Katherine and Jill both have Christmas trees delivered to the house. After a verbal struggle, they agree to keep both trees in the living room.
Jill wants Phillip to spend some time with her over the holidays, but he isn't available because of the planned trip to Taos with Nina and Tomas. At Jill's suggestion, he asks if he can come home early to attend the party at the Glow House. Tomas returns and insists that he's been walking, not drinking. He wanted to give Nina time to think and now asks her for an answer to his proposal.
Jack and Raul explain to Billy that they want to invite Mac to the New Year's Eve party. Billy is dubious until Raul explains that Mac was going to have a birthday party that night, but had to cancel it because her friends would be tied up with the webcast. Later, Jack lets Jill know that Mac is being invited to the party and there's nothing she can do to stop it.
Malcolm is upset when Olivia tells Malcolm that he can only see Nate on Christmas morning and must