The Real Housewives of D.C.

- Season 1

(2010)

With the social season in full swing, Michaele's Polo event caters to those who want to be close to it all, with attendees including the Ambassador of India, Michelle Jones and Republican Lobbyist, Edwina Rogers. As old rivalries cause Lynda to snub Michaele's Polo event, Mary struggles with the guest list for her birthday party. And Cat, the brash Brit and new girl in town, gets a crash course in public relations at Stacie's dinner party prepared by a celebrity chef.

Mary quickly realizes that having Lolly, her adult daughter, move back home comes with bigger burdens than she expected. Michaele makes good on her promise to take Cat and Mary horseback riding, but Mary is far from impressed. Stacie's attempt to show the ladies "where she comes from" takes an unexpected turn when her down-home, soul food dinner is ruined by one of her guests. Lynda is pushed to her limit when a confrontation with Michaele breaks all the D.C. rules.

It's off to Paris! After a spontaneous decision by Michaele and Tareq to join Stacie and her husband in Europe, the couples start to bond. Meanwhile, controversy over D.C. etiquette has the housewives questioning Michaele's role as a host for high profile events. Cat is hard at work on her book and getting her cover ready, when disappointment strikes. The housewives gather at Mary's fashion dinner to welcome a celebrity hairstylist, but with previous drama still lingering, things don't go as planned.

Lynda deals with the stress of moving from her Georgetown condo to a sprawling suburban mansion to accommodate her grown children. Cat raises suspicions that there may be more than meets the eye with Michaele and Tareq. In an effort to patch things up with the rest of the ladies, Michaele reaches out and invites everyone out to her winery for an old fashion grape stomp.

A grape-stomping day at the vineyard turns sour for Mary when Michaele and Tareq make devastating accusations about her daughter. The ladies are invited to a party being hosted by Republican lobbyist Edwina Rogers, and Cat decides to liven things up by dressing like Edwina's favorite politician. Tension is thick when Stacie, Jason, and Cat see Michaele and Tareq for the first time since the grape stomp fiasco.

Mary bonds with Cat over her struggle to be a good mother and reveals her boundary issues with her daughter Lolly. After contact with her biological mother turns sour, Stacie struggles with trying to find her birth father and her true identity. An introduction to Lynda's ex-boyfriend forces Cat to cope with the death of her close friend.

After all her hard work, Cat finally finishes her book and raises more than a few eyebrows when she shares some juicy excerpts with the other Housewives. Jumping on the bandwagon, the Salahis work on a deal to write a book of their own, detailing their family turmoil.

Stacie hits another hurdle in her journey to find her birth father, but is able to connect with her roots through an unexpected link at the Nigerian Embassy. As Cat tries to steer clear of Erika, Lynda puts as much effort into preparing for her big fashion event as she does keeping certain people out of it!

The housewives learn of the aftermath of President Obama's first White House State Dinner last November and the questions swirling around whether Michaele and her husband Tareq Salahi had been officially invited to the State Dinner.

Hosted by Bravo's Andy Cohen, the ladies of Washington, D.C., Mary Amons, Lynda Erkiletian, Cat Ommanney, Michaele Salahi and Stacie Turner, get together to set the record straight on some of the most talked-about antics of the season and answer some of America's most burning questions.

Hosted by Bravo's Andy Cohen, the ladies of Washington, D.C., Mary Amons, Lynda Erkiletian, Cat Ommanney, Michaele Salahi and Stacie Turner, get together to set the record straight on some of the most talked-about antics of the season and answer some of America's most burning questions.