William Abadie

During a trip to Paris, Laura's mother tries to settle some unfinished business; Maggie deals with attention from an aggressive passenger; Dean looks for information on Bridget.

When Blair's father, Harold (recurring guest star JOHN SHEA), comes home for the holidays with an unexpected guest -- his boyfriend, Roman (guest star WILLIAM ABADIE - "Entourage, " "The O.C.," "The Pink Panther") -- Blair finds it difficult to hide her disappointment and hatches a plan to get rid of Roman for good. Meanwhile, Jenny and Vanessa (recurring guest star JESSICA SZOHR) help Serena plan the best Christmas surprise ever for Dan; Dan, in turn, may be thinking of his own surprise for Serena. And when Chuck texts Blair from Monaco saying that Nate has joined him there, Blair worries that Chuck may disclose the details of their hook-up. Back in Brooklyn, Rufus refuses to remain the understanding husband after a former lover of Alison's (recurring guest star SUSAN MISNER) calls the house.

When Summer tries to become the gossip-loving girl she once was, she realizes that Brown may have changed her forever.

When Danny finds a disoriented man in a park covered in his girlfriend’s blood, he finds it hard to believe that the man has no recollection of the night’s events until they find a strong narcotic in his bloodstream. Meanwhile, Jamie gets into trouble when he helps an off-duty officer cover up his intoxication after he apprehended an armed robber.

Betty has always dreamed of working in the publishing world, but it seems as though there's no place for the non-thin and non-beautiful in the business. People already have their minds set in the idea that beautiful women are only the thin and perfect! Betty really wants a job in that wonderful, yet cruel, world. But can she really find a place in it?