After sobering up and eating energy bars that were in Stewie's bag, Stewie asks Brian why he has a gun, noting that Brian is a staunch gun control proponent and seems to be the last person who would ever own a firearm, even mentioning how Brian cried after the Columbine shooting. Brian refuses to talk about it at first, but eventually admits that he has the gun in case he ever wants to commit suicide (though he claims they're only there so he can shore up his Christmas savings). He confesses that due to his anthropomorphism, he cannot find his purpose in life like other dogs, and finds comfort in knowing he has the option of killing himself. He admits that the scotch was to be a last drink. Though visibly shocked by the revelation, Stewie snaps at Brian, saying that he would be lost without Brian, claiming he is the only person in the world that he really cares about; he admits that his earlier ascertation that he didn't care about Brian was mostly out of retaliation for Brian's insults and both admit the t they care for each other as friends. Stewie adds that maybe making someone else happy is enough, because it is the best gift one person can give. Stewie falls asleep as Brian reads the beginning of "David Copperfield" to him. The following morning, the vault door opens, and Brian carries a sleeping Stewie and their belongings out of the room in silence.