Episode 1048
 
Burning Off the Dagger
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: April 28, 2024

Episode Theme song: "Cozy" Beyonce

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Jacob and Isabelle returned to work at Roboto
- Sophie, trying to help Max figure out why Cassie left town, asked Isabelle about the night she fell down the stairs
- Lukas was miffed that Donovan went out on a date with Sergio
- Ethan saw Dominick kiss Abby while Eva was annoyed that Dominick kept asking for Abby
- Madeline kissed Tyler
- Frederick told Bryce that he would help him, or he would reveal the baby switch
- Cheresa and Chantel bonded at the hospital

Twin Peaks General Hospital

Chantel looks across the small desk and sees Cherersa reviewing a file that she is entering into the new computer database as they continue the project of the file room update. She can't help but notice how beautiful the former model is; she knows that Cheresa has a girlfriend, so Chantel realizes that she will have to keep these thoughts to herself.

"You look like you're in a daydream," Cheresa chuckles to her co-worker, as she notices that Chantel is looking off in the distance.

Chantel snaps back into reality and smirks back at her. "I guess I was lost in my thoughts."

"Anything you want to share?" Cheresa asks her.

Chantel feels her cheeks flush, as she knows she was thinking about Cheresa. "Just that I've really enjoyed getting to know you, Cheresa. I hope we are on our way to becoming friends."

"Oh, absolutely we are," Cheresa tells her as they lock eyes. "I'd like nothing more than to be friends with you, Chantel."

Chantel smiles back at her as she feels her heart flutter. "Music to my ears," she chuckles back to her.

 
 

Roboto

Natasha stands in the middle of the office at Roboto looking at Jacob and Isabelle, who are back at work for their first day. Natasha couldn't be more pleased that her son, and his wife, agreed to return to the company because she has longed for her entire family to run the family business. In her mind, this is exactly what Bob would have wanted, despite his death so many years ago.

"So, as you both know," Natasha begins to explain to them. "Roboto has been working very closely with Rockwell Mining to work on this project," she tells them as she passes them a file folder. "We are calling it Pink Roses; Rockwell will secure pink diamonds and carve them into the shape of Roses."

"Wow, these images are stunning," Isabelle tells Natasha as she looks at the images of the diamonds. "And these diamonds are so big!"

Natasha chuckles back to her. "Yes, they are," she agrees with her. "The idea is that we will have a crown created for our lead model at the launch party, and then it will tie into the Pink rose perfume ad."

"This all sounds incredible, Mom," Jacob smiles back to her. "How do you want us to fit into all of this?"

"I thought you'd never ask," Natasha chuckles back to them. "Isabelle, with your experience modelling, I'd like you to be the lead model."

"Me?" Isabelle gasps back to her. "I mean, yes, I'd love too. I'm actually very excited about the idea of wearing these diamonds!"

"I figured as much," Natasha tells her. "And Jacob, darling, I want you to be involved with the marketing of this project. It has to be huge because it is not often that a cosmetics company has paired with a diamond mining company; the publicity could be epic with this launch."

"I will make this launch the talk of the world for many, many years to come," Jacob looks back at her.

"That's exactly what I wanted to hear," Natasha grins back to her son.

***

Meanwhile, in the breakroom, Sophie opens the small fridge and pulls out a bottle of water before she turns back and sees Max sitting at the table. She asked him to join her on her break because she wanted to fill him in on her latest news as she agreed to try to help him figure out the connection between Isabelle's miscarriage and Cassie leaving town.

"I had a chat with Isabelle last night at the mansion," she reveals to the man that she is crushing on as she sits across from him.

"You did, huh?" Max grins back to her. "Did you ask her some questions so I can piece together why my Mom left town?"

"I did," Sophie nods. "I asked her what happened the night of the fall."

"And? What did she say?" Max asks her, hoping that Sophie was able to get more information from Isabelle.

"I'm afraid not much," Sophie responds to him. "She was pretty evasive."

Max sighs back to her. "I was worried about that," he admits to her. "She told me that they fought, and she tried to leave and that's when she fell."

"Basically, the same story she gave me," Sophie tells him. "I…I don't know, Max, I get the feeling there is more to this story. And I promise you, I'm not going to give up on this. I will help you get to the bottom of this."

The Pink Flamingo at the River Rock Casino

Lukas moves into the restaurant hoping to grab some food before he heads to the gym. He has decided to dedicate the day to himself so he can try to come up with a new plan of attack in his quest to save his marriage to Donovan. After they worked so well together to save Olly from Jasper in Mexico, he had hoped that they would be able to reunite. He even planned a romantic dinner for him and Donovan, but Donovan said he was out with a friend. Lukas was further upset to learn that the friend was Sergio, the man that he saw his husband have chemistry with while they were in Mexico.

He turns and freezes when he sees Donovan and Sergio at another table together. He sighs and shakes his head in disgust. "I guess they are seeing a lot of one another," he tells himself. "Maybe I have lost Donovan for good this time?"

Meanwhile at the table, Donovan and Sergio share a chuckle with one another as they laugh at a joke.

"This is nice," Donovan tells Sergio. "I didn't think I'd see you again so soon after our dinner date."

"I hope this is a good thing?" Sergio asks him.

"You know it is," Donovan says back to him. "I really enjoy your company."

"Good, because I enjoy your company too," Sergio admits to him. "And there is something that I want to do, that I didn't get to do on our dinner date."

Donovan arches his eyebrow back to him. "Alright? What's that?"

Sergio leans across the table and kisses Donovan on the lips. When they part, Donovan smiles back to him. "Yea, you can do that any time you want," he winks back to him, as Lukas stands fuming having witnessed the kiss between the two men.

The Cemetery

Greg slowly moves up to the tombstone that rests in the cemetery. Once he reaches it, he bends down and lays some red roses at the base. He reads the name that is carved into the marble, "Bradley Lawson", and takes a deep breath as he, still, has a hard time believing that his son is gone. It's been a few years since his death, but there's not a day that goes by that he doesn't think about Brad. The fact that his mother, Brooke, killed him, is still a very hard pill to swallow.

"It's been far too long since I was here son," Greg whispers to the tombstone as he feels his eyes swell with water. "So much has happened since you were taken from us. And my goodness, you should see BJ; he is getting so big, and he has," he pauses as he chokes on his words. "He has your eyes."

He puts his head down while he tries to control himself for a moment. "The truth is, Brad, my life is a complete mess right now and I wish, my God, I wish you were here. Despite me being your father, you always gave me such great advice."

He pauses, again, while he thinks about how he and Kim were engaged when she was shot last year. Robbie wanted to marry her on her deathbed because that's what he believed Kim would have wanted. Greg agreed, thinking that Kim was going to die. Instead, she lived and, since, she and Robbie have decided to make their marriage work. He feels like such a fool for thinking that Kim loved him and that she would want to come back to him after she lived.

"I'm in such pain, Brad," he starts speaking again. "And I feel like I'm close to spiraling out of complete control. And God help me in getting over this because I'm not sure I can or will."

Tyler's Townhouse

"I must admit, I was rather surprised to get a text from you after we saw each other this morning at the Pink Flamingo," Madeline tells Tyler as she moves into the living room of his townhouse. Madeline can't help but smile at the recollection of her kissing Tyler when they saw each other earlier; she enjoyed the kiss but also knows that she could use Tyler in her quest to get revenge on Robbie and Kim.

Tyler chuckles back to her as they face one another. "To be honest with you, I haven't been able to stop thinking about that kiss that you gave me," he reveals to her. "It was unexpected but in the best way possible."

Madeline giggles back to him. "That's interesting that you say that."

"It is? How so?"

"Because I haven't been able to thin about anything else either," Madeline admits to him. "You're a good kisser, Tyler."

He moves closer to her and caresses her face. "Then I suggest we do it again," he says as he licks his lips and leans into her, their lips touching and the kiss quickly becomes more passionate. When their lips pause, they look into each other's eyes.

"I…" she starts to tell him. "I don't want you to stop."

"Are you sure about this? We are moving pretty fast," he chuckles to her.

"We are two single people," she reminds him. "So., let's just do what single adults do," she purrs back to him as she starts to unbutton her blouse, revealing her bra. "Unless you don't want too?"

He kisses her passionately again and moves her into his muscular arms. "I definitely want too," he tells her as he starts to take her to his bedroom.

Dominick's Townhouse

"I almost can't believe this story," Dominick says as he sits on the sofa in the living room of his house, while Abby, Eva and Ethan hover around him. Dominick just learned that Ethan, and Bryce, are his grandchildren and that Bryce is, in fact, Noah. "I have two more grandchildren, one that I thought was lost to us forever."

"My head is also still spinning," Ethan admits to his grandfather, before he looks over at Abby. He arrived at the house earlier to check in on her, and he hasn't been able to forget seeing her and Dominick kiss. Just a few days ago, he and Abby were sharing a kiss, so he is feeling like he has no idea where they stand right now. "My entire life has really been turned upside down."

"Leah and Jeff are also reeling," Eva looks over at Dominick. "But listen, darling, we don't want to overwhelm you with all of these details. You're still recovering, and I don't want anything to get in the way of your recovery."

"I'm fine," Dominick waves his hand in the air. "Especially since Abby is with me. My beautiful Abby."

Abby smiles back to him as Ethan looks at her before looking at Dominick. "I am here, and I will not leave your side."

"I've made a decision," Dominick suddenly announces to the room. "I want to remarry you, Abby. Eva told me that our marriage isn't legal because she didn't die; before that happened, however, I had filed for divorce because of your affair with Will," he looks at his wife. "I want those papers filed so I can marry Abby, the woman that I want as my wife."

Ethan and Eva look at one another uneasily as they are both stunned by Dominick's revelation. "I guess the question is, Abby, will you marry me, again?"

The Victors Mansion

Frederick stands in the living room of the Victors mansion and pours two bourbons at the bar. He, then, passes one to Bryce, who has returned to discuss Frederick's plan. While, at first, Bryce was hesitant to help his grandfather, he has decided that he has to go through with it because he can't let anyone know that he arranged the baby switch all those years ago, especially because Victoria has just decided to give their marriage another chance.

"You came back, so I am assuming that this means you've decided to help me carry out my plans," Frederick smiles to his grandson while he takes a sip of his drink.

"You didn't give me much of a choice," Bryce huffs back to him. "I can't risk my marriage to Victoria, and I don't think she would be able to forgive me for that damn baby switch that Vinny arranged years ago."

"You're making the right decision," Frederick nods back to him. "You're my family, you should want to help me succeed."

Bryce rolls his eyes back to him. "Tell me, what exactly do you want me to do in this plan of yours?"

Frederick chuckles back to him. "I want you to get ordained," Frederick reveals to him. "I want you to be able to marry two people."

Next on One Day at a Time
- Dawn has shocking news for Cheresa
- Sophie confronts Robin
- Abby gives Dominick her answer

 
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