At Holden's house, Holden finishes a call with Abigail's parents, where he just finished explaining what's been going on with Abigail lately. Diana and Mitchell are happy to have Abigail again until things settle down. Molly says, "I wish we had some other way to get rid of him." Holden sounded defeated and says, "She wants to be with Nick. We're making the right choice here." It has to be done. Abigail's adoptive parents, Mitchell and Diana, originally had some serious doubts about Molly raising Abigail. "I have to give Abigail back because I've failed her as a mother." I should have stopped this from the very beginning. Holden tells her, "You can't go back and change the past." Holden says she'll resent us, but one day she'll come back to Oakdale and it'll all be ok. Molly wants to find Abigail and talk with her. Holden goes with her.

In Nick's apartment, Abigail and Nick hug. Nick pulls away and says, "It's a big commitment, and you're not ready" to move in with me. Abigail is upset and says, "Why not?" "No, Abigail. Maybe you should go with your instincts." Abigail practically begs Nick to be with him professing her desire saying, "I've been searching my heart and I've realized that I need you." "Are you sure you can do this?" "Nothing matters except us. You mean everything to me." Abigail tells Nick that Molly threatened to ship her back to her adoptive parents. Nick says, "The last thing I want to do is take you away from the people you love." Abigail asks, "Are you sure your feelings for me are real?"

Tom asks Jessica in the police station conference room to press formal charges against Emily, but Jessica wants Tom to calm down and to try to be objective about the situation. "I AM being objective Jessica." She asks, "What proof do you have besides a glove and those plane tickets?" She encourages him to slow down and to let cooler heads prevail. Just then, Hal bursts in and demands to know where Margo is keeping Emily.

Emily asks the mystery man driving the car how much longer until they meet this mystery man. He ignores her. Emily grows impatient and raps on the glass barrier demanding to know where he's taking her. He tells her to relax. "You'll know soon enough."

James is at Hal's place planting evidence making it look like Emily has left town. To top everything off, he leaves a typed good-bye letter on the kitchen table.

At Java Underground, Bonnie updates Lisa on budget numbers for the benefit. Isaac mentions that he hopes to hold the benefit there every year. Lisa prods John Dixon to buy a ticket. Bonnie asks Lisa if she could sing at the benefit, but she respectfully declines the invitation. John tells Bonnie the secret to getting Lisa to participate is to beg.

Tom wants to know why Emily isn't being questioned. Hal says there's no way Emily would leave town. Hal looks straight at Tom and says this has all been a set up. Tom becomes violent and yells, "Are you suggesting I'm framing Emily of attempted kidnapping of my own son?" Margo thinks all the info points to Emily. Hal says, "Let's be reasonable about this. This doesn't make any sense." Tom chimes in saying, "Sleeping with the chief of detectives might make it easier for Emily to pull this off." Jessica tries to cool off both Tom and Hal. "Speaking from the heart won't help. Let's bring Emily in for questioning tomorrow morning." Margo asks Hal if she should send a car for her, or if he would bring her in himself.

Carolers come to Fairwinds, and Barbara barks at them to just leave her alone. James comes in and says, "I remember when this was your favorite time of year. Would you like to see what I brought you for Christmas?" He brings her luggage with the monogram ES on it. Barbara snidely asks if it was Ebenezer Scrooge's luggage. James says Hal will notice her missing suitcase, and will think Emily left all on her own. Barbara says, "This suitcase proves nothing." James says, "Tell me what you need. What can I do to make all this easy for you?" "I don't need you're help. I'm going to find out for myself," and she walks out the door.

Abigail asks Nick to explain the ring. Nick says, "I bought the ring in Chicago, long after I met Molly." He offers to find the receipt for Abigail, but she believes him. "You could have any woman you want. Why me?" Nick lays it on thick, "You really want me to tell you? Can you really not know how beautiful and talented you are? I see honesty and intelligence in you." She's blown away. Nick continues, "You've allowed me to dream about the future again. Everything I'm going to be is because of you. I love you Abigail." "And I love you Nick. Every minute of every day." They hear carolers. Abigail thinks its time to give Nick his Christmas present, "There's something I want to give you and I can't think of a better time." "What is it?" "Me."

Isaac and Bonnie put on a charade in front of Lisa. Bonnie asks who in the world can she get to sing at the benefit. Isaac thinks he can do it and starts singing, horribly. Lisa doesn't buy their routine. Then they get down on their knees and beg as John suggested. It works. Lisa gives in to the pressure and leaves to go condition her voice. A delivery man gives Bonnie a present. She opens the box up and finds a leather notebook. Bonnie thinks the present came from her mother. I don't know who else could have sent me this. There's a symbolic message attached with the leather case that Jessica is proud that Bonnie is handling her job well. Bonnie doesn't like to be pigeon holed and is going to return it. Just then, Jessica calls Bonnie wanting to spread a little holiday cheer. After talking with her mother, Bonnie realizes Isaac gave her the gift. Nick and Abigail move to the bed and make out. He breaks the embrace and says, "You deserve better than this. A beautiful place, for a beautiful moment." Abigail says, "Where's that going to be?" "An island in Florida. The first night we're there, I'm going to take you to the beach and make love to you under the moonlight. But first we have to leave town. Go home and act like everything is fine. Meet me tomorrow and we'll take off." They kiss again. Just then, Holden and Molly break in to Nick's apartment. Molly yells, "Let go of her Nick. Let go of her before someone gets hurt!" Abigail says, "Get out! You have no right to be here." Nick adds, "I'm asking you to leave or I'm calling the police." Molly says, "Holden, take Abigail with you, I have to say something to Nick." They leave and she turns to Nick. "I don't know why you're doing this. You've kissed my daughter for the last time." That's where you're wrong Molly. The good times have just begun."

Hal gets home and looks for Emily. He yells all over the house for her and then finds the note:

Good Bye my love,
Em, Sorry.

Lily finishes reading a story to Luke and Faith when Holden comes in with Abigail. Lily asks Abigail if she's spending Christmas with them. She sighs and says, "Looks like it." Lily takes the children to bed, leaving Holden and Abigail to talk. Holden says, "There's something I have to tell you. Molly and I wanted to tell you together. We're sending you to Rotterdam to live with your parents." A stunned Abigail asked if he just wanted her gone. Holden firmly says, "It's not up for discussion. I'll be on the plane with you. This is not a punishment. You're going to live with your family. Your home." Abigail defiantly says, "That is not my home. My home isn't with Molly and Jake either. My home is now with Nick."

Nick says, "Abigail loves me and there is nothing you can do to keep us apart. You can't brain wash her. She begged me to be her first." Molly is disgusted at this thought. "You will not take advantage of my daughter." Nick continues, "I wouldn't be surprised if we end up getting married." "Why would you ruin a little girls life like that?" We finally get a glimpse of what Nick wants from Molly. "Why would I stop? No one has offered me anything not to." "What do I have to do to get you out of her life?" "Finally! I have an answer, and it's not going to be cheap."

Emily knocks on the glass barrier of the car again and says, "Excuse me. Where are we going? Are we lost?" He ignores her and turns the radio on. Emily has finally had enough and she tries to get out, but the doors are locked. She starts to hyperventilate. "Who are you? Where are you taking me?" She looks claustrophobic.

Barbara stops by to visit with a present for Will and sees a depressed Hal. "Are you ok?" "I'm fine." "Tell me what's wrong. Maybe I can help?" He shows her Emily's letter. "I'm sorry Hal." They hug and Barbara's face lights up like the brightest light on the Christmas tree.

Due to the Christmas holiday, a special "classic" episode was broadcast today in place of a regular episode. Programming will resume on Wednesday the 26th where Monday's show concluded.

Simon and Katie open their Christmas gifts. One of her gifts to him is a bag filled with a stuffed animal (Rex, the golden retriever), a pink Barbie house (a house she says they will have), a car key chain (a Lamborghini she is convinced they will one day own), and coins (for money they will have). Simon says, "You are a freak." Katie replies, "A good one though right?" Katie says she would like to get a job too. Simon laughs and says she has a hard time keeping her jobs. She gets insulted and he later apologizes. She thinks about the offer she had to teach aerobics.

Barbara goes over to Hal's to bring a gift for Will. While she is there, she plays the part of a sympathetic, caring person and asks him questions about Emily. Hal tells Barbara that Emily has left and convinces Barbara to stay because he needs a friend. He just can't believe that Emily would leave him and her son. Barbara says to look at Emily's patterns; she is a "fight or flight" kind of person. Barbara then asks about Carly when Hal mentions that Parker is upstairs sleeping. Barbara pretends not to know anything about Carly and asks how she is doing in Paris. Hal says that except for one phone call, he hasn't heard from her. Barbara leaves and James meets her at the door. They go back to Tradewinds and she says that Hal doesn't even know Carly is missing. She asks about Rose and James says he will tell her when the task is completed. Barbara tells James she was surprised to see how upset Hal was that Emily left but that she could take care of Hal. James wonders if Barbara is getting soft and says that since his plan is working, he wants to know when they can be together again. Barbara tells him he already has enough women to take care of.

Abigail and Holden argue about Nick. Holden tells Abigail that he is sending her back to the Williams, her adoptive parents. She is very upset and refuses to go. Holden says he loves her but in order to assure that she is safe, he will risk losing her. Abigail says if Holden sends her on a plane to her adoptive parents, she will get right back onto another plane and go to Nick. With tears in his eyes, Holden says he will never get over it if she cuts him out of her life and that he will always love her and think about her until the day he dies. Later on, Abigail watches Holden puts the house alarm on. She walks to the door and looks up at the camera.

Molly asks Nick what he wants. He tells her he needs a future and someone rich to help him get there. He says that Molly's husband Jake is the one to do it and proceeds to ask for $500,000 or else he will take Abigail out of Oakdale and out of Molly's life forever. Nick taunts Molly and says that Abigail is just like Molly, she will do anything that Nick says and that Abigail wants to "lick his wounds." He will let her do this unless Molly gets the money from Jake before midnight tomorrow. Molly slaps Nick and this angers him. He continues to tell Molly that Abigail thinks her mother is pathetic. Molly asks Nick not to hurt her daughter. Nick says if she doesn't come through with the money, he will enjoy having a pretty girl around but he hopes he doesn't lose her in a card game. As Molly leaves, she tells Nick she will never let him hurt her little girl. Molly goes home to find Jake resting on the couch and to see cookies for her baked by the twins. She goes over to Jake and asks him to hold her.

At Nick's apartment, the mystery woman appears, (her identity still hidden) and they talk about how their plan is finally coming together.