Episode 939
 
Died in my Dream
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: May 21, 2023

Episode Theme song: "After Hours" The Weeknd

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Frederick realized that he had to take care of Victoria and Eva, so he gassed them to knock them unconscious
- Abby, under Frederick's guidance, started to drug Dominick to ensure he couldn't remember that Eva was alive
- Adam went to Helen to tell her that he remembered who Dale is
- Traci realized she had to smooth things over with Greg after he caught her snooping again
- Will continued to have visions of Eva
- Leah continued to search for her missing child
- Isabelle told Max she didn't want anything serious between them because she was also attracted to Jacob

The Pink Flamingo at the River Rock Casino

Isabelle takes a sip of her martini before she turns her head and happens to see Jacob and Cassie sitting together at a table. She quickly recalls how she and Jacob had been flirting with each other but Cassie warned her to stay away from him. As she watches them laugh together, she notices that Jacob gives Cassie a kiss on her lips. It only lasts for a moment, but it is long enough. Isabelle turns her head back to her drink and takes a sip of it.

"Why does seeing them together make me jealous?" she asks herself quickly. "Jacob and I were never anything serious?"

She realizes that, given the chance, she would like to explore something with Jacob because she is attracted to him. That, however, doesn't seem to be in the cards based on what she is witnessing between him and Cassie.

"I guess Cassie's warning to be with Max is working," she tells herself. "Because it doesn't seem like I have a chance with Jacob, even if I wanted one."

She picks up her phone and dials a number quickly. "Hey Max, it's Isabelle," she says once he picks up the call. "I was wondering if you were free to go out?" she asks him before she chuckles. "Yes, a date. I'd love to see you, so what do you say?"

The Lawson Estate; Greg & Cheresa's Home

Traci quickly fixes her maid's outfit as she stands in the kitchen of the Lawson estate before she moves back to the counter and picks up a small tray and prepares to move into the living room. She knows that today is the first step in her trying to smooth things over with her employers; Greg, and Cheresa, have both caught her snooping around the estate more than once, so now, she realizes that she has to be more careful and she has to get them back believing that she isn't up to anything.

"Good morning," she says as to Greg as she puts a smile on her face. "Here is a fresh pot of coffee. Would you like a cup?"

Greg sets his tablet down on the table in front of him. "Sure, that would be lovely, thank you Traci."

"Of course," Traci replies as she passes him the coffee. "Will you be seeing your friend, Ms. Calimo, today?"

Greg looks back at her with an arched eyebrow. "Kim? I am not sure why?"

"No special reason," Traci purses her lips together. "Just from my observations, you two make a nice couple."

Greg chuckles back to her. "Well, we are just friends."

Traci nods back to her. "A woman usually is friendly until the man makes a move to suggest he'd like more. I don't mean to overstep, I just think you two look good together. If I was you, I'd make that move with her. You never know what could happen."

The Black House; Helen & Dawn's Home

"What are you talking about?" a confused Helen asks as she stands in the living room, her body still wrapped in her robe, as she faces Adam, who just revealed to her that he has remembered who Dale actually is. Helen doesn't know what Adam is talking about but she wants to know because she and Dale have become very involved with one another, so she wants to know as much as possible. "You know Dale from somewhere? I only met the man when I was Mexico earlier this year?"

"I know," Adam nods back to her. "When I saw you two together at the Pink Flamingo, I thought that he looked familiar. I told Dawn about it."

"So, what? You two went to school together or something?"

"No, Helen, it's nothing like that."

"Then what is it like?"

Before Adam can say anything, a shirtless Dale moves into the living room. "Oh good morning," he announces to Helen and Adam. "I was wondering where you disappeared too and now I can see that we have company this morning."

"Adam just stopped by," Helen turns to Dale and looks at him. "He is just telling me that he knows who you are? Do you know Adam?"

Dale gulps heavily before he looks over at Adam, who glares back at him. "Go ahead man, tell Helen the truth. Tell Helen who you are."

"I don't think that this is any of your business," Dale replies to Adam. "Helen and I, we enjoy each other's company. There's no need to bring anything else up, is there?"

"Oh no, you're not doing that," Adam grits his teeth back to Dale. "Tell Helen the truth, or I will damnit!"

The Tower's, Floor Three; Madeline's Condo

Madeline peers into the bedroom and sees Will still fast asleep. While it is getting to be mid-morning, she isn't worried that he is still resting because he worked overnight at his new job at Raven's Meadow. She moves into the kitchen and pours herself a cup of coffee.

While she drinks it, she recalls how recently she and Will made love, for what seemed like the first time in weeks. She hadn't realized how something as simple as love making could make her feel connected to him again, since they had been at odds because of his constant visions of Eva. She was further rattled when his therapist suggested that he was still in love with his deceased lover; while she understands that he could still have feelings for Eva, it felt her feeling insecure.

"He might still love Eva but he is with me," she tells herself. "He can't be with Eva because she's dead. I have to remember that. He is with me because he wants to be."

She hears a noise coming from the bedroom so she moves back to the door. She opens it slightly and freezes.

"Eva," Will says in his sleep while he rolls over in the bed. "Eva, come to me."

Madeline feels the blood drain from her face as she realizes that, once again, Will is having a dream of Eva. She shuts the door as she can hear him say her name again, feeling even worse than she did before.

The Victors Mansion; Frederick's Lair

"I can't tell you how much it meant to me that you were willing to stand up for your mother at the wedding," Frederick tells Leah as they move into the living room of the Victors mansion. Frederick was surprised to see Leah agree to be Felicia's maid of honor at the wedding because he knows that they have had a tense relationship since it was revealed that he is her biological father. "I just with the wedding was able to take place."

"I haven't spoken to my mother yet but since I'm here, what information did Dominick have that stopped the ceremony from going through?" Leah asks him as she crosses her arms over her chest.

"That's not important," Frederick waves his hand in the air. "Dominick is always trying to hurt me, that's a fact."

"Well he must have said something to make Felicia change her mind. What was it?"

"Is that the reason that you're here today, Leah?" Frederick looks back at his daughter. "I was hoping it was because you wanted to spend some quality father-daughter time together."

Leah laughs back at him. "That will never happen," she huffs back to him. "I'm here because you still haven't given me any information on my missing child, despite you saying you would. I'm here to tell you that this is your last chance to tell me something, anything, before I will take matters into my own hands."

Frederick arches his eyebrow back to her as he wonders what she is talking about. "I can tell you this much," Frederick replies to her. "You did have a child at the winery. But where the child is today, I have no idea. I am sorry Leah, but I can't give you the information you seek."

The Sugarbowl

Bryce grabs his coffee from the barista and moves to the coffee bar to put some cream and sugar in it. While he stirs the coffee, he can't help but think about Victoria; he hasn't seen or heard from her in over 24 hours now and he is starting to get worried about her. It's not like her to have not communicated with him, or at least come home, so he can't help but think that something is wrong.

"Where did you go?" Bryce asks himself as he puts a lid on his coffee. "And why haven't you called me or texted me?"

He pulls out his phone from him his pocket and still sees no new notifications from Victoria.

"Damn it, where are you Victoria? I'm trying not to get worried about you but I am getting concerned the longer I go without hearing from you."

Raven's Meadow

In the east wing of the hospital is used for the unhealthiest patients. These patients are usually incredibly unstable and would likely cause harm to either themselves or the medical staff, and therefore the rooms in the east wing are padded cells and the use of strait jackets are required.

In one of the padded cells, there are two bodies laying on the ground, which is rare because it is usually one person for each room. One of the bodies slowly starts to move.

Victoria slowly raises her head and looks around, trying to figure out where she is. The last thing that she remembers is being locked in a bedroom at the Victors mansion with Eva; she doesn't know how she passed out or get transported to another room, but here she is.

"Mom?" she calls out as she looks around the room until she finally sees Eva's body on the floor. She scurries over to her and puts her fingers on Eva's neck. "Oh thank God, she's alive! Mom, can you hear me? Mom!"

Eva slowly opens her eyes and looks at Victoria. "Victoria? Where…where are we?"

"I don't know but I will find out," Victoria tells her. "I'm just glad that you're okay."

Eva looks back at her and suddenly gets tears in her eyes. "What is it? What's wrong, Mom?"

"Nothing," Eva says as a tear falls down her cheek. "I…I don't know how it happened but I…I remember everything."

Victoria pulls her mother into a hug. "I knew you'd get your memory back," she holds her. "Now, we have to figure out where we are and how the hell we are getting out of here."

Dominick's Townhouse

"So, imagine my surprise when Tyler revealed that Felicia's claim that Eva is alive and well and she was the one impersonating Barbara Mills," Dominick finishes explaining his morning at Tyler's townhouse, where is son revealed what Felicia claimed. Of course, Tyler is concerned that Felicia is losing her mind again because there is no way that Eva could be alive. Deep down, Dominick knows that this is true but something in his core is making him feel uneasy about this situation.

"I…I don't know what to say," Abby admits to her husband. She realizes, however, that she has to give Dominick another pill that she got from Frederick so he won't remember the truth; she has worked too hard for her marriage for it to fall apart because Eva is still alive and well. "How can any of this be happening?"

"I don't know," Dominick shakes his head back to her, as Abby moves to the bar and makes two drinks. While Dominick isn't looking, she secretly puts the powder from one of the pills in his drinks and stirs it quickly. She then passes him the drink. "I do agree with Tyler that Felicia is seemingly starting to lose it again. There's no way that Eva could be alive."

"No, there's not," Abby replies to him before she takes a sip of her brandy. "My mother killed her with a knife, there's no coming back from that. I think you and Tyler need to get Felicia reviewed by a doctor, and not Frederick."

Dominick chuckles back to her. "Don't worry about that, I don't think Felicia will ever want to see him again. But you know what's weird?"

"What? Tell me, Dominick."

"This story about Eva being alive and posing as Barbara," he looks back at her. "It…it makes me feel very uneasy. Like, my stomach is in knots and …I don' t know why."

Abby gulps heavily as she realizes that deep down Dominick does know the truth, but now, it is up to her to ensure he never remembers. She finds herself looking around the lavish living room that she is in and realizes that if the truth ever came out, she would lose everything, and she refuses to let that happen.

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- Natasha comes up with a plan
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