Daniel enjoys Christmas shopping before collecting the test results which show he, although carrier, nor Melanie are affected with Maggie's congenital muscular disorder, yet confides into Lexie he has now unexplained symptoms compromising his future as surgeon. Rafe and Carrie are delighted to hear Marlena was offered a university chair, like Austin, when they tell her about the marker plan, while Stefano disputes its validity, Hope's right to call it and being able to free John at all, yet drops some clues. Marlena proposes to Rafe to take Will in a while so he and Sami can cool off.
—KGF Vissers