Paul Young (Desperate Housewives)

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Paul Young
Mark Moses as Paul
First appearance	Pilot (episode 1.01)
Last appearance	Remember (episode 2.23)
Cause/Reason	Incarcerated
Statistics
Aliases	Todd Forrest (actual name)
Gender	Male
Occupation	Investor/Stockbroker
Spouse	Mary Alice Young (deceased)
Children	Zach Young (adopted son)
Portrayed by	Mark Moses
Created by	Marc Cherry

Paul Young is the name of a fictional character on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. The character is played by actor, Mark Moses.

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Paul Young is the widower of Mary Alice. Many years before the beginning of the show, Paul helped his wife dispose of Deirdre Taylor's body after Mary Alice killed her. After Mary Alice's suicide, Paul found a threatening note in his wife's personal belongings. He spent a long time investigating who sent the note to her, and when he found out it was his neighbor Martha Huber, he murdered her. Paul planted Martha Huber's bracelet and ring in Mike Delfino's garage to try to frame him. With the help of Martha Huber's sister, Felicia Tilman, Mike Delfino discovered that Paul and Mary Alice had murdered his wife Deirdre. Mike kidnapped Paul, intending to kill him, but spared his life when he realized that Zach, Paul's son, was actually Deirdre's child and therefore Mike's son.

Felicia Tilman, however, was still intent on making Paul Young pay for her sister's death. Felcia planned to inform Noah Taylor about Paul's involvement in the murder of Noah's daughter Deirdre, hoping that Noah would put justice into his own hands. Her plan failed when Zach Young blackmailed his grandfather into sparing Paul. She moved back onto Wisteria Lane and terrorized Paul. After Paul lost control and attacked her in front of several witnesses, she seized her chance, faked her own murder (even cutting off two of her fingers), and faked evidence that implicated Paul. Paul was arrested and was subsequently abandoned by his son after Zach inherited his grandfather's fortune and realized that Paul was indeed responsible for Martha Huber's death.

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