Attention all fans of Desparate Housewives! Why did she kill herself?

Question

You know in the very beginning of Desparate Housewives that lady shot herself? Why did she? I'm a big fan of the show now and i would like to know. Plus, what was her name again?

I've looked around at video stores and they don't have desparate housewives dvds. Please tell me just a little bit about the story line.

Answer 1

This may help: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Alice_Young

Answer 2

Mary Alice Young committed suicide on the first eppy. She was being black mailed by a neighbor. She & her husband adopted Zach as a infant, when his birth mother came back to claim her baby, Mary Alice killed her because she felt that Zachs birth mother would return to drugs & not be able to raise him. The neighbor that knew & saw it sent Mary Alice a note saying that she knoew what Mary Alice had done. Mary Alice's husband killed this neighbor is season 2.
Wal*Mart carries the DVD's of DH.

Answer 3

The woman to whom you're referring is Mary Alice. Her suicide was the big mystery during season one. Basically what happened was that years and years before, she and her husband Paul bought a baby boy from a drug addict (who it turned out was Mike's girlfriend). A few years later, the mother changed her mind and tried to get her baby back, and when Mary Alice and Paul refused, she threatened to go to the police and tried to force her way up the stairs to get the baby. To prevent her from doing so, Mary Alice grabbed a pair of scissors and stabbed her, killing her. Paul took the body and stuffed it in baby Zach's toychest and buried her in the yard. After Mary Alice's suicide, Paul dug up the toychest and threw it in the river, where it was recovered. Somehow, I don't remember, one of the neighbors found out about what Mary Alice did and started blackmailing her, and that's when she killed herself. Paul got his revenge though and killed the blackmailer.

Answer 4

Are you talking about the voice over lady? Becasue I think her name is Mary Alice or something.

I just remember in one episode Lynette was having flashbacks of that day and i think she killed herself becasue she was unhappy.

Answer 5

My first instinct was to tell you all, but by rereading your question I think it would be much more fun for you to watch the reruns/dvds to find out exactly why Mary Alice got a handgun and did the nasty deed.

Answer 6

Go to our local video store, like, Family Video or Block Buster, they have season's on DVDs. That should help, or check your local library, you never know. The lady's name is Mary Alice. He son was taken from his maternal mother and she raised him. Someone found out and was going to blackmail her, so she took her own life.

Answer 7

Because they kidnapped Zach and someone sent her a letter saying they knew what she did and she also killed Zach birth mother.

Answer 8

Hope this helps

On a sunny day, in the heart of America, the loveliest of suburbs, housewife Mary Alice Young (Brenda Strong) killed herself. Now she takes us into the lives of her friends, family and neighbors... Her circle of girlfriends on Wisteria Lane includes Bree Hodge (Marcia Cross), Martha Stewart on steroids, who recently battled the demons of widowhood, alcoholism and vengeful children...she remarried and now tries to keep her image of perfection even as everything crumbles around her; Lynette Scavo (Felicity Huffman), who struggles with balancing the complications of work, family issues and now cancer; Susan Mayer (Teri Hatcher), until recently a divorcee and single mom, finally got her happy ending when she tied the knot with the hot plumber next door but is now faced with the challenges of a blended family; newlywed Gabrielle Marquez, the ex-model who seems to be unlucky in love; and serial divorcee Edie Britt (Nicollette Sheridan), the free spirited real estate maven whose love life has everyone buzzing.

Then there are the men: Mike Delfino (James Denton), a plumber who is the on-again/off- again love of Susan's life; Lynette's adorable husband, Tom (Doug Savant), who, it's turning out, has his own share of secrets, Gabrielle's ex-husband, Carlos (Ricardo Antonio Chavira), Mary Alice’s widowed husband, Paul (Mark Moses), who is in prison for the murder of a neighbor, Bree's husband, Orson Hodge (Kyle MacLachlan) who ran Mike over and put him in a coma. Joining the neighborhood is Katherine Mayfair (Dana Delany), who years ago lived on Wisteria Lane, who moves into Mike's old house with her new young gynecologist husband and two kids in their late teens.

From her unique vantage point, Mary Alice sees more now than she ever did alive, and she’s planning to share all the delicious secrets that hide behind every neighbor’s closed door in this seemingly perfect American suburb.

“Desperate Housewives” stars Marcia Cross as Bree Van De Kamp, Felicity Huffman as Lynette Scavo, Teri Hatcher as Susan Mayer, Eva Longoria as Gabrielle Solis, Nicollette Sheridan as Edie Britt, Brenda Strong as Mary Alice Young, Ricardo Antonio Chavira as Carlos Solis, James Denton as Mike Delfino, Doug Savant as Tom Scavo, Mark Moses as Paul Young, Steven Culp as Rex Van De Kamp in season 1, Richard Burgi as Karl Mayer in season 2, Roger Bart as George Williams in season 2, Alfre Woodard as Betty Applewhite in season 2, Andrea Bowen as Julie Mayer, Cody Kasch as Zach Young, Kyle MacLachlan as Orson Hodge, Shawn Pyfrom as Andrew Van De Kamp, Joy Lauren as Danielle Van De Kamp, Jesse Metcalfe as John Rowland in season 1, Mehcad Brooks as Matthew Applewhite in season 2 and Josh Henderson as Austin Britt in season 3.

Marc Cherry ("The Golden Girls") is executive producer and creator. "Desperate Housewives" is produced by Touchstone Television and is the winner of both the 2005 and 2006 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy.

Answer 9

Check with amazon.com for DVDs.

Answer 10

because carlos didint really love ger her loved Gaby