Episode 1218

 

My Intentions Were Cruel
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: September 12, 2025

Episode Theme song: "I Came Here to Leave You" Charlotte Cardin

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Melissa stopped Andy & Nicholas' wedding by revealing that Jarrod, Nicholas partner whom he believed was dead, was alive
- Madeline didn't hold baby Bobby when he was crying
- Tyler & Kim made love
- Cassie, seemingly, learned Stephanie's secret
- Penny told Cory that she was moving back to her farm and that her vision returned
- Shane blamed Natasha for bringing Louie back into their lives
- Abby and Max agreed to tell Sonny that they are his parents
- Bryce and Leah plotted to get Felicia away from Frederick
- Jeff & Victoria continued their affair

The Pink Flamingo at the River Rock Casino


Stephanie sits at the bar of the restaurant with a cobb salad in front of her and a glass of iced tea. She decided to treat herself to lunch since the cafeteria at the hospital is not the best food in the world. She hopes that the afternoon is less chaotic than her morning shift at work, however.

"Well, well, well," a voice calls out from behind her. "If it isn't the infamous Dr. Clarke."

Stephanie slowly turns around and sees Cassie standing behind her. Stephanie, immediately, can tell that Cassie must not be pleased with her growing friendship with Jacob, even though, if Stephanie is honest, she can't help but have an attraction to Jacob.

"I don't believe we've had the pleasure of being formally introduced," Stephanie extends her hand out to Cassie's. "But since I am friends with Jacob, I know who you are."

"I guess that means my reputation perceives me," Cassie purses her lips back to the doctor. "And I've heard that you have a growing friendship with my husband, Jacob."

"Jacob and I are friendly, yes," Stephanie nods back to her. "You have a wonderful husband, Cassie."

Cassie chuckles back to her. "The key word in that sentence is husband," she tells her. "You'd best to remember that, Doctor."

"I would never forget that."

"Good," Cassie winks back at her. "Because if you ever did anything to hurt my marriage, I might have to…."

"To what?" Stephanie cuts her off quickly. "What exactly do you think you'd do?"

"Oh," Cassie shrugs back to her. "I think we both know that there is power in knowledge, and I believe I have that. Oh, look at that, my order is ready. Tata, Doctor!"

Stephanie sighs heavily as Cassie grabs her takeout bag and rushes out the door. She has no idea what type of cryptic warning Cassie just gave her, but she doesn't like it, not one little bit.

Robertson Enterprises

"Well, this was a great way to spend the morning," Tyler chuckles as he pulls his pants up to his waist and starts putting his belt on. Kim arrived at the office earlier and the two have made love multiple times as she wanted some comfort after she learned that Madeline and baby Bobby was going to move into the Calimo mansion.

"You certainly made me feel better," Kim winks back to him as she starts to button up her blouse. "And I am really glad that no one tried to come into the office."

"I did lock the door, remember?" he asks her as he puts his shirt on and starts to button it up.

"Fair, I guess you had a light morning with meetings?" Kim asks him back.

"I blocked some time to catch up," he admits to her. "But this…what just happened here, it is exactly what I needed."

Kim moves up to him and kisses him on the lips. "I needed it too, Tyler, more than you know."

"I hope you know that you're the one that I've been waiting for Kim," he says as he looks into her eyes. "All these years, my heart has belonged to you, and now that we are together, I…I've never been happier."

"I am happy too," Kim nods back to him. "I really am."

The Calimo Mansion

Robbie and Madeline sit in Bobby's nursery together while their son sleeps in his crib. Earlier in the day, Robbie came into the nursery while Bobby was fussing and he encouraged Madeline to hold their son, which seemed like a foreign concept to the new mother. After Robbie got their son settled, he asked Madeline about the situation, and she told him that she is still getting used to being a mother.

"How are you feeling about earlier?" Robbie asks her as he picks up some of Bobby's toys and puts them into a bin.

Madeline sighs back to him as she pulls her long hair into a ponytail before she looks back at him. "I am sorry that I didn't hold Bobby," she admits to him. "Like I said, I am just getting used to being a mother. This is all so new for me."

"I can understand that," Robbie smiles back to her. "For the record, I'm not upset with you, I just want to make sure that you're okay."

Madeline shrugs back to him. "I…I might have some postpartum, to be honest," she admits to him. "I…I just feel weird, but I can't place it really."

"I see," Robbie looks back at her. "I heard that can be very common, but I would encourage you to seek some professional help with it."

"I…I will see how I feel moving forward."

"Sounds good, because that little boy, he needs us, both of us," Robbie tells her.

The Sugarbowl

In the back booth of the coffeehouse, Jeff and Victoria sit next to one another with coffees in front of them. Across the table, Trenyce sits with her portfolio resting in front her. She is about to share with the tweaks that she has made to the upcoming luxurious bath line that they are coming up with.

"So," Trenyce says as she pulls out some of the sketches from her portfolio. "As you can see, I adjusted the size of the Robertson Enterprises logo on the robes, and I increased the size of the belt, just as you requested. I also added a few more samples of fabrics; these new fabrics have more color options too."

"I love that idea," Victoria looks at Jeff with a twinkle in her eye. "I…I would imagine the initial launch would do two or three colors, but we could do another release with more colors six months or so after the launch. It would continue to build on the momentum the first launch has."

"I agree with that," Jeff agrees with her. "And Trenyce, these changes are exactly what we are looking for. The belt, especially, really looks better at this thickness."

"Thanks," Trenyce gushes back to him. "I have to be honest with you two; this project, it has come at the best time for me. Having something to focus on has been the best thing for me right."

"Well, it shows," Victoria tells her. "Tyler and the other executives, they are going to love this, I know they are. Good work, team!"

Dominick's Townhouse

"I am still not used to seeing you two working so closely together," Dominick chuckles as Leah and Bryce move into the living room of his home. They are at his townhouse today to give him an update on their plan to try to get Felicia away from Frederick. Considering how tense Leah and Bryce's relationship has been since the truth about his paternity came out, Dominick is pleased to see the mother-son working together on this. "But it does warm my heart."

Leah moves up to her father and hugs him tightly for a moment. "I am so happy about this as well," she admits to him as Bryce feels his cheeks flush. "There was a time when I didn't think this would happen."

"Let's just not get ahead of ourselves, okay?" Bryce chuckles to them. "We still have a lot of work to do to ensure that Felicia is safe and sound. Let's…let's focus on that, okay?"

"That is fair," Dominick smirks back to his grandson. "I am curious though, what have you two come up with as a plan of attack? Because, the sooner we can get Felicia away from Frederick, the better."

"We agree," Leah nods back to him. "Come sit with us, and we will tell you everything, okay? We will tell you our plan and you can help us with any details that we might have missed."

Robin's Townhouse

"My mind is actually blown," Robin admits to Cory as they sit next to one another in the living room of her townhouse. Cory just told her that Penny has decided to return to her farm in Holdenville, but also that her sight has returned. After months of helping Penny through this medical crisis, it is a relief, but surprising, that this has all happened. "Penny's sight returned? And she's leaving town? This is a lot to take in."

"Yea, I know," Cory replies to her quickly. "After you saw us kiss, I had a long talk with her and I told her that we could only be friends. She questioned me and I had to admit that I was in love with you."

"I am sure that it hurt her," Robin shakes her head back to him. "She's a good woman, so this must not have been easy for you."

"It wasn't," Cory admits to her. "Because while I was on the farm, Penny and I, we did grow closer. But, at the end of the day, I am in love with you, and she had to know that."

Robin smiles back to him before she leans over and kisses him. "I love you too," she whispers back to him. "I am sorry that Penny got hurt in all of this, but I am glad that this means there are no other roadblocks for us and our relationship."

Cory gulps back to her as he knows that Robin saw him and Penny kiss but he hasn't told her that they made love. He isn't sure that it is worth telling her about it now that Penny is leaving town.

"I do have a question though," Robin as she locks eyes with him. "When did Penny's vision return? And how did that happen?"

"Good question," Cory chuckles back to her. "I'll have to find out, I was just in shock and wanted to tell you about it."

"I think we need those answers," Robin replies to him. "So we can fully understand everything that has happened."

Twin Peaks General Hospital

Shane sits behind his desk at the hospital looking at some files from patients that he hasn't seen in a while because he was busy with his wedding with Natasha, and then his arrest because Louie showed up and demanded that Simona book him for killing his mother, all those years ago. Thankfully, Simona was able to validate that his mother was killed by the impact of the moose that his car hit.

"I didn't realize you were back at work," Natasha says as she opens the door to his office and moves inside. "I thought I'd see you this morning."

"I've been away from work for far too long," Shane replies to her as he doesn't look up from his files. "I had to come here and start getting caught up."

"I was hoping we could talk," Natasha admits to him as she moves closer to his desk. "I didn't like how we left things the other night."

"I am afraid that I haven't had a change in heart in my stance," Shane finally looks back at him. "You're the reason that my father came back in our lives, you're the reason that I was arrested, and you're the reason we didn't get married!"

"I get that you think I did this," Natasha sighs back to him. "But the real issue here is between you and your father; you and Louie, you have to find a way to get past this, that is the real issue here."

"I want nothing to do with that man," Shane spits back to her. "And for years, I was living without him, and look how great I did. All of that changed when you went to Detroit, multiple times, behind my back! You did this Natasha, and you're going to have to live with the fallout of all of this!"

The Tower's; Floor One; Andy & Nicholas' Home

"I brought you some tea," Andy announces to Nicholas as he moves into the living room of their condo and passes his fiancé a cup of tea, as he is cuddled on the sofa. Andy sees that Nicholas looks like he barely slept the night before. Andy can't help but remember how the previous day, he and Nicholas went to the law courts to be married by a justice of the peace, but Melissa stopped the wedding by announcing that Jarrod, the partner that Nicholas believed died, was alive and well.

After hearing Melissa and Jarrod's side of the story, they learned that Jarrod didn't want to put Nicholas through the pain of seeing him dying from HIV as he was diagnosed before all of the current medical advancements, so with Melissa's help, he faked his death. However, he ended up recovering and, is now, undetectable.

"How are you feeling?" Andy asks Nicholas as he sits next to him on the sofa. "I can only imagine how fast your head is spinning."

Nicholas takes a long sip of his tea before he looks back at Andy. "You can say that again," he tells him. "I…I just can't believe that Jarrod is alive. And I can't believe that he worked with my mother to fake his death; how could they put me through that?"

"I wish I had the answers to that," Andy replies to him. "And I know you were startled and hurt by Melissa and Jarrod's explanation of what happened; you…you sent them away."

"I couldn't stomach to see them," Nicholas explains to him. "Learning that they purposely did this to me? I…I needed to get away from them!"

"I know babe," Andy grabs his hand. "But the fact is, you can't hide from Jarrod forever. The man that had your heart, your soul, he is back, and you have to try to figure out what that means for your future."

The Cascade Apartments; Max & Olly's Home

"Alright, so it's very important that you remember to call him Olly," Max whispers to Abby as they stand facing one another in the kitchen of his apartment. They are about to tell Sonny that they are his parents; they have been putting this off long enough, but since Max was awarded custody, they know that they have to tell him the truth. Max, however, knows that Sonny thinks his name is Olly, so he is telling Abby not to call him Sonny. "He gets confused when I have called him Sonny."

"Okay, I can do that," Abby nods back to him as she feels butterflies flutter in her stomach. "It will be an adjustment for me, but whatever I can do to be with my son, I will."

"I just hope this goes well."

"Max," Abby stops him from leaving the kitchen. "Thank you. I know you were upset with me about lying about you being his father, but I really appreciate you allowing me to be here with you and Olly. I…I couldn't go through losing my son again."

"He needs all of us," Max replies to her with a smile. "We all just want the best for him."

They walk together into the living room and see Olly playing with his fire trucks on the ground.

"Hey buddy, Abby is here to see you," Max interrupts his play time. "How about you come sit on the sofa with us so we can talk?"

"Do I have too?" Olly asks in confusion as he was in the middle of saving a house from a fire, at least in his imagination.

"Yes, you do," Max chuckles back to him. "Come on, the sooner we talk, the sooner you can get back to your toys."

"Okay," Olly stands up and moves to the sofa, where he sits in the middle of Max and Abby. "What do you want to talk about?"

"Max and I," Abby smiles down to the little boy. "We are going to be spending a lot more time with you."

"Why?"

"Well, that's what we want to talk to you about," Max looks at him before he quickly looks at Abby. "You know that every little boy or girl, they start from a Mommy and Daddy, right?"

Olly nods back to him.

"Well, I am your Daddy, and Abby…"

"I am your Mommy," Abby finishes his sentence before Olly looks at them in confusion.

"No," he shakes his head. "I have two Daddy's! I want Lukas and Donovan! I want my Daddy's! You two…you're not my Daddy or my Mommy!"

Before Max or Abby can respond, Olly rushes off, confused by what they were telling him. Max looks at Abby and sighs.

"It will take time," he tells Abby, who is visibly upset by Olly's reaction. "This is all so confusing for him, but at least we told him, right?"

"Right," Abby whispers back to him. "I just want to get to a place where we are in a good place, you know?"

"We will get there," Max replies to her. "I know that we will."

The Pink Flamingo at the River Rock Casino


Stephanie finishes paying her bill and then starts to collect her belongings as she has to head back to the hospital. As she starts to move towards the exit, she happens to see Jacob moving into the restaurant. She finds herself moving up to her friend.

"Steph, hey," Jacob smiles at her. "Do you have time for a drink with me?"

"I don't, actually," Stephanie replies to him. "I have to head back to the hospital. But I am glad that you're here."

Jacob arches his eyebrow back her. "What's going on?"

"Cassie," Stephanie purses her lips together. "She saw me here earlier and she warned me about staying away from you."

"She what?" Jacob gasps back to her.

"You heard me right," Stephanie tells him. "So, please, tell me your wife to stay away from me, because I don't take lightly to being threatened."

"I'm…I'm sorry."

"It's not your fault," Stephanie says. "But get your wife in check, or she will answer to me."

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