A thirty page concept script for Desperate Housewives, an American television dramedy-mystery series. It's called "Guys Night Out". I wrote it while studying Digital Film and Video Production at The Art Institute of Houston in 2010.

1. Desperate Housewives
"Guys Night Out"
By
Written by
Jacob L. Hodgson
5/31/2010 Jacob L. Hodgson
info@jacobhodgson.com
713-249-8793

2. DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
"Guys Night Out"
TEASER
FADE IN:
1 INT. STRIP CLUB - NIGHT (NIGHT 1) 1
Girls stroll across the stage as money falls from the hands
of men who stand at the edge of the stage waiting for the
woman’s attention.
MARY ALICE (V.O.)
Men will resort to all sorts of
pleasures to escape from the life
that they are not happy with.
PAN to show dark tables with single men sitting alone as
they gaze to the front of the room were the main stage is.
CLOSE UP of a table, a drink and a man’s hand with a WEDDING
RING on it.
MARY ALICE (V.O.)
Even if it means lying to the ones
we love and hurting the ones
closest to us.
2 INT. BREE’S BEDROOM - NIGHT 2
Bree and Andrew lay in bed. They lay with their backs turned
to each other. Andrew is snoring.
MARY ALICE (V.O.)
Sometimes it’s easier just to deal
with it and act as if nothing is
wrong. When I was alive, I could
see it in Bree. Something wasn’t
right.
Bree get’s up out of bed and walks to Andrews side of the
bed. She reaches into his pants and pulls out his wallet.
She SEARCHES through scraps of paper and business cards.

3. 2.
3 INT. GABRIELLE & CARLOS BEDROOM - NIGHT 3
Carlos and Gabrielle lay in bed and Carlos is snoring. He
has his arm wrapped around Gabrielle.
MARY ALICE (V.O.)
Others choose the pleasurable way
out, but ultimately the only real
way out is the path less traveled.
This is the path that I chose.
4 INT. LYNETTE’S HOUSE - NIGHT 4
Lynette is tucking her three sons into bed. KISSES them all
on the head, turns the light off and leaves the bedroom door
cracked slightly.
She walks into her bedroom, stopping at the doorway for a
moment to catch Tom sound asleep. She SMILES.
MARY ALICE (V.O.)
We are given the miracle to bear
seeds and the nourishment to make
them to grow. I only wish I had the
strength to keep going. Some people
do and others don’t.
5 INT. EDDIE’S ROOM - NIGHT 5
It’s dark and Eddie sits at his computer. He’s on the
computer searching the internet looking at pictures of
women. He pulls up a picture of SUSAN. We:
FADE OUT.
END OF TEASER
FADE IN:
6 EXT. WISTERIA LANE - DAY 6
CAMERA PULLS DOWN Wisteria Lane. It’s 7am. Everyone is
waking up checking their mail, gathering the newspaper and
saying hello to each other as they enter back into their
home.
TOM
Hey Karl! Good Morning. How are you
doing this morning. Looks like it’s
going to be a great day.
(CONTINUED)

4. CONTINUED: 3.
KARL
Yea, sure is. It’s beautiful out.
Been thinking lately that us guys
need to get together sometime and
hang out. You know, get away and do
some guy things maybe.
TOM
Yea, Have you spoke to some of the
other guys about maybe getting
together some time. We could have a
card game or something.
7 EXT. REX & BREE’S PORCH - DAY 7
Rex walks out onto his porch wearing a robe and notices TOM
and KARL chatting in between their homes.
REX
Good Morning gentlemen, how’s it
going?
TOM
Good, just talking with Karl here
and we think that us guys should
send the ladies off and hang out
and do some guy things sometime,
What do you say?
REX
Yea, I think that’s a great idea!
8 INT. GABRIELLE & CARLOS KITCHEN - DAY 8
Carlos sits at the kitchen table drinking a cup of coffee
and reading the paper. Gabrielle walks in just as the phone
RINGS.
CARLOS
Will you get that babe, I wonder
who that could be calling this
early.
Carlos looks at Gabrielle. (Beat).
Gabrielle picks up the phone.
GABRIELLE
Hello, oh. Hi Tom, yes he’s sitting
right here let me put him on.
(CONTINUED)

5. CONTINUED: 4.
CARLOS
Hello, Hi Tom. Sure that would be
great. Looking forward to it.
Thanks for calling. Bye.
GABRIELLE
So, what did Tom want?
CARLOS
They guys are going to get together
this weekend and maybe play a card
came or something.
Gabrielle takes the phone from Carlos and looks away as she
hang the phone up, contemplating her own night of fun.
9 EXT. LYNETTE AND TOMS HOUSE - DAY 9
EDDIE walks up to Lynette and Toms house and knocks on the
door. Lynette opens the door.
EDDIE
Hello Mrs. Scarvo. I’m here to
finish working on your garage.
LYNETTE
Oh, Hi Eddie, yes. Go ahead and
start working. I’m going to talk
with TOM for a few minutes.
Eddie heads over to the garage and collects his paints and
tools. He looks over to the window in the kitchen and can
overhear Lynette and Tom talking.
TOM
The guys and I are going to be
getting together tonight, so I
probably won’t be home, so don’t
wait up. OK
CAMERA PANS back to Eddie as he looks down and continues
working.
10 INT. KARL’S HOUSE - NIGHT 10
KARL, TOM, REX, and CARLOS all sit around the kitchen table
smoking cigars and playing poker. Carlos takes a drink from
his whiskey and Tom puts in his bet.
(CONTINUED)

6. CONTINUED: 5.
CARLOS
I’m all in! It’s about time for us
to go find something interesting to
look at.
Carlos pulls from his wallet a card with a scantily clad
woman on the front.
CARLOS (cont’d)
We should go check out this place a
buddy of mine was telling me about.
All the guys at the table look at the card that Carlos is
holding and then look at each other.
KARL
I’m probably going to call it a
night and head to the house.
TOM
Yea, Me too, I’ve got a soccer game
with the kids in the morning and
you know how that can be.
CARLOS
No! I don’t, that’s why I’m going
to look at some naked women and you
can go look at soccer balls.
CARLOS (cont’d)
So, Rex you with me? You and me,
Let’s go have some real fun and let
the squares go to bed. Let the real
men handle business.
They guys start to pack up their things and Tom is the first
to leave Karl’s house.
11 EXT. WISTERIA LANE - NIGHT 11
Eddie is walking down Wisteria lane and can see into Susan
and Karl Mayer’s house. He see’s the guys playing poker
continues to walk down the street.
He passes the Young’s house and hears something coming from
the side of the house.
ZACH
pssst. pssst.
(CONTINUED)

7. CONTINUED: 6.
EDDIE
Who is there?
12 EXT. YOUNG’S YARD - NIGHT 12
Eddie approaches the side of the young’s house and Zach
grabs Eddie swiftly and tells him to be quiet. They crouch
down and hide behind the shrubs.
EDDIE
Damn man, you scared the hell out
of me. You could have gotten
yourself hurt or something.
Zach and Eddie hide on the side of the house and peer
thought the bushes over to Gabrielle and Carlo’s house.
They see a car pull up and a young man jumps out and sneaks
up to the door as Gabrielle swiftly greets him at the door,
turning off any noticeable lights.
ZACH
Who’s that guy? If Mr. Solis
catches that guy messing around
with Ms. Solis he’s going to kill
that guy.
EDDIE
Or her! (beat)
13 INT. ZACH YOUNG’S ROOM - NIGHT 13
Zach and Eddie sit in his room. It’s dark and the window
blinds are cracked just enough to see Susan and Karl Mayer’s
house.
They see Carlos and Rex Van Da Kamp leaving together.
EDDIE
Do you have a car?
ZACH
Yea, It’s parked in the garage, but
my dad usually gives me money for
gas and what not, but he’s a sleep.
EDDIE
Don’t worry about gas, I’ve got
money. We need to see what these
two guys are up too. Something
looks very suspicious to me.

8. 7.
Eddie turns his head from the window and looks back to Zach.
(Beat)
14 EXT. YOUNG’S GARAGE - NIGHT 14
Zach and Eddie get into Zach’s car and pull out of the
garage just as Carlos and Andrew are leaving.
EDDIE
Don’t follow too close or they will
see us.
15 EXT. WISTERIA LANE - NIGHT 15
The two cars ride down Wisteria Lane passing the Solis house
as both Eddie and Zach glance at each other, knowing that
something else is taking place at the Solis house as well.
16 EXT. ZACH’S CAR - NIGHT 16
ZACH
So, where are we going
EDDIE
We’re just going to follow Carlos
and Rex and see what they are up
to.
ZACH
Why do you care so much what Rex
and Carlos are up too.
EDDIE
If you didn’t notice, some other
guy was at Gabrielle’s and who
knows what Bree is doing at home.
She’s probably all alone while her
so called husband is out having
fun.
ZACH
You really care about them don’t
you.
EDDIE
I just don’t want to see them get
hurt.
Eddie and Zach stop outside a building with a bright neon
sign that says THE PENTHOUSE on it.
(CONTINUED)

9. CONTINUED: 8.
Eddie looks over at Zach.
EDDIE (cont’d)
I guess we know where their going
now. (beat)
Eddie and Zach leave the strip club and drive back to
Wisteria Lane.
17 INT. GABRIELLE & CARLOS BEDROOM - NIGHT 17
John and Gabrielle are making out and HEAR a car slowly
passing the window of Gabrielle’s bedroom window.
JOHN
There’s a car passing by really
slow, you think Carlos is home?
GABRIELLE
No, he parks in the garage and I
can hear the garage open when he’s
home, stop worrying and get over
here.
John is standing by the window looking at the mysterious
car, he starts to put his cloths back on.
GABRIELLE (cont’d)
What are you doing?
JOHN
Something just doesn’t feel right.
Call me later when you don’t have
weird people riding in front of
your house. I’m out of here.
John leaves out the back door and starts to walk down
Wisteria Lane.
The mysterious car speeds past JOHN nearly hitting him while
he walks down the side of the road.
18 INT. SUSAN’S BEDROOM - NIGHT 18
Susan and Karl are getting ready to go to sleep, Karl is in
the bathroom brushing his teeth.
SUSAN
So, how’s was your night out with
the guys? I’ll have to pick up in
the morning. Then Eddie is coming
over to to do some work for us.
(CONTINUED)

10. CONTINUED: 9.
KARL
The night was Good.
SUSAN
So where did Carlos and Rex run off
too. I though maybe you guys were
going to stay up playing poker all
night.
KARL
Nah, they had some other things
that they wanted to do. So, who is
this Eddie guy?
SUSAN
Oh, he’s a kid from down the street
that Lynette referred over. He’s
pretty handy and looking to earn a
little cash to help his mother out.
She’s not working right now.
KARL
Oh, yea. I don’t think I’ve every
met them before.
SUSAN
He’s a good kid.
Susan and Karl lay down in bed and turn the lights off, just
as Eddie and Zach are pulling into the driveway of the
YOUNG’s house.
19 INT. YOUNG’S GARAGE - NIGHT 19
Eddie and Zach park the car and stop to talk with each other
over the car.
EDDIE
So how come I’ve never seen you
around Wisteria before?
ZACH
I like to keep to myself. Since my
mom killed herself I really haven’t
felt like being very friendly.
EDDIE
Your mom killed herself?
ZACH
Yea, she shot herself in the head,
and my dad saved the gun.
(CONTINUED)

11. CONTINUED: 10.
EDDIE
What? You still have the gun your
mom killed herself with?
ZACH
Yea, What about your mom. Is she
dead? (beat)
Eddie and Zach turn to each other and pause for a moment.
EDDIE
I guess you can say that.
FADE OUT.
ACT TWO
FADE IN:
20 INT. EDDIE’S HOUSE - NIGHT 20
Eddie walks through the front door and into the living room
where his mother is laying on the couch.
A bottle of scotch lays on the floor beside her. Eddie walks
past her and to his bedroom.
MARY ALICE (V.O.)
Eddie went to sleep that night
wondering what life would be like
if he only had someone who loved
him.
21 INT. EDDIE’S ROOM - DAY 21
EDDIE is laying in bed looking at the ceiling. He reaches
over and presses the power button on this computer.
Just as he pushes the button a LOUD BANG startles him. It’s
his MOTHER knocking on the door really hard.
BARBARA
(still drunk)
Eddie! Where the hell have you
been? I’ve been looking for you all
night.
EDDIE
I was here, you passed out on the
couch. I walked right past you.
(CONTINUED)

12. CONTINUED: 11.
BARBARA
(slurring)
Don’t lie to me boy, if I find out
your up to no good.
Eddie quickly gets up from his bed and SLAMS the door in his
mothers face.
EDDIE
Go away! It’s too early for this.
Eddie’s mother opens the door back up.
BARBARA
Listen here you sorry piece of
shit, I brought you into this world
and I’ll take you out. You live
under my roof. YOU UNDERSTAND?
(beat)
Eddie stares at his mother from the corner of his eye as if
not to look directly into her eyes.
EDDIE
(angry and annoyed)
Yes, ma’am. I’m sorry, I will never
let it happen again.
BARBARA
Yea, that’s what I thought, useless
just like your father.
She SLAMS the door and walks away.
22 EXT. MIKE DELFINO’S FRONT YARD - DAY 22
It’s about 8AM and Mike walks down the side walk and to his
mailbox. He checks for mail and then picks up the newspaper.
Just as he stands back up he see’s REX getting out of
CARLOS’S car and walking up the driveway.
MIKE
Hey buddy, How’s it going. I see
you to boys had a long night.
REX
I guess you can say that. We
decided to go out, but maybe we
should have just stayed home, now
the old lady is going to be pissed.
(CONTINUED)

13. CONTINUED: 12.
MIKE
Well, yea. I could imagine. I mean,
your coming home at eight o’clock
in the morning. What do you think
BREE will say?
REX
(still alittle drunk)
I don’t know, but were about to
find out. Wish me luck.
Rex stumbles up the driveway, waving to Mike with his left
hand and as he searches for his keys in his pockets with
this right hand.
MIKE
Good luck buddy, Your going to need
it.
23 EXT. WISTERIA LANE - DAY 23
EDDIE is riding down the street on his bike. He passes the
Solis house. He sees MR. SOLIS getting out of his car and
walking up to his front door.
Eddie and Carlos make eye contact and they both follow each
other in a heavy gaze for about 5 seconds. Eddie continues
to ride his bike down Wisteria Lane.
MARY ALICE (V.O.)
Eddie knew something wasn’t right
about the extended guys night out
that Rex and Carlos had. Eddie only
wished that the ladies of Wistera
cared about him as much as they did
for their lying husbands.
Eddie rides his bike up to Bree and Rex Van Da Kamp’s house.
He parks his bike up against a pole and walks up to the
front door.
24 EXT. VAN DA KAMP’S POURCH - DAY 24
EDDIE walks up to the front door and before he can reach for
the door bell, REX swings open the front door swiftly, and
quietly with his finger over his mouth.
REX
(paranoid)
Quit. My wife is sleeping and we
know how upset she gets if we wake
her up. What can I do for you son?
(CONTINUED)

14. CONTINUED: 13.
EDDIE
Well you see Mr. Van Da Kamp, I was
riding my bike down the street and
I saw you pull up with Mr. Solis. I
just thought I’d stop and see if
you still had some things that
needed to be done around here.
REX
Oh, yea Bree was telling me about
you. You’ve been helping Susan and
Lynette right?
EDDIE
So, you got some money for me or
what? You know just like I know
that you don’t want your wife to
find out about your little secret
last night.
Eddie leans in closer to Rex as if to whisper something into
his ear.
EDDIE (cont’d)
(whisper)
I know where you went last night.
(beat)
REX
Look kid, if you’ve come over here
to do a job, then I suggest that’s
what you do. Now, If you want to
try and black male me for something
you think I did, then your sadly
mistaken. You’ve got another thing
coming. I suggest you take a few
steps back and get off my property
before I have to throw you off.
EDDIE
Ok, have it your way Mr. Van Da
Kamp. I was trying to be nice, but
I guess Bree will find out the
truth eventually. Good day sir.
Eddie grabs his bike and wheels it down Rex Van Da Kamp’s
drive way and pedals down Wisteria Ln. toward Carlos and
Gabrielle’s house.

15. 14.
25 INT. GABRIELLE & CARLOS HOUSE - DAY 25
GABRIELLE sits in the living room waiting for CARLOS as he
enters through the front door.
Carlos gently closes the door behind him and is startled
when he turns around.
GABRIELLE
So, did you have fun last night.
From the looks of it, I would say
yes.
CARLOS
Hey babe.
GABRIELLE
Where have you been all night?
CARLOS
Um Uh, well you see, Rex and I
kinda lost track of time and
everything.
GABRIELE
I can see that, do I look stupid to
you?
CARLOS
No, sweety.
GABRIELLE
Yea, well be sure to leave your
credit card out today because I’m
going to lose a little time
shopping today.
CARLOS
What? Ok.
26 INT. BEDROOM - DAY 26
CARLOS and GABRIELLE walk from the living-room to the
bedroom. Carlos throws his credit card on the dresser, and
then throws himself on the bed face down. Gabrielle gets up
and starts getting dressed.
MARY ALICE (V.O.)
Sometimes men get what they want,
but women almost always get what
they want, in more than one way.
(CONTINUED)

16. CONTINUED: 15.
Gabrielle finishes getting dressed and picks the credit card
up, grabs her purse and keys.
CARLOS
Where are you going?
GABRIELLE
Don’t worry about it.
She walks out the front door. Just as she closes the door
behind her she turns around to the sound of a bike squeaking
down Wisteria. It’s Eddie pulling up the Solis’s driveway on
his bike.
EDDIE
Good morning Mrs. Solis, how’s your
day? Your up early this morning.
Everything ok?
GABRIELLE
No, Eddie everything is not ok.
EDDIE
What’s the matter?
GABRIELLE
I’m just frustrated.
EDDIE
Why?
GABRIELLE
You wouldn’t understand.
EDDIE
Is it because Mr. Solis came home
at 8 o’clock in the morning after
staying out all night.
GABRIELLE
How do you know what he did.
EDDIE
You should know already Mrs. Solis
that I’ve been living here on
Wisteria with you guys ever since I
was a kid and I keep an eye out for
you, Bree, Susan and Lynette as if
your family. I would never let
anything happen to ya’ll.
(CONTINUED)

17. CONTINUED: 16.
GABRIELLE
That’s sweet Eddie, but nothing is
going to happen.
EDDIE
You sure about that?
GABRIELLE
Yes, I’m sure.
EDDIE
I could fix it for you, you would
never have to be treated like that
again.
GABRIELLE
(laughing)
No, Eddie, that’s quite fine.
Gabrielle get’s in her car and pulls out of the drive way.
Eddie rides next to the car on his bike.
GABRIELLE (cont’d)
Go home Eddie, You could probably
use some sleep yourself.
Eddie stops his bike in the middle of the road as Gabrielle
drives off. Eddie has a confused look on his face.
27 INT. EDDIE’S HOUSE - DAY 27
EDDIE picks up the phone in his room and calls ZACH.
EDDIE
(into phone)
Hey, It’s Eddie. Come pick me up.
We’ve got some investigating to do.
ZACH
(V.O.)
Investigating? What kind of
investigating?
EDDIE
Don’t worry about that. It’s the
kind of investigating you will
like.
ZACH
Your not going to get me in trouble
are you?
(CONTINUED)

18. CONTINUED: 17.
EDDIE
No, just get over here and I’ll
explain everything to you when you
get here.
ZACH
Ok, I’m on my way.
Eddie hangs up the phone and sits down at his computer. He
searches for the name of the club where they had last seen
Carlos and Rex. The Penthouse website come up.
Zach pulls up outside of Eddie’s house and honks his horn,
Eddie walks out the front door of his house.
28 INT. ZACH’S CAR - DAY 28
ZACH and EDDIE leave Wisteria Lane and head back to the spot
that they had last seen Rex and Carlos.
ZACH
So, what’s this plan you’ve got?
Zach looks to his right and waits for a reply from Eddie who
is lost in a heavy thought.
EDDIE
Well, If we want to really stir the
pot, we have to get our hands
dirty. You know what I mean.
ZACH
No, but I’m sure your going to tell
me. Right?
EDDIE
That’s right. I’m going to find
some dirt one these bastards, and
Rex and Carlos will be gone for
good.
ZACH
Why would you want to do something
like that, break up marriages and
shit.
EDDIE
More room for us my friend, more
room for us.
(CONTINUED)

19. CONTINUED: 18.
ZACH
So we are going to actually go into
The Penthouse club?
EDDIE
yep!
ZACH
Then what?
EDDIE
Well, I’m going to go in, and your
going to stay in the car and wait
for me. We can’t both be see in
there. Someone might recognize us
together.
ZACH
Oh, yea, great plan. You get to
have all the fun and I get to sit
in the freaking car. Thanks man.
Zach pulls the car up to The Penthouse and looks over to
Eddie as if to be waiting for his next instructions.
EDDIE
Wait here, don’t move I’ll be right
back. (beat)
ZACH
Ok. Hurry the hell up.
Eddie exits the car and walks into the club.
29 INT. THE PENTHOUSE CLUB - DAY 29
EDDIE walks down a dark hallway and into the main area of
the club. He finds a dark area by the stage and sits down.
The DJ comes on the speaker system and announces the next
girl up on the main stage.
CLUB DJ
Hey guys, do we have a treat for
you, Coming up to the main stage
next, we’ve got a blonde
bombshell by the name of EDIE.
Give her a big round of appause. Be
sure to take care of your
waitstaff.
(CONTINUED)

20. CONTINUED: 19.
Eddie slides back in his chair and waits for Edie to come
out on stage. He glances around to see if anyone from
Wisteria might be sitting in the crowd.
Edie walks out onto the stage and immediately recognizes
Eddie. Eddie try’s to cover his face with his jacket but
there is one stage light that has illuminated his face.
Edie turns around and walks off stage. Eddie jumps up and
runs out the front door of the club.
30 INT. ZACH’S CAR - DAY 30
EDDIE runs and jumps into ZACH’S car.
EDDIE
DRIVE!
ZACH
What’s wrong. Did you see anything?
EDDIE
DRIVE! Get us the hell out of here.
ZACH
What happened.
EDDIE
She recognized me. I don’t know
how, but she looked at me and ran
off the stage. I’ve never even seen
her before, but I know that she
goes by the name EDIE.
ZACH
So, at least we know her name now.
We should go back.
EDDIE
What? Are you crazy. We’ll go back,
but we have to rethink our plan. We
have to find out who this Edie
bitch is. Maybe we should ask REX
and CARLOS!
ZACH
Look man, I didn’t drive all the
way out here for nothing. We need
to go in there and talk to her.
What’s the worst that could happen.
(CONTINUED)

21. CONTINUED: 20.
EDDIE
No man, let’s just go back home and
i’ll look her up on the internet or
something.
MARY ALICE (V.O.)
Eddie and Zach where now nose deep
in adult business. Eddie would have
to man up to try to stake claim on
the women that longed to be with
since he was nine.
Eddie and Zach leave the Penthouse club and head back to
Wisteria Lane.
31 INT. ZACH’S ROOM - DAY 31
Zach and Eddie return to Zach’s and regroup in the bedroom.
Zach sit’s down at his computer and Eddie sits behind him as
they try to search the web for more information about EDIE.
ZACH
Why do you think she ran off stage.
That means she must have know who
you are, right.
EDDIE
I don’t know, but if she did
recognise me then that means that
she’s been around here before.
ZACH
True.
EDDIE
And, If she’s been around here
before then that means that she’s
probably been to either Rex or
Carlos’s house.
ZACH
Man, could you imagine the look on
those guys faces if we busted them
cheating.
EDDIE
Exactly.
ZACH
Maybe she’s seen you working at
Bree’s house or helping Mrs. Solis
in the yard.
(CONTINUED)

22. CONTINUED: 21.
EDDIE
Maybe. Could you imagine if I was
working and Mr. Van Da Kamp was
inside with some stripper the whole
time. I couldn’t live with myself.
ZACH
Yea, that’s messed up.
EDDIE
You know Rex has got some crazy
fetish with whips and chains and
shit.
ZACH
What? No way. (beat)
EDDIE
Yea, he’s into bondage and crazy
shit like that, so it would
surprise me if he was banging
strippers too.
Eddie and Zach search the web for any information about the
mysterious stripper woman that recognized Eddie at the strip
club.
32 INT. BREE & REX’S HOUSE - DAY 32
It’s early morning and Rex is up cooking breakfast as Bree
walks into the kitchen still half asleep.
BREE
Your up early. Couldn’t sleep?
REX
Nope, just wanted to wake up and
cook you something to eat. Eggs and
Bacon your favorite.
BREE
Wow, thank you honey. I knocked out
last night. How was your poker
game. I tried to wait up but I
wanted to get some sleep. I’ve got
alot of work to do today.
REX
Oh, the game was ok, the guys
decided to call it quits early so
we all kinda just departed our
seperate ways.
(CONTINUED)

23. CONTINUED: 22.
BREE
Oh, ok. What time did you go to
sleep last night?
REX
uh, about 12:00
BREE
After we eat, remind me to call
Eddie. He’s going to come over and
help out with some work around
here.
REX
Like what, we don’t need any help
around here.
BREE
Rex! You know I’ve been wanting to
work on the garden, and you never
finished painting the garage
either. Eddie is a good kid and
we’ve already made plans for him to
be here today.
REX
I don’t know Bree, something isn’t
right with that kid.
BREE
Just because he comes from a broken
home doesn’t mean we should treat
him bad, he’s a good kid and he
means well.
REX
Yea, well I’ll be keeping an eye on
him.
Rex and Bree sit at the kitchen table and eat their
breakfast. Rex knows that if Eddie comes over things arn’t
going to go well.
MARY ALICE (V.O.)
Sometimes lying is the easy way
out, but covering up the lie can
lead to problems that far exceed
the original lie. Rex is now faced
with challenge of keeping his
little white lie from Bree and
Eddie is determined to call Rex out
and complicate his life even more.
(CONTINUED)

24. CONTINUED: 23.
As Bree finished up her food, she picks up the phone and
calls Eddie.
BREE
(into phone)
Hello, Eddie? Hi, this is Mrs. Van
Da Kamp. I wanted to see if you
were still going to come over and
work today?
EDDIE
(V.O)
Hello Mrs. Van Da Kamp, yes I’m
still coming over, I’m right next
door at the Young’s house. I’ll be
right over.
BREE
Ok, no rush. I just wanted to make
sure your still coming over.
EDDIE
Is Mr. Van Da Kamp home?
BREE
Yes, he’s here. You want to talk
with him?
EDDIE
No, that’s ok, Just tell him I said
Hi, and I’ll see you soon.
BREE
Ok, bye bye.
Bree hangs up the phone and sits back down at the table with
Rex.
BREE (CONT’D)
Eddie say’s Hi.
Rex acknowledges that Eddie is now blatenly messing with him
and Rex sets his coffee down and picks up the newspaper,
straightening the pages.
33 INT. CARLOS BEDROOM - DAY 33
Carlos is lying in bed and the phone rings. Carlos wakes up
from his half drunken slumber and reaches over to answer the
phone.
(CONTINUED)

25. CONTINUED: 24.
CARLOS
(into phone)
Hello.
REX
(V.O.)
Yea, it’s me. Rex!
CARLOS
(into phone)
What’s going on, I’m trying to get
some sleep over here. What do you
want?
REX
(V.O.)
Do you know that kid Eddie, he does
work around the house sometimes.
Lives down the street with that
drunk, Barbara.
CARLOS
(into phone)
Yea, long haired kid, rides the
bike around looking for work. What
about him?
REX
(V.O.)
He came over this morning, early.
Said he new what we did last night.
Where we went and everything. Kid
had to nerve to try and black male
me even. Now he’s coming over to do
work for Bree. I’m shitting man.
What should I do. I can’t let this
kid ruin my marriage.
CARLOS
(into phone)
First of all, calm down. He’s a
kid. Secondly, if you don’t handle
that shit, I WILL! Don’t let that
situation get out of hand because
my wife is already pissed off that
I stayed out all night. All I need
is for her to find out we were with
strippers all night and I’m
through.
REX
(V.O.)
Exacly my point, so now you see why
I’m so concerned. This kid has
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)

26. CONTINUED: 25.
REX (cont’d)
something out for both of us and
he’s got a pretty damn good reason.
CARLOS
(into phone)
Handle it! I’m going back to sleep.
Carlos hangs up the phone and lays back down.
34 EXT. VAN DA KAMP YARD - DAY 34
Eddie walks from Zach Young’s house next door to Bree and
Rex’s house. He’s greeted by Bree as he walks up the
driveway.
BREE
Good morning Eddie, How are you
today.
EDDIE
Fine, Ms. Van Da Kamp. So, what did
you need help with today. I’ve got
some extra time today, but I’ve got
some things to do later this
evening. Is that ok?
BREE
Sure Eddie, Whatever works for you.
I’ve got a new garden I’m working
on, you could help me with that.
EDDIE
Eddie and Bree walk to the backyard to a small garden. It
has weeds growing in it and obviously hasn’t been worked in
quite some time.
BREE
This is it right here, just pull
out these weeds and get the soil
ready for planting. I’ll be back to
check on you in a bit.
EDDIE
Ok.
Bree walks away and Eddie bends down to start pulling weeds
from the neglected garden. He looks back to catch Rex
peeking out of the kitchen window. Eddie smiles and contines
to pull weeds. He picks up a hand sized hoe and starts to
plow the dirt vigorously, continuously looking back.

27. 26.
35 INT. VAN DA KAMP HOUSE - DAY 35
Bree walks back inside the house and is greeted by Rex in
the kitchen. Bree grabs her keys and purse and heads for the
front door.
BREE
I’m headed to the Home Depot to get
some plants and fertilizer for the
garden. I’ll be back in a few
minutes.
REX
Ok.
BREE
Eddie is outside working on the
garden for me, so by the time I get
back it will be ready.
REX
Yea, great honey take your time.
Rex sees his opportunity to get even with Eddie. Bree leaves
and Rex walks out the back door to greet Eddie with unopen
arms and a balled up fist.
REX
(pissed off)
So, now that Bree is gone, your not
so tuff now are you?
Rex grabs Eddie by the neck and picks him up off the ground,
lifting him off the ground and slamming him up against the
fence.
EDDIE
You know Mr. Van Da Kamp your not
as smart as you think you are.
REX
What the hell is that suppose to
mean. I should kick your ass right
now.
EDDIE
Well you see, Not only do I know
what your up too, but now I have
proof that you like to beat up on
kids.
(CONTINUED)

28. CONTINUED: 27.
REX
What the hell is that suppose to
mean.
EDDIE
Look over there.
Eddie looks over to his left and Rex follows suit. He peers
over to the Youngs house and Zach is standing in the
backyard filming them with a small video camera.
EDDIE (cont’d)
See Mr. Van Da Kamp, I’m always one
step ahead of you.
Rex let’s go of Eddies neck and he falls to the ground. Rex
looks back to Eddie as he picks up the small hoe and
continues to till the ground, preparing the garden for when
Bree returns.
EDDIE (cont’d)
Now if you don’t mind, I’ve got to
have the garden ready for when Bree
get’s back.
REX
That’s Mrs. Van Da Kamp to you.
EDDIE
Yea, Whatever.
Rex walks away just as Bree is pulling back into the drive
way. She get’s out of the car and calls for Eddie.
BREE
Hey Eddie, you want to grab that
stuff out of the back seat?
EDDIE
Sure.
Eddie grabs the bag of fertilizer from the back seat and
carries it to the backyard, setting it down near the garden.
EDDIE (cont’d)
Bree, I’m going to take a break if
you don’t mind.
BREE
Sure Eddie, that’s fine. I’m going
to go inside and take care of a few
things. I’ll meet you back out here
in a few.

29. 28.
Eddie leaves the Van Da Kamp’s and heads over to Zach’s
house. Eddie knocks on the front door as Zach greets him
after the first knock.
36 INT. ZACH’S HOUSE - DAY 36
ZACH
Dude, What the hell. You must have
really pissed that guy off. He
almost pounded your ass.
EDDIE
I told you it would work. Did you
get everything on camera.
ZACH
Yea.
EDDIE
Good. I’ve got to go back over
there and finish the garden for
Bree, but stay close in case some
other stuff goes down.
ZACH
Ok, I’ll be right next door.
Eddie leaves Zach’s and heads back over to Bree and Rex’s
house to finish the garden work.
Bree meets Eddie back at the garden and they both work to
finish up. Eddie ask Bree about the Solis’s.
EDDIE
Bree, I was wondering if you could
call Gabrielle for me and see if
she needs any work done too. I’m
looking for a few more jobs to do
this weekend.
BREE
Sure, Eddie I’ll give Gabrielle a
call and see if there is anything
you can do. I’ll let her know your
trying to make some extra cash.
EDDIE
Thanks, Mrs. Van Da Kamp that would
be great.

30. 29.
37 INT. BREE’S HOUSE - DAY 37
Bree walks back inside and calls Gabrielle. Rex stands in
the background listening closely to Bree’s conversation on
the phone.
BREE
(into phone)
Hey, Gabrielle how are you today.
I’ve got Eddie over here and he
wanted to see if you had any handy
work for him.
GABRIELLE
Well, Let me talk with Carlos real
quick and see what he has to say.
REX
(under his voice)
I don’t think that’s a good idea.
BREE
Quiet Rex, I’m on the phone.
GABRIELLE
Carlos says to send him over. I
won’t be home but Carlos will be
here. He say’s he’ll be waiting for
him. Have him come to the back.
BREE
Ok, Great. I’ll let Eddie know.
He’s finishing up my new garden and
then I’ll send him over there.
GABRIELLE
Great, I’ll talk to you later.
Bree hangs up the phone and walks back outside to tell Eddie
about his appointment with the Solis’s. Rex walks away with
a smirk on his face, shaking his head.
38 EXT. BREE’S BACKYARD - DAY 38
Bree walks though the back yard and up to the garden where
Eddie is. She kneels down and continues working.
EDDIE
(curious)
So, What did she say.
(CONTINUED)

31. CONTINUED: 30.
BREE
Well, she talked with Carlos and he
said for you to meet him in their
back yard when your done here.
EDDIE
(nervous)
Is Gabrielle going to be home?
BREE
No, she said that she’s going to be
gone, but Carlos said that he had
some work for you.
MARY ALICE (V.O.)
Eddie got away with his little
antics the first time, but when you
play with fire, sometimes you get
burned. Eddie is about to see what
it’s like to play with the big
boys.
FADE OUT.
ACT THREE
FADE IN:
Eddie shows up at the Solis’s house to meet with Carlos
about the work that Gabrielle said they needed done. Eddie
walks to the back yard, but there’s no one there.
Carlos sneaks up behind Eddie and HITS him in the head with
a shovel. Eddie FALLS to the ground.
CARLOS
(talking to himself)
If you want it done right, i guess
you have to do it yourself.
Carlos picks up Eddies limp body and STUFFS him in the trunk
of his black mercedes.