Episode 1212

 

Near to the Ground
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: August 31, 2025

Episode Theme song: "Calling All Angels" Noah Reid

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Simona arrested Shane for killing his mother
- Max was awarded custody of Sonny. Sophie learned that she was pregnant with Logan's baby
- Madeline agreed to move into the Calimo mansion
- Dawn put flowers on Chantel's car
- Bryce agreed to help Leah get Felicia away from Frederick
- Eva kissed Will as Dominick told her he didn't want her help with Felicia
- Cassie investigated Stephanie after seeing a close moment between her and Jacob

The Cascade Apartments

"So, how are things going with you and Sonny?" Sophie asks Max as she moves into the living room of the apartment that Max is living in with his son after he got custody from the Judge. Sophie, earlier, went to see Logan to tell him that she is pregnant with his child, but she saw him drinking with Meggan, so she left unseen. Instead, she decided to come visit Max so she could see how things are going since she knows there will be an adjustment period for both.

"To be honest, it has been challenging," Max sighs back to her. "I…I still haven't told Sonny that I am his father because he believes Lukas and Donovan are his Dad's."

"He's so young, this can't be easy for him," Sophie shakes her head back to him. "What do you say when he asks if he can go home?"

"I just tell him that he's staying with me a little while longer," Max tells her. "I don't know, Soph, I thought that he would come here and everything would be amazing."

"It will be amazing in time," Sophie smiles back to him. "You just have to be patient with him."

"Thanks Soph, I guess I needed to hear that."

Olly comes rushing out of his room and looks at Sophie. "Hi Olly," Sophie waves to him. "What do you have in your hand?"

"This is my Batman," Olly explains to her. "He is going to fight the Joker!"

"Oh, yea, I heard bad things about the Joker," Sophie chuckles to him.

"Yea, he's a bad man, that's why Batman is here to save the day!" Olly smiles back to her before he starts to pretend his figure is flying through the air.

Max smiles back to Sophie. "You're good with him, Soph," Max tells her. "Thanks for being here, it means a lot."

"Of course," Sophie smiles back to him as he leans over and kisses her on the lips. When they part, she puts her hand on her stomach and gulps, knowing that she is carrying another man's child.

Twin Peaks General Hospital

Cheresa sits in her office at the hospital looking over some of her patient files. She has been enjoying her time as a doctor as it helps her escape the issues she faces in her every day life. She knows that she has been concerned about Dawn as she has been receiving threatening text messages; the good news is that Simona is now involved and will try to investigate where these messages are coming from.

"And if Dawn's theory is right, if Chantel is alive," Cheresa sighs to herself. "Then that means she has really lost it because Simona found her foot in her car. So that means, that she cut her foot off to make it appear that she's dead? I…I don't know…this seems like something out of a horror movie."

Before she can give any other thoughts, her phone rings. She picks it up. "Dr. Lawson," she says into her phone. "Oh hi Detective Lopez, I was just thinking about you, actually," she tells Simona, as she listens to the detective's reply. "What? Really? What's weird, who would leave flowers at Chantel's car? It's not like many people knew about the location her car?"

She listens again to Simona's answer. "Yes, please keep me posted, and let me know if you find out anything about Dawn's stalker, we…we are worried that things might escalate. Okay, bye, bye."

She hangs up the phone and runs her hand through her hair. "Did the person who has been sending Dawn these messages go to Chantel's car? What the hell is going on and why do I have a very bad feeling about all of this?"

The Calimo Mansion

"It is so good to see you," Clayton hugs his sister as they stand in one of the many guest rooms that is in the Calimo mansion, while Madeline looks down in the small crib where baby Bobby is fast asleep. Earlier, Clayton and Lukas made love, but while they were cleaning up, Madeline called her brother and revealed that she was back in town, so he came to the mansion to see her. "And I am shocked to learn that I am an uncle!"

Madeline chuckles back to him as he looks over at her brother. "I know, I didn't tell anyone that I was pregnant, mostly because of everything that happened right before I left town."

"You mean how you saved Kim's life in the snowstorm but the fact that she lost her baby?" Clayton asks her as she nods back to him. "You know that I would have supported you with this pregnancy, right?"

"I know that," Madeline tells him. "The truth is, the time away was good for me, and now, Robbie and I are, actually, closer than ever."

"Is that so?"

"He asked me, and Bobby, to move into the mansion with him," a giddy Madeline reveals to him. "I'm going to be living in this beautiful house again."

"I'm happy for you Maddie," Clayton pulls his sister into a hug. "This feels like it should have been this way the entire time."

"I couldn't agree more!"

The Park

Eva sits on a bench in the park that overlooks the river, which is moving at a quick pace. Her mind is racing over the fact that she asked Dominick if he wanted help getting Felicia away from Frederick and he rejected her offer. Eva is trying, desperately, to get back into Dominick's good graces since he learned the that she hid the fact that Felicia was alive for months. In Dominick's mind, Felicia is in a worse position because Eva failed to tell anyone the truth.

"I don't know how or when but I will make it up to you, Dominick," Eva whispers to herself before she takes a sip of her latte, which she got to go from the Sugarbowl.

"Beautiful day, huh?" Will asks as he moves up to the bench, having seen his former lover sitting there while he was on his run.

Eva looks back at sees a sweaty Will standing there. "It really is," she tells him. "How was your run?"

"It was great," he says sitting next to her. "I love getting out and being physical while the weather is nice."

"You've always enjoyed that," Eva replies to him.

"You know, I haven't been able to stop thinking about something," Will chuckles to her quickly.

"What's that?"

"The last time I saw you," Will reminds her of their visit at the Pink Flamingo. "You…you, uh, kissed me."

"How could I forget that?" Eva asks him back. "Despite everything, Will, I still care for you, and you are an attractive man."

"You know how I feel about you," he says as he leans in and kisses her softly on the lips again. The kiss escalates and becomes more passionate.

Behind them, Paige freezes in shock and horror at the sight of Will kissing Eva. She puts her hand on her stomach, knowing that she is pregnant with his baby, but he is, clearly, still in love with Eva. She turns around and rushes away, while the kiss continues between the former lovers.

Dominick's Townhouse

"I have good news for you," Leah announces to Dominick as she moves into her father's living room and places her purse down on the sofa before she moves up to Dominick and kisses his cheek.

"You're in a good mood today," Dominick chuckles back to her. "What is this good news that I need to hear?"

"It's about Bryce," Leah informs him. "He has agreed to help us get Felicia away from Frederick!"

"Whoa," Dominick replies to her in surprise. "I…I wasn't expecting that, especially since he was the one who married Felicia and Frederick."

"I know," Leah shakes her head back to him. "I spoke to him and then he had some conversation with Frederick which made him see the light. We just have to figure out when and how we can get Felicia out of that damn mansion."

"With Frederick hovering over her all the time, that might be challenging."

"What about Eva?" Leah asks her father. "I was with you at the Pink Flamingo when she offered her assistance."

Dominick shakes his head back to her. "I don't want that woman anywhere near Felicia. She's the reason we are in this mess!"

"I know that Eva keeping the truth from us was wrong, but Daddy, we could use all the help we can get," Leah tells him quickly. "Eva might be the perfect person to help us distract Frederick while we get Felicia out of the hospital. I know you hate this idea, but just think about it, okay? Eva could the key to Frederick's undoing."

The Tower's; Floor Eight; Victoria's Condo

Jeff and Victoria are laying naked in her bed, fresh from another love making session with one another. They still embroiled in torrid affair with one another, which they have agreed to keep a secret since they don't want Leah, Bryce, or Tyler to find out about since it would create chaos in their lives, but they are unable to deny that they are attracted to one another.

"God, I needed that after our morning," Victoria pants back to him as she lays her head on his sweaty chest.

"You mean you didn't enjoy Tyler grilling us about why we missed our last meeting?" Jeff chuckles back to her.

"Considering we were having sex while the meeting was taking place, I can say no," she giggles back to him before she leans up and looks at him. "Are we crazy for doing this?"

Jeff smiles back to her. "I told you, Leah and I haven't been intimate in a very long time, and I still have my needs, and you're a beautiful woman…I am really enjoying our time together, Vic."

"So I am," she admits to him. "But if the truth ever came out…"

"No one will ever have to know," Jeff whispers back to her. "And we can stop this anytime you want."

She runs her hand over his toned chest. "I don't want to stop," she purrs to him as she leans in and kisses him on the lips.

"Good answer," he says as he crawls on top of her and starts to make love to her again.

They freeze, however, when they hear a knock on the front door. "Victoria, it's me, Bryce," he calls out from the hallway. "I know you're in there, and I'm not leaving until we talk."

Jeff and Victoria look at one another, wondering how they are going to keep their affair a secret with Bryce standing at the front door.

The Pink Flamingo at the River Rock Casino

Jacob moves into the restaurant walking towards the bar as he is picking up a takeout order for him, Cassie, and Carter to share at home. As he moves to the bar, he can't help but recall seeing Stephanie's name on a search engine on Cassie's phone; he hasn't had time to ask her what she was doing, but he hopes that she isn't up to anything because he has grown to enjoy his budding friendship with Stephanie, who he happens to see sitting at the bar.

"I bet you deserve that drink in front of you," he chuckles as he sits next to her.

"Why hello, Jacob," Stephanie purses her lips together. "And, you have no idea. The situations I've been pulled into by working at the hospital are outrageous lately."

He continues to chuckle. "Then by all means, have another one when you're finished the first drink."

"What brings you by?"

"I am picking up some food for Cassie and Carter," he admits to her. "We are having a Taco Tuesday night at home."

"Oh, please tell me you got a couple of the fish tacos?" Stephanie asks him quickly.

"They are my favorite," Jacob tells her. "Cassie and Carter don't like them, so they will be mine!"

"You have great taste," Stephanie tells him as they lock eyes. "But I already knew that."

Jacob smiles back to her as she takes a sip of her drink and they continue to look at one another with grins on their faces.

The Cascade Apartments; Cassie, Jacob, & Carter's Home

Cassie sits on the sofa in her apartment with her laptop resting on her legs. On the screen, she opens a search engine and types in Dr. Stephanie Clarke and presses enter. She is still trying to find something, anything, that she can use to hold it against Stephanie as she is feeling insecure about Jacob's friendship with the doctor. The last thing that Cassie wants is to have a threat in her romance after everything she and Jacob have been through to get to where they are.

"I have to find something that I can use against you," she whispers as she starts going through the search results. "You can't be this perfect, there must be something in your past that you want to keep there."

She thinks about how handsome Jacob looked in his tuxedo when he was standing next to Shane at the interrupted wedding and gets a smile on her face.

"Jacob and I, we belong together," she tells herself. "I won't let anything, or anyone, come between us, not ever again."

She stops and looks closer at the computer. "Wait, what is this? Oh my God, is this true?" she asks herself as she reads something on the internet. "If this is true, then this changes everything…I think I just found out your secret, doctor."

Twin Peaks Police Station

Tension fills the air in Simona's office at the police station as Natasha and Louie stand on opposite sides of the room. They were called to the police station to get an update on Shane's pending murder charges, and are currently waiting for Simona to return to the office. Natasha glares over at Louie as she still can't believe that he came to Twin Peaks, interrupted her wedding to Shane, and demanded that he be arrested for killing his mother all those years ago. Natasha just hopes that the original police report from the car accident that killed Louie's wife will show that the cause of the death was from the impact of the moose that Shane's car hit.

"Nat," Shane says as he comes into he office and hugs his fiancé. "You're here?"

"What…what are you doing here?" Natasha asks him in confusion. "I thought you were in jail?"

"I…I was," Shane replies to her as Simona moves into the office. "But Simona just let out of the cell."

"What is he doing out of jail?" Louie demands to know from Simona, who moves back to her desk. "I thought you were going to charge him with the murder of my wife!"

"Everyone just take a deep breath and I can explain," Simona tells everyone in the room as they look at the detective. For a quick second, Louie and Shane make eye contact but they return their attention to Simona. "I got the original police report on the car accident."

"And? What does it say? Please tell us that it proves that Shane didn't kill his mother," Natasha says back to the detective.

"It does state that the cause of death was from the impact of the vehicle hitting the moose," Simona reveals to everyone. "So based on that, Shane, you're free to go. There is no evidence that you killed your mother."

"Thank God," Shane pulls Natasha into a hug. "This nightmare, it's over, it's finally over."

"You will pay," Louie's booming voice echoes in the room as Shane looks back at his father. "I don't know how or when, but I will make you pay for killing my wife, Derek. This isn't over, this is far from over!"

Next on One Day at a Time
- How will Andy & Nicholas react to Melissa's surprise?
- Will Bryce find Jeff & Victoria together?
- Cory has an admission for Penny

 
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