Episode Theme song: "Oklahoma Son" Zach Bryan

Previously on One Day at a Time
- After learning the truth about his past, Natasha told Shane she still wanted to marry him
- Sophie suggested that she and Logan visit Frederick
- Penny learned that Cory and Robin made love and vowed to get Cory back
- Isabelle slapped Bryce for using her to make Victoria jealous, who saw the encounter
- Leah and Tyler realized that if they got Felicia away from Frederick, they might understand what is happening to their mother
- Cassie seduced Jacob
- Robbie warned Tyler to stay away from Kim

Twin Peaks Law Courts

"Thanks for coming to check in on me before the trial begins today," Cassie smiles to Jacob as they stand in the foyer of the courtroom. In a few minutes, the custody hearing for Olly/Sonny will start again, and Cassie wants to be there to support Max, who is trying to get custody of the son that he had no idea was his a few days ago. Since the truth about Sonny's paternity has come out,

"How do you think it's going to unfold in there today?" Jacob asks her quickly back, knowing how concerned Cassie has been about Max getting custody.

Cassie shrugs back to him uneasily. "I don't know," she admits to him. "Lukas and Donovan, they have been the only parents that Sonny has known, and Abby is his biological mother, but the fact is, Max hasn't had the chance to be a father to his son because of all the lies that have been told."

"I hope it turns out for you Cassie, I really do," Jacob smiles back to her. "And I hope you know that I am here for you, no matter what happens."

Cassie pulls her husband into a hug and holds him. "Thank you so much, Jacob. Your support means everything to me."

As they exit their embrace, Jacob gets a text message. He pulls his phone out of his pocket and smiles at the message on the screen. Cassie glances down and sees the name "Stephanie" on the screen, so she knows that who the text came from.

"I should get to work, call me as soon as court is over?" Jacob asks her before he kisses her quickly on the lips.

"Of course," she tells him as he turns to leave. "And Jacob, I love you."

Jacob smiles back to her before he continues on his way. Cassie takes a deep breath and fixes her hair before she prepares to enter the courtroom.

"As soon as this trial is over, I'm going to take care of you Stephanie," she whispers to herself. "You will not come between me and my husband."

The Calimo Mansion

Sunlight creeps through the curtains in Shane and Natasha's large bedroom at the Calimo mansion. Both of them slept in today because the previous day was an emotional day for them, as Shane, finally, admitted his past to Natasha. When he was younger, he won an important football game. His teammates celebrated with some fireworks, which Shane saw on the drive home, while his mother was next to him. The fireworks caught his eye, and he took his eyes off the road; when he returned his focus, the vehicle ended up hitting a moose, which collapsed on top of the car, and killed his mother. His father, Louie, blamed Derek, now Shane, for the death of his wife, his mother, and Shane fled from home and created a new life for himself in hopes of forgetting.

"What time is it?" Shane asks as he squints his eyes open and looks at Natasha.

"I have no idea," she giggles back to him. "But I am thinking we slept in. You didn't have a shift at the hospital, did you?"

"I didn't," Shane admits to her. "I took the day off; I thought it would be best since I didn't know how our conversation yesterday was going to go."

"Thank you, by the way," Natasha looks back at him. "For telling me the truth. I realize that it wasn't easy, but I felt like I needed to know."

"I am just glad that it hasn't changed things between us, Nat," Shane says. "I was so scared that if you, or anyone, knew the truth, you would feel the same way that Louie does. The thought that this life that I created could be taken away from me, it terrified me to my very core."

Natasha caresses his face with her hand. "You don't have to worry about that," she whispers back to him. "I love you, and nothing will ever change that."

Shane grins back to her. "You're already late to be at the office, right?"

"Very late," she rolls her eyes before he leans over and kisses her.

"Then let me make you later," he suggests as they kiss again, and she crawls on top of her fiancé.

The Tower's; The Penthouse; Cory & Penny's Home

Penny sits on the sofa in the living room of the penthouse that she is living in with Cory. Her mind is racing over the fact that he and Robin made love while she was resting; she realized that she has to step up her plan to get Cory back. The thing she wants, more than anything, to be with Cory, and the fact that he has reunited with Robin makes her blood boil.

"Tonight," she whispers to herself. "I will make my move tonight, and then, Cory will be mine again."

"Did I hear you say something?" Cory asks as he moves into the living room and sees his former lover on the sofa.

"Sorry, I guess I was just thinking out loud," Penny tells him as Cory sits next to her. "I need your help with something, Cory."

Cory arches his eyebrow back to her. "I will do what I can," Cory says back to her. "You know that I'm here for you, Pen."

Penny smiles back to him. "I was hoping you'd say that," she chuckles to him.

"So, how can I help? What would you like me to do?"

"Dinner tonight," she says back to him. "I want to go out with you. I want to have a dinner date with you. I'm…I'm feeling cooped up in the penthouse."

Cory nods back to her. "Then yes, I can take you for dinner," Cory tells her. "I'll make reservations at the Pink Flamingo, does that sound good?"

"I'd love that very much," Penny smiles back to him. "I'm looking forward to this, Cory, I really am."

"Me too," Cory tells her. "Two friends having a night on the town, it will be fun!"

The River Rock Casino

Victoria knocks on the office door and waits until she hears a faint "Come in" from the other side. She is at the casino to visit Isabelle; she wanted to check in on her cousin after she witnessed Isabelle slapping Bryce. Victoria recalls seeing Bryce kiss Isabelle; they obviously ended up making love, and Isabelle must have believed that Bryce kissed her because Victoria could see. For months, Bryce has been trying to get back into Victoria's good graces as she has left him since the truth about the baby switch was revealed.

"I hope this is a good time?" Victoria asks as she moves into the office.

"Oh Victoria," Isabelle stands up from the desk that used to be her father's. She has been running the casino since Antonio's death. "I'm glad that you're here, actually. I was hoping to talk to you and Donovan."

"You'll have to settle for just me," Victoria replies to her. "Donovan is in court trying to keep custody of his son."

"I heard about that, I am praying that it works out for him," she says back to her cousin.

"Thank you," Victoria says. "You wanted to see me, is everything okay? I…I must admit that I saw you and Bryce earlier; you slapped him across the face. Dare I ask what my estranged husband did to deserve that?"

Isabelle sighs heavily back to her. "He used me," she admits to her. "He kissed me knowing you were going to see us," she explains to her. "We ended up having sex, which was my fault, but I feel like he used me in hopes of trying to making you jealous. The entire situation is really gross and nasty."

"I am sorry that he did that to you," Victoria moves closer to her and hugs her. "For the record, I don't care at all. Bryce is free to do whatever he wants now. Our marriage is over, there is no going back now."

"I appreciate that," Isabelle tries to keep her composure. "But like I said, this has felt me feeling a certain kind of way."

Victoria arches her eyebrow back to her. "What are you going to do?"

"I'm leaving Twin Peaks," Isabelle reveals to her. "I've been thinking about this for a while, and this…this was the last straw."

"Leave town? Are you sure about that? What about the casino?"

"I've hired a manager; her name is Erika Sanders, she'll be doing the day to day, and can keep me posted on anything. I…I just feel like I need a change of scenery, you know? Ever since my Dad died, I've been in a tailspin and I need to get myself back in control," Isabelle tells her. "I am not saying I will be away forever, but I do need to do this."

"Okay, I understand," Victoria pulls her into a hug. "We will miss you around here."

"Thanks, we will be in touch," Isabelle tells her as they exit their embrace. "I…I need to get home and finish packing, my flight is later today."

"This is happening quickly," Victoria replies to her. "Let me know when you're safe, okay? And take care."

Victoria turns to leave the office. She stops outside realizing that she will miss her cousin after Isabelle leaves town. She shakes her head and starts to move towards the exit when Bryce starts to come in as he realized he forgot his wallet at the bar of the Pink Flamingo. He moves up to his estranged wife, wanting to see her.

"Vic, hey," Bryce says as he smiles at her. "Do you have a minute?"

"Not really," Victoria coldly tells him. "I have to get back to work."

"I…I was hoping that we could talk and, maybe, patch things up with us?"

Victoria chuckles back to him. "No, Bryce, no," she shakes her head at him. "I've told you that we are over, and I mean it. Do not ask me about this again. It's time you move on, the way I am."

Bryce arches his eyebrow as Victoria storms off from him. He recalls how he saw Jeff and Victoria working together recently and they looked pretty cozy; he hopes that Victoria isn't making a play for his father, especially when he is happy with Leah.

***


Meanwhile, inside the restaurant, Dominick and Leah sit across from one another having a light lunch. Leah wanted to see her father because she wants to fill him in on the fact that she went to see Felicia at the Victors mansion. She is still coming to terms with the fact that Felicia is alive, but also married to Frederick.

"How was Felicia when you saw her?" Dominick asks her before he takes a sip of his tea.

Leah uneasily shrugs back to her. "She seemed fine, but there was something off about her, you know?"

"The fact that she is claiming that she is happy with Frederick and wants to be married is a very serious red flag," Dominick agrees with his daughter. "Felicia, in her right frame of mind, we never say such things."

"I couldn't agree more," Leah nods back to him. "And of course, Frederick was hovering the entire time I was there, so I didn't feel like I could press her for any more details without him interfering."

"I hate this," Dominick sighs. "I don't know what we can do though; they are married, so we don't have much of a legal leg to stand on in this situation."

"I've been thinking," Leah looks back at him with intent. "If we can get Felicia away from Frederick, we might be able to get to the bottom of this change of heart that she has seemingly had."

"The question, then, becomes: how do we get Felicia away from Frederick?" Dominick asks her quickly.

"Exactly," Leah says. "If we can answer that question, we might be able to get Felicia back."

The Victors Mansion; Frederick's Lair

After Sophie suggested to Logan that he visit Frederick, he went home and told Meggan about the idea. Not wanting Logan to be around Frederick unsupervised, Meggan insisted that she join the two of them on their trip to the Victors mansion. So now, the three of them are in the living room and Frederick is beaming, thrilled that his grandson has decided to visit him.

"This is certainly a wonderful surprise," Frederick admits to his family, and Sophie, who is next to Logan. "I was not expecting to see my grandson today."

"You owe it all to Sophie," Logan reveals as he smiles over this friend. "She told me that I should come and visit you, since I don't really know very well."

"I suppose a lot of that is my fault," Frederick nods back to him. "I've been in and out of everyone's lives a few times now."

"You're damn straight it's your fault," Meggan hisses as she pours herself a drink from the bar. "You've been playing games with everyone around you for years!"

"Don't pay attention to her, it's the alcohol talking," Frederick ignores his daughter and continues to look at Logan and Sophie. "One of the reasons that I hated Noah's death was to make her realize that she needed help."

"Shut up, Dad," Meggan rolls her eyes back to him. "You let me suffer for years thinking that I killed a little boy!"

"We also heard that you recently got married," Sophie looks at Frederick, wanting to change the subject, since the tension is thick between Frederick and Meggan. "Congratulations."

"Yes, congratulations," Logan smiles to him.

"Thank you, thank you," Frederick chuckles. "Yes, I am a very lucky man. Felicia, she is my world. She is resting right now, but I know she would love to get to know you, both of you. And I might add, you two are a very cute couple."

"Oh, us?" Sophie giggles.

"We are just friends," Logan explains to him. "Sophie is the best, but yea, we are just friends, right Sophie?"

Sophie looks back at him and knows that they recently had sex after they both drank too much. She was worried that things would be awkward between them, but it has been surprising normal for them.

"That's right, we are friends, really good friends."

"Well, I have an eye for this type of thing," Frederick tells them as Meggan rolls her eyes. "I think love might be in the air for you two. And who knows, maybe one day, you'll be as happy as Felicia and I are!"

Logan and Sophie uneasily laugh back with him before they look at one another. "Yea, maybe, who knows," Logan nervously chuckles.

Roboto

Robbie opens the door to the main office at Roboto and freezes when he sees Kim sitting on one of the sofas in the office. Seeing Kim, he quickly recalls how he saw her at the Sugarbowl and he ended up following her to Robertson Enterprises, where Kim visited Tyler. Robbie was horrified to see them share a kiss with one another, which makes his blood boil. The last thing that Robbie wants is for Kim to fall back in with the likes of Tyler Robertson.

"I'm surprised to see you here today," Robbie says as he moves to the bar in the office and pours himself a glass of water. "You've had so much time away lately."

"That is true," Kim replies to him as she stands up from the sofa and looks at her estranged husband. "But the fact is, I need to get back to work. I need to have my routine again."

"Do you think that this is going to be awkward?" Robbie asks her quickly. "You've made it perfectly clear that you want to end our marriage."

"I haven't changed my mind about ending our marriage," Kim tells him. "And you know why I've made that decision. But we need to put the company first, Robbie. I'm willing to do that if you are."

"Of course," Robbie nods back to her. "But I will give you a warning: stay away from Tyler."

Kim arches her eyebrow as she puts her hand on her hip. "What does that mean?"

"I don't want you getting back together with him," Robbie informs her. "Even if you and I don't work out, getting back together with Tyler is the worst possible decision you could make."

Kim uneasily chuckles back to him. "Well, Robbie, you are in no position to tell me who I can or can't spend my time with," she says quickly. "Don't you dare do that, not after everything else you've done!"

"I want you to be careful."

"Thank you for your concern," Kim looks back at him with intent. "But I am spending time with people who want only the best for me, and right now, that includes Tyler. And that is something that you're going to have to get used to Robbie."

Next on One Day at a Time
- Donovan takes the witness stand
- Meggan lashes out at Frederick
- Paige gets an idea