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Mike Delfino (James Denton)

Age: 44 years old
Gender: Male
Occupation: Plumber, Hitman
* First appeared on October 03, 2004 in the episode Uaired Pilot.

Season 1

Mike Delfino is a man who posed as the friendly neighbourhood plumber, but who was actually working to find his former girlfriend (Deirdre Taylor), who had been missing for years and whose father, Noah, was dying. During his search, he falls in love with single-mom, Susan Mayer, which at many points disrupts his mission.On their first official date, Mike is forced to cancel because of an "unexpected house-guest" in the form of Kendra, Deirdre's sister. It was discovered that the toy chest that was dug up from the Young family pool contained the remains of Deirdre. Mike went to prison for 7 years to protect Deirdre and try to save her, but failed. When Paul Young murders Martha Huber, he tries to frame Mike for the murder, which he is arrested for at one point. When the police interview Susan about Mike's whereabouts on the night of the murder, the police reveal to Susan that Mike was convicted to manslaughter and drug dealing. A devastated Susan broke up with Mike. Mike posted a letter to Susan which he claimed "explained everything." Susan doesn't trust him and gives it back to him. She, however, wants to believe Mike so goes to see Kendra and Noah for answers. Noah doesn't tell her the truth because he believes it will get in the way of Mike finding Deirdre's killer. Kendra tells her the truth. Mike and Deirdre were into drugs, but Mike kicked the habit early on, but Deirdre didn't. One day, an under-cover policeman caught her using drugs and forced her to have sex with him and in exchange, he wouldn't charge her. Mike found out and tried to stop it. He caught them in the act, and the cop pulled a gun on him. Mike fought him off, and the two went over a balcony. Mike survived. However, the cop did not. Susan took Mike back after finding out it was self-defense. Near the end of the season, Mike became suspicious of Paul Young being involved in Deirdre's murder. He took Paul into the country and held him hostage, where Paul revealed that when he lived with Mary-Alice Young (his dead wife) in Salt Lake City (under their real names: Todd and Angela), Mary-Alice worked with Deirdre, who'd had a baby. Deirdre knew Mary Alice couldn't have kids and offered to sell her baby, Dana, to her. Mary Alice accepted and moved to Fairview, where they started a new life after changing all of their names, including "Dana" to "Zach." Three years later, Deirdre tracked them down and demanded Zach back; they refused. After a heated argument, Mary Alice stabbed and killed Deirdre. Mike let Paul go after realizing Zach was his son. Meanwhile, Zach held Susan hostage after finding out Mike had kidnapped Paul.

Season 2

When Mike arrived home, he and Susan fought off Zach and fled. Mike's relationship with Susan hit shaky ground upon the discovery that Mike was Zach's father. Susan was understandably afraid of Zach after having been held up by him, and she also felt the need to protect her daughter from Zach. For these reasons, Susan not only encouraged Zach to head to Utah, but gave him the money to get there as well. When Mike discovered that Susan sent Zach to Utah, he ended their relationship.

After Edie Britt sets Susan Mayer's home on fire, Mike helped Susan obtain a wire to convince Edie to confess. Mike then asks Susan if she would consider moving in. Susan gives the thought consideration and leaves Mike's house. Later they make up and he wants to propose to her in the second season's finale, but on his way he is hit on purpose by a car driven by the dentist Orson Hodge.

Season 3

Mike survived, but was in a coma from which he woke up 6 months later but suffered retrograde amnesia, losing the last 2 years of his past. Having forgotten his relationship with Susan Mayer, Mike had new, distorted ones suggested to him by Edie Britt. He was soon arrested as Monique Polier's (whom he somewhat remembers) blood was found on his wrench and subsequently dumped by Edie. Since then Susan and Ian are doing the best they can to get him out of jail. In prison he is found by Paul Young who attempts to befriend him in order for Zach to contact him and try to find Felicia Tilman, of whom he was accused of murdering at the end of Season Two. Later he visited a hypnotherapist to try to remember who murdered Monique Polier. Flashbacks helped him regain all of his memory, and Mike confronted Orson Hodge, and fought with him. During this fight, Orson attempted to evade Mike and fell off the hospital roof. The police have to release Mike when they find Alma and Monique's teeth and suicide note. Mike witnesses Ian propose to Susan and is saddened when she accepts.

Later Mike learns that Ian had seen the engagement ring, with which Mike was going to propose to Susan, the night he got hit by a car and says to Ian he knows Ian only proposed to Susan so early because Susan may learn the truth. They make a deal where if Mike wins the poker game they are playing Ian will allow Mike to tell Susan anything but if Ian wins Mike cannot say anything to Susan and he is to leave them alone. Ian wins and Mike cannot tell Susan anything. Nevertheless, despite his loss, Mike's feelings for Susan continue to grow. He is constantly seen as a threat by Ian, especially after Mike saves him from their car, which was overturned in a lake. After a heated argument between Ian and Susan, she walks over to Mike's for consolation, and they share an intimate kiss. This renews Mike's belief in the possibility of winning her back, and so he continually forces his way into her and Ian's lives, even confessing to what occurred at the poker game. After learning about this, Susan sends both of them away and cancels her wedding with Ian. Ian and Mike continued to pursue Susan, but were shot down with each attempt. Eventually, Susan announced that she would go through with her marriage to Ian and she explained to Mike her reasons for this. Upset by this, Mike left a Dear John Letter on her voicemail saying goodbye. Under the cover of the night he left Wisteria Lane and Susan (who had been dumped by Ian because of her continued love of Mike) behind. Mike is on a camping trip, so Susan goes to the woods to find him. She and her wilderness guide, Toni, get lost in the woods. Susan complains to Toni about her complicated love life, and Toni yells at Susan and tells her that she doesn't think Susan can handle a permanent relationship because she invites in too much drama. Susan decides to sneak off while Toni is sleeping and try to find Mike on her own. Back at the campground, the one hiker is reported lost, and Mike recognizes Susan from her description. Susan leaves a message on Mike's cell phone promising him that if he takes her back that she will not make their relationship dramatic and they will be a normal couple. In the morning, Mike finds Susan and picks her up and they kiss. Mike and Susan go out to dinner, the night exactly a year after he and Susan were meant to become engaged and Mike was run over. Susan waits for Mike to pop the question all night, but Susan's disappointed when he doesn't. On the way home, Susan tells Mike what she expected and when they pull up into Wisteria Lane the trailer Susan decorated on the night they intended to get engaged was waiting on her driveway. They live the experience they were meant to have that night and they get engaged. Mike later marries Susan in the woods in the middle of the night. Susan surprises him with a small wedding because she doesn't want to put pressure on Mike to give her an expensive wedding.

Season 4

In the first episode of Season Four, Mike and Susan find out from the new neighbour and doctor Adam Mayfair that Susan is pregnant and Mike tells Susan he has never been happier. In the second episode of Season 4 "Smiles of a Summer Night"Something's Coming

5 year leap

As the plot fast forwards 5 years in the future, Susan is seen coming home to a man who isn't Mike.

Season 5

Season Five premiered on US television on Sunday September 28, 2008 with the episode "You're Gonna Love Tomorrow". As previously stated at the end of the fourth season, season five takes place five years in the future compared with the events of the previous four seasons. In the new timeline, it is revealed that Susan has begun a secretive love affair with her painter and decorator Jackson Braddock. When Jackson asks Susan why they can't go public with their relationship, she replies, "Maybe I don't deserve to be happy," which references the end of her marriage to Mike Delfino. A series of recurrent flashbacks then reveals the reasons Susan and Mike's marriage broke down: Susan and Mike were involved in a road collision with another car which resulted in the death of the other driver, a young mother named Lila Dash, along with her young daughter, Paige Dash. Although Susan and Mike were not to blame for the accident (the other car pulled out in front of them), Susan could not forgive herself and her husband for not getting the brakes checked on their car. The subsequent trauma took its toll on their marriage, as Susan can not help but feel responsible for the death of Lila Dash and her child Paige. When Mike arrives to pick up their son Maynard ( "M.J.") for the weekend, Susan reveals for the first time to Mike that she is seeing someone. However the atmosphere between the two suggests that the real reason Susan will not pursue a full-time relationship with Jackson is that she still loves Mike and holds out hope of the two of them getting back together, a feeling which he also shares.

In the "City on Fire" episode, Dave saves Mike from a fire while telling him that he has plans for him. It is unknown what kind of plans. Dave killed his doctor to cover the fact that he has plans for Mike. In "A Vision Is Just a Vision," it is revealed Dave is the husband and father of the woman and girl Mike accidentally killed and is planning to make Mike suffer as he has, which probably means that he is going to target M.J. and Susan.

Whilst Susan has moved on with Jackson, Mike has taken up with his neighbor, senior housewife Katherine Mayfair, Susan's oldest friend on the block. Mike and Katherine are drawn together when they both come to the realization that they are both alone and that they can be each other's companions. When Susan discovers that the two of them began seeing each other and that Bree Hodge knew from a prior experience, it becomes obvious that Susan still has feelings for Mike, whom she refers to as her soulmate.

This bad blood spills into the son of Susan and Mike, Maynard Delfino, when he starts attacking Katherine as a result of what Susan told Maynard as a baby; that they would still be a family and that the two of them would get back together. When Susan admits that it is something that she has considered, it becomes clear that Susan and Michael are in different directions in their life.

In the "Connect! Connect!" episode, Katherine tells Mike that she is being pressured by her daughter Dylan to move with her and Bradley (Dylan's husband) to Maryland, but is not sure what she wants to do just yet. When she asks Mike for advice, he is transparent about the idea, however later reveals to his neighbor Dave Williams that he is falling in love with Katherine. Later, he sends her a bouquet of roses from his garden and sends the note that reads "Don't go". Upon receiving this note, she comes to his house and they embrace in a romantic way. Dave, out to get Mike, stares from inside Mike's house at the two as they kiss. Implying that he intends to seek revenge upon Mike through Katherine.

In the "A Spark. To Pierce the Dark." episode, Dave, Katherine and Mike are on a camping trip. Dave pretends to be asleep while Katherine and Mike leave the cabin. Then he follows them across the meadow and prepares to shoot them. But just he is about to kill Katherine, he is interrupted by a text message from Edie telling him to cut short his camping trip and come home immediately. Edie confronts Dave and tells him the truth about Mike Delfino. During the confrontation, Edie is about to call Mike when Dave gets his hands around her throat and suffocates her, but, at the last minute, releases her from his grip. This incident results in Edie running from her house, driving down the road and avoiding running Orson over, hitting an electric pole and ending up being electrocuted. Dave later learns that he was going to kill the wrong person. He was originally going to kill Katherine but later realizes that he should have been targeting Susan.