Marlena continues to be torn between her two men after both have Christmas photos taken with her. Meanwhile, John arranges a dinner with Kristen in an attempt to probe around about Stefano and the baby. Discovering Rolf has been kidnapped by the ISA, Stefano is concerned he will reveal Peter’s whereabouts. However he’s later relieved to find he hasn’t and attempt to contact Peter himself. Peter makes it to the Grand Canyon and narrowly misses coming face to face with Jack and Jennifer. It is discovered the man Susan has asked to help her get her baby back is Thomas, the triplett sibling of Susan and Mary Moira.