Farewell Letter

"Farewell Letter"
Episode no.	Season 7 Episode 15
Directed by	David Grossman
Written by	Marco Pennette
Original air date	February 20, 2011
Guest actors
Emily Bergl as Beth Young Daniella Baltodano as Celia Solis Brian Austin Green as Keith Watson Orson Bean as Roy Bender Cody Kasch as Zach Young Max Carver as Preston Scavo Jill Larson as Sister Marta Marco Rodriguez as Principal Gomez Rochelle Aytes as Amber James Sayeed Shahidi as Charlie James Tamara Zook as Shopper #1 Tuffet Schmeizie as Shopper #2 Jacquie Holland as Tiffany Brie Mattson as Kimberly Anastasia Ganias as Hostess Amy Crofoot as Lady Frantz Turner as Man Catherine Grace as Patron Geno Monteiro as Police Officer Joey Naber as Townsperson Missy Doty as Waitress Shane Kinsman as Porter Scavo (younger) Brent Kinsman as Preston Scavo (younger)

"Farewell Letter" is the 149th episode of the ABC television series, Desperate Housewives. It is the fifteenth episode of the show's seventh season and was broadcast on February 20, 2011.

Plot

Gabrielle and Carlos head to Texas to visit Gabrielle's stepfather's grave, but instead come to find that everyone in the town is asking for autographs and pictures with Gaby. Bree and Keith make a decision to break up so Keith can see Charlie in Florida because he doesn't want him to not have a father, like he did himself. Lynette prohibits Porter and Preston from bringing home girls and she and Tom decide they need to get jobs, and move out. They end up at Mrs. McCluskey's house with their girls there. Renee gets Susan to use her dialysis to help them get into a restaurant, but after it fails, Susan collapses. After sending Zach to a rehab facility, Paul decides to kick Beth out of his life.

Reception

On its original broadcast on ABC, the episode scored 10.580 million of viewers and achieved a 3.1 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic. With the DVR Rating, this episode is up 1.7 in million of viewers (rising to a total of 12.4 million of viewers) and it's up 0.8 in the adults 18-49 demographic (rising to a total of a 3.9 rating).

Notes

• Kevin Rahm (Lee McDermott), Tuc Watkins (Bob Hunter), Joshua Logan Moore (Parker Scavo), Darcy Rose Byrnes (Penny Scavo) and Madison De La Garza (Juanita Solis) do not appear and are not credited.
• Brian Austin Green makes his final appearance as Keith Watson, appearing in a total of 15 episodes.
• The title is the name of a song from Stephen Sondheim's musical Passion.

International titles

• Arabic: الانتقال (Transition)
• Italian: Andare via (Go away)
• German: Zuhause (at home)
• French : Il n'est jamais facile de partir (It's never easy to go)