In the Brady bedroom, Hope happily tickled her husband on Christmas morning and was dismayed to discover his Billie stitched wound. Hope told Bo she didn't want him running off to find Georgia again but Bo insisted he had to find his daughter. Unfortunately, Bo's wound was infected and he began to run a fever.
Stopping by to bring presents to Zack, a hungover Shawn got into another fight with Bo. When Bo tried to ask about why Shawn's life had spiraled out of control and whether Jan had his best interests in mind, Shawn ran out screaming about Bo's hypocritical jaunt through Europe with his ex lover. Meanwhile downstairs, Hope tried with no success to get Jan to take back the bike from Shawn.
Rex double checked Billie's PDA message from Georgia to authenticate it. When Billie became confident the message was real, she ran off to tell Bo. Hope stared after a feverish Bo as he anxiously agreed to help Billie track down Georgia from the message.
At the penthouse, Belle assisted John in his rehab exercises. When John screamed out in pain, a scared Belle tried to calm him. Later, while Belle cleaned the living room, she found a Christmas card from Sami that included a picture of Roman and Marlena and the Christmas sentiment, "Go to Hell!" inscribed within. Furious, Belle complained about Sami's nerve as John told her to forget about it. Quickly changing subject, John asked Belle if she was truly over Shawn. Miss honesty as always, Belle admitted she still loved Shawn but that Shawn left her behind and her future was with Philip. When John cautioned her against marrying someone she didn't truly love, Belle insisted she grew to have feelings for Philip and that their friendship meant their relationship had to work. John gave Belle a fatherly hug but his face showed doubt.
Sami waited at the courthouse to file her annulment papers but was shocked to find that Eugenia was the newest clerk at the court. Eugenia happily denied Sami her annulment, sending a freaked out Sami in a desperate search for someone higher up to help her. Sami prayed to her parents at the church as Julie overheard her discuss her Lucas and Brandon dilemma. Worried, Julie advised Sami to put off the wedding until she was sure she could give her whole heart to Lucas. Unfazed, Sami went home to find a moldy, cheap fruit basket from John. After pitching a fit over the gift, Lucas asked what she did for John. When Sami explained her "Go to Hell" Christmas card, Lucas ominously warned she would come to regret it. Right on cue, Julie called to say that John Black was Sami's best bet to get the annulment papers run through the courthouse as quickly as possible.
Over at Basic Black, Philip showed Kate the wedding ring he bought for Belle. Their happy chit chat about the wedding was short lived however when Philip's orders arrived. Philip opened the envelope and wearily said, "I can't marry Belle."