Episode 741
 
Mistakes Are only Chemical
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: October 03, 2021

Episode Theme song: "Replica" the xx

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Abby fell down the stairs but she and the baby were okay. She told Andrew, however, that she wanted to keep the baby instead of giving it up for adoption
- Dawn and Cheresa admitted to one another that they still loved each other. Cheresa stunned Dawn by saying that she slept with another woman
- Andy fell off the wagon after being gaslighted by Melissa
- Robin started to cramp during her pregnancy which worried Shane
- Max and Paige shared a close moment. Cassie, meanwhile, drugged Jacob and had sex with him
- Cassie continued to plot against Roboto and Robertson Enterprises

The Sugarbowl

Dawn feels the blood drain from her face as she tries to grasp the words that just left Cheresa's mouth. Dawn and Cheresa had just admitted to each other that they were still in love with each other but before Cheresa would admit that they are officially back together, she dropped a bombshell: she slept with another woman while they were on their break. Dawn never imagined that Cheresa would sleep with someone else and hearing the words have left her feeling like she was just punched in the gut.

"Did you hear what I said?" Cheresa asks her, causing Dawn to snap back into reality. "I'm so sorry that I have to tell you this, Dawn. But, if we are going to get back together, I had to tell you the truth. I couldn't keep this secret from you."

Dawn tries to prevent the tears forming in her eyes but she can't help it. "Please Dawn, say something, say anything."

"I don't believe this," Dawn whispers back to her as a tear falls down her cheek. "I guess I never imagined that this would happen."

"Please know that I never meant to hurt you, it is the last thing that I wanted," Cheresa replies to her quickly. "I just hope that we can move forward and put this all behind it."

"Who was she?" Dawn looks up at Cheresa with her red eyes. "Who did you sleep with?"

"Why does that matter?" Cheresa shakes her head back to Dawn. "Let's just move on, okay?"

"No," Dawn stands firm. "I'm not letting this go until I know who you had sex with Cheresa, so start talking."

Twin Peaks General Hospital

Andrew moves away from Abby's bed and runs his hand through his hair. He came to see Abby this morning to see how she and the baby are feeling from her fall that she took the previous night. Thankfully, mother and child are okay but Abby has just told him that the fall has made her realize that she wants to keep the baby instead of giving it up for adoption. Andrew feels the room spinning as he had always pushed for Abby to give the baby up.

"I'm having a hard time believing this," Andrew finally looks back at Abby, who is still holding her stomach with her hand. "All these months Abs, we have been planning to give the baby up. We have a social worker and everything!"

"I know," Abby nods back to him. "But, I haven't signed any papers or anything. Women are allowed to change their minds about their child, Andrew."

"But," he begins to protest back to her. "Nothing has changed for me, Abby. I still don't feel like I am ready to be a father. I'm not sure that's in the cards for me."

"You don't have to be ready to be a father," she replies to him quickly. "The baby is going to be born whether you're ready or not."

"That's why adoption was such a good plan!" Andrew persists with her.

"It was a good plan for you," Abby snaps back at him. "You've been pushing this idea because you don't want to take responsibility for sleeping with me. Well, that's too damn bad Andrew. I've made up my mind, I'm going to keep the baby."

"And, to hell with what I want?"

"I don't care if you never see me or the baby again," Abby says back to him. "I can raise the child on my own. I wouldn't be the first single mother and I certainly won't be the last."

"You mean that? You are willing to raise the child on your own?" a dumbfounded Andrew asks her back.

Abby nods back to him. "I will do whatever I have to do to keep my baby," Abby tells him. "You have to accept this, Andrew. I'm not going to change my mind again; I'm going to keep my baby. And that is final."

***

"I wasn't expecting to see you again so soon after I stopped by Adam's last night," Shane tells Robin as they stand together at the nurses station in the main lobby of the hospital. Shane stopped by to see Robin the previous night and he was surprised to learn that she suffered a cramp after she saw a close moment between Adam and Helen; Shane was concerned that Robin getting stressed out was impacting their child, so he encouraged her to try to stay calm. "Did you have a good night?"

"It was uneventful," Robin nods back to him. "That's why I wanted to see you. I wanted to let you know that I didn't have any other cramping after you left."

"I am relieved to hear that," Shane admits to her. "When you told me that you cramped, I was really worried. I don't want anything bad to happen to you or the baby."

"I know and I appreciate your concern," Robin tells him. "I am sorry for my words to you last night. I never should have blamed you for Adam's accident. I know it wasn't your fault."

"Don't mention it," Shane smiles back to her. "I know that Adam's memory loss is taking its toll on you. But that's why I need you to stay calm right now. We can't let Adam's status impact you or the baby."

Robin uneasily nods back to him. "Don't worry," Robin tries to smile back to him. "I will do everything I can to stay calm. I want this baby to be healthy just as much as you do."

***

"You guys really didn't have to come to take me home," Andy tells Nicholas and Kim as he stands in his hospital room and packs his bag. He is getting discharged today after he accidently shot himself in the arm when he was drunk and depressed about seeing Reese. Of course, now he knows that he never actually saw Reese, it was all a part of Melissa's plan to gaslight him so he and Nicholas would break up. Andy is still having a hard time understanding how Melissa could be so cruel to him. "I can manage."

"You didn't think we would let you leave here without some sort of fan fair, did you?" Kim smiles as she moves up to Andy and pulls him into a hug. "I'm just glad this nightmare is over, Andy. I was so worried about you."

"We were both worried about you," Nicholas chimes in to Andy. "This nightmare could have ended completely differently."

"Have you heard from Melissa? I'd love to find out why she would put me through months of torture," Andy looks at Nicholas.

"I've tried calling her but she hasn't responded to me," Nicholas admits to him. "But don't worry, she will answer to me, I'll make sure of that."

"I need you guys to know something," Andy tells them as he looks at Kim and then Nicholas. "I am leaving the hospital today but I'm not actually going home."

"Where are you going?" Kim asks him confused.

"I checked myself into a rehab center," Andy admits to them. "I fell off the wagon and I need to get help to get my sobriety back."

"Are you sure this is what you need?" Nicholas asks him. "We just got you back, I'd hate to lose you again."

"I am sure," Andy nods back to him. "Ever since I woke up, I have been craving a drink. I need to get this under control before I can truly return to the land of the living."

"I'm so proud of you," Kim grabs his hand and squeezes it. "You are doing the right thing, and Nicholas and I will be here when you get back."

Nicholas looks at Andy. "She's right," he tells Andy. "I want to ensure you and I can get back on track Andy. After everything that has happened, we deserve some happiness."

"I couldn't agree more," Andy uneasily smiles back to them. "Thanks guys, I really mean that."

Robertson Enterprises; The Studio

Jacob slowly opens the door to the studio and moves inside. He has a splitting headache and feels like he has some type of memory shortage from the previous night. He was at Cassie's apartment and she gave him a glass of wine; the next thing he remembers is waking up in his room at the Calimo mansion this morning, with his head pounding. He wonders if he ended up drinking too much, ubering back to the mansion and blacking out. He wants to ask her what happened but he also doesn't want to continue to conversations with her as he does remember that she was barely wearing any clothing last night when they met.

"You don't look so hot this morning," Max observes to him as he comes out of the black room holding some pictures. "Rough night?"

"You could say that," Jacob says before he takes a sip of water.

"I was with Paige last night," Max reveals to Jacob, who shoots him a look of concern. "She mentioned that you had to run an errand. What kind of errand did you have at that hour of the night?"

"It's really none of your business," Jacob snaps back to Max. "But, if you must know, it was a family thing. Nothing to worry about though."

Max chuckles back to him. "I'm not worried at all," he tells his rival. "Because, I actually enjoy when you're not around. It gives Paige and I time to be alone together and talk about things."

"What are you talking about?"

"In case you haven't noticed, Paige and I are growing closer again Jacob," Max informs him. "It's only a matter of time before she realizes that she still loves me and kicks you to the curb."

"You're crazy," Jacob waves his hand back to him. "Paige and I are engaged and nothing will stop us from getting married. You'll see."

The Cascade Apartments; Apartment 602; Cassie's Home

Cassie lays in her large bed with a huge smile on her face. She still can't believe how well her plan with Jacob worked; before he arrived at her apartment, she put a drug into his glass of wine. Of course, he drank the entire glass and was feeling a little out of it and that's when she pounded. She knew that he wouldn't be able to resist her, and he didn't. They made love on her sofa and then again in her bed; Cassie hasn't felt so great in months, all because she finally got her lover back.

"Even under the influence, he is a great lover," she purrs to herself. "He hasn't lost his touch at all."

She sits up in the bed as she wonders what her next move will be. "He likely doesn't remember anything from last night," she tells herself. "And, I'll keep it that way for now. But soon, I'll tell him everything and he will remember that he does want me. I know that this will work."

She scoots out of the bed and throws a robe over her naked body as she rushes to the kitchen to make some coffee. "And, in the meantime, I can continue to focus on ruining Roboto and Robertson Enterprises. By the time I'm done with those companies, Jacob will realize he loves me and we can leave town together," she giggles to herself. "Yes, my plan is working out perfectly. Nothing will stop me now."

Robertson Enterprises

Dominick sits behind his desk and he types furiously into his laptop as he is trying to catch up on weeks worth of emails. Ever since Eva's affair to Will came out, Dominick has been preoccupied and has let some of his work slide; he knows that he can't allow his company to suffer as a result of Eva's affair. It is bad enough that Roboto is getting ready to release another new product, which will surely impact Robertson's figures.

"Damn you Eva," he pauses as he looks at his bruised knuckles from when he punched Will in the face. "I won't let you ruin my company and my personal life. I will keep my company on top, despite your affair."

He returns his attention to the emails and pauses when he sees one from the accounting department. "What is this?" he asks himself as he opens the email and reads that there is three million dollars missing from various offshore accounts.

"How did we lose three million dollars?" he asks himself in shock. "No, damn it, there must be some mistake!"

He picks up the phone and dials a number. "Get me Barbara in accounting on the phone now," he yells. "I need answers, and I need them now!"

The Sugarbowl

"Answer me Cheresa," Dawn continues to insist back to the woman she loves. "If you really want to move on from this, you will tell me who you slept with!"

Cheresa feels her heart start racing in her chest as she doesn't want to tell Dawn the truth about her affair with Shelley. "I can't," Cheresa insists back to her. "I owe it to her to protect her privacy."

"Ha!" Dawn cackles back to her. "If you wanted to protect her, you wouldn't have said anything at all."

"I wasn't going too," Cheresa admits to her. "But, I couldn't get back together with you while this secret was being kept; if we are going to get back together, then you deserve to know the truth."

"Well, I'm not getting back together with you until you tell me who it was," Dawn glares back at her. "You said it yourself, I deserve to know the truth, so start talking!"

"Fine," Cheresa yells back in frustration. "It was Shelley, okay? Are you happy now? I slept with Shelley!"

Next on One Day at a Time
- Tyler and Natasha have an awkward encounter
- Kim and Robbie are in for a surprise
- Dawn confronts Shelley

 
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