 Andy ( Ed Helms ) attempts to make everyone 's Christmas wishes come true . At a conference meeting , he vows to keep his promise to make wishes and asks the office members to also be nice to his new girlfriend Jessica . An emotionally confused Erin ( Ellie Kemper ) tries to be nice to Jessica , but ends up drinking too much at the party . In a drunken stupor , she tells Andy that her Christmas wish is for Jessica to die . Offended , he tells her to get over their breakup before storming off . Kelly does her part as a friend of Erin 's by being mean to Jessica . Andy becomes concerned about Erin 's behavior , not least because Robert California ( James Spader ) has revealed that his marriage is ending , spends a good deal of the party hanging out with Erin and pressures her into drinking shots . When Andy has to drive a drunken Meredith home , he sees Erin getting into Robert 's car and he follows them with a look of panic on his face . However , he covertly witnesses Robert being a gentleman and sending Erin off to her apartment with a hug and words of encouragement . Andy subsequently drives away with a smile on his face . 
