这一集开始于2005年，詹妮弗•沃斯和丈夫菲利普在家里准备过圣诞节。她回忆起年轻时在Nonnatus修道院时的朋友和同事。跟随她的回忆，我们回到了1959年：圣诞音乐会排练正在进行，当Chummy为飞舞的雪花设计舞蹈时，特里克西开始为弗雷德设计圣诞老人服装。Chummy被招募来帮助经营一个管理不善的母婴之家，在Patsy的帮助下，成功地给居民们的生活带来了圣诞快乐。两个维多利亚精神病院的前病号被留下“自生自灭”而他们无法应付，而辛西娅牵涉其中。在所有人的心中只有一个秘而不宣的问题——1960年将会怎样?

After the cataclysmic events in New York with The Avengers, Steve Rogers, aka Captain America is living quietly in Washington, D.C. and trying to adjust to the modern world. But when a S.H.I.E.L.D. colleague comes under attack, Steve becomes embroiled in a web of intrigue that threatens to put the world at risk. Joining forces with the Black Widow, Captain America struggles to expose the ever-widening conspiracy while fighting off professional assassins sent to silence him at every turn. When the full scope of the villainous plot is revealed, Captain America and the Black Widow enlist the help of a new ally, the Falcon. However, they soon find themselves up against an unexpected and formidable enemy—the Winter Soldier.

In the 23rd century, inhabitants of a domed city freely experience all of life's pleasures — but no one is allowed to live past 30. Citizens can try for a chance at being "renewed" in a civic ceremony on their 30th birthday. Escape is the only other option.