Paul Young
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Paul Young, formerly Todd Forrest (Mark Moses) is the widower of Mary Alice Young, the show's narrator. Many years before the beginning of the show, he helped his wife dispose of the body of Deirdre Taylor after Mary Alice killed her. After Mary Alice's suicide, Susan gave Paul a threatening note that she found in his wife's personal belongings. He hired a private investigator who discovered that Martha Huber sent the note to her, and she felt no remorse for causing Mary Alice's death, saying she was a horrible person), he murdered her. Paul planted Martha Huber's bracelet and ring in Mike Delfino's garage to try to frame him. With the help of Martha's diaries, her sister Felicia Tilman discovered that Paul and Mary Alice had murdered Mike Delfino's former fiancee Deirdre. Mike kidnapped Paul, intending to kill him, but spared his life when he realized that Zach, Paul's son, was actually Deirdre's child and therefore Mike's son.
Felicia Tilman, however, was still intent on making Paul Young pay for her sister's death. Felicia planned to inform Noah Taylor about Paul's involvement in the murder of Noah's daughter Deirdre, hoping that Noah would take justice into his own hands. Her plan failed, however, when Zach Young blackmailed his grandfather into sparing Paul. She moved back onto Wisteria Lane and terrorized Paul. After Paul lost control and attacked her in front of several witnesses, she seized her chance and faked her own murder by cutting off two of her fingers which led to Paul being arrested and subsequently abandoned by Zach after he inherited his grandfather's fortune and realized that Paul was responsible for Martha Huber's death.
In season three, Paul is no longer a main cast member and did not even make a guest appearance until episode 11, when Mike Delfino encountered him in prison. Paul, whom Mike has little or no memory of, tells him that he believes Mike is innocent of the murder of Monique Polier. Furthermore, Paul pays two inmates to attack Mike and then rescues him in order to gain his trust. Paul did this because he needed a favor from Mike: to ask his biological son (and Paul's adoptive son) Zach to visit Paul in prison. Zach agrees to come and visit Paul, but once again, Zach refuses to help him as he knows Paul is interested in using his money to try and locate Felicia Tilman, who has gone into hiding.
[edit] Family
Ex-Wives: Mary Alice Young (deceased)
Step-Son: Zach Young (adopted)
