Episode Theme song: "easier said" Kacey Musgraves

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Mac and Natasha were stunned to see Cassie and Kent at the Barracuda Blue and realized that they were behind the kidnapping and theft
- Robin confronted Antonio about the phone call about the plane crash but he seemingly covered
- Bryce learned that Frederick wanted him to marry Felicia in secret

The Barracuda Blue; Maui, Hawaii

Kent and Cassie gulp heavily as they stand in the hallway of the Barracuda Blue as Natasha, Mac, and Orvilla look at them with intent. Kent and Cassie just emerged from their suite as they were going to grab a drink and then text the kidnappers to try to get them to return Stacey safely as Kent never meant for her to be caught in this crossfire. However, once they left, they ran into Natasha and Mac, who has realized that they must be behind the kidnapped and the theft of the diamonds.

"One of you better start talking now!" Natasha hisses over at them as she puts her hand on her hip. "You're behind the diamonds being stole and Stacey's kidnapping, aren't you?"

"Cassie, I can't believe this!" Mac looks at her with intent. "You wanted a job at Rockwell Mining! And for what? To give Kent the information on the launch? Is that what you were after the entire time?"

"Mac, I…I can explain," Cassie purses her lips together. "You're a lovely man, don't get me wrong, but my hatred for the woman standing next to you goes very, very deep. She's always out to get me!"

"I'm out to get you?" Natasha hisses back to her. "That's rich!"

"Okay, this is not going to solve anything," Orvilla interjects before she looks back at Kent and Cassie. "Is what Natasha is saying true? Did you arrange for Stacey to be kidnapped that the Pink Roses Diamonds to be stolen? Yes or no, it is a very simple question."

"Yes," Kent uneasily replies to her. "I wanted the diamonds stolen, but I did not want Stacey to be kidnapped; Mac, you have to believe me when I say that. You know the history I have with her."

"I don't believe this," Mac grits his teeth back at his rival. "You've always been a ruthless son of a bitch, Kent, but this time, you've gone too far! And I won't let you get away with it!"

The River Rock Casino

Antonio sits behind his desk looking at the screen of his laptop. His mind, however, is not on the work in front of him. He recalls how Robin overheard his phone call about Cory's plane crash. He was able to cover with her saying that he had a private investigator look into the crash for more details, which she seemingly bought, but he knows that it was a close call. He has to ensure that no one, especially Robin, knows about his role in the crash that killed Cory.

He picks up his cell phone and dials a number. "It's me," he says sternly into the phone. "I'm going to make this fast and clear; anything that could possibly connect me to that damn plane crash needs to be destroyed as soon as possible."

"Yes, I know that," he grits his teeth together. "But the fact is, my fiancé almost learned the truth the other day and I can't have that happening. So, you need to do whatever you have to do to ensure there is nothing, and I mean absolutely nothing, that connects me to that plane crash! Do I make myself clear?"

"Good," he breathes a sigh of relief. "And once that's done, lose your burner phone. There is nothing more for us to discuss. Yes, yes, I will pay you, but then that ends our connection, understood?"

He hangs up the phone with a slam on the table. He takes a deep breath. "No one will ever know how far I went to get you to be mine, Robin. Not now, not ever."

The Pink Flamingo at the River Rock Casino

"I won't keep you long if you're here with Paige and Tyler," Robin tells Leah as they sit across from one another at a table in the restaurant. Robin had been catching up with Nicholas, who ended up leaving, when Leah came up to her table, having seen her sister.

"It's been far too long since you and I had a catch up," Leah replies to her. "Paige and Tyler can wait; we are just talking about Felicia, since we are missing her right now."

"It never gets easier, does it? Losing a parent, I mean?"

"No, but being with family does help," Leah nods back to her. "How are things going with your wedding planning? Have you and Antonio set a date yet?"

"No, we haven't," Robin takes a sip of her red wine. "Something odd happened, actually."

"Odd? How so?"

"I…well, I heard him on the phone talking about the plane crash," Robin admits to Leah. "The crash that killed Cory."

"Why was Antonio talking about the crash?" Leah asks her confused.

"I asked him," Robin says back to her. "He said he had a PI involved to try to find out more details for me, but they couldn't come up with anything new. He said he didn't tell me because he didn't want to get my hopes up."

"I suppose that makes sense," Leah tells her. "You're not convinced?"

"I don't know," Robin sighs back to her. "I feel like something is off here I just can't put my finger on it."

"Trust your judgement Robin," Leah tells her sister. "Because you're intuition is always your best friend."

***

Leah returns to the table where Tyler and Paige are sitting and pours herself a glass of wine from the bottle that is on the table.

"Robin could have joined us," Tyler looks over at his sister.

"She was feeling tired," Leah replies to him. "And besides, it will give us time to talk about Felicia. I was just telling Robin that it is nice that we have each other to lean on when we are remembering her."

"It still just seems surreal," Paige tells her family before she takes a sip of her wine. "To think that Grandma was in the hospital when it burnt down; it's a horrible way to go, you know?"

"I try not to think of that," Tyler says. "It's…it's better to remember the good times."

"I agree," Leah looks back at him before she rests her head on his shoulder. "We have so many wonderful moments with our mother."

Behind them, Bryce and Victoria stand together. They had been at home drinking some wine when Victoria suggested that they come to the restaurant to get some food. Now, they are standing there and Bryce has heard the family talking about Felicia; he can't help but feel guilty over the fact that he knows that Felicia is alive and with Frederick. In fact, Frederick wants him to marry them.

"Hey, are you okay?" Victoria asks her husband, who turns to face her.

Bryce forces a smile on his face and nods back to her. "Yea, I'm fine," he whispers back to her. "It's still a little weird seeing Leah and realizing that she is my mother, you know? But let's get some food and some more wine."

"I love the sound of that," Victoria grabs his hand and pulls him towards their table.

The Barracuda Blue; Maui, Hawaii

"Look, what's important now is that we get Stacey back safely," Kent tells Mac, Natasha, Cassie, and Orvilla as they stand in Kent's suite at the Barracuda Blue. As they were discussing the situation in the hallway, Orvilla suggested that they return to a suite where they could have more privacy.

"I couldn't agree more," Mac replies to him, still furious that Kent has played in a role in his daughter's kidnapping. "At this point, I don't even care about the diamonds; my daughter's safety has to come first."

"Kent and I were thinking," Cassie looks back at him and Natasha. "Kent could talk to the men that he hired and tell them that they took Stacey in error; he can offer them cash for return and this could all be resolved."

"That better work," Natasha hisses back at her. "Because if anything happens to Stacey, it will be on the two of you."

"Okay, I'll text the men now," Kent informs them as he pulls out his phone and moves towards the balcony to come up with the communication.

"Don't worry," Natasha moves up to Mac and pulls him into a hug. "This plan will work. The men will listen to Kent and we will get Stacey back."

"I hope you're right," Mac tells her as they exit their embrace. "Because I will make Cassie and Kent pay if anything happens to her."

"This will all work out, you'll see," Natasha smiles back at him.

Just then Kent comes back into the living room. "Okay, I sent the text," he reveals to everyone, as they look at one another. "Now we wait for a response. We wait to see what they want in return for Stacey."

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