By Al Lowe
Sydney is obsessed with a ball made of rubber bands. It makes Julia afraid that her daughter might have Asperger's. Kristina tries to reassure her, but has a moment of secret pleasure that there might be someone else in the family who will have similar struggles. Julia and Joel end up in the same scary Dr. Pelikan meeting that Adam and Kristina once had, but this time the news is good -- Sydney's issues stem from her being gifted. Of course. After some reverse-Schadenfreude, Kristina and Adam recognize the gift that is their son.
Zeek drags Adam off on an overnight trip, saying he wants Adam to see a piece of real estate he is thinking of buying. The truth is revealed when they arrive at the empty strip mall that Zeek already owns. He wants Adam's shoe company to buy it from him. Finally, Zeek admits that he's in serious financial trouble, possibly in danger of losing his house, and hasn't told Camille. Dudes, things are bad between Zeek and Camille.
Crosby is upset that Jasmine invited him to Jabbar's birthday party via the mail. He tries to get involved in the party planning, despite Jasmine's cold shoulder, and they finally throw down about Jasmine keeping Jabbar from Crosby for the first years of his life. Crosby finds out that Jasmine let her family think that he knew about Jabbar and abandoned him. At the party, they make their feelings known. There's kind of a racial element, as well, and of course Zeek sticks his foot in it. Finally, Jasmine admits the truth to her family, and the focus returns to the awesome Jabbar. The whole experience brings Crosby and Jasmine closer together. (Yay!)
Sarah catches Amber in the shower with the detested Damian. She's devastated that Amber is making all the mistakes she made in her own life. Zeek awesomely runs the kid off, but he oozes back. Guidance from Camille helps Sarah reach out to Amber and trust her. This inspires Amber to see what a complete doofus Damian really is. She sends him back to Fresno. (YAY!)
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