As the storm raged on, Brooke insisted to Storm that she doesn't believe her brother could attempt to kill someone. She stated that she knows he has a rocky relationship with their dad but he'd never keep their father jailed for a crime he didn't commit. "I promise you. Justice will be done," Storm cryptically assured. Despite her words, Brooke looked a little uncertain on the matter. After Storm left, Brooke pulled out the picture of the hand with the gun — and the school ring that both the Logan men share.

Ridge visited a recovering Stephanie, who lamented that she can't just sit idly by while she loses everything. Ridge assured his mother that he knows she didn't intentionally set out to hurt Brooke. After Ridge left, Steph picked up a holiday memento of Eric's and reminisced about Christmases past with her husband.

Eric assured a nervous Donna that he was not losing interest in her. He claimed their love's right on track. Donna gave Eric a surprise — a tabletop Christmas tree. However, she didn't get the response she'd hoped for. Eric told Donna he's happy to be starting new holiday traditions with her. A tearful Donna told Eric that he was where she finds peace and she treasures having him in her life.

Brooke went to the police station to see Charlie and told the detective she needed to see the surveillance footage and refused to leave until he accommodated her. He complied. Brooke asked Charlie if they could zoom in on the hand in the photo. "What if someone is setting him up?" she wondered to the detective about Stephen. Charlie was skeptical and stated that Storm had submitted new evidence indicating the hand in the photo undeniably matches Stephen's. Charlie said he understood that it's hard to accept the truth about someone you love. Brooke replied that she actually could believe an attempted killer is in the family. As she left the police station, Storm lurked in the waiting area, sitting in a chair with a newspaper in front of his face.