There Won't Be Trumpets

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"There Won't Be Trumpets" is the 17th episode of the ABC television series, Desperate Housewives. The episode was the 17th episode for the show's first season. The episode was written by John Pardee and Joey Murphy and was directed by Jeff Melman. It originally aired on Sunday April 3, 2005.

[edit] Guest Starring

• Doug Savant as Tom Scavo
• Shawn Pyfrom as Andrew Van de Kamp
• Joy Lauren as Danielle Van de Kamp
• Marlee Matlin as Alisa Stevens
• Lupe Ontiveros as Juanita "Mama" Solis
• Albie Selznick as Dennis Stevens
• Rick Ravanello as Bill Cunningham
• Jeff Doucette as Father Crowley
• Dagney Kerr as Nurse Ruth Ann Heisel
• Mark L. Taylor as Mr. Steinberg
• Aria Wallace as Lily Stevens

[edit] Co-Starring

• Brent Kinsman as Preston Scavo
• Shane Kinsman as Porter Scavo
• Derk Cheetwood as Security Guard
• Ciera Lamborn as Soprano Singer

[edit] Plot

Mama Solis awakes from her coma and runs to call Carlos. However she slips on the freshly washed hospital floor and falls down the stairs. A nurse finds her but cannot hear what she is saying. Mama Solis dies shortly after. Carlos takes the news of his mother's death hard since she died so suddenly. Gabrielle quietly celebrates Mama's death since she can no longer pester Gabby and also not tell Carlos about her affair with John. Meanwhile, Bree and Rex find out that Andrew was caught doing drugs again and that he ran over the school's parking attendant when he refused to cooperate. Therefore, Andrew was expelled from school. Bree decides that a punishment is in order and plans to send him to deprogramming camp. At the funeral (which all of the housewives attend), Gabrielle is shocked to see the tribute Carlos has put together for his mother which includes a horse drawn carriage carrying her remains and an expensive crypt. Gabrielle tells Carlos that they cannot afford the funeral he arranged and that "at least Mama will have a roof over her head".

The following day, Lynette plays tennis with another mom who is deaf and her husband. She sees that they both have problems and that her husband uses her handicap as an advantage. Lynette then confronts him but is told to mind her own business. Susan decides to date one of the construction workers who is building Edie's home. When Edie tells her to stay away from Bill, Susan goes on a date with him anyway which leads to an argument with Edie. In the middle of the night, Bree and Rex wake up Andrew and inform him that his being sent away. He ignores their statement and puts his head back on his pillow. Rex then says we're ready, and two men enter Andrew's room. Andrew quickly looks at them and tries to make a run for it. The two men grab and restrain him, while Rex says that these men will help Andrew get dressed then drive him to camp. Andrew then spit's in Bree's face before she says that she will always love him

[edit] Quotes

• Bree: Andrew, I need you to take out the trash.
  Andrew: Sure.
  Bree: Now, not five hours from now.
  Andrew: I'm going, I'm going. God! Um, I'm meeting Justin at the mall tonight so I'm gonna need forty bucks.
  Bree: No!
  Andrew: What?
  Bree: You no longer get an allowance.
  Andrew: Fine. I'm not taking out the trash.
  Bree: (exasperated) Andrew.
  Andrew: What are you gonna do, torture me? Go ahead, I can take it.
  Bree: What I want, what I have always wanted is for you to be happy. And you're not. And I have no idea how to help you.
  Andrew: Well, you can start by getting out of the way.
  Bree: I will not. We're gonna talk about this now.
  Andrew: I said get out of the way!
  (after Andrew pushes Bree, Rex throws him against the wall)
  Rex: The next time you touch your mother like that again, I will throw you right through this wall. You understand me?
• (Alisa Stevens is a deaf woman)
  Alisa Stevens: Dennis left me.
  Lynette: What?
• Mike: (holding a gun against Susan) If I can't have you, no one can.
  Susan: Shut up.
  (Mike drops the gun and they start making out)
• Tom Scavo: You're always willing to help out, and I admire you for that.
  Lynette: You know what I admire you for? You always find a way to compliment me when you could say "I told you so".
  (Tom says something in sign language)
  Lynette: You just said "I told you so", didn't you?
  Tom Scavo: You'll never prove it.

[edit] Note

• Although credited, Paul Young (Mark Moses) and Zach Young (Cody Kasch) do not appear in this episode.
• The dream sequence where Susan (Teri Hatcher) imagines various scenarios occurring between her and Mike (James Denton) was not going to originally include all of the scenarios. Only the one where Mike holds her at gunpoint giving her an ultimatum was going to appear as it left more of an effect, but this was of course later changed to feature all scenarios.
• When Bree is getting Andrew's washing, he is watching T.V. He is watching LOST Season 1 Episode 1.

[edit] Title reference

The episode title There Won't Be Trumpets is a song written for the Stephen Sondheim musical Anyone Can Whistle. It was replaced by a dramatic monologue and was not used in the actual production, though versions have been recorded by Lee Remick, Barbra Streisand, Bernadette Peters, and Mandy Patinkin.

[edit] International Titles

• French: Il ne suffira pas d'un signe (A sign won't be enough)
• German: Helden (Heroes)
• Hungarian: Nem szólnak majd a harsonák (The trumpets won't sing)
• Italian: Eroi (Heroes)
• Spanish: No habra trompetas (Won't Be Trumpets)