TONIGHT ON DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES. J can't bring herself to return calls and email. P can't bring herself to turn on the TV or radio. Every time she hears her husband's cough, M wonders if it's something serious. C's lawyer persuades her to shift blame, but even she doesn't think that will do anyone any good.

Tonight on "Desperate Housewives" is a weekly series that premiered on Blog About Town on October 23, 2005. Last week's installment is here.

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