Episode 1258

 

Shattered Pieces on the Floor
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: January 28, 2026

Episode Theme song: "Porcelain" Jojo

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Robbie worried when Madeline disappeared, unaware she went to the Calimo cabin
- Kim and Nicholas realized that Andy was drinking again
- Sophie and Max broke up. Sophie also told Logan she only wanted to be friends
- Max told Abby he and Sophie split because of a mistake he made
- Frederick agreed to help Dawn as long as Daisy did something for him
- Sergio agreed to give Donovan another chance
- Chris and Trenyce agreed to go to marriage counseling
- Shane wasn't happy with Will's lawsuit

The Cascade Apartments; Max & Carter's Apartment

Max looks into the kitchen of his small apartment and sees Abby talking on her cell phone. She is checking in with her nanny to see how Georgina is doing; earlier, he remembers, she was asking him about his breakup with Sophie. He told her that Sophie slept with someone else, Logan, but he also admitted that he made a mistake. He realizes that he didn't tell Sophie about his fling with Natasha, which is for the best and as a result, he shouldn't have said anything to Abby about it. He just hopes that she is able to let it go so he doesn't have to rehash it again.

"Sorry about that," Abby says as she come back into the living room. "I just wanted to check in on Georgina."

"How is she doing?" Max asks her quickly. "And if you have to head home, I'll understand."

"I will but I want to be here when Olly gets home from school; Georgina is sleeping right now, so I have some more time."

"Okay, cool," Max replies to her. "Do you want a beer or a glass of wine or something?"

"There is something I want," Abby looks back at him with intent. "I want to know what you meant earlier."

"Meant by what?" Max asks.

"You said you made a mistake with Sophie and that caused your breakup, not her sleeping with another man," Abby reminds him of their conversation. "So, I'm curious, I want to know what you did Max? What was so bad that it caused you and Sophie to end your relationship?"

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

Cory comes into the living room of the penthouse that he lives in carrying a tray of tea and cookies. He sets the tray down on the coffee table and looks at Sophie, who is looking at her phone. He smiles at the sight of his daughter as he knows that she has been through a lot the last few months, including her miscarriage. He invited her over today to check up on her and ensure that she is doing okay with everything that is going on.

"I have some tea and cookies, if you'd like," Cory says as he sits next to her on the sofa.

"Thanks, but I am okay," Sophie looks back at her Dad.

"Are you sure? I know double chocolate chip is your favorite," Cory chuckles to her. "But I won't press, they are there if you change your mind. How have you been, and be honest with me?"

Sophie looks back at him with a heavy heart. "I am getting better, I promise," Sophie whispers back to him. "I still have some bad days, but that's to be expected, right?"

"It is," Cory nods back to her. "I know I've told you this, but I lost a child once too, so I know exactly what you're going through, Sophie."

"I know, you and Robin have been really great, thanks Dad."

"I just want you to remember that you have me, you have Robin, you have your mother," Cory tells her as Sophie rolls her eyes. "Whoa, what was that? Why did you make that face when I mentioned Natasha?"

Sophie groans a little back to him. "Oh, you know her, there's always something going on," Sophie tells him, but she doesn't want to reveal that she saw her sleeping with Max. "Anyways, speaking of you and Robin, how are you two?"

Cory takes a bite of one of the cookies before he looks back at her. He, recently, asked Robin out on a date, but she admitted that she is still learning to trust him again. "We are slowly getting back together, I have faith in that."

"Good," Sophie smiles back to him. "Because you and Robin, you belong together Daddy."

Robin's Townhouse

"You will have to tell Dominique and Oscar that I am sorry I missed them today," Nicholas tells Robin as they sit across from one another in the living room of Robin's townhouse. Nicholas needed to see his sister because he feels like his life is in chaos right now and he wanted some advice. However, he knows that his niece and nephew are in school, so he won't get to see them while he is there.

"You know I will," Robin chuckles back to him. "You won't believe how big they are getting. I sometimes can't even remember them as babies!"

Nicholas giggles back to her. "That's what happens with kids, they grow up," he tells her. "How did you respond to Cory's date request?"

"Oh yea, that," Robin waves her hand in the air. "I told him that I was flattered but that I was still learning to trust him. He seemed to take it well."

"That's a fair response," Nicholas tells his sister. "After all, he did betray that trust when he slept with Penny."

"Yes, and I told him that actions speak louder than words," she says. "So, he will have to earn my trust back, but I suspect he's going to do everything he can do just that. How are things with you and Jarrod?"

"Fine," Nicholas replies. "The truth is though, I'm very worried about Andy."

"Andy? Why? Is he not taking the breakup very well?"

"You can say that again," Nicholas gulps heavily. "He's drinking again Robin; Andy fell off the wagon after I went back to Jarrod, and it's all my fault."

Robertson Enterprises

Donovan sits behind his desk at Robertson Enterprises and is typing furiously into his laptop. He is working on the upcoming spring launch of RELax, which has fallen into his lap since Jeff and Victoria have been preoccupied with Paige giving birth. Donovan doesn't mind the work though, he has enjoyed this product line as it is fresh for the company.

"Knock, knock," a voice calls out at the door and Jarrod moves inside with a coffee from the Sugarbowl in his hand. "I know how busy you are, so I thought I'd stop by with a coffee for you in case you needed a mid-day boost."

"That was nice of you," Donovan stands up and accepts the coffee from his friend. "Thanks, Jarrod."

"That's what friends are for, right?" he chuckles back to him. "How are things?"

"Things are actually looking up," Donovan admits to him. "Me and my boyfriend are seemingly back on track, which is exactly what I wanted."

"Hey, that is good news," Jarrod grins back to his friend. "Congratulations on that."

"Thanks, how are things with you and Nicholas?"

Jarrod sighs back to him. "We are still getting to know one another again, but Nicholas is pretty preoccupied right now."

"With what? Work?"

"Andy," Jarrod admits to Donovan. "I guess his ex is a recovering alcoholic but he fell off the wagon when Nicholas decided to come back to me."

"Oh my God," Donovan groans. "That isn't good. I've known Andy for a long time, and Nicholas is right, he was sober for years."

"Yea, it's not a good situation, and of course, Nicholas is blaming himself for Andy's situation," Jarrod tells him. "I…I don't know what to do or say to help Nicholas through this."

"You just have to be there for him," Donovan coaches his friend. "Nicholas can't take the blame for this, but I can see why he would. Just don't leave Nicholas right now, he needs you."

Jarrod smiles back at Donovan and nods his head. "I'll do that, thanks Donovan."

At the doorway, Sergio stands frozen watching the two men interact. He can't shake the unsettling feeling in the pit of his stomach at the sight.

Barcode

Andy sits at the bar with a double whiskey in front of him. Despite it being mid-day, Andy is at the bar drinking the day away. Earlier in the morning, he was able to get an indefinite leave of absence from the Twin Peaks Sun, so he can continue to drown his sorrows. He still can't believe that a few weeks earlier, he and Nicholas were on the verge of being married, only to have Melissa show up and announce that Jarrod was alive. Now, Nicholas and Jarrod are living their happily ever after, and he is alone and miserable. It is why he turned back to the alcohol, he just wants to feel the numbness.

"I'll have another double," he looks up at the bartender before he finishes the whiskey in his glass.

"Are you sure?" the bartender asks him quickly. "You've already had two."

"It'll be my last one and then I'll call an Uber to go home," Andy tells him as the bartender nods in agreement. Andy has learned that bartenders don't like to over serve their clients, so he has to keep it in line. After he grabs his drink he turns around and sees a blonde man sitting alone. He knows that he's too drunk to sleep with anyone, but he finds himself moving toward the attractive young man.

"Hey, hows your day going?" Andy asks as he sits next to him.

Logan looks up from his vodka martini and smiles back at Andy. "It's going man, how are you?"

"Looks like we had the same idea of day drinking today," Andy chuckles back to him.
"Sometimes you just need that midday hit, you know?" Logan replies to him quickly.

"Trust me, I know," Andy chuckles. "How about a toast to those midday hits?"

Logan raises his glass and they each take a sip of their drinks, each happy that they have found someone to spend time with while they drink.

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

Chris and Trenyce slowly move into the living room of the house that they live in with her children, BJ, and Tinah. She is grateful that Chris has been able to find it in his heart to forgive her for her affair with Andrew, which produced Tinah. She knows that he has taken a lot because BJ is a product of her sleeping with Brad while Chris was in jail. She is starting to realize that Chris has been through a lot because of her entanglements, so she is happy that they are still together.

"That was something else, huh?" Chris asks her, breaking the silence between them. The two just finished their first couple's therapy session, which he suggested as a way for them to get their marriage back on track.

"You can say that again," Trenyce agrees with him. "I didn't realize we'd have to share so much."

"I still feel good about this though, Trey," Chris looks back at his wife. "I really believe if we want to become rock solid again that this will help us."

"I agree," Trenyce nods. "To be honest, a lot of what you said today made me realize how grateful I am to have you in my life still."

"Really?" Chris asks her in surprise. "What did I say that triggered that?"

Trenyce sighs back to him. "Well, both of the kids were not fathered by you," she explains to him. "I realize that I've made my share of mistakes, and for that, I really am sorry, Chris. I've put through you a lot; most men, they would have up and left me a long time ago."

Chris moves closer to her and kisses her on the lips. "But I love you," he tells her. "And I want this to work."

"Thanks, me too," she says as she pulls him into a hug, knowing that she is still keeping another secret from him: she saw something disturbing on her phone the other day before he suggested therapy together. She hasn't been able to shake it, but she also hasn't found the right time to bring it up, but she knows that she has too because if she has learned anything, it is that secrets will always come back to haunt her.

Twin Peaks General Hospital

Will steps off the elevators on the main floor of the hospital and starts to make beeline towards Paige's hospital room. He is back at the hospital, again, in hopes of convincing her not to give their newborn son up for adoption. He knows that if she signs the adoption papers, he won't be able to stop her from giving the child up, but he really wants to be a father to his son. He hates the fact that he can't just raise the child himself, but he will go to a Judge if she continues to be stubborn with her decision.

"Will, are you on duty today?" Shane calls out from the nurses station as he sees Will walking past him.

"I'm not, no," Will stops and moves up to the Chief of Staff. "I'm here to see Paige and my son."

"Ah, yes, I heard Paige gave birth," Shane nods back to him. "Is she still planning to give the child up for adoption?"

"Yes," Will admits to him. "I'm hoping she won't, but I haven't had much luck in changing her mind yet."

"And you still have the lawsuit pending, correct?"

"I do, but I am hoping it won't come to that," Will tells him.

"Yes, I hope not either," Shane looks back at him with intent. "Regardless of how this pans out, once the final decision has been made about the baby, you and I, we have to have a serious talk."

"Uh, okay?" Will gulps back to him. "Am I in trouble or something?"

"Let's talk once you and Paige come to a conclusion, okay?" Shane forces a smile on his face, before he walks away, leaving Will wondering what is going on with his professional life.

The Sugarbowl

"Thanks for meeting with me today," Daisy tells Cheresa as they sit across from one another in the back booth of the coffeehouse. Daisy had asked Cheresa to meet with her as she wanted to give her an update on the situation with Frederick and Dawn. "I knew that we had to talk, and it is rather urgent."

"Of course," Cheresa replies to her. "I am hoping that you were able to connect with Frederick about Dawn?"

"He just got back into town, so I was able to connect with him, yes," Daisy tells her. "He had left for the holiday season."

"I see, well, don't keep me suspense, what did he say?" Cheresa asks her. Cheresa has been hopeful that Frederick would agree to help Dawn ever since she was arrested for killing Chantel and attacking Daisy and Trenyce. Dawn only did these horrific things because she had been brainwashed by Tara; now, she is in a catatonic state, and Cheresa hopes that Frederick will be able to bring Dawn back to her normal self.

"He said he would help me," Daisy reveals to her as Cheresa gets a smile on her face. "Under one condition; I have to help him with something."

"What? What is it?"

"That's the thing," Daisy looks back at her with intent. "I don't know if I can do this request for Frederick; I think…I think it might be impossible, actually."

Roboto

Robbie sits behind the main desk in the CEO office of Roboto as he reads some reports on his laptop screen. As he reads the figures in front of him, however, he finds his mind wandering to the fact that Madeline has seemingly disappeared. He remembers New Year's Eve when she snapped and announced that everything was a lie; when he confronted her about it, she admitted that she was in the midst of a break due to her postpartum depression and she agreed that she would help. However, the following day, he realized that she packed some of her clothes and she has disappeared. He hasn't heard from her and he is worried about her, but also for Bobby, as he needs his mother.

"Where did you go? And why didn't you tell me about this? Or why haven't you reached out to me?" he asks himself in a whisper. "The longer you're away, the more worried I am."

He pauses when he hears his cell phone ring. He looks at the number and realizes that it is one of the groundskeepers from the mansion. "Hi Jacques," he says into his phone. "Oh really? Yes, thanks for letting me know."

He hangs up the phone and runs his hand over his face. "Jacques was removing snow from the driveway at the cabin and he saw a light on in the window," he tells himself. "It must be you, Madeline. You went to the cabin, which means I'm heading there. I'm going to figure out what the hell is going on here once and for all."

Next on One Day at a Time
- Andy and Logan continue to drink together
- Cheresa pleads with Daisy to help Frederick
- Felicia has a confession

 
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