Polly Bergen

Harry Applegate is forgiven after Monica and Tess bring his wife and his mistress together shortly after his death. The angels help them find it in their hearts to allow…

While in therapy, Gabrielle learns the truth about her past; Keith becomes suspicious about Bree’s secret; Lynette’s mother tells a lie to a coroner about Frank’s death; Mike confronts Zach…

Lynette feels her mother (guest star Polly Bergen as Stella) is marrying Frank (guest star Larry Hagman), an abrasive and obnoxious man, for all the wrong reasons, and thus tries…

Susan and Edie accidentally lock themselves in a basement; the search for Porter leads Lynette to her mother; Mike and Katherine define their relationship; Dave gets closer to exacting revenge.

Bree clashes with Alex’s mother for their sons’ affections. Gabrielle urges Carlos to take a six-figure job, even though it means spending more time away from home. Susan turns to…

A mysterious stalker from Adam’s past shows up on Wisteria Lane, and they have dinner. Detectives question Gabrielle about Victor’s whereabouts. Danielle’s baby puts stress on Bree and Orson’s marriage….

Lynette’s sisters Lydia and Lucy come to visit. While having dinner with Susan and Mike, Bree and Orson realize they share different views on whether their newborn baby should be…

This is the show’s first Halloween episode. Edie Britt’s biggest fear comes true when Carlos walks out on their relationship. Susan finds Mike’s father, who was supposedly dead. Danielle goes…

Bree informs the housewives of what she overheard in the Mayfair house. Stella makes some special brownies to help Lynette through chemotherapy. Susan throws a charades party for the whole…

”Now You Know” is the fourth season premiere episode of the American comedy-drama series Desperate Housewives, and the 71st episode overall. The episode premiered on ABC on September 30, 2007….

As Gabrielle prepares for her fairy tale wedding, Bree returns to Fairview with a surprise. Meanwhile, Lynette’s mother Stella pays her a visit after finding out Lynette has cancer. Finally,…

After a critic of the Equal Rights Amendment passes away and his wife takes over his seat, Mac believes she can amend the Constitution and pass the ERA once and…

On Mac’s birthday, she is faced with the fact that there are American hostages being held in Turkey by a militant Kurdish group. Meanwhile, she also has to interview new…

Mac suffers a burst appendix while aboard Air Force One. Since there is no Vice President in place, Templeton becomes acting President since he is the Speaker of the House…

Mac wants her Attorney General to look into an urban situation in Maryland because it’s where Gardner is from. Mac is also briefed on the situation of the missing surface-to-air…

Mac decides to stand by her friend and Attorney General nominee, Carl Brantley, after he gets hammered in his confirmation hearings. A cargo plane which contains military weapons goes missing…

While Mac is busy working on her first State of the Union address, Rod becomes a tad tipsy and is found in compromising position with an intern for all the…

Mac and Templeton head out west to pay tribute to the dedication of former President Bridges’ Presidential Library. While there Air Force One is held hostage by a guy who…

While trying to coordinate the rescue of the crew of a damaged U.S. submarine off the coast of North Korea with help from Chinese, Mac must deal with war fever…

A submarine strikes a seamount just off North Korean waters and Mac must ask the Chinese for help. Meanwhile, Dickie’s constant need for information has begun to irritate everyone. Meanwhile…

Mac has more than Thanksgiving turkey on her plate. She juggles military base closures in her home town, a death penalty case the Supreme Court will not hear and a…

His father’s longtime goomar sheds light on some of Tony’s lingering emotional and financial mysteries. Meanwhile, Junior sees the upside of attending the funerals of fringe relations, while Christopher sees…