Episode 1267

 

I'll Hold Your Hurt
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: February 18, 2026

Episode Theme song: "imperfect for you" ariana grande

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Robbie told Madeline he wanted a DNA test on Bobby to confirm her story was true
- Adam & Helen returned to Twin Peaks to support Dawn. Daisy asked Leah and Bryce to
bring Felicia back to town so Frederick would agree to help Dawn
- Andrew and Daisy came face to face
- Jarrod told Nicholas not to feel bad about Andy's drinking
- Sergio confronted Donovan about his friendship with Jarrod
- Stephanie and Jacob came face to face
 
The Pink Flamingo
 
Donovan sits at the bar of the restaurant with some lunch in front of him. While he eats
the salad that is in front of him, he can't help but think about earlier in the day when
Sergio arrived at his office and asked him about his relationship with Jarrod. Donovan
realizes that his relationship with Jarrod is just friendly, but he wishes that Sergio would
realize that as well. Deep down, however, Donovan knows that Sergio's insecurities
stem from his affair with Lukas; ever since then, Sergio has struggled to truly trust him
again, and this is the latest chapter in that.
 
"I don't know how I can make him trust me completely again, but I need to find a way
too," Donovan whispers to himself before he takes a bite of his salad. "I don't want to
have a relationship where my partner doesn't trust me."
 
He pulls out his phone and pulls up his most recent text conversation with Sergio. He
puts his fork down so he can type a message to him. "Please believe me when I tell you
that Jarrod and I are just friends; I am with you and only you. xo."
 
He puts the phone down and wonders if Sergio will respond back to him. Donovan
shakes his head when he doesn't get an immediate reply, but he tries to tell himself that
Sergio might just be busy at the police station.
 
"I hope that's all it is," he tells himself. "I really hope that's all it is."

 
 

The One Day House
 
Nicholas sits behind his desk in his office at the One Day House looking over some
intake forms. Some of the guests that were at the One Day House over the Christmas
holiday's have moved on, so he is reviewing some applicants for new potential people to
stay there.
 
He is finding it incredibly difficult to stay focused on the applicant's, however, as he is
still thinking about the fact that Andy Is drinking again. When he and Kim visited Andy,
he lashed out at Nicholas and blamed him for his drinking because he decided to go
back to Jarrod and give their relationship a chance. Nicholas can't help but feel like he is

responsible for Andy's drinking. What is also troubling him is that, earlier, Jarrod
snapped at him when Nicholas tried to explain how he was feeling.
 
He looks up when he hears a knock on the office door. He feels his heart skip a beat
when he sees Jarrod standing there.
 
"I…I hope I'm not interrupting," Jarrod says as he moves into the office. "I…I wanted to
see you though."
 
"I am busy today," Nicholas replies to him quickly. "But I can make some time for you."
 
"Thanks," Jarrod forces a smile on his face. "The truth is, Nicholas, I didn't like how
things were left at the house earlier."
 
"I didn't either," Nicholas admits to him. "I…I was trying to explain to you that I have guilt
over Andy's drinking and I feel like you snapped at me."
 
"I did," Jarrod nods back to him. "And I'm sorry about that. I don't want Andy's decision
to come between us."
 
"Neither do I," Nicholas looks back at him. "But my feelings are valid; and I do feel guilty
about his current situation."
 
"I am sorry that you feel that way," Jarrod sighs back to him. "I…I want you to know that
I'm here if I can help in anyway."
 
Nicholas pulls his lover into a hug as he feels tears swell in his eyes. "Thanks Jarrod,
that's all I really needed."
 
The Sugarbowl
 
Daisy looks at Andrew and feels her heart start to race. She was having a latte when
Andrew approached her and told her that they needed to talk; Daisy can't help but
wonder if this is the moment that she has been longing for: the moment when Andrew
forgives her. Ever since the truth came out the previous year that she changed Tinah's
paternity test results, she and Andrew have been estranged the point that he even
moved out of the condo that they had purchased.
 
"Andrew, of course we can talk," Daisy finally responds to him. "Do you want me to get
you a coffee or…"
 
"Nah, I'm good, thanks though," Andrew tells her as he sits next to her at the window
bar. "How are your legal courses going?"
 
Daisy smiles back to him as she remembers telling him that she was taking some law
courses online so she can become a lawyer; because of her history as the mayor, she
only needs a few courses before she would be able to become a lawyer. After everything she has gone through the last few years, she felt like this was a great new start for her.
 
"They are great," she nods back to him. "I only have a couple more and I'll be done. I've
been doing them in the evening since I'm alone now."
 
"Yea," Andrew nervously chuckles back to her. "I think it's going to stay that way for a
while longer."
 
Daisy arches her eyebrow. "Oh. I…I thought…"
 
"That I was here to get back together?" Andrew finishes her thought. "I'm sorry Daisy but that's not what I wanted to tell you."
 
"Then what's going on?"
 
"I'm leaving Twin Peaks," Andrew admits to her as Daisy gasps back to him. "I got a job
and I'm going to take it."
 
"A job? What kind of job did you get that you have to leave town?" Daisy asks him, suddenly feeling crushed that her idea of them reuniting is dashed.
 
"Frederick suggested I go back to the winery in Santa Barbara and I run the estate,"
Andrew reveals to her. "At first I was skeptical because I just got Tinah back in my life,
but after thinking about it, I'm going to take it. I think the break from the drama here will
be exactly what I need."
 
"I…I see," Daisy gulps back to him. "I hate to see you go, especially since I feel like there is still a lot between us unresolved."
 
"Maybe when I'm back we can talk," Andrew looks back at her. "But I wanted you to hear this news from me."
 
Twin Peaks General Hospital
 
Stephanie finishes picking up the papers from her files that scattered on the floor when
she, literally, ran into Jacob in the hallway of one of the corridor's of the hospital. She
had been racing to the nurses station, thinking about the fact that she uncovered a
secret about Cassie: she had a paternity test run on Carter while she was still pregnant.
Given Cassie's history, Stephanie knows that this could mean that Jacob isn't Carter's
father, but she has no proof of that yet. She was thinking about whether or not she
should tell Jacob the truth or not.
 
"Did you hear me?" Jacob asks her with a giggle. "What were you thinking about that
you were paying attention to where you were going?"

 Stephanie finally stands up straight again and grabs some of the files from Jacob's
hand. "You know, I can't actually say," she tells him. "One of my patients is going
through a difficult time, and there is such a thing as patient-doctor confidentially."
 
"That makes sense," Jacob nods back to her. "I know you take your job seriously, Steph. Its part of what makes you a great doctor."
 
Stephanie smiles back to him as she realizes that this is exactly why she misses having
him in her life; he always had a way to make her feel better, really without even trying.
 
"You've always been so kind to me, Jacob," Stephanie looks back at him. "I don't know
that I deserve that."
 
"You do deserve nice things," Jacob tries to tell her. "I don't know what happened that
made you want to not be friends anymore, but deep down, I still care for you and always
want the best for you."
 
"I still care too," Stephanie admits to him. "More than you'll ever know, but what I said, it
has to remain; we have to not be friends right now. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to
get these files to the nurses station."
 
Dominick's Townhouse
 
Leah and Bryce look at one another nervously one as they stand in the living room of
Dominick's townhouse. They know that they left Jeff in the storage locker room earlier in
the day as they told him that they had kidnapped him because they wanted him to help
prove that Victoria framed Leah all those months ago at Robertson Enterprises. They
hope that they have gotten through to Jeff but they left him alone to think about what he
will do next.
 
In the meantime, they have invited Robin and Tyler to the house to share with them
Daisy's idea to bring Felicia back to town so he will help Dawn with her brainwashing.
They told Daisy that they would have to talk to their family about this first because they
all worked so hard on getting Felicia away from Frederick.
 
"Thanks for coming today," Leah announces to her family.
 
"I'm afraid I can't stay too long, I have an important meeting at Robertson that I have to
get too," Tyler says before he takes a sip of his coffee. "What is this all about?"
 
"It is about Felicia," Bryce cryptically tells everyone. "We have some information that we
needed to talk to you all about."
 
"Is Felicia okay?" Robin asks quickly.
 

"Yes, she's fine," Leah replies to everyone. "Frederick, however, is back in town. And he's made a request."
 
"Let me guess," Tyler rolls his eyes back. "He wants Felicia to come home?"
 
"He does," Bryce nods back to his Uncle. "But there's a reason why we might want to have Felicia come home."
 
"Really?" Robin asks in confusion. "What could that be? We worked so hard to get Felicia away from Frederick, why bring her home?"
 
"It's a long story," Leah sighs as she begisn to explain to her sister. "Dawn Black was
brainwashed and she's fallen into a catatonic state."
 
"What?" Tyler gasps back to her. "That's insane!"
 
"It is," Bryce continues to tell them. "Dawn's girlfriend, Cheresa, thought that Frederick
could help Dawn get out of this state; when Daisy spoke to Frederick about it, he agreed
to help Dawn…if Felicia came back to town."
 
"That son of a bitch is using a young woman's health to get Felicia back?" Robin gasps back at him. "That's uncalled for!"
 
"Regardless of what this is," Leah tells her quickly. "Dawn needs help. And accordingly to Dominick, Felicia is in a very good place right now. So the question is: do we risk bringing Felicia home to help Dawn? Or do we protect Felicia at all costs?'
 
The Lawson Estate; Abby, Ethan, Cheresa, & Georgina's Home
 
Cheresa storms into the foyer of the lavish home that she lives in with her sister, Ethan,
and her niece, Georgina. Waiting for her are Adam and Helen as they are headed to the
hospital to see Dawn. Cheresa, however, really wants to talk to her girlfriends parents
before they leave for the hospital.
 
"Sorry to keep you waiting," Cheresa explains to them as she approaches them. "I had
to make some adjustments with my calendar."
 
"I hope everything is okay," Helen replies to her with an arched eyebrow.
 
"Yes, everything is fine," Cheresa nods back to her. "Before we go, I did want to talk to you two."
 
"Can this wait? We are eager to go see Dawn," Adam tells her quickly.
 

"It is about Dawn," Cheresa explains to him. "Before we go, I need you two to realize that Dawn is the not the same girl she once was; she's in this catatonic state, so she won't be able to communicate with you."
 
"You've explained that already," Helen tells her. "We are bracing ourselves for that."
 
"And deep down, we hope that us being there will help her," Adam says back to Cheresa.
 
"Okay, if you two are ready, then we can go. I…I just wanted you to know what was happening with her before we got there," Cheresa tells them. "Let's go see Dawn?"
 
Robertson Enterprises
 
Tyler steps off the elevator at Robertson Enterprises and makes a beeline towards the
CEO office. His mind is racing over the fact that Leah and Bryce asked the family if they
should bring Felicia home; he has no idea what the right answer is right now, but they
all agreed to think about it and connect again at a later time.
 
After the family meeting ended, he raced to the Robertson Enterprises tower as he has
a meeting that couldn't wait. As he opens the door to the office, however, he sees
Madeline staring out the window of the high raise.
 
"Madeline," Tyler says in surprise. "I…I didn't know you were back? The last time I saw Robbie, he said you disappeared."
 
Madeline slowly turns to face him and, immediately, he can tell that something is wrong as her eyes are red from crying. "What's wrong?"
 
"Robbie found me," Madeline whispers back to him. "Oh Tyler, this is all a mess."
 
"What happened?" Tyler asks her as he pulls her towards him and they sit next to one another on the sofa.
 
"I…I went to the cabin to clear my head," Madeline tells him. "You see, the guilt of taking Kim's baby was haunting me. I…I needed time for me."
 
"That makes sense," Tyler nods back to her. "Do you feel better now?"
 
"Robbie found me at the cabin," Madeline uneasily looks back at him. "And…I did something that you won't like."
 
"What?" Tyler asks her with intent. "What did you do?"
 

"I…I told him the truth," she admits to him. "I told him that baby Bobby is his son with Kim. Robbie knows the truth," she reveals to him as Tyler feels the blood drain from his face, as he realizes that he might lose his wife now.
 
Roboto
 
Kim steps off the elevator at Roboto and she moves towards the main office. She hasn't
been at the office for a while as she wanted to give herself some time and space to heal
from her divorce from Robbie, but she knows that she couldn't stay away forever. She,
especially, knows that the company is probably working in overdrive to counter
Robertson's success RELax launch last year. She hopes that she is in a good enough head space to contribute positively to that cause.
 
She opens the door to the main office and moves inside. She moves to the bar to pour
herself a cup of coffee. After she has her cup, she turns and sees Robbie standing up from behind the main desk.
 
"Robbie," she says startled at the sight of her former husband. "I…I didn't see you there."
 
"Clearly," Robbie replies to her as his head starts to race over the fact that they share a son together. "How are you Kim?"
 
"Just fine," she replies to him. "How are you?"
 
"I'm alright," Robbie gulps back to her. "I'm glad you're here because we need to talk, Kim, and this…well…it can't wait."
 
Next on One Day at a Time

- Will Robbie tell Kim the truth?
- Leah and Bryce return to Jeff
- Donovan and Sergio grow closer

 

Episode 1268

 

Poison on the Inside
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: February 18, 2026

Episode Theme song: "Disease" Lady Gaga

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Madeline told Tyler that she told Robbie the truth about baby Bobby. Robbie and Kim came face to face
- Donovan vowed to make Sergio realize that he was the only man for him
- Stephanie and Jacob reconnected at the hospital
- Will asked the Judge to see his case early to stop Paige from giving their child up for adoption
- Leah and Bryce told Jeff they kidnapped him and would let him go if he agreed to get Victoria to admit she framed Leah for the missing funds from Robertson Enterprises. Victoria, meanwhile, went to Simona as Jeff was missing

Roboto

Robbie gulps heavily as he faces Kim in the main office at Roboto. He had been working alone when Kim showed up and poured herself a cup of coffee. It is the first time Robbie has come face to face with his former wife since Madeline revealed to him that Bobby is really his son with Kim; he has told Madeline that he wants a DNA test to confirm that this is true, but now that he is facing Kim, he finds himself wanting to tell her the truth.

Kim takes a sip of her coffee. "You have always been dramatic," she giggles back to him. "What is it that you have to tell me that can't wait, Robbie? What is so urgent?"

Robbie gulps back to her. His mind is racing a million miles per minute. On one hand, he wants to scream out the truth to her: Bobby is their son! He didn't die after all, and this was all apart of Madeline's master plan to try to get them back together. But on the other hand, the last thing he wants is to get her hopes up; because if Madeline's claim isn't true, he would have hurt her all over again.

"Robbie?" Kim looks back at him with intent. "You just told me that you had something to tell me, and now you're silent? What is wrong? You're…you're starting to scare me….what's going on?"

"Sorry," he shakes his head coming back into reality. "I…I do have something to tell you and it can't wait. But Kim…please…brace yourself. Because what I'm about to tell you, it will change everything."

 
 

The Richardson Estate; Meggan, Donovan, & Lukas' Home

Upstairs in the study, the room has been transformed into the setting of a romantic dinner. There is a large fire roaring in the fireplace, with a table in the middle of the room. On the table, there is a bottle of champagne chilling, two red roses, and a meal for two.

Across from the table, Donovan and Sergio are enjoying the champagne and the food that the chef has prepared for them while soft jazz music plays in the background.

"This is all very nice," Sergio tells Donovan as he takes a bit of his medium-rare steak. "I didn't realize you were going to go to all of this trouble when you asked me for dinner."

Donovan chuckles back to him. "The truth is, I wanted to surprise you, Sergio," he tells him before he takes a sip of his champagne. "I really wanted to show you with more than words how much you mean to me and how much I mean it when I say that Jarrod and I are just friends."

"I appreciate the gesture," Sergio admits to him. "I do think that sometimes actions speak louder than words, and this is one of those times."

"I know that I'm still working to regain your trust," Donovan says back to him. "But I hope that you will continue to give me the chance to do that."

"I am willing to do that," Sergio smiles at him. "Now, how about you come over here and give me a kiss?"

Donovan smiles back to him as he stands up and moves over to the other side of the table, where he bends down and kisses Sergio passionately. "Suddenly, I think I'm in the mood for dessert," Donovan winks back at him.

"I thought you'd never ask," Sergio purrs back to him as they start to kiss again and they make their way to the sofa that is in the study.

***

Meanwhile, downstairs, Logan opens the front door of the house and moves inside. He had been at the Sugarbowl earlier and he came face to face with Andy; the previous night, they had been drinking, heavily, and they ended up having sex. When they came face to face, however, neither one of them spoke about it; in fact, they acted like nothing had happened. On one hand, Logan is grateful that he didn't have to speak about it because he doesn't know what to make of it. All of his life, he has believed he was straight, but the previous night proved otherwise. But, he still would have liked to hear Andy's thoughts on what happened between them.

"I need a drink to clear my head," he whispers back to himself as he makes a beeline towards the living room. Once he gets to the living room, however, he freezes when he sees someone looking out the large bay window.

"Mom?" he calls out in shock as Meggan slowly turns around and faces her son.

"Hello Logan," Meggan replies to him as she purses her lips together. "I'm home, and I'm here to stay!"

Twin Peaks Law Courts

Paige wraps her jacket around her to keep the cold air from nipping at her as she walks up the concrete stairs towards the Law Courts. She is furious over the fact that Will was able to get a last minute court junction to hear his side of her decision to give their child up for adoption. The fact is, she still believes that it is her decision to make and she is furious that Will has gone to this length. Beyond that, she had to get released from the hospital early so she could attend the court hearing.

She freezes when she gets to the foyer and sees Will talking to his lawyer, Josh Levitt. She sighs and moves up to him quickly.

"I hope you're happy," she sneers at Will, who looks back at her. "I was barely able to get the doctors to discharge me to even show up to this fiasco."

Will arches his eyebrow back to her. "I thought you told me that you were going to get released today or tomorrow?"

"The doctors wanted to do another round of tests to ensure I was healing from the c-section," Paige informs him. "That was put on hold because I told them what you were trying to do."

"I would say I'm sorry but it would be a lie," Will admits to her. "I am doing what I think is best for my son."

"This is my decision!" Paige yells at him. "You won't take that away from me! I won't let you!"

"Okay, let's stay calm," Josh comes between them. "The Judge will hear both sides and make his decision…"

"You won't get away with this," Paige warns Will as she glares at him. "I won't let you!"

Twin Peaks General Hospital

Stephanie sits behind her desk at the hospital with her mind racing over the fact that she and Jacob just saw one another. Well, she and Jacob just ran into each other, literally, as she wasn't paying attention to where she was going and she collided into him. After they both realized that they were not injured, they spoke and admitted to one another that they still cared for each other. However, Stephanie told him that they still couldn't be friends because she knows that she has to deal with Cassie's looming threat of exposing her as a transwoman.

However, Stephanie knows that she might have figured out one of Cassie's secrets: she uncovered that Cassie had a paternity test completed on Carter while she was still pregnant with him. This means that Cassie would have suspected, all along, that Jacob wasn't Carter's father, and she would have known the truth with the second and third DNA tests were completed on Carter. What this all means is that Jacob might not be Carter's father.

"I was torn about telling Jacob the truth," Stephanie whispers to herself. "Because I don't know anything for certain; but after talking to him and hearing him admit that he still cares for me, I have to tell him the truth. He has ever right to know that Carter might not be his son."

Twin Peaks Police Station

Victoria tapes her foot over and over on the concrete floor of the police station as she sits in one of the plastic chairs that is outside of Simona's office. Victoria is back at the station to see Simona to see if she has any updates on Jeff's whereabouts; Victoria still hasn't heard from Jeff and she is really starting to worry that something horrible has happened to him. She knows that it is not like him to have gone this long without reaching out to her.

"Victoria, hi, thanks for waiting, please come in," Simona says as she opens the door to her office. Victoria stands up and quickly moves insides the detective's office before Simona closes the door behind her. "Sorry for the delay."

"It's fine," Victoria sits across from Simona. "I am just hoping that you have an update on Jeff's whereabouts.? When I was earlier, you said that you would open a case for his disappearance."

Simona nods back to her. "I have done that, yes," she reveals to her. "I did that on an exception since it was before the time period of a missing person."

"I appreciate that," Victoria says.

"I have looked into his banking, he hasn't made any large purchases to suggest he left town," Simona tells her. "I do want to wait until he is an official missing person before I contact his family, just to ensure we don't create unnecessary worry."

"Okay, but please, as soon as that time comes, contact anyone and everyone," Victoria pleads with her. "I need to find him, I need to know where Jeff is."

The Dockside Storage Lockers

Bryce and Leah open the door to the storage locker and move inside quickly. Leah closes the door quickly to ensure no one sees them. Once the door is closed, they look at another and given an unsettling nod. They, then, start to walk to the middle of the locker, where Jeff remains tied to a chair. They had kidnapped Jeff and brought him to the locker room because they want him to help them prove that Victoria set Leah up with the missing funds from Robertson Enterprises. They both hope that if Jeff can prove that Victoria framed Leah, he will realize that she is a monster and it will break the two of them up.

"We are back," Leah tells Jeff as she removes his mouth gag. "Do you want some water?"

Jeff nods back to her as his throat is too raw to speak before he has water. Leah opens a bottle of water and puts it to his mouth; he quickly drinks it down quickly before she looks back at Bryce.

"Have you thought about our proposal?" Bryce asks his father. "Will you help us prove that Victoria framed Leah?"

"I…I still think you two have lost your minds," Jeff groans back to his family. "You kidnapped me to get me to help you? I could go to Simona Lopez and press charges!"

"You won't do that," Leah shakes her head back to him. "Because deep down, you want to know the truth about Victoria as well, Jeff. You should know the truth about the woman you're sleeping with."

"I know the truth," Jeff shakes his head back to her. "Victoria wouldn't do this, but I will ask try to get the truth from her."

"You made the right decision," Bryce tells his father. "And now, we will let you go, but if it was this easy for us to kidnap you this time, we can, and will, do it again if you betray us."

"Don't threaten me," Jeff says. "Now, I agreed to help you, untie me! I need to get out of here!"

Robertson Enterprises

Tyler feels the blood drain from his face as he sits next to Madeline on the sofa in the CEO office of Robertson Enterprises. He arrived to work and saw Madeline waiting for him; Madeline, then, revealed to him that she told Robbie the truth about baby Bobby: she induced Kim's labour, delivered her baby, lied to her that she miscarried, and has been raising the child as her own ever since. Tyler realizes that if Kim learns the truth, his marriage could be over because this could push her and Robbie back together.

"I…I don't think I heard you correctly," Tyler manages to finally tell her. "You…you told Robbie the truth?"

Madeline uneasily nods back to him. "I did," she tells him. "The guilt was driving me insane, Tyler. I…I was hearing these voices in my head telling me how horrible I was and that I was going to hell. That's why I left and went to the cabin; I…I was trying to get rid of these voices."

"Do you feel better now?"

"I do, actually," Madeline says back to him. "The voices, they stopped as soon as I told Robbie the truth. I…I needed to set myself free from this nightmare."

"Well that's fine and dandy for you," Tyler grits his teeth back to her. "But the fact is, Madeline, you dragged me into this months ago by telling me the truth! If Kim finds out that I knew about this and didn't tell her, my marriage will be over!"

"Just stay calm," Madeline tries to tell her former lover. "I never mentioned your name to Robbie; no one knows that you knew about this Tyler, and no one ever has to know."

"You better hope so," Tyler warns her. "Because I won't lose my marriage, I won't lose Kim."

Roboto

"Well, what is it? What do you have to tell me, Robbie?" Kim asks her former husband as they continue to face one another in the main office of Roboto. She sets her coffee cup down, which Robbie eyes.

"Robertson Enterprises," Robbie breathes a sigh of relief. "They had a huge win over the holiday season with their bath line. We…we need to counter that, Kim. I'm hoping you can work with some of our staff to come up with a new idea that will put us back on the top."

Kim uneasily chuckles back to him. "I suspected you'd say that," she tells him. "And I already have some ideas. Actually, I have an appointment with some people in marketing to go over these initial ideas."

"Oh, fantastic. I look forward to hearing these ideas."

"I'll write up a proposal and let you know."

Robbie watches as Kim leaves the office. Once the door is closed, he runs his hand through his hair. He knew it wasn't the time to tell her the truth; he needs to have concrete evidence first. He returns his gaze to the coffee cup that Kim was drinking from.

"This will have her DNA now," he tells himself. "I can use this to run a test on Bobby, and once and for all, I can get the truth. My God, Bobby might be ours, Kim."

Next on One Day at a Time
- Jeff visits Logan
- Leah tells Dominick about Dawn's ordeal
- Andrew says goodbye to Tinah

 

Episode 1269

 

Hate These Doubts
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: February 18, 2026

Episode Theme song: "Rewind" Charli XCX

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Logan was shocked to see Meggan back from rehab
- Jeff agreed to find out if Victoria framed Leah, so she and Bryce released him
- Leah and Bryce told the Robertson's about Frederick's request to bring Felicia back to town so he will help Dawn
- Andrew told Daisy he was leaving town to work at the winery
- Stephanie learned that Cassie had a DNA test completed on Carter
- Will and Paige arrived in court

The Davenport House; Chris, Trenyce, BJ, & Tinah's Home

"So, Andrew is in with Tinah now?" Chris asks Trenyce as he moves into the living room of the house that they live in. He makes a beeline for the bar and pours himself a whiskey and, immediately, takes a drink. He is still having a difficult time navigating the fact that Andrew is Tinah's father, not him. The thought of Andrew being alone with the little girl that he thought was his still makes his blood boil. That's why he's having a whiskey; he is hoping that this will calm him down and that he doesn't end up making a scene with Andrew.

"He is," Trenyce tells her husband as she comes up behind him and pulls him into a hug. "But he is saying goodbye, remember? Andrew has decided to take the job in Santa Barbara at the winery."

"Poor Tinah," Chris sighs back to his wife. "She must be so confused by all of this back and forth."

"That's where you and I come in," she replies to him. "We will be there for her; we will help her understand all of this. And to be honest, we live in a world with technology, so Andrew can FaceTime her when their schedules align."

"Yea, that's fair," Chris says back to her before he takes another sip of his whiskey. "Can I be honest with you, Trey?"

"I wouldn't want anything else."

"I…I think Andrew leaving town is what's best for everyone," he reveals to her. "I think we all could use a cooling down period, and this will give us all the chance to do just that."

 
 

***

Meanwhile, in Tinah's room, the little girl is on the floor playing with some dolls and a dollhouse. Andrew sits on the bed and watches the young girl in amazement. For so long, he didn't know that she was his little girl, and now seeing how big she is makes him realize how much time that he has missed with her. Tinah, in fact, was the main reason he didn't want to take the job in Santa Barbara, but the more he thought about it, the more he realized that he needed a fresh start, and he can use his phone to chat with Tinah whenever he wants.

"Hey pretty girl," Andrew says as he moves to the ground and picks up Tinah. "Can I talk to you for a minute?"

"Sure!" Tinah says with an excitement in her voice.

"I'm going to go away for a little while," he explains to her.

"Where are you going?"

"To a place filled with sunshine, beaches, and wine," Andrew chuckles to her. "One day, it would be great if you came to visit. We could build a sandcastle together."

"I like sandcastles! Can my dolly live in it?" Tinah asks him.

"Sure," Andrew continues to chuckle. "What I want you to know, though, is even though I will be far away, I will think about you every day, and I love you, Tinah."

"Bye bye Andrew," Tinah says as she pulls him into a hug. Andrew feels his eyes swell with water, knowing that she must still think of Chris as her father. And that's when he wonders if he is making the right decision after all.

The Richardson Estate; Meggan, Donovan, & Logan's Home

Jeff opens the door from his SUV and takes a deep breath of the fresh, crisp winter air. He is still rattled that Leah and Bryce had kidnapped him and held him hostage for the last couple of days as a way to get him to agree to uncover the truth if Victoria set Leah up for the missing funds at Robertson Enterprises. Once he agreed, they let him go, and the first place he came was the Richardson estate because he wants to see how Logan is doing. He also knows that his next stop has to be to see Victoria, but he wanted to prioritize his son.

He rushes up to the front door and knocks on it before he opens the door. "Logan, it's your father," he says as he moves into the foyer.

"In the living room, Dad," Logan's voice calls out from the other room, so Jeff makes a beeline for the living room.

Once Jeff arrives, he freezes when he sees Meggan standing in the room. "Meggan…you're back?"

"I just got home," Meggan smiles back to him and then looks over at Logan. "I just surprised Logan as well."

"Yea, Mom was just about to tell me when she got home when you got here," Logan admits to his father. "And how she is doing."

"I'm curious to hear that as well," Jeff moves closer to Meggan. "I was surprised, pleasantly, when Logan told me that you were going to rehab."

"After everything that happened at the cabin last year, I knew that I needed to make a change," she tells her family. "And going to rehab was the best thing I could have done."

"So, you're not drinking anymore?" Logan asks her quickly.

"No, I haven't drank in 37 days and counting," Meggan proudly beams. "I…I am going to stay sober this time, and…I'm sorry for what I put you through, you both through. I'm not myself when I drink, I know that."

"That doesn't matter," Jeff says as he pulls her into a hug. "All that matters is that you're back and you're healthy."

"Dad is right," Logan smiles as he hugs her next. "I'm glad you're back and healthy, Mom. That's all that matters."

The Pink Flamingo at the River Rock Casino


Jacob and Sophie sit at a table in the back corner of the Pink Flamingo with some lunch in front of them. Sophie is enjoying the crab cakes with an arugula salad while Jacob is having the tuna melt with some fries. The siblings have agreed to get together as it had been awhile since they caught up with one another.

"So, how are you feeling, and don't you dare lie to me," Jacob looks over at his sister before he takes a sip of his beer. He knows that Sophie has been struggling since her miscarriage.

Sophie takes another bite of her crab cake before she looks back at her brother. "I am fine," she tells him. "I really wish everyone would stop treating me like I'm super fragile."

"You went through a horrific experience," Jacob reminds her. "We are just concerned, that's all."

"The person we should be concerned about is our mother," Sophie huffs back to him, feeling her blood boil at the thought of Natasha sleeping with Max. Deep down, she still wants to get revenge on her mother, she just have to figure out how to do that.

"Mom?" Jacob arches his eyebrow back to her. "What has she done this time?"

Sophie groans back to him realizing that she said too much. She can't tell him about Max because that would ruin her plans. "You know her, she's just always hovering over me. Sometimes she makes me feel like I can't breathe."

"She does have a way of doing that," Jacob chuckles back to her. "But just remember, she's also doing that because she cares."

"Yea, I guess," Sophie rolls her eyes back to him. "How are you and Cassie? I heard that you two might be having another baby?"

"No," Jacob shakes his head back to her. "She asked me and I told her I didn't want another child; I don't know if I ever will be."

"Oh," Sophie looks back at him surprise. "I'm sure Cassie didn't take that well."

Jacob shrugs back to her. "She is seemingly okay with my decision," he tells her. "I told her and she has dropped it. So, no, sis, another baby is not in my future, not now, not ever."

Twin Peaks General Hospital


Cassie waits in one of the waiting rooms of the hospital as she has an appointment with her doctor. While it is nothing serious, she does like to have her annual checkup. She just hopes that Cheresa doesn't uncover anything seriously wrong with her, not that she is having any issues. Part of her wonders, however, if she could be pregnant as she has been not taking her birth control when she and Jacob have been making love lately.

"What he doesn't know doesn't need to hurt him," she whispers to herself as she gets a sly grin on her face. "And if I ever do end up pregnant, I will tell him that accidents happen."

She moves her thought process to Stephanie and how she is blackmailing her into staying away from Jacob because she found out that Stephanie is a transwoman; she is threatening to tell the hospital, and Jacob, this secret if she doesn't stay away from her man. While she doesn't think Jacob would ever pursue a transwoman, she felt like Jacob and Stephanie were getting too close to comfort.

"And now I have it all," she whispers to herself. "My son, my marriage, and nothing will ever come between us."

She looks over as Stephanie moves into the waiting room. "Stephanie, what are you doing here?"

"I, uh, well," Stephanie looks back at her. "I'm going to be your doctor today."

"What? Where is Cheresa?"

"She had a family emergency," Stephanie explains. "And we are just running a few tests, so hopefully we can put our past behind us and make sure that you're healthy?"

"Ugh, I don't like this, but fine," Cassie says as she grabs her purse. "Let's get this over with."

Twin Peaks Law Courts

Will raises his right hand and places his left hand on the bible while he is sworn into testimony in the courtroom. On the left-hand side of the room, Will's lawyer, Josh Levitt, looks over some of his notes, while on the right side of the room, Paige and Ethan are sitting next to one another. Will was able to get a last minute court appearance in hopes of trying to stop Paige from giving their child up for adoption; he has been desperate to stop her because he wants to raise his son.

"You may be seated Mr. Coutts," Judge Franklin Ross tells Will, who sits on the witness stand. "You may proceed Mr. Levitt."

Josh stands up and looks over at Will. "Will, you and Paige were in a romantic relationship, is that correct?"

"Yes, that's correct," Will replies to him quickly. "We had a brief, but wonderful, relationship."

"In that time, she ended up pregnant with your child, is that correct?"

"Yea," Will tells him. "I didn't know about the baby at first, but once I found out, I was over the moon."

"Can you explain to me, and the court, why you're here today?" Josh asks him next.

"Well, I don't agree with the decision Paige is making about our child," Will sighs as he looks to the Judge. "She wants to give my son up for adoption, and I don't want her too. I'm here because, as a father, I want to raise my child. I don't want to lose him, your honor."

"No further questions."

Ethan stands up and looks at Will with intent. "Do you agree that a woman has the right to make any decision she has to about her body?"

Will gulps heavily. "I…yes, of course, I do."

"Then how is this any different?" Ethan asks him quickly. "The baby was in Paige's body, not yours. Why do you think you should control what her decision is about the baby?"

"Because it's my baby too!"

"What would you have done had Paige terminated the pregnancy?" Ethan asks him next. "You wouldn't have had a say in that."

"But…but…she didn't," Will shakes his head. "I just want the chance to be a father to my son! That's all I'm asking for."

"Why did you and Paige end your relationship?"

"What?"

"Do I need to repeat the question?" Ethan asks him as he moves closer to the witness stand. "Why was the relationship ended?"

"Uh," Will groans back to him. "I…I was still in love with someone else, and Paige, she, didn't like that."

"No, I would imagine not," Ethan tells him. "So, you're in love with another woman, and now you're making that the woman you slept with, despite being in love with someone else, is making a decision that impacts her future. It seems, Mr. Coutts, that you want your cake and to eat it too. No further questions."

Will looks at Josh and then over at Paige wondering if he will ever get his son or if his testimony just cost him the chance to be a father.

Twin Peaks General Hospital

Cheresa slowly opens the door to one of the rooms in the psych ward of the hospital and sees Dawn sitting on the bed in room. Dawn is looking straight forward and doesn't move her head to look at Cheresa. Cheresa uneasily sighs as she realizes that her girlfriend is still in her state of catatonic. Behind Cheresa, Adam and Helen usher themselves in, but, again, Dawn doesn't notice them.

"I told you that she was not her normal self," Cheresa whispers to them. "You can talk to her, but she might not respond."

Adam and Helen grab each other's hands as they move to the bed. The entire reason they came back to Twin Peaks was to see their daughter; and now, seeing her in this state is truly shocking to them.

"Dawn, sweetheart," Helen says as she sits next to her on the bed. "It's me, your Mom."

"And Dad is here too," Adam says as he sits in the chair next to the bed. "Dawn, baby, can you hear us."

There is no movement or acknowledgement from Dawn. "We are here now," Helen tells her daughter as a tear falls down her cheek. "And we aren't leaving you, not until you come back to us."

"So please, Dawn, we are begging you," Adam pleads with her. "Come back to us so we can be a family again, okay? That's what we are praying for."

Dominick's Townhouse

Leah pours herself a glass of red wine at the bar in the living room of Dominick's townhouse. Earlier, she and Bryce told the family about Frederick's request: he wants Felicia to come home, and if that happens, he will agree to help Dawn come out of her current state, which she fell into as a result of being brainwashed by Tara. They agreed to think about it, but she knows that she has to talk to Dominick about it to get his thoughts.

She puts her cellphone to her hear. "Daddy, hi," she says as Dominick answers the phone.

"Leah, darling, so nice to hear from you," Dominick says as he stands in the living room of the Moretti mansion living room in Florence, Italy. "How are you?"

"I'm well, how are things there?" Leah asks him next.

"Things couldn't be better," Dominick says with a smile. "Felicia is getting stronger each and every day. Bringing her here was the best decision we've ever made."

"I am glad that Mom is getting better," Leah tells him. "But there is something you need to know."

"Oh? What is it? I hope nothing is wrong?"

"Well, depends," Leah nervously chuckles to him. "You see, Dawn Black was brainwashed by a crazy woman, and that lead her to do some pretty horrific things."

"Wow," Dominick shakes his head in disbelief.

"And Daisy believes that Frederick is the one that can help Dawn get back to her normal self," Leah continues to explain to him. "The catch is, Frederick will only help Dawn on one condition."

"What is this condition? Or do I even want to know?" Dominick asks her next.

"He wants Felicia to come back to Twin Peaks," Leah reveals to him as Dominick opens his eyes wider in surprise. "Do you think Felicia is strong enough to come home? Because Dad, if she doesn't come home, a young girls future might be lost forever. So, I'm asking you, what do you think?"

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