Jeff is keeping a low profile after the row with the di Marco's. Rosa persuades him to come back to work. She is evasive when he asks her where they stand. Rosa forces Gianni to apologise to Jeff. He does so reluctantly. The détente is short lived. In Rosa's absence, Gianni warns Jeff - "if you think I'm letting a low life kitchen porter like you muscle in on my mother you are sadly mistaken". Rosa bursts in, having heard every word. She warns Gianni, "I will go out with whom I choose, when I choose, and how I choose". Chastened, Gianni offers Jeff and Rosa a sincere apology.