Episode 1084
 

Walk Before You Run
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: August 15, 2024

Episode Theme song: "Gimme" Sam Smith

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Nicholas wondered how he could find Clayton, who he confirmed to be alive and stalking Andy
- Victoria told Paige she would give her the information that could stop Dominick from marrying Abby at the engagement party
- Madeline approached Robbie, who realized Kim was missing, unaware she was trapped with Tyler in a boardroom
- Lukas told Donovan that Olly has a fever and went to the hospital
- Cory revealed to himself to a stunned Robin
- Meggan started to drink at the party
- Chris and Andrew warned Antonio that they would make him pay for his actions

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

Nicholas unlocks the front door to Andy's condo and moves inside. He is already late for Robin and Antonio's engagement party, so he has decided to skip the party altogether in hopes of tracking down Clayton, to prove that he is back and the one stalking Andy. While he knows that Robin might be upset that he missed the party, he felt like this couldn't wait. He needs to find Clayton so he can put an end to this situation once and for all; he knows that if he can stop Clayton, he and Andy could reunite, and Andy wouldn't be tempted to drink again.

He moves into the kitchen and gasps at the sight of the muddy footprints that are all over the kitchen cabinets. "That must be why he had the shoes in his hands the last time when I saw him on the video footage. That son of a bitch is really pressing his lucky by trying to gaslight Andy."

He shakes his head at disgust wondering how he will be able to stop this from continuing. "I have to find Clayton first," he tells himself. "I know he has been coming to this condo to add more mud, so I will wait here until he comes back. And when he does, I will demand explanation. I will not let him get away with this anymore."

Twin Peaks General Hospital

The elevator doors open in the hospital allowing Donovan and Lukas to emerge. They were both at the engagement party when Lukas got word from the housekeeper at the Richardson estate that Olly had come down with a fever. After discussing with Sergio, Donovan agreed that he and Lukas needed to head to the hospital to ensure that Olly was going to be okay.

The estranged husbands walk towards the nurses station quickly as they are eager to hear how their child is doing. Behind the nurses station, Chantel looks up when Donovan and Lukas appear. She clears her throat.

"Can I help you with something?" she asks as she stands up from her chair.

"Our son," Lukas quickly replies to her. "He was brought in with a high fever; we are just looking to find him and see how he is doing?"

"Alright," Chantel nods back to him. "What is the name? I can find out for you."

"Olly Moretti," Donovan explains to Chantel. "Please, let us know how he's doing. We…we are desperate to find out."

"He's being looked at by a doctor now," Chantel tells them. "If you want to wait in the waiting room, I'll come find you as soon as the examination is over."

"Okay, thanks," Donovan replies to her.

Donovan and Lukas turn and start walking towards the waiting room. "I hate this," Lukas admits to Donovan. "The waiting is killing me."

"Me too," Donovan gulps back to him. "But kids get fevers all the way, right? I mean, it has to be nothing. It has to be."

The River Rock Casino

In the back boardroom of the casino, Kim and Tyler continue to be trapped in the room, thanks to Madeline locking them inside. They don't know that Madeline locked them inside, but they are hoping that, eventually, someone will find them in the boardroom.

"I think you were right earlier," Kim tells him as she continues to sit in one of the chairs next to the boardroom table.

Tyler looks back at her with an arched eyebrow. "I was right? I don't hear that every day," he chuckles. "What was I right about?"

"That you and I have been through a lot together," Kim reminds him of their conversation. "You know the night of the ice storm is still one of the worst nights of my life."

"The night we lost our boy, the night we lost Blake."

"For a while there, I didn't think I was going to survive. Hell, I was furious with you for even suggesting that we donate Blake's lungs to Jacob," Kim recalls of the horrific night many years earlier.

"Do you think we made the right decision?" Tyler asks her.

"I do," Kim nods back to him. "You were right when you said that two children didn't have to die; you were right all along."

"And look at Jacob now," Tyler grins back to her. "He's a successful businessman, and he has a child of his own."

"I do often think that Blake is with the other baby I lost," she tells him. "The baby that I miscarried; I hope they are together."

"You know they are," he reaches over and grabs her hand. "He's looking out for him or her; I have faith in that."

Kim gets water in her eyes as she looks back at Tyler. "Thanks for saying that, Tyler. I really appreciate it, and you."

***

Robbie continues to stand in the casino looking at Kim's purse, which is realized was next to him when he sent her a text message asking her where she was. He hasn't been able to find her for a few hours now, and the fact that she is without her purse makes him worried for her.

"Where could you have gone?" he whispers to himself. "It's not like you to leave without your purse, Kim."

He turns to try to scan the room, again, to see if he can spot her, but, instead, he see's Madeline approaching him.

"Having a good time?" she asks him as she purses her lips together.

"Not really," Robbie tells her. "I…I can't find Kim, and I'm starting to get worried."

"Oh, I think I saw her with Tyler earlier," Madeline reveals to him, causing Robbie to arch his eyebrow back to her. "Maybe they are just catching up?"

"Maybe?" he says back to her. "Look, Madeline, I'm going to find my wife. I hope you enjoy the rest of your night."

"I was hoping we could talk."

"Talk? About what?" Robbie huffs back to her. "About the lawsuit you have against me? Is that what you want to discuss?"

Madeline shrugs her shoulders back to him. "Maybe there's a way for us to come to an understanding about the lawsuit?"

Robbie chuckles back to her. "You really think so? How would you like to come to an understanding about it?"

Without saying anything, Madeline moves up to Robbie and pulls him into a passionate kiss, which quickly escalates when she puts her hand on the back of his head to pull him deeper to her lips.

***

Meggan rushes to the back bar to get another drink. Before she orders it, she does a quick shoulder check to ensure that no one that she knows can see her; then she places her order and grabs her drink when it arrives, taking a good sip of it.

The alcohol has made her feel good; she hasn't felt this good since she was last drinking, she realizes. While people may think she has a problem, she firmly believes that the drinking is calming her down and letting her enjoy her life.

As she takes another sip of her drink, she sees Leah and Jeff huddled together, deep in conversation. She can only imagine that they are talking about Noah and how is he alive and well and going by the name of Bryce, the man that she thought she killed years ago. On top of that, before she knew that Bryce was Noah, she kissed him and wanted to have sex with her nephew. It's a big part of the reason why she fell off the wagon in the first place.

She finds herself moving up to Jeff and Leah. "Don't you two look cozy," she announces to them. "Let me guess, the Leff romance is back on?"

Leah and Jeff look at one another in confusion before they look back at Meggan. "We were just talking, Meggan. But if something was going on with us, it's not really any of your business," Leah tells her sister quickly.

"That's code for you're back together, you can't fool me," Meggan slurs her words to them.

"We've been over for a very long time," Jeff reminds her. "If I want to be with Leah…"

"You're right, we have been over," Meggan cuts him off. "And dumping you was the best thing I've ever done."

"Are you drunk?" Leah asks her quickly. "Because you're not acting yourself at all."

"Drunk?" Meggan giggles back to her. "Don't be silly; I haven't drank in a very long time."

Before Leah or Jeff can say anything else, Meggan scurries away from them. Leah looks at Jeff and shakes her head. "I…I think she's fallen off the wagon."

"If that's true," Jeff sighs back to us. "Then we need to brace ourselves, because Meggan becomes a loose cannon when she's drinking."

***

Paige grabs another glass of champagne from one of the circling waiters and quickly takes a sip of it. She, then, scans the room as she is trying to locate Victoria. She knows that she voted Victoria into getting a position at Robertson Enterprises; in return, Victoria was supposed to give her information that she believes will stop Dominick from marrying Abby, again. Paige wants nothing more than to have her grandfather away from Abby as she believes Abby is nothing more than a gold digger. When Paige last saw Victoria, she was informed that she would get the information the night of the party. Since the party is in full swing, she wants to find Victoria and find out what, exactly, she has on Abby.

She purses her lips together when she sees Bryce leaving his wife's side and making a beeline to the bar to get them more drinks. Paige realizes that this is her chance to talk to Victoria alone.

"You look like you're having a wonderful time," Paige says as she moves up to her. "You and Bryce look very happy."

"We are," Victoria looks back at her. "He is a wonderful man."

"I'm happy for you," Paige tells her. "But look, you told me that the night of the party that you would tell me what you have on Abby that I could use to ensure she doesn't marry my grandfather again."

"I suppose I did, didn't I?"

"So, enough stalling Victoria," Paige sternly replies to her. "I got you the job at Robertson Enterprises; I want to know what you have on Abby, and I'm not leaving here until you tell me."

***

Trenyce feels her head spinning after her conversation with Chris earlier in the night, where he told her that he might not be able to forgive her for her affair with Andrew. She keeps hearing him say, over and over again, that she lied to him for months, which is what really hurt him. She never wanted any of this to come to out, because this was her biggest fear; that Chris, and her entire family, would never be the same again. She can't help but think that Antonio is to blame for all of this since he is the one that put the seeds of doubt about Albertinah's paternity into Andrew's mind. Had he kept his mouth shut, her family would still be intact.

She stops pacing for a moment as she sees Antonio scanning the room, as he is clearly looking for someone. She takes a deep breath and moves closer to him, wanting to give him a piece of her mind.

"You have a hell of a lot of nerve," she grits her teeth together when she arrives at Antonio's side.

Antonio turns to her and rolls his eyes. "What is it with you and your family blaming me for your problems?" he hisses back to her. "For the last time, I am not responsible for you cheating on your husband."

"No, you're not," Trenyce replies to him quickly. "But you sure put your nose in our business, didn't you, Antonio? You couldn't help yourself by wanting to create some chaos!"

Antonio chuckles back to her. "I simply told Andrew what has obviously right in front of his face."

"You smug son of a bitch," Trenyce tells him. "I don't know how or when, but I will make you pay for this, Antonio. You will pay for hurting me and my family."

***

In the back staircase, a floored Robin continues to look at Cory in shock as she can't believe that he is standing in front of her. She thought that Antonio was pulling her into the back room, but Cory just revealed that he is alive and standing in front of her.

"You…you can explain?" Robin asks him as she tries to catch her breath. "Where have you been for so long? How are you still alive? I thought the plane crash killed you! We all did!"

"I know, I know," Cory replies to her quickly. "It's a long story, but the fact is, I survived the plane crash, but I had amnesia. I couldn't remember anything about my life, but a woman, Penny, she found me and she nursed me back to health on her farm."

"Farm? You're not a farmer!"

Cory chuckles back to her. "I know, but I found myself enjoying it. Penny, the woman who found me, she took me the site of the plane crash hoping it would trigger my memory."

"Did it?"

"Not at first," Cory continues to explain to her. "But I found this burner phone and … you won't believe this, Robin, but it's true."

"Believe what? This is all happening so fast."

"I know," he grabs her hand and squeezes it quickly. "But this is all Antonio's fault. My plane crash, he arranged it," he reveals to her as she gasps back to him.

"What do you mean? Why would he do that?" a stunned Robin asks him.

"Because of you," Cory tells her. "He wanted me out of the picture so you and he could get together. Robin, the man you're engaged too, he tried to kill me. He caused my plane crash."

Next on One Day at a Time
- Nicholas and Clayton come face to face
- Tyler has a confession for Kim
- Robin realizes she has to confront Antonio

 
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