Episode 1095
 

Ain't Part of the Plan
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: September 14, 2024

Episode Theme song: "Left Behind" Noah Reid

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Andrew was questioned by Simona regarding Antonio's death
- Penny kissed Cory and told him she wanted to be with him
- Chantel had another dream of giving birth to Olly where he didn't cry
- Leah told the board of directors that she didn't authorize the missing funds at Robertson Enterprises
- Meggan told Lukas to fight for his marriage if he wanted Donovan
- Sophie continued to show improvements after coming out of her coma
- Meggan continued to drink

The Pink Flamingo at the River Rock Casino

Meggan sits at the bar with three empty martini glasses in front of her. She has spent the afternoon at the bar drinking, and she feels great. She doesn't know it took her so long to start drinking again; after years of being sober, she fell off the wagon recently as she was struggling with the fact that Frederick lied to her, and everyone, for years about Noah's death. Meggan long believed that when she hit the child with her car, while drunk, she killed him, when, in fact, Frederick faked his death so he could turn Noah, now named Bryce, into his protégée and force Meggan into rehab. On top of that, before she knew that Bryce was Noah, and her nephew, she came on to him. The vodka, among other drinks, has really calmed her nerves over these issues that she is struggling with.

"I'll have another," Meggan looks over at the bartender. "But make it a double!"

The bartender arches his eyebrow back to her. "I'm afraid that's not going to happen."

"Why not? I want a drink for crying out loud!" Meggan shrieks, not realizing how loud she is becoming.

"You're cut off lady," he replies to her. "You're at your limit, sorry about that."

"Ugh," Meggan groans back to him. "You know, you're not the only bar in this town. I should have gone to the Pampa Grill, they never refuse my service!"

"You need me to call you a cab or an Uber?"

"I'm fine!" Meggan stands up as she grabs her purse and tries to find her car keys. "You're wrong about me! I can handle my liquor! I'm perfectly fine to drive myself home, or to another bar…"

Twin Peaks General Hospital

"I can't believe this day is actually here," Natasha beams as she stands in Sophie's hospital room next to Shane, while Sophie is putting some of her belongings into her bag. "You get to come home, Sophie! It's…it's a miracle!"

Sophie looks up from her bag and chuckles to her mother. "Mom, I get it, you're happy, so am I, but you're taking it too far."

Natasha moves up to her daughter and hugs her. "I'm sorry, I am just so grateful and relieved that you're going to be okay."

"Is Dad meeting us here?" Sophie asks her as they exit their embrace.

"Cory will meet us at the mansion," Shane explains to her. "He wanted to make sure everything was perfect for when you go there."

"You guys are going to spoil me, aren't you?" Sophie asks with another chuckle.

"You better get used to that," Natasha winks back to her. "Alright, do you have everything?"

"I think so," Sophie nods back to her. "I have to admit, I am so ready to leave this place. I can't wait to have Rosario's food again, and to sleep in my own bed."

"Rosario is actually making all of your favorites," Shane explains to her, as he knows that Natasha told the housekeep to prepare Sophie's favorite dishes for her homecoming.

"Great, so I'm going to gain a ton of weight," Sophie laughs back to them. She, then, picks up her bag and looks at her mother. "Alright, I'm ready to go."

They start to walk towards the door when Max appears. "Max, hi," Sophie says as she moves a piece of her hair behind her year. "What are you doing here?"

"I…I heard that you were going home, and I wanted to see if I could come with you? It's just, I was so worried about you and…"

"Of course you can come," Sophie tells him quickly. "The more the merrier, right Mom."

Natasha uneasily nods back to her. "Uh, yea, of course."

Twin Peaks Police Station

"I am sorry that I interrupted your date with Donovan," Simona sighs to Sergio as they stand next to one another in her office at the police station. She knows that she called him earlier while he was on a date with Donovan and asked him to come to the police station to help her with Antonio's murder investigation.

"Do not worry about that," Sergio tells his sister. "This murder investigation needs to be solved. Donovan and I, we can have lunch anytime."

"How are things going, by the way?" Simona asks him quickly.

"They are fine, why do you ask?"

Simona nervously shrugs her shoulders. "I am not sure you want to hear this, but Donovan and Lukas, they have a very long history, Sergio. I…I don't want to see you get hurt by Donovan."

Sergio chuckles back to her. "I appreciate your concern," he says. "But Donovan keeps telling me that he and Lukas are over and are in the past. I am choosing to believe him."

"Just be careful, okay?" Simona cautions him. "The last thing I want is for you to get caught up in that family drama, and trust me, there has been a lot of drama. Both Donovan and Lukas, they have been in jail for murder. They were cleared, but still…"

"It is sweet that you're worried," Sergio pulls her into a hug. "But I am a big boy, I can take care of myself. Now, let's get back to this investigation, shall we?"

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

"Do you want another juice box?" Lukas asks Olly, who is sitting on the sofa in the living room of the Richardson estate with an apple juice in his hand.

"I want a cookie!" Olly explains to his father. "Please Daddy!"

"You can have a cookie when you're done your grilled cheese," Lukas replies to him. "You can't just live off cookies and juice!"

"Cookies and juice!" Olly claps his hand in delight.

"Sounds like you're having a nice lunch," Donovan announces as he moves into the living room and sees his estranged husband and his son. "Hey buddy, how is lunch?"

"I want to go play Xbox now!' Olly explains to his other father. "I don't want to eat anymore."

"Tell you what," Donovan moves down to look at his son. "Have two more bites of sandwich and you can go play."

"Okay!" Olly says excitedly as he quickly takes two bites of his sandwich and then rushes off to play with his electronics.

"Thanks for that," Lukas says as he moves the plate to the coffee table. "I was worried he would only want more chocolate chip cookies."

Donovan chuckles back to him. "It's wild to think how big he is getting. I still remember him as a baby."

"I know," Lukas smiles back to him. "It's just a reminder of how much we have been through together, you know?"

Donovan gulps back to him as he knows that lately Lukas has been suggesting that they try to make their marriage work, but in his mind they haven't been husbands in a long time.

"I still want us to work, Donovan," Lukas admits to him as he moves closer to him. Without thinking, Lukas leans in and kisses Donovan on the lips. "Please, give us a chance?"

Donovan looks back at Lukas and can tell that he does still care for him. "I'm going to make sure Olly got the Xbox running okay."

Lukas sighs as Donovan leaves the room; he puts his hand to his lips and shuts his eyes. "I know you still care Donovan, I can tell."

The Lawson Estate; Cheresa's Home

"So, uh, remember the other day at the hospital, you saw when I woke up from a dream and I was sort of out of it?" Chantel asks Cheresa as they sit next to one another on the sofa in the living room of Cheresa's family estate home.

Cheresa looks over at the woman that she admitted to Chris that she was starting to have feelings for and remembers how spacey Chantel was that day at the hospital. When she asked Chantel what was wrong, she couldn't answer her properly. "Of course, I do. Do you have any more insights on what was going on?"

"Honestly," Chantel looks back at her. "I've been having dreams of the night I gave birth all those years ago."

Cheresa arches her eyebrow back to her. "Really? Why are you dreaming about your baby now? It seems random."

"I think it is because I was the nurse on duty when Lukas and Donovan brought Olly into the hospital when he had his fever," Chantel explains to her. "Ever since that night, I've been dreaming about giving birth. But it's really weird."

"Why do you think that's weird? I think it seems like a normal reaction."

"In my dreams, Olly, he never cries after being born," Chantel explains to her. "It…it scares me because it's like…I can't even say it."

"Say what? What are you suggesting?" Cheresa asks her as she leans up and grabs Chantel's hand.

She shakes head back to her as tears fill her eyes. "In my dream, it's like…he's…dead or something."

"Oh Chantel," Cheresa pulls her into a hug. "You know that's not the case; you saw Olly yourself. He's a very happy little boy."

"I know," Chantel says as they exit their embrace. "It's just a weird dream."

Cheresa wipes one of Chantel's tears and looks into her eyes. "You're going to be fine, I promise you," Cheresa tells her, and then leans in and kisses her softly on the lips. When they part, Cheresa jumps back, immediately thinking of Dawn. "I'm…I'm so sorry."

"It's fine," Chantel tells her as Cheresa stands up from the sofa. "I had been wanting to do that too…but I know you're with Dawn."

"I am," Cheresa tells her. "I'm so sorry, Chantel. That will never happen again."

The Victors Estate; Frederick's Lair

"It's been a while since you stopped by," Frederick tells Bryce as they move into the living room of the Victors mansion. Frederick knows that his grandson hasn't been around lately, mostly because one of the last times they were together, Bryce noted that he wasn't sure if he could marry him and Felicia, which left Frederick furious with him.

"I know, I'm sorry," Bryce sighs back to him, as Frederick pours them two scotches. "Things have been rather busy in town."

"Busy? What is going on?" Frederick asks him as he passes him a drink.

"Antonio Moretti was murdered at his engagement party," Bryce admits to him, as Frederick nods back to him.

"I heard about that," he admits to his grandson. "From what I hear, he had a long list of enemies."

Bryce chuckles. "I suppose that is true," he tells him. "And that's just the start of it. Victoria, she got a job at Robertson Enterprises."

"She's a doctor? What the hell is she doing at a cosmetics company?" Frederick asks as he takes a sip of his drink.

"She wanted a change of pace," Bryce explains to him. "And it has been a good fit; she discovered after reviewing the business financials that some money is missing. And you won't believe who authorized the movement of the funds," he continues as Frederick arches his eyebrow. "It was Leah; and she's in hot water now, Frederick."

Frederick takes another sip of his scotch. "Interesting, that doesn't sound like my daughter. Not at all. Something else must be going on here, but what could that be?"

Robertson Enterprises

Leah slowly opens the door to the main office at Robertson Enterprises and moves inside as she sees Tyler and Paige sitting across from each other on the two sofas. They each have their laptops in their hands and they appear to be working on something urgent.

Leah clears her throat as she moves closer to the sofas. "I…uh…I hope I'm not interrupting anything important."

"Mom, hi," Paige says as she stands up and hugs her mother quickly. "Uncle Tyler and I were just looking over some of the board recommendations for the missing funds."

"That's why I wanted to see you, especially you, Tyler," Leah turns her attention to her brother, who stands up to look at her. "I…I need you to know that I did not have anything to do with the funds being moved. I know how it looks, but I didn't do this."

"I believe you," Paige quickly tells her mother as she grabs Leah's hand. "I don't know what happened, but I don't believe you had anything to do with it."

"Thank you sweetheart," Leah replies to her. "I appreciate that very much."

"Of course," Paige smiles back to her. "Tyler? How are you feeling?"

"I don't know," Tyler admits to his family. "The fact is, it was your username that moved the money, Leah. Until I have proper understanding of that, I am not sure what to believe."

The Calimo Mansion

Cory looks around the living room of the Calimo mansion and is pleased by what he sees; a large 'Welcome Home' banner hangs over the fireplace, while there are large balloons in the room. The table next to the bar as some cupcakes and there is some champagne chilling. This is all for a welcome home gathering for Sophie, who is expected home at any time.

"Wow, this place looks great," Robin says as she moves into the living room and sees Cory. "You've outdone yourself."

"Thanks," Cory chuckles back to her. "I want this day to be special for Sophie."

"You being here will make it very special," Robin replies to him. "I still can't believe that you're here, Cory. You've come back."

Cory moves up to her and pulls her into a hug. "I'm sorry that I stayed away for so long," he whispers to her. "The truth is, when I saw that you were engaged to Antonio, I froze and thought me staying away was the best thing for everyone."

Robin uneasily nods back to him. "And now, he's dead," she quips to him. "After learning that he arranged your plane crash, I can't say that I'm sad that he's gone."

"But you have to be honest with me, and yourself, Robin," he looks back at her.

"Honest? About what?"

"Your feelings for Antonio," Cory tells her. "You did agree to marry him, even though you had no idea what he was really like."

"I did," Robin nods back to him. "I guess, on some level, I did love Antonio," she reveals to him. "But the truth is, I only got engaged to him because I thought you were dead, Cory. I didn't believe you were gone, I never would have moved on with Antonio, because deep down, I was always in love with you."

Cory smiles back to her, thinking about how Penny kissed him the other day. Now he realizes that he might have two beautiful women in love with him at the same time.

Twin Peaks Police Station

Simona sits at her desk taping her pen on the note pad that rests next to her. She can't help but think back to the previous couple of hours where she interviewed both Daisy and Trenyce about Antonio's death. She knows that both of the gave pretty vague answers, especially Daisy; she just hopes that she is able to find the gun that killed Antonio, because then she will be able to connect most of the dots.

"Trenyce had all answers that were fine and acceptable" she whispers to herself. "I don't think that she is the murderer. But Daisy, she had some interesting answers."

[FLASH]

"You were staying at the casino, is that correct?" Simona asked Daisy, as she remembers her chat with Daisy.

"Yes, that's correct," Daisy quickly tells her. "Antonio was kind enough to give me a room for free."

Simona arches her eyebrow back to her. "For free? So, you didn't have to pay him for it?"

"No," Daisy replies to her as she gulps heavily.

"That's interesting because I found a log of outstanding debts that you and Andrew Pherson owed Antonio," Simona reveals to her. "And Andrew, when I questioned him, he claimed that the two of you received money from Vinny Victors estate that helped pay off some of the debt. If he wasn't charging you for the room, what was he charging you for?"

"Uh…he did start charging me, but not at first; that's what I meant," Daisy tries to cover her tracks. "Anyways, Andrew and I, we paid that bill almost in full earlier this year."

"But there was still some outstanding debts, correct?"

"Yes."

"And you were at the casino the night he was shot?" Simona asks her next.

"Yes but so was half the town," Daisy tells her. "It was a huge party."

"Did you have access to a gun?"

Daisy gulps as she feels beads of sweat form on her forehead. "Answer me, Ms. Davenport," Simona presses her. "Did you have access to a gun?"

"I'd like my lawyer present," Daisy tells her. "This interview is over until I have my lawyer with me."

"Very well," Simona says back to her. "Don't leave town; I'll set up another questioning time for you and your lawyer."

[FLASH]

"She's hiding something, but what could it be?" Simona asks herself. "I have to find out what Daisy Davenport is keeping from me."

Meggan's SUV

"That son of a bitch has a lot of nerve," Meggan says as she is driving her vehicle to another bar. She is furious with the bartender at the Pink Flamingo for cutting her off. She only had three martini's and asked for another, when he told her that she was cut off. "I'm not even drunk!"

She looks out on the road and sees some of the lines blur together. "Damn it, keep it together, Meggan!" she scolds herself.

Suddenly, a cat rushes on to the road! Meggan quickly changes direction of her vehicle, but she can't stop in time before her SUV crashes into a stop sign! The force causes Meggan to hit her forehead on the steering wheel; the blow, causes her to lose consciousness as a large cut forms on her forehead.

Next on One Day at a Time
- Robbie presses Kim for information
- Lukas spills the tea to Sergio
- Will Meggan be okay?

 
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