My Husband, the Pig

"My Husband, the Pig" is the 63rd of Desperate Housewives. It is a male-focused episode which is narrated by Rex Van de Kamp.

Mike
Mike Delfino goes to the jewelry store to return the engagement ring, and the jeweler notes the inscription on the inside dedicated to his ex-girlfriend, Susan. At that moment Susan walks into the same store to have her engagement ring from her new boyfriend and fiancé, Ian Hainsworth, resized. The jeweler, missing her ring sizer, asks Susan to try on Mike's ring, and it fits perfectly. Later, a poker game with the husbands and bachelors from Wisteria Lane leads to a face-off between Ian and Mike. After selling the ring, Mike is able to repay Ian for the lawyer he hired for him. However, with Mike quickly losing out on money, Ian offers a new stake saying that if Mike wins the hand he can tell Susan whatever he likes, but if Ian wins Mike cannot utter a word. Mike has 3 kings and 2 queens, and believes he will win. However, he ends up losing the hand and cannot tell Susan that he was planning to propose the night he was hit by the car.

Tom
Tom Scavo makes a nice romantic gesture for his wife Lynette involving a horse and carriage ride for their ninth marriage anniversary. Things go awry, but by the end of the episode, they have reaffirmed their love for one another.

Carlos
Edie gets a visit from her ex-husband, Charles McLain (though he is not shown), and their 9-year-old son, Travers. Charles wants Edie to take care of Travers while Charles is in Africa for a month with Doctors Without Borders. Edie does not want to sit her son, but Travers wants to stay with her so she promises to take care of him. Edie’s neighbour Carlos Solis brings a woman named Kelly to Mike Delfino’s and his house. As they are about to have sex, Carlos notices Travers playing outside by himself, in the dark. Carlos brings Travers inside, which causes Kelly to leave. The end of the episode implies that Carlos is reminded of his desire for a child by this incident.

Orson
Danielle discovers she is pregnant and Austin is the father. Orson and Bree decide that Danielle will go somewhere else to give birth to the baby and then give it up for adoption; the cover story being that she is taking a semester abroad. Austin writes his ex-girlfriend Julie Mayer a heartfelt letter and she agrees to take him back, not knowing about Danielle’s pregnancy. Later, Orson orders Austin to leave Wisteria Lane, and Austin tells Julie he has to leave for a while for “a family thing”.

Victor
Victor Lang tells his chauffeur to rear-end Gabrielle's Aston Martin DB9 Convertible on purpose so he and Gabrielle can meet. The next day, Gabrielle goes to Victor’s office and finds him being interviewed and photographed. He is running for mayor of Fairview. She agrees to go out with him, and though they have a pleasant date, she does not think he is the right man for her. Still, he is seen confidently telling a waiter he was going to marry her.