Every Day a Little Death

"Every Day a Little Death" is the 12th episode of the ABC television series, Desperate Housewives. The episode was the 12th episode for the show's first season. The episode was written by Chris Black and was directed by David Grossman. It originally aired on Sunday January 16, 2005.

Guest Starring

• Doug Savant as Tom Scavo (credit only)
• Christine Estabrook as Martha Huber
• Harriet Sansom Harris as Felicia Tilman
• Roger Bart as George Williams
• Bob Gunton as Noah Taylor
• Conor O'Farrell as Detective Copeland
• Erin Matthews as Lauren

Co-Starring

• Brent Kinsman as Preston Scavo
• Shane Kinsman as Porter Scavo
• Zane Huett as Parker Scavo
• Bari Hochwald as Callie
• Michael Patrick McGill as Crime Scene Policeman

Plot

The neighborhood of Wisteria Lane find out the fate of Mrs. Huber. Lynette tries to get into a yoga class by claiming that her son, Parker has cancer. Edie plans a funeral for Martha and she and Susan are the only mourners. When Susan learns from Felicia that Martha kept a diary, she is forced to tell Edie the truth about the house fire. Bree gets closer to George but decides to call it off after she sends him to the hospital. Carlos arrives home on house arrest which is something Gabrielle had not expected.

Note

Although credited, Paul Young (Mark Moses), Zach Young (Cody Kasch), Tom Scavo (Doug Savant), John Rowland (Jesse Metcalfe) and Rex Van de Kamp (Steven Culp) do not appear in this episode.

Title reference

The episode title Every Day a Little Death comes from a song in the Stephen Sondheim musical, A Little Night Music.

International Titles

• French: Avant qu'il ne soit trop tard (Before it's gonna be too late)
• German: Asche auf mein Haupt (Mea Culpa! / lit.: Ash On My Head)
• Hungarian: Halj meg egy kicsit minden nap! (You die a little every day)
• Italian: Si muore un po' ogni giorno (You die a little every day)
• Spanish: Cada día, una pequeña muerte (Every Day a Little Death)