Episode 1079
 

Try & Heal the World
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: July 28, 2024

Episode Theme song: "No God" Sam Smith

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Cory and Penny returned to Twin Peaks after Sophie was shot. Sophie fell into a coma
- Robin learned about the shooting and went to the hospital
- Daisy told Trenyce that Antonio is to blame for their family mess
- Dominick filed for divorce from Eva and reproposed to Abby
- Victoria got a job at Robertson Enterprises, thanks to Paige's vote
- Meggan fell off the wagon

The Richardson Estate; Meggan, Lukas, Donovan, Logan & Olly's Home

Lukas opens the door to the large mansion that he lives in with his estranged husband, Donovan, and his sister, Meggan, and their children and moves inside the house. He had been at the Pink Flamingo having a drink trying to think of a way he could save his marriage, but he realized that he needed to come home and spend some time with Olly.

He sets his bag down on the bench in the foyer and then swiftly moves into the living room, where he freezes at the sight in front of him. There's glass shattered on the ground, and his sister, Meggan, is on top of the sofa, in what appears to be a state of sleep.

"What the hell happened here?" he asks as he moves up to the sofa. "Meggan? Meg, are you okay?"

Meggan groans when he taps her shoulder. "Whattttt?" she asks.

"It's the middle of the day, what are you doing sleeping, on the sofa, no less?" he asks her out of concern.

Meggan looks up at him and quickly remembers how she started drinking whiskey earlier in the day; she has been sober for so long that the alcohol hit her like a ton of bricks, and she realizes that she must have passed out. However, she also realizes that she can't tell anyone, including her brother, that she drank again.

"I…uh…I didn't sleep well last night, and I guess I just crashed," Meggan tells him. "I'm…I'm sorry."

"It smells like booze in here," Lukas tells her. "What happened?"

"I know, it's my fault," Meggan moves some hair out of her face. "I…I was thinking about Dad and how he made me think that I killed Noah; I threw his picture against the wall, but it hit one of the decanters and it shattered; the booze got into the carpet. I'll have the maid steam clean it."

"Meg," Lukas sits next to his sister, concerned about her. "I'm worried about you. Are you sure you're okay? Do you, maybe, want to talk to someone about this? It's not good to keep these feelings bottled up."

"I'm fine," Meggan forces a smile on her face. "I'm going to find the maid and then I'm going to shower. But you, you don't worry about me, Lukas. I am fine, I promise."

Lukas watches as Meggan leaves the living room all the while wondering if his sister is closer to the edge than he ever expected.

The Davenport House; Chris, Trenyce, BJ, & Albertinah's Home

Cheresa rushes to the front door of her mother's home when she hears the doorbell ring. She is at the house watching her younger siblings, BJ and Albertinah, as Trenyce needed to run to the grocery store to get some items for the house. Cheresa was happy to volunteer to babysit since she knows that Chris is not in a good head space right now because of the truth of Trenyce's affair with Andrew being exposed. When Cheresa opens the door, she is startled to see Andrew standing on the other side.

"Andrew, uh, hi," Cheresa says as she steps outside and semi closes the door behind her. "What are you doing here?"

"I need to see Albertinah," Andrew looks back at her with intent. "I want to see the little girl that might be mine."

"I…I don't think this is the best time," Cheresa replies to him quickly. "I'm babysitting and I don't know how Treynce would feel about this."

"I don't care what she thinks about it," Andrew grits his teeth together. "This secret has been kept for long enough, Cheresa. If that little girl is mine, I have a right to know, and I have a right to see her. Now, are you going to let me or not?"

Cheresa gulps heavily as she moves to the side and lets Andrew move into the house. Cheresa follows Andrew into the living room, where BJ and Albertinah are playing on the floor with some of their toys. Andrew bends down next to Albertinah and scoops the child into his arms.

"Hey Tinah," he says as he bounces her lightly in his arms. "Hey pretty girl, how are you, huh? Having fun playing with your dolls?" he asks as he kisses her forehead. "You're such a beautiful little girl, you know that, right? Yea, you're the prettiest thing in the world."

At the entrance way of the living room, Cheresa stands frozen, unsure of what to make with the scene unfolding in front of her.

The Sugarbowl

"Are you sure you want a coffee?" Daisy asks Chris as they sit in the back booth of the coffeehouse together, with two coffees on the table. "I know after everything that has happened the last few days, you might want a drink."

Chris uneasily chuckles back to her as he takes a sip of his coffee. "If I was drinking every time I felt bad, I would be always drunk these days."

Daisy giggles back to him. "Seriously, how are you doing? I can't imagine this has been easy for you."

"To be honest, I feel like I've been kicked in the stomach about 10 times," Chris admits to her. "I worked really hard to forgive Trenyce for her affair with Brad, and now, she's not only slept with Andrew behind my back, she's lied to me about it for months, and the cherry on top is that I might not be Albertinah's father."

"It's a lot to take in," Daisy tells him. "It's okay for you to not be okay right now, Chris. It's good that you realize that."

"I don't know that I will be okay again," he admits to her. "My life has been tipped upside down and I don't know what it will take for it to feel normal again, you know?"

"You know what I do know for sure?" Daisy asks him as Chris shrugs his shoulders to her. "This is all Antonio Morreti's fault," she says quickly. "That son of a bitch is the one that put the bug in Andrew's ear about all of this. He has been screwing around with our lives for too long."

"I'd like to believe that," Chris sighs. "But he didn't force Andrew and Trey into sleeping with one another."

"No, but this all stems back to Antonio and that casino. They are common denominators in all of this family's problems and I won't let him get away with it. Not anymore."

Dominick's Townhouse; Dominick & Abby's Home

"I can't stay very long, I'm afraid," Eva announces as she moves into the living room of the Dominick's home, where she sees her estranged husband sitting next to Abby on the sofa. The sight of them together still makes her blood boil, but she has no idea how she can make him realize that they belong together. "I need to get back to the hospital."

"How is Sophie doing?" Dominick asks her as he stands up and looks at Eva, the woman he spent many years with.

"She's in a coma," Eva sighs back to him. "Shane doesn't know if, or when, she will ever wake up because of the amount of blood she lost."

"Our thoughts are with you right now," Abby purses her lips together. "If we can do anything…"

"There is something you can do, you can both do," Eva looks back at him sternly. "You can end this bogus relationship once and for all, and Dominick, you can reunite with me! My God, after everything we have been through, we deserve to give our marriage a chance!"

Dominick gulps back to her. "Well, actually, the reason that I asked you to come over is because I heard from my solicitor this morning," he reveals to her.

"Okay? What did Shermin want?"

"He told me that our divorce is finalized," Dominick tells her as Eva gasps back to him. "We are no longer married, Eva."

"I didn't realize that it would happen so quickly," Eva says as her eyes fill with water. "I…I can't believe this," she says as she grabs his hand. "It's not too late Dominick, it's not too late to undo this! I…I still love you!"

"I'm sorry Eva," Dominick replies to her, as he grabs Abby's hand and kisses it. "But my future is with Abigail, and it's time you, and everyone else, realize that."

The Tower's; Floor Eight; Victoria & Bryce's Condo

"Hang on, I'm coming," Bryce calls out as he sets his IPad down on the coffee table and starts to move towards the door of his condo that he lives in with Victoria as someone is knocking. When he opens the door, he is surprised to see his mother, Leah, standing there.

"Noah, we have to talk, can I come in?" Leah asks him quickly as she moves inside the condo without waiting for his response.

"I don't know how many times I have to tell you that my name is Bryce," he sighs back to her as he closes the door and then follows her into the living room.

"I'm sorry, you're right," Leah replies to him. "It's just…something I'm still getting used too."

"Well, what's up? What is so important?"

"Your wife," Leah looks back at him with intent. "She got a position at Robertson Enterprises because Paige voted her in."

"I know," Bryce smiles back to her. "I was at her office earlier, it is fantastic. I took her flowers to celebrate."

"This is nothing to celebrate," Leah sternly tells him. "This is a disaster!"

Bryce uneasily chuckles back to her. "Why don't you give her a chance before you jump to these conclusions? Victoria, she might end up surprising you."

"No," Leah shakes her head back to him. "I think that woman is up to something, something that will create chaos in this family and I won't let that happen. I won't let that woman ruin this family!"

Robertson Enterprises

Victoria sits behind her desk with a grin on her face as she still can't believe that she was able to get a job at Robertson Enterprises. She knows, now, that her plan to ensure Leah stays out of her relationship with Bryce can start to take shape. She realizes that if Leah has other things to occupy her mind, she will leave her and Bryce alone to be happy together.

"This will work," Victoria whispers to herself. "I mean, the hard part is already done; I got a job!"

Before she can say or think of anything else, the door to her office opens and Paige emerges. "Enjoying the office?" Paige asks her as she drops her bag onto the sofa that is next to her.

"I am," Victoria stands up from behind her desk. "I guess I should thank you, you did this, you actually got me the job that I wanted."

"I did," Paige nods back to her as she crosses her arm over her chest. "My family, my mother and my uncle in particular, are furious with me."

"They will get over it," Victoria chuckles to her. "It's time to celebrate that we did this, Paige! We really did it!"

"I'm not celebrating anything," Paige sternly tells her. "I want you to live up to your end of our deal, Victoria. I want the information you have that will help me stop my grandfather from marrying Dominick."

"I did promise you that, didn't I?" Victoria chuckles back to her. "I'll tell you what, let me have a couple of days here to get comfortable, and I will tell you everything at the engagement party."

"What engagement party?"

"My uncle Antonio is marrying Robin Navy," she reveals to her. "The entire town will be at the party; that's when I can tell you everything."

"Fine, but if this information isn't what I need to use to stop that wedding, I will get you out of this job, Victoria. You do not want to cross me."

Twin Peaks General Hospital

Cory, who is wearing all black and sunglasses, peers into the hospital room where Sophie is laying in her bed, still in her coma. He looks behind him and sees Natasha and Robin sitting next to one another in a waiting room. Realizing that this is his chance to see his daughter, he slowly opens the door and moves inside.

He moves up to Sophie and grabs her hand. "My beauty," he whispers to her. "I…I hate seeing you like this," he tells her as he takes off his sunglasses. "You have to get strong and come back to us, okay? You're too young to leave us."

Meanwhile, in the waiting room, Robin squeezes Natasha's hand, who is tearing up. "Thank you for being here, Robin. It really means a lot to me."

"I had to come as soon as I heard," Robin replies to her quickly. "Cory would want me to be here for his daughter; I really believe that."

"I feel him here with us," Natasha says as a tear falls down her cheek. "I know he's looking out for our daughter."

"He is," Robin forces a smile on her face. "It's funny because I, too, feel him here with us. He will never leave us, Nat."

The women hug and Robin passes Natasha a tissue. "Come on, let's go see Sophie? Let's tell her that we love her and are praying for her?"

"I'd like that," Natasha tells her as they stand up and move towards the hospital room.

Cory, meanwhile, kisses Sophie's hand and then freezes when he hears voices coming towards the hospital room. He looks around and sees a small closet, so he rushes to it and hides, as he knows that he can't reveal himself yet to anyone as they all believe he died in the plane crash. He closes the door, just as Natasha and Robin move into the hospital room and approach Sophie.

"When the time is right," he thinks in his head. "I will tell everyone that I'm back. But for right now, this is how it has to be."

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- Cassie tells Isabelle that she is in control
- Nicholas catches Clayton!
- Ethan has a confession for Abby

 
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