Back in Morocco, Said corners Jade. He has received a letter (anonymously sent by hateful Albieri) revealing that Lucas kissed Jade before her marriage to Mohamed. Said demands the truth. In a beautifully acted monologue, Jade admits that she loves Lucas but insists she never acted on it physically while married. Said, feeling betrayed by his own niece, utters the line that defines the episode:
El personaje de Fernando comienza a hundirse en el consumo de drogas (marihuana), un tema social fuerte que la novela aborda para mostrar la decadencia de la juventud de clase alta. Temas Centrales en esta Etapa el clon capitulo 82