David Shatraw

It’s Christmas Eve in Salem. The Hortons celebrate their first Christmas without Alice and Mickey. Jennifer, Maggie, Julie, and Doug do what they can to keep the Christmas spirit alive for Ciara, who misses her parents. Nathan and Stephanie show up and announce their impending move to Baltimore. Abe and Lexie make an appearance with Theo, who cheers up Ciara. Julie suggests Maggie date Victor, and Maggie balks at the idea. Julie tells her that Mickey wouldn’t want her to be lonely. The Hortons hang their Christmas ornaments. Jennifer misses Jack and her kids, who couldn’t make it. Later, everyone discusses Bo and Hope’s disappearance. Nicole and Brady share a stolen moment, but the two are worried about Vivian and their future together. Victor has it out with Vivian, telling her she’ll be all by her lonesome on Christmas. Kate arrives, and she and Vivian have words. Later, Brady gets drunk with Victor and Kate. Santa Rafe delivers a gift to Johnny while EJ is relieved to learn from Lexie that Johnny can go home. Sami speaks with Stephanie about Johnny being released and shares the new with Will and Gabi. After a brief run-in with Kate, EJ takes his son home, and Kate has a tense cross with Stefano. Later, Nicole proves her value in EJ and Stefano’s eyes in helping Johnny transition to life without Sami. Meanwhile, Rafe tries to make Christmas special for Sami. They work on establishing new traditions. They both have a surprise gift for each other and it ends up being the same thing - keys from the safe house. It was where they fell in love and the two reminisce. Gabi and Will draw closer. At the DiMera mansion, Stefano tries to connect with Chad to no avail. Having slipped out of Christmas Eve Mass, Sami shows up and watches Johnny and Sydney through the window of the DiMera mansion, missing her children desperately.

When Parker attends jury duty in order to keep up the legitimacy of one of her aliases, she notices some strange things at the trial. It seems someone is trying to buy a favorable verdict... but not if the Leverage team can steal it first!

Jaime's doubts about Hugo persist, even after a drug-fueled siesta; Carolyn is surging, but Palek seems to be losing interest; Dave and Katie argue over the value of Katie's therapy sessions; May reaches out to an old acquaintance. Also available on VUDU

Ends 12/31/12. 'In the Game.' In the Season Two premiere, a young actress's death prompts her castmates from a slasher film to pitch in (more or less) for a cheap funeral at Fisher & Sons. Meanwhile, Ruth arranges a dinner for Nate, David and Claire--and their significant others--after reading a book for parents of gay and lesbian children. Also available on Amazon Instant Video, iTunes and VUDU