Episode 1349

 

Swim in the Water
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: November 03, 2026

Episode Theme song: "Golden Burning Sun" Mylie

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Dawn & Cheresa's wedding day arrived
- Shane told Sophie he wanted to do a pregnancy test to confirm she is pregnant
- Latrice agreed to watch the wedding with Daisy & Andrew
- Cassie & Stephanie came face to face
- Ethan saw Max & Abby in a heated conversation as Max wanted the truth to come out about being the father of Abby's unborn child
- Jeff went to open a door at the hospital unaware Ivy had her Victoria mask on while talking to Brandy
- Felicia told Dominick that her divorce was finalized

Twin Peaks General Hospital

The elevators door open to the main level of the hospital and Jeff emerges. He skips towards the hospital room where he and Victoria are having another medical check-up on their unborn child. Normally, there is more time between appointments, but the doctors want to make sure that everything is proceeding well because of Victoria's cramping ordeal.

As Jeff gets closer to the hospital room, he can't help but get a smile on his face. Not only is he going to be a father again, but Leah and Bryce have, seemingly, come around to their relationship. He just hopes that it lasts because there has been a lot of back and forth.

Meanwhile, inside the hospital room, Brandy and Ivy face one another, even though they both look alike because Ivy is wearing her Victoria mask.

"I still can't believe how we look exactly alike," Ivy purses her lips together. "You worked some magic on creating this mask."

Brandy chuckles back to her. "That I did," she nods back to her. "And together with that app that alters your voice, no one will ever know what we are up too."

"Just make sure I get my money," Ivy warns her. "And my lips will always be sealed."

Jeff, meanwhile, moves up to the hospital room door. He checks his phone to make sure that he has the right room number before he opens the door. Once the door is open, he looks in shock.

"What the hell is going on in here?" he asks into the room.

 
 

Dominick's Townhouse

"Are you sure that you do not want a glass of champagne?" Dominick asks Felicia as he pours himself some bubbles at the bar in the living room of his house. Earlier, Felicia revealed that her divorce from Frederick has been finalized, which made him open a bottle of champagne to celebrate.

Felicia looks back at her former husband and shakes her head no. While she would love to have a glass, she knows that she is still battling her rare blood disease, that no one knows that she has, and, so, she doesn't want to compromise her immune system anymore.

"I don't think that is the best idea," Felicia tells him. "You know, I am just getting over that flu bug. I don't want anything to set me back."

"That is fair," Dominick says as he moves over to the sofa and sits next to her. "Well, I will toast you anyways, Felicia. I couldn't be happier for you, and I am so proud of how you took the bull by the horns and forced Frederick's hand in this divorce situation."

Felicia nods back to him as she recalls how she threatened to tell everyone that Frederick was drugging her, which is why she married him, if he didn't sign the divorce papers; it clearly worked, because he signed the papers.

"I am glad it all worked," Felicia tells him. "I am a free woman, Dominick."

"And so, it bears the question, Felicia."

"What question?"

"What is next for you? What is the next chapter of your life going to look like?" Dominick asks her as Felicia gulps heavily, knowing that she might not have many more days left.

St. Joseph's Church

In one of the bridal rooms of the church, Adam and Helen stand in a circle with some champagne in their hands while Dawn is putting on her wedding gown. They are there to support Dawn while she gets ready for her wedding to Cheresa, which is scheduled to start shortly.

"Can you believe that our little girl is about to become a wife?" Helen asks Adam before she takes a sip of her champagne.

"It feels like yesterday we were taking her to her first day of kindergarten."

"I know," Helen shakes her head back to him. "Especially since we missed so much time when she was just born."

Adam takes a sip of his champagne as he remembers how they were told Dawn was dead when, in fact, Cassie was raising her as her own child. The truth came out months later.

"That's all water under the bridge," he tells his wife. "We are closer to ever to Dawn."

"Alright," Dawn calls out from the changeroom. "I'm about to come out. Are you ready?"

"We are so ready!" Adam chuckles back to his daughter.

Dawn emerges wearing a simple white, silk gown that hits the floor. Her long hair is pulled up into a bun and she has a small vail. In her hands, she is holding some white roses.

Helen gets tears in her eyes at the sight of her daughter. "You are stunning," Helen says as a tear falls down her cheek.

"Oh Mom," Dawn moves up to her as they hug one another. "You're going to make me cry."

"We are so proud of you kiddo, I hope you know that," Adam tells his daughter.

"I do," Dawn nods back to him. "I love you both so much."

***

Meanwhile, in the other bridal room, Greg, Trenyce, and Chris stand around while they wait for Cheresa to return in her wedding dress.

"Thanks for letting me see BJ this morning," Greg tells Trenyce and Chris. "My grandson isn't a baby anymore."

Trenyce chuckles back to him. "He'll be starting middle school soon," she looks back at him. "If you can believe that."

"I feel Brad's presence today," Greg reveals to him as he thinks about his son that was killed by his wife, Brooke. "He would have been so happy for Cheresa."

"Yes, he would have," Chris chimes back into him. "We are all proud of Cheresa. She has really become a beacon of a young woman."

Before they can respond, Cheresa emerges from the change room. She's wearing a short white dress with ruffles that puff out at the bottom.

"Oh baby girl, you are a vision," Chris looks over to his daughter.

"Thank you," Cheresa smiles back to him. "I almost can't believe that I am about to get married!"

"Believe it," Trenyce hugs her daughter. "Because you are about to start the next chapter of the rest of your lives."

***

"It was nice that Latrice agreed to sit with us during the ceremony," Daisy says to Andrew as they sit next to one another in one of the pews of the church. Earlier, Latrice approached them and agreed to sit with them after Andrew asked her. It left Daisy feeling like there is hope between her and her daughter.

"I hope you don't mind that I asked her," Andrew looks back at her. Latrice has, since, just excused herself to the restroom. "I just thought it would be nice to have her with us."

"I don't mind at all," Daisy replies to him. "The fact that she agreed to sit with us made me think that there is hope for us after all."

"There's always hope," Andrew tells her as he grabs her hand. "I want things to work out, Daisy, I really do."

Daisy looks at their hands touching and then looks back at Andrew. "I want that too," she whispers back to him. "I…I haven't felt this close to you in a very long time."

"I like it though. Don't you?"

"I do," she giggles back to him.

"Good," he says before he leans in and kisses her softly on her lips. Behind them, Latrice stands watching them share their embrace. She can't place it but it has left her feeling unsettled.

***

Ethan moves up to Abby, who is checking her make-up in her compact in the foyer of the church. Once she finishes her touch-up's, she will head into the bridal room to ensure that Georgina is set for her role as the flower girl, and to see Cheresa before the ceremony. Ethan, however, can't help but wonder what Abby and Max were huddled together about when he came in from parking the vehicle.

"How is Georgina feeling? Is she nervous at all?" Ethan asks her as he moves up to her.

Abby giggles back to him as she closes her compact. "I think she is excited. That being said, when she sees all the people in the church, she might get some nerves."

"I can't believe that she is at the age where she can be a flower girl and we are about to have another baby."

"Me either," Abby looks back at him. "We are really building a special family together, aren't we?"

"That we are," Ethan nods back to her. "Speaking of family, I was you and Max together when I came in. You two looked…I don't know? Intense? What was going on?"

Abby gulps back to him as she knows that Max was telling her that he wants the truth about being the father of her unborn child to come out. Abby was pressing him that the wedding was not the time or place to discuss it, but she can't help but be worried that he will blow her life into a million pieces.

"Oh, it was nothing," Abby lies to him. "Olly had too much candy was complaining of an upset stomach. I was just upset that Max allowed him to have so much candy."

"I see, well as long as it is nothing serious," Ethan shrugs his shoulders.

"I promise you, it is nothing serious," Abby replies to him, almost trying to force herself to believe her own lies.

***

Sophie walks through the garden out back of the church. After telling Natasha earlier that she won't be her maid of honor when she marries Shane, Sophie wanted to come and get some air to clear her head. She knows that the chances of her mother remarrying Shane are slim to none because she is pregnant and is going to pass the child off as Shane's, but Natasha doesn't know that yet. In fact, Shane had told her that he wanted to do a pregnancy test to confirm that she was with child, which Sophie agreed too because she has nothing to hide.

"Your mother told me you were out here," a voice calls out to Sophie, who looks up and sees Shane approaching her.

"Shane, hi," Sophie replies to him. "Yes, I wanted to get some air before the wedding began."

Shane sighs back to her. "Natasha told me that you turned her down for being her maid of honor."

"Do you blame me?" Sophie asks him quickly. "How can I possibly agree to stand up for her when there won't be a wedding?"

"Why do you say that?"

"Because I am pregnant with your child," Sophie reminds him. "When Natasha learns the truth, she's going to be furious with both of us, Shane. I know her well enough to know that there will not be a wedding."

"About that," Shane replies to her quickly. "I…I got the test results back."

"And?" Sophie asks him quickly. "Do you know believe me that I am carrying your child?"

The Pier

There is a thick tension between Cassie and Stephanie as they continue to face one another on the pier. Cassie had been walking and thinking about how Jacob admitted to her that he kissed Stephanie again recently when the doctor appeared to her. Cassie, still can't believe that Jacob kissed the doctor after she told him that Stephanie is a transwoman. She has no idea what Jacob is thinking but she also hates that Stephanie has continued to come on to her husband.

"Hello Cassie," Stephanie purses her lips back to Cassie. "Nice day for a walk, huh?"

"Shut up," Cassie sneers back at her. "Jacob told me everything, Stephanie. You really have no boundaries, do you?"

"Ah," Stephanie smiles back to her. "I am surprised that he told you that he kissed me again. I can see that you're not happy about that."

"Would you be happy if you found out that your husband was kissing another woman?" Cassie asks her quickly. "That's why I said you have no boundaries, Stephanie."

"I didn't kiss your husband, Cassie. He kissed me."

Cassie starts to chuckle back at her. "But you didn't stop the kiss from happening did you? You didn't push Jacob away, did you? No, of course not."

"You're right, I didn't," Stephanie tells her. "Because I like Jacob, Cassie. I am very attracted to him."

"That's it," Cassie looks back at her with intent. "I'm going to make sure you understand to stay away from my husband, once and for all."

Twin Peaks General Hospital

Jeff looks into the hospital room in shock as he can see Victoria almost naked. "What is going on in here?"

"Jeff, my God," Ivy gasps back at him as she quickly pulls up the hospital gown over her body. "I was getting ready for the appointment. Why didn't you knock?"

"I'm sorry," Jeff sighs back to her. "I thought you'd be ready by own. I am sorry, Vic."

Inside the washroom, Brandy breathes a sigh of relief as she was able to hide before Jeff saw her and Ivy together. She knows that her plan would have been ruined as a result of that. She just hopes that they can pass this off without anymore hiccups.

"It's fine," Ivy looks back at Jeff, as she pretends to be Victoria. "Are you ready to find out if our baby is fine?"

"More than ready," Jeff uneasily nods back to her, as Ivy moves to the bed and they wait for the doctor to arrive.

Next on One Day at a Time
- Abby and Cheresa share a close moment
- Stephanie and Cassie's heated conversation continues
- Shane shares his news with Sophie

 
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