Episode 1282

 

Sweet Like an Angel
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: April 12, 2026

Episode Theme song: "Good Graces" Sabrina Carpenter

Previously on One Day at a Time

- Meggan warned Logan & Andy to stay away from one another
- Frederick started his treatment on Dawn while her family wondered if they could trust the doctor
- Shane and Natasha announced their plans to be married while Sophie wondered how she could get revenge on her mother
- Jacob and Cassie came face to face
- Ethan proposed to Abby, who worried about his family's reaction. Cheresa wondered if Abby had feelings for Max
- Paige gave her child up for adoption

Twin Peaks General Hospital

Will moves up to the nursery that is in the hospital and he peers through the window at the sleeping baby's. His gazes falls onto one child in particular: his son. He still can't believe that Paige was able to win his attempt to stop her from giving him up for adoption in court, but the Judge ruled in her favor. A short time ago, Paige told him that it was over: she had signed the adoption papers and their child was going to be taken into foster care. Of course, he will stay at the hospital until he is old enough to be relocated, so likely another 5 or 6 weeks.

Will has found himself coming by the nursery on a more regular basis just to try to get a glimpse of his child. He hates that Paige was able to rip him away from Will, and he doesn't know what he will do when his son has actually left the hospital.

"I hate this," he whispers to himself as he continues to watch his son, who is fast asleep. "I…I don't know that I will be able to handle this. Being in the same town as you but not being with you. This…this is all Paige's fault," he says.

He turns around unable to look at his son anymore. More water flood his eyes. "I hate you for this," he whispers to himself thinking about the mother of his child. "And I will never forgive you, Paige. You took my son from me and for that, somehow, someway, you will pay. Mark my words."

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

Logan opens the front door to the home he grew up in and tries to quietly close it behind him. He was at Barcode with Andy having a couple of drinks and realized how late it had gotten, so he took a cab home. He knows, however, that if Meggan realizes that he was drinking, and with Andy, she would not be pleased as she warned both him, and Andy, to stay away from one another. The last thing he wants is to have another confrontation with his mother.

"There you are," Meggan announces as she moves into he foyer of the mansion. "Where have you been?"

"I'm not a child anymore, Mom," Logan replies to her as he hangs up his jacket. "I'm old enough to come and go as I please."

"You've been drinking, haven't you?" Meggan puts her hand on her hip. "Oh Logan, please tell me you didn't drive home!"

"I took a cab, you can relax," Logan reassures her. "But yes, I've had a few drinks, okay?"

"Please tell me you weren't with Andy Spinnes," Meggan huffs back to him. "You know how I feel about you being around him!"

"Who I choose to spend my time with is my decision," Logan cuts her off. "So, please stop trying to control my life."

"I am just concerned that he is a drunk and a bad influence on you."

"You were a drunk just a few weeks ago," Logan sneers back to her. "Don't throw rocks at glass houses, Mom, it's not a good look for you."

"Logan, please…just hear me out…" Meggan pleads with him.

"Stop it Mom," Logan cuts her off again. "You won't control my life, not now, not ever."

Twin Peaks General Hospital

Outside of Dawn's hospital room in the psychology ward, Frederick stands in front of Cheresa, Adam, and Helen as he is about to give them an update on Dawn since he has started to work with her in hopes of trying to bring her out of brainwashed state. He knows, however, that this will be a long process as Dawn is very hard removed from herself.

"Thank you for meeting with me," Frederick announces to the family. "I know how worried you've all been about Dawn."

"How is she?" Adam asks quickly. "Have you made any progress with our daughter?"

Helen reaches Adam's hand and grabs it. She needs the support of her husband right now because she is scared about the doctor is going to tell them. She needs Frederick to tell her that Dawn is on her way back to them; she is scared, however, that her daughter might be lost to them forever.

"I met with Dawn earlier, as you all know," Frederick begins to tell them. "And I do think we made some progress but I need you all to realize that this will take time. We need to be patient."

"What progress did you make?" Cheresa asks him, eager to hear what he did with Dawn. "How do you know it was progress?"

"When I first started my session, I asked Dawn to squeeze my hand if she could hear me," Frederick explains to them. "I wanted to make sure that she knew what was happening."

"And? Did Dawn squeeze your hand?" Helen asks him next.

"Yes, she did," Frederick nods as Helen gasps out and hugs Adam immediately. "It was a faint, but it was there. That's why I believe that I can get Dawn to come back, but like I said, it will take time."

"Thank you," Cheresa says before she looks over at Adam and Helen. "Thank you so much!"

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

There is a long awkward silence between Jacob and Cassie as they face one another in the apartment that they share together. Jacob has just returned home as he had walked out on his wife earlier in the day when she revealed that she is pregnant with his child. Jacob was rattled by her admission as he had told her that he didn't want to have anymore children. Cassie had been worried about the status of her relationship since Jacob walked out on her, but now they are facing one another.

"Jacob…you're…you're home," Cassie uneasily looks back at Jacob with a gulp. "I didn't know if I would see you again."

"I know, I'm sorry for that," Jacob replies to her. "I…I was just in shock by the news of us being pregnant again."

"I understand that," Cassie informs her. "I hope now that you have some time to think about this, you're doing better with it."

"I went and saw my Dad," Jacob reveals to her. "We had a good conversation and he made me realize that walking out wasn't the best decision I ever made. I'm…I'm sorry Cassie. I really am."

Cassie pulls Jacob into a hug. "I forgive you," she whispers into his ear. "I hope you know that I never meant to hurt you with this news. It…it just happened."

"I know, and my Dad made me realize that," Jacob continues to tell her. "He told me that anytime a man with a woman, there is a chance that a baby could be produced. Like I said, I am sorry for this, Cassie. And I hope we can move forward, because we are expanding our family."

"I had hoped you would come around," Cassie smiles as a tear flows down her cheek. "I love you."

Jacob leans in and kisses her on her lips. "I love you too," he looks into her eyes. "We are going to give Carter a brother or sister! This…this is exciting!"

"Yes, it really is," Cassie giggles to him. "It really is!"

The Calimo Mansion

In the living room of the Calimo mansion,Shane and Natasha sit next to one another on the sofa. Each of them are holding their IPad's and they have a bottle of wine on the coffee table in front of them as they are looking at ideas for their wedding. They have, finally, decided to remarry and want this event to be a big, splashy event since their last wedding was interrupted by Shane's father, Louie, coming back and demanding that he was arrested for killing his mother. After months of blaming Natasha for what happened, Shane forgave her at Christmastime and recently suggested that they marry again, this time for the last time.

"I have to admit," Natasha giggles to him. "That, uh, I am really liking this idea of a wedding dress that isn't white."

"The non-traditional route, huh?" Shane asks her back with interest.

"I mean, it's not my first trip down the aisle, and it could be a fun way to recognize that," Natasha replies to him. "Besides, I remember when Kim wore a bright fuchsia dress when she was marrying Robbie in this very room."

"I don't think we should think about that day," Shane winks back to her as he knows that Natasha accidently shot Kim that day as she didn't want her brother to remarry Kim. "Anyways, I have something for you."

"What?" Natasha asks him back in surprise. "What could you have for me?"

"This," Shane says as he reveals a small white box and passes it to Natasha. "I just randomly suggested to you that we get remarried, but I thought this could make it more formal."

Natasha opens the box with an arched eyebrow and gasps when she sees the large emerald ring inside. "Oh Shane, it's beautiful…"

"I know emerald's are your favorite, so I thought this would be a fitting final engagement ring for you. Do you like it?"

"I love it," Natasha smiles to him before she leans over and kisses him. "And I love you."

"I love you too."

Behind them, Sophie watches the scene unfold with an arched eyebrow. For weeks now she has been thinking of a way to get back at her mother for sleeping with Max behind her back. Seeing Shane and Natasha become so close, however, has finally given her an idea.

She moves into the dining room and gets a sly grin on her face. "You slept with my boyfriend," Sophie whispers to herself. "And so I think the perfect way to get back at you is for me to sleep with your fiancé," Sophie chuckles. "That's right, I'm going to seduce Shane and make sure that your wedding to him never takes place."

The Pink Flamingo at the River Rock Casino

"Thank you all for meeting me this evening," Ethan announces to Leah, Dominick, and Paige as they sit at a table in the middle of the restaurant. He looks at his family and feels some apprehension in his chest as he knows that the conversation he is about to have might not go over as well as he'd like. He also wishes that Jeff would have been able to make it, but his father claimed he was busy with Victoria this evening.

"We are always happy to get an invite from you," Leah smiles back to her son. "Mostly because it doesn't happen every day."

Ethan chuckles back to her. "It's not often Dominick returns from an extended trip earlier. How was Florence?"

"It was magical," Dominick replies to him. "And the best part is, Felicia is stronger than ever before. That was the goal of our trip."

"We are all so happy to hear that," Paige says back to her grandfather. "So, Ethan, what is this news that you have to share? It's good I hope?"

"I'd like to think so," Ethan nods back to her. "I've…I've made a decision about my future and I am hoping that you will all support me."

"What kind of decision?" a concerned Leak asks him.

"I'm going to ask Abby to marry him," Ethan reveals to his family, as the three of them look at one another uneasily. "I want to spend the rest of my life with the mother of my child."

"Absolutely not," Leah objects quickly. "This is the worst idea you could have had!"

"I'm afraid I agree with your mother," Dominick looks back at his grandson. "Think about all the hell she put me through when we were married, Ethan."

"That woman has put this entire family through hell," Paige echoes her family's statements. "Ethan, please, don't do this marry this woman because you know damn well that, eventually, she will hurt you the way she hurts everyone that comes into her life."

"I'm sorry you all feel this way," Ethan firmly replies to them. "But I love Abby, and this is my decision to make. I'm going to ask her to marry him with or without your blessing, I would just rather do it with your blessing."

The Cascade Apartments; Max & Olly's Home

"Sorry it is so late, I…I just didn't want to home yet," Abby says as she moves into Max's apartment. After she hangs her jacket, she looks back at Max, who is only wearing some black sweatpants as he was getting ready for bed when Abby arrived. "And I know Olly is already in bed."

"Yea, he's been sleeping for a while," Max chuckles back to her. "You caught me just in time, I was about ready to turn in."

"Do you want me to go? We can catch up tomorrow."

"Nah, you're already here," Max says. "Do you want a nightcap?"

"Sure, if you have one with me?" she says back to him.

"Two nightcaps coming up," Max tells her. "Make yourself at home, I'll be right there."

Abby moves into the living room and moves to the sofa to have a seat. Within a few minutes, Max comes back into the living room with two glasses of wine. "I hope red wine is okay?"

"Yea, thank you," Abby accepts the glass and Max sits next to her.

"So, why didn't you want to go home? Trouble in paradise with the legal eagle?" Max asks with a slight chuckle.

"I don't know," she admits to him. "I still haven't given him a proper answer with his proposal and it's been awkward."

"Maybe you not giving him an answer is a sign?" Max asks her quickly.

"Like what?"

"Like you don't want to marry him?" Max asks her quickly. "Maybe it's a sign for something else."

"Yea, maybe," Abby says as they lock eyes.

A few moments later, Max is leaning over and kissing Abby on the lips. The kiss lasts for a moment before they part ways and look into each other's eyes. "Maybe it means that," Max tells her before he kisses her again.

Next on One Day at a Time
- Robbie and Kim have a heated encounter
- Felicia stands tall
- Chris has his interview

 
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