Jax hints to Chloe that he's made big plans for them to celebrate the millennium in style. Maxie is intrigued to find one last unopened gift beneath the Scorpio's Christmas tree. Jason confides to Elizabeth how he's struggling to sort out his feelings about a traumatic incident which transpired on the night he was shot. Meanwhile, Sonny reminds Carly that betrayal is as permanent as death. Jax describes for an elated Chloe his plan to ring in the New Year in four different time zones. Jason wonders if he can forgive his best friend for failing him when Sonny was the one who taught him everything he knows about loyalty and honor. Elizabeth bitterly warns Nikolas that his churlish behavior is making it difficult for her to remember that they're friends.