The episode begins where the seventh season left off, where Gaby is waving goodbye to her fellow neighbors as they return to their homes, while she returns inside where she, Lynette, Susan, Bree and Carlos drive to the nearby woods to dispose of Alejandro’s body. Everyone but Bree is hesitant about dumping the body though she eventually convinces them that it is their only choice.

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Mike begins to become suspicious as he feels Susan is hiding something. Susan then substitutes Juanita’s class and she becomes emotional when the class pet hamster, Cupcake, dies. Gaby later helps Susan determine that she is feeling dreadfully guilty over the murder of Alejandro.

Chuck soon tells Bree that he and his colleagues have found a body, and he says that he has left his car. Realizing that Gaby has Alejandro’s car keys, they rush to find his car, only to find out it is a stick shift and neither of them can drive a stick shift. Chuck soon appears and Gaby says that the car belongs to her Aunt Shirley, and that they must return it to her. Chuck then decides to drive them to Shirley’s house, though they are soon carjacked when Chuck steps out for a moment, much to Bree’s joy.

Renee is attracted to new neighbor, Ben Faulkner (Charles Mesure). However, he turns her down for a sex rendezvous at her house, leaving Renee feeling unwanted.

Meanwhile, Lynette and Tom are having difficulty telling the kids that they are separating. After Lynette has a nightmare one night about Alejandro’s murder and rushes to Tom, they sleep together. The following morning Lynette says that it was a mistake, leading them to finally tell the kids about their separation.

Gaby plans her annual barbeque, and everybody attends. Susan, still riddled with guilt, suggests to the other girls telling Mike about Alejandro’s murder. Lynette agrees. However, Bree and Gaby are completely against the idea, leading to Gaby pushing Susan, Lynette and herself into the nearby pool. When the men arrive to ask what was going on, Bree soon jumps in, too, and says that they were looking for Susan’s earring.

After the incident, everyone comforts Lynette as she begins to have a meltdown over her and Tom’s separation.

The episode ends with Bree arriving home with Chuck, as she finds a postcard in her mailbox reading: “I know what you did. It makes me sick. I’m going to tell.”. This is the same as the letter Mary Alice received before she killed herself.

“Secrets That I Never Want to Know” is the eighth season premiere episode of the American comedy-drama television series Desperate Housewives, and the 158th overall episode of the series. It was broadcast in the United States on September 25, 2011, on ABC Network.

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