Episode 1284

 

She's Out There
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: April 19, 2026

Episode Theme song: "Mean Girls" Charli XCX

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Tyler interrupted Robbie's attempt to tell Kim the truth about baby Bobby
- Meggan tried to convince Logan to stay away from Andy
- A figure watched Andrew at the winery
- Felicia told Frederick she wanted a divorce
- Shane suspended Will from the hospital following his lawsuit against Paige
- Victoria accepted Jeff's marriage proposal. He demanded the truth from her about framing Leah
- Ethan told his family he was going to propose to Abby

The Towers; Floor Eight; Victoria & Jeff's Condo


Victoria feels the blood drain from her face as she looks back at Jeff as they continue to stand facing one another in the kitchen of the condo that they live in together. Just moments ago, she accepted his marriage proposal from the night before, which caused them to have a celebratory moment. Jeff, then, shocked her by telling her that he needed the truth from her; when she told him that she would always be honest with him, he asked her, again, if she was the one who framed Leah to get her out of Robertson Enterprises.

The truth is, Victoria did open Leah's laptop months earlier and she initiated the transfer of the funds from an offshore account. At the time, Leah was pressing her and Bryce hard on their marriage; Leah wanted nothing more than to have her son away from Victoria. Victoria, in turn, thought that if Leah had other issues in her life, she would leave her and Bryce alone. For the most part, her plan worked as Leah was kicked out of the company and was determined to find out the truth about what happened.

Shortly after, however, Victoria learned about Bryce's role in the baby switch between Olly, which caused Donovan's heart to break. That is the camel that broke her marriage to Bryce's back; she has never been able to forgive him, but within regards to Leah, the damage had already been done, so she never said anything.

She has no idea why Jeff is suddenly asking her about this but it is not the first time he has mentioned it but she realizes that she can't keep stalling around this.

"You've asked me this a few times now," Victoria finally breaks the silence between them. "Where is this coming from?"

Jeff shrugs back to her. "If we are going to spend the rest of our lives together, which we both want more than anything else, I want us to go into this with all of our cards on the table. I know that there is love lost between you and Leah, and so, I'm asking you again, Vic, did you frame Leah? Were you the one that got Leah fired from her family company?"

 
 

The Sugarbowl

Kim sits in the back booth of the coffee house with a look of confusion on her face. She had agreed to meet with Robbie in the morning because the previous night they had come face to face at Roboto and he told her that he had some urgent to talk to her about. As it was rather late, they agreed to meet today, and just when he was about to tell her his news, Tyler appeared and demanded that they speak as it was also critical. She has no idea why her husband and former husband are both claiming that they need to speak to her but it's confusing to her.

"I…I have to admit, this is overwhelming," Kim says looking up at Tyler. "Both you and Robbie are stating the same thing: that it's important that you speak to me. What is going on around here?"

"Kim, please," Robbie looks back at his ex-wife, knowing that he has to tell her that their child is alive and well. He can't keep this secret to himself anymore. "What I have to tell you, it can't wait."

"I am your husband," Tyler reminds her as he grabs her hand. "Please, come with me. This is critical, Kim."

Kim shakes her head back and then looks over at Robbie. "I'm going to talk to my husband," she tells Robbie, as Tyler breathes a sigh of relief. He realizes that Robbie was about to tell Kim the truth, and he is trying everything in his power to ensure that it doesn't happen. "I'll be right back and then we can carry on this conversation?"

"Please hurry," Robbie replies to her. "This really will change our lives."

Kim stands up and walks outside the coffeehouse with Tyler following her. Once they are outside, Kim turns to face her husband. "This better be good," she looks at him as she puts her hand on her hip. "What is so critical that you had to speak to me, Tyler? What is going on around here?"

The Calimo Mansion

Madeline pours herself a vodka soda from the bar in the living room of the Calimo mansion. She, immediately, takes a sip of it as she wonders if Robbie has told Kim the truth about baby Bobby yet. She still recalls the moment that Robbie told her that DNA test confirmed that her story about Bobby being his and Kim's; he looked rocked to his core, which is understandable.

She realizes that what she did was out of this world; after she pulled Kim from the wreckage of the car accident that they had last year, she took an unconscious Kim to the Calimo cabin, induced her labour, gave birth to her child and hid him away. When Kim came too, she told her that she had miscarried, and raised Bobby as her own for months. The guilt of her actions, however, finally caught up to Madeline, and she revealed the truth to Robbie, who struggled to believe the story, which is why he had the DNA test completed.

"I wonder what will happen when the truth comes out," she whispers to herself before she takes another sip of her cocktail. "I wonder if Kim will leave Tyler and come rushing back to Robbie like she always does. Oh, to be a fly on the wall of what is happening with Robbie and Kim right now…"

Twin Peaks General Hospital

There is an awkward silence that fills Shane's chief of staff office at the hospital as he just informed Will that he was going to be on a three-month suspension following his lawsuit against Paige that tried to prevent her from making a decision on her child. Shane was worried about the way the lawsuit made the hospital look as the hospital wants to ensure the women's rights and decision to choose are upheld; having a staff member try to take that away was alarming to Shane.

"You….you can't be serious about this!" Will quickly protests back to his boss. "You're suspending me because I tried to raise my son? What kind of bullshit is this?"

"I have explained to you already," Shane calmly responds to him. "The perception of the hospital is my responsibility; what you did, it made us all look bad, and I can't stand for that. Your suspension, it will stand, Will. I won't have any further objections."

Will shakes his head in disgust. "Imagine that it was Natasha trying to do this to Jacob when he was a baby," Will huffs back to him. "How the hell would you feel?"

"I appreciate where you're coming from, and I hope you can appreciate where I am coming from too."

"Nah, I don't," Will tells him quickly. "I still think this is bullshit, and you know what? You can take your suspension and shove it…"

"Watch it," Shane cuts him off. "I'm still your boss."

"Actually, you're not," Will spits back to him. "I quit! I don't want to work at this fucking hospital anymore! So, you can make my suspension permanent."

The Riverbench Winery; Santa Barbara, California

Andrew looks over some of the files that he is working on for the winery before he takes a sip of the wine that he is drinking. One of the perks of being at the winery is all the free access to the labours of love from grapes that are grown on the estate. While he was skeptical about coming to the winery at first, he has really been enjoying his time there. The escape is exactly what he needed to get away from the drama that unfolded between him and Daisy at the end of last year.

He sighs as he takes another sip of his wine as he starts to recall how Daisy called him a few days earlier. While it was good to hear her voice and to hear from her, he knows that, deep down, he hasn't truly forgiven her for changing the DNA tests that confirmed that Tinah wasn't his child; he can't wrap his head around the fact that she purposely tried to keep his daughter away from him. It hurts him to his very core, especially since he was already reeling from the fact that Max, not him, was revealed to be Olly's biological father as well.

"Maybe one day I'll be able to forgive you," he whispers to himself. "But until then, I'll continue to do my work here at the winery and drink this great red liquid."

The dark figure that has been watching Andrew appears in the corner of the entrance and continues to watch Andrew's every move. Andrew still has no idea that someone is watching him but the figure continues to observe every move he makes.

The Victors Mansion; Frederick's Lair

Frederick pours himself a stiff scotch from the bar in the living room of the Victors mansion. Before he takes a sip of his drink, he moves his hand to his cheek, which is still stinging. Earlier, he went to see Felicia, who is back in Twin Peaks. He admitted to his wife that he was upset that she didn't come back to the mansion when she got back to town, but she told him that she wanted a divorce and slapped him across the face. He realizes that Dominick must have gotten to her and turned her against him. He takes a long sip of his scotch, wondering how he can get her back because the last thing Frederick wants is to have a divorce from the woman he loves.

"I will get you back Felicia," he whispers to himself. "I will not lose you to Dominick, of all people."

"You're here," a voice calls out from behind him. Frederick slowly turns and sees Daisy moving into the living room. "I am glad, I need to talk to you."

"If this has anything to do with Dawn Black, I've already given her family an update," Frederick replies to his daughter quickly. "We are all going to need to be patient. Bringing Dawn out of her current state will not happen overnight."

"I appreciate what you're doing," Daisy moves closer to him. "But this is about me, not Dawn."

Frederick arches his eyebrow back to her. "This is about you? What is going on with you?"

Daisy shrugs back to him. "I…I guess I have been feeling a tad lost lately and was wondering if you could help me. I…I know you did that for Andrew by sending him to the winery."

"Ah," Frederick looks back at him. "I thought you had found your footing by taking the legal courses?"

"I am almost done the courses," Daisy admits to him. "The truth is, however, I am rather concerned that no one will hire me in this town because of my past. After all, I was a hooker and convicted of murder."

"That is a valid concern," Frederick tells her. "What if I give you some jobs to do so you can build your reputation as a lawyer?"

"I'd love that," Daisy smiles back to him. "Let me know what these are, and I will jump on them. Thanks Frederick."

The Pink Flamingo at the River Rock Casino

Leah walks into the restaurant and, immediately, scans the dinning room. She had hoped to run into Ethan before he went into work for the day as she knows that her son likes coming to the restaurant for breakfast. She is desperate to see him because the previous evening he dropped a bombshell on her, Dominick, and Paige that he is planning to marry Abby. The last thing Leah wants is for Ethan to get caught up in Abby's web since she has already caused havoc in family. She breathes a sigh of relief when she sees Ethan sitting at a table by himself, so she makes a beeline for him.

"I know you too well," she chuckles as she sits across from him. "I know how much you love the bacon and cheese omelet here."

Ethan looks back at his mother before he takes a bite of his breakfast. "It is my favorite. I am guessing you tracked me down for a reason?"

"I had to see you this morning," Leah nods back to him. "It's about your revelation last night; the one where you said you wanted to marry Abby."

Ethan sighs before he pats his mouth clean with his napkin. "If you're going to try to convince me that this isn't a good idea, I don't want to hear it Mom. I am going to ask Abby to marry me, whether you like it or not."

"I really wish you would reconsider," Leah admits to him. "Think about all the hell she has put this family through! She drugged Dominick for crying out loud! She cheated on him…with you, his own grandson! There's no limits to what she could do if you two got married."

"At the end of the day, mother," Ethan firmly looks back at her. "I love Abby; she is the mother of my child; I want to spend the rest of my life with her, and there's nothing you can say or do to change my mind."

"You mean that, don't you?" Abby asks Ethan as she arrives at the table. "You…you really do want to be with me forever?"

Ethan looks back at Abby as he knows that she hasn't formally given him an answer to the proposal as of yet but he hopes that she will. "Of course, I do," Ethan looks at her. "No matter what anyone else says or thinks," he says as shoots Leah a quick look. "How about we go to my office and we can talk about this?"

"I'd like that very much," Abby smiles back to him quickly. "Come on, let's go have some privacy."

Leah groans as Ethan and Abby rush away from her. She doesn't know how but she realizes that she has to stop this wedding from happening before her son gets hurt in the worst possible way.

***

At the bar, Andy and Logan sit next to one another with some breakfast in front of them. Andy had asked Logan to join him this morning to see where his head is about the idea of them having sex together again to see how Logan feels about it afterwards. He knows that when he and Logan had sex with one another, they were both incredibly drunk; still, Logan has said he enjoyed it but wanted to do it sober to see how he felt in the right frame of mind.

"Are you nervous?" Andy chuckles over to him before he puts his hand on Logan's leg. "You know, we don't have to do this if you don't want too."

Logan giggles back to him. "You know that I want to do this," he admits to him. "I haven't been able to stop thinking about our night together," Logan tells him.

"I haven't been able too either," Andy says to him. "In case you hadn't noticed, I find you incredibly attractive, Logan."

"Thanks," Logan blushes back to him. "I need to know if this is something I can handle when I'm sober. I want to see if I am actually attracted to men. I…I do think you're very good looking, Andy."

Andy leans over and kisses Logan on the lips. It only lasts for a moment before Andy looks back at him. "Let's go back to my place?"

"I thought you'd never ask."

At the doorway, Meggan gasps in shock and awe as she witnessed the quick kiss between her son and Andy. She has no idea what is happening but she feels like her head is spinning; just a few months ago, Logan was expecting a child with Sophie, and now, he's kissing Andy?"

"Logan's drinking is out of control," Meggan tells herself. "I…I have to help him before it's too late. This has to end now."

The Sugarbowl

"Come on, Tyler," Kim pleads with her husband. "What is going on? I'm truly baffled as to why you and Robbie have said that you need to speak with me. What is going on?"

"It's about what I suggested the other night," Tyler looks back at her. "About us getting away for our honeymoon."

"You want to get away now?" Kim asks him as she sighs back to him. "I told you that I didn't think that it was a good time with Andy drinking, and now, I have no idea what Robbie has to tell me."

"I don't care what Robbie says," Tyler huffs back to her. "I want to get away with my wife, and that's why I made arrangements."

"Arrangements? What kind of arrangements?"

"I booked us two tickets to Paris," Tyler shocks her by revealing. "I have our jet waiting to go; I want us to get away together, right now, Kim. Let's go be together in Paris? Come with me, let's have our honeymoon together?"

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

"Are you sure that you want the truth?" Victoria asks Jeff quickly as she gulps heavily. "Because once I tell you everything, there will be no going back, Jeff."

"Of course, I do," Jeff replies to her. "It is like I said, I we need to go into this marriage with all of our cards on the table. I…I just want to know the truth, once and for all…"

"Okay," Victoria uneasily responds to him. "I did it, okay? I was the one who framed Leah? I wanted that bitch out of my hair, and guess what? My plan worked perfectly, even better than I could have hoped for," she says as Jeff gasps back to her, not realizing that Leah and Bryce's theory was actually going to turn out to be true.

Next on One Day at a Time
- Meggan stuns Jeff by her news
- Felicia reveals to Dominick and Eva what she wants for her future
- Chris gets an update

 
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