Before leaving The Meadows, Jack thanks Laura for all her help and says he'll never forget her. She persuades him to believe that he and his ex-wife will get back together. Before returning to Salem, Laura reads a goodbye note from ìClarkî, thanking her again for all she did. Jennifer, Peter and Abigail visit Santa in Salem Place. An elf asks if ìmomî (Jennifer) and ìdadî (Peter) want their picture taken with Abigail, and they happily agree. Alice says Jack can make Jennifer and Abigail happy, but Jennifer disagrees. Jack arrives back in Salem and watches them from afar. Later, Jack surprises Alice by eating her Christmas cookies as she arrives home, and he asks for her help. John needs Vivian to tell Bishop Andrews that he doesn't want to be a priest since she is his only living relative in the US, but wonders why she's so eager to help. Vivian confesses it's to make Victor happy, since Brady is his grandson. At Bishop Andrews office, a ìcardinalî (Stefano) listens to John and Vivian's conversation. As Vivian and Ivan leave, the cardinal walks by and Vivian kisses his ring. She tells Ivan she recognized the ring. After John leaves, Stefano hides John's file under a stack of other files. Marlena wonders why she feels empty since the mystery man (Stefano) did not visit her in her dreams last night. Gina questions her as to what is wrong. Bo stops by and tells Gina he'll have more time soon to help her find out who she is. Gina tells Bo that Celeste could help them, but he says to stay away from her. Not listening, she tries to see Celeste, but Celeste runs away from her. A worried and upset Celeste wants to leave town but Stefano will not go until Marlena is totally his. Marlena tells Abe and Bo she's done a psychological profile on the desecrator, and is worried that more bad things could happen soon. In church, the desecrator raises a book to smash over Gina's head. (thetvdb.com)