Episode 356
 

The Truth Spills Out
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: August 28, 2016

Episode Theme song: "I've Told You Now" Sam Smith

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Kim, Donovan, Trenyce & Savannah agreed to take Andy to the Calimo cabin to hold an intervention with his drinking. A summer rain storm hit causing Kim, Donovan and Trenyce to stay behind. At the cabin, Savannah was shocked when Andy started drinking. She begged him to stop but he refused. She went for a bath and the radio fell into the tub electrocuting her
- Eva found Bob unconscious as he had a stroke after Dominick showed him a picture of Kim and Tyler kissing and also that Robbie was helping Dominick plot his revenge against Bob
- At Daisy's dinner party, Jemma cornered Frederick as the two clearly have a past together. Meggan happened to overhear what they were talking about
- Rebecca drugged Cory and they slept together again

Scene One - The Calimo Cabin

"I'm glad we were able to meet so early this morning," Kim says as she turns her car into the driveway of the Calimo cabin. She knows that her, Donovan and Trenyce had agreed to go to the cabin and meet Savannah and Andy the night before so they could hold an intervention with Andy but the long lasting, intense, summer rain storm prevented them from travelling. The last thing any of them wanted to do was drive to the cabin in the heavy rain. They agreed to come up in the morning, which she is grateful for since the storm has ended. "I just hope Savannah was able to make it through the night with Andy."

Trenyce takes a deep breath of the fresh air, one of the reasons why she loves going to the cabin. "Me too," she replies to her. "But really, how much damage could Andy have caused in one night? It was just over night."

"And, who is to say that Andy was drinking here last night?" Donovan asks them as he steps out of the car. "I had called ahead to the staff and asked them to remove all the alcohol from the cabin."

"Yes, Bob knew the reason that we were coming here. He had it moved to the shed out back," Kim informs them. "I'm thinking that the only way Andy would have been able to drink is if he brought his own alcohol from Twin Peaks."

"Do you really think he would have done that?" Trenyce asks her as she moves towards the front door.

Kim shrugs and looks back at her friends. "I don't know. Only one way to find out though, right? Let's go inside."

Donovan opens the door and moves inside the cabin, immediately, he can smell something fowl. He looks around the room and doesn't see any sign of life as the women follow behind him. "I don't see Andy," Donovan says in a hushed whisper. "Maybe they are still sleeping? My God, what is that horrible smell?"

Trenyce gasps a little before she points to the fireplace, but she covers her mouth as the smell grows more intense as she moves inside the house. "Look, it's Andy. He looks like he's passed out!"

Kim rushes over towards her brother. "Andy? Andy, please wake up!"

Andy slowly starts to open his eyes. "What….Where am I? Kim?"

"You're at the cabin, Andy," Kim says as he continues to wake up. She helps him stand up and they move to the sofa, as she has to cover her mouth as well. "How much did you drink last night? And, what is that horrible smell?"

Andy looks over at Kim before he sees Donovan and Trenyce standing by the door. "What is this? Some kind of inquisition?"

"We are just worried about you," Donovan replies to him, not able to remove his hand over his mouth and nose. "Where is Savannah?"

"She said she was going for a bath last night and she never came back downstairs."

"I'll go upstairs and check on her," Trenyce says as she starts to walk up the stairs, as the smell grows even stronger to her.

"Andy, I hope you realize that this has to stop. You can't keep drinking yourself into a passed out state every night. You have to stop drinking! I mean it this time," Kim tells him as they lock eyes, the smell continuing to linger in the air.

Before Andy can reply, they all hear Trenyce let out a blood curling scream from upstairs.

Scene Two - The Sugarbowl

"How are you feeling, and don't lie to me because I can always see right through you," Robbie winks over to his sister as they sit in the coffeehouse and catch up over the morning brew and some muffins.

Natasha smiles as she moves some of her hair behind her ear. "I'm fine," she tells him before she takes a sip of her coffee. "I know that I was in a weird place after I fell down the stairs but I am fine now, I promise."

"Good," Robbie replies to her. "Because we were all worried about you."

"I know," she tells him. "And I appreciate that. Just know that I am doing fine now. I just want to put the entire thing behind me." She knows that it is easier said than done because last night during the rain storm, Barbara announced to Helen that Natasha and Adam had an affair last fall. She knows that because Helen knows the truth that it's only a matter of time before Shane learns the truth; Natasha doesn't know how her husband will react to the news that she slept with Adam but she has to brace herself for the worst. She has tried to call him so she could tell Shane herself but he hasn't picked up.

"I sense that there is something that you're not telling me Natasha," Robbie says as he looks at her. "Are you sure everything is okay?"

Before Natasha can reply, her cell phone starts to ring. "Excuse me for a moment," she says as she opens her purse and finds her phone. "Hello."

"Oh darling," Eva says into the telephone. "I'm so glad that I was able to reach you."

"Mom? What is it, you sound upset? Is something wrong?" Natasha asks her.

"I'm afraid so," Eva replies to her. "It's your father, he's had a stroke."

"Oh my God," Natasha gasps as she looks over at Robbie. "I'll be right there!"

"What is it Nat?" Robbie asks her as she hangs up the phone.

"It's Dad," Natasha replies to him as she starts to collect her belongings. "He's had a stroke. He's at the hospital."

"I'll drive," Robbie tells her as he stands up and they rush out of the coffeehouse together.

Scene Three - The Pampa Grill

"You seem to be in a good mood this morning," Felicia tells Dominick as she sits with him and Tyler at a table in the quiet restaurant in the morning. She is enjoying the fact that Dominick has asked her to join him and Tyler for breakfast. After the previous evening's storm, she really had wanted to get out of the house this morning. She loves spending time with her family, so breakfast with Dominick and Tyler is the perfect way to start her day.

Dominick can't help but get a grin on his face when he thinks about the previous night. He went to Bob's office and showed him a picture of Kim and Tyler kissing, which sent Bob over the edge. However, Dominick didn't stop there as he also revealed to Bob that Robbie has been helping him plan his revenge. To Dominick's delight, Bob then collapsed as he suffered a stroke. Instead of offering to help, Dominick left Bob's office to let his rival die.

"I must say, I am in a good mood this morning," Dominick finally says back to her. "I believe that we may finally get everything we have wanted."

Tyler looks at Felicia and then back at his father. "That doesn't really tell us much about why you're in such a good mood."

Unbeknownst to them, Eva is standing behind a large plant that is close to their table. She had decided to come to the restaurant for a quick snack as she was with Bob at the hospital most of the night. As she listens, however, she wonders if Dominick could have had something to do with Bob's condition. What else could possibly make Dominick this happy? She wonders. She quickly leaves, having not been seen my Dominick, Felicia or Tyler. She doesn't want to get caught by the family eavesdropping.

"Let's just say that one of the biggest problems in our life may have been removed for good," Dominick smiles back to them. "And that's all I'm going to say."

Felicia and Tyler look at each other and shake their head, realizing that they won't get any more information out of Dominick about his good mood.

***

"It was awfully nice of you to suggest we come here for breakfast this mornin'," Jemma says to Daisy as she takes a bite of her toast.

Daisy sets her coffee cup down on the table and looks over at her Aunt. "The last thing I wanted to do this morning was cook since I did so much of it for the dinner party last night."

"That makes a whole lotta sense to me!" Jemma chuckles. "I think your party was a huge hit, Miss Daisy. Everyone seemed to have a swell time."

Daisy nods and uneasily looks over at Vinny, who takes a sip of his orange juice. Daisy had hoped that she would be able to uncover some of Jemma's past secrets with Frederick at the party but she didn't get any closer to the truth in that regard. It has left Daisy wondering if she was over reacting about the possible connection between her Aunt and Frederick.

"I hope so," Daisy finally replies to her, thinking she failed at getting the truth.

"The storm certainly didn't help with anything," Vinny chimes in. "I haven't seen it rain like that in a very long time."

"You're tellin' me!" Jemma tells him.

"Did you have a good time at the party?" Vinny asks Jemma, as he looks over and notices Daisy wait to see her reaction.

Jemma pauses as she thinks back to seeing Frederick show up at the party. She knew right then and there that she had to talk to him and make sure that he knew that their past could never be revealed. She seized the opportunity when Vinny was helping Daisy with the food to get Frederick alone and they talked about their past and how it has to stay in the past.

Daisy watches Jemma replay some of the previous night's events over in her mind and wonders what she is thinking about. Her Aunt almost seems lost in a daze.

"I take your silence as a no?" Daisy finally tells her Aunt, causing Jemma to snap out of thinking about her and Frederick's chat.

Jemma looks back at her and nods her head. "Oh no, I have a lovely time," Jemma smiles to her. "It was a night I will not soon forget."

Daisy looks over at Vinny and wonders what exactly all happened that Jemma won't be forgetting the dinner party any time soon. Maybe something did happen, Daisy thinks. Now, the question is: what happened?

Scene Four - Frederick's Office

While most doctors have their office at Twin Peaks General Hospital, Frederick has his own practice and therefore, he has his own building just off Main Street. He enjoys the location because he is close to the Sugarbowl, park and the river valley.

It also means that he tends to have more privacy, which is a good thing for him today because his mind is racing about the previous night's events at Daisy's dinner party. He can't believe that he came face to face with Jemma again after all of these years.

"I had no idea that she was in town," he whispers to himself as he tries to read a file in front of him. "Thank goodness she cornered me and let me know she was here. It would have been written all over my face if I saw her for the first time at the dinner table."

He stands up and moves towards the small bar he has in his office and pours himself a glass of water. He drinks it quickly as he tries to calm himself down. Seeing Jemma again still has him rattled.

"I have to make sure that no one ever finds out the truth about what happened. No one can know Jemma's past with me. No one."

Scene Five - The Tower's, The Penthouse; Cory & Robin's Home

Cory slowly opens his eyes as the sun shines brightly into the bedroom of his penthouse that he shares with Robin. As he comes too, he feels something laying next to him. For a moment, he isn't sure what it could be; he knows that Robin is away at the mental hospital and that he is heading there later today to see her again. He turns his head and is shocked to see a naked Rebecca laying next to him. He jolts up in the bed and wonders how this happened. He has no memory of sleeping with her; he called off their affair months ago. Why would he do this now?

"What happened?" he says out loud, causing Rebecca to stir. She looks over at him.

"Morning," she purses her lips together. "Did you sleep well?"

"What happened last night?"

"You don't remember?" she asks him, as she recalls slipping a pill into his drink to ensure that they made love again.

"No," he shakes his head. "This can't be happening. I told you we were over. I'm trying to save Robin from that damn hospital!"

"I know," Rebecca sits up, exposing her breasts to him. "You were so stressed last night. I helped you relieve some of it."

"Cover yourself, please," he tells her as he crawls out of bed. "I can't believe this happened. I must have had a lot to drink because I don't remember any of this."

"It was amazing, as always," she giggles. "I know you're trying to get Robin back, but last night was like a goodbye for us, Cory. There's nothing to be upset about."

"Really?" Robin is your sister! She's my wife!"

"And, like before, she never has to know. Don't worry, it's our secret. Now, go get showered. You're off to see her today, aren't you?"

"This can never happen again, Rebecca," Cory tells her as he looks into her eyes. "I mean it. This ends now."

Rebecca uneasily nods her head back to him. "Fine," she says t him, pursing her pouty lips together, knowing that she can always get him back in her bed if she wants too. "I understand. Now, go shower, so you can get to Robin."

Scene Six - Twin Peaks General Hospital

"I can't get a hold of Kim," Natasha says as she hangs up the telephone again and looks over at Robbie, who is pacing a little in the waiting room. "I don't know where she is but it is going straight to voicemail."

"Well, her and Dad aren't exactly seeing eye to eye right now," Robbie replies to her, his mind racing about what could be happening with Bob right now.

"But she should be answering her phone to me!" Natasha says trying not to cry. "I just can't believe this is happening! Dad has to be okay Robbie, he just has to be."

Robbie turns and around moves up to his sister. They quickly hug and Robbie tries to comfort her. "He will be fine, Nat," he whispers into her ear. "This is Dad we are talking about. He has to be okay."

"I hope you're right," she says as she wipes her eye as they exit their embrace.

Before Robbie can reply, his cell phone starts ringing. "Maybe that's Kim," Natasha says to him as he pulls out his phone.

"Hello," he says into his phone.

"It's Dominick," Dominick says to Robbie. "Just wanted to give you a quick update on our plan to get revenge on your father; I believe we have accomplished what we set out to do. I'm with my family right now so I can't talk long but we'll be in touch."

Before Robbie can say anything, he hears Dominick hang up the phone. He looks at Natasha's worried face and feels the blood drain from his face wondering if he could be responsible for his father's possible death.

Scene Seven - Twin Peaks General Hospital

"What a busy day, hey?" Craig asks Victoria as they stand together at the nurses station together, both on shift at the hospital. While they are used to having a lot of work to do, the summer storm certainly put a number of citizens in predicaments that they wouldn't have been in had the weather been better.

"I know, right?" Victoria smiles back to him. "I suppose, it pays the bills."

"That's one to look at it," Craig replies to her. "It's odd that Shane didn't show up today. He was supposed to be on shift an hour ago."

"Yea, I thought that too," Victoria agrees with him. "It's not like him to be sick."

"He's not," Craig says back to her. "He never called in or anything."

Victoria arches her eyebrow. "Well, now I think something is really going on."

Before he can reply, some emergency crews open the ER door and wheel a man into the hospital. "He was in a car accident last night! We don't know how long he was out there because of the storm."

Craig and Victoria quickly react moving over to the patient. They look at each other in shock as they realize that it is Shane.

"My God," Victoria whispers. "It's Shane!"

Scene Eight - The Calimo Cabin

"Trenyce? What's wrong? Are you okay?" Donovan asks as he rushes up the stairs after they heard her scream downstairs with Kim following him, the smell worse than ever before.

Donovan reaches the second level and sees the bathroom door open. He rushes to the door and sees Trenyce hovering over the bathtub, Savannah's lifeless body; the smell is obviously Savannah's dead corpse.

"What the hell is going on in here?" he asks as Kim comes up behind him and immediately covers her mouth in shock.

"I …I found her like this," Trenyce cries as she looks back at her friend. "The radio must have fallen into the bath … she's dead…She was electrocuted!"

Donovan hugs Trenyce as she starts to sob in his arms. "Savannah is dead," Trenyce cries as Kim looks at them and then thinks about Andy downstairs.

"Oh Andy," Kim whispers to herself, as the smell of death encompasses all of them. "What have you done?"

Next on One Day at a Time
- Natasha's world is further rocked when she learns Shane was in a car accident
- Victoria sees something unsettling
- Cory tells Robin that he has a plan

 
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