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Episode 10 - Come Back to Me
Part 1
Maisy Gibbons's House
A hand picks up a hairbrush. The camera pans up to show that Maisy Gibbons is sitting in front of a mirror, brushing her hair.
"To understand Maisy Gibbons, you first need to know how she spent her afternoons."
Maisy drives by in a BMW SUV, waving to Susan and Bree, who are standing outside, talking. They wave back.
"Her mornings were spent running errands for her husband. Her evenings were spent washing dishes and helping with homework."
Maisy, with rubber gloves on, loads the dishwasher, then walks over to the kitchen table, where her young daughter is doing homework.
Maisy: "Okay, so nine plus one is..."
"But her afternoons, well, they were spent in the company of men."
While Mary Alice speaks, Maisy is shown opening up her front door on various days, smiling beautifully as she welcomes all types of men into her home.
"Frustrated. Misunderstood. Lonely men. Willing to pay money to feel a little less lonely. And Maisy Gibbons was willing to help them."
Maisy turns from her mirror as one of her customers speaks as he finishes getting dressed. She begins making the bed.
Customer: "Maisy, IÂ’ve always wondered, Nobody knows about your little hobby, do they?"
Maisy: "Mm-mm."
Customer: "Is it hard? Keeping a secret like this?"
Maisy: "Well maybe if it was just my secret. But the way I see it, I keep the secrets of every man who comes to me. And I find that absolutely exhilarating. A few years back, Harold lost his job, and we had to give up our membership at the country club. And then one day one of my club friends asked why she hadnÂ’t seen me around lately, and I told her that we couldnÂ’t afford it anymore. She waved it off like it was nothing. But I saw her...get that look in her eye, that look of...pity."
Customer: "Maybe she was just trying to be nice. Anyway, is that so bad, feeling sorry for someone?"
Maisy: "When they say something, they are being supportive. But when they say nothing, itÂ’s because they think that youÂ’re so far gone youÂ’re never coming back."
Customer: "Gotcha."
Maisy: "Anyway, a couple of months later, I started my little hobby...and the most wonderful thing happened. This womanÂ’s husband became one of my regulars."
Customer: "Wow."
The doorbell rings.
Maisy: "Oh, would you be a lamb and go out the back? ItÂ’s my next appointment."
Customer: "Sure."
Maisy: "ItÂ’s the husband of the woman I was telling you about."
Maisy opens up the front door, smiling.
Maisy: "Hello there."
Rex: "Hey, Maisy."
He steps inside, kissing her on her cheek as she closes the front door.
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Credits
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Courtroom
"Every morality play has its cast of characters. There is always an innocent victim..."
Gabrielle sits in the courtroom, looking worried.
"...a deceitful villain..."
Carlos, in an orange jail outfit, sits at a table with his lawyer.
"...a prosecutor who seeks the truth..."
A no-nonsense woman in a business suit sits at the other table in the courtroom, an open laptop in front of her.
"...a magistrate that dispenses justice..."
The judge, Judge Sullivan, takes a file someone hands her.
"...and a lawyer who charges too much."
Carlos's lawyer looks through some papers in front of him.
"This morality play was being produced at the Fairview County Courthouse. Its themes were trust and betrayal."
Judge Sullivan: "So, whatÂ’s your issue with bail in this case, Ms. McCready?
Ms. McCready: "We want bail denied, your honor. The defendantÂ’s company imported goods manufactured by slave labor, and his business partner, Mr. Tenaka, has already fled the country. And Mr. Solis, himself, has refused to surrender his passport."
Judge Sullivan: "Dog ate your clientÂ’s passport, Mr. Hartley?"
Mr. Hartley: "ItÂ’s been temporarily misplaced, your honor, but we maintain that Akisha Tenaka set up and executed the entire operation. Mr. Solis is no business partner, but merely a hired contractor. And I'd also like to point out that my client is the sole provider of his wife, and his mother, who is hospitalized in a coma as we speak."
Judge Sullivan: "Bring me the passport, and Mr. Solis can visit his mother. Until then, your client is denied bail and remanded. WhatÂ’s next?"
She bangs down her gavel, and Carlos is escorted from the courtroom by a bailiff. He looks at Gabrielle as he leaves. Gabrielle hangs her head.
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Lynette's House
Lynette: "You better finish those brussel sprouts. And donÂ’t think I canÂ’t see them hidden under your macaroni."
Twin: "I hate brussel sprouts."
Lynette: "Yeah? Well, brussel sprouts help you grow. You donÂ’t want to be short your whole life, do you? Here, look, you know what weÂ’ll do? WeÂ’re gonna dip them in a little cheese. Here you go. Good, yummy!"
He spits it out.
The boys get up from the table to run off.
Lynette: "Fine, fine. Be three foot eight the rest of your life. See if I care. Good luck finding girlfriends!"
Claire walks in.
Claire: "Hey, didnÂ’t you have a lunch today?"
Lynette: "IÂ’m going to cancel it. The boys are in rare form, and youÂ’re still finding your way."
Claire: "Lynette. ItÂ’s been two days."
Lynette: "I...donÂ’t want to...shock them, by suddenly disappearing. You know? Deep down, theyÂ’re very sensitive."
The two of them look at the boys who are ignoring the women as they throw their toys around.
Claire: "TheyÂ’ll be fine. Now go. Get out of here."
Lynette: "You have my cell phone number. You call me if you need anything."
Claire: "I will."
Lynette: "Okay. You boys. Come here and give mamma a three-bear hug."
They come running.
Lynette: "Come on, one, two, three, get in, get in!"
Bear 1: "Bye, mom!"
Bear 2: "Bye, mom!"
Bear 3: "Bye!"
Lynette: "Okay."
She leaves.
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Susan's House
Julie spoons Chinese food from a take-out container onto a plate. Off-camera, Mike and Susan can be heard flirting.
Mike: "Just, watch your hands..."
Julie: "Um, IÂ’m going to eat upstairs. IÂ’ve got a ton of homework."
Susan: "What are you, storing up for winter?"
Julie: "IÂ’m just...really hungry. Oh, I talked to Dad today, and apparently, he and Brandi might break up."
Susan: "Oh, how awful!"
Julie: "Mom, youÂ’re smiling."
Susan: "Am I? Hmm."
Julie: "Anyway, because of all the drama, he canÂ’t take me this weekend, so...IÂ’ll be home after all. Good night!"
She runs upstairs with her food, leaving Mike and Susan alone.
Susan: "Oh great, our romantic weekend is off."
Mike: "We could move it to my house."
Susan: "No."
Mike: "Why not?"
Susan: "I just, I just want it to be special."
Mike: "And it canÂ’t be special at my house."
Susan: "Okay. I know this sounds weird, but I just need to have my things around me."
Mike: "What things?"
Susan: "Perfumes and oils. And I want to pick out the outfit that you are going to tear off me. And plus, I need to be in complete control of the lighting."
Mike: "Okay, weÂ’ll wait until next weekend."
Susan: "You are just the sweetest guy."
She leans over to kiss him, and they end up kissing for a long, extended time.