Episode 929
 
My Hands are Tied
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: April 26, 2023

Episode Theme song: "Prisoner" Mylie Cyrus feat. Dua Lipa

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Robbie and Kim signed their divorce papers
- Antonio whisked Daisy off to Vegas. After a man flirted with Daisy, Antonio suggested that she could make money by sleeping with him
- Will told Madeline that his therapist told him that he still loves Eva
- In Santa Barbara, Meggan, Jeff and Leah found a secret study of Frederick's
- Robin and Cory seemingly grew closer, despite her being pregnant with Shane's baby
- Dawn thought Adam was jealous of Helen's relationship with Dale
- Cassie warned Shane and Natasha about interfering in her life
- Max and Isabelle had a date
- Greg caught Traci snooping but she covered
- Trenyce told Andrew that Chris is the father of her child

The Pink Flamingo at the River Rock Casino

"How are you feeling from Cassie's visit?" Shane asks Natasha as they continue to sit across from one another in the restaurant. He recalls how he and Natasha were having a drink together when Cassie arrived at their table and told them that she wouldn't let them interfere with life anymore; of course, she is still furious with them for running a second paternity test on Carter, which confirmed that Jacob is the child's father. Shane just hopes that Natasha isn't too upset because he knows the sorted history between his ex-wife and Cassie.

"I have been trying to rack my brain to come up with a way to ensure that Jacob stays away from Cassie," Natasha admits to him before she takes a sip of her martini.

"I know, we both have; I am just not sure that there is anything we can do, Nat."

"There is something we can do," Natasha looks back at him with a sly grin on her face. "Who is the one person that Cassie has wanted to be with?"

"Jacob?" Shane asks her in confusion.

"But before Jacob," Natasha tells him. "There was you, Shane. Cassie did a lot of crazy things to try to be with you."

"That was a long time ago," Shane nods back to her, thinking about his history with Cassie. "I don't think Cassie still has feelings for me."

"There's only one way to find out," Natasha replies to him. "I think you should try to seduce her, Shane."

"What?" Shane gasps in shock to her. "You want me to sleep with Cassie? Are you out of your mind?"

"Just think about it," Natasha nods back to him. "If Jacob learned that Cassie slept with you, it would be over for them for good. There's no way Jacob would forgive her for that. I have to get back to the office but promise me that you will think about it, okay? This could be our way to get Cassie out of Jacob's life once and for all."

Shane shakes his head in disbelief as Natasha scurries off from the table. "Seduce Cassie?" he whispers to himself, still in shock that Natasha suggested it to him. "I don't know."

He stands up to leave the restaurant, but he happens to see Cory and Robin sitting across from one another. He arches his eyebrow wondering what is going on between the two of them; he knows that Robin told him that they would never be together because she doesn't love him, but has to wonder if something is going on with her and Cory.

"That's incredible," Cory chuckles as he looks back at Robin, while his hand is on her expanding belly. "I can't believe it."

"It is amazing, isn't it?" Robin smiles back to him as Shane arrives at the table.

"What's going on here?" Shane asks as Cory quickly pulls his hand off Robin's stomach. "Is the baby okay?"

"Yea, everything is fine," Robin looks back at him. "The baby was just kicking; Cory was feeling it."

"I see," Shane gulps heavily. "Look, I'm glad you two are friends and have one another but Cory, man, just remember that I am that baby's father and I will do whatever I have to to protect the child."

Cory chuckles back to him. "Well, don't worry Shane because I have no intention of hurting your baby. Robin and I, we are friends and I just happened to be with her when the baby kicked, so do us all a favor and chill, okay?"

"Yea, sure," Shane nods back to him. "Just remember what I said."

The Pink Flamingo at the River Rock Casino

Andrew moves down the stairs from the second level of the casino, where his suite is located, and into the main gaming area of the space. He has been itching to get back to the blackjack table; he has found that playing the game has helped him take his mind off Trenyce and the fact that she is having a baby with Chris. He still can't believe that Chris is the father's child because he and Trenyce slept together the night of the Roboto. Because he still has feelings for Trenyce, he will respect her wishes and keep their affair a secret, but he is having a hard time moving past it. Just as he is about to proceed to the blackjack table, he happens to see Chris leaving the Pink Flamingo, with a takeout bag in his hand.

"Hey Chris," Andrew moves up to him with a sly grin on his face. "What brings you by?"

"The zucchini sticks," Chris chuckles back to him. "Trey's been craving them non-stop."

"Right," Andrew uneasily nods back to him. "I guess congratulations are in order man, I know about the baby."

"Thanks," Chris smiles back to him. "I can't tell you how excited I am to be a father. There was a time when I thought this wasn't going to happen for me."

Andrew forces a smile back on his face. "Well, I'm happy for you," he tells Chris. "And I think Albertinah would be too."

Chris gulps as he thinks about his sister, who would be thrilled that their family is expanding. "She would be," Chris replies to him. "I know that she is looking down on us and is happy for us, all of us."

"I hope she is looking down on us cause I could use all the support I could get right now."

"Why do you say that? What's going on with you?" Chris asks him.

"Nothing," Andrew shakes his head back to him. "Forget I said anything. I need to get going, but congrats again on the baby."

"Yea thanks," Chris smiles as the younger man walks away from him, leaving Chris wondering what Andrew is going through that he would need additional support right now. He just hopes that everything is okay with Andrew, since he thought of him as a son for many years.

The Lawson Estate; Greg & Cheresa's Home

"I haven't been able to stop thinking about Andrew gambling," Dawn admits to Cheresa as she pours two glasses of wine at the bar in the living room of the Lawson estate. Dawn and Cheresa had been at the casino the previous evening when they saw Andrew at the blackjack table; when they asked him what was going on, they realized that Andrew had been playing for some time. It is not like Andrew to gamble that much, so now they are left feeling worried about him. "When we had drinks, he made it seem like he was okay, but I'm not sure he is."

Cheresa sighs back to her, knowing that Andrew and Trenyce had shared some secret kisses. She can't help but wonder if he is taking Trenyce and Chris' relationship worse than anyone has thought. "I am worried too, it just feels like this entire thing is a disaster waiting to unfold."

"What do you mean by that?" Dawn asks her as she passes her the glass of wine. "Do you know more information about Andrew?"

"I just mean that he was living with Trenyce for months after Brad was killed at her house," Cheresa says, unaware that Traci is hovering behind her and Dawn and listening into their conversation with great intent. "Maybe being asked to move out is more difficult for him? You know, he would have grown closer to BJ and what not."

"I suppose that could be true," Dawn nods back to her. "But it's not like Andrew and Trenyce aren't close; he could visit any time. It just feels like something bigger is going on with Andrew, and I hope he figures it out before this gambling gets out of control."

"Me too Dawn," Cheresa forces a smile on her face, while Traci quickly leaves the room unseen from the two younger women.

Roboto

"Thanks again for that date, I had a good time," Isabelle tells Max as they stand in the main office of Roboto. She recalls how they went to the Pink Flamingo for their first date and they both ended really enjoying each other's company. Isabelle was guarded because she has also been flirting with Jacob, so she wasn't sure if she would enjoy her time with Max, but she did.

"Hey, it was my pleasure," Max moves closer to her. "I'm glad that we could get out and get to know one another better."

"Me too," Isabelle purses her lips together. "I feel like I should be honest, however."

Max arches his eyebrow back to her. "I like honesty, so what's up?"

"You know that I am new in town," Isabelle replies to him quickly as he nods back to her. "I guess I am just keeping my options open, you know?"

Max chuckles back to her. "Is that code for you don't want anything serious right now?"

"I'd love to go out again," Isabella admits to him. "But yea, I'd like to see what else is in Twin Peaks."

"Let me guess, there's another guy that has caught your eye?" he asks her, thinking back to how he saw Jacob and Isabelle flirting before.

"I suppose there is. I don't mean to hurt your feelings, Max."

"My feelings are not hurt," he replies to her quickly. "I appreciate your honesty. And if I am honest, I can be pretty persistent when I want something."

Isabelle chuckles back to him. "And what is that you want?"

"Isn't it obvious?" he asks her as he moves up to her and kisses her on the lips. "There, now it has to be obvious."

Isabelle blushes back to him as she thinks of the kiss they just shared.

The Sugarbowl

Adam grabs his coffee from the barista before he heads to the coffee bar to add some cream and sugar to his beverage. He has a busy day planned as he has to get to the school that he teaches at and get ready for another day of giving instruction to his students. As he puts a lid on his cup, he turns and sees Dale sitting at the window bar alone. He arches his eyebrow thinking back to how he saw Helen and Dale out for drinks recently; when he confronted his ex-wife about it, Helen admitted that she and Dale were seeing one another but taking it slowly. Adam, then, admitted to Dawn that he thought Dale was familiar to him but he couldn't figure out why. He just hopes that Dale isn't going to hurt Helen, because he doesn't want his ex-wife to end up with a broken heart.

"You're Dale Cunningham, aren't you?" Adam asks as he approves the lawyer.

Dale turns and looks back with an arched eyebrow. "That's me," he replies to him. "I'm sorry, do we know each other?"

"Adam Black," Adam extends his hand to shake Dale's. "I'm Helen's ex-husband."

"Ah," Dale nods back to him. "Yes, I do recall Helen mentioning your name to me now. Is there something I can do for you?"

Adam smirks back to him. "Helen and I are very close," Adam replies to him quickly. "We spent many years together and still co-parent our daughter."

"And your point is?"

"If you hurt her, you will answer to me," Adam tells him. "So, I guess, I'm just warning you. If you hurt Helen, you will answer to me."

Dale chuckles back to him. "Thanks for the warning Adam," he winks back to him. "But what Helen and I do is our business and you'd be wise to stay out of it."

***

"Thanks for coming to get a coffee with me while we are on break from the hospital," Madeline tells Will as they sit across from one another in the back booth of the coffeehouse. "I needed a change of scenery."

"So did I," Will nods back to her. "So, I am glad that this worked out. On the walk over, you were quiet. Is everything okay or has it been a busy shift?"

"A bit of both," Madeline admits to him as she moves a piece of hair behind her ear. "I haven't been able to stop thinking about your therapy session."

"You mean the one where my therapist told me that I was still in love with Eva?"

"Yup, that one," Madeline nervously chuckles back to him. "I guess I don't know where we stand? I mean, how can I compete with a ghost, Will?"

"You don't have to compete with a ghost," Will tells her quickly. "I know that Eva is dead, but just because someone dies, it doesn't mean you stop loving them. I mean, have you stopped loving Preston, Olivia or Reese?"

"That's not a fair comparison," Madeline gasps back to him. "My parents and twin brother were my family!"

Will shrugs back to her. "Eva was like my family," he admits to her. "I didn't tell you that I still love her to hurt you, I'm just trying to be honest."

"I know," Madeline sighs back to him. "I'm just struggling with this. And I have no idea how to get beyond it, Will."

The Riverbench Winery; Santa Barbara, California

"Has anyone found anything of use yet?" an exhausted Leah asks as she opens another box of files in the secret study that she found with Meggan and Jeff in the winery in Santa Barbara. They came to the winery, again, in hopes of uncovering some information about the child Leah gave birth too when she was there years earlier; she is desperate to find something because Frederick hasn't give her any more information, and she wants to find her child. "I think we have to head to the airport soon and I'd hate for this trip to be for nothing."

"You're right, we do have to head to the airport soon," Jeff nods back to her. "But we are almost done looking at all these files. "I'm hoping that we will find something."

"I'm saying we have another five minutes," Meggan tells them as she looks at her watch. "The pilot needs the plane back in Twin Peaks so we can't be late."

"Wait," Leah says as she starts looking at the files in the box she just opened. "I think this could be something. These files, they have my name on them!"

"All of them?" Jeff asks her as he moves up next to her and sees what Leah is seeing. "Damn, we don't have time to go through all of these files now."

"Then bring them with us," Meggan tells them. "We can look at all of those files in great detail once we are back in Twin Peaks and Frederick, he won't even know that they are missing. He clearly hasn't been in here in a very, very long time."

"Good thinking," Leah tells her as she puts the lid back on the box. "Okay, let's head home and we can see what these files say there."

The Pier

Kim slowly walks down the pier letting her mind wonder as she looks at the river, which is moving at a good pace today. She is feeling a little emotional because she got word that her divorce from Robbie is finalized. She and Robbie have been through so much together, to know that their marriage is over is a hard pill to swallow, even though she is the one that started the divorce proceedings.

"Looks like we had the same idea," Robbie says as he comes up to her. He, too, was walking on the pier to clear his mind and saw his new ex-wife.

Kim turns around and sees Robbie. "You heard from your lawyers too?"

Robbie nods back to her. "We are officially divorced," he whispers back to her. "You know, when you get married, you never think that it will end this way. And yet, here we are."

"For the record," Kim bites her lower lip back to him. "I did love you, Robbie. With every fiber of my being."

"I know you did," he nods back to her. "I still love you, Kim. I know why you chose to end our marriage, but I would be a damn liar if I told you that I didn't still love you."

A tear falls down Kim's cheek and she quickly wipes it away. "A part of me still loves you too, Robbie. I always will. But, this is for the best, I know that in my heart."

"I, uh, I also quit Roboto today," Robbie reveals to her. "So, you won't have to see me at the office anymore either. I really will be out of your life."

"I will still see you around," Kim looks back at him. "But I guess this is goodbye."

"It is," Robbie lets a tear fall down his cheek too. "Goodbye my beautiful Kim."

"Goodbye, Robbie."

The Bellagio Hotel & Casino; Las Vegas, Nevada

With a loud groan, Daisy slowly opens her eyes and immediately puts her hand on her throbbing head. She doesn't remember how much she drank the previous night while she was gambling with Antonio, but she can feel the after effects now. She slowly sits up in her bed and reaches for her glass of water that rests on the end table. She drinks it all quickly before she realizes that she is naked, which startles her as she normally sleeps in her underwear, at the very least.

"What happened last night?" she asks herself as she crawls out of bed. At the base of the bed, there is a small bench, where Daisy sees some cash. She arches her eyebrow and picks it up, realizing that there is close to a thousand dollars there. "Did I win gambling last night?"

She pulls a robe over her naked body and leaves the room. In the living room of the suite, she sees Antonio pouring a cup of coffee.

"Well, good morning sleepy head," he chuckles to her. "Can I get you a coffee?"

"I'd love one but I'd also like to know what happened last night," she replies to him as he passes her a coffee. "Did we gamble? Did I win?"

"Are you saying that you don't remember last night?" Antonio asks her in surprise.

"I don't remember anything," Daisy admits to him. "I haven't drank that much in a very long time. So, what happened?"

"You won," Antonio winks at her. "But not at gambling."

"Then how?" Daisy asks him in confusion. "What happened, Antonio? Tell me right now! I need to know what happened last night!"

Next on One Day at a Time
- Victoria goes to tell Dominick the truth
- Abby and Dominick can't keep the peace
- Nicholas plans a gesture for Andy

 
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