Episode Theme song: "Crybaby" Lizzo

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Andy told Kim he thought the Young mansion was haunted as he continued to hear a strange noise in the house
- Trenyce and Brad had sex, which Chersesa saw. In the aftermath, Cheresa continued to push Chris and Trenyce away
- Brad and Meggan asked Vinny if Daisy was alive; he said no and Victoria backed him up
- Jeff revealed to Natasha that Cory and Leah were sleeping together
- Daisy and Brett grew closer while being trapped together

One Day House; Nicholas' Office

Nicholas sits at his desk with a ton of paper work in front of him. He is trying to get through it as quickly as he can so he can spend some time with some of the new people that are staying in the house with him. In the back of his mind, however, he can't stop thinking about Andy and how he has repeatedly claimed to have heard a weird noise in the closet in the bedroom that they share at the Young mansion. Andy went so far as to claim he thought the house was haunted, which Nicholas thinks is absurd. There's no way the house is haunted, he tells himself. Nicholas know that there must be another explanation to why Andy is hearing these noises.

"I just have to figure out what it is," he whispers to himself. "It's not like him to be late all the time and now he's hearing these noises. Something more is going on with you, but what is it?"

There's a faint knock on his door and it slowly opens. Kim moves inside holding a coffee from the Sugarbowl. "I'm not interrupting, am I?"

"Not all," Nicholas stands up to greet his boyfriend's sister. "It's good to see you."

"You too," she smiles back to him. "I brought you a coffee, just the way you like it."

"That was nice of you, thanks."

"I have to be honest, this isn't just a coffee drop off," Kim replies to him quickly. "I saw Andy earlier, and I'm worried about him Nicholas."

Nicholas sighs back to her. "He told you about this noise he's heard?"

"Yea," Kim nods back to him. "He said he barely got any sleep last night as a result. I sent him home to try to get some more sleep."

"I wish I knew what was going on with him," Nicholas admits to her. "I haven't heard this noise that he has. I don't know what to think."

"He thinks the house is haunted," she tells him. "Which I know is crazy but I think he's at the end of his rope with this."

"And, I can understand that but we have to help him. There's no way that the house is haunted. There has to be another explanation."

"That's what I told him," Kim says back to him. "I thought maybe call an exterminator to see if there's an animal or I thought he should go to the doctor to get checked out."

"Good," Nicholas nods back to her. "One of those things should help him. We just have to get him through whatever this is…"

"I agree," Kim tries to smile back to him. "Andy has to be our top priority."

The Young Mansion; Nicholas & Andy's Home

Andy lays in the large bed in the bedroom that he shares with Nicholas in the Young mansion and he is fast asleep. After meeting Kim earlier in the day, she sent him back home to try to get some sleep, which is now doing. He rolls over and moans a little in his sleep.

Suddenly, the loud scratching noise from the closet starts. Slowly, it gets louder and louder until Andy jumps up in the bed, startled awake from the noise.

"Whose there?" he asks in a groggy state. He rubs his eyes until he realizes that it's the same noise that he has heard time and time again. "Not this again?" he whispers to himself as he falls back down into the bed. "What's happening to me? Why do I keep hearing this noise?"

He puts the pillows over his years quickly. "Go Away!" he yells at the top of his lungs but the scratching noise continues until Andy stands up and runs to the closet. He opens the doors and looks around, but doesn't see anything. Suddenly, however, the noise stops.

"What the fuck?" he asks himself as he runs his hand through his hair. "What is happening to me?"

Robertson Enterprise's; Dominick's Office

Paige moves around the office trying to collect herself as she knows that she has to put together a presentation for Dominick about how the photo shoot in Paris went. She is planning to meet with Robin and Shane shortly to go over which pictures they should present to Dominick for the next step in their campaign. She doesn't hear the office door open or see her father move inside.

"There's my beautiful girl," Jeff smiles back to her, proud of how hard she is working at the family company.

"Oh Dad," Paige looks over and sees him standing with his hands in his pockets. "I didn't hear you come in."

"No, you didn't. You look busy."

"I have this meeting with Robin and Shane soon," she tells him. "I'm just trying to get ready for it."

"You're doing such a great job around here. You're making us all so proud," he tells her.

"Thanks Dad," she moves up to Jeff and pulls him into a hug. "It's nice to see you. What brings you by?"

"Do I need a reason to see my daughter?" he asks her with a chuckle.

"Of course not, I guess I've been so busy I haven't seen much of you or Mom lately. I hope that you're ready to let go of being upset about Jacob and I dating?"

"I'm not happy about it," he admits to her. "But, you will make your own decisions. You said you haven't seen your mother lately?"

"No, not for a few days. Why? Is she okay?"

"She is," Jeff nods back to her. "There's just been some developments in her life. She's dating again."

"Really?" Paige asks him in surprise. "Who is she dating?"

"Cory Calvin," Jeff stuns his daughter, who gasps back in surprise. "Your mother is seeing Cory."

***

Meanwhile, Trenyce pours herself a cup of coffee as she stands in her office in the Robertson building. She takes a sip of it as she recalls how Cheresa has continued to keep her and Chris at a distance since Brooke's trial ended. Trenyce had hoped that after the trial, she would be able to start having a real relationship with her daughter, but it seems like it might never happen at this rate. Of course, Chris is also pressuring her to trust him again because he believes that if they are working together that Cheresa will come around sooner.

"You are here, good," Brad announces as he opens the door to her office and moves inside. They look at one another and instantly recall how they made love right before Brooke's trial. They haven't seen a lot of one another since then but neither one has forgotten. "We have to talk."

"Yes, I think we do," Trenyce nods back to him.

"Okay, can I go first?" Brad asks her.

"Sure, what's up?"

"Meggan and I went to the Victors mansion the other day and confronted Vinny," he reveals to Trenyce, who looks back at him in surprise.

"You did? What did he say? Is Daisy alive?"

"He said that she died in the avalanche," Brad tells her. "Which we knew he would say. Victoria has moved in with him and she backed him up but Meggan and I aren't giving up. We want to get back to the house and look around when he's not present."

"Thank you for doing this for me," she nods back to him. "I can't tell you what it means to me."

"I think you proved it to me the other night," he winks back to her. "I haven't been able to stop thinking about that night."

"Me either Brad," she licks her lips back to him. "But, it can't happen again. If Cheresa found out…"

"I know," Brad uneasily nods back to her. "She'd be furious with both of us."

"And the last thing that I need is for her to be mad at me for something else."

"Is she still pushing you away?"

Trenyce uneasily nods back to him. "She is and I don't know what else to do," she admits to him. "I think I have to accept the fact that I might have lost my daughter forever."

The Victors Mansion

"It's been a while since Vinny has come to see us," Daisy tells Brett as she looks into the hallway where Vinny usually appears from. It had been a day or two since Vinny appeared last to them while they are in the cage; the food he has left them are non-perishables so they have been able to last longer without seeing him. "What do you think that means?"

"It could mean a million different things," Brett comes up behind her. "I mean, maybe he got a new hobby? I have no idea."

"Very funny," Daisy turns to face him. "I was thinking about trying to peg him down when he comes back. It could be a way we could escape."

"I think he is too smart to let that happen," Brett admits to her. "But I'm willing to try if you are."

"We have to do something," she shrugs her shoulders. "I can't lose hope."

"I know," he pulls her into a hug. "Like I said, I'm willing to try if you are."

They exit their embrace and he looks deep into her eyes. Suddenly, he leans in and kisses her again. The kiss lasts a moment before they part and look at each other.

"I'm sorry," he whispers to her. "I don't know what came over me."

"It's okay Brett," she looks back at him. "I have needs too. And really, we have no idea if or when we are getting out of here."

"What are you saying?"

"Kiss me again," she purrs to him as he leans in and kisses her passionately. The kiss continues as they move towards the nearest cot where they tumble on to it, their lips never leaving each other.

Roboto

"Oh, you're here," Kim says as she moves into the main office of Roboto and sees Robbie sitting behind the desk. She can't help but think back to earlier in the morning when she and Robbie were talking and he suddenly kissed her on the lips. She hasn't been able to get the kiss out of her mind, which she is sure that is the same for him. "I thought I was going to be alone."

"I'm here," he looks over at her and immediately can taste her lips on his again. "Natasha and Cassie should be here anytime."

"Ah okay, so we don't have time to talk?"

"No," he shakes his head back to her. "I think we should keep what happened earlier this morning to ourselves, don't you?"

"Couldn't agree more."

"What are we talking about?" Natasha asks as she opens the door to the office and moves inside, with Cassie following behind her.

"We are just talking about the launch party," Kim lies to her and Cassie. "Do you guys have any updates?"

Cassie starts talking about the venue while Kim and Robbie continue to look at one another. Natasha notices that they are staring at one another and clears her throat.

"Did I miss something?" she asks her brother, wondering what is going on between Robbie and Kim. "Are you and Kim talking in code?"

"No, not at all," Robbie stands up and moves to the bar while Cassie arches her eyebrow. "I don't know what you're talking about."

"You're acting weird," Natasha tells her brother.

"This has to do with Leah, nothing more," Robbie replies to her. "Listen, I have another meeting; you can fill me on the launch later?"

Before Natasha can reply, Robbie storms out of the office. Kim breathes a sigh of relief, happy that he is gone. Now, she can stop thinking about him, she hopes. Cassie, meanwhile, realizes that something more is going on and wonders how she can use it to her advantage.

"So, shall we continue with the meeting?" Cassie asks the women.

"You two talk, I have to take care of something," Natasha grabs her purse and storms out of the office.

Cassie looks over at Kim and wonders what just happened. "Okay, you have to tell me, what happened between you and Robbie?"

Kim uneasily chuckles back to her. "I don't know what you're talking about," Kim lies to her. "Robbie and I are just co-workers. Nothing more, nothing else. Since this meeting was cancelled, I'm going to take off."

Cassie is left alone in the office and puts her hand on her hip. "Something is going on here, the question is what? And, how can I use it to my advantage?"

Next on One Day at a Time
- Robin makes an impassionate plead to Shane
- Paige confronts Leah about her affair
- Trenyce and Tyler discuss Daisy