mrs. McKeever: “Well I heard that you were expecting, but I had no idea how far along you were. May I?”Mrs. McKeever reaches to touch Brees stomach. Bree backs away quickly.Bree: “Oh! Theres no need. The babys just not kicking right now.”Mrs. McKeever: “Sometimes, if you give them a little jiggle, you can get them to move.”She reaches for Brees stomach again. Bree pulls back.Bree: “Oh!”Orson:
