The central conflict revolves around Orson Hodge’s downward spiral. After being treated for a head wound—which he deceptively claims came from a simple trip on a curb—Orson’s pattern of stealing and lying finally pushes Bree to her limit.
While the Hodge household falls apart, the rest of Wisteria Lane is far from quiet:
Ever the realist, Andrew remains unconvinced of Orson’s "sudden happiness" and begins scouting divorce lawyers for his mother, sensing that Orson is merely distracting her. Katherine’s Revelation
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