Henry calls Katie on her cell phone and asks to speak to Mike, and pretends to be Simon. Mike believes that Simon is asking him to entertain Katie during the holidays, since Simon will not be able to leave Australia. Henry rejoins Katie, Mike, and Jennifer, acting surprised to hear that Simon called. Mike and Jennifer leave, and Mike tells Jennifer about the call. Jennifer surprises Mike by encouraging him to befriend Katie during the holidays, adding that she will be right there with Mike and Katie.
Rosanna and Paul find Will standing inside the door of Fairwinds, holding a doll dressed like Cabot. Will explains that, as he entered the door, a woman shoved the doll into his hands and ran away. Paul and Rosanna call Hal to report the intruder to the police, and when Hal arrives, Will can tell that Rosanna believes that he is crazy. Rosanna asks Will to get help, and Hal leaves with Will, taking Will to stay with Kim and Bob Hughes. Rosanna suggests that Paul send Will to a hospital in Switzerland for intensive therapy, but Paul insists that he still believes in Will, and that he will have to be completely convinced that Will is tormenting Rosanna before he sends Will away. Hal and Will stop off at Al's Diner, and Hal asks Will for a description of the mysterious intruder. Will responds, "If I told you, then you'd really want me locked up for good," since he recognized Emily as the woman. As Hal walks away to call Bob Hughes, Will leaves the diner, realizing that he must find out the truth on his own.
Jack takes J. J. to Al's Diner for a sundae, and tries to persuade J. J. that everyone can be one big happy family, Jack, Carly, Parker, Sage, J. J., and Julia. At the same time, Carly walks into the Snyder kitchen, on an errand from Lily. Julia demands that Carly "have some decency and let me and my son alone." Carly responds by comparing Julia to a vampire who is sucking her family dry. Their words escalate into a cat fight, just as Holden walks in the door. Julia conveniently turns on the tears, and Carly declares that whoever suggested that Julia move in should have his head examined. Jack and J. J. walk in the door just in time to hear Carly and to see Julia's tears. Carly and Jack step outside, where she tells him that she is devastated that he would leave his "welcome home" party to set Julia up in his family home. Carly walks off, insisting that Jack can't be everything to both families. Inside, Julia tearfully tells Holden that she will leave right away, and Holden covers her hand with his and urges her to stay. Julia covers his hand with hers and smiles her thanks through even more tears.
Will goes to Hal and Emily's home to confront Emily about her break-in at Fairwinds. Emily is clearly not 'herself,' and cannot confirm or deny any of his allegations. Barbara comes into the kitchen and convinces Emily she must go for more "rest." Will tells his mother about seeing Emily at Fairwinds, but that Hal, Rosanna and Paul believe he is responsible for the trouble there. Barbara is indignant, and insists on helping him, but Will is right to assume that any kind of help from her would land him right back in the state hospital. Barbara declares that she is only trying to help, but he leaves angrily, telling his mother that he would solve this alone, as "I've always been alone!"
Ali, mistakenly believing that all is forgiven with Aaron, arrives at their apartment with a Christmas tree. Aaron, however, asks her to leave, telling her that he cannot forgive her for knowing about his botched surgery and not informing him sooner. He thinks she feels sorry for him, but Alison denies that and says "I'm doing this because you're my guy!" But it doesn't convince him. Stubbornly, Aaron informs her that he is going out and that she and her things must be gone by the time he comes back. Ali is very upset, but plans to leave the Christmas tree and a gift for Aaron. But before she can leave, there is a knock on the door...she of course is excited and thinks it is Aaron -- instead, it is Will, who declares that she is the only person who can help him.
Curtis is very angry with Ben because his father would not allow Jessica to help with his legal problems. While Ben isn't happy about what he hears, he does manage to see that Curtis is right. He, very humbly, asks Jessica for her help. To her great relief, Jessica agrees.
Lucinda tries to convince Sierra to release Craig "forthwith!" as his help is needed to find Lucy, from whom no one has heard in days. Sierra considers, but when Brother Francis calls her to tell her that Margo has inquired about Craig's whereabouts, she digs her heels in and refuses. At Margo's request, Brother Francis visits with Margo and Lily and Lily's home. For a monk, he lies very well, and tells them he knows nothing about Craig. He also declines Margo's request to visit the monastery without a search warrant. This comment causes both Margo and Lily to be very suspicious! "That monk has Craig," Lily says after he leaves her home. When Brother Francis reports back to Sierra, he admits he has misgivings about their plan, but Sierra will not budge. Meanwhile, Lily has taken the matter into her own hands. Convinced that she can find him in the monastery, she dresses as a monk and walks right in. She finds Craig, and smiles widely at her very surprised friend.
In the silver mine, Rafael surprises Lucy with a Christmas tree he cut down outside. Later, as the two get close and make use of their minimal surroundings, Rafi decides to take a bath in an aluminum tub they have found, only to accidentally reveal his naked self to Lucy. When the embarrassment of the moment subsides, its Lucy's turn to bathe but when she emerges, she finds a rattlesnake slithering close to Rafi's sleeping body. In following up leads surrounding Lucy's kidnapping, Dusty finds the name of a pilot Dom regularly uses and goes to talk to him. Dusty traps the pilot into revealing information concerning the flight that he took Lucy and Rafi on but the pilot escapes. Meanwhile, Jordan, posing as a boxing promoter, learns from Dom that Rafael tried to come back to him just before he disappeared. Later, when Lucinda, Sierra, Jordan and Dusty all converge to share information, Dusty decides to confront Dom and Jordan follows him to help. Lily helps Craig escape from the monastery. At first suspicious that she had something to do with his kidnapping, Craig later thanks Lily for saving him. When he asks for any information she has on who did, Lily, who can't betray her sister, refuses to tell him more. Chris and Aaron have a heart-to-heart about Alison and Aaron begins to see things in a new light. He returns home to find Will with Alison together and agrees to help. Meanwhile, as Paul and Hal search for Will, they realize Alison may know something about his whereabouts. They go to confront Alison but when they rush inside Aaron's apartment, Will is gone. Meanwhile, Rosanna remains upset by what she thinks Will has done.
Meanwhile, Dom's pilot tells Dom that Dusty is on Rafi and Lucy's trail. When the pilot tells Dom that if necessary, he won't hesitate to rat Dom out, Dom pulls out a gun and shoots the pilot dead, just as Dusty enters. Dusty tries to get Dom to tell him where he took Rafi and Lucy but Dom gets increasingly threatening until Jordan arrives, pretending to have a gun. Jordan is quickly called on his ruse and Dom throws both Dusty and Jordan into lockers until he can decide what he's going to do with them.
Craig drags Margo back to the monastery and uses her influence to force Brother Francis to reveal who was behind Craig's kidnapping. Brother Francis reveals it was Sierra and Craig vows to get even.
Katie invites Mike over to help her decorate her Christmas tree, hoping he'll be flooded with memories of last year's tree trimming and fall in love with her again. Meanwhile, savvy Jennifer finds out about Katie's request from Mike and is instinctively suspicious that Katie might be trying to spend a little quality time with her ex-lover. Jennifer shows up at Katie's instead of Mike, who had a work related emergency, and a game of cat and mouse ensues, as Jennifer lets Katie know her intentions toward Mike are serious.
Meanwhile, Dom's pilot tells Dom that Dusty is on Rafi and Lucy's trail. When the pilot tells Dom that if necessary, he won't hesitate to rat Dom out, Dom pulls out a gun and shoots the pilot dead, just as Dusty enters. Dusty tries to get Dom to tell him where he took Rafi and Lucy but Dom gets increasingly threatening until Jordan arrives, pretending to have a gun. Jordan is quickly called on his ruse and Dom throws both Dusty and Jordan into lockers until he can decide what he's going to do with them.
Craig drags Margo back to the monastery and uses her influence to force Brother Francis to reveal who was behind Craig's kidnapping. Brother Francis reveals it was Sierra and Craig vows to get even.
Katie invites Mike over to help her decorate her Christmas tree, hoping he'll be flooded with memories of last year's tree trimming and fall in love with her again. Meanwhile, savvy Jennifer finds out about Katie's request from Mike and is instinctively suspicious that Katie might be trying to spend a little quality time with her ex-lover. Jennifer shows up at Katie's instead of Mike, who had a work related emergency, and a game of cat and mouse ensues, as Jennifer lets Katie know her intentions toward Mike are serious.
Against Henry's advisement, Katie invites Mike and Jennifer to Christmas dinner and then devises a scheme to separate the two. After accidentally burning the roast to a crisp, Katie sends Jennifer into the kitchen to improvise some food with Henry, while Katie enlists Mike to help her with holiday chores. To Katie's chagrin, however, Jennifer's one-minute steak dinner is a smash all around, and Mike seems even more impressed with his new gal. Later, Jennifer raises a glass to her new friend Katie, but as they toast, neither girl takes an eye off the other.
JJ throws a wrench into Julia's Christmas celebration by refusing to open his presents before Jack arrives. Julia calls on Jack, who then calls on Holden to do his Christmas bidding until Jack can pull himself away from Carly. Holden agrees and heads out with Luke towards the farm. Meanwhile, in a tender moment, Carly gives Jack their compass but is interrupted when Hal and Parker arrive. Hal, working hard on the search for Lucy and Rafi, needs Jack back on the police force. Jack agrees, but Carly, hesitant given how his last foray into law enforcement turned out, takes a little longer to come around to the idea. Jack then tells Carly how he sent Holden to Emma's in his place so he could spend more time with Carly. Jack, Carly, Parker and Sage end up having a warm, Snyder-family Christmas. Back at Emma's, Luke takes thrilled JJ for a spin on one of the horses, and relieved Julia thanks Holden by flinging her arms around him, just as Lily walks in the door. All three play it off, but it's clear that it's gotten to Lily somewhat as she continues to keep an eye on Julia through dinner. JJ even warms to Holden, until Jack arrives bearing gifts, and JJ runs and flings his arms around him.
Bud, sick of Dom's murder spree, unlocks Dusty and Jordan, who immediately attempts to enlist his help in getting information from Dom. Bud reluctantly agrees to try. Meanwhile, Brother Francis shows a bewildered Sierra Craig's empty cell and admits that Craig may have been feigning his penance. Brother Frances leaves, and Craig, who's been listening, uses the opportunity to lock Sierra in the cell. Sierra, however, is armed herself and deploys the news about Lucy to bribe Craig to free her. They go to the Lakeview, where Dusty tells Craig he's going to make sure Craig stays the heck out of Lucy's disappearance. Finding himself with no other choice, petulant Craig leaves. Lucinda and Hal arrive to say an SOS signal was picked up in the mountains and they're sending a plane, just as Dom overhears all. Meanwhile, Lucy and Rafi hear a plane and think they are saved until they hear the same plane go down.
