Episode 1263

 

Where the Villain is Mean
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: February 06, 2026

Episode Theme song: "That's Entertainment" Lady Gaga

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Robbie pressed Madeline to tell him what was troubling her
- Drunk, Andy & Logan kissed
- Daisy told Leah & Bryce that Frederick was back in town
- Felicia admitted to Eva that she still cares for Dominick
- Stephanie pulled Cassie's medical file
- Victoria worried about Jeff, who has been kidnapped- Max told Abby he made a mistake with Sophie

The Sugarbowl

Max sits at the window seat of the coffeehouse with a large black coffee in front of him. The latest Sabrina Carpenter single is playing in the background while Max thinks about the latest on-goings in his life. He and Sophie remained estranged after he discovered that she miscarried at the accident at the cabin last fall; he realized that he couldn't have been the father, which resulted in him growing closer to Natasha, who was struggling with her relationship with Shane. One thing led to another, and they ended up in bed together one night. They both realized that it was a mistake and couldn't happen again. Still, Sophie is the one who decided to officially end their relationship, which Max was alright with, however, when he told Abby about it, he admitted that he also made a mistake in the relationship, which is something Sophie has no idea about, thankfully. Abby, however, was pressing him to tell her what the mistake was, but Max hasn't.

"I am glad that Abby and I are growing closer," he whispers to himself. "It shows Olly that we are a united front as his parents. But I have to keep her at arm's length; I don't want anyone to know that I slept with Natasha."

He takes another sip of his coffee as he wonders how things are going between Abby and Ethan. He knows that Ethan had moved out briefly at the end of last year, but they have seemingly got things back on track. Deep down, he knows that he cares because he does have feelings for her on some level.

"Ugh, I need a coffee so badly," Abby announces to him as she moves up to him having just entered the coffeehouse. "I just had a tiff with Ethan."

Max arches his eyebrow as she sits next to him. "A tiff? About what, if I can ask?"

"He took a case to help Paige," she reveals to him. "I know it's his livelihood and she is his sister, but after everything that woman has done to me, I really don't like the idea of him helping her."

"I see," Max nods back to him. "You know, he does have a right to help his sister. You don't have to get involved in his work stuff."

"You make it sound so easy!" Abby squeals back to him.

Max chuckles to her. "That's because it is," he winks back at her. "You just avoid work talk with him."

"Anyways, enough of that," Abby waves her hand in the air. "You never did tell me about you."

"Me?" Max asks her quickly. "What about me?"

"You said you made a mistake in your breakup with Sophie," she reminds him. "What did you do?"

"I…I don't really want to talk about," Max says back to her. "What happened, happened, and there is no point in dwelling on it now."

"Oh, come on," Abby groans back to him. "I, like, tell you everything that is happening between me and Ethan. You should feel comfortable to do the same."

Max looks back at Abby in surprise. He realizes that, maybe, he could use this as an opportunity to get closer to Abby because he is sharing things with her. Another way to continue to build their relationship, he thinks.

"Fine," he says in a whisper. "I…I slept with someone else, okay? Only, Sophie, she has no idea, and it has to stay that way," he tells her as Abby's eyes open wider in shock.

 
 

The Moretti Estate; Florence, Italy

Eva and Dominick slowly walk along the Ponte Vecchio, a famous bridge in Florence, each with a cappuccino in their hands. They just finished dinner together and are walking back to the Moretti Estate. They had asked Felicia if she wanted to attend, but she was feeling tired and decided to turn in early for the evening. This, however, gave the couple a chance to spend more time together, in one of the romantic cities in the world.

"You know, Felicia and I had a nice chat earlier today," Eva tells him as she holds on to Dominick's arm as they walk together.

"Oh, you did?" Dominick asks her in surprise. "What was the topic of that conversation?"

"First it was on her health," Eva admits to him. "And she realized that she is feeling better and better each day. Which means, us coming here was the right thing to do. We had to get her away from Frederick."

"I still can't thank you enough for suggesting this place," Dominick smiles back to her. "Not only was the Moretti compound the perfect escape, but being here, in this beautiful city, has been nothing short of amazing."

"It has been nice, hasn't it?" Eva replies to him as Dominick nods back to her. "There's more, though. Felicia, she admitted something to me."

Dominick stops walking and looks at her with an arched eyebrow. "Alright, what did you admit to you?"

Eva gulps heavily back to him. "I don't want to betray her by revealing too much, but I think it's important for you to know because our futures depend on it."

"Well, now you're scarring me," Dominick nervously chuckles to her. "What did she say, exactly?"

"That," Eva starts to say back to him. "Well, that she still loves you, Dominick. And from my perspective, she has never stopped."

"I see."

"And I'm telling you this because since New Year's, you and I, well, we've been growing closer, Dominick," Eva reminds him of the kisses that they've shared. "But if you still care about Felicia, I…I don't want to cause anymore problems. Lord knows, I've done enough of that. I…I am telling you this you can really decide who you want to be with, once and for all. We are too old to keep playing these games, Dominick. But you have two women who are head over heels in love with you, but you can only be with one forever."

The Pink Flamingo at the River Rock Casino

Daisy takes a sip of her red wine before she looks back at Leah and Bryce with intent. She just finished telling that Frederick is back in town and she went to see him to see if he would help with Dawn's brainwashing. She had told Cheresa that she thought he might be the only doctor equipped to handle getting Dawn back to her normal self.

"Don't keep us in suspense," Leah finally breaks the silence between the three of them. "Did Frederick agree to help Dawn?"

"He did," Daisy replies to her quickly. "On one condition; he wants something from me, but I don't know that I can deliver on it."

"Of course he wants something," Leah groans back to her. "He always has an angle!"

"What did he ask from you?" Bryce asks Daisy next. "What does he want you to do in order for him to help Dawn?"

"Well, that's exactly the main reason that I called you two," Daisy admits to them. "Because I can't do this condition but I thought you two could help me, especially because Dawn's future is hanging in the balance."

Leah and Bryce nervously look at one another as they have no idea what Daisy could be talking about. "This sounds very weird," Leah admits to her. "How do you think we can help you with this condition?"

"Because," Daisy whispers back to her. "Frederick told me to get Felicia to come back to Twin Peaks; he told me that if his wife was back in town, he would help Dawn. So, I'm asking you two, can you make that happen? Can you get Felicia back in town so we can help Dawn?"

***

At the bar, Victoria sits alone with a martini in front of her. She peers into the dining room and sees Daisy, Leah, and Bryce huddled together in a deep conversation. She wishes that she cared about what they were talking about, but she is still worried about Jeff as she hasn't been able to get ahold of him for hours. After he was late for dinner, Victoria went to talk to Donovan about it, and he convinced her to go home and get some rest, because even if Jeff was missing, she wouldn't be able to file a report until after he had been missing for 24 hours.

"This waiting is killing me," she whispers to herself before she takes a sip of her martini. "Where the hell did you go, Jeff? This isn't like you, not at all."

She opens her purse and pulls her phone, which causes her to sigh, again, as there are no new messages or calls from her lover.

She dials his number quickly. "Jeff, it's me," she says into her phone. "I'm…I'm really getting worried. Please…please call me back and let me know that you're okay …I…I love you."

She hangs up the phone and takes another sip trying to avoid the feeling of absolute dread that is creeping over her.

The Dockside Storage Lockers

Smell of mildew and musk hit Jeff's nose as he has fully returned to consciousness, but he has realized that he is tied to the chair in the middle of the room. He has no idea why any of this has happened, but he is desperate to try to escape, however the binds that are keeping him tied to the chair are tight, and he has a mouth gag in to prevent him from yelling.

"Ugghhhh," he groans loudly as he tries to wrestle to escape. He quickly tries to retrace his last steps; he remembers being at the hospital with Paige and her newborn son, he was leaving because he didn't want to get too attached to her baby because she plans on giving the child up for adoption. He entered the parkade, but must not have realized that someone was following him. Once he got to his vehicle, a person, dressed in all black, knocked him out. When he awoke, he was here. Panic, suddenly, creeps into his mind as he realizes that someone purposely did to this him. The question: who, and why?

The Tower's; Floor One; Andy's Condo

Electricity races between Logan and Andy as the continue to kiss passionately on the sofa in Andy's condo. Logan was just about to leave their night of drinking, when he stumbled back onto the sofa. Andy went to see if he was doing okay, when Logan kissed him. When they parted, Logan kissed him again, which has taken Andy by surprise, but they are both, clearly, enjoying this.

Andy finally pulls back and looks at the younger man with lust in his eyes. "Logan…I…uh…what are you doing?"

"Sorry," Logan runs his hands through his hair. "I…I don't know if it's the booze or what, but I…I felt something between us…sorry…I…I overstepped."

"No, it's all good," Andy chuckles back to him. "I'm just surprised, to be honest. I thought you were a straight dude."

"I thought so too," Logan nervously chuckles back to him. "But I just felt…never mind…I should get going."

Andy stops him by putting his hand on his leg. "No, finish what you were going to say…you felt, what?"

"A connection with you," Logan admits to him as he feels his eyes flush. "All night tonight, it's been great, and I…I didn't want it to end."

"Are you sure?" Andy asks him as lust fills his eyes.

"Very sure, are you?"

Andy leans in and kisses him on the lips again. "Come to my bedroom?"

Logan kisses him back as they start to rip their clothing off one another, eager to explore their naked bodies with one another.

Twin Peaks General Hospital

Stephanie feels some beads of sweat forming on her forehead as she types into her laptop in her work office. She has, finally, decided to pull Cassie's medical file in hopes of uncovering a secret from her past that she can use to counter the blackmail that she is facing from her rival. She still is unsure if she will uncover anything, but after seeing Jacob and Cassie together, she knew that she had to do something to get the upper hand against Cassie. She has been worried about this, however, because it is a breach of her medical profession.

She hears a ping come from her computer which means the file has been sent to her. She takes a deep breath and opens the file. Her eyes scan the file on the computer screen.

"There's nothing here," she whispers to herself. "Everything here looks normal; just regular check-ups."

She freezes at one part, however. "Wait, what is this?" she asks herself quickly. "Cassie had a DNA test completed on herself when she would have been pregnant with Carter," she reads. Her mind races as she remembers Jacob telling her that after Carter came back into Twin Peaks, they had multiple DNA tests completed on him to ensure he was the father, and every time, it confirmed that.

"If Cassie had a test completed when she was pregnant, she would have known before the other tests were completed," she whispers to herself. "Which means, she could have altered the other tests after. Is that what you did, Cassie? Have you been lying to Jacob for years about being Carter's father?"

The Calimo Cabin

"This started a year ago?" a confused Robbie asks Madeline as they continue to stand in the living room of the cabin. Robbie has been determined to find out what drove Madeline out of the mansion without a word; she has been claiming that it was her postpartum, but he has been pressing her to tell the full story, which she just claimed started a year ago.

"Yes! It started a year ago," Madeline takes a deep breath as she tries to get her tears under control. "I'll tell you…I'll tell you everything."

Robbie moves to the sofa and sits down as he looks at Madeline, who peers out the small window by the door. "You see," she begins to tell him as she walks back towards him. "I had just gotten back to the cabin. It was the night of my car accident with Kim. It was so cold outside, there was so much snow. I…I barely was able to get her from the wreckage of the car."

"It must have been horrible for you."

"I managed to use every fiber in my being to get Kim back here and get her inside. She was unconscious, and I was able to make a fire to get us both warm again," she continues to explain. "Then…I…I checked her vitals and realized that she would likely be okay. But that's when I got this idea."

"Idea? What idea?" Robbie asks her.

"I wanted us to be together, Robbie," she says as a tear falls down her cheek. "More than I had wanted anything else in the world. You see, I truly believe that had Kim not been shot by Tara, you and I would still be married, and Kim would have married Greg. Only that didn't happen. And that's where my idea came into play."

"What the hell are you talking about?" Robbie asks her, starting to worry about Madeline.

"I…I saw that Kim was pregnant still," Madeline whispers back to him in horror. "I realized that it could be mine. It could all be mine."

"Madeline! What are you saying?" a pale Robbie asks her in horror. "What did you do?"

"Baby Bobby," Madeline looks back at him as a tear falls down her cheek again. "He's not my son. He's…he's yours and Kim's. Your son with Kim is alive and well!"

Next on One Day at a Time
- Robbie goes into shock
- Adam & Helen want answers from Cheresa
- Cassie makes a bold move with Jacob

 
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