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Back to the single-and-swinging Jackie story line. Her friend James has now joined the quest to find her a new love. He sets her up with Amanda, a singer who imagines herself to be a “slash” between Edie Brickell and Pink. Again, I can see right away, they have no chemistry. Jackie keeps calling her “sweetheart” and “honey” anyway. It's quite annoying.

Amanda tells Jackie: “I like pretty girls. I don't like girls to be too butchy. I like a girl who crosses her legs, wears make-up … but not too high maintenance.” No love connection with this one, either.

The next day, Jackie calls Jesse's friend Raquel, and asks Raquel to meet her for dinner. Maybe the third date's the charm? Jackie's determined to find a better life through chemistry.

They meet at a casual Mexican restaurant, El Coyote. Raquel looks vaguely like Mimi, but only in that she's a Latin “hottie” and young. How young? Jackie asks, “What have you been up to?”

Raquel says, “Just a lot of school.” That's how young. Jackie almost slips into her new bad habit and starts talking about Mimi, but this time, she checks herself before she wrecks herself.

“You look gorgeous,” she gushes to Raquel. Raquel mentions she has two tattoos, an angel on her lower back and a “best friends” tat on her ankle. Jackie wants to see the angel, natch. Raquel stands up, turns around, and pulls down the back of her jeans. “Oh wow, it's really low,” Jackie says, as she strains to get a good look. “OK, I'd like to see that later, as well,” she says. Raquel giggles. I guess Jackie's got the hang of this dating thing.

Raquel buys Jackie a rose from a guy selling them table to table. Jackie blushes. That's a first. “I'm not used to women doing things for me,” she says. Well, sure, we all know Mimi doesn't roll like that.

Raquel says, “She should do things for you.”

Jackie wonders, “Do you think there's a woman out there that can?”

Raquel assures her, “I know there is.”

I guess you could say things are going well, because they start feeding each other whipped-cream-covered cherries by dangling them over their open mouths. After a few smoldering looks, Jackie makes a big production about having to go to the bathroom. I'm not picking up what she's throwing down, but Raquel is. Raquel gets up and follows Jackie into the bathroom. The door closes behind them, and the camera is left to wait outside, locked on a close up of the “Women” bathroom sign.

The mics they're wearing are still on and we can hear moaning and grunting. God, I hope that's them making out, and not some unfortunate stall occupant. Jackie can be heard saying, “You're killing me.”

The next day, Mimi comes over and says something like “Hey, ess.”

Jackie asks her, “What'd you call me? Ass?” Somehow, Mimi found out Jackie's been out dating. If Jackie has any catcher's masks, shin guards or protective sporting equipment in the garage, she'd better go get it now.

Jackie's not ready to let go of her four-year relationship just yet. They lie on the bed together, a few feet apart. Jackie reaches out to touch Mimi's hair; Mimi pulls away. Jackie tries to stroke her chin; Mimi grabs her hand and bites down hard, harder than she ever has before. This time, it's not funny at all, not that it ever was to anyone but these two. Jackie gets up and leaves the room. She tells us, “Those dates started my mind thinking I could pull myself out of that [Mimi] realm.”

Jackie returns to the bedroom. Mimi says she's sorry. If only that were true.

Next week: Where have Brian, Rebecca and Andre been? Will Doug donate sperm to Zen? Who will Jackie bring to Jody Watley's opening concert — Mimi, Raquel, or the El Coyote bathroom attendant? Tune in to next week's series finale to find out.

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