(Max is stunned by this tragedy unfolding before him and internally struggles with whether or not to use his healing power to save this man who just sacrificed his life to save his child)
Michael: Maxwell. (Sheriff Valenti quickly cleans up a bit as best he can. (Sydney comes out of the house looking for Brody)
Sydney: Daddy, I can't get my crown to fit right. All of a sudden, you're just gonna be with Brody? Amy: Right. Each times he heals, he is flooded with images of the child's memories. Ghost: It's Christmas. Go home. Isabel: It is practical. Kyle: Good idea. Maria and Brody see each other, and Maria realizes why Brody wasn't in the Christmas mood earlier when she brought him his lunch)
(Scene switches to the outside of Liz's room, where Max is explaining his dilemma to Liz)
Max: There was a crowd, a huge crowd, and everyone was watching, and I...I...I could have healed him, but I didn't. Max is discussing his plan with Tess, Isabel, and Michael, hoping to get their approval)
Michael: You heal her, and you leave behind a silver handprint, a nice, big fat clue saying there's aliens in Roswell. Max: He comes to me. Max: I don't think so. Michael: Leave them on the table. Michael: Turn around. Some of you know me as the director of this pageant, others may know me as the president of the hunger drive, and still others might know me from the many holiday events at the nursing home, and some of you know me as...the Christmas Nazi. Tess: Oh, and about Christmas dinner. Then, he tried...
Brody: Maria. They rushed her to the hospital. What is it again?
Plan: A: Max; Q: Who is haunted by the ghost of a man he could have saved? A: a tragedy; Q: What does Max witness that makes him question his healing abilities? A: guilt; Q: What is Max overwhelmed with after he witnesses a tragedy? A: aka the Christmas Nazi; Q: What was Isabel's nickname? A: the holiday season; Q: What season did Isabel try to brighten up? A: Tess; Q: Who tries to become a part of the Valenti family? A: Kyle; Q: Who does Tess grow closer to? A: Amy Deluca; Q: Who comes to Christmas dinner at the Valenti house? A: Liz; Q: Who gives Max the idea to heal Brody's dying daughter Sydney? A: the support; Q: What does Max get from the other aliens? A: the hospital; Q: Where did Max and Michael drive to heal Sydney? Summary: Max witnesses a tragedy and is haunted by the ghost of a man he could have saved, leaving him overwhelmed with guilt and questioning his healing abilities. Isabel aka the Christmas Nazi (dubbed by Michael) tried to brighten up the holiday season and Tess tries to become a part of the Valenti family. She and Kyle grow closer and Amy Deluca comes to Christmas dinner at the Valenti house. In order to set things right again, Liz gives Max the idea to heal Brody's dying daughter Sydney. After discussing it with the other aliens, he learns Michael thinks it is too much of a risk. Max decides to go through with it anyway with the support of the others. He and Michael drive to the hospital and after healing Sydney he can't bring himself to turn away from the other terminally ill children so he heals all of them and leaves just in time to avoid getting caught.