"It may not have been what he wanted, but Adam did finally get visitor. Like a house on fire, Tad burst into Adam's room and begged him for information on Skye. Tad explained that he needed to ask Skye a few questions about Dimitri. Adam refused to speak up and called out for a nurse. Tad continued pestering Adam and Adam once again screamed at the top of his lungs for a nurse. This time his cries were heard. Gloria raced into the room and ordered Tad to leave at once. Tad refused, saying that he just needed a few answers. Gloria forcibly booted him from the room. She scolded him for breaking hospital rules and threatened to have the guards remove him from the property. Tad accused Gloria of thwarting his questioning because she is afraid of what she'll learn about her husband. Gloria defended Dimitri's name, calling him a wonderful man and an even better husband. Tad insisted that Dimitri knew that Maddie was not his child even before he packed up and headed to Hungary. Gloria had a rational explanation for Tad's obsession with proving Dimitri is a liar. She said that Tad has not faced the fact that they are no longer together. The relationship was fun while it lasted, Gloria commented, but it was over now. Tad saw a toy train on top of the nurses' station and his mind wandered for several minutes. He recalled the first Christmas after his return to Pine Valley. That was a time of happiness, he noted. He vividly remembered "playing" with Edmund and Dimitri and a toy train. Gloria claimed that Dimitri was still a good man. She returned to Adam's room to make sure that he was resting comfortably. Adam somehow overheard Tad and Gloria's conversation and felt a need to stick his nose into Gloria's affairs. He told Gloria that Tad might be right about Dimitri. Somewhat jokingly he noted that Gloria has not fallen for the best men---himself included!
Erica was taken to the courthouse for an unknown reason. When she got there she realized that Jack must have convinced the governor to issue her a pardon. She babbled endlessly about going home to her daughter. Jack had to break the news that her sentence would not be commuted. The governor, he said, did not want to be seen as someone who made special rules to the rich and famous. Erica was devastated. She continued to rant on and on, but now her babbling had taken on a decisively different tone. The governor did, however, agree to allow Erica to present her case before a special review board. Jack told her that all hope was not yet lost because he had a new witness. He wouldn't tell Erica anything more than that. After Jack left, Erica paced the floors nervously. She looked out the window and spied some carolers. She opened up the blinds and took a few steps away from the window. The guard, obviously bored by having to spend Christmas Eve watching Erica, wandered over to the window and became engrossed in the music. Erica tried to slip out of the room, but when she opened the door Dimitri was standing on the other side. Dimitri called out to the guard, accusing Erica of trying to escape. The two former lovers bickered back and forth over trivial matters. The guard was annoyed by the petty conversation and told them both to shut up. Dimitri informed Erica that he planned on speaking at her special parole hearing. Erica accused him of being out to get her because she'd divorced him. Dimitri laughed sarcastically and told Erica that she was flattering herself. He told Erica that he was there to punish her for taking his child from him. Erica corrected him, saying that Maddie is Edmund's daughter. Dimitri frowned and stated that Maddie would still be his child if Erica hadn't gotten involved. The two then argued over which of them had committed the more heinous act of kidnapping. Erica explained why she needs to be released from jail early. Dimitri thinks of Bianca as the daughter he never had, but he wasn't so sure that Erica was telling the truth about her condition. A few seconds later, the special review board entered the room---and they were not in the best of moods. They were angry that they were torn from their homes on Christmas Eve. One of the board members even referred to Erica's petition for parole as a "lost cause." Erica knew that the odds were stacked against her.
Tim took a flower from a nearby grave and placed it on his mother's gravesite. He wished that he could bring his mother back with his prayers, but he knew that that was not possible. He regretted that he never had the chance to say goodbye to his mother. Here he was again at that same final farewell and once again he didn't know how to say goodbye. Trevor's voice called out from across the cemetery causing Tim to run and hide. Trevor didn't see his son, but when he saw the single flower on the grave, he knew that Tim had been there. Janet arrived a few minutes later. She'd left Amanda with Mike so that she could join the search party. Trevor felt that Janet's place was back at home with Amanda. He assured her that everything would turn out okay for them---all of them. Trevor left to continue his search. Janet, on the other hand, hung around to have a few words with Natalie. She recalled that she was not the best sister to Natalie. For that said she was sorry. Although she worried that it might not be her place to ask for any favors, she had a proposition for her deceased sister. Janet told Nat that it was her fault that Tim had run away. She vowed to turn down Trevor's proposal so that Tim would not be hurt anymore than he's already been hurt. For her part, Janet asked Natalie to find Tim and help him find his way back home.
Edmund received a visit from Jack. It wasn't a social visit, though. Jack told Edmund that he wanted him to speak at Erica's parole hearing. Edmund refused to help Erica. After all, she stole Maddie from him. Jack agreed, but also pointed out that had Erica not gotten involved, Maddie would still be with Dimitri. Edmund was still not interested in helping Erica. Jack said that he wanted to show Edmund something, Jack stepped into the hall and returned with Bianca by his side. Edmund's face turned white and a look of horror crept over him when he set his eyes upon the young girl. He gave her a hug and realized that Bianca was wasting away. Bianca stepped out of the room to put some present under the tree for Maddie and Sam. Jack told Edmund that Bianca has only a matter of a few months left before she starves herself to death. The only one who can save Bianca, Jack said, was Edmund.
In Tim's travels to the bus station, he took the wrong turn and ended up in a dark alley. Two thugs stopped him and asked him where he was going. When Tim told them that he was going to catch a bus to New York, the two thugs feigned concern and worried that Tim might not have enough money to buy a ticket. Tim tried to make a getaway, but one of the boys grabbed him and threw him to the ground. One of the punks brandished a switchblade and the other plucked a broken beer bottle from the trash. Tim was in serious trouble. Someone must have been looking out for him because a mysterious stranger appeared out of nowhere and clobbered one of the ghouls with a lead pipe. The punks took off and the woman leaned over Tim to make sure that he was okay. Tim opened his eyes, but his vision was a little blurry. He thanked his guardian angel for helping him. When he looked at the woman's face, he saw... Natalie!"
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