Free (Desperate Housewives)
| "Free" | |
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| Desperate Housewives episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 17 |
| Directed by | David Grossman |
| Written by | Jeff Greenstein |
| Production code | 417 |
| Original air date | May 18, 2008 |
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"Free" is the 87th episode of the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. It is the seventeenth episode of the show's fourth season, and the second half of the two-hour season finale. It is also the last episode to take place in "present time" following the five year jump at the end of this episode.
Katherine goes to the police station to report Adam as missing. She has a flashback to the last time she was in a station, 14 years earlier, when she tried to report Wayne's spousal abuse. At that time, the police officer taking her report told her to run away because Wayne has connections and her reports of Wayne abusing her will not be processed. So Katherine packed her bags and took Dylan to move in with Aunt Lillian. In the present, she tries to tell the police that Wayne kidnapped Adam and that she is in danger, but they do not listen. She comes home and starts to pack hastily but her daughter stops her, and questions her. She tells her daughter the truth, leaving Dylan running out of the house angrily.
Katherine later comes to a poker game involving Bree, Lynnette, Gabrielle, and Susan to cancel her catering of the commitment ceremony of Bob and Lee, leaving Bree to do all the work by herself. Bree forces Lynette, Susan and Gabrielle to help her with the catering. Bree struggles to make the ceremony a success, but refuses Orson's help. Later the ice sculptors tell her that they cannot deliver the sculpture on time, forcing Bree to retrieve the sculpture herself. On her way back, her car's tire punctures, because the ice sculpture is melting, she uses a stroller to transport the sculpture and is picked up by Orson. Bree and Orson later reconcile during the ceremony.
Julie will be leaving for an internship in the summer, but Susan refuses to let her go. She lies about the family's financial problems, causing Julie to be upset. Later Susan tells Julie that she is not prepared to let her go and feels that she still needs Julie's support. Julie replies that Susan is a much stronger woman now and does not need her support as much as she used to.
Carlos tells Gabrielle that she needs to stop overspending as their financial problems persist. Later, Gabrielle is asked by Ellie to retrieve a teddy bear from the closet. Gabrielle finds that the teddy bear holds $118,000 inside it. When Ellie calls again to ask about the teddy bear, Gaby lies that she did not find it. Ellie threatens Gabrielle before going to the Solis house to get the money. They call the police as they worry Ellie might harm them. When Carlos goes upstairs to get his coat, he realizes that Ellie is already in the house. He warns Gabrielle, who rushes upstairs to get the money. Ellie and Gabrielle fight over the money and Roxy the dog breaks up the fight by biting Ellie. Ellie then runs away from the police and blends into the crowd at the commitment ceremony.
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