She gives the hat to Ruth and pulls out a name, only to end up getting her own name. She suggests that maybe she'll get a gift that cheers her up and reminds her that there's still some good and beauty in humanity. Carmen replies sarcastically that she hopes her secret Santa gets her that. Yolanda says that what she wants for Christmas is for people to stop talking about the fire like it was targeting them, or acting like it's a surprise to find bigots in Vegas. She describes it as a sense memory from the trauma. Dawn agrees that she can still smell the smoke in her hair.
Arthie says that it feels weird to think about presents, given what happened, referring to the fire at the Libertine Ball. Carmen passes around a Santa hat from which people are picking out names for secret Santas, saying 'Merry almost Christmas.' One of the girls suggests simply buying lumps of coal, and Carmen replies that it's fine so long as it's under $10 and you can't get it from the gift shop. It is almost Christmas, as a lounge version of 'Jingle Bells' plays. Debbie and Bash strike an unlikely new partnership.
With morale running low, Carmen convinces the team to perform ' A Christmas Carol' in the ring.
