Everyone in Pine Valley got into the holiday spirit. Erica was elated that Zach and Kendall were on their way home and excited to decorate her house for them. Ryan arrived and was wary about being there when Kendall comes home. She assured him it would be okay. Opal saw that Liza sent Tad a holiday gift basket and suggested that they're interested in each other, then wondered why they're both denying it. Tad didn't appreciate her needling.

At Chez Hubbard, Jesse and Angie were sympathetic toward Madison, who was upstairs sleeping. Jesse got a call from Natalia saying they got custody of Beardsley. Madison entered and was happy about her father's arrest. Angie had a heartfelt chat with her about testifying against her dad. Madison worried that he'll set out to destroy the Hubbard family. Meanwhile, at the station, Beardsley summoned Liza as his attorney and brought her up to date on the case. He was certain he'd be innocent.

On the plane, Kendall and Zach vowed to start fresh together. Kendall worried about the turbulence. The captain announced that they're being forced to land in Ohio and won't make it to Pennsylvania for the holiday. Kendall and Zach were understandably upset. Meanwhile, in Pine Valley, Ryan helped Erica put up holiday decorations. They flirted as Ryan called La Kane out for only wanting him to be around as her "man servant." Their kiss was interrupted by Opal, who took credit for Erica being back. Kendall called Erica to tell her about their flight being cancelled, but said they're renting a car to make it back to P.V. before Christmas. Opal had a very bad feeling about Zach and Kendall being on the road and urged Erica to tell them to find another way home because of a nightmare she had. So, Erica called but there was low battery on Zach's phone and they didn't answer.

Jesse and James butted heads at the police station. James threatened to call him out on obstruction of justice and expose Jesse's corrupt ways. Jesse called his bluff and then told Liza he wants to arraign the DA. Meanwhile, Natalia broke the news to Liza that they found the DA and he's dead from a car crash. Liza phoned Tad with the news about Willis's death. She worried that it wasn't an accident. He advised her to stay mum. When Jesse inquired about Willis, she told him it'd be tough to find him. Later, Liza and Tad met up. She expressed her overwhelming sense of guilt regarding the DA. Then she got a call from the Mayor asking her to run for the DA position.

Madison was alone and restless at the Hubbard household. Later, Angie and Jesse came home and were stunned to find that she was gone. She had gone to the police station. She sneaked in to see her father and demanded that he plead guilty and leave the innocent Hubbards alone, lest she expose his lifetime of dirty deals.

At the airport, Kendall ran into a woman and a young boy who were struggling to make it back home for the holiday. She was sympathetic and begged Zach, who was in line to get a rental car, to help them, so he helped the woman get a car. Later, Zach took the only car available. It didn't have four-wheel drive or anything to prepare them for bad weather. Zach was desperate to get Kendall home so he took it anyway and the duo hit the snowy road. Kendall noticed their phone battery was dead. Zach was driving and tried to grab it from her and they swerved off the road. They were stuck but Zach was hopeful a snowplow would come rescue them. They cuddled up together in the car and Zach told Kendall a Christmas story about a princess who would do anything to reunite with her boys (wink, wink).

Back at Erica's, Opal couldn't shake her bad feeling and pointed out that the storm in Ohio is a doozie.