Merry Christmas, Charley

Emma vertraut Charley trotz mehrmaliger Warnungen blindlings. Am Weihnachtsabend spitzt sich die Situation jedoch gefährlich zu. Ian, der seiner Frau nach dem Leben trachtet, wird von ihr in Notwehr niedergestochen. Während Richard mit seinen Kindern Weihnachten feiert, kommen er und Lauren einander näher.

Charley keeps the pressure on Emma to sell to Sharpe, despite the fact that she is pregnant. After Charley tells Ian about Sydney's affair with Chris Agretti at the winery, the two brothers agree to kill their wives for deceiving them. Richard lets Lauren know how much she means to him. After Frank sees Sydney and Ian in a struggle, he tries to help, but when Ian gets the upper hand, Sydney saves Frank by killing Ian with a letter opener. Charley chases after Emma, but Emma shoots him in the chest.