Episode 1157

 

Thinking About my Problems
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: March 23, 2025

Episode Theme song: "Michigan" Noah Reid

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Dominick wondered where Eva was, unaware she was telling Frederick she would keep his secret
- Will and Paige began to flirt
- Leah told Tyler she had to find a way to prove Victoria set her up at Robertson Enterprises
- Kim told Robbie about the miscarriage and blamed him and Madeline for it
- Daisy told Trenyce to have a DNA test on Albertinah to see who fathered her
- Abby asked Ethan to prepare custody papers for Sonny/Olly
- Meggan lashed out at Jeff during her intervention

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

Meggan puts her hand to her temple as she has a slight headache. She is telling herself it is from the change in the weather from the previous day's storm, but the truth is, she is hungover. She looks over at the bar and eyes the vodka, knowing that the best way to cure a hangover is to have another drink. As she longs for the alcohol, she can't help but think about a few days earlier when Jeff surprised her by attempting an intervention with Logan and Lukas.

The situation, however, took a nasty turn when Meggan threw her drink on the ground and told her ex-husband that the only reason she is drinking is because the bottle doesn't leave her the way he has over and over again over the years.

Later, Logan showed up and offered his support of her, and they even had a drink together, which calmed her nerves. She finds herself moving towards the bar and she pours herself a vodka soda. She takes a sip of it and, immediately, feels better.

"My God," Lukas sighs as he moves into he living room and see his sister drinking. "You can't go a day without a drink, can you?"

"I don't need to hear this from you," Meggan replies to him quickly. "It's bad enough every time I see Jeff, he tells me about my drinking."

"I'm just worried about you, Meg," Lukas admits to her. "I didn't necessary agree with the intervention that Jeff tried to pull, but I am worried about how much and often you're drinking."

"I am fine," Meggan tells him. "Trust me, I am fine, Lukas. But I appreciate you caring."

Twin Peaks General Hospital

Will stands at the nurses' station of the hospital looking at some of the files of the patients that he has to see today. In the back of his mind, however, he is thinking about his recent encounter with Paige; they had shared a kiss, and they both enjoyed it a lot, but he told her that he still has feelings for Eva. He knows that before, he tried to move on with another woman, Madeline, without dealing with his feelings for Eva, but she told him that she won't wait around for him forever.

He also knows that Eva has reunited with Dominick, which she has been longing to do so, so they will not be having a future together. While he hates that Eva always seemingly loved Dominick more than him, he can't deny that he likes seeing her happy. And that means that he has to move on and be happy himself.

"I know it won't be easy to get over Eva, but I have too," he whispers to himself. "And Paige is a beautiful woman; she might be the one that helps me finally get over Eva."

The Claus House; Jeff, Leah, & Paige's Home

"Busy day at the office?" Leah asks Paige as she sits on the sofa in the living room of the house that she shares with Jeff and their daughter. Leah can't help but be envious that Paige is going into Robertson Enterprises; she still hates that she had to quit her job because of the missing funds that she, seemingly initiated. She knows that she didn't, but she has to prove it somehow, someway.

"Yes, I have a number of projects on the go," Paige replies to her. "What will you get up to with your day?"

Leah shrugs with a sigh. "I wish I knew," she tells her daughter. "The truth is, I feel very lost without my career, and I have to find a way to prove my innocent, but I saw Tyler earlier and I think it will be more difficult to prove."

"Are you still believing that Victoria is behind all of this?"

"I do," Leah nods back to her. "And I'm hoping you can help me with this, Paige. Your vote, it got Victoria a job at the company. Do you think that you'll be able to see if she had anything to do with this?"

Paige looks back at her in surprise. "I mean, I can try," Paige tells her. "The truth is, Victoria and I aren't that close. She gave me the information to stop Dominick from marrying Abby, which is why I voted her in. I doubt she will tell me anything else."

"Anything you can find out could help me," Leah pleads with her daughter.

"I'll do my best Mom, but I can't make any promises."

"Thanks baby," Leah tells her. "What else is new with you? Any new men?"

Paige gulps back to her. "I mean, I am interested in someone, but I am not sure it's going to go anywhere."

"Well don't give up," Leah replies to her. "You're a catch and he would be a fool to let you go."

Dominick's Townhouse

Eva forces a smiles on her face before she moves back into the living room of the townhouse that she lives in with Dominick. She knows that she scurried away first thing in the morning so she could visit Frederick and tell him that she will keep his secret that he, and Felicia, are alive. After reuniting with Dominick, the last thing that Eva wants is to tell him about Felicia, which could hurt their chances of staying together longer term.

"There you are," Dominick stands up from the sofa and looks at his lover. "You left so early this morning, I didn't have a chance to say hello."

"I know, I am sorry," Eva kisses his cheeks. "I had an errand to run and didn't want to disturb you."

"What did you have to do that early in the morning?" Dominick asks her, curious about where she ran off that early in the morning.

Eva gulps back to him wondering how she can handle this with ease. "To be honest, it is a surprise for you that I am working on. All will be revealed soon."

"A surprise?" Dominick asks her back. "What do you have planned, Eva?"

Eva chuckles back to him. "You'll see," she tells him as she pulls him into a hug, immediately breathing a sigh of relief, knowing that, now, she has to come up with a surprise for her lover.

The Tower's, Floor Eight; Madeline's Condo

Robbie steps off the elevator of the Tower's and makes a beeline towards Madeline's condo. His blood is boiling over the fact that Kim told him about the events that occurred at the cabin the previous night; he is devastated by the fact that Kim lost their unborn child. He wants to talk to Madeline about what happened, exactly, because the last appointment Kim had, the OBGYN said that everything was fine.

He reaches the door and starts to knock on it repeatedly. "Madeline!" he says as he bangs on the door. "Madeline, it's Robbie, open up!"

The door, finally, opens but Robbie is surprised to see Clayton, not Madeline. "Clayton? Where is your sister? I…I need to see her," Robbie explains to him.

"I'm sorry," Clayton looks back at him. "She's not here. She's…left town."

"I know she went to the cabin but she had to come home because Kim is back," Robbie replies to him. "Kim crashed her SUV, so Madeline drove her home."

"Yes, she did," Clayton replies to him. "But once she got back here, she packed another bag and left town. She said she didn't know if or when she would be back."

"This doesn't make any sense," Robbie grits his teeth together. "Why would Madeline leave town now? We…we need to know what happened last night!"

"You can try to call her, but Robbie, if you want my opinion, you might never get those answers you need," Clayton says back to him quickly.

The Pink Flamingo at the River Rock Casino

"Your text made it seem important that we meet, is everything okay?" Andrew asks Daisy as they sit across from one another in the restaurant with two coffees in front of them. Andrew had received a text from his lover asking him to meet her at the restaurant, which sounded important.

"I was with Trenyce earlier," Daisy explains to him as she picks up her latte and takes a sip of it. "She told me about Chris agreeing to pause the custody case for Albertinah while I was in jail."

"Yea, that was pretty cool of him," Andrew nods back to her. "We were all so focused on trying to think of way to get you of jail."

"That's what Trey told me," Daisy replies to him. "However, she also told me something else."

"What's up now?"

"Since I have been released, Chris has started the case again; he's going for custody of Albertinah."

"Oh God," Andrew groans back to her. "This is the last thing any of us needed; why can't he just let this go?"

"He is still hurt by your affair with Trenyce," Daisy explains to him. "But I gave Trey an idea, and that's what I have to tell you."

Andrew arches his eyebrow back to her. "What's your idea Daisy? What did you suggest to her?"

"That we do a DNA test on Albertinah," Daisy reveals to him. "If you're Albertinah's father, then Chris really has no case, and she agreed."

Andrew nods back to her. "Yea, I think it's long over do; its time to find out if Tinah is my daughter or not."

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

"Thanks for coming by this morning," Trenyce greets Chris as they move into the living room of the house that she lives in with her children. After she saw Daisy earlier, and she suggested that they do a DNA test on Albertinah to, finally, see who her father is, Trenyce realized she had to tell Chris that this is how they were proceeding.

"Yea, of course," Chris replies to her. "I'm guessing the kids aren't here?"

"No," Trenyce shakes her head back to him. "They are with the nanny because you and I have to talk in private."

"If you're going to try to convince me to drop the custody case, you can save your breath," Chris stops her quickly. "I've made up my mind; now that Daisy is out of jail, I want custody of my daughter."

"That's the piece," Trenyce looks back at him with intent. "We have no idea if you're Tinah's father. I got pregnant shortly my affair with Andrew."

"What are you saying, exactly, Trey?"

"I want to do a DNA test on Albertinah," she reveals to him. "I want to find out if you, or Andrew, is the father of my daughter. Because Chris, if Andrew is the father, you will have no case, none at all."

Chris feels his blood boil, but he still finds himself nodding back to her. "Actually, I would still have a case," he tells her. "I'm still the only father that Tinah knows, Trey. You can't take that away from me, and Andrew sure as hell can't either. That being said, I agree that we need to know the truth, so, fine, let's do this damn test to find out the truth, once and for all."

One Day House; Ethan's Office

Abby slowly opens the door to Ethan's office on the second level of the One Day House and moves inside as she sees the father of her unborn child sitting behind his desk, working hard on some files that he in front of him. She looks at him for a moment and realizes that she feels grateful to have him in her corner and in her life; she wouldn't have been able to get through this stunning revelation that Sonny is alive without him.

"I…I hope I'm not interrupting," she announces, as Ethan looks up and smiles at the sight of her.

He stands up and moves towards her, kissing her on the lips. "You are never an interruption," he winks at her. "How are you and our baby today?"

"We are both fine," Abby replies to him. "He or she is actually kicking up a storm this morning; they are active."

Ethan puts his hand on her belly and soon feels one of the kicks, causing his eyes to light up in excitement. "It's like we created a soccer player or something."

Abby giggles back to him. "Or something," she says back to him. "I'm actually here for more than just a social call, though."

"Let me guess, you want to know about the custody papers regarding Sonny?" Ethan asks her, sensing he already knows her motive for the visit.

"You know me so well," she tells him. "But yes, what is the latest?"

"I had the papers drawn up," he reveals to her as she clasps her hands together. "Donovan and Lukas, they should be served this morning. And then, Abby, you will be in for the fight of your life, because I don't think they will want to let go of Sonny without a battle."

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

"I thought I heard you and Meggan talking earlier, is everything okay?" Donovan asks Lukas as they stand facing one another in the living room of the Richardson mansion.

Lukas sighs back to him as he knows that he was asking Meggan about her drinking and she, once again, insisted that she is fine and everything is under control. He wants to believe his sister, but he does know that her drinking is a problem as she was sober for years.

"Yea, everything is fine," Lukas replies to him. "Nothing to worry about, we have enough of that going on with Olly."

"I am still worried sick about what Abby may or may not do," Donovan admits to his estranged husband. "She has always been a loose cannon."

"I know," Lukas tells him. "I am just glad you got back from the cabin before she realized that you were missing. That was a close call."

"I'm sorry I worried everyone," Donovan tells him. "I am just so worried that we might lose our son."

"We won't," Lukas says. "We will keep our son, I have to believe that."

Before Donovan can respond, the doorbell rings. He looks at Lukas with an arched eyebrow. "Are you expecting anyone?"

"No, I have no idea who that could be," Lukas admits to him, as they start to move to the front door.

Lukas opens the door and sees a man standing outside. "Lukas Richardson?" he asks as Lukas nods back to him. "You've been served."

Lukas closes the door and looks at Donovan. "What the hell is this?" he asks Donovan, as he opens the envelope and then reads the papers. "Oh my God…that bitch!"

"What is it?" Donovan asks him quickly as Lukas passes him the documents.

"Abby, she's suing us for custody of Olly; she's trying to take our son away from us!" Lukas hisses, stunned by Abby's latest power move.

Next on One Day at a Time
- Max has strong words for Sophie
- Leah is unnerved by Jeff's admission
- Dawn is rocked to her core

 
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