Violet asks Jonah over for a pre-Christmas dinner because Wyatt will not stop pestering her about inviting Jonah to Star of the Week. Wyatt insists on performing his song at the dinner. Wyatt asks Jonah to come to Star of the Week, and Jonah is hurt when Violet tells Wyatt that they have already discussed the situation. Wyatt wants Jonah to put him to bed, and in the bedroom, Wyatt asks Jonah if Santa Claus is real. Jonah does not know how to respond, and Violet becomes enraged when she hears his response, which does not explicitly confirm the existence of Santa. Matt understands better what Jonah was trying to do, and he drives him home.

Wendy finds an apartment and moves out of her parents’ house. Marilyn has, over the years, given up on the idea of finishing her education, even though she holds some bitterness over that decision. She realizes that Grace is getting older, and when she sees that Mallory’s Hardware Store is for sale, she decides to buy it. Meanwhile Wendy enrolls in a continuing education class, and meets Miles, her teacher. Wendy pursues Miles and drops his class in order to do so ethically. She is impressed that he teaches at a community college when he doesn’t need the money.