Episode 715
 
Kill the Buzz
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: July 04, 2021

Episode Theme song: "High Horse" Kacey Musgraves

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Adam told Robin that the reason he was late to meet her in Paris was because Helen arrived and professed her love for him
- After having a fight with Dominick, Eva ended up in bed with Will
- Greg and Brooke squabbled about their divorce
- Abby told Max that Andrew was the father of her baby. Together, Abby and Andrew agreed to give the child up for adoption
- Victoria wondered if Vinny was lying about the secret passages in the house after she thought she saw him emerge from one
- Paige told Jacob she wouldn't tolerate his insecurities
- Leah snapped at Jeff for revealing her affair with Cory
- Andy admitted to Nicholas he thought the vision he had of Reese was a ghost haunting him

The Black House; Helen & Dawn's Home

Helen finishes pouring herself a cup of tea before she blows on the hot liquid to cool it slight before she takes a sip of it. As she sips her tea, she can't help but think back to her time in Paris when she revealed herself to Adam. After she did this, she professed her love for him and he told her that he was going to be with Robin. Shortly after, Adam returned to the hotel and wanted to leave Paris as soon as possible because he assumed that Robin had stood him up. When they returned back to Twin Peaks, Adam and Robin realized that they just missed one another and have since reunited.

A part of Helen feels embarrassed that she professed her love for Adam in Paris; she had such high hopes that once he realized that she was still in love with him that he would realize that he felt the same about her too. The fact that he and Robin are stronger than ever before has really left a bad taste in her mouth.

"Somehow, someway, I have to get over Adam," she whispers to herself. "I have no idea how I am going to do that, but I have to figure this out."

Before she can say anything else to herself, she hears her doorbell ring. She sets her tea down and moves towards the front door, where she sees Robin standing on the other side.

"Robin, this is a surprise," Helen says back to her. The last person she expected to see was the other woman in Adam's life.

Robin folds her arms over her chest as she recalls how Adam told her that the reason he was late to meet her in Paris was because Helen was there. She can't believe that Helen, once again, is interfering in her relationship.

"Is it?" Robin asks her as she moves into the house. "Adam told me that you were in Paris, Helen. I know everything."

"Then you know that Adam still chose you," Helen closes the door behind Robin, who has moved into the foyer. "So, you don't have to say anything else. You won, okay?"

"I don't think so," Robin snaps back to her. "We are going to get a few things straight, and I'm not leaving here until we do."

Twin Peaks Executive Hotel

Eva slowly looks at Will, whose chest is glistening in sweat as they just finished making love to each other. She almost can't believe that she ended up in bed with the younger man again; she and Dominick had just had a disagreement about the status of their marriage and the role Felicia is playing in the relationship when she ran into Will. One thing led to another and they ended up in bed together.

"That was amazing," Will says as he tries to catch his breath. "Better than I remembered."

Eva uneasily chuckles back to him. "Will, what just happened, it was a mistake."

Will sits up in the bed quickly as he tries to collect himself. "You have wanted me since I got out of jail," he tells her. "You have to admit that to yourself."

"I am attracted to you, yes," Eva nods back to him. "There's no denying that."

"It's okay to realize that you're a woman with needs," Will continues to tell her. "I gave you everything you needed and then some."

"Will stop," Eva looks back at him as she puts her hand up. "You have to listen to me. We can never have sex again, is that understood?"

The Pampa Grill

"I'll have a glass of wine if it means you're going to pay for it," Brooke tells Greg as she sits across from him in the restaurant. She wonders why he has summoned her to the restaurant as they have been at odds over the initial terms presented in the divorce settlement that he gave her with.

"I've already ordered you a glass," Greg smirks back to his estranged wife. "I wanted this meeting to go well."

Brooke arches her eyebrow back to him. "If this has anything to do with the divorce, I haven't changed my mind Greg. I'm not signing anything if you're going to try to take away everything that we have worked towards together."

"I've listened to what you've had to say," Greg nods back to her as he takes a sip of his scotch. "I'm willing to increase the cash settlement if it means you will sign the divorce papers."

"You mean that?"

Greg smiles back to her. "I don't want this divorce to carry on for months and months," he admits to her. "If giving you some more money will expedite the process, then so be it."

"How much more are we talking about?" Brooke asks him as she takes a sip of her wine. "Three million?"

"That's close enough to what I was going to offer," Greg tells her. "If I have that changed in the settlement, will you sign the papers?"

Brooke uneasily gulps heavily back to him. "Yes Greg," she manages to say back to him. "I'll sign your damn divorce papers. We can end this marriage once and for all."

***

At the bar, Max nurses his cold beer as he reads the incoming text messages from Abby. He takes a drink while he sees the blue bubbles on his screen meaning she is still typing to him.

"Going to finally tell my family about the baby," the message reads as he takes another sip of his beer. "Thanks again for all your support, couldn't have done this without you."

Max sighs as he thinks about the fact that he took Abby to the clinic to have a paternity test run on the child; of course, it came back that Andrew is the father of the child. He was upset with this news at first but now, he realizes, he can focus on getting Paige back once and for all.

"It sucks not being a father but I will be one day," he whispers to himself. "Hopefully with Paige as the mother."

***

At the far back table, Jacob and Shane sit across from one another as the father and son catch up with each other.

"So, Paige wasn't happy with you because you felt insecure about her past relationship with Max?" Shane asks his son, as Jacob just told him about his minor spat with his girlfriend about how he was feeling about her past relationships.

Jacob uneasily nods back to him. "She basically told me to get over myself or it might be the end of us."

"How do you feel about that?"

Jacob shrugs back to his father. "I mean I get what she is saying but at the same time, I can't help how I feel."

"Do you think Paige still has feelings for Max?"

"No," Jacob shakes his head back to him. "She has made it clear that she is over him and she wants to be with me."

"Then son," Shane looks back at him. "You have to find a way to let go of whatever this insecurity is. If you trust Paige, then you should be good to go. Don't let her relationship with Max jeopardize this future you could have with her."

Jacob slowly nods back to him. "I'm trying Dad, I really am."

"I know you are," Shane smiles back to him. "I just want to see you happy. At first, I wasn't in support of you dating Paige but if she makes you happy, then that's all that matters."

"Thanks Dad," Jacob forces a smile on his face. "I'll keep that in mind, thanks for listening."

"I'm always here to listen, Jacob."

Robertson Enterprises; Dominick's Office

Jeff opens the door to Dominick's office at Robertson Enterprises and sees Paige standing inside looking at some reports. He smiles at the sight of his daughter. He almost can't believe that she is old enough to be working and making positive contributions to the company.

"Do you know how happy this sight makes me?" he asks his daughter as he moves into the office.

Paige turns and smiles back to her father. "Seeing me rack my brain trying to figure out our next move makes you happy?"

"Just seeing you in this element," Jeff moves up and hugs her. "It seems like yesterday, I was rocking you to sleep."

Paige chuckles back to him. "No matter how old I am, I will always love those memories. Are you looking for Mom? I think she left for the day already."

"I am not looking for your mother," Jeff quickly replies to her. "She's not very happy with me."

"Why? Because you mentioned her affair with Cory to everyone?"

"That's exactly why," Jeff admits to her. "She really tore a strip of me the other day."

"I'm sorry that she did that to you," Paige says back to him. "If anyone should be sorry, it is her. She has no idea what this is doing to our family."

"I think the history this family has with Cory is the reason we are all having a hard time adjusting to this," Jeff admits to her. "No one expected Leah to stay single forever, but to move on with Cory?"

"Exactly," Paige sighs back to him. "I just wish that she would realize that."

"Maybe you're the one who can get through to her," Jeff tells his daughter. "The last thing Leah wants is to hurt you, Paige. If you could talk to her about her relationship, maybe she will call it off?"

Paige pushes some hair out of her face. "I'm not sure she will listen to me Dad," Paige admits to him. "But, it's worth a try. I'll give you that."

The Young Mansion; Nicholas & Andy's Home

"I can't believe this is happening," Nicholas sighs back to Andy, who just finished telling him that he thinks there is a ghost of Reese haunting the mansion. Nicholas knows that Andy is clearly going through something as he just revealed to him that while he was away, he saw a vision of his deceased husband and now thinks that there is a ghost in the mansion. "There's no way that you saw Reese, Andy. You have to know that, right?"

"I know what I saw," Andy stands up from the sofa and moves over to the bar to pour himself a glass of water. He takes a sip of it before he turns to face Nicholas again. "Reese was standing in front of me, Nicholas. He was there. He was so close I could touch him."

"You mentioned that you had taken some sleeping pills," Nicholas replies to him quickly. "Is it possible that you were dreaming this?"

"I thought of that," Andy nods back to him. "It just felt so real Nicholas. I have never felt that way before since Reese passed away."

"I'm sorry that this happened to you while I was away," Nicholas tells him. "I hate that this is happening to you. What do you think you want to do about this?"

"You're not going to like this," Andy looks him in the eyes. "I don't feel comfortable here anymore. I know you are skeptical about this but I feel like Reese is haunting me here."

"So you don't want to live here anymore? Is that what you're saying?"

Andy gulps heavily. "That's exactly what I am saying. I think I need more back to my condo."

The Victors Mansion; Vinny & Victoria's Home

"I'm glad that you stopped by today, it has been awhile since you were here," Vinny tells Andrew as they stand in the living room of the Victors mansion and he pours two scotches. He is thrilled that Andrew is back visiting; since Andrew is really the only family he has left, he is glad that they are still close together.

"I thought it had been long enough since I had been out here. How are things?" Andrew asks him as he grabs the drink from Vinny.

"Things are good, how are things with you?"

Andrew takes a sip of his drink. "I guess you should hear this from me…Abby is pregnant with my child."

Vinny's eyes open wider in surprise. "Should I congratulate you?"

Andrew chuckles back to him. "I was very nervous about it at first," he says back to him. "But Abby and I have talked a lot about what to do and we think that we are going to give the baby up for adoption."

"Another surprise," Vinny replies to him. "Are you sure that this is what you want?"

"Absolutely," Andrew nods back to him. "I am definitely not ready to be a father. I am glad that Abby came to this conclusion because I was worried about it, to be honest."

"If this is what you want, then I am in full support of it."

"Thanks," Andrew smiles back to him. "I just hope everything in the adoption process goes accordingly."

"I can't think of anything that would get in the way if this is what you both want."

"How are things with you and Victoria?"

Vinny uneasily sighs back to him as he thinks about how Victoria almost caught him coming out of the secret passage in the study upstairs recently. He was able to cover but he is wondering if she is clueing into the fact that there are secret passages in the house still.

"Couldn't be better," he lies to his nephew because he doesn't want to alert him to what is really going on. "We are in a very good space."

***

Upstairs in the study, Victoria looks behind her at the door to ensure Vinny is still downstairs. She can hear Andrew and Vinny's voices in the living room so she closes the door to the study.

"He's busy now," she whispers to herself. "So, I can look around and see if I can find anything that would open the secret passage. I swear I saw Vinny come out of it the other day."

She moves swiftly towards the bookshelf behind the large desk and starts looking around trying to find something obvious that would open a potential secret door. "It would have to be something easy to find," she says as she scans the shelves. "Nothing too high up cause he would want it to be reachable."

She stops when she sees a small lion figure on a shelf. She tries to pick it up but finds that she is unable too. The object slowly turns however. "What is this?" she asks herself as she continues to rotate the lion. She moves back as part of the bookshelf starts to turn, revealing a secret door.

"My God," she whispers to herself. "There is a secret door here!"

She looks back at the closed door and takes a deep breath. She looks forward into the secret passage way and starts to move inside. She freezes when she can hear voices in the passage way. She arches her eyebrow back to herself.

"Someone is in here," she whispers to herself. "Who could be in here?"

Twin Peaks Executive Hotel

"I can tell that you're not happy with me," Eva tells Will as she puts her blouse back on and starts to do up the buttons. "You wanted us to have a secret affair, didn't you?"

"You know that I've wanted you for a long time," Will says back to her. "So yea, do I want to make love to you again, that would be amazing."

"I'm a married woman," Eva replies to him. "I still love my husband very much. That's why this is a one time thing, Will. I have to make my marriage work."

Will uneasily sighs back to her. "I know you're married Eva," he tells her. "But you're not happy. There's a reason you came back to me. I know you want to make your marriage work but I will be here when you need me because I know that will happen. Dominick doesn't value you and when you realize that, come see me."

The Black House; Helen & Dawn's Home

"If you have something to say, then just say it," Helen looks back at Robin as she feels her blood boil.

"I want you to stay out of my relationship with Adam," Robin snaps back to her. "You have interfered enough. It's time to let Adam move on, and he wants to be with me."

"Great," Helen rolls her eyes back to her. "Now, get out of my house."

Helen moves to the stairs and starts to walk up as she is done with Robin. "Not so fast," Robin moves up behind her. "I told you I wanted to get these things off my chest."

"Robin, I heard what you said," Helen says as she reaches the top of the stairs as Robin arrives at the top as well. "I get it. You and Adam are together now. I have nothing else to say about the matter."

"I want to hear you say it," Robin looks back at her. "I want to hear you say it! I want to hear you say that you're going to give up on having Adam!"

"I'm not going to say anything to you," Helen yells back to her. "Now, get out of my house!"

"Not until you tell me that it's over for you and Adam!"

Helen slaps Robin across the face hard. Robin looks back at her in shock. "You bitch!" Robin sneers at her as she leaps forward and starts fighting with Helen!

The women continue to slap each other and pull each other's hair, screaming out in pain as they do so. They roll closer to the stairwell.

"I am not giving up on Adam!" Helen yells at her as she crawls on top of her and slaps her across the face.

Robin pushes Helen off her, so Helen stumbles back. Robin stands up and wipes some hair out of her face. Helen stands up and lunges towards Robin. This causes Robin to fall backwards, unaware the stairs are right there! Robin falls down the stairs and her body crumbles on the floor below.

"Robin!" Helen gasps out in horror. "Robin! Oh my God!"

Next on One Day at a Time
- Will Robin be okay?
- Nicholas pleads with Andy to reconsider
- Natasha and Tyler have a hard time resisting one another

 
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