Episode 1302

 

Don't Gamle With Your Life
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: June 03, 2026

Episode Theme song: "One Night" Mariah Carey

Previously on One Day at a Time
- The Judge dropped all charges against Andy for raping Logan. Andy was celebrating
- Jarrod saw Nicholas and Andy embrace
- Robin asked Cory to have an engagement party
- Andrew & Daisy wondered why Frederick would keep Latrice at the winery
- Sophie kissed Shane
- Max and Abby had sex. She told him not to tell anyone or she would reveal that he slept with Natasha
- Paige had a nightmare about Tara
- Jeff admitted to Bryce and Leah that Victoria framed Leah last year

The Pink Flamingo at the River Rock Casino

The restaurant has been transformed into the venue for Robin and Cory's engagement party, which they planned in a short time. There are black and fuchsia pink balloons, streamers, and party favors to set the theme of the party. There is a large buffet table featuring some of the restaurants best dishes, deserts and waiters are circling with champagne and sparkling cider, while there is a bar for any cocktails that people would like to consume.

"I can't believe we pulled this off in such a short time," Robin chuckles to Cory as they stand together, each holding a glass of champagne. "This turned out better than I had hoped."

"When you put your mind to something, nothing can stop you my love," Cory winks back at her. "And this is only the beginning."

"What do you mean by that?" Robin asks him with an arched eyebrow.

"This party," he whispers back to her. "All of our friends and family, they are here because of us. But the main event is still coming…"

"You mean our wedding?" Robin giggles back to him.

"Exactly," Cory winks back at her. "You know the best part?"

"Tell me."

"No one, or nothing, will ever come between us again," Cory tells her. "This time, we are going to get this right, and we are going to be together forever."

Robin leans up and kisses him passionately. "You're right, this is our time, finally, to be together…forever."

***

Kim peers across the room and sees Tyler grabbing a glass of champagne before he starts talking to Dominick. She, almost, can't stomach the sight of her husband right now; ever since Madeline told her that Tyler knew the fact that she was raising Bobby after she told Kim that he died makes her sick to her stomach. The fact is, however, she knows that she has to find out if that is true because with Madeline, she can't trust anything she says.

"So help me God if it's true," Kim whispers to herself. "You will pay, Tyler."

She turns around and sees Andy at the bar ordering a drink. She sighs to herself as she had hoped that his trial for rape would make Andy realize that he needed to stop drinking. She finds herself moving closer to her brother.

"You seem to be enjoying the open bar," Kim announces to him as Andy grabs two drinks and takes a sip from one of them.

"Hey, it's not every day that there is an open bar," he chuckles back to her. "And besides, I am celebrating."

"Celebrating? Andy, you were charged with raping someone because of your drinking. When will you realize that this has to stop…"

"I'll be the judge of that," Andy tells her before he starts to laugh. "Wait, that's hilarious considering I was just in court!"

"Oh Andy…"

"Just be happy for me Kim," Andy tells his sister. "Justice was served; everyone knows that I didn't do anything wrong, and I'm going to ensure that I enjoy this moment to the very last drop."

***

"So, you had another nightmare about Tara?" a concerned Leah asks Paige as they are huddled near the buffet table. Paige just confided to her mother that she has been having nightmares of finding Tara's dead body in the river. Leah is concerned that her daughter isn't dealing with the PTSD that could be attached to finding a dead body.

"It feels like every time I close my eyes, I have a nightmare," Paige reveals to her. "I'm…I'm almost scared to try to sleep because these nightmares so real…and scary."

"Oh baby," Leah pulls her daughter into a hug. "I wish I could do something to make this all okay for you. I just…I think it will take time."

"I hope you're right about that," Paige sighs to her. "I…I just don't know how many more sleepless nights I can have."

"Have you thought about talking to someone about this?"

Paige arches her eyebrow back to her at the suggestion. "What do you mean by that? Talk to who?"

Leah shrugs to her. "I mean, like a professional. You could find a therapist?"

"Therapy?" Paige asks her in surprise. "I hadn't thought about that…but…it's not a bad idea. I might just do that, Mom."

***

Sophie takes a sip of her champagne while she watches Shane and Natasha smile at one another as they are sitting at a table together. The sight of her mother and Shane together makes Sophie sick as she is desperately trying to seduce him so she can get revenge on her mother for sleeping with her ex-boyfriend, Max, the previous year. She believes that if her mother can sleep with her boyfriend, there's no reason why she can't sleep with her soon-to-be step-father.

"It would be the perfect revenge," she tells herself as she takes a sip of her drink. She knows that she has already made great progress on her scheme as she walked out of the shower, naked, knowing Shane would see her. And then, she kissed him when they were having a day by the pool. Of course, Shane was furious with her and told her that it could never happen again, but she knows that she has gotten into his head. How could she not have? She smirks to herself as she moves closer to the table, hoping to hear what they are talking about.

"So, I was thinking," Natasha looks over at Shane. "We stay here for an hour, or so, and then we had back to the mansion have a romantic evening? It's been too long since we have some you and me time, Shane."

"I love the sound of that," Shane smiles over to her before he leans over and kisses her. "I could use some us time too, Nat."

Sophie moves away from the table having not been spotted by either Shane or Natasha. She gets wicked grin on her face. "I love you Daddy and I am so happy for you," she whispers. "But if I am going to carry out my plan, I have to stop Shane and Natasha from having this romantic night. It's time to kick my plan into high gear."

***

Jarrod grabs a glass of champagne and looks around the room hoping to see someone he knows at the party. He knows that he was invited to the party before he and Nicholas split up because he was dating Robin's brother; at the start of the evening, he was wondering if he should even show up, but he decided to attend so he could get out of his hotel room and mingle with some folks.

"Having a good time?" Tyler asks Jarrod as he grabs a glass of champagne from a wondering waiter.

"I suppose so," Jarrod replies to him. "To be honest, I feel a bit awkward here."

"Why is that?"

"I was dating Robin's brother but we recently broke up," Jarrod admits to him. "I wasn't sure if I should come or not."

"Ah, well, I am sorry to hear about you and Nicholas," Tyler tells him. "You must be new to town? I don't think we've met. I'm Tyler, Tyler Robertson."

"I'm Jarrod Miller," he says as he shakes his hand. "Robertson, as in Robertson Enterprises?"

Tyler chuckles. "That's me. I am the CEO. My Dad founded the company."

"Oh interesting," Jarrod tells him. "I'm glad I met you then because I am actually looking for some work."

"Is that right? What is that you do?" Tyler asks him.

"I'm an art director," Jarrod tells him. "I could do set work for photo shoots and stuff like that."

"We are always looking for talented people," Tyler says. "Here's by business card; why don't you call my assistant and we can set up a formal discussion?"

"Thanks," Jarrod smiles as he takes the business card. "You'll hear from me."

***


Abby rushes into the party trying to collect herself. She hasn't been able to stop thinking about the previous night when she and Max had sex. She had gone to see him to tell him that they couldn't kiss again because she was engaged to Ethan but he revealed that he had feelings for her and then he kissed her again which lead to them having sex. In the aftermath, she told Max that it was a mistake and that if he told anyone she would reveal that he and Natasha had sex last year. When she got home, Ethan was already in bed and she slept past him waking up in the morning, so she hasn't seen her fiancé yet. She knows that she has to keep her cool to ensure that she doesn't let on that she cheated on him.

"There you are," Ethan smiles as he comes up to his fiancé and kisses her on the lips. "I feel like I haven't seen you since we made love in my office."

Abby blushes back to him. "Sorry, I guess we just got our paths crossed. How did it go in court yesterday?"

"I won," Ethan proudly tells her. "I was able to get all the charges against Andy dropped."

"Oh, Ethan, congratulations," she pulls him into a hug. "You are an amazing lawyer."

"Thanks babe," he replies to her as they exit their embrace. "So, you know where I was," he looks back at her. "Where have you been? How is that we went almost 24 hours without seeing one another?"

"I was busy with Georgina, she had her checkup, and then I was with Cheresa because they found out that Dawn is getting to go home," Abby lies to him.

"Oh wow, that's great news," Ethan tells her, not realizing the lie. "You all must be thrilled."

"We are," Abby nods back to him. "How about we get some food and catch up? I am starving."

"Sure, that sounds great," Ethan says as they lock hands and walk towards the buffet table, as Abby breathes a sigh of relief that her cover story seemingly worked with Ethan.

***

Logan sits alone at a table in the back corner with a glass of wine in front of him. He peers across the room and sees Andy talking to Kim and wonders if he should go and talk to him; they haven't seen one another since the rape charges were dropped because he thinks that Andy might want some space since it was Logan's mother that caused all of this chaos to begin with.

"Hey," Jeff says to his son as he comes up to his table and sits across from him. "How's it going?"

Logan shrugs back to his father. "I'm fine, I guess."

"I would have thought you'd be happy with the outcome of the trial yesterday?"

"I am," Logan nods back to his father. "But I still am so embarrassed that Mom even took it that far. How could she accuse someone of rape without knowing any of the facts?"

"I won't try to justify your Mom's actions," Jeff says back to his son. "But I think she was just confused by the sudden change with you. She is right, just a few months ago, you were expecting a child with Sophie. And you seemed to really want to be with her. This change in your sexual orientation, it came out of the blue."

"Look, it just happened," Logan explains to his father. "I don't know that I need to label myself one way or another. I am attracted to the person not the gender."

"I get that," Jeff tells him. "And I support you no matter what, and I know your Mom will too. She just needs to understand, that's all."

"It is not my job to help her understand me," Logan replies to him. "I won't explain myself, not to her, or anyone."

***

"I'm glad that I found you," Leah rushes up to Tyler, who is about to grab some snacks from the buffet. "We need to talk, Tyler, and it can't wait."

Tyler puts his empty plate back down and arches his eyebrow back to his sister. "Let's go by the bar?"

"Yes," Leah grabs him and they move over to the bar quickly.

"Okay, okay, we are here," Tyler chuckles back to her. "You're a hurricane, what has gotten into you."

"Bryce and I did something," Leah whispers to him. "We came up with an idea to prove that Victoria was the one who framed me last year."

"Oh!" Tyler says back in surprise. "What did you do?"

"The details are not important right now," Leah waves her hand in the air. "The fact is, we convinced Jeff to get the truth out of Victoria."

"And? Did Jeff find out the truth?"

"Yes," Leah nods back to him. "He told me and Bryce that Victoria admitted to framing me, Tyler. So this entire nightmare is over because Victoria is the bitch that framed me. And now, I want my life back. I want that lying, scheming menace out of my company, and I want my job back!"

Next n One Day at a Time
- Tyler and Victoria come face to face
- Stephanie is suspended
- Sophie puts her plan into action

 
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