In order to get away from Orson, Karl suggests Bree threaten him, which she does, indicating she has evidence of him breaking his parole, and demands a divorce.
Her AA sponsor, Peter, and a security guard let her out. The family moved in 1994 to 4354 Wisteria Lane, Fairview. When she was 10 years old, her mother taught her a lesson about "masking" so she could hide true feelings and emotions, which prevented her from being able to be hurt by men. While there, Andrew reveals to his parents that he is gay. The police go and talk to Ben, still about the murder of Alejandro. Bree is ready to kill herself when Renee kicks in the door, mistakenly believing Bree is with Ben. Although less problematic than her elder brother Andrew, Danielle is an asset to Bree’s journey of being a failed mother. Bree asks her asking if she is happy after having killed herself who replies, "I'm not unhappy". Bree ends up taking Gabby and her daughters into her house when Gabby leaves Carlos after telling him that she will not end her friendship with Bree. She watches him die and tells Andrew, who tries blackmailing her for his trust fund. Bree goes to the girlfriend, lying about how Keith doesn't want to know the child. Gabrielle tells Bree that Chuck brought them in for questioning and Bree snaps, causing her to head to a motel. Danielle Van de Kamp (previously Katz) is the daughter of Bree and Rex Van de Kamp. Bree agrees to do so and then says she feels sorry for Sam for losing his chance to be part of a family and suspects no one will ever truly care for the man. She felt relieved after that. This distracts her from her business and only realizes the extent of Katherine's instability when an event is ruined.
Keith finds her cutting up her roses as she says "you have to be ruthless to protect what you want." While the Solis' are staying with Bree she has a run in with Detective Chuck later returns to give Bree his number again after assuming she'd lost it since he hasn't received a call from her.
During their separation, In the season finale, Katherine saves Bree's life by telling her ex-husband, Wayne, her secrets. She hires In the first episode, Bree is unwilling to sleep with Karl, despite her marriage being strained.
Keith is annoyed at how Bree is willing to let Orson stay with them. Seeing Carlos with a bloody towel and a dirty shovel, Bree blurts out what Andrew did, just before her son enters the cabin. Unfortunately this doesn't make any difference so Rex and Bree feel that they have no choice but to send Andrew away to a boot camp. However, George constantly tries to rush things, making her uneasy.
Unfortunately, in Andrew's case, this leads to him drink-driving and accidentally knocking down Concerned about Andrew's worsening behavior, she is cheered when Rex backs her up on one occasion.
When the events of the series shift ahead by five years in the fourth-season finale, it is revealed that Bree is now a famous cookbook author and her son, Andrew, works with her as her assistant.