There Is No Other Way (Desperate Housewives)
| "There Is No Other Way" | |
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| Desperate Housewives episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 16 |
| Directed by | Randy Zisk |
| Written by | Bruce Zimmerman |
| Production code | 216 |
| Original air date | March 12, 2006 |
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"There Is No Other Way" is the 39th episode of the ABC television series, Desperate Housewives. The episode was the 16th episode for the show's second season. The episode was written by Bruce Zimmerman and was directed by Randy Zisk. It originally aired on Sunday, March 12, 2006.
Paul Young is visited by Detective Sullivan and is asked to accompany him to the police station for suspicious credit card behavior. Paul denies this but is forced to go anyway. When they arrive at the police station, the registering officer informs Sullivan there is no room left for Paul and to take him out of the city. Paul is then put into a prison transfer bus and is surprised when one of the prisoners tells him that Dierdre's father knows and that he is angry. Off camera there is sounds of a struggle and a fight ensues when one of the prisoners takes out a knife. Zach begins to worry about his father when he fails to arrive home. Felicia Tilman arrives back on Wisteria Lane and wants to help Zach as does Mike Delfino. Just as Mike breaks the news that Paul is missing from police custody, Paul walks out of a police car. Apparently, Paul fought off the two prisoners and is freed when the police find him and believe his arrest was an error. Mike then warns Paul that he must be careful with Noah since he is still very powerful and has connections. Zach then agrees to meet Noah so that they can settle the matter once and for all. Mike and Zach go to visit a frail Noah and immediately Zach tells Noah that the only reason they are meeting is that he wants him to promise to not hurt his dad. Noah reminds Zach that he has two fathers but Zach says he does not want him to hurt the dad that raised him. Mike is hurt at Zach's answer and leaves the room.
On Wisteria Lane, Bree's trouble with alcohol is becoming known to the other neighbors due to her negligence after watching the Scavo children. When she talks to her friends they know she is lying because they smell alcohol on her breath. When Andrew's ride to school moves out of town, he asks his mother if she can withdraw money from his trust fund so that he can buy a car. She refuses which leads to Andrew calling her a mean, old drunk. Bree disciplines Andrew by slapping him in the face. Later, Andrew gives Justin a ring so that he can punch him in the face where his mother had hit him. The following day, Andrew hires a lawyer because he wants to be emancipated due to her abusive behavior. Andrew then arrives in the living room with a black eye and bruised face. Bree looks at Andrew in horror when he reminds her that he was hit by her. At the table, Andrew's lawyer warns Bree if they cannot settle the matter out of court they will have no problems making a court case. Bree sees this as a threat and in order to make herself appear sober she reluctantly joins Alcoholics Anonymous and so Andrew can't use her drinking against her in court. However after her first meeting, she takes out a bottle of wine from her bathroom cabinet and begins to drink.
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