Plot Synopsis

Using re-enactments and first-person interviews, this half-hour series reveals the dirty laundry of real housewives desperate to cover up their deception, adultery, and greed in order to project a flawless family life. Classic Stepford wives strive to be perfect homemakers in a world of prize-winning pie recipes, PTA meetings, and perfect martinis, but, behind closed doors, their marriages are as tarnished as neglected sterling silver. They appear the picture of absolute perfection, but when the sugary facade begins to crack, down come the walls of their country club fairytales. Each 30-minute episode of SECRET LIVES OF STEPFORD WIVES features the true story of one of these deadly housewives: Candy Montgomery, who is in a salacious affair with a church friend's husband -- but when he threatens to end the relationship, an unexpected confrontation ends in axe murder; Yvonne Stern, whose lawyer husband has developed a deadly conflict of interest that will leave her fighting for her life; Rose Keil, who divorced her husband 35 years her senior -- but 11 days after their separation is finalized, a business meeting turns fatal when three people are shot, leaving one dead; Nancy Kissel, who has an affair with a TV repairman while her husband is in Hong Kong -- but when a private investigator gets involved, someone winds up dead; Michelle Rivera Nyce, who begins a secret affair with her gardener -- but the truth may destroy her; and Barbara Kogan, wife of retail and real estate mogul husband George Kogan, who dumps her for a younger woman -- but after their two-year-long divorce, one of the Kogans is shot dead.