Episode 753
 
Escapes from my Hands
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: November 05, 2021

Episode Theme song: "happiness is a butterfly" Lana Del Rey

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Cassie tied Jacob and Paige up in a garage and drove the rental car towards them
- Jeff, Shane and Max raced to Banff to try to save Paige and Jacob
- Dawn told Adam and Helen that Shelley was dead
- Victoria visited Brett and felt drawn to him

Banff, Canada; The Pyramid Cabins

Paige and Jacob look at one another in horror as the rental car that they picked up in Banff drives towards them quickly! They are still tied to chairs in the garage of their rental cabin as they came to Canada to elope. However, a deranged Cassie soon arrived and once Jacob refused to reunite with her, she pulled a gun on them and moved them to the garage, where she told them that she was going to kill them. Now, she's driving towards them in the garage!

Right before Cassie hits them with the car, the breaks go on and the car stops. Paige and Jacob stop yelling in relief that they are still alive.

Cassie slowly opens the door to the car and steps out. Her high heels clack on the cement floor as she moves around to face her captors.

"I thought you were going to kill us," Jacob looks up at her as sweat drips down his face. "You said you were going too, so why did you stop?"

Cassie chuckles back to him. "You should be thanking me that I stopped driving the car," she replies to him quickly. "I saved your life, momentarily."

"If you're not going to run us over," Paige asks her quickly. "What are you going to do to us, Cassie? How are you going to kill us?"

Cassie smirks back to her. "The slut wants to know how she is going to die," Cassie glares back to her as she pulls her gun and runs the barrel against Paige's cheek. "If you hadn't noticed, the car is still running."

"So, you're going to hit us after all?" Jacob asks her.

"I'm leaving now," Cassie stands up straight and moves to the garage door. "I have a plane to catch. And once this door closes, this room will slowly fill with carbon monoxide, which will slowly kill you both. See, I had this idea," Cassie's eyes sparkle back to them. "Why kill you both quickly when it can be a slow and painful death? That sounds like a much better time, don't you?"

"Cassie, don't do this!" Jacob yells back to her as Cassie moves to be outside of the garage.

Cassie looks at Jacob for a moment longer. "I'm so sorry it has come to this," she tells him. "If only you could have loved me again, Jacob. Things could have been different, so, so different."

The garage door slowly shuts leaving Paige and Jacob trapped inside the garage while the car is still running. Paige looks at Jacob with desperation in her eyes.

"It's really going to happen," she says as a tear runs down her face. "We are going to die in here!"

The Lawson Estate; Greg, Brooke, Brad, Abby & Cheresa's Home

"I can't believe that this is real," a stunned Abby tells Cheresa, who is sitting on the sofa with the rest of her family. Cheresa just finished telling her parents and siblings that she found Shelley dead, and based on what the police say, it was likely a planned attack.

"Darling," Greg looks over at his daughter. "How are you coping? I know firsthand how difficult it can be to see a dead body; I still haven't gotten used to it despite being a doctor."

"I don't know," Chersea's hoarse voice replies to him. "It is one thing for someone to die, it is quite another for someone to be brutally murdered. Simona Lopez said that there were five stab wounds. Would do that to Shelley?"

"What's creepier is the fact that the killer left rose petals on her body," Brooke chimes in. "I'm not sure what that is all about but that seems very odd to me."

"I once worked on a case," Brad replies to everyone. "It was a multiple murder case and the killer left a signature of sorts with each victim."

Cheresa looks back at him in surprise. "You mean, like a serial killer?"

"I'm not saying that's what is going on here but it might be something to consider," Brad says back to her. "That's for the police to uncover, though, Cheresa. Right now, the most important thing is you. What can we do for you right now?"

"Brad is right," Brooke looks at her daughter. "Anything you could possible need, we are here for you."

"I think I just need to be with people right now," Cheresa admits to them. "Let's all stay together? Please don't leave me right now."

"We aren't going anywhere," Abby grabs her sister's hand. "We are right here for you, Cheresa."

The Black House; Adam, Helen & Dawn's Home



"Here's a cup of herbal tea," Helen tells Dawn as she moves into the living room of her house and passes Dawn a mug. "It's hot, so be careful but it should hopefully calm you down."

"I think I'm still in shock that Shelley was found dead like that, by Cheresa, no less," Adam admits to his family. "She must be a wreck right now."

"She was when I left her," Dawn nods back to him before she takes a sip of her tea. "I am struggling but I can't imagine how she is doing having seen Shelley's body."

"The interesting thing is how she was killed," Helen replies to her daughter. "Stabbed multiple times and rose petals covering her body? That is very bizarre."

"I just hope that Simona Lopez is able to find the person or persons responsible for this," Dawn looks back at her family. "Shelley didn't deserve to die and whoever did this, needs to pay. I won't stop until that happens."

The Pampa Grill

"How are things with you and Dominick?" Victoria asks her mother as they sit across from each other in the restaurant, each with a glass of wine in front of them. Victoria knows that her mother and Dominick's marriage has been on thin ice since Eva's affair with Will was revealed. She just hopes that her mother is able to save her marriage.

Eva takes a long sip of her wine before she looks back at her daughter. "About the same," she admits to her. "I'm not sure if he will ever forgive me for sleeping with Will, but I will do anything in my power to make him realize what I did was a mistake."

"You are a determined woman," Victoria purses her lips back together. "I am sure Dominick will come around eventually, Mom."

"I hope so," Eva replies to her quickly. "Anyways, enough of that. What is going on with you? Please tell me you haven't gone back to see Brett Victors again?"

Victoria shakes her head back to her mother. "No, I haven't. But the DNA test did come back and confirmed that Brett is telling the truth. Vinny died in those explosions."

"I can't say that I'm upset by that news."

"Neither am I," Victoria replies to her immediately. "After everything Vinny put us all through, I hope he is rotting in hell. Still, I feel compelled to reach out to Brett to see how he is doing."

"Why would you do that, Victoria?"

"I don't know," she admits. "Part of me feels drawn to him. Don't worry, I will be careful. I know how you feel about the Victors twins."

"With good reason, Victoria!"

"I know, I know," Victoria chuckles back to her. "Listen, I have more news. Something good, for a change."

Eva arches her eyebrow. "What is it?"

"Twin Peaks General Hospital offered me my old job back," Victoria reveals to her. "I had to leave after my multiple personalities split again but since I've been healthy for so long now, they want me to go back to work."

"I think that's a wonderful idea," Eva tells her. "It would be a good distraction for you, don't you think?"

Victoria uneasily nods back to her. "I'm thinking about it, I'll say that much."

Banff, Canada; The Airport

Shane, Jeff and Max depart the private jet that just landed in Banff, Canada. As they walk to the tarmac, they see their rental car waiting for them. They rush to the car and all hop into the back seat.

"Okay, we are here," Jeff tells the other two men as the driver starts the car. "Now, how the hell are we going to find Paige and Jacob? They could be anywhere."

"I say we go to the local police," Shane replies to them. "They might be able to help us more if they know what's going on."

"There's no time," Max shakes his head back to him. "I used an app to track Paige's phone. She last used it about 30 minutes out of town."

"Really? You can do that?" Jeff asks him in surprise. "Let me see your phone for a moment."

Max shows Jeff the screen of his phone. "Paige was last logged on here, it's attached to her Instagram. In her post, she tagged it as the Pyramid Cabins."

"That's not far," Shane notes back to them. "It's worth a shot to head there and see if Paige and Jacob are there."

"Hey driver," Max calls out to the front seat. "We want to go to a place called the Pyramid Cabins, do you know where that is?"

"I do," he replies to the guys. "I'll take you there now."

Shane looks over at Jeff with an uneasy smile on his face. "I hope to God we aren't too late," Shane tells Jeff, as Max gulps heavily.

Meanwhile, inside the airport, Cassie sits in a chair as she waits for her private plane to arrive. She isn't used to flying private but since she stole money from Roboto and Robertson Enterprises, she is able to afford anything now. She looks outside for a moment as she feels water swell in her eyes.

"I am sorry Jacob," she whispers to herself. "But you left me with no choice. You chose that slut over me, and as a result, you had to pay."

***

Meanwhile, in the garage, the car still runs and slowly the carbon monoxide fills the space. Paige looks over at Jacob, who tries to wrestle himself free from the ropes, to no avail.

"It's no use," Paige tells him. "Cassie is going to win, we are going to die."

"No," Jacob continues to try to escape. "This can't be how we go, Paige. We are too young, we have too much to live for."

"Jacob," Paige slowly tells him as her eyes get heavier and heavier. "I love you."

"Paige!" Jacob yells as he sees Paige fall unconscious. "Please, Paige, stay with me, don't leave me! Please don't die!"

Next on One Day at a Time
- Abby goes into labour
- Dominick confronts Kim
- Andy reaches out to someone surprising

 
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