No Fits, No Fights, No Feuds

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“No Fits, No Fights, No Feuds”
Alma is the surprise guest at Bree's dinner party.
Episode No.	Season 3 (2006-2007) Episode 57, 3-11
Writer(s)	Alexandra Cunningham & Josh Senter
Director	Sanaa Hamri
Original Airdate	January 7, 2007 (ABC)
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"No Fits, No Fights, No Feuds" is the 57th episode of the ABC television series, Desperate Housewives. It was also the eleventh episode of the show's third season. The episode was written by Alexandra Cunningham & Josh Senter and directed by Sanaa Hamri. It first aired on January 7, 2007.

Contents 1 Guest Starring 2 Episode recap 3 Quotes 4 Title reference

[edit] Guest Starring

• Rachel Fox as Kayla Scavo
• Valerie Mahaffey as Alma Hodge
• Dougray Scott as Ian Hainsworth
• Mark Deklin as Bill Pearce
• Ernie Hudson as Detective Ridley
• Mark Moses as Paul Young
• Myra Turley as Peggy
• Stacy Hall as jail guard
• Cristos as inmate

[edit] Episode recap

Gabrielle receives flowers, but the card doesn't specify who sent them. Gabrielle believes Carlos sent them to sabotage her relationship with Bill, but Carlos says he did not send them. Gabrielle visits the flower shop and asks the owner who sent the flowers, but she refuses to tell her as the buyer has asked to remain anonymous. Gabrielle locks the owner up into a room so she can look through the paper work. However, Bill comes into the store, and is shocked at Gabrielle's actions. Gabrielle decides not to discover who the sender is, but it is too late for the couple and Bill breaks up with her. Gabrielle leaves and Bill releases the flower shop owner.

Kayla returns to Wisteria Lane, when she moves in with the Scavos full time. Kayla wants to watch TV while eating dinner, but Lynette won't let her as it's a rule that you can only eat dinner at the table. Kayla insists that Lynette lets her do it because Nora let her. Lynette allows her to "just this once". Lynette takes the children out for ice cream, but when they have to leave, Kayla refuses to because she wants to finish her ice cream, but Lynette can't wait for her. Kayla tells Lynette that she doesn't have to listen to her because she's not her mother. Lynette tells her boys that if they get Kayla into the car, they can eat dinner in front of the TV for a week, so they do. As Tom tucks Kayla into bed, he asks her why she is giving Lynette a hard time. Kayla tells him that she blames Lynette for the death of Nora. Tom asks her to be nicer to Lynette. Kayla says she will, but that doesn't mean she loves her. Lynette is hurt when she overhears this.

Susan visits Mike in prison and hogs the credit for hiring the lawyer. Mike tells her that he no longer believes Edie's lies about her. Susan tells him that Ian doesn't want her seeing him anymore, and they say goodbye. Mike runs into Paul in prison. Paul tells him that he doesn't believe that he killed Monique.

Julie and Austin have sex for the first time and Julie loses her virginity. The following day, it is revealed that Austin has also been sleeping with Danielle Van de Kamp and Danielle gives him an ultimatum: either allow the affair to go on, or she will tell Julie, Austin decides to keep having the affair in order to keep Julie from knowing about the affair.

What happens to Alma after Orson found out she's leaving him is revealed; Alma wants to leave him because she found lipstick on his shirt. After Orson comes home, Alma tells him she is indeed leaving him, and he doesn't care because he doesn't love her. Alma is hurt and leaves. She goes to Winnipeg to live with her aunt Agnes. And Orson frees Alma's parrot, Baby -- he did not kill it. In the present, she arrives on Wisteria Lane to confront him. Bree faints after meeting Alma. Orson is shocked to meet her. Bree decides to throw a dinner party featuring Alma to show off to Wisteria Lane that Orson did not murder her. Susan shares the information about Orson being at the mental hospital with Lynette and Gabrielle. She also shares it with Detective Ridley. She also tells Detective Ridley about Orson's affair with Monique. Before the dinner party, Alma injects herself with something. Detective Ridley crashes the party to ask Orson some questions. Bree learns about Susan's talk with Detective Ridley. She feels betrayed and ends her friendship with Susan. Edie shows Alma around the Applewhites' old house, and Alma decides to buy it.

[edit] Quotes

• Susan - "You can't kiss me now! I'm yelling at you!"
• Ian - "Well, I'm listening."

[edit] Title reference

The episode title, No Fits, No Fights, No Feuds is taken from the lyrics of the song, "Together, Wherever We Go" from the Stephen Sondheim musical, Gypsy.