37 minutes
Bistro: Ava is trying to get things started. Harris and Ava chat. They are watching a show together and Harris promises he won’t watch a show ahead.
Horton Town Square: Stefan is chatting unpleasantly on the phone with Clyde. Stefan slams his phone.
Pub: Stephanie is drowning her sorrows and hurt toe with a fancy adult drink and runs into Jada, who is still moving boxes around. Stephanie wants Jada to start drinking with her.
Spectator office: Everett is rereading a story about the kidnapping as Chad walks in. Everett and Chad talk and Chad is being difficult. Chad plans on being hands-on now and actually working at the paper.
Park: Theresa is tossing her kidnapping sweatshirt as Brady and Tate walk up. They think she is retrieving it from the trash. Theresa claims her phone fell in the trash as she was throwing out a used coffee cup. Brady, the over bearing but totally competent dad, has been trying to get a hold of Theresa.
Theresa, the blond scatter-brain, totally competent mom, has said Tate’s old school, the one he caused all the damage at, will accept him back but totally competent Dad doesn’t have a copy of the immunizations and totally competent Mom tells totally competent Dad that he can call the pediatrician just as easily as she can. Brady says he doesn’t have the doctor’s name.
During this stupid exchange Tate pulls out his ear buds and starts to listen to music. Tate appears to be older than 3 so I bet he knows his doctor’s name. Brady claims he wants to have a conversation. Theresa is not believing him as Alex walks up and enters the parent snarkiness conversation.
Spectator office: Chad tells Everett he is a good reporter. They chat and talk about how come Everett is back working at the paper, and Stephanie.
Pub: Girl talk and drinking
Bistro: Ava and Harris are kissing as Stefan walks in on them. Stefan is upset Ava has been laundering money since she had a lemonade stand. Stefan tells her Clyde gave him good news.
Spectator office: Chad and Everett continue to talk about jealousy. Everett has known Stephanie for a long time. What 3 minutes?
Park: Theresa, Brady and Alex argue, then Tate asks to leave. Theresa wants to go. Theresa and Alex are going to a tree farm. Alex has never been to one. Claims growing up in Arizona there weren’t many in the desert. Justin and Adrienne didn’t live in Arizona when they left Salem with the boys did they? Anyway that’s where these two knuckleheads are heading. Theresa is going to use the ax to chop down the tree.
Bistro: Clyde is going to run product out of the back of the store, they both freak out.
Pub: Drunk girls chat about men’s socks, Stephanie said a guy ghosted her, so have a drink. Lots of talk about Jada’s ex. Jada gets ready to share a picture of her ex, then Harris walks in. It’s a day off for Harris too. as he joins the drunk girls' chat.
Spectator office: Everett asks Chad just what his experience working a newspaper is? Being married to Abigail is his answer.
Horton Town Square: Brady apologizes for arguing in front of Tate. Tate is the adult in the conversation.
Alex and Theresa’s apartment: Alex carries a large tree into the apartment. He doesn’t have ornaments or a tree stand. Theresa talks of decorating the tree. Her childhood was rather special once her mom got over her multiple personality disorder and her parents remarried for the third time.
Bistro: Stefan and Ava continue to talk of Clyde’s new demand of drugs being sold AT the Bistro, I’ll take the spaghetti with meatballs with a side of cocaine. Stefan continues the hollow threats killing Clyde.
Horton Town Square: Tate and Brady talk. Tate doesn’t want Brady to talk about his mom.
Alex and Theresa’s apartment, Alex has set up the tree in front of the front door. Theresa is going to go pop some popcorn so they can start decorating. Even without mistletoe they manage to kiss.
Bistro: Ava and Stefan continue to argue over killing Clyde. Ava yells at Stefan for not being Jake. During the argument that follows, Ava calls Stefan "Jake"
Spectator office: boy chat about Abigail. Thomas calls Chad to say his lunch box account is empty, he is angry. Chad realizes he has no idea about lunch stuff since Stephanie took care of it.
Pub: drunk girls talk, and Harris is way behind them in the drunken status. Stephanie wants to call Harris "Harry", but he shuts her down. Stephanie then wants to know how Harris is with socks?
Bistro: Ava and Stefan continue to discuss Jake and Ava’s love
Horton Town Square: Brady remembers what it was like to be young. He recalls being a real jerk to Grandma Marlena. Brady asks about school and Holly Jonas. Brady gives Tate his gold card (credit card).
Alex and Theresa’s apartment: Theresa and Alex decorating the tree with the popcorn is sad. Theresa wants to hang stockings by the fireplace. She hasn’t noticed they don’t have a fire place?? Alex does remember that his family did have a great Christmases with many traditions. Theresa kisses him and demands he makes love to her.
Pub: drunk girls and drunk guy saga continues. Stephanie grabs Jada’s red wine after her many umbrella drinks.
Alex and Theresa’s apartment: the dynamic duo are making love under the tree.
Horton Town Square: Tate calls Holly and asks her out.
Spectator office: Everett and Chad aren’t bonding. They still don’t like each other, Chad’s eyes are open. Both boast of their love for drunk Stephanie. Petty Chad wants Everett to move desks because the one Everett is working at is Chad’s.
Bistro: 6 cases of canned tomatoes (code name for drugs) arrive through the front door, courtesy of Clyde Weston.
Bistro: Ava is trying to get things started. Harris and Ava chat. They are watching a show together and Harris promises he won’t watch a show ahead.
Horton Town Square: Stefan is chatting unpleasantly on the phone with Clyde. Stefan slams his phone.
Pub: Stephanie is drowning her sorrows and hurt toe with a fancy adult drink and runs into Jada, who is still moving boxes around. Stephanie wants Jada to start drinking with her.
Spectator office: Everett is rereading a story about the kidnapping as Chad walks in. Everett and Chad talk and Chad is being difficult. Chad plans on being hands-on now and actually working at the paper.
Park: Theresa is tossing her kidnapping sweatshirt as Brady and Tate walk up. They think she is retrieving it from the trash. Theresa claims her phone fell in the trash as she was throwing out a used coffee cup. Brady, the over bearing but totally competent dad, has been trying to get a hold of Theresa.
Theresa, the blond scatter-brain, totally competent mom, has said Tate’s old school, the one he caused all the damage at, will accept him back but totally competent Dad doesn’t have a copy of the immunizations and totally competent Mom tells totally competent Dad that he can call the pediatrician just as easily as she can. Brady says he doesn’t have the doctor’s name.
During this stupid exchange Tate pulls out his ear buds and starts to listen to music. Tate appears to be older than 3 so I bet he knows his doctor’s name. Brady claims he wants to have a conversation. Theresa is not believing him as Alex walks up and enters the parent snarkiness conversation.
Spectator office: Chad tells Everett he is a good reporter. They chat and talk about how come Everett is back working at the paper, and Stephanie.
Pub: Girl talk and drinking
Bistro: Ava and Harris are kissing as Stefan walks in on them. Stefan is upset Ava has been laundering money since she had a lemonade stand. Stefan tells her Clyde gave him good news.
Spectator office: Chad and Everett continue to talk about jealousy. Everett has known Stephanie for a long time. What 3 minutes?
Park: Theresa, Brady and Alex argue, then Tate asks to leave. Theresa wants to go. Theresa and Alex are going to a tree farm. Alex has never been to one. Claims growing up in Arizona there weren’t many in the desert. Justin and Adrienne didn’t live in Arizona when they left Salem with the boys did they? Anyway that’s where these two knuckleheads are heading. Theresa is going to use the ax to chop down the tree.
Bistro: Clyde is going to run product out of the back of the store, they both freak out.
Pub: Drunk girls chat about men’s socks, Stephanie said a guy ghosted her, so have a drink. Lots of talk about Jada’s ex. Jada gets ready to share a picture of her ex, then Harris walks in. It’s a day off for Harris too. as he joins the drunk girls' chat.
Spectator office: Everett asks Chad just what his experience working a newspaper is? Being married to Abigail is his answer.
Horton Town Square: Brady apologizes for arguing in front of Tate. Tate is the adult in the conversation.
Alex and Theresa’s apartment: Alex carries a large tree into the apartment. He doesn’t have ornaments or a tree stand. Theresa talks of decorating the tree. Her childhood was rather special once her mom got over her multiple personality disorder and her parents remarried for the third time.
Bistro: Stefan and Ava continue to talk of Clyde’s new demand of drugs being sold AT the Bistro, I’ll take the spaghetti with meatballs with a side of cocaine. Stefan continues the hollow threats killing Clyde.
Horton Town Square: Tate and Brady talk. Tate doesn’t want Brady to talk about his mom.
Alex and Theresa’s apartment, Alex has set up the tree in front of the front door. Theresa is going to go pop some popcorn so they can start decorating. Even without mistletoe they manage to kiss.
Bistro: Ava and Stefan continue to argue over killing Clyde. Ava yells at Stefan for not being Jake. During the argument that follows, Ava calls Stefan "Jake"
Spectator office: boy chat about Abigail. Thomas calls Chad to say his lunch box account is empty, he is angry. Chad realizes he has no idea about lunch stuff since Stephanie took care of it.
Pub: drunk girls talk, and Harris is way behind them in the drunken status. Stephanie wants to call Harris "Harry", but he shuts her down. Stephanie then wants to know how Harris is with socks?
Bistro: Ava and Stefan continue to discuss Jake and Ava’s love
Horton Town Square: Brady remembers what it was like to be young. He recalls being a real jerk to Grandma Marlena. Brady asks about school and Holly Jonas. Brady gives Tate his gold card (credit card).
Alex and Theresa’s apartment: Theresa and Alex decorating the tree with the popcorn is sad. Theresa wants to hang stockings by the fireplace. She hasn’t noticed they don’t have a fire place?? Alex does remember that his family did have a great Christmases with many traditions. Theresa kisses him and demands he makes love to her.
Pub: drunk girls and drunk guy saga continues. Stephanie grabs Jada’s red wine after her many umbrella drinks.
Alex and Theresa’s apartment: the dynamic duo are making love under the tree.
Horton Town Square: Tate calls Holly and asks her out.
Spectator office: Everett and Chad aren’t bonding. They still don’t like each other, Chad’s eyes are open. Both boast of their love for drunk Stephanie. Petty Chad wants Everett to move desks because the one Everett is working at is Chad’s.
Bistro: 6 cases of canned tomatoes (code name for drugs) arrive through the front door, courtesy of Clyde Weston.
