Episode 1023
 
A Fire in the Sky
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: February 07, 2024

Episode Theme song: "Strange & Unusal" Years & Years

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Madeline told Andy and Nicholas that she slapped Clayton for his lies. Clayton, meanwhile, wondered if Melissa had something to do with the DNA test results
- Cassie arrived at the Calimo mansion to confront Isabelle over her pregnancy. Jacob, meanwhile, told Shane, Natasha and Sophie about the baby and that he was staying with Isabelle
- Paige told Leah and Jeff that she was leaving town
- Penny suggested to Cory that they go the site of the plane crash to help with his memory
- Cheresa applied for a job at General Hospital
- Tyler went to the Victors mansion to investigate his theory that Frederick and Felicia were alive

The Calimo Mansion

"I'm not leaving here until we get a few things straight, do you understand me?" a furious Cassie glares back at Isabelle as they stand facing one another in the foyer of the Calimo mansion. Cassie arrived at the mansion to confront Isabelle over her pregnancy; she can't believe that Isabelle is carrying Jacob's child, and as a result, he is going to stay with her instead of reuniting with Cassie. In Cassie's mind, this is another example of Natasha plotting to come between her and Jacob and she will refuse to let that happen.

"Look, if you're here to see Jacob or Natasha, they aren't home," Isabelle sighs back to her, not wanting to get into a fight with Cassie. "You can come back tomorrow, it's late Cassie."

"Don't you worry, I plan on giving Natasha, that bitch, a piece of my mind," Cassie hisses back to her. "But this, right here, this is about you and Jacob! How'd you do it? Huh, Isabelle? How'd you get pregnant with his baby?"

Isabelle uneasily chuckles back to her. "Do you, of all people, really need a diagram of how the birds and bees work, Cassie? Something tells me you know exactly how I got pregnant with Jacob's baby."

"You need to shut your mouth right now," Cassie glares at her. "Or, I will shut it for you."

The Sugarbowl

Sophie opens the door to the coffeehouse and scurries inside. She was with Natasha, Shane, and Jacob at the Pink Flamingo earlier when her brother announced that Isabelle is pregnant with his child. Natasha, of course, was thrilled by his admission, and they all agreed to have some champagne together. Sophie, however, didn't want to stay for the celebration as she wanted to get some air, and now she has found herself opening the door to the coffeehouse.

"Maybe I'll have a hot chocolate before I head back to the mansion," she whispers to herself as she realizes that the cold, winter air has left her with a chill. She orders her drink from the barista and then waits for it to be prepared. As she waits, she notices Max sitting in the back booth by himself. She feels her heart skip a beat for a moment when she sees Max; she can't help but think that he is incredibly handsome, still. "Thank you," she tells the barista when she grabs the hot chocolate.

She finds herself moving to the back booth and sitting across from her crush. "It's late for you to be having caffeine, isn't it?" she giggles to him as she moves a piece of her hair behind her ear.

Max smirks back to her. "I could say the same for you…"

"Hot chocolate," she replies as she raises her glass. "Caffeine free."

Max chuckles back to her. "That might have been a good choice. I don't think I was going to sleep tonight anyways."

"Oh? What happened?"

"My Mom isn't in a good headspace. I guess Jacob told her that she was going to try to make his relationship with Isabelle work," Max reveals to her.

Sophie nods back to him. "Yea, I heard that."

"I guess good news travels fast."

Sophie continues to giggle with him. "But do you know the reason why my brother has decided to stay with Isabelle?" she asks him as Max shrugs back to her. "She's pregnant. Isabelle is going to have my brother's child."

"What?" Max gasps back to her. "Are you sure about that?"

Sophie nods. "He just told me himself. So, I kind of get why your Mom is so upset; my mother faked an illness to keep Jacob away from her and now, he's gotten Isabelle pregnant. This is a mess for everyone involved."

"You can say that again," Max sighs back to her. "I just hope my mother doesn't do anything drastic because the last time I saw her, her blood was boiling."

The Lawson Estate; Greg & Cheresa's Home

Dawn and Cheresa lay in the large king size bed in Cheresa's bedroom of the Lawson estate, as they just finished making love to one another. They were talking earlier about the fact that Cheresa had applied for a new position at Twin Peaks General Hospital; Dawn was so excited for her girlfriend, that she took her upstairs to celebrate.

"I don't know how it happens," Dawn smirks over to her lover. "But we seem to have better sex as time goes on."

Cheresa chuckles back to her. "It's because we know each other better and what we like and don't like."

"Good point," Dawn winks back to her. "I always have a great time with you, Cheresa."

"Me too, Dawn," Cheresa replies to her as she leans over and kisses her passionately. "I am so lucky to have you in my life."

"We are both lucky."

Before Cheresa can respond, her cell phone starts to ring on the end table next to the bed. "I wonder who that could be at this hour," she says as she rolls over and grabs her phone. She looks over at Dawn with an uneasiness. "It's the hospital."

"Answer it, maybe it has to do with the job you applied for," Dawn tells her, trying not to get her hopes up.

"Hello, this is Cheresa Lawson," she says as she answers her phone. "No, it's not too late, I appreciate hearing from you…" Cheresa says as Dawn looks on with anticipation. "Yes, that would work for me, thank you very much."

"Well, what was that about?" Dawn asks her, as Cheresa hangs up the phone and rests it back down on the end table.

"I…I got the job! I'm going to fill out the paperwork tomorrow morning!"

"Cheresa!" Dawn squeals in excitement before she leans over and kisses her girlfriend. "I am so excited for you!! This is incredible, you are incredible!"

"Thanks babe, I couldn't have done this without you," Cheresa smiles back to her before they kiss again.

The Victors Mansion

The light from Tyler's phone scans the living room of the Victors mansion as he continues to look around in hopes of finding a clue that would tell him that either Frederick or Felicia could still be alive. Since he had the idea that Frederick has had a history of faking his death, he has been determined to see if his theory is true because, if it is, he needs to get Felicia away from Frederick.

"I don't see any sign of life in here," he whispers to himself as he moves closer to the bar, and realizes that the decanters are empty. "If someone was here, there would be some alcohol in here; Frederick loved a good scotch and whiskey at the end of a busy day."

He sighs as he looks around and then runs his hand through his hair. "They aren't here," he tells himself. "Unless they are in the secret tunnels, but I have no idea access them."

He moves closer to the bookshelves and looks for something that would be obvious for him to move that would open a secret door. "I need to come back during the day; maybe in the light, I will be able to see something, if I can even find something."

"I can't give up though," he tells himself. "If Frederick has my mother, I will find her; I won't let him get away with this."

The Cascade Apartments; Ethan's Apartment

A shirtless Ethan moves to the small bar he has in his apartment. He's only wearing grey sweatpants as he is trying to relax before the end of his day, so he pours himself a brandy. The day has left him feeling rattled as the DNA test confirmed that Leah and Jeff are his parents; that means that he suddenly has parents that he never knew about; a half-brother in Bryce, whose real name is Noah and, the most jarring of all, that he married his sister, Paige, in Las Vegas last year.

He takes a long drink of the brandy before he sighs. "This is such a disaster," he tells himself, as he recalls how earlier in the evening, Leah and Jeff were desperate to get to know him and Bryce, but they were both feeling overwhelmed and left. "I have this new family and, my God, I married Paige! I am married to my sister. What have I done?"

He moves over to his desk and looks at some papers that are resting. "Annulment papers," he whispers. "I hope that Paige will sign them so we can end this."

Before he can say anything else, he hears a knock on his front door. He sets his glass down on the desk and moves to the door. "Paige," he says in surprise to see his wife and sister. "It's late, what are you doing here?"

"I…I had to see you," she admits as she moves into the living room of his apartment. "I'm leaving town, Ethan. I have to get out of here."

"I don't blame you," Ethan admits to her. "I wish I could run away too."

"I just wanted you to hear it from me that I left town to clear my head," Paige replies to him. "I think it will be for the best."

"I need something from you before you leave," Ethan licks his lips as he responds to her. "I need you sign these."

Ethan moves to the desk and picks up the papers before he passes them to Paige, who quickly reads them. "Annulment papers?" she asks him as she looks back at him. "You want me to sign these, tonight?"

Ethan nods back to her. "We can't stay married, Paige. So yes, the sooner you sign those, the better off we will all be."

Holdenville, Oklahoma

Cory and Penny slowly exit the old Ford truck before he moves up next to her. While they were having dinner, she suggested to him that they return to the site of the plane crash because she thought it might help him with his memory, after he admitted to her that he had a memory flash. Cory agreed and they drove out, despite it being late at night.

"Are you ready for this?" Penny asks him as she points a few years forward, where there is still some of the plane that can be seen.

Cory nods back to her. "Before we go, I really want to thank you, Penny," he looks into her eyes. "I can't tell you how much I appreciate you for bringing this idea to my attention. I know it's a long shot, but this might actually help me with my memory."

Penny grins back to him. "If it helps you, then I am more than happy to help, Cory. It's…it's the least I can do."

"Like I said, I appreciate it," Cory replies to her quickly. "Alright, should we grab those flashlights and head to the wreck?"

Penny passes him a flashlight and chuckles back to him. "Let's go, the sooner we get there, the sooner we can see if your memory comes back!"

The Young Mansion

Nicholas and Andy lay cuddling on the sofa in the living room of the Young mansion while a large fire roars in front of them in the fireplace. They are in a state of bliss as the truth about Clayton was revealed earlier in the evening; the two, then, made love before they had a visit from Madeline, who told them that she saw Clayton and she slapped him for his lies. After she left, they agreed to cuddle before turning in as they wanted to relish in their reunion.

"It's been a long day, full of twists and turns but the best part about it is that we are back together," Andy looks up into Nicholas' eyes. "I love you, Nicholas."

"I love you too," Nicholas smiles back to him. "And you're right, being back together is the best thing that has come from this mess."

"I was surprised to hear from Madeline that she slapped Clayton," Andy admits to him as he leans up from the cuddle position. "She's normally not violent."

"I know," Nicholas nods back to him. "But Clayton lied to her, to everyone, for months about being her brother. I can see why Maddie was so furious with him."

"Same," Andy replies to him as they look at one another when they hear the doorbell ring. "Another visitor? At this hour?"

"We are popular, I guess," Nicholas chuckles as he stands up and moves to the door, while Andy follows him. Nicholas opens the door and is surprised to see Clayton standing in the cold. "Clayton, what the hell are you doing here?"

"I need to talk to you, to both of you," Clayton says as he moves into the foyer. "And I'm hoping that you will hear me out."

The Calimo Mansion

"Don't you dare threaten me," Isabelle yells back at Cassie as they stand in the foyer of the Calimo mansion, still in a heated discussion. "I am pregnant with Jacob's baby because we made love! I will not apologize for that! This baby, he or she will be a blessing!"

"You did this on purpose," Cassie hisses back at her. "You wanted Jacob so you got pregnant as a way to trap him, but I am here to tell you that you will not get away with this! You will not take Jacob away from me and Carter!"

"That's not your decision to make," Isabelle replies to her quickly. "Jacob is a grown man; he can make his own decisions, and he has decided to stay with me and our baby. And you, Cassie, you have to deal with that! Now, if you'll excuse me, I am going to bed; I need my rest and so does my baby."

Isabelle turns and starts to walk up the large staircase in the foyer of the mansion. Cassie watches her and feels her blood boil. "I don't think so," Cassie says as she storms up to follow her. "We aren't finished!"

Isabelle turns and looks down at Cassie and smirks back to her. "Oh, but we are, Cassie," Isabelle tells her. "We have nothing, and I mean, nothing else to say to one another."

Cassie starts to move up the stairs, which Isabelle sees. She picks up her pace to move up the stairs. "Leave me alone, Cassie!" Isabelle shrieks back to her.

Suddenly, Isabelle loses her footing! Her body falls beneath her own weight, causing Cassie to gasp out in shock. Gravity, then, takes place and Isabelle's falling body crumbles down the staircase until she is at the base of the stairs in the foyer, where she lays unconscious, leaving Cassie speechless at the sight of Isabelle.

Next on One Day at a Time
- Clayton makes a bold move
- Cassie helps Jacob
- Will Cory regain his memory?

 
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