Brooke arrived home to find Ridge and Eric buried in their work. Brooke picked up a design and giggled, "Gawd-awful!" Their conversation turned to Christmas. Brooke was sad that keeping Bill away meant keeping her sister Katie away, too. Eric reassured her that their plan to regain control of Forrester was designed to put their family back together again. "This company will be yours, Ridge, I will see to it," Eric proclaimed, hugging his son. "It's your time to lead!"

At the office, Katie was stunned to hear her husband announce that he wanted to work on Christmas. Katie vetoed it, saying they would be starting a new Christmas tradition of no work! Bill asked her what type of sparkling jewelry she would like as a gift. Katie became emotional, and told him that all she wanted for Christmas was for him to give Forrester back to the Forresters. Stunned and confused, Bill asked her to explain. She said that she was sad to be excluded from Christmas because they hated him so much. Crying, she begged him to fix it. "Let Eric come back to his office and give Ridge his chance! I just want my family back!" she exclaimed. Bill responded by saying that her family's behavior was petty, and that they had already received their Christmas gift when he saved their company. He instructed her to act like a CEO. She admitted that she was having a hard time figuring out what was the right thing to do. She agreed to shake it off and continue acting in the best interests of the business. Bill was glad to hear that, because the President of the Spencer Board was waiting for a meeting. Bill ushered him in, and he congratulated them on making the Forrester acquisition a great success. He stated that the Board was very pleased with the results. "Just wait till the new line comes out ... it will knock your penny loafers off!" Bill teased. After the meeting, Bill and Katie looked at the newest designs on the computer. "This new line better be profitable," Bill growled. He called Ridge and demanded three new designs by Monday. Ridge was happy to oblige. Katie couldn't take her eyes off the designs, and wondered if such a big departure from past lines was a good idea. "Whatever they come up with, I believe that we are going to win big," predicted Bill. Katie continued to stare at the screen, unsure.

At Sandy's, Whip arrived to take a reluctant Sandy to the Jackie M. Christmas party. He said he didn't know what had caused her to be so closed off, but that getting out would be good for her. She refused, saying that she just didn't feel like celebrating Christmas this year.

Nick, Bridget and Pam were busy at Jackie M. arranging the party. They all hoped Sandy would show up. Whip arrived, announcing that Sandy wouldn't be joining them. Bridget jumped into action, asking Nick to come along to Sandy's with her. At Sandy's, Bridget looked around in surprise at her humble apartment. They begged Sandy to join them for the party. Nick explained that there were several employees who were alone at the holidays for one reason or another, and that they wanted to provide a place for everyone to come together and celebrate. To illustrate his point, Nick retrieved his guitar from the car and began playing a Christmas ditty. The ladies were tickled, and applauded. "You just keep your guitar in the trunk of your car? In case ..." Sandy trailed off. "You never know when you'll have to cajole someone into coming to a Christmas party!" Nick teased.

Back at Jackie M., Jackie was disappointed to hear that Sandy had refused to join them, and Bridget worried that Sandy was trying to shut her out of the pregnancy. Right on cue, Sandy appeared at the door, announcing that she had changed her mind. She thanked Nick and Bridget for opening their hearts to her. She and Whip exchanged smiles.