Celeste fears with Stefano interfering in Marlena's dreams has caused something evil to enter Salem. John fights the person in black but they are too strong and rush out as Abe and Kristen arrive at the church. John has grease paint on his hands. The person in black had covered their face commando style. Then we see gloved hands removing grease paint from their face. They remove their cap to show blonde hair and then we see the persons face. It's MARLENA!!!!!!! Everyone pitches in to help clean the church for midnight mass. John finds the hammer Marlena dropped. The hammer has initials SB on it, and John recalls that it belongs to Shawn Brady. They figure the person doing all the damage is someone close to the Brady's. Mike tells the Christmas story at the hospital. John and Kristen go over to see Marlena to get her psychological profile. She was asleep and is shocked to learn of the desecrations. John and Kristen are worried about Marlena, she looks terrible and nearly faints. They get a doctor to look at her. They leave a sleeping Marlena. She is jolted awake as her bed starts jumping up and down. The Hortons start their Christmas ritual of putting the ornaments on the tree. John gives Midnight Mass. Marlena screams for John as her bed stops. Once she has fallen asleep again, she levitates above her bed.