▁assistant , ▁and ▁after ▁being ▁turned ▁off ▁by ▁the ▁seem ingly ▁pl astic ▁and ▁sub serv ient ▁women ▁of ▁Step ford , ▁she ▁j umps ▁at ▁the ▁chance ▁to ▁h ire ▁Meg an . ▁ ▁K aye ▁is ▁sh aken ▁when ▁Barbara ▁Park inson ▁( L ind ley ) ▁" acc ident ally " ▁nearly ▁runs ▁her ▁down ▁with ▁her ▁car , ▁then ▁exhib its ▁strange , ▁repet itive ▁behavior ▁at ▁the ▁accident ▁site , ▁yet ▁has ▁no ▁re collection ▁of ▁the ▁incident ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁Dis ill usion ed ▁hotel ▁manager ▁W ally ▁( Ad ams ) ▁seems ▁gu il til y ▁on ▁the ▁ver ge ▁of ▁div ul ging ▁something ▁important ▁to ▁K aye ▁about ▁his ▁wife ' s ▁in ability ▁to ▁change , ▁when ▁another ▁attempt ▁is ▁made ▁on ▁K aye ' s ▁life . ▁ ▁Andy ▁assumes ▁the ▁job ▁with ▁the ▁Step ford ▁Police ▁and ▁Meg an ▁has ▁chosen ▁a ▁house ▁when ▁she ▁is ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Men ' s ▁Association ▁and ▁disapp ears ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁days . ▁Sus p icious , ▁K aye ▁s ne aks ▁into ▁a ▁garden ▁party ▁at ▁the ▁Association ▁attended ▁by ▁the ▁town sw omen ; ▁there , ▁three ▁new ▁" s ister s " ▁are ▁wel com ed , ▁including ▁Meg an . ▁All ▁three ▁wear ▁the ▁fr illy ▁and ▁out dated ▁f ash ions ▁that ▁are ▁so ▁popular ▁in ▁town ▁and ▁exhib it ▁the ▁brain less ▁behavior ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁w ives . ▁K aye ▁over he ars ▁D iz