Episode 1293

 

Ride White Horses in the Sky
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: May 12, 2025

Episode Theme song: "Heaven Is" Kacey Musgraves

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Robbie finally told Kim the truth about Bobby. She wanted to see her son
- Someone knocked Tara out and threw her conscious body into the river
- Cheresa threatened Tara in front of Adam, Helen, and Trenyce
- Frederick worked to bring Dawn out of her brainwashed status
- Felicia asked Ethan to help her get a divorce
- Cassie confronted Stephanie about kissing Jacob
- While Natasha was away on a business trip, Sophie kissed Shane
- Abby accepted Ethan's proposal
- Chris vowed to make more money for Trenyce

The Calimo Mansion

The front doors to the mansion fly open and Robbie, Kim, and Tyler bolt inside the mansion. They all head straight for the staircase as Kim is desperate to see Bobby as she has just learned the truth that he is her son. Kim feels like her head is spinning as everything has happened so quickly; she and Tyler had been at the airport about to leave for their delayed honeymoon to Paris when Robbie stopped them and, finally, revealed that Bobby was her son.

At first, Kim, and Tyler, didn't believe the story, but Robbie explained that the night of the car accident last year, Madeline induced Kim's labour. When Kim woke up, Madeline lied to her that she miscarried, when in fact, Madeline kept the child and raised him as her, and Robbie's, until she snapped and told Robbie the truth.

Still not believing the wild story, Robbie conducted his own DNA test which confirmed the story. Once Kim realized that Bobby was her son, she wanted to see her son, so they raced to the mansion.

"He's in his nursery," Robbie tells Kim as they reach the baby's room and he opens the door. "He should be in his crib."

Kim slowly moves into the room and looks around. There are toys on the floor, books on the shelves, and decorations on the wall; all things that she should have had a say in. She wanted to be the one to decorate her child's room, pick what books to read to him, pick what stuff animals she thought he would like; all of those things have been ripped away from her because of this wicked plan.

She starts to shake a little, which causes Tyler to put his hands on her shoulders. "Are you okay?" he whispers to his wife, still hating that the truth has come out. He did everything in his power to try to keep this from happening, but the truth is out, and now, he just hopes that he can save his marriage. Of course, he knows that he can never tell Kim that he has known about this for weeks because that would be the last straw in their union.

"I'll…I'll be fine," she whispers back to him. "I…I just need to see my son. I need my baby."

Tyler sighs back to her as she starts to walk towards the crib. He just hopes that she is ready for this because it will change her world forever and he isn't sure if he still be apart of that world.

Dominick's Townhouse

Ethan moves into the living room of Dominick's townhouse and sees his family waiting for him. In the room are Dominick, Eva, Felicia, Robin, Leah, and Jeff, who turn to look at him. Ethan smiles back to them knowing that they have been waiting for him. He has a mixed bag of emotions right now because while he has good news to share with them, he is worried about how they will take the announcement.

"There is he, the man of the hour," Leah says as she moves up to her son to hug him. "You summoned us all here, so we are all curious about what this meeting is about."

"Please don't keep us waiting," Dominick tells his grandson.

"I'll start with some positive news," Ethan replies to them. "A few days ago, I received a visitor in my office."

"Who came to see you?" Jeff asks him.

"Felicia," he says as he looks at his grandmother. "She asked me to help her get a divorce from Frederick."

"Is that true?" Eva asks her as Felicia nods back to her.

"Yes, that is correct," Felicia purses her lips together. "I was serious when I told him that I wanted a divorce, and I thought Ethan would be the perfect person to help me."

"And that is exactly what I've done," Ethan announces as he opens his bag and pulls out some papers. "These are your divorce papers. Soon, Frederick will be served with them as well."

"Oh! Thank you," Felicia rushes up to him and hugs him as the rest of the family smiles as they are thrilled with Ethan. "This is the best thing to happen in a while."

"Yes, thank you Ethan," Dominick shakes his grandson's hand. "You are helping us end this shame of a marriage."

"It's the least I can do," Ethan chuckles back to him.

"What is your other news?" Jeff asks his son next.

Ethan sighs and uneasily looks at Jeff and then at Leah. "It's also about marriage, oddly enough," he begins to tell them. "Abby has accepted my marriage proposal, we are going to be married!"

"No!" Leah shrieks back to him. "No, Ethan, please, this is a huge mistake!"

"I'm afraid I agree with Leah," Dominick shakes his head back to him. "After everything that woman put all of us through, especially me, I don't think she is the woman for you."

"She is the mother of my child and I love her," Ethan protests back to them. "This wedding will happen, whether you like it or not. I would just prefer to have my family supporting me."

The Pink Flamingo at the River Rock Casino

Abby takes a sip of her martini as she sits at the bar at the Pink Flamingo. She knows that Ethan is about to tell his family about their engagement; she doesn't know how the family, especially Dominick and Leah, will react. This is a large reason why she was so hesitant to accept the proposal, but after Ethan pleaded his case, she accepted, especially since she knows that she does love him. However, she hasn't been able to stop thinking about the fact that she and Max shared a kiss.

"You look a million miles away," Max says as he comes up to Abby and sits next to her. "What are you thinking about?"

Abby chuckles back to him before she takes a sip of her drink. "I guess I do have a lot on my mind right now," she admits to him. "How is Olly?"

"He's great," Max replies to her. "He is on a field trip to the zoo today. He was very excited to see the lamas."

Abby giggles. "He does love animals, doesn't he?" she asks as he nods back to him. "Maybe he will be a vet one day?"

"Who knows and he has a lot of time to figure that out," Max says back to her. "So, are you going to tell me what you were thinking about?"

"I suppose I should tell you so you hear it from me," Abby looks back at him. "I'm just not sure how you're going to react."

"Are you thinking about our kiss?" Max asks her quickly. "Because I haven't been able to stop thinking about it."

Abby feels her cheeks flush. "I haven't told anyone about that, and neither can you, especially now."

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

"I'm engaged," Abby reveals to him. "Ethan proposed to me and I accepted. I'm going to become Mrs. Ethan Alexander."

***

At another table, Jacob sits with Shane, Natasha, and Sophie as the family has gathered for lunch together. There is an awkward tension between Shane and Sophie as they shared a kiss recently. And Natasha has just returned from her business trip, so she is happy to see her family.

"How was the trip?" Jacob asks his mother before he takes a sip of the white wine that the family is sharing.

"It was very productive," Natasha tells him before she takes a bite of her salad. "I found some manufactures that will work with us. I can fill you in once we get back to the office though."

"Sounds good," Jacob smiles back to her. "We don't want to bore Shane and Sophie with this stuff."

"I will be ready to go back to work one day," Sophie chimes in, knowing that she has taken a break from working while she was dealing with her miscarriage. Now that her sole focus is seducing Shane, she still hasn't gone back to work. So far, her plan is working very well as Shane has seen her naked and she surprised him with a kiss. He pulled away from the kiss and reminded her that he is marrying Natasha, but she knows that she has gotten to him. "And then I will be in the loop."

"I think working would be good for you," Shane tells her quickly. "It will keep you busy."

"She will come back to work when she's ready," Natasha tells her fiancé. "I don't want to pressure her."

"Thanks Mom."

"Since we are all together, I do have some news to share," Jacob reveals to everyone. "Dad already knows this, but you two don't."

Natasha looks at Sophie and then over at Shane. "You're keeping a secret from me?" Natasha asks Shane. "What else haven't you told me?"

Shane gulps heavily. "Uh, nothing," he quickly tells her. "It…it just wasn't for me to say anything. Jacob, why you don't you tell your mother your news."

Jacob looks over at Natasha and then at Sophie. "I…well…Cassie is pregnant; I'm going to be a father … again."

Natasha feels the blood drain from her face. She looks at Shane in shock but he nods back to her before she looks back at Jacob. "I…I don't know what to say."

"Congrats brother," Sophie says as she pulls him into a hug. "This is great! I can't wait to be an Aunt again!"

"Thanks Sophie," Jacob tells her before he looks back over at Natasha. "I know you don't like Cassie but I am hoping that you're happy for me?"

"Of course," Natasha forces a smile on her face. "I will never like that woman but I am happy for you, darling."

The Park

Cassie glares back at Stephanie and then looks down and sees Stephanie's hand firmly on Cassie's wrist. Cassie had just confronted the doctor about kissing Jacob and threatened to reveal her secret: that Stephanie is actually a transwoman. Just as Cassie was about to leave, Stephanie grabbed her and told her that they were going to get something straight.

"How dare you put your hands on me," Cassie glares at her rival. "Who the hell do you think you are?"

"I am a strong, powerful woman," Stephanie informs her. "I am not going to be blackmailed or threatened by you anymore! This ends now, Cassie!"

Cassie forces her arm free from Stephanie's clutches. "You don't know who the hell you are messing with. I will do whatever I have too to protect my marriage."

Stephanie chuckles back to her. "You're so concerned with your marriage yet your husband is here kissing me!"

Cassie slaps her hard across the face. "That's your last warning to stay away from Jacob."

Stephanie holds her cheek and then looks back at Cassie. She slaps her rival back. "Don't you dare slap me again!" Stephanie hisses back to her.

Then, Cassie lunges at Stephanie and the two end up wrestling on the ground in a fight! Stephanie manages to get on top of Cassie and starts slapping her. Cassie throws Stephanie off her, and she crashes into some shrubs. Cassie is about to move towards Stephanie when she trips and falls! She crashes into the ground and hits her head which leaves her unconscious.

 

"Cassie?" Stepahnie rushes up to her. "Oh God, Cassie!"



The Lawson Estate; Abby, Cheresa, Ethan, & Georgina's Home

"Cheresa has been sleeping for a while, do you think we should check on her?" a concerned Helen asks Adam, Chris, and Trenyce as they stand in the living room of the Lawson estate. Earlier in the day, the group had been on the pier when they encountered Tara, who had just been released from jail. Cheresa threatened Tara, which is when the family took Cheresa home, and she ended up falling asleep.

"I will head up stairs and see if she's awake," Adam tells the group. "I want to stretch my legs anyways."

"I'll go make some tea in case she wants a cup to calm her nerves," Helen says as she moves away out of the living room and into the kitchen.

Chris looks back at Trenyce. "How you holding up babygirl?"

Trenyce sighs back to him. "Not only am I worried about our daughter, but I'm also worried about finances."

"I know Trey," Chris replies to her. "But like I told you earlier, I will get more contracts. I won't let this get in the way of our family."

"I hope so," Trenyce bites her lip. "Because I used our debit card at the coffeehouse earlier, and we are went in overdraft, Chris. We can't even afford a cup of coffee."

Chris gulps heavily as he didn't realize how dire the situation actually was. "I will make this right, believe me."

Before Trenyce can say anything else, Adam and Cheresa emerge in the living room. Trenyce goes to her daughter and hugs her. "How was your nap?"

"It…it was good," a groggy Cheresa replies to him. "I can't believe I crashed so hard. I…I must have been exhausted."

"You've been through a lot emotionally lately," Chris tells his daughter. "You're allowed to be tired, Cheresa."

"Yea, I guess so," Cheresa tells him. "I…I just feel like I've been working out or something. My…my body aches."

"Here, have some of this tea," Helen says as she comes back into the living room. "This should help calm you down."

"Thanks," Cheresa uneasily smiles back to them, hoping that she starts to feel better soon, even though she knows that she likely won't feel better until the Tara situation is dealt with.

Twin Peaks General Hospital

Frederick moves into the hospital room where Dawn is sitting on the bed. He is having another session with her in hopes of bringing her out of her brainwashed state. He is hopeful that he will be successful because he has been able to communicate with her in previous sessions. He just has to believe that his methods will work and Dawn will come back.

He sits on the edge of her bed. "Good day, Dawn," he tells her quickly. "I… I heard that you went out of a walk earlier. I hope you enjoyed the air. It's a beautiful time of the year."

There is no response from Dawn. "Dawn, I'm going to count down from 10 to 1, and when I get to one, you will be able to communicate with me, like you used too."

Dawn blinks back to him but doesn't say anything back to him. Frederick uneasily sighs as he starts his countdown. He slowly counts from ten downwards until he gets to one.
"One," he says. "Now Dawn, can you say something to me."

Dawn looks around the room, which is something she hadn't done before. She slowly moves her hand to her face and then through her hair. Tears flow into her eyes as she looks at Frederick. "Doctor…it…it's me…it's Dawn."

"Welcome back," Frederick smiles back to her. "Welcome back, Dawn."

A tear falls down Dawn's cheek. "Oh my God, I'm back…"

The Pier

Paige slowly walks down the pier and takes a deep breath of the fresh spring air. She had been on the pier reflecting on her time with Will as he has left town. She still feels like him leaving is her fault since she was determined to give their child up for adoption. Despite Will trying to file a lawsuit to stop her, she won the court case and was able to give the child up for adoption.

"I just hope we can both find peace," she whispers to herself. She moves closer to the edge of the pier and she looks at the river, which is flowing.

Suddenly, she lets out a blood curling scream as she sees a body floating in the river. "Oh my God…" she gasps as she finds her phone in her pocket and she dials 9-1-1. "Hi yes, I'm on the pier and…there's…there's a body floating in the river…I…I think they are dead!"

The Calimo Mansion

It all feels like a slow-motion dream for Kim. She is slowly walking towards the crib where baby Bobby is. She feels her heart overwhelmed with emotion as she is about to see her child for the first time. Only, it's not the first time she has seen Bobby, but it will be the first time that she is seeing him knowing that he is her child.

She reaches the crib and Robbie bends down to pick up the child. He then places the child in Kim's arms. She, immediately, hugs him and starts rocking him in her arms as tears flow from her eyes.

"Hi Bobby," she whispers to him as Tyler and Robbie watch on. "It's me…it's your Mommy. I'm here…and I'm never leaving you again."

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