Caray, Caray!

Marisa badgers Lucas about Jade. She accuses him of bringing Jade to Miami. She knows because she saw Jade at TORIM (The Only Restaurant in Miami). She wants to know if he is going to run away with her. He shouts that what he had with her is dead, and he has nothing to do with her. She asks him why he still has her picture in his nightstand, then she brings up the necklace. He says he returned it to her family, but he won’t swear to it. I find myself thinking, if Marisa wasn’t such a hag, maybe Lucas would make more of an effort to be united with her. Then I remember how kind and patient Said is with Jade, and that’s not working either.

Marisa goes to Leo’s office and asks for a piece of her jewelry from the safe. He gets it for her. Soon Lucas shows up, asking for the necklace, intending to send it back to Morocco. Leo says he just gave it to Jade. Marisa sells it at a jewelry store.

Said checks that Jade really wants to return to Morocco. He confesses that he was afraid she’d like Miami better and want to stay. But he sees that she’s not happy there like she was before. His conclusion is that he is beginning to win her love.

Nariza badgers Latifa some more. When she leaves, Latifa says she’d rather live back in the US because it’s against the law to take a second wife there. Nariza enters the women’s chambers and finds Ali’s three wives watching the novela disk. She screeches that they’ll all burn in H@ll for it. They say it’s Zoraida’s just as Zoraida enters. Nariza says she’s taking it to show Ali, but really she sneaks it into Mohamed’s house to watch it. It gets her all excited and she imagines herself belly dancing for Ali. She cries that they ruined her life.

Lucas gets home and Marisa tells him she sold the necklace, but it was only worth ten dollars. They have a big fight. She says she’s fed up with his obsession for Jade. (You ain’t the only one, Sister!) She tells him that if he ever sees Jade again, she (Marisa) will tell Jade’s husband, and Jade and Lucas will both pay dearly for what they’ve done.

Vicky counsels Cristina to start a business that is less complicated than a spa, like a beauty parlor or cake business. Cris is sure that Leo will support her for the rest of her life. If that’s her retirement plan, I hope she has a picture of Dorian Gray in the attic, because sugar daddies don’t spend their money on women who age.

Dora complains that she feels like she is losing her son to Albieri. Meanwhile at his house, Albi writes in his journal that Daniel behaves just like Diego. “Mi Daniel.”

Jade goes to the kitchen and sneaks some of her herb from the pantry. In the with-family room we find Mohamed and Latifa, Ali, Said, and Nariza. They are talking about Latifa’s baby. Jade comes out and the bag of herbs slips out of her pocket. She doesn’t notice but Nariza does. She announces that Jade must be using it to avoid pregnancy. Jade claims ignorance, saying she just likes its aroma in tea. Ali rants at Zoraida for allowing this poison in his house. Then Nariza tattles to Ali that there is an even worse poison in his house, the naughty telenovela that belongs to Zoraida. Z says Nariza has it, and Nariza claims she burned it, but that she never watched it.

Leo is talking to Lucas and Marisa, and he tells them that he thinks it’s time for them to have another child. Brilliant idea! That way, when they split up, which is likely considering the magnitude of their daily fights, each can take one child. Great idea, Pop. Much less messy when you have an even number of children, don’t you think? Rosa chimes in. Yeah, if grandpa has the right to meddle in Lucas and Marisa’s most intimate matters, why not the housekeeper? Marisa answers in that she would like to, but Lucas “avoids” it. He goes to his room and remembers when he and Jade talked about having children. Funny, I don’t remember them ever having much of any conversation. Well, I may not remember the conversation, but Jade does. Said finds her and assumes she’s sad because she hasn’t gotten pregnant because of the herb. He assures her that he’ll ask Allah for children.

At the playground, the nanny tells Marisa that she’s gotten a better job. Marisa whines, “Do you know how horrible it is to be left without a nanny?” Pobrecita, imagine if she had to take care of her own child while she lounges around the house all day. Dora brought Daniel to the same playground. It must be TOPIM (The Only Playground in Miami), right next door to TORIM. Daniel meets Natalia and they become friends. Daniel gives her a kiss on the cheek like Diego would. Natalia bats her eyes like Marisa would. Dora takes a picture of the children together. The nanny thinks that Dora is Daniel’s nanny. Natalia looks glum through the whole episode.

Leo shows Natalia a photo album. She wants to know who Cristina is. Then he turns to a picture of when Diego was young, but Natalia insists that it’s her friend Daniel from the park. Later Rosa tells Lucas that the spirit of Diego must have appeared to Natalia, but Lucas says that all children invent an invisible friend. Meanwhile Cristina asks Daniel about his new friend. Dora says that he doesn’t stop talking about her. Cristina says that Daniel should invite her to play at the house. It’s never too early to learn to “conquistar” a girl. Anyone else find this disturbing?

Cristina presents her next “Entrepreneur Barbie” project to Leo: buy a bar that’s failing because no one’s spending money on going out these days. She babbles on about all her plans. Leo wonders to himself, “Why can I never tell her no? She only causes problems, but she’s the only one who makes me happy.”

Rosa and Enrique are discussing Natalia’s new friend. They conclude that it’s the spirit of Diego, and he must have a message for them. Enrique says that they should have a Mass said (sponsor one), to help them find out. I’m guessing that the reading for that mass will not be I Samuel 28.

Danny shows Albi the picture from the park, and Albi recognizes Natalia. Probably from all the time Albi spends at Leo’s house. Albi tells Danny not to tell Luisa.

Jade and Zoraida go out shopping, so Nariza races to Jade’s room, locks the door, and watches the steamy novela. Now she imagines herself dancing seductively for both Ozzie and the man who offered her a temporary marriage. She has to fan herself because it’s too hot to handle. But Jade forgot her wallet, comes back, and finds her bedroom door locked. Nariza claims she just wanted to use Jade’s mirror. Jade yells at her to stay out of her room. They both screech about how the other will pay for her sins on judgment day. Gee, I wonder what The Judge thinks about them judging and cursing each other? Said comes home and they rehash their fight in front of him.

Dora and Marisa both end up at TORIM, and both the kids are along. Danny and Natalia meet in the ball pit, and Natalia asks about his birthmark. He says he was born with it.

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