The season's mystery is centered on Edie Britt's third husband, Dave Williams. The season takes place five years after the events of the season four finale in 2008 and continues to focus on the lives of Wisteria Lane residents Susan Mayer, Lynette Scavo, Bree Hodge, Gabrielle Solis, Edie Britt and Katherine Mayfair, as seen through the eyes of the series' deceased narrator, Mary Alice Young. The fifth season of Desperate Housewives, an American television series created by Marc Cherry, began airing on ABC on Septemand concluded on May 17, 2009.
