POLICE STATION
Sam is unable to find a Kevin Moran arrested for a DWI so he heads back to Rae's party. Bo and Asa get to the station, Asa in handcuffs. According to him, he's done nothing wrong and Max and Gabrielle are the ones who should be under arrest. Bo points out that they didn't kill him and that Asa is the one who tried to put them away with a doctored tape; he should have called Bo if he suspected them of trying to kill him. He then pronounces sentence on Asa-he will have to watch the video of his own funeral. Asa's lawyer posts bail but Bo informs him he will have to continue watching the entire video. Asa thinks Bo is just against him and not happy to see him but he knows everyone else will be thrilled. Bo isn't too sure.

NORA'S HOUSE
Antonio asks Keri to come home with him and she agrees. Just as they are leaving, Matthew is at the door with his friend's father; he got homesick and wanted to come home. Keri assures the little boy that it's ok to be homesick and in fact, she is too, though her dad and Antonio have helped her to get through it. Antonio shows the boy his police badge and assures him that the badge will scare away the monsters in his room. The couple get Matthew to bed and pick up where they left off. Antonio gets a call, requesting his presence at the police station.

NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY AT RAE'S HOUSE
Troy kisses Nora at midnight. He asks Sam's whereabouts and admits he doesn't care about Lindsay or where she might be. He tells an astonished Nora that he cares a great deal about her since they've been through a lot together. He understands how Colin fell in love with her but feels indebted to repay everyone for what Colin did to them. He's sure that Lindsay was the one who pushed his brother into doing what he did. Sam returns and catches the end of their conversation when he hears Lindsay's name but he wants to leave with Nora right away for their own party at home. Troy wants to give him reasons for his seeing Lindsay but Sam isn't interested and figures that Nora already knows. Ben and Viki also celebrate and resolve not to become involved in any kidnappings or finding of lost children in the new year, though they agree that Natalie has softened lately. Renee and Rae console each other over their missing partners. Ben tries to help Renee through her sorrow when Viki gets a call from Bo. He wants her, Ben and Renee at Llanfair immediately. Renee apologizes for leaning on Ben while he admits to visiting Asa before his death to inquire about Allison Perkins. Renee is sorry that Ben and Asa never got along.

NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY AT CRIS' APARTMENT
Cris asks Jen if she's pregnant, telling her it's ok if she is, he'll take care of her. He knows about it because he saw the empty box in the trash. Lindsay interrupts and admits that it was her test and though it's negative she'd prefer it if Cris keep this to himself since the expectant father knows nothing about this. Cris is sorry that Jen isn't pregnant though he realizes that it's better if she's not. Jen asks to speak with her mother alone and then demands to know why Lindsay lied. She persuades Jen that it's not a good time to tell Cris the news, that he should have one last happy night with her. After Jen goes back to Cris, Lindsay wonders aloud how she can have Cris find out in the worst way possible. Shawna is in the kitchen with Al, telling him she knows something about Jen. Al tells Shawna he's leaving Llanview so he really doesn't care what she has to say. Chad offers to kiss Natalie again to make sure that Seth sees them. She apologizes for using him but he doesn't mind; he had fun, he tells her. In fact, they can do it again to make sure that Seth will see them together. Seth is with Jessica, telling her he'll win back her trust in the new year. She tells him that she resolves to be appreciative for what he's done for her though she can't be his friend. Seth is adamant that he can change things between them and show her the real person that he is. Jess receives a call from her uncle Bo, requesting that she, Natalie and Al meet him at Llanfair. They are the last to leave and once they are gone Cris wonders what is going on with Lindsay. She seemed even more weird than usual, he confides to his girlfriend. Jess doesn't want to talk about her mom or anyone else, she just wants Cris to hold her.

TROY'S APARTMENT
Troy rushes to set up his recorder when he gets a late knock at the front door. It's Lindsay who pulls him into an embrace. She wants a favor from him.

NORA'S HOUSE
Sam and Nora arrive home where they run into Keri who is on her way up to bed. She fills them in on Matthew's return home and her great evening with Antonio. Sam tells Nora about there being no client at the police station and apologizes for having left her while she remembers her midnight kiss with Troy. She admits that she has something to tell him but he interrupts her by stating that he already knows she went to visit Troy earlier. Troy tried to best him, he sniffs, but he doesn't care, he just wants them to have their own private party. Nora's work line rings and it's Max-she needs to get to the police station right away, something about Asa. Keri hears from Antonio and they reminisce about their evening together.

RAE'S HOUSE
The party is over and Rae is on her way to the airport to fly to see John when Hank shows up and sits her down to chat. He wants to know where John was tonight and on Thanksgiving and Christmas. She defends him at first by saying that he's a cop and he's making time for what he loves but soon realizes herself that he hasn't made any time for her.

LLANFAIR
Arriving at Viki's home, Asa and Bo enter the study together where everyone who was called has congregated. They are shocked, open-mouthed, and deathly quiet when they see who/what the new year has brought them.