Episode 1312

 

The Sky is Falling
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: July 08, 2026

Episode Theme song: "End of the World" Mylie

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Andy & Logan reconnected after Logan helped Andy beat his rape charges
- Ethan agreed to represent Cheresa while Simona investigated Tara's murder
- Robin & Cory's wedding day arrived
- Natasha interrupted a conversation between Shane & Sophie, where he was telling to keep quiet about their night of sex
- Daisy demanded answers from Frederick
- Paige and Greg connected at a speed dating event
- Stephanie told Cassie she had to help her get her job back - or else

The Cascade Apartments; Cassie, Jacob, & Carter's Home

There is a thick tension between Stephanie and Cassie as they face one another in the small kitchen of Cassie's apartment. Cassie is, already, running late to attend Cory and Robin's wedding but when she was about to leave, she found Stephanie at her doorstep. Stephanie, then, told Cassie that she would need to tell the truth about what happened the day they had their fight, which resulted in Cassie's miscarriage, or she would ruin her life.

Cassie breaks out into laughter at the words that Stephanie just told her. "You're going to ruin my life?" she says through her laughs. "You're pathetic, Stephanie. There is absolutely nothing you can do to ruin my life."

Stephanie puts her hand on her hip as she glares back at her. "Do you really want to take that chance, Cassie? You should know that I am a very determined woman."

"Woman?"

"Do not question my gender," Stephanie warns her. "You are messing with the wrong woman. I will repeat what I said: you will go to Shane and tell him that I did not attack you, which means I did not cause your miscarriage, and if you fail to do this, I will ruin your perfect little life you have here with Jacob and Carter. Do I make myself perfectly clear?"

 
 

St. Joseph's Church

Sophie gulps heavily as she looks back at her mother, Natasha, who has just approached her and Shane in the church. Shane had just been telling Sophie not to say anything about their night of sex when Natasha approved them. Sophie and Shane are, now, worried that Natasha overheard their conversation and will be furious with them.

"What night were you two just talking about?" Natasha asks them again, wondering what her fiancé and daughter were discussing when she approached them.

"Uh, I…I have to get these bouquets to Robin and Leah," Sophie informs everyone. "Excuse me."

Natasha and Shane look at one another in surprise before Natasha watches her daughter rush away. "Is it me or was Sophie desperate to get away from me?"

"She is one of the bridesmaids," Shane reminds her. "She probably has a million things left to help Robin with before the ceremony."

"I suppose that is true," Natasha tells him. "I guess that leaves you and me; what were you and my daughter talking about? What night? And what happened that night?"

Shane gulps heavily. "It's no big deal," he lies to her. "We were just talking about last night and if she had any jitters since she is helping Robin today. That's all."

"Ah, that makes sense," Natasha smiles back to him. "Today is a big day for Sophie; her father is marrying the woman that he has loved for years. I know firsthand about that," she says as she thinks back to the time when Cory was torn between her and Robin.

"I also am well aware considering I have two children with the bridge," Shane uneasily chuckles. "But today is about love and how it always wins. And that's what we need to focus on."

"You're right, and by the way, I love you."

"I love you too, Nat," Shane leans over and kisses her on the lips. "More than you'll ever know."

***

Outside the church, Trenyce, Chris, Adam, and Helen stand together as Simona faces them. The detective has arrived at the church and wanted to question the four of them before the wedding began as she is still doing her investigation into Tara's murder.

"Thank you all for meeting with me," Simona tells the group as she opens her note pad. "Chris and Trenyce, I know you were not invited to the wedding today, so I appreciate you coming to the church."

"We will do anything we can to help prove that Cheresa is innocent," Chris replies to the detective. "You have to understand that you've arrested the wrong person responsible for Tara's death."

"I'll be the judge of that," Simona tells him quickly. "Now, the night of May the 6th, you were all on the pier when Cheresa and Tara came face to face, is that correct?"

"Yes, that's correct," Helen says back to her. "Everyone, including Cheresa, was shocked to see Tara as we all thought that she was still in jail."

"But Tara taunted us by revealing that she had been released from jail," Adam explains to the detective.

"And Cheresa, she wasn't very happy with Tara being out of jail, was she?" Simona asks the group next.

"What kind of question is that?" Trenyce huffs back to the detective. "No, of course, she wasn't happy! Tara kidnapped Cheresa and held her hostage for weeks. Then, she brainwashed Dawn, which resulted in people dying, and Dawn almost killing me and Daisy; we…we almost Dawn herself as a result. Can you blame my daughter for not being happy that Tara was a free woman? She was a monster!"

"Let me rephrase my question," Simona says. "Did you all hear Cheresa threaten Tara that night?"

The group look at one another with worried faces. The last thing that they want to do is to provide more evidence that Cheresa might have been the one to kill Tara, but they all realize that they can't lie to the detective.

"We…we did hear that," Trenyce admits back to her. "But that doesn't mean that Cheresa took Tara's life! That's not possible, Simona. Tell me you grasp that!"

"That's all the questions I have," Simona says as she closes her notebook. "Enjoy the wedding and I'll be in touch if I have more questions for you."

Twin Peaks Police Station

In a small integration room at the police station, Ethan and Cheresa sit across from one another. Cheresa looks at Ethan, who is reviewing his notes, and hopes that he is able to help her get out of these charges that Simona filed against her as she knows that she didn't kill Tara.

"I can't thank you enough for taking my case," Cheresa finally breaks the silence between them. "I owe Abby a lot of coming to you and asking you to represent me."

"Hey, we are practically family," Ethan replies to her. "I will do anything I can to help. But we need to go over some aspects of the case first."

"I am an open book," Cheresa tells him. "I didn't kill anyone, including Tara, so ask me anything and I will be honest with you."

"Alright," Ethan says. "When I am looking at Simona's notes, it seems like you threatened Tara. Is that true?"

"I mean, yes, I guess it is," Cheresa sighs back to him. "You have to understand though; I was in complete shock by seeing her walking free. I had absolutely no idea that she was going to be freed."

"I understand that," Ethan replies to her. "But when you threatened her, you were people, right? Your parents, Chris and Trenyce, and Dawn's parents, Adam and Helen?"

"Yes, I was."

"The problem with that," Ethan looks over at her. "Is that Simona now has four witnesses that can testify that they heard you threaten the woman who ended up dead."

"Right," Cheresa feels her heart sink. "But at the same time, those four people would be able to say that they know that I am not capable of murder."

"That's a good point," Ethan says. "The other issue, though, is the black garbage of evidence that Simona found under your bed. Do you have any idea how that got there?"

"I have no idea," Cheresa admits to him. "But Ethan, think about it, if I had killed Tara, do you really think I would have been stupid enough to leave evidence under my bed? Someone is setting me up, and I need you, and my family, to figure out who that could be. Because my entire future is depending on it."

St. Joseph's Church

Paige moves into the church and sees an open pew that she moves into to grab a seat for the wedding. As she sits down, she opens her purse and pulls out her phone. She is about to check her messages, when she sees a shadow of someone about to sit next to her. She looks up and sees Greg about to sit next to her. Immediately, she recalls how they connected at the speed dating event a few nights earlier.

"Is this seat taken?" Greg asks her as she giggles back to him.

"It is now," she winks back to him. "It's fancy seeing you here."

"I saw you and couldn't help but come over and say hi," he admits to her. "I…I really did have a good time with you the other night, Paige."

"I am surprised to say that I also had a nice time, Greg," Paige tells her. "But as good of a time as that was, I think it was just a moment in time."

"You're probably right," Greg sighs back to her. "I…I have a lot on my plate right now to really even be thinking about dating."

"You are talking about Cheresa, aren't you?" Paige asks him.

He nods as he looks back at her. "I am scared that my daughter is going to go jail for something she didn't do."

Paige finds herself reaching her hand to touch Greg's. "Have faith," Paige whispers back to him. "You have to believe that it will work out; the truth, it always has a way of coming out. Trust that it will happen with Cheresa too."

Greg looks at their touching hands and then looks back at Paige. "I hope you're right. I really hope that you're right."

The Tower's; Floor One; Andy's Condo

"I'm glad that we are spending the day together," Andy tells Logan as they sit next to one another on the sofa in his condo. In front of them are a pair of drinks that Andy has made for them to enjoy. Andy is just grateful that he and Logan have been able to reconnect after the horrible trial that Meggan put them through. "It's nice to reconnect."

"That it is," Logan licks his lips back to him. "And again, I feel like I have to apologize for my mother. I wish I understood what was making her be so crazy."

Andy chuckles back to him before he takes a sip of his cocktail. "I actually ran into your parents last night. I went for a walk and she approached me in the park."

"Oh God," Logan groans back to him. "How bad was it?"

"I asked her to leave me alone, and she said she would when I left you alone," Andy reveals to him. "But there's a small problem with that."

"What is the problem?" Logan asks him back quickly.

"I like you, Logan," Andy tells him. "I mean, I really like you."

Logan smiles back to him as he feels his cheeks flush. "If I am honest, I really like you too, Andy. This time of us exploring together, it's been amazing."

Andy chuckles to him as he leans over and kisses him on the lips. "I think we should continue all kinds of exploring together."

"I couldn't agree more," Logan whispers back to him before he leans over and kisses him again.

The Riverstone Winery; Santa Barbara

"Don't just stand there," Daisy glares over at her father as she, Latrice, and Andrew stand in the living room of the winery looking at Frederick, who has just told her that he will explain how Latrice could, possibly, be her daughter. Daisy has no idea what Frederick is talking about, because the only time that she was ever pregnant, she terminated the pregnancy because the father was Vinny, and she didn't want to raise the child alone as Vinny died. Beyond that, Vinny had turned into a crazed man. The last thing she wanted was to have his child. "Tell me, exactly, how any of this insane story is possible, Frederick."

"We all have the right to these answers," Andrew huffs back over to Frederick. "So, I agree with Daisy, it's time that you start talking and telling us what is going on here."

"I must admit that I, too, am curious," Latrice says as she looks at Frederick. "How could you say that Daisy is my mother?"

"Because it is the truth," Frederick finally speaks. "I am a doctor, in case you had forgotten."

"What does you being a doctor have to do with any of this?" Daisy asks him next.

"Do you remember when you were pregnant, Daisy?" Frederick asks her as she gulps. "You had slept with Vinny because you believed that he was his brother. You ended up pregnant, but Vinny was killed."

"How could I forget?" Daisy asks him next. "It was the darkest time in my life. I…I didn't know what to do. Finding out that I was pregnant by a lunatic was devastating for me. That's why I decided to terminate the pregnancy."

"I knew that you were struggling," Frederick explains to her. "That is when I made some calls to the clinic that you went too. I…I didn't want my grandchild to die."

"What the hell are you talking about?" Andrew asks him. "What did you do?"

"I had the embryo removed from Daisy," Frederick continues to tell everyone. "I was able to pay another woman to carrying the embryo until Latrice came into this world. So, you see, I saved your daughter from death, Daisy."

Daisy feels the blood drain from her face as shock comes over her. She can't believe that Frederick would do this.

"Daisy, are you okay?" Andrew asks her as he can tell that she is in shock.

"How…how…dare…you…" Daisy shouts back at Frederick. "I…I don't know how you could have done this, Frederick! You're…You're a monster!"

The Cascade Apartments; Cassie, Jacob, & Carter's Home

"Your threats are not going to work with me," Cassie huffs back to Stephanie as they continue to face off in her apartment. "You have nothing on me, Stephanie. Now, get the hell out of my apartment! I am not going to waste one more minute of my life with this non-sense."

Stephanie chuckles back to her. "You think I'm playin' don't you?" Stephanie asks her quickly. "But the thing is, Cassie. I know…I know your deepest darkest secret. And I'm not afraid to expose it if I have too."

Cassie looks back at her with an arched eyebrow. "What are you talking about?"

"Carter," Stephanie whispers back to him. "I know the truth about your son, Cassie." The words hit Cassie like a ton of bricks as she gulps heavily. "Now, do you understand how serious I am? You stop messing with my life, or this perfect little world you've created will come tumbling down around you."

St. Joseph's Church

Cory waits at the alter as the wedding march begins to play in the church. The wedding guests, then, start to stand up as Robin appears at the back of the aisle and she slowly starts walking down the aisle. Cory feels his heart skip a beat at the sight of Robin as she looks stunning in her off the shoulder white gown.

"You are the most beautiful woman in the world," Cory whispers to her as she reaches him and they grasp hands together.

"Thank you my love," she replies to him. "Are you ready to become my husband?"

"I have never been more ready for anything in my life," he smiles back to her.

"Dearly beloved we are gathered here today," the minister begins the ceremony. "To witness the coming together of this man, Cory Calvin, and this woman, Robin Navy, in holy matrimony. Before we continue, does anyone present have due reason for these two to not become husband and wife?"

"I have something to say," a voice calls out from the back of the church.

The guests all turn around and gasp out loud. Cory and Robin look back in shock.

"Penny?" Cory asks as the blonde farmer stands at the back of the church with a sly grin on her face.

Next on One Day at a Time
- Why is Penny back in town?
- Kim hears Tyler discussing Bobby

 
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