Episode 1108
 

Burnt the Whole House Down
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: October 20, 2024

Episode Theme song: "How to Cry" Sam Smith

Previously on One Day at a Time
- In her lawsuit victory, Madeline was awarded a seat on the board at Roboto. Kim learned that she was pregnant
- Isabelle told Robin that Daisy was arrested for killing Antonio. Andrew, meanwhile, vowed to help Daisy get cleared of the charges
- Robin told Gordy she wouldn't help him break up Cory & Penny
- Cheresa & Chantel made love. In the wake, Dawn surprised Cheresa by arriving on her doorstep
- Will & Eva made love while she thought Dominick married Abby
- Meggan got drunk at the Victors mansion and thought she saw Frederick
- Cassie told Jacob he didn't really know Isabelle

The Lawson Estate; Cheresa's Home

Cheresa feels the blood drain from her face as she opens the door to the mansion and Dawn jumps out at her.

"Surprise!" Dawn squeals in delight as she pulls her girlfriend into a hug. "I am so happy that you're home; when I sent you that text, I had no idea if you were at the hospital or somewhere else."

"Nope, I'm home," Cheresa gulps back to her as they exit their embrace. Cheresa is nervous because moments ago, she and Chantel made love for the first time; in the afterglow, Chantel had asked Cheresa how she felt about it since she just cheated on Dawn, but Cheresa hadn't had time to process it yet. At that very moment, she received a text message from Dawn stating that she just delivered a surprise to her doorstep, and when Cheresa came downstairs to see what it was, she found her girlfriend. She feels her heart racing as she knows that Chantel is still inside the mansion, and waiting for her in bed. "This…this is a surprise!"

"I know!" Dawn chuckles back to her. "The Canadian airlines were having a flash sale, and I thought I had a few days off from my job in Toronto, so why not come and see my beautiful girlfriend!"

"That's so sweet of you," Cheresa tells her uneasily.

"Well, aren't you, uh, going to invite me in?" Dawn asks her. "We have so much to talk about!"

"Uh, yea, of course," Cheresa tells her, as Chantel starts to walk down the stairs. "Come on in, Dawn."

Chantel gulps and rushes back upstairs, so Dawn and Cheresa won't see her. When Dawn and Cheresa enter the foyer, Cheresa looks at the stairs and breathes a sigh of relief that she doesn't see Chantel. "Look, why don't you make yourself at home and I'll go change quickly?" Cheresa tells Dawn.

"Sure, unless you want me to come upstairs with you and we can make love?" Dawn purrs as she moves up to Cheresa and kisses her on her lips. "What do you say? Make love to me, Cheresa?"

The Pink Flamingo at the River Rock Casino

"Alright, so here is Dominique's current schedule," Robin says as she airdrops a file to Shane's IPhone as they sit across from one another in the restaurant. "She has ballet on Tuesday's and swimming on Thursday's."

"I can't believe our little girl is already in ballet and swimming," Shane shakes his head in disbelief as he looks at his phone quickly.

"I know, right?" Robin chuckles back to him. "And this is Oscar's schedule; he has karate on Wednesday's and he swims at the same time as Dominique on Thursday, which makes it easier for you."

"Alright, looks like my schedule will be busier the next couple of weeks."

"Are you sure that you're okay to take the kids for a few weeks?" Robin asks him quickly. "It's just with Antonio's murder trial coming up, I really want to be there, especially to support Isabelle."

"Of course," Shane replies to her. "I love spending time with my children, and you, you have been a super Mom the last few years with them. This is the least I can do for you."

"I really appreciate it, Shane," Robin looks back at the father of her children. "Alright, so why don't you stop by the penthouse around 5 tonight and they will be ready for their adventure with you?"

"Perfect, I'll see you then."

Robin grabs her purse and starts to leave the restaurant, but she happens to see Gordy sitting at the bar. She turns to move away from him, but finds herself approaching him, as she hasn't been able to stop thinking about the fact that he asked her to help him break up Penny and Cory, whom she doesn't even know if they are in a relationship together. The last time she saw him, she told him that she wouldn't help him, so she is curious as to why he is still in town.

"Gordy, I am surprised to see you here," she says as she moves up to his bar stool. "I would have assumed you'd leave town after our last conversation."

"Why would you assume that?" Gordy asks her before he takes a sip of his beer. "Just because you don't want to get Cory back, doesn't mean that I don't want Penny back."

"I…uh, I didn't say that I don't want Cory," Robin informs him. "I just said I won't play dirty to get him back; if he and Penny are happy then…"

"Then you're out in the cold," Gordy cuts her off. "I know you said that you wouldn't help me, and that's up to you, but I think you should think about that long and hard, Robin. Because this could be your chance to be with Cory; you and I, if we worked together, we could make all of our dreams come true."

Meanwhile, Shane collects his personal belongings as he has to get to the hospital to see some patients. Just as he stands up however, Cassie appears in front of him.

"Cassie," Shane looks at his former wife. "I wish I had time to talk, but I need to get to the hospital."

"That's fine," Cassie purses her lips together. "I was hoping that we could get Carter together with Dominique and Oscar soon?"

"Yea, the kids are actually coming to stay with me soon, so that can be arranged."

"Perfect, I'll invite Jacob," she tells him. "Because it's time he realizes that he has a family and that's where he should be."

"I'm not going to be in a pawn in the game you're playing with my son," Shane warns her quickly. "Whatever this is, Cassie, it has to end now."

"It will end," Cassie replies to him. "When Jacob realizes that he and I are meant to be together; this time, nothing will stop that from happening, you have my word on that."

The Victors Mansion; Frederick's Estate

Meggan slowly moves into the living room of the Victors mansion and looks around. There is no sign of life in the living room, which upsets her because, the last time she was there, she thought she saw Frederick hovering over her after she passed out from drinking.

She knows that even returning to the mansion was risky, because had the police stopped her, she would have been arrested again for driving without a license, but she had to return to see if she could see her father again. If he is alive, everything could change, she realizes.

"Dad?" she calls out to the empty room. "Are you here? Dad?"

Behind the secret passage wall, Frederick peers through a small peep hole. He can see his daughter, sober this time, looking around the room. He breathes a sigh of relief that she hasn't been drinking, but he realizes that she must have seen him when he placed a blanket over top of her after she passed out.

"No, I can't reveal myself to her," he whispers to himself. "Not yet, not until I've married Felicia."

Meanwhile, in the living room, Meggan moves to the bar and sees the shattered glass on the ground from the drink she threw against the wall. She bends down and picks up one of the glass shards.

"If Dad was here, this would have been cleaned up," she tells herself as she throws the glass back down on the ground. "Lukas was right, I saw him because I was drinking. Dad is dead, he wasn't here yesterday. It was just my imagination."

Twin Peaks General

"Knock, knock," Tyler grins as he opens the door to Madeline's office at the hospital and moves inside carrying a coffee from the Sugarbowl for her. "I thought you could use this coffee since we were up late last night."

Madeline stands up from behind her desk with a grin on her face, as she recalls how the two of them made love most of the night as a way to celebrate her victor in court over Robbie. "Thanks Tyler, that's sweet of you."

"Of course," Tyler passes her the coffee. He is happy that she won, mostly because he and Robbie have had a long, heated relationship. While he has realized that he is still in love with Kim, he knows that she is in love with Robbie, and so he has to move on with his life, and being with Madeline is helping him cope with feelings, even though he doesn't love her. "Have you thought about what you want to do with your seat on the board of Roboto?"

"I mean, I haven't," she admits to him as she takes a sip of her coffee. "It's all so fresh, I haven't thought about it. And, honestly, it's not like I have any experience in business."

"That's fair," Tyler nods back to her. "I just think you could use this opportunity."

"You said something similar last night."

"I did," Tyler winks at her. "If you want to make Robbie's life miserable, your seat on the board could easily do that. Just think about it, Madeline. This could be your way to continue to stick it to Robbie."

The Calimo Mansion

"Ah, you're not at the office yet," Robbie says as he moves into the living room of the Calimo mansion and he spies his wife about to pour herself a glass of water at the bar. "I thought you had a big meeting this morning?"

"I did," Kim replies to him as she takes a sip of her water. "But I pushed it back because I wanted to talk to you."

"Ah, is this about the lawsuit?" Robbie asks her as he pours a cup of coffee. "Because I am still trying to figure out how to make this right with everyone. But believe me, I will."

"I have faith in you," Kim grabs his hand and moves him to the sofa, where they sit next to one another. "But this is about you and me, not the lawsuit."

"Alright," Robbie sets his coffee cup down on the table in front of him. "Is everything okay? I know we had hoped to win the lawsuit, but I thought everything we said about one another on the witness stand, we are very much in love."

"Yes, yes," Kim chuckles to him quickly. "This isn't do with how we feel about one another, not in the way you believe."

"I am so confused," he admits to her.

"I'm…I'm pregnant Robbie," Kim tells him as he looks at her in surprise. "I had a doctors appointment and Cheresa confirmed this."

"What? We are going to have a baby?" Robbie asks her as she nods back to him. He pulls her into a hug and holds her close. "I love you so much Kim. I…I'm thrilled."

Tears fill her eyes. "I am happy too," she whispers back to him. "This is what I've always wanted, Robbie. A baby for you and me."

Robbie kisses her passionately. "We are going to have a baby!"

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

Chris looks into the living room of the home that he shares with Trenyce and he feels his blood boil at the sight of Andrew and Trenyce sitting next to one another on the sofa. Across from them is Ethan, who has arrived to discuss strategy with them on Daisy's case. While Chris has agreed to put his differences aside with both Andrew and Trenyce, seeming they sit next to one another is a harsh reminder of their affair.

"Can I get anyone anything?" Chris asks as he moves back into the living room.

"I'm good," Ethan replies to him. "I think the sooner we come up with a plan of attack, the better."

"I couldn't agree more," Trenyce looks back at the lawyer. "My Aunt, she didn't kill Antonio, we have to find proof of that."

"I'll go make some tea just in case," Chris tells everyone, as Andrew notices that he is uneasy.

"I'll help him," Andrew looks at Trenyce, who nods, and then turns her attention back to Ethan, as they continue to talk about Daisy's case. Andrew, then, follows Chris into the kitchen, who is putting some water in the kettle. "Are you okay man?"

"I'm fine," Chris puts the kettle on the stove and then turns it on.

"I know we agreed to put our differences aside, but if me being here is upsetting you, I can go."

"I'm fine," Chris looks back at him. "I agreed to put our differences aside while Daisy is going through this crisis, but Andrew, I haven't forgiven you, or Trenyce, not even close. So forgive me, if seeing you next to my wife is still troubling to me."

"I get it," Andrew puts his hands up in the air. "I'll sit across from her and leave the sofa to you and your wife. I mean it when I said I want to make this as comfortable as possible."

"Whatever," Chris spits back to him as the kettle starts to whistle. "I'm going to make the tea, I'll be right out."

Twin Peaks Police Station; The Holding Cells

Robin swiftly moves down the hallway of the police station as her high heels clap against the concrete floor. After Isabelle told her the previous day that Daisy was arrested for Antonio's murder, she knew that she had to come see the woman that has been accused of killing her fiancé.

"I didn't think it was true, but here you are, in jail," Robin says as she looks at Daisy in the small cell. "You were arrested for killing my fiancé."

"Robin," Daisy stands up from the small cot that is in her cell. "I have been arrested, but, you have to know, that I didn't kill Antonio."

"I've known you for a long time, Daisy," Robin looks back at her. "And, being a killer isn't something that I would associate with you."

"So, you believe me?" a hopeful Daisy asks her.

"I don't know what to believe," Robin admits to her. "The night of the engagement party, so much was revealed, you know?"

"What do you mean by that?"

"I learned that Antonio wasn't the man that I thought he was," Robin admits to her. "He arranged for Cory's plane to crash last year because he wanted to get Cory out of my life so we could be together. I guess I fell for that, didn't I?"

"Wow," Daisy shakes her head back to her. "He really would stop at nothing to get what he wanted."

"All I know is that Isabelle is devastated," Robin whispers back to her. "And I have to support her; as Antonio's fiancé, I have to support his daughter, even though, I'm not sad that he's gone."

"I swear to you," Daisy moves closer to the bars. "I didn't do this, Robin. Please, help Isabelle realize that before Antonio's killer has the opportunity to strike again. I'm begging you, help her realize I'm innocent."

Twin Peaks Executive Hotel

Eva sits up in the large bed that is in her hotel suite as she looks at the IPhone screen. She can hear the water in the shower running, where Will is cleaning up as they have been in bed all morning making love to one another. She gets a sly grin on her face as she recalls how she had to leave the church when Dominick was about to marry Abby as she couldn't stomach the thought of seeing him marry another woman; when she left, she ran into Will, and she kissed him, which resulted in them making love again.

As she reads the screen, she arches her eyebrow and looks closer at her screen. "My God," she whispers to herself. "Dominick and Abby's wedding didn't happen because she slept with Ethan? So, they didn't get married at all!"

She jumps out of bed and wonders, immediately, if this means she and Dominick could reunite after all. She then looks back at the bed, which is a mess from the sex that she has had with Will. She groans knowing that she might have just made a huge mistake.

"What am I going to do?" she asks herself.

"I know what you can do," Will comes out of the washroom with a towel wrapped around his waist and his muscular chest still glistening with water. "Come join me in the shower. I want you again and again, Eva. This is finally our chance to be together."

Eva uneasily chuckles back to him, wondering what she is going to do.

The Lawson Estate; Cheresa's Home

"Come on baby," Dawn kisses Cheresa's neck as they stand in the foyer of the mansion. "Let's go upstairs; I've missed you."

"I've missed you too," Cheresa pulls Dawn off her. "But you just had a long flight, and I just woke up. Why don't you use the shower down here to freshen up, and I will go freshen up in my room and we can connect after?"

"Yea, that works for me," Dawn tells her. "I would like to clean up after my flight."

"Perfect, see you in 30 ish minutes?" Cheresa asks before Dawn rushes off to the restroom. Cheresa takes a deep breath and makes a beeline up the stairs and heads to her bedroom, where she sees Chantel dressed and pacing back and forth.

"What the hell happened?" Chantel asks her.

"Keep your voice down," Cheresa tells her quickly. "Dawn was my surprise! I had no idea she was coming!"

"What are we going to do?" Chantel asks her in a whisper.

"I don't know, but you have to get out of here," Cheresa replies to her quickly. "We can talk after, but right now, I have to spend time with Dawn."

"How am I going to leave without her seeing me?" a worried Chantel asks her.

"There's a back entrance," Cheresa explains to her. "Use that door, and Dawn will not know that you're here."

Chantel nods back to her before she grabs her bag. She stops at Cheresa and looks at her. "This doesn't change the fact that I had a great time last night," Chantel admits to her. "Let's be in touch?"

Cheresa uneasily nods back to her as Chantel waves to her. Once Chantel is out of the room, Cheresa moves to her bed and collapses on it, wondering what she has gotten herself into.

Next on One Day at a Time
- Dawn & Cheresa reconnect
- Sergio confronts Donovan
- Robin, Isabelle, & Jacob remember Antonio

 
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