DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES – “Being Alive” – A pall is cast over Wisteria Lane in the wake of a brutal attack, on “Desperate Housewives,” SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4 (9:00-10:01 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. As the citizens of Fairview try to make sense of a recent attack in their neighborhood, Lynette withholds a secret from Susan, Gaby gives niece Ana advice on how to get a guy’s attention, Bree worries how her affair with Karl will affect her friendship with Susan, and Angie is determined to protect her son and her family’s past. (ABC/DANNY FELD)
MARCIA CROSS