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The New Year starts off with a lot of action for the residents of Port Charles.

Maxie and Liesl have a talk and Maxie advises Liesl not to dwell on her past mistakes as a mother, instead, she should focus on the relationship she has with Britt now. Maxie tells Liesl that Britt is a wonderful person and that is because of her.

Drew and Carly meet on Pier 27 and toast the new year and reflect on how far they have come since they spent last New Year’s Eve together on the foot bridge.

Sam helps Dante realize that he is a good cop and he is still helping people while keeping his relationship with Sonny separate from his police work. Sam tells Dante that she respects him c for being a good cop, son, brother, and father for his family and friends.

Nikolas tells Elizabeth that Esme jumped off the parapet and he has looked everywhere on the property and he can’t find her.

Trina and Spencer talk on the deck of the Haunted Star and Trina helps Spencer realize that he shouldn’t automatically expect that things in his life won’t work out. Spencer and Trina almost kiss again but they are startled when they see a shivering Esme who passes out on the deck. Spencer later calls Elizabeth and tells her that Esme is at the hospital and the police are on their way to arrest her.

Dante arrives to question Esme at the hospital. Nikolas and Elizabeth are worried about what Esme might say to Dante.

Josslyn does a decent job of fighting off the hook killer and when she gets a chance she yells for help. Britt hears her and comes to help because Britt is waiting on the docks for a car to take her to the airport. Britt hits the hook killer, who is wearing a mask, with her purse and she and Josslyn manage to hold off the killer until Dex arrives and shoots the killer in the arm. The killer drops the hook and runs away. Britt tells the police that she saw the hook killer was attacking a young woman and, after they both fought off the killer, the young woman ran away. The story was what Britt, Dex and Josslynn decided on because the police can’t find out he shot the killer in the arm because he works for Sonny and was using an unlicensed gun. The audience sees the hook killer wearing her mask and when we see the killer take her mask off we see the hook killer is Heather Webber.

Joslynn is at Dex’s apartment and Dex gives Joss scotch for the first time to calm her nerves. Joss feels guilty that they had to make up a story for the police just because Dex works for Sonny. Dex and Joss later make love deciding not to fight the feelings they have for each other anymore.

Britt returns to the Haunted Star to tell her mother she has decided to stay in Port Charles. Liesl is very happy and they toast the New Year. Britt takes off her coat and Liesl notices Britt’s dress is torn and she is bleeding. Britt walks away and then she falls to the floor.

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Michael asks Willow to marry him and when she accepts his proposal he puts his great grandmother’s ring back on Willow’s finger.

Laura encourages Nikolas to take control of his life and not let Victor control him.

Esme sets fire to the flowers on the table where she eats and Nikolas rushes to the storage room when the smoke detector goes off. Nikolas uses a fire extinguisher and sees Esme outside on the parapet. Nikolas asks Esme to take his hand and not jump off the parapet but Esme believes since she survived the fall once she can do it again. Nikolas watches helplessly as Esme jumps off the parapet.

Britt’s birthday party continues as she eats her cake and gets her birthday present. Britt’s friends and family give her a slide show full of pictures of her with everyone she loves. Maxie tells Britt that they put the pictures inside a digital frame for her to take with her. Maxie also tells Britt that she Brad and Liesl have the password to the frame so she can always have them with her wherever she goes.

Josslyn goes to Kelly’s to look for Cameron because they need to talk. One of the employees of Kelly’s tells her he is filling in for a member of the catering staff that got sick, so he is at Britt’s party. Josslyn tells her bodyguard she is going home to change and then she is going to Britt’s party on the Haunted Star. Josslyn tells her bodyguard that Sonny is at the party so he doesn’t need to go with her.

Spencer and Trina are unaware that the hook killer is watching them getting ready to strike. Maxie sees Spencer and Trina outside on the deck and tells them to come inside unwittingly saving them from the hook killer. Josslyn arrives at the Haunted Star later, and she is on the deck looking at the stars unaware that the hook killer is going to hook her.

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Britt’s Birthday party at the Haunted Star begins and only Austin knows that Britt is going to slip away from the party when everyone is toasting the New Year. Austin tries once again to persuade Britt to stay and let her friends and family support her through her illness, but Britt insists she doesn’t want the people she loves watch her illness get worse. Britt and Brad do their Karaoke rendition of the George Michael Aretha Franklin hit “I Knew You Were Waiting for Me” then Britt makes a wish before she blows out the candles on her cake.

Spencer and Trina have their first pretend date at Britt’s party and almost kiss as they look at the stars. Esme asks Elizabeth to help her get away from Nikolas for the sake of her baby. Elizabeth refuses to help Esme escape because a life on the run wouldn’t be good for the baby. Esme has dinner with Dimitrius and steals a match from him hoping that the match will help her escape.

Laura has a long talk with Nikolas because Victor only told her that he and Ava were getting a divorce because he cheated on Ava. Laura sees Elizabeth come into the living room and tell Nikolas that she is leaving to go to Britt’s party. Laura asks Nikolas if he had an affair with Elizabeth and when he remains silent she knows the truth. Nikolas asks Laura not to take on Victor because he has a lot of information that could land him in jail.

Dex tells Michael that Sonny made a deal with the Pikeman Security Group and they are very dangerous. Dex tells Michael that Sonny could go to jail for the rest of his life. Dex also tells Michael that if the Pikeman Security Group finds out that he ruined their deal, he, Willow, and his family could be in danger. Michael tells Dex he is willing to take the risk to put Sonny in jail.

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Esme plans to use Dimitrius the bodyguard that Nikolas has guarding her to prevent her escape. Esme tells Dimitrius that she wants to have a candlelight dinner with him on New Year’s Eve. Esme plans to use the candles to set fire to some flowers that are on the table where she eats her meals.

Spencer apologizes to Ava for everything he has done to her because he was trying to defend Nikolas who wasn’t the person that he thought he was because Nikolas let down both of them. Spencer tells Ava he is taking Trina to Britt’s party. Spencer and Trina begin to pretend to date to draw Esme out of hiding because they think, she is the hook killer.

Liesl helps Britt get ready for her birthday party, and Pixel tells Britt how blessed and proud, she is to be her mother. Britt tells Liesl how proud she is to be her daughter and then they hug and tell each other they love each other. Liesl takes a picture with Britt to remember the moment with Britt in her beautiful dress

Anna and Valentin meet with Dr. Andre Mattox who tells them that when he worked for the WSB. He met with Victor somewhere in Paris and offers to go with them and try to remember the location since he was blindfolded when he was taken to meet Victor. He hoped that being in Paris will help him remember the location, so they can see if Victor is holding Lucy there.

Laura and Martin visit Cyrus in Pentonville because Cyrus wants to help her bring down Victor. Laura turns down Cyrus offer of help because she thinks Cyrus wants to get revenge on Victor.

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Brook Lynn tells Maxie she came to the hospital because she has a headache, a stomachache and can’t sleep. Maxie makes Brook Lynn realize that she isn’t sick…she is in love with Chase and feeling sad because she broke up with him. Maxie advises Brook Lynn to work to get Chase back because he loves her too. Sasha and Chase talk and Chase tells Sasha that his relationship with Brook Lynn only have a professional relationship not a romantic relationship. Sasha tells Chase she hopes that he and Brook Lynn can work things out because she can see Brook Lynn makes him happy

Gladys owes Selina Wu money because she lost a poker game and Ms. Wu wants her money now. Gladys gives Ms. Wu some expensive earrings that she is wearing to cover part of the debt that she owes MS Wu. MS Wu also gives Gladys’s credit for the next poker game. Gladys considers using Sasha’s money to pay the debt she owes, as well as, using the money to play in the next poker game.

Wiley has a temper tantrum because Michael and Willow have to go to the doctor and can’t take him sledding. Michael puts Wiley in a time out for thirty minutes and Drew and Carly arrive to babysit Wiley.

Drew asks Carly to help him look through some pictures of some men named Josiah to see if one of them could be the Josiah that was the leader of the commune where Willow grew up. Carly compares pictures of a young Josiah to pictures of some men named Josiah and finds the man she thinks could be the former commune leader. Carly lies to Drew and tells him that none of r pictures look like they could be the former commune leader. Drew calls the reporter that has been helping him look for Willie’s parents and tells him to interview all the men named Josiah he found and not stop until he finds the former commune leader.

Cody comes clean to Britt and tells her that he blackmailed Spinelli to match them because he wanted to get close to her because he thought Faison had stolen the necklace from his father Leopold Taub. Cody tells Britt that once he got to know her he knew he liked spending time with her. Cody asks Britt for another chance to show her they could be good together. Britt cries and tells Cody it means a lot that he told her the truth, but it is too late for them to have a second chance at a relationship. Cody assumes that it is because he has made too many mistakes for Britt to give him a second chance.

Britt meets with Selina Wu who gives her papers with a new identity in exchange for promising never to see Brad again. Sonny and Dex meet with Mr. Hume who represents Pikeman Security Group. Mr. Hume gives Sonny a briefcase full of money, and Sonny agrees to allow Pikeman Security Group to move their guns through Port Charles. Dex later tells Sonny that he has heard of Pikeman Security Group and the group is very dangerous. Sonny, appreciates Dex’s warning and tells him he intends to watch Pikeman Security Group closely and everything will be fine.

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The residents of Port Charles spend Christmas stranded because the roads are still icy because of the Christmas Eve storm.

The Quartermaine house is full of friends and family because their cars are stranded in the ice. A pregnant woman arrives and asks Ned and Olivia for shelter because her car won’t start. The pregnant woman goes into labor after eating the spicy sauce on Olivia’s lasagna. Austin, and T.J help deliver the baby but, when Austin sees the baby is going to be a breech birth he calls Britt for help. Britt uses the motorcycle that Brandon was rebuilding to get to the Quartermaine Mansion. Britt Austin and T.J deliver the baby girl whom her mother names Britta Noel and then everyone has Christmas dinner.

Spinelli and Georgie are in Portland visiting Ellie for Christmas and Maxie is planning to join them, but all the planes are grounded because of the ice. Maxie is stuck at the airport in Canada unable to get to Portland. Maxie is surprised to see Spinelli and Georgie get off a plane because they are on their way back to Port Charles to be with her.

Elizabeth is sad over her breakup with Finn. Cameron tries to get her to talk about it but she tells him she is fine. Scott and Laura arrive to check on Elizabeth because they are worried about her. Elizabeth decides to concentrate on her chosen family that has always been there to support her rather than think about her biological parents.

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Chase and Blaze sing their song that was released today for the crowd at the Gingerbread Jam. Brook Lynn apologizes to Chase again for not telling him that Dante wanted her to write a letter to the Civilian Review Board. Brook Lynn also tells Chase she is sorry that the letter she wrote for the Civilian Review board didn’t make it to the board members in time for the Civilian Review Board hearing. Chase tells Brook Lynn he will help her get the rights to her songs back from Linc, but he can’t forgive her for playing God with his life. Chase also makes it clear that they only have a business relationship not a personal relationship.

Josslyn is stopped at the side of the road because she has car trouble and Dex arrives to help her because he was following behind her car. Josslyn tells Dex that she already called a tow truck, so Dex waits for the tow truck with her. Dex and Josslynn have one of their arguments about nothing and they end up kissing until the tow truck arrives to take the car. Dex drives Josslyn home and she gets home in time to watch a movie with Carly.

Spencer tells Trina he is going to make himself bait so they can catch Esme and get justice for Rory. Trina tells Spencer that his plan will work better if they make Esme think that she turned to him for comfort after Rory’s death.

Dante and Mac get a lead about Rory’s killer. The DNA found on the earring belonged to Ryan Chamberlain’s former wife Gloria, who he killed in front of Felicia years ago. Mac, Dante, and Felicia head to Spring Ridge to talk to Ryan with Heather interpreting Ryan’s eye blinking. Ryan tells Mac, Dante and Felicia that he doesn’t know how the Hook Killer got the earring. Once Mac, Dante and Felicia, are gone, he tells Heather that the earring was part of the charm necklace that she took from him that contained souvenirs from all the people that he killed. Ryan wants to ask Heather more questions, but she takes away the present she gave him which she never opened because Mac came to visit. Heather tells Ryan she will give him his present back when he stops being mean to her.

A drunken Nikolas spends time with Esme who tells him she is lonely. Nikolas tells Esme she should enjoy Christmas because she will be lonelier when he takes her to Spoon Island.

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The residents of Port Charles celebrate Christmas Eve with a lot of love and a little sadness.

Austin and Maxie break up because Maxie thinks their relationship moved to fast. Marie tells Austin that she can’t be with a man who keeps secrets from her.

Trina thinks that if Rory hadn’t met her he would still be alive. Josslyn helps Trina realize that the only person responsible for Rory’s death is the person who killed him. Josslyn also tells Trina that Rory would want her to remember him, but he would want her to be happy.

Alexis advises Spencer to find something that makes him happy and hang on to it so that whatever makes him happy can keep him from getting pulled into the Cassadine family’s schemes. Spencer heads to Trina’s house and wishes her a merry Christmas.

Chase and Finn are both sad about their relationships breaking up, but they pretend to be happy so Violet can have a happy Christmas Eve.

Dante tells Chase that the Civilian Review Board has decided to review his case again in January because of Brook Lynn. Chase arrives just before he is supposed to sing at the Rice Plaza’s Gingerbread Jam.

Willow is worried that she will not be spending next Christmas with Michael, Wiley, and her baby girl but she pretends to be happy for Wiley’s sake.

Carly persuades Drew not to tell Willow that he thinks Harmony kidnapped her and he is looking for her parents. Carly thinks Drew should wait until after the holidays to talk to Willow. Drew gives Carly a key for Christmas and tells her, she will find out later what the key opens.

Josslyn gets in a car accident driving home from Tina’s house.

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Josslyn feels badly because Cameron sends her a text message, but she ignores it because she is afraid to tell him that she isn’t in love with him anymore.

Sam is worried because Dante didn’t come home last night. Sam tells Cody she is worried about Dante and he calls Mac and finds out Dante is at the hospital and he tells Sam Dante’s whereabouts. Dante and Mac think that they are dealing with a serial killer since the same snake venom that killed Brando and was also used in Diane’s attack was found in Rory’s body.

Ava has a confrontation with Elizabeth in the hospital chapel and tells her that she will make sure she and Nic\kolas feel more pain than they ever thought it was possible to feel in their lives. Elizabeth tells Ava that she had a miscarriage, but she hasn’t told Nicolas yet. Ava later tells Nina she is wondering If she should seek revenge on Nikolas since he just lost a child. Nikolas tells Spencer that he and Elizabeth slept together and she is pregnant with his baby. Spencer tells Nikolas that he wants nothing more to do with him because he took advantage of Elizabeth when she was having an emotional crisis. Spencer tells Nikolas that he is leaving town when his probation is over because he doesn’t want to be anywhere near him. Spencer also says he is going to get his own apartment and it doesn’t matter what his Uncle Victor thinks he should do.

Denise tells Carly and Drew that Lorraine (aka Harmony) and her husband came to the commune with baby Willow. Loraine was always jumpy and looking over her shoulder like she was running away from someone. Drew tells Carly that he thinks that Loraine kidnapped Willow which means that Willow’s birth parents could still be alive.

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