Episode 1045
 
Looking for the Sign
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: April 17, 2024

Episode Theme song: "The Sign" Lizzo

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Natasha asked Jacob to work at Roboto
- Adam and Helen both got offered jobs in Toronto
- While Gordy was away at an auction, Penny and Cory kissed, which prompted his memory to return
- Antonio cryptically told Andrew that he saved his daughter's life
- Daisy and Andrew inherited money from Vinny's estate
- Frederick revealed himself to be alive to Bryce. Leah, meanwhile, told Victoria not to hurt her son

The Black House; Helen & Dawn's Home

Adam moves into the living room of the house that he lived in for so many years while he and Helen were married, and he smiles at the sight of Helen sitting on the sofa looking at her tablet. After everything they have been through, he never imagined that they would be in this position again: engaged to be married and happier than ever before.

"Reading anything interesting?" Adam asks his fiancé as he moves to the sofa and sits next to her.

Helen puts her tablet down on the table and looks back at Adam with a grin on her face. "The job offer from the University of Toronto, if I am honest."

"Oh right," Adam nods back to her as he recalls how the other day they both revealed to one another that they each received a job offer from the school in Canada. They were left trying to decide whether they would take the jobs or not. "I suppose the offer I received has also been on my mind."

"How are you feeling about the offer? If we accept, we would be moving out of Twin Peaks and to Canada," Helen chuckles to him. "It seems like a big change."

"It would be," Adam responds to her. "But, I mean, after everything we've been through the last year, wouldn't a fresh start be nice? I keep thinking how incredible it would be to get married and then go on this new adventure together, Helen."

Helen purses her lips together. "I've actually been thinking the same thing," she reveals to him. "A new start with a new marriage, it sounds really exciting."

"I think we've made our mind then?" Adam looks back at her. "We will accept our new jobs and move after our wedding."

Helen leans up and kisses him passionately on the lips. "There isn't a single person in the world that I would rather take this adventure with."

"I feel the exact same way," he grins back to her before he kisses her on her lips again.

Roboto

Jacob and Isabelle step off the elevator at Roboto and move towards the main office. They pause once they get to the door and look at one another quickly. She starts to fix her husband's tie while he smiles back at her.

"Are you sure you're ready to do this?" Jacob asks her as he grabs her hand and squeezes it. He knows that she has been going through a rough time since she fell down the stairs at the Calimo mansion which resulted in her miscarriage. However, after Natasha suggested to him that he return to work at Roboto, Isabelle thought the idea would, also, be good for her as she could start to focus on other things.

"I am so ready," she purses her lips together. "I hoe your Mom is on board with this."

"Only one way to find out," he chuckles to her as he opens the door to the office and moves inside, where he sees Natasha sitting behind the desk. "Mom, good morning."

"Jacob, Isabelle," Natasha says as she stands up from behind her desk. "I hope you being here means you have good news for me about coming back to work at Roboto?"

"I have thought about your offer," Jacob admits to her. "And I will come back, however I have a condition."

Natasha crosses her arms over her chest as she looks back at her son in surprise. "I'm listening, what do I have to do for you to say yes?"

"Let me come back to work as well," Isabelle tells her mother-in-law.

"Isabelle?" Natasha asks her quickly in surprise. "Are you sure you're ready to come back to work? I…I wasn't sure how you were feeling after everything that happened."

"I know and I appreciate it," Isabelle replies to her. "But the truth is, having purpose and coming to work each day, it would be good for me to get my mind off the baby and everything that happened. Jacob and I, we spoke about it and we decided that we are a deal package."

"She's right," Jacob chuckles. "So, it's up to you Mom, do you want us to work for you?"

Natasha gets a smile on her face as she moves up to him and pulls him into a hug. "I would love nothing more than to both of you working here again," she says as she holds him, before they exit the embrace, and she hugs Isabelle. "Welcome back!"

Penny's Farmhouse, Holdenville, Oklahoma

Cory moves into the kitchen of Penny's farmhouse and sees his friend over the stove as she is making some breakfast, which consists of scrambled eggs, sausages, and toast. Cory moves to the coffee pot and pours himself a cup before he takes a sip of it.

"It smells delicious in here," he announces to her, which causes her to turn around and look at him with a grin on her face.

"Thanks Cory," she says back to him. "It should be ready in another 5 minutes or so. Do you think you do me a favor in the meantime?"

"Uh, of course, what's up?"

"I was thinking of making a stew for dinner, and that slow cooker is on the top shelf," she points to it at the top of the cupboard. "You think you could grab it for me?"

"Yea, of course," he says as he sets the coffee down and moves over to the step ladder. He moves up and grabs the slow cooker and places it on the counter for her. Then, he starts to move back down the ladder, but he trips and falls, which causes him to crash down to the ground.

"Cory!" Penny squeals as she moves up to him, as he groans while laying on the floor. "My God, are you okay?"

"Ugh, I…I will be," Cory rubs his head. "I see why you wanted me to go up there and not you."

"What can I get for you? Ice?"

"No, no, I think I just got the wind knocked out of me, but I'm fine," he tells her as he sits up and looks into her eyes. Immediately, he recalls how they shared a kiss the night of the storm, when he got his memory back.

"Am I interrupting something?" a voice calls out at the door, which causes Penny and Cory to snap out of eye lock with one another and look at the door, where they see Gordy standing there.

"Gordy," Penny says as she moves up to her fiancé and hugs him. "I didn't know that you were coming back from the auction today."

"Just pulled in," he smiles at her as they exit their embrace. "Am I interrupting something?"

"No, not at all," Penny replies to him, as he arches his eyebrow. "Cory was fell off the ladder while he was getting me the slow cooker. That's all."

"Are you okay?" Gordy asks him, still wondering about what was happening between Cory and Penny when he walked in as he felt like there was some chemistry between them.

"I'll be fine," Cory nods back to him. "Just a bruised ego, that's all. I'm going to go clean up and let you guys have a chance to catch up."

"What about your breakfast?" Penny asks him.

"I'll eat in a bit, you two need sometime to catch up," Cory says as he exits the kitchen and Penny hugs Gordy again, who still wonders what was happening between Cory and his fiancé.

The River Rock Casino

Daisy looks at her bank account balance on her phone and gets a smile on her face. Before Albertinah's health crisis, she knows that she, and Andrew, received their inheritance from Vinny's estate, and now, the money has cleared and is no longer being held by the bank. Which means, she can give Antonio the money that she owes him and finally get out from under his thumb at the casino.

She shuts her phone off and then moves up to Antonio's office door, where she knocks and then enters.

"Daisy, I wasn't expecting you," Antonio says from behind his desk. "What brings you by? Let me guess, you want back into the line of work that you're so good at?"

Daisy rolls her eyes back to him. "You're disgusting," she spits back to him. "And no, I'm here because this, this is all ending today. Andrew and I, we have the more than enough money to pay you back every single cent we owe you with interest."

Antonio slowly stands up from his desk and glares back at her. "That is impossible," he whispers back to her.

"But it's not," she smirks back to him. "Like I said, Antonio, this little game you've been playing, it ends today and there's not a damn thing you can do about it."

The Davenport House; Chris, Trenyce, BJ, and Albertinah's Home

Andrew slowly moves up to the front door of the house where Chris, Trenyce, and their children live. His mind is racing about what Antonio told him at the hospital the day he was discharged after he donated bone marrow to save Albertinah from her severe aplastic anemia; he noted that parents are usually the ones that can donate and suggested that, maybe, he was the father of Albertinah, not Chris. Andrew, since, has been trying to piece together the time line, and he knows that it could be true because he and Trenyce slept together the night of the Roboto gala last year.

"If this is true, it could change everything," he whispers to himself. "I just hope that Trenyce will tell me the truth because I need to know what's going on."

He knocks on the door and Trenyce opens the door to see him. "Andrew, hey, come in," she welcomes him into her home.

"Thanks," he says as he moves into the foyer. "How's Tinah doing?"

"She's amazing, thanks to you" Trenyce smiles back to him. "Chris and I, we are so grateful that you donated your bone marrow."

Andrew uneasily chuckles back to her. "I just did what anyone would do," he admits to her. "Is Chris home?"

"He just ran to the grocery store," Trenyce reveals to him. "After spending so much time at the hospital, we were really out of the everything in the house."

"Makes sense," Andrew looks back at her. "I need to ask you a question, and I need you to be honest with me."

"Of course."

"Antonio suggested that I was Albertinah's father," he shocks her by his admission. "And based on the time that we slept together, it could be true. So is it? Am I Albertinah's father?"

"Of course not!" Trenyce hisses at him quickly, as she feels her heartrate picking up. She can't believe that someone has figured out the truth, yet alone Antonio. She has no idea how he could have learned her secret, but she has to make sure it stays a secret. "I don't know what the hell Antonio is talking about, but he better shut his mouth because his lies will cause more hurt than anything. Chris is the father of my daughter, he always has and he always will be!"

"Okay!" Andrew puts his hands up in defence. "I…I just had to be sure. Thanks for being honest with me."

The Pink Flamingo at the River Rock Casino

Leah sits at a table by herself as she is thinking of ways to get back into Ethan and Bryce's good graces. She knows that both of her children asked that she, and Jeff, give them time to adjust to the fact that they are their parents, but she feels like time is slipping away from them. Of course, in her mind, it doesn't help that Ethan was kissing Abby and Bryce is making his marriage to Victoria work. She thinks that the women that her sons are involved with are not good for them.

"I need to ensure that Noah gets away from Victoria," she whispers to herself. "And I have to make sure that Ethan doesn't get sucked into's Abby's web of lies and deceit."

Before she can say anything else, Victoria moves up to the table and sits across from her. "Hi."

Leah looks back at her in surprise, as she wasn't expecting her daughter-in-law to appear. "Victoria, what can I do for you?"

Victoria uneasily chuckles back to her. "To be honest with you, Leah, I really didn't like our last conversation, and so, I wanted to change that," Victoria reveals to her. "I appreciate that, as a mother, you're concerned about Bryce getting hurt, but I want you to know that I have no intentions of hurting him. I really do want our marriage to work."

Leah nods back to her. "I'm glad to hear that," she admits to her. "But if I am honest with you, given your track record, I believe it is only a matter of time before you, or one of your many personalities, hurts my son."

"How dare you," Victoria spits back to her. "That was a long time ago! I am in a much healthier place now Leah, and you know that!"

"I don't know anything," Leah shakes her head back to her. "You can go ahead and try to make your marriage work, but I will be watching your every move. And the second I think Noah is in harms way, I will be there to save him from you."

Before Victoria can respond, Leah stands up and rushes away from the table. Victoria shakes her head in disbelief. "I will not let you come between me and Bryce," she whispers to herself. "And his name is Bryce! Not Noah, you crazy woman!"

The Victors Mansion

"Thank you for giving me some time to get over the shock that you're alive, again," Bryce tells his grandfather as they sit in the living room of the Victors mansion. Bryce recalls how he was summoned to the mansion a few days earlier, and Frederick revealed himself to be alive and well. Stunned, Bryce left, but Frederick warned him not to say anything to anyone, which Bryce kept his word. But he knew that he would have to talk to his grandfather to find out what he wanted. "You certainly seem to have nine lives."

Frederick chuckles back to him. "I needed some down time," he reveals to his grandson. "Sometime for everything to cool down, but now, it's time for me to carry out my plans."

"I'm going to stop you right there," Bryce puts his hand up in the air. "I know you summoned me here, Frederick, but I don't want any part of your plans. I am in a good place right now, and I won't do anything to screw that up."

"How noble of you," Frederick smirks back to him. "But I'm afraid it's not that simple. You see, Noah, my dear grandson, I know your darkest secret, and that means you will help me. Because if you don't," Frederick glares at him as Bryce feels the blood drain from his face. "I will be forced to tell your wife, who has started to trust you again, that you arranged the baby switch a few years ago. And if that happens, you can kiss your marriage goodbye."

Next on One Day at a Time
- Antonio has another trick up his sleeve
- Robbie confronts Madeline
- Lukas grills Donovan

 
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