Jax: Sam, I'm not going --
Sam: Well, you know what? To hell with all of you, then! Oh, my God.
Jax: It must be a toy.
Sam: With diamonds like these? Jax, I think this tiara is real.
Jax: Look at the size of these diamonds.
Sam: Let me see. I wonder how much it's worth.
Jax: It's probably worth a lot. Where did you find it?
Sam: Right beside Nikolas' freighter, almost under it. It's covered with sediment, so it's probably been down there a pretty long time. And his freighter is practically brand-new, so it must have come from somewhere else.
Jax: You know, the craftsmanship is exquisite. It's definitely an antique.
Sam: Yes, it is. I'm going to go back down and see what else I can find.
Jax: Okay. Good luck.
Sam: Yeah. I'll need it.
Jax: Don't stay down too long.
Sam: I won't.
Splash.
Nikolas: Sam, find anything on my boat yet?
Jax: Sam found that while sifting through debris around your freighter. Could that have been a part of some shipment? An archaeological dig of some sort?
Nikolas: The freighter was empty, but a find like this could certainly help bail me out of my financial crisis.
Jax: Well, why don't you keep it. I'm not sure what it's worth, but Sam found it while she was working for you.
Nikolas: It's not mine.
Jax: Yeah, but it was found right next to your freighter. It would still be lying there if it hadn't sunk, so -- you could use it a lot more than we could right now. I'm sure Sam would agree.
Sam: What are you doing with my tiara?
Sam: You know, this is a salvage operation, not a treasure hunt.
Jax: You found that right under Nikolas' boat.
Sam: Yeah, covered with sediment.
Jax: Doesn't make it yours.
Sam: I searched the whole area, and there aren't any more tiaras. But there is a lot of stuff that I can salvage off your boat. And if you give me the tiara, I can sell it and use the money to hire divers and more equipment for the job.
Nikolas: All right, you're on. Let me know what you find.
Sam: I will. Thank you.
Nikolas: See you later.
Sam: All right.
Jax: Well, that ought to pay for quite a few divers.
Sam: Forget that, Jax. Look at what else I found down there.
Dillon and Tracey fighting.
Justus: I hear the sound of fighting. Must be Christmas at the Quartermaines'.
Tracy: Who let you in?
Emily: I invited him, Tracy. It's a family gathering. Justus, hey.
Justus: Hi.
Emily: Thanks so much for coming.
Dillon: Emily, do you think you guys could catch up on old times in the living room?
Emily: Is everything okay?
Dillon: Not even close.
Tracy: It's a private matter.
Emily: All right, well, the tree is almost up in the living room, I guess. Why don't we go check it out.
Justus: Nothing like being home for the holidays.
Tracy: Sweetheart, don't be ridiculous. You are much better off without her.
Dillon and Tracy fighting.
Sam: I found another boat down there. It's a centuries-old clipper ship that must have been uncovered when Nikolas' freighter sank.
Jax: The Courage.
Sam: Yes. Jax, if this tiara came from the wreck of The Courage, can you imagine what else is down there?
Jax: What about Nikolas?
Sam: What about him?
Jax: Well, you made the find while working for Nikolas. And then, you know, his freighter's resting right on top of The Courage. He probably has a claim to whatever you find.
Sam: Yeah, probably, but Nikolas said that I could have the tiara, remember?
Jax: Yes, but he doesn't know that there's a potential treasure ship down there. So I think in the interest of fairness, you should --
Sam: No, no, no, no, no, forget fairness, because finders keepers is the law of the sea.
Jax: Well, how convenient for you.
Sam: Yes. Do you know when I saw the name of that ship, when I touched the nameplate for the first time, it felt like destiny, like it was meant to be?
Jax: Really?
Sam: Yeah.
Justus: You're amazingly consistent, Tracy. You should write a book -- "How To Make Your Children Despise You In 10 Easy Steps."
Edward: Emily, I have a surprise for you.
Emily: A good one, I hope.
Edward: Well, I happen to think so. Guess who's back in town from Princeton, hmm? Taylor Farnsworth. He's had a crush on you for a long time, and I told him to come over tomorrow.
Nikolas: Emily and I have plans tomorrow. Hi.
Emily: Hi.
Edward: Listen, young man. Listen. If you gave one damn about my Granddaughter, you would knock off this ridiculous engagement. The Cassadines are broke. Farnsworth's company just made it into the "Fortune" 500.
Emily: Grandfather, we have been though this. I love Nikolas.
Alan: How many times does she have to repeat herself?
Edward: Alan, I'm only thinking of emily's best interests. And Taylor's a very nice young man.
Alan: The only thing you're thinking about is getting your hands on his money.
Edward: You can't live on love, Alan.
Emily: Nikolas and I won't need to. We're perfectly capable of supporting ourselves.
Nikolas: I fully intend to provide a comfortable home for your Granddaughter.
Emily: And I'll be working, too, in a few years.
Edward: Oh, listen to the two of you. You are so full of these impractical hopes and dreams.
Alan: You're such a cynical old fool. Hopes and dreams are good.
Edward: Alan, if you were any kind of a parent, you would make Emily face reality.
Alan: If I parented like you, you mean, I'd be bullying her into submission.
Edward: No, no, no, it's discipline.
Emily: Okay, can we drop this and trim the tree?
Edward: No, now, one more thing that I --
Alan: No, no more things. Emily's trying to make some peace here in the house. Give her the honor of that, please.
Edward: Oh, for pete's sake, Alan.
Luke: Explain to me again why you want to be part of this crowd.
Skye: Oh, god. I'm used to them? Lila asked me? I'm out of my mind? I don't know. Look, the reason doesn't matter. I'm doing this, and you promised to escort me to this tree trimming.
Luke: Sure I couldn't talk you into a couple hours of chinese water torture instead?
Skye: Don't tell me you're actually afraid of the Quartermaines.
Luke: Afraid? Afraid? Bring them on.
Sam: I am going to be rich, rich, rich, rich. You know those lessons you gave me on how to act like I'm an heiress? I'm not going to need them because I, Sam McCall, am going to be rich as royalty.
Jax: You're making a big mistake keeping this from Nikolas.
Sam: Am I?
Jax: Yes.
Sam: Who's going to tell him? Not you, right?
Jax: It's not my secret to tell.
Sam: Okay, good, because I'm not going to tell him, either, so he's never going to know. And you know what? I'm going to be rich enough to finally be able to start buying you presents. What do you want?
Jax: Oh, I'll give you a hint.
Sam: You want me?
Jax: Always.
Sam: Oh, good.
Edward: This whole idea is preposterous. You know that.
Emily: Grandfather, if you don't like it, don't come to the wedding.
Edward: Emily, dear, you just got out of a marriage to Zander. You're on the rebound here.
Nikolas: Emily and I are going to spend the rest of our lives together, okay, with or without your approval.
Edward: Oh, me. What do young people know about the rest of their lives?
Alan: You and mother were the same age when you got married.
Edward: No, that's totally different, Alan.
Tracy: You know, my father's right. He's just trying to save you a whole lot of misery and a messy divorce.
Emily: Nikolas and I love each other.
Edward: Mm-hmm, that's what they all say.
Nikolas: All right, all right, all right. If you all can't stop harassing Emily, we're going to go ahead and go now.
Skye: All right, luke, tell the truth if you can. Why exactly are you escorting me to this family function?
Luke: Purely out of the goodness of my heart.
Skye: Oh, god. Why do I even bother?
Luke: No, come on, really. I'm not here for any other reason than to give you moral support.
Skye: As long as you can get something out of it, isn't that right, Luke? Like, gee, I don't know, massaging each and every Quartermaine ego so they'll dump whatever money they have left at your casino and then go on to tell all their rich friends at the country club. Isn't that right?
Luke: Oh, I like the way you think. That's good. That's good. Let's go do it.
Edward: You know something, young man? You come in here --
Luke: Edward, you salty trained old walrus. How's tricks?
Edward: Oh, god, what fresh hell is this? Don't we have enough problems going on without you showing up?
Skye: He's my guest.
Tracy: Mm-hmm. And technically, you are, in fact, a guest, so why don't you both consider yourselves uninvited.
Alan: Hey, Tracy, put a sock in it. Skye's my daughter. As a matter of fact, I'm thinking about adopting her legally.
Tracy: I doubt she'll go through with it now that you're penniless.
Alice: Okay, everybody, the Christmas tree is ready to be decorated.
Alan: Finally.
Tracy: You're not going to insist on putting up that nasty little train set, are you?
Edward: So, Spencer, what sort of larceny do you have in mind this time?
Luke: Well, tonight merely the legal kind, Edward.
Nikolas: Are you sure you want to leave?
Emily: Honestly, I can't get out of here fast enough.
Nikolas: I know your Grandfather loves you. I should have just ignored him, but I can't stand the way he talks to you.
Emily: Oh, it's all right. And I love that you defended me.
Nikolas: Yes, but you organized the whole tree decorating thing.
Emily: No, we'll have our own.
Nikolas: Let's go get a tree right now. Yeah, we'll get one, take it back to Eyndemere. I mean, if this is the last Christmas I spend there, I want to spend it with you.
Emily: Aw.