TEXT: INT. - ROME, ITALY - A COSTUME SEWING ROOM - DAY [Light opera music plays softly in the background. Beyond that, a man and a woman can be heard bickering in Italian.] [Closeups of spools of ribbon in pink, gold, white; spools of string in red, purple, gold, and blue. Straight pins with colored heads, stuck in a small pin cushion. 1920s-era paintings of women, one in a maid's uniform, one in an exquisite black gown.] [A beautiful young Italian woman stands in the center of the room, on a platform. Francesca Wolff, professional costume designer, kneels near her, tending to her gown. Francesca's assistant, Carla, stands nearby.] Francesca: I don't usually do a live performance. But, I did the movie with Baz. [title card: Rome, Italy - Present Day] Girl: (politely) I did not see it. Francesca: (standing) Oh, but you know the story. [The girl smiles and shakes her head.] Girl: No. Not really. Francesca: Oh, my god, "The Gift of the Magi"? [Francesca looks at the back of the girl's gown.] Francesca: This is not gonna work. They were supposed to cut it on the bias. You can't wear this. (to assistant) Carola, non mi piace. Di a Battistoni di rifarlo. (Carola, I don't like it. Tell Battistoni to remake it.) [Carola leaves.] Francesca: (to girl) Well, let me see what I can do here. Turn this way. [Francesca puts her hand on the girl's rear and turns her.] Woman's voice: (offscreen) Bueno, bueno! Andiamo! (Good, good. Hurry up!) [Francesca works on the gown and watches herself in the mirror.] Francesca: (to girl) Anyway, "The Gift of the Magi". It'
SUMMARY:
Jenny is hurt when Tim rejects her and rudely tells her to move out. Jenny then tries to live with Marina, who eventually tells Jenny that she has another lover living in Italy. Bette and Tina struggle with their fears of parenthood. Meanwhile, Dana's fears about being outed by her endorsement contract with Subaru destroy her relationship with Lara. Shane throws a party aboard Harry's boat with all her friends in attendance. Alice, fed up with women, tries a relationship with Lisa, which does not turn out as expected. Kit is stung when her estranged son, David Waters, doesn't show up for their meeting because he thinks she's fallen off the wagon again.