There's a mirror that hangs in Diane's office. It's small, and square, and if Will stands in just the right spot, he can see himself.

Christmas seems so far away on the other side of New Year's, and the strange inertia of home doesn't last in the Windy City. Anna struggles to come to terms with the truth about liars, and families buried in ice and silence as she and John stagger toward a better understanding of what they need, and what they want.

Bail isn't the best of Christmas presents, and it's not easy being in someone's debt. Especially if you're a reluctant millionaire. An AU look at how John might have gone about paying Anna back for her good will, how it might have changed things between them, and how Christmas with family is a gift with no price tag - or gift receipt.

He was a good child, a quiet child, and, Millicent realised one day, a profoundly troubled child. He hadn't always been.