Episode 1259

 

Your Heart is Aching
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: February 02, 2026

Episode Theme song: "Smile" Lady Gaga

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Robbie learned that Madeline went to the Calimo cabin
- Andy and Logan met at the bar and started to drink together
- Daisy admitted to Cheresa she didn't think she could help Frederick with his request before he would help Dawn
- Felicia saw Dominick and Eva kiss
- Frederick gave Andrew an idea about his future
- Stephanie wondered if she should look at Cassie's medical file in hopes of uncovering a secret about her past

The Moretti Estate; Florence, Italy

Eva moves up to the bar in the lavish, Italian living room in the Moretti estate and pours herself a glass of wine, in which she, immediately takes a sip of. One of the perks of being back in Italy, she realizes, is the accessibility to a good red wine, which she enjoys. As she takes another sip of the red liquid, she can't help but think back to how she and Dominick have grown closer over the last few weeks, mostly because he is grateful to her for brining him and Felicia to the Moretti compound. If it wasn't for her suggestion, Felicia wouldn't have been able to get off the medication that Frederick was pumping her full of, and she wouldn't have been able to return to her normal self.

"How is the Merlot?" Felicia asks Eva as she moves into the living room and sees Eva standing at the bar with a glass in her hand.

"It's divine," Eva replies to her. "Would you care for a glass?"

"No, I think I'll pass," Felicia tells her. "I'm still regaining my strength from the drugs that Frederick was giving me; I…I don't know that alcohol would help my situation."

"That's a good point," Eva nods back to her. "For the record, Felicia, I am glad that you 're seemingly get back to being your normal self."

"I am as well," Felicia admits to her. "And I guess I have you and Dominick to thank for that."

"You know that I would do anything for Dominick," Eva purses her lips together. "When I found out that he wanted to get you away from Frederick, this place came to my mind and I knew that Frederick would have a difficult time tracking us down. And it's worked."

"I also know that you and I haven't always seen eye to eye," Felicia tells her. "So, again, thank you for helping me, Eva. You didn't have too, but you did."

"You're welcome, Felicia," Eva smiles back to her. "Honestly, this entire trip has allowed me to get closer to Dominick again too, and that is a blessing."

"Yes, I am aware."

Eva arches her eyebrow back to her. "What does that mean?"

"I saw you and Dominick the other day in the garden, Eva," Felicia reveals to her. "I saw you two kiss."

"Oh," Eva blushes back to her. "I didn't think anyone was watching."

"I didn't mean to spy," Felicia continues. "The truth is, I just happened to look out the window at the right time."

"Why do I get the feeling that you're upset by seeing me and Dominick kiss?" Eva asks her quickly.

Felicia gulps quickly as she looks back at Eva. "I…I think I am still in love with my ex-husband," Felicia admits to her. "So, I guess seeing you and him together, it did leave me unsettled. But please, Eva, don't tell Dominick what I just admitted to you; the last thing I want is to add a complication in his life."

"I won't say a word," Eva says before she takes another sip of her wine, quickly realizing that her love life might have just got more complicated naturally.

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

Chris moves to the fireplace in the living room of the house that he lives in with Trenyce and her children. He picks up a picture of the family and smiles at the sight. He can't believe how big BJ and Tinah are becoming, but he is thrilled that he has been a part of their lives. He sets the picture back down on the mantel and takes a deep breath. Currently, Andrew is spending some time with Tinah, which Chris is trying to be okay with. Deep down, though, he still hates that Andrew is the little girl's father.

"Thanks for letting me see Tinah this evening," Andrew announces as he moves into the living room with Trenyce following him. "She's getting so big."

"This is all still an adjustment," Chris looks back at him. "But Tinah, she does deserve to know you as her father, Andrew."

"I know this hasn't been easy, but I think we are all making it work?" Trenyce forces a smile on her face as she looks at the men.

"That's what family's do, we come together for the greater cause," Chris looks back at Andrew. "Do you want to stay for a bit? Or…"

"Nah, I should get going," Andrew tells them. "I have a lot on my mind."

"Anything you want to share?" Trenyce asks him quickly. "Is everything okay?"

"Oh yea, everything is cool," Andrew quickly replies to them. "The truth is, I have been feeling a little lost about my future, and Frederick gave me an idea or an offer."

"Frederick is offering to help you?" Chris asks him in surprise. "Should we be worried about this offer?"

Andrew chuckles back to him. "Frederick is cool with me because he helped raise me after Savannah died," he reminds them. "So, he is looking out for me."

"Alright," Trenyce tells Andrew as she sits on the sofa. "Sit down; you have to tell us what this plan is now. What does Frederick want you to do to help you with your future?"

Andrew sits next to her and then looks over at Chris and then Trenyce. "He offered me a job at the winery in Santa Barbara," Andrew reveals to them. "He said I could run the estate."

"You'd want to leave Tinah when you just found her again?" Chris asks him in surprise.

"I…I don't know," Andrew admits to him. "I do need direction, and a change of pace, so this might be the best option for me right now, but I haven't made any decisions, none at all."

Barcode

Andy chuckles at one of Logan's jokes as they continue to sit next to one another at a table in the small bar. They each have a drink in front of them and they are having a good time together. Andy had been at the bar by himself when he saw an attractive blonde sitting alone; he didn't realize that it was Logan at the time, but he is glad that he ended up talking to him, because they are having a good time with one another.

"I didn't realize you were so funny when you drink," Logan tells Andy as they lock eyes with one another.

"I mean, I only recently started drinking again," Andy admits to him. "But if I am honest with you, I have missed it. I don't know why I ever stopped."

Logan chuckles back to him. "My Dad thinks I am drinking too much," he reveals to him. "I think I have it all under control, but you know parents…they always think they know best."

"That they do," Andy nods back to him before he finishes his whiskey. "Oh shit."

"What's wrong?"

"The bartender told me that this was the last drink he would serve me," Andy tells him as he rolls his eyes.

"That's cool, it just means that we have to change locations," Logan winks back to him. "How about we get out of here?"

"I have a couple of bottles at my place, you wanna head there?"

"That sounds perfect," Logan smiles back to him. "Let's go."

Robbie's Porsche

The words replay over and over in Robbie's head as he sits behind the steering wheel of his Porsche as he drives up the windy road towards the Calimo cabin. He got a call from Jacques, one of the groundskeepers at the mansion; he was clearing some snow from the cabin when he saw a light on inside. Robbie, immediately, realized that Madeline must be at the cabin again. He hadn't heard from Madeline since she disappeared a few days earlier, but it would make sense that she is using the family cabin.

"But why did you leave without telling me?" he asks himself as he turns a corner in the road. "Why would you just leave me and Bobby without so much of a word?"

He can't help but recall on New Year's Eve, Madeline seemingly had a break with her postpartum depression, and she agreed to get help, which Robbie doesn't believe has happened yet.

"Regardless of what happened, I will get to the bottom of it," he tells himself. "I will find out what is going on here, once and for all. If for nothing else, Bobby; he deserves to know what is going on with his mother."

The Calimo Cabin

Madeline tries to close her eyes on the sofa in the small living room in the Calimo cabin. However, as soon as her eyes close, she can hear the voices that are haunting her; she has been plagued by guilt since she stole Kim's child earlier and has been raising him as her own. The fact is, she wanted to have Robbie's child because she thought that they would reunite. After she told everyone that Bobby was her and Robbie's child, he did move her back into the mansion, but they haven't reunited fully as of yet. But with her feeling so much guilt, she isn't sure that she will be able to have a relationship with Robbie moving forward.

"I have to get myself together," she whispers to herself as she leans up on the sofa. "After my break on New Year's, Robbie knows that something is going on with me. I…I told him I could get medical help, but the truth is, I just have to get my head around what I've done. This…this could be the start of everything I've always wanted."

She shuts her eyes again and the voices return to her. "Go away!" she screams out. "Leave me alone! Please, just let me live my life!"

She opens her eyes but doesn't see anyone in the room with her. "This is haunting me," she whispers. "And I have no idea how to make it stop."

The Sugarbowl

In the back booth of the coffeehouse, Daisy and Cheresa continue to face across from one another. Daisy just told Cheresa that Frederick agreed to help Dawn get out of her brainwashed state, as long as Daisy helps him with something, but she admitted to Cheresa that she doesn't know if she will be able to help Frederick with his request.

Cheresa looks back at her great Aunt in confusion. "So, let me get this straight, Frederick has agreed to help you but you don't know if you do his request in return?"

"That's what I'm saying," Daisy gulps back to her. She can tell that Cheresa isn't happy with her response, but she has to be as honest as possible. "His request…it's not exactly easy."

"What is it? What does Frederick want from you?"

"That doesn't matter," Daisy waves her hand in the air. "I don't want you to stress about that. You have to focus on Dawn and getting her health again."

"That's what I'm trying to do!" Cheresa sighs heavily back to her. "I thought this was going to be a good thing and now here you are telling me that I might have lost Dawn forever."

"I'm sorry. I don't know what to say or do."

"I need you to do whatever you can to try to help Frederick with this request," Cheresa locks eyes with her. "Because this could be my only chance to get Dawn back. Please, Daisy tell me that you'll try? Please do this for Dawn! You have to do this for Dawn!"

"Alright," Daisy shakes her head back to her. "I'll try but I can't make any promises, Cheresa. I really can't."

Twin Peaks General Hospital

Stephanie sits behind her desk in her office at the hospital. Her mind is racing over her recent encounter with Cheresa, who told her friend to do whatever she needed to do to stop the woman that was threatening her future. Cheresa, of course, has no idea that Stephanie was referring to Cassie, who is blackmailing her into staying away from Jacob by threatening to expose her secret: that she is a transwoman. She was actually born a man, but has been living her life as a woman for years now. She doesn't care what Jacob would think because she feels like she got to know him well enough to know that he wouldn't care, but her profession is also at risk, and Stephanie refuses to let Cassie hurt her career.

Stephanie had been thinking about looking at Cassie's medical file, which would be easy for her to access since she works at the hospital. However, she knows that it would be a breach of patient-doctor confidentially and is, just, morally wrong. Still, the idea that the file might help get the upper hand is appealing too.

"What are the odds that there is even anything in her medical file that I could use to get back at her?" Stephanie sighs to herself. "If she had any sort of medical secret, surely Jacob would have known about it? No, I can't do this, I can't look at the file. I'll have to think of another idea. The question is, what? What the hell can I do to counter this bitch? Because I refuse to let her win."

***

Meanwhile, the elevators to the parkade open and Jeff emerges. He slowly makes his way to his SUV as he has been at the hospital for hours since Paige gave birth earlier in the day. He is looking forward to going back to the condo he shares with Victoria, having a hot shower, and having a glass of wine. He, normally, would be celebrating the fact that he is a grandfather, but he knows that Paige has decided to give the baby up for adoption. He just hopes that Paige knows what she is doing because once she signs the paperwork, she will never be able to go back.

As he gets closer to his vehicle, he can't help but smile at the thought of going home to Victoria. He never realized that something was missing in his life until he started to sleep with her. While he isn't proud that he cheated on Leah with Victoria, he can't help but think that she is the best thing that has happened to him, despite her being married to his son previously.

"I can't wait to get home and see you," he smiles to himself. As he gets closer to his SUV, he doesn't notice that a figure dressed in black is slowly following him, watching his every move.

Next on One Day at a Time
- Robbie sees something shocking
- Daisy makes an urgent phone call
- Who is following Jeff?

 
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