1、1The script of Desperate HousewivesSeason 1第一集：OPEN ON: EXT. WISTERIA LANE - MORNING (A school bus drives up the road. Friendly “Good Morning“ are exchanged between neighbours. A woman pushes a baby carriage along, while a car pulls out of a driveway and drives down the road. GABRIELLE jogs past a f
2、ence on the sidewalk. Pan to:(EXT.YOUNG HOUSE - FRONT YARD) (MARY ALICE comes out of her front door and down the porch steps, carrying a basket of flowers. She kneels in front of her flowerbed, and smells a flower, smiling faintly.) NARRATOR: My name is Mary Alice Young. When you read this mornings
3、paper, you may come across an article about the unusual day I had last week. Normally, theres never anything newsworthy about my life. That all changed last Thursday. Of course everything seemed as normal at first. I made my breakfast for my family. (Cut to:MARY ALICE, carrying a plate of waffles to
4、 the breakfast table, where PAUL and ZACH are sitting. She passes the plate to PAUL.) MARY ALICE:Here we are. Waffles. NARRATOR: I performed my chores. (Cut to:MARY ALICE, flipping a switch on the washing machine, and then lifting a basket of clothing off the machine. NARRATOR: I completed my projec
5、ts. (Cut to:MARY ALICE, stirring a paintbrush in a can of paint and painting a garden chair) NARRATOR: I ran my errands (Cut to:MARY ALICE picking up the dry-cleaning, then retrieving the mail from the mailbox.) NARRATOR: In truth, I spent the day as I spend every other day - quietly polishing the r
6、outine of my life until it gleamed with perfection. (Cut to:MARY ALICE, straightening a photo frame on top of the piano. She sighs with satisfaction, a contented smile on her face.) NARRATOR: Thats why it was so astonishing when I decided to go to my hallway closet to retrieve a revolver that had ne
7、ver been used. (Cut to:MARY ALICE takes a box off a shelf in the closet. Looking worried and distraught, she shakily puts a revolver to her temple. We see a finger pulling the trigger, and a loud shot is heard. The camera stays on the YOUNG family picture, as the blurred reflection of MARY ALICE is
8、shown in the frame of the picture falling to the ground.) (Cut to: MRS. HUBERS HOUSE - KITCHEN) (MRS. HUBERs finger dips into a pool of red sauce (resembling blood). She licks the sauce on her finger, as she turns her head towards the YOUNG house, puzzled by the sound shes heard.) NARRATOR: My body
9、was discovered by my neighbour, Mrs. Martha Huber, who had been startled by a strange popping sound. Her curiosity aroused, Mrs. Huber tried to think of a reason for dropping in on me unannounced. After some initial hesitation, she decided to return the blender she had borrowed from me 6 months befo
10、re. (MRS. HUBER takes a blender labeled Property of MARY ALICE YOUNG off a shelf, and hurries next door to ring the doorbell. Hearing no answer, she hurries to the side of the house, where she peers inside 2the window and sees MARY ALICEs dead body lying on the ground, a pool of blood next to her. S
11、he screams. We see MRS. HUBER hurry back to her own house.) MRS HUBER: (on the phone) Its my neighbour. I think shes been shot, theres blood everywhere. Yes, youve got to send an ambulance. Youve got to send one right now! (MRS. HUBER hangs up the phone. She stands in the kitchen, lips trembling, fi
12、ghting tears.) NARRATOR: And for a moment, Mrs. Huber stood motionless in her kitchen, grief-stricken by this senseless tragedy. But, only for a moment. (MRS. HUBER turns her head sideways, noticing the blender sitting on the kitchen counter. She rips the label off the blender, and puts it back on h
13、er shelf.) NARRATOR: If there was one thing Mrs. Huber was known for, it was her ability to look on the bright side. (MRS. HUBER shuts the cupboard door.) OPENING CREDITs CUT TO: EXT. WISTERIA LANE - DAY (Residents wearing black clothing and bearing plates and baskets of food are walking towards the
14、 YOUNG household) NARRATOR: I was laid to rest on a Monday. After the funeral, all the residents of Wisteria Lane came to pay their respects. And as people do in this situation, they brought food. (Pan to:LYNETTE, holding a plate of fried chicken with one hand as she walks.) NARRATOR: Lynette Scavo
15、brought fried chicken. Lynette had a great family recipe for fried chicken. (Flashback to: LYNETTE talking animatedly in a conference room as she points at a projected screen with charts and figures, a room full of corporate businesspeople taking notes or watching as she shows her presentation, smil
16、ing with confidence.) NARRATOR: Of course, she didnt cook much as she was moving up the corporate ladder. She didnt have the time. (Fade to: The doctors office, where he performs a sonogram on LYNETTEs exposed belly, as LYNETTE lies in a chair watching the screen, laughing with excitement. Her husba
17、nd, TOM, sits next to her as he watches with amazement at the sonogram, holding LYNETTEs hand.) NARRATOR: But when her doctor announced Lynette was pregnant, her husband Tom had an idea. Why not quit your job? Kids do much better with stay at home mums; it was so much less stressful. (We see TOM ges
18、turing, talking animatedly as he proposes this idea to LYNETTE, who nods hesitantly in agreement as she looks at him.) NARRATOR: But this was not the case. (End of flashback. Resume to present.) (LYNETTE pushes a baby carriage with her free hand, looking weary. The SCAVO children, Twins PRESTON she
19、should have let us help her. GABRIELLE: What kind of problems could she have had? She was healthy, had a great home, a nice family. Her life was?- LYNETTE: -our life. GABRIELLE: No, if Mary Alice was having some sort of crisis, wed have known. She lives 50 feet away, for gods sakes. SUSAN: Gabby, th
20、e woman killed herself. Something mustve been going on. (They all look down and consider this point, as PAUL, unseen, leans against the living room doorway, eavesdropping on their conversation. He sips his drink, looking very shifty and suspicious, like he knows more than hes letting on.) (Cut to:YO
21、UNG HOUSE - DINING ROOM - WAKE - DAY) (Food is set out on the table buffet-style. SUSAN walks into the room, where MIKE is spooning some of SUSANs macaroni and cheese onto his plate) SUSAN: Oh, I wouldnt eat that if I were you. MIKE: Why? SUSAN: I made it, trust me. (MIKE prepares to take a bite) He
22、y, hey, do you have a death wish? MIKE: No, I just refuse to believe that anybody can screw up macaroni and cheese. (MIKE takes a bites of the macaroni, as SUSAN gestures apologetically, smiling.) MIKE: Oh my god. (makes a face) How did you?it tastes like its burnt and undercooked. SUSAN: Yeah, I ge
23、t that a lot. Here you go. (SUSAN gets a tissue and gives it to him, as he spits his mouthful of macaroni and cheese into the tissue.) MIKE: Thanks. Im Mike Delfino, I just rented out the Sims house next door. SUSAN: Susan Meyer, I live across the street. MIKE: Oh yeah, Mrs. Huber told me about you,
24、 said you illustrate childrens books SUSAN: Yeah Im very big with the under 5 set. (MIKE laughs) What do you do? MIKE: Plumber. So if you ever have a clog. Or something. SUSAN: (laughs) Now that everybodys seen that Ive brought something, I should probably just throw this out. (JULIE looks over to s
25、ee SUSAN and MIKE flirting with each other, smiles. SUSAN takes the dish of macaroni and walks off. MIKE watches her as she leaves. She stops and looks back at MIKE. She smiles, 7then continues walking to the next room.) (Cut to:INT. YOUNG HOUSE - BACK ROOM WINDOW SEAT - WAKE - DAY LYNETTE struggles
26、 with the baby, covering it in a blanket. MRS. HUBER hurries up the path, sees LYNETTE through the window and comes in.) LYNETTE: (to baby) Ow! Ease up, you little vampire. MRS. HUBER: Lynette! Ive been looking all over for you. LYNETTE: Oh. (smiles, distracted by the baby) MRS. HUBER:Are you aware
27、of what your sons are doing? (LYNETTEs smile drops instantly) (Cut to:EXT. YOUNG HOUSE - POOL SIDE - DAY The SCAVO kids are swimming in the pool, splashing, generally making lots of noise. Their nice shoes and clothes are discarded at the poolside.) SCAVO kids: Stop. Arrrggggh. Hah! (LYNETTE hurries
28、 down the path to the poolside holding the baby. She stops at the poolside, appalled at what she sees.) LYNETTE: What are you doing!? We are at a wake! PRESTON: When we got here, you said we could go in the pool. LYNETTE: (crouches down) I said you could go by the pool. Do you have your swimsuits on
29、? PORTER: Yeah, we put them on under our clothes just before we left. LYNETTE: You three planned this? Alright, thats it. Get out! PORTER: No! LYNETTE: No? I am your mother. You have to do what I say. Come on. PRESTON: We wanna swim and you cant stop us. (LYNETTE looks around at the whole neighbourh
30、ood watching, helpless. The SCAVO kids all float in the water, their arms crossed in defiance. Seeing this, LYNETTE raises her eyebrow and sets her face with angry resolve.) LYNETTE: (gives the baby to a man standing nearby) Here. (LYNETTE steps into the pool, holding her skirt as she walks down the
31、 pool steps towards the boys. The boys mouths drop open in surprise.) LYNETTE: Get out. Or I will get in this pool and just grab you, get out! Get over here. Get over here. Get back or Ill kill you. (LYNETTE struggles in the pool with the boys, splashing around as the boys try to swim away from her.
32、) LYNETTE: Thats right, get over here. Go, go, go, ugh. Move it. Out. Get out. (PAUL and ZACH walk out by the pool, watching in amazement. SUSAN puts her hands over her mouth with embarrassment, as REX, ANDREW and DANIELLE, laughing in amazement, come out to watch. The water flies everywhere as LYNE
33、TTE struggles to catch hold of her kids. PAUL looks down at his jacket as water splashes onto his suit. LYNETTE manages to grab onto PRESTONs foot, dragging him towards the edge of the pool, as she catches hold of PARKERs foot as well. She manages to pull them up the steps and out of the pool, herse
34、lf soaking wet. She glares at PORTER floating in the water, who gets out of the pool in a hurry. LYNETTE takes the baby from the man, then goes up to PAUL, flustered, as the boys gather their clothes.) LYNETTE: Paul. We have to leave now. Once again, I am so sorry for your loss. (to kids) Go! (LYNET
35、TE hurries the boys along the path as PAUL watches them leave. He turns, and looks into the pool. The camera moves into the pool, looking up at PAUL as he stares menacingly into the watery depths.) NARRATOR: Lynette shouldnt have been so concerned about my husband. He had other things on his 8mind.
36、Things below the surface. CUT TO: EXT. WISTERIA LANE - DAWN (A newspaper boy on a bike rides along the road, throwing newspapers at each home as he rides by.) NARRATOR: The morning after my funeral, my friends and neighbours quietly went back to their busy, busy lives. Some did their cooking. (Cut t
37、o:INT. SCAVO HOUSE - KITCHEN - DAY LYNETTE struggles with her kids in her home, as the boys throw cereal around.) NARRATOR: And some did their cleaning. (Cut to:INT. VAN DE KAMP HOUSE - BATHROOM - DAY BREE kneels next to the toilet, holding a scrubber, scrubbing the toilet ferociously.) NARRATOR: An
38、d some did their yoga. (Cut to:INT. SOLIS HOUSE - FOYER - DAY We look out at GABRIELLE, who strikes a yoga stance on a mat in front of her open door.) NARRATOR: Others did their homework. (Cut to:EXT. WISTERIA LANE - DAY A soccer ball is kicked high in the air towards a house.) (Cut to:INT. DELFINO
39、HOUSE - FOYER - DAY The sound of a doorbell ringing. The door opens, and MIKE looks out at JULIE, who smiles apologetically.) JULIE: Hi. (MIKEs dog barks, and MIKE puts a hand on the dogs neck to calm it down. He looks at JULIE.) JULIE: Im Julie, I kicked my soccer ball into your backyard. MIKE: Oh,
40、 OK. Well, lets go round and get it. (to dog) Stay. (Cut to:INT. MEYER HOUSE - SUSAN- WORK STUDIO - DAY JULIE paces the floor walking back and forth, throwing the soccer ball up and down as she talks. SUSAN is working on her illustrations.) JULIE: (to SUSAN) His wife died a year ago, he wanted to st
41、ay in LA but there were too many memories. Hes renting for tax purposes, but hes hoping to buy a place real soon. SUSAN: I cant believe you went over there. JULIE: Hey, I saw you both flirting at the wake. Youre obviously into each other. Now that you know hes single, you can ask him out. SUSAN: Jul
42、ie, I like Mr. Delfino, I do. Its just, I dont know if Im ready to start dating yet. JULIE: Ugh, you need to get back out there. Come on. How long has it been since youre had sex? (SUSANs pen halts stroke. She turns to look at JULIE, open-mouthed.) Are you mad that I asked you that? SUSAN: No, Im ju
43、st trying to remember. (JULIE tilts her head to one side, smiling at SUSAN, who turns back to her drawing.) I dont wanna talk to you about my love life anymore, it weirds me out. JULIE: I wouldnt have said anything its just? SUSAN: (turns around to look at JULIE) What? JULIE: I heard Dads girlfriend
44、 asking if youd dated anyone since the divorce, and Dad said he doubted it. (SUSAN looks down at her lap.) And then they both laughed. (SUSAN turns to look at JULIE, mouth open in indignation. That does it.) (Cut to:EXT. WISTERIA LANE - DAY SUSAN, holding a pot-plant, hurries along the road and walk
45、s up the steps to MIKEs house to ring his doorbell. We hear the dog bark as MIKE opens the door.) MIKE: Hey, Susan. SUSAN: Hi Mike. (smiles) I brought you a little housewarming gift. I probably shouldve brought something by earlier, but. MIKE: Actually, youre the first in the neighbourhood to stop b
46、y. SUSAN: Really? (She laughs) 9NARRATOR: Susan knew she was lucky. An eligible bachelor had moved onto Wisteria Lane, and she was the first to find out. But she also knew that good news travels quickly. EDIE: (waving as she walks, holding a dish) Hello there! NARRATOR: (slow motion shot of Edie jog
47、ging towards MIKE and SUSAN) Edie Britt was the most predatory divorcee in a 5 block radius. Her conquests were numerous. (Flashback to: EDIE and a workman in her living room. She grabs him, as his toolbox drops on the ground with a crash.) NARRATOR: Varied? (Cut to:a tennis coach standing behind ED
48、IE in her living room, helping her swing a tennis racquet with her right hand. She turns and kisses him, pushing him onto her couch.) NARRATOR: And legendary. (Cut to:EDIE, sitting on her couch. She looks up at a priest, and pulls him down on top of her. He yells, his Bible dropping onto the ground.
49、) (End of flashback. Resume to present.) (EDIE walks up to the porch, pushing her sunglasses onto her head.) EDIE: Hi Susan, I hope Im not interrupting. You must be Mike Delfino. Hi, Im Edie. Britt. I live over there (points). Welcome to Wisteria Lane. (SUSAN shifts uncomfortably.) NARRATOR: Susan had met the enemy, and she was a slut. MIKE: Thank you, whats this? EDIE: Sausage Puttenesca. Its just something I threw together. (SUSAN looks at her disbelievingly.) MIKE: Thanks, Edie. (laughs)
