Caray, Caray!

Lucas is conspicuous by his absence. Mohamed gives Leo a gift (obsequio). Rosa admires the arab dress of the women but Marisa finds it a little 'too folkloric' (I guess folkloric is any dress that couldn't do double duty as a broccoli rubber band). Leo introduces Marisa as the party organizer and as his daughter in law (nuera). Lucia tells Carolina that she is envious of the fact that the arab women never have to go to the beauty parlor. Carolina thinks that their veils are very sexy. When she hears that, Lucia is off to grab Roberto to make sure he isn't tempted.

Natalia tells Alej that he can leave but Alej replies that he only takes orders from Leo.

Ali warns Jade to stay by her family. He says that the evening is full of temptations and dangers. One of those dangers, Lucas, is lurking in a doorway watching Jade.

Leo shows Ali around his house and they sit down for a conversation. Leo tells Ali that the Muslim belief in destiny would seem to make life simpler and is a way for people who make mistakes to avoid responsibility. Ali says no, there is still free will (libre albedrío) and taking responsibility. He says that destiny means that Allah knows everything that you will do in your life. Leo isn't much of a philosopher and he replies that the concept is interesting, contradictory, but interesting. Then he finds out that Ali is Albieri's Moroccan friend and the one who took Lucas in after his 'accident' in the desert.

Jadiyah tells Rosa that men and women don't mix in Moroccan parties.

Fernando wants to leave the party early and have his band rehearse (ensayar) at his house. Clara refuses permission and says that there are rules in their 'gated community.' She tries to get Escobar to back her up but he refuses and walks out. Clara calls Fernando back and tells him it is ok for him to rehearse his band at the house.

In the cultural miscommunication department, Lucia tells Latifa that she can't imagine being a Muslim and letting her husband have four wives. Latifa says that she feels the same way. She doesn't want Mohamed to take another wife and she has 'tricks' (trucos) to keep him happy. Lucia suggests that they exchange tricks because she has some north American ones. Lucia tells Latifa that she knows a doctor who does liposuction (hace unas lipos con laser) that doesn't leave a mark on, or any fat in, your body. Latifa says that she likes her little bit of fat. She likes to 'fill up the bed.' Lucia can't believe it. Then Latifa says that she dances for her husband. Latifa starts a sentence, 'Hace poco, él tuve deseos de que yo..., (literally, 'A while ago, he wished that I...) Lucia hears, 'tubo,' which means a lot of things including a pole. Lucia asks if Latifa also does pole dancing (bailas en el tubo)? 'What pole?' says Latifa, confused.

Said insists on introducing Jade to Marisa.


Carolina admires Marisa's necklace and Marisa claims that it was a gift from Lucas and drags Jade off to see the rest of the jewelry that Lucas 'gave' her. (It was his money so he did 'give' it to her in a way but not out of love.) Jade says to herself that she has spent the last 20 years imagining living in this house with Lucas. [You didn't imagine having a house of your own?]

Then wicked woman #1 starts off with the lies. She tells Jade that it was love at first sight for her and Lucas and that when they met, he had an Arab girlfriend, from Morocco. What a coincidence! Jade is from Morocco, too! It was just a summer romance. She and Lucas laugh so much when they remember her. She says that Lucas calls their romance a 'slip' (desliz) something that happens when you are young and do things that you regret the rest of your life. Marisa says that Lucas told this 'Arab girlfriend' so many things and that he feels guilty because he thinks that she believed what he said. "I don't think that the women in your part of the world are that dumb (tonta). Right, Jade?" Poor Jade can't take any more and she runs out of the room. At least Carolina, who is Lucas' assistant, was a witness to this so there is a way for Lucas to find out what Marisa told Jade.

Jade comes face to face with Lucas and there is a sort of hopeful, hurt puppydog look on his side and a hurt look on her side and they pass like ships in the night. He tells Rosa that this is his Jade.

Said tells Leo that he wants to buy a house in Miami so he can keep an eye on his business. Leo approves.

Andrea continues to give Natalia hope about her relationship with Fernando. Fernando tells Natalia that he has to go rehearse his band but he would like to stay because the party is like Hallowe'en.


A belly dancer performs while the watchers have thought bubbles about their own problems.

Clara's plan works well. When Fernando's band starts playing, Escobar runs downstairs and demands to know where Clara is.


Now it's the day after the party-

Evil woman #2, Alicia, is working on some plan to separate Luisa from Albieri. She gets Albieri's favorite jam (mermelada) when Luisa has forgotten to buy it and she starts to suggest that Luisa go on a vacation by herself.

Clara complains to Carolina about her marriage. She says that it is like being married to herself. She has to work but in addition she has to be the housekeeper (ama de casa, literally, soul of the house), she has to be a mother, she has to be a cook, a banker, everything. She says that she's had enough.

Alicia puts on a 'how come you don't like me?' performance for Albieri and the dummy falls for it. He wonders if he he has been too hard on her. She is only trying to please him.

Leo is happy about the results of the party. Now that he knows the Ali/Albieri/Lucas connection, he says that Lucas is the key element (pieza clave) for their next step.

Just when you think Marisa couldn't get any nastier (honestly, milk must sour when she looks at it), she lays into Lucas on the morning after the party. She accuses him of bringing his lover to the house where his daughter lives. She says that he did it on purpose to humiliate her. He tells her to leave him alone. She says that she won't leave him alone. He is trying to blame her for the fact that he didn't have the courage to after his 'true love' when he could have. She says that he is a coward. Lucas tells Marisa that he stayed with her because he thought that in time he could love her but all Marisa did was run Jade down and try and destroy the memories he had of her so that he would love Marisa. He says that it didn't work. All it did was destroy what he felt for Marisa.

Natalia comes in and assumes (with Marisa's suggestion) that they are fighting about her.

Natalia goes online and her unknown correspondent suggests that drugs are the way to forget her problems.


Jade calls Zoraida and tells her that her coffee grounds reading that said that she would meet Lucas when the past and the future met has come true. [Let's hope she isn't right. We were hoping for some clone related meaning to the prophecy.] She says that Lucas has changed a lot but is still the same. She starts to tell Zoraida that something horrible has happened when Said comes in and she has to hang up.

Said asks Jade what she felt when she saw Lucas. Jade replies that she didn't feel anything. She says that Said thinks more about Lucas that she does. It's over.


Lucas broods over Jade pendant and says to himself how strange it is that the pendant reappeared in his life at the same time as Jade. [It would only be strange if you weren't in a telenovela, Lucas.]


Luisa urges Albieri to take a vacation with her but he doesn't want to leave town in case the clone shows up. Albieri wonders what the clone is like now since he couldn't give the clone the same life experience as Lucas [why doesn't he say Diego? This would have been the perfect moment to have our first view of the clone - but no.]

Since Albieri doesn't want to go away with Luisa, the devious Alicia suggests that Luisa go away by herself. Albieri will miss her and value her more when she comes back. And before she goes, she can teach Alicia how to run the clinic.

Alicia brings Julio and Escobar coffee. Escobar tells Julio that Alicia is nicer than his b*tch of a wife. 'Why don't you separate from her?' asks Julio. Clara and Carolina are having the same conversation. Clara says that she keeps hoping things will get better and then there's the kid.

Oh goody, Karla with a K is back. Who knows what is motivating Pablo but he tells Karla that Alej is back with his old girlfriend, Diana, and is very happy.

Leo tells Lucas that they have to get closer to the family of the Arab investors and this should be Lucas' job because of his past history with Ali. Lucas explains why that isn't such a good idea - Said's wife, Jade, is his true love Jade. Never the one to be concerned about anyone else's feelings, Leo replies that was in the past and there is no place for emotions in the business world. He tells Lucas that they can't miss this opportunity and that as Leo's successor as head of the business, it is his responsibility to do this. Lucas still refuses and Leo gets angry and fires him.

Jade tells Latifa about what Marisa told her at the party. She says that Marisa didn't know who she was and had no reason to lie to her. [Your recapper is going to rant now. This is so typical of novelas - the 'good' character believes the lies of the 'bad' character. But here it is so stupid. Wouldn't you be a little suspicious if someone you just met started telling you about a casual relationship her husband had 20 years ago?! Marisa said that it was a summer romance and then she met Lucas and they fell in love and were happy ever after. Jade knows that isn't true. Lucas came for her at least twice after he was married, told her he was leaving his wife, sacrificing everything for her. Arrgh! Rant over.]

Lucas tells Enrique that Jade has lost her girlish innocence and is now a cold woman. [What did he expect her to do with her husband and family there - jump into his arms?] He says that he thought he knew everything about her but now he doesn't know what she feels and thinks. Enrique says that Jade is beautiful and wants to know what Lucas felt when he saw her. Lucas replies that he doesn't want to talk about Jade. That's all in the past. Lucas tells Enrique that he won't back down and do what Leo wants. "Then you're saying that Jade isn't out of your life," says Enrique. "Subject closed," replies Lucas.

Latifa tells Jade that Mohamed has invited the Ferrer's to dinner. Jade tells Latifa that she will have to think of something because she can't face Lucas. "Do you know what it is like to idealize a person and then from one day to the next, their image crumbles like sand (desmorone como la arena)," says Jade.

Ali doesn't seem to feel that there is any religious problem with ogling the flesh on display outside Mohamed's house. His compliment to Hilda that she is worth a lot of camels - goes awry. Then he goes to talk to Gloria and compares lamb preparation recipes with her. [Is Ali interested in Gloria? Heaven forfend. I didn't think Mexican/Cuban cuisine used a lot of lamb.]


Natalia makes Alej take her to the beach and stand there and get roasted while she lies on a beach chair. Then she boasts about it to Andrea. Natalia gets gussied up (for her) and goes out to a bar with Andrea. [Where is Alej?]

Leo invites Marisa to go with them to the dinner at Mohamed's.

The credits roll.

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