Episode 1279

 

Wish You'd Come Back
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: April 01, 2026

Episode Theme song: "Did Life Work out for You" Charlotte Cardin

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Robbie learned that Bobby is his child with Kim. Tyler told Madeline that he won't let the truth come out
- Meggan told Logan to stay away from Andy
- Eva, Dominick, & Felicia returned to Twin Peaks
- Chris applied for a job at Roboto. Daisy started taking law classes
- Ethan proposed to Abby
- Max was furious that Jacob walked out on Cassie

Dominick's Townhouse

A bottle of champagne pops in the living room of Dominick's townhouse as he, Felicia, Leah, Bryce, Ethan, Tyler, and Robin all stand around celebrating the return of Dominick and Felicia to Twin Peaks. Leah had contacted Dominick once Daisy informed her that Frederick would only agree to help Dawn if Felicia returned to town; Dominick and Eva, then, spoke to Felicia, who agreed to return to town as she felt like she was strong enough to come home as the drugs that had been in her system had completely left.

"It is so great to have you two home," Robin smiles to her family as Tyler pours glasses of the bubbly and passes it around.

"Yes, I agree," Tyler says as he finishes passing out the last glass of champagne. "I suggest that we have a toast?"

"What should we drink too?" Felicia asks her family, beaming from the excitement of being with her children again. She hadn't realized just how much she had missed everyone while she was in Italy even though she realizes that it was for the best because, now, she is back to her normal self.

"How about family?" Leah suggests as she looks over at Bryce and Ethan. For so long she didn't think that her two children would be in the same room as her celebrating Felicia and Dominick's return; when they all first discovered that they were family, there was a lot of hurt and confusion, and it has taken years for them to get to a good place. "Because that's what we are, and we should be proud of that."

"I love the sound of that," Dominick chuckles to his family. "To family, and to being home again."

"To family," everyone else says in unsion as they cheers and they take a sip of their champagne.

"Okay," Bryce looks over at Dominick and Felica. "Now that the toast is out of the way, we want to hear about Florence, and don't even think about leaving one detail out. We all want to hear everything!"

The Calimo Mansion

"It is so good to see you all," Eva explains as she and Victoria exit from a deep hug. Eva, then, looks over at Donovan and Natasha, both of whom she already embraced. It is the first morning after her return to Twin Peaks and she knew that she had to see her children as she missed them desperately while she was in Florence with Dominick and Felicia. "You all look like you're doing well."

"We are, Mom," Natasha tells her mother. "We are just so thrilled that you're back in town. You were away far too long."

"Yes, I know," Eva tells them as they move to the sofa and sit next to one another. "The truth is, Frederick was pumping Felicia full of drugs to make her believe that she wanted to be married to him. We…we stayed away until the drugs had completely left Felicia's system and she felt like she was strong enough to return home."

"I can't believe that Frederick would do that to someone he claims to love," Donovan shakes his head back to her in amazement. "But it worked? Felicia is feeling better?"

"Yes, much," Eva nods to him. "Between weeding her off the drugs and therapy, Felicia is doing much better."

"What a relief," Victoria tells her. "And you? How did you like your time away in Florence? I…I haven't been to the family compound in years."

"The compound is beautiful," Eva says back to them. "The staff there are amazing; they are taking good care of it. And I…I rather enjoyed myself."

"Does that mean you and Dominick grew closer again?" Natasha asks her mother with a sly grin on her face. "I know you two weren't in the best place when you left."

Eva feels her cheeks flush. "I don't want to keep my hopes up," she admits to her children. "But I do think that Dominick and I are in a good place, maybe the best place we've ever been. I'm…I'm just hoping to keep it that way."

"Oh Mom, that is the best news," Victoria smiles back to her. "We are all so happy for you, really."

The Sugarbowl

In the back booth of the coffeehouse, Daisy sits across from Chris and Trenyce as they family is catching with up with one another. With Andrew leaving town and heading to the winery, they have realized how important it is to spend time with one another.

"We really need to do this when the kids are around," Daisy says before she takes a sip of her coffee. "I miss those little ones each and every day."

"That can be arranged," Chris chuckles back to her. "And for the record, the kids, they miss their Aunt too, Daisy."

"So, tell us, what's been keeping you busy these days?" Trenyce asks her Aunt before she takes a sip of her tea.

"Honestly?" Daisy asks as they nod back to her. "I've been working on my law cases. I'm…I'm hoping that this new direction gives me a new purpose in my life. You know, after everything that has happened the last few years, I just want to find myself again and I think this new career path might just do that."

"You have been through a lot, Daisy," Chris says as he thinks about her getting pregnant with Vinny's child; her decision to have the child aborted, which sent her into a depression, and then, she turned to prostitution to numb her pain. Once Daisy realized that she was under Antonio's thumb, he was killed, and Daisy was found guilty of murder and she spent months in jail. "We hope that this will be a good change for you."

"I only have a few more classes and I'll be done," Daisy reveals to them. "And then, I'll be able to practice law. But I am worried about something."

"What's that?" Trenyce asks her quickly.

"Who would want to hire me with my past? After all, everything that I revealed in the murder trial was public; I was a household name for the wrong reasons for a long time."

"Don't worry about that," Trenyce tells her. "Anyone would be lucky to have you represent them, Daisy. We are just proud of you for taking this step."

"Thanks Trey, I appreciate that," Daisy says with a half smile on her face.

***

At the window bar, Cassie and Max sit next to one another. The mother and son had been at her apartment earlier, where she admitted that Jacob walked out on her when she told him that she was pregnant and Max was curious with Jacob for his behaviour. Cassie wanted a change of scenery, so they agreed come to the coffeehouse. Max has a large coffee in front of him while Cassie is sipping on a herbal tea, since she can't have caffeine.

"Thanks for getting me out of the apartment," Cassie tells him as she moves a piece of hair behind her ear. "I felt like I was suffocating in there."

"Of course," Max looks back at his mother before he takes a sip of his coffee. "You know that I would do anything for you, Mom."

"I know that," Cassie smiles back to him. "And that's why I love you so. But Max, you were very upset Jacob, but please, don't go after him. Let me and my husband work this out."

"I can do that," Max says back to her. "But if he does anything to hurt you, or my unborn sibling, he will answer to me."

"I appreciate you being so protective of me, but please Max, don't do anything," Cassie warns him. "Let me handle my marriage. I just hope Jacob comes around to the idea of being a father again."

Twin Peaks General Hospital

In the cafeteria of the hospital, Abby and Cheresa sit across from one another. Cheresa is at the hospital because in a few short hours, Frederick will be arriving to start treatment on Dawn, and she wants to be there for her girlfriend. Abby knows that and wanted to check in on her sister.

"How are you feeling about Dawn and Frederick?" Abby asks her quickly.

Cheresa sighs heavily back to her. "I'm anxious," she admits to her. "I have wanted Frederick to help Dawn for so long, and now that it is here, I just hope that he can get through to her. I don't know what I will do if Frederick can't help her."

"Stay positive," Abby says back to her. "I know that Dawn will come back to you, come back to all of us. There's no other alternative."

"Thanks," Cheresa smiles back to her. "What's going on with you and Ethan? Did you two make up from the little tiff you two had?"

Abby gulps heavily back to him. "We sure did," she half-chuckles to her. "But I might have made a mess of things."

"A mess? How so?"

"Ethan…he…he just blurted out that he wanted to get married," Abby reveals to her as Cheresa's eyes open wider in surprise. "I…I didn't give him an answer, and he's not thrilled with me."

"Wait," Cheresa puts her hand up in the air. "The man that you love, the father of your daughter, asked you to marry him and you didn't answer him? What the hell is wrong with you, Abby?"

"I know, I know," Abby replies to her. "The thing is, I don't think that Ethan's family will be supportive of this union and I don't want that drama right now."

"Is that all it is?" Cheresa questions her.

"What do you mean?"

"I mean," Cheresa looks back at her with intent. "Is there another reason that you could not want to marry Ethan?"

"Like what?" Abby asks her quickly. "What are you suggesting?"

"Okay, I'll go there," Cheresa firmly tells her. "You and Max…you've gotten closer, Abby. It's clear to everyone around you. Is it possible that you have feelings for Max? Is the reason you don't want to marry Ethan is because you have lingering feelings for Max?"

The Calimo Mansion

Robbie moves into the living room of the Calimo mansion and makes a beeline towards the bar. He is in desperate need of a drink as earlier in the day he was at the hospital and Stephanie confirmed that the DNA test that he ran on Bobby and Kim were a match; she admitted that, at first, she realized that there was a discrepancy in the results, so she ran them again, and that's when she got the confirmation. His mind is racing because this means that Bobby is his child with Kim; Madeline's twist tale is true, and he still can't believe it.

After he pours his scotch, Madeline appears in the entrance of the living room. "It's a bit early to be drinking, isn't it?" she asks him with pursed lips.

"Not after the morning that I had," he looks back at her with a glare. "I got the DNA tests results back."

"Ah, so you know the truth," Madeline replies to him quickly. "You know that my story wasn't a tale, it is fact."

"I…I can't believe you actually did that," he shakes his head back to her. "You actually stole Kim's baby and have been lying to everyone, including Bobby, about being his mother. Do you know how sick that is?"

"I know," she nods back to him. "I wasn't thinking clearly; I wasn't in my right mind, I can admit that. But now, you know the truth, Robbie. What are you going to do?"

"I'm going to tell Kim," Robbie says as they lock eyes with one another. "I'm going to tell Kim that she is the mother of my son."

Tyler's Townhouse

Kim looks up from her IPad as she sits on the sofa in the living room of the townhouse that she lives in with Tyler when the front door opens her and her husband appears with a smile on his face. Kim sets her IPad down on the coffeetable in front of her and stands up.

"You look like you're in a good mood," she says as she moves up to him and kisses him on the lips. "Does that mean you solved that issue you were having at Robertson Enterprises?"

"Partly," Tyler looks back at her as he hangs up his jacket. "The truth is, I just came from my father's townhouse. Dominick and Felicia, my parents, they are back in town, and my mom, she is like a brand-new woman."

"You didn't tell me that they were coming back? When did that happen?"

"Last night, I guess," Tyler looks back at her. "We were just welcoming them home. I'm just so relieved to see my mother back to normal, you know?"

"I know how worried you were about her," Kim grabs his hand and squeezes it. "I'm happy for you, and your entire family."

"Thanks babe."

"Of course," Kim purses her lips together. "Did you ever find a solution to that issue at the company?"

Tyler gulps back to her as he knows that he lied to her about that as she found him pacing because he was thinking about the fact that he switched the DNA test results to prevent the truth about Kim's connection to Bobby from coming out; he just hopes that no one will ever find out that truth because he doesn't want to lose Kim. What he is struggling with, however, is that Madeline is still pressing for the truth to come out, so when she learns that the test wasn't match, she could tell Robbie to have another test run.

"You know what I think?" Tyler looks at her, finally breaking the moment of silence between them.

"What?"

"You and I, we never had a real honeymoon," Tyler tells her. "And now that my Mom is back and things are relatively calm at the company, maybe we should get out of town for a while. Just you and me, and a beach somewhere. What do you think? Let's runaway together?"

"Now? You think it's a good time now? I…I don't know," Kim admits to him. "Andy is drinking again, I'm not sure I should leave him."

"I want to spend some time with you away from everything," Tyler presses her. "Please Kim, let's do this? Let's get away, I think…I know…we both need this. Let's get away from Twin Peaks….and let's leave today…"

Next on One Day at a Time
- Eva and Dominick reconnect
- Jeff has a surprise for Victoria
- Chris gets exciting news

 
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