Next (Desperate Housewives) Next (Desperate Housewives) "Next" is the second season premiere episode of the American comedy-drama series "Desperate Housewives", and the 24th episode overall. It was originally broadcast in the United States on September 25, 2005, on ABC. It was written by Jenna Bans and Kevin Murphy and was directed by Larry Shaw. In the episode, Susan (Teri Hatcher) recovers from having been held hostage while Gabrielle (Eva Longoria) attempts to salvage her marriage to her incarcerated husband, Carlos (Ricardo Antonio Chavira). Meanwhile, Bree (Marcia Cross) deals with her mother-in-law following her husband's death and Lynette (Felicity Huffman) goes back to work.
Flashback (Desperate Housewives) tries to bribe her, which doesn't work. However Lynette tells them that they are more than welcome to come over to the Scavo place for a family photo. As they all gather around for the picture they discover that Frank has died. Stella turns sad, mainly because Frank’s new will doesn’t go into effect until the following day. If they call the coroner before midnight, she gets nothing. If they wait until morning, she gets millions. Lynette remains reluctant and insists on doing the right thing but when Stella points out to Lynette that after all these years of Lynette