Bree turned the pills over in her hand.

"Are you sure that she's taking these?"

"Come on, Bree. Who else would be taking them? The boys obviously aren't- they're just as active as ever. Besides, we know Lynette refuses to drug her children. And Penny and Tom have been acting perfectly normal. It has to be Lynette."

Gabi took the pills from Bree. "The only way to know for sure would be to talk to Lynette about it."

"Like she'll really admit to using Ritalin."

"Tell her what you just told us. Let's see what she says."

Bree nodded. "There really is no other way, Susan. We'll talk to her tomorrow. I'm sure it will all turn out fine."

The next day:

"YOU BROKE INTO MY HOUSE?! YOU WENT THROUGH MY PRIVATE THINGS?!" Lynette screamed.

Susan, who was leaning away from Lynette, said nervously, "Y-Yes, but it was only because we were worried about you!"

"And it's a good thing we did, too!" cried Bree triumphantly. "Because we found these!" She placed the Ritalin pills on the table in front of her.

"What?" Lynette snatched up the pills.

Gabi flipped her hair. "We were really just wondering if you were taking those pills."

Susan and Bree stared at her "Gabi!"

Lynette was glaring at the three women, who stared expectantly right back. Lynette knew that they wouldn't just let her off the hook. "Well, so what if I am taking them? They give me energy! They help me!"

"Lynette, you need to stop." whispered Susan.

Bree agreed. "You may think that they're helping you, but, trust me, they're only making things worse."

Lynette glared at them, then challenged "What are you going to do about it? What can you do about it? Nothing. You can't stop me from taking them."

Bree shot up from her chair. "What we will do is drag you to treatment with our own hands if we have to!"

"Uh, yeah." Gabi's agreement with Bree sounded unsure.

"I'd like to see you try!" Lynette glared, then turned and stormed off.

Silence ensued, then Susan mused, "I wonder if we should tell Tom?"

"You can do that." offered Gabi casually.

But Bree turned and said fiercely "No one tells Tom yet. We'll stop Lynette ourselves. Tom already has enough trouble dealing with work and the boys. The last thing he needs is us telling him that Lynette's a junkie. What we have to do is get the pills away from the house and Lynette, then convince her that drugs are not the way to deal with your problems. And yes, we will use force if it is necessary."

What the three women didn't know was that Lynette was, at the same moment, re-hiding her pills and preparing to face the women who she now considered her ex-best friends. She was not going to give in easily.