Episode #3 - Wednesday, December 14th:

- The Christmas Party begins! Alice, Maggie, Mickey, Doug, Julie, Jennifer, Frankie, Abe, Chelsea, Max, Abby, Josh, Sophie, Lucas, Austin, Sami, Nicole, Patrick, Bo, Hope, Barb, Glen, Caroline, and Shawn are all in attendance!

- Belle and Phillip receive word that Claire has pulled through the surgery! Lexie insists that they attend the party at the Brady Pub - not only as a way to celebrate, but a way to take their mind off things and relax.

- Shawn and Mimi arrive at the Pub after a day of bonding with J.T. and Zach.

- Minutes later, Philip, Belle, and Lexie arrive, as well, bringing good news about Claire.

- Bonnie and Kate decide to team up to keep the secret of Shawn being Claire’s father and make sure Belle & Philip and Shawn & Mimi stay together.

- Jennifer and Abe are both worried when Lexie and Frankie are no where to be found at the party.

- Frankie and Lexie manage to sneak away from the pub and drive out to the Green Mountain Lodge. Once there, Frankie reveals to Lexie that Jack is alive and well and recuperating at the Lodge! Frankie recalls finding him at the bank of the river and taking him to the lodge per Jack‘s wishes…so he can die a slow death without putting his family through the torture.

- Kate and John learn that the company that went belly up belonged to Austin!

- Victor privately takes pride in his role in taking down Austin’s company.

- Chelsea and Max plan to sneak away from the party to make love.

- Kate and John make Austin an offer to join Basic Black.

- Josh comforts Abby in the park not far from the Pub, and she asks him to make love to her.

- Austin tells Kate and John that he won’t join the company unless Sami and Nicole can join him.

- Sami is infuriated when Lucas shows up to the party with Sophie. But she retaliates when she tells him that she came on Austin’s arm. Lucas counters that he has a surprise that is going to throw Sami for a loop and ruin not only her Christmas…but her 2006!

- Lucas calls Carrie and tells her the time is almost right for her to walk into the party and surprise everyone.

- Tony promises to reveal to Billie a secret so big that it will tear Bo and Hope apart forever…in exchange for her springing him from prison.

-Frankie is shocked when he finds Jack’s room at the Lodge empty with no sign of Jack!