"Up in the hayloft, it was the first time Julia had seen her sister Maria in years, and Maria was about to kill her. "Tell me who the hell you are and what you are doing here," Maria yelled, clutching a pitchfork. The injured Aidan tried to assure Maria that the woman was Julia, but Maria wasn't buying it. She called Julia a liar because she knew that her sister was in the Witness Protection Program. Julia explained that she was, in fact, still in the program, but Mateo had arranged the visit as a Christmas present.
Finally convinced, Maria broke down in tears and ran to hug Julia. Julia explained to Maria how close they had once been and how they had told each other everything. Julia asked why Maria was hiding that handsome man in the hay. Maria explained the Aidan situation to Julia and how Aidan had been her savior during the whole amnesia crisis. Since he was the one in trouble, she was going to help him, no matter how dangerous it might be. She made Julia promise not to tell anyone about Aidan, especially not Edmund.
In the meantime, back at Wildwind, Edmund was busy talking with the federal agent in charge of watching Julia. When he heard that the agent had left Julia at the stables, he ran to witness the Julia/Maria reunion. When Edmund and the agent arrived at the stables, the sisters could hear the voices below.
Realizing they were about to be discovered, Julia ran down the ladder and jumped into Edmund's arms. Maria nervously followed. After the hugs and kisses, Edmund casually asked Maria why they were way up in the hayloft. Julia quickly answered that she had hoped their old "spot" would stir up some of Maria's memory. Edmund completely bought the explanation, and they headed back to Wildwind so that Julia could see the kids. Aidan was alone up in the loft, groaning in pain. He glanced at his wound, which was bleeding again.
Back at the house, Agent Chaney was itching to search the entire premises. Terrified that Chaney would find Aidan, Maria began to sneak away. Edmund caught her leaving, and led her back into the living room. Having no choice but to follow him, she walked over to Julia and Maddie. Maria observed that Julia's scar was barely visible. Edmund and Julia stared at Maria in shock. They asked how Maria knew about the scar. They wondered if it was a sign that her memory had returned.
At the Chandler house, Adam asked Liza to join him at the homeless shelter, where Chandler Enterprises was sponsoring a Christmas dinner for the homeless. "Let's show the town that we're still a team," he proposed. She declined, claiming that she'd promised to help Colby with the gifts.
Adam left for the dinner, and Colby entered the living room. She asked if Aunt Mia would be joining them. When Liza replied that she didn't expect Mia that year, Colby asked, "Is it 'cause of the bad thing you did to Aunt Mia?" Liza was taken aback by the question at first but then decided to go the honest route. She admitted to Colby that mommy had done a bad thing, and she wasn't sure that Aunt Mia would ever forgive her.
However, little Colby wasn't hearing it. "Just apologize again, and it will all be fine," suggested Colby, and she promptly handed Liza the phone. Liza gently told Colby that she wouldn't call Mia, and she left the room. But little Colby wasn't taking no for an answer. She dialed up Mia herself.
In the meantime, back at Mia's house, Frank was furiously knocking at the door, yelling that he had made a decision about their baby. Mia tried to stop him from entering the house, but Frank barged in anyway.
Frank completely surprised Mia, He started out by apologizing for not being there when she had given birth to their baby. Then, he told her that he understood why Mia had given the baby away. And most importantly, he wasn't going to fight to take William away from a family who loved him. Mia couldn't believe her ears and asked what had changed his mind. He said that Simone had had something to do with it, but the big reason was Liza.
Mia was shocked that Liza had defended her, and she started to cry. Jake entered, and Mia explained what had just happened with Frank. Jake immediately sensed that Mia was softening toward Liza and gave her a reality check. He reminded Mia that it was her beloved sister who had pushed her out the window, practically killing her. Just then, the phone rang. It was little Colby. She told Mia how much she missed her. Liza saw Colby on the phone and grabbed the receiver from her. When she realized it was Mia on the other end, she awkwardly wished her a merry Christmas and quickly hung up.
Mia's phone rang again. It was Jackson. He needed to know right after Christmas whether Mia was going to press charges. Jake said it was great news, figuring that it would all be over with soon. He left to shower. Mia hobbled over to the Christmas tree and stared at her gift for Colby. She took the gift and headed for the Chandler house.
Back at the Chandler house, Liza was also staring at her gift for Mia. She, too, grabbed her gift and headed for Mia's house. She opened the door and ran smack into Mia.
At the homeless shelter, JR and Laurie were looking pretty chummy as they served dinner. JR worried that Laurie's dad would see the necklace he had just given her, but Laurie assured him that her dad was nowhere near there that night. She was wrong. Laurie's dad showed up with a bandage on his head and looking a tad drunk. Her dad eyed his daughter snuggling with JR but chose to stay hidden.
Just then, Adam arrived. He gave a little speech about giving to the poor. JR listened to the speech and immediately became cynical about his father's lack of sincerity. Laurie tried to calm him down, reminding him that, sincere or not, it was Adam's charity that was feeding the homeless folks. She then spotted another homeless woman and served her a plate of food.
Before Laurie reached the woman, she ran right into her father. Stunned that he was there, she dropped the plate, causing everyone to turn around. Her dad, on the other hand, was outraged that his daughter was hanging with the Chandlers, charity function or not. Then Adam walked over, and that was the final straw. Her father lunged for Adam. However, due to his drunken state, instead of punching Adam, his fist landed in the wall.
In the meantime, Adam was completely perplexed as to why the strange man was so angry with him. Laurie's dad, still drunk, wouldn't explain further. He grabbed Laurie and left the shelter. JR tried to stop Laurie from leaving, but she left anyway.
As soon as Laurie and her father turned the corner, Laurie immediately asked why her father had lied. "Why didn't you go to the A.A. meeting like you promised?" she demanded to know. He eyed her necklace and guessed it was a gift from JR. He grabbed it so hard that the chain broke off her neck. Her dad looked sincerely sorry, but Laurie got upset and ran away.
Back in the shelter, JR angrily told Adam to shut up. He said that it was all his fault and ran off to chase after Laurie. In the hallway, JR ran into Laurie's dad. The dad gave JR the broken necklace and told JR that Laurie didn't want the necklace anymore. JR looked like he believed it, and he looked upset."
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