Episode 958
 
You Know the Same Secrets
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: July 26, 2023

Episode Theme song: "Not All Who Wander are Lost" Lana Del Rey

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Andrew took a loan from Antonio to keep gambling at the casino. Antonio, meanwhile, saw a moment between Trenyce and Andrew
- Trenyce wondered why Cheresa was suddenly cold to her
- Abby stopped Ethan and Paige from kissing after she realized that Dominick could remember that Eva is alive
- Traci's true identity was revealed to be Tara!
- Donovan wondered if Jasper kidnapped Olly
- Sophie asked Natasha for a job at Roboto. Jacob told Isabelle about Natasha's "dying" wish for them to be together

The Pink Flamingo at the River Rock Casino

"I have been racking my brain trying to figure out what could be troubling Cheresa," Chris admits to Trenyce as they sit across from one another in the restaurant, with a lite lunch in front of them. He knows that Cheresa has seemingly turned cold on Trenyce and they have no idea why. The worst is that Cheresa told Chris not to marry Trenyce and their wedding is coming up very quickly. "And I haven't been able to come up with anything."

Trenyce sighs back to him as she recalls how she asked Andrew if he, accidently, let it slip to Cheresa about their affair. He, quickly, said that he hadn't, and she believes him, but she is now wondering what else could be the problem with Cheresa. However, after everything she and Chris have been through, she just wants the wedding day to be perfect.

"I haven't either," she finally replies to him. "And honestly, I am getting sick and tired of our little girls nasty attitude. If she can't be adult enough to let us know what's going on, then I don't want to waste my energy on it."

"Damn," Chris chuckles back to her. "You're laying the law down, huh?"

Trenyce shrugs back to him. "We have so many other important things going on right now, the wedding, the baby, BJ…I don't have time or energy to waste if Cheresa can't just talk to us, that's all."

"That's fair," Chris tells her. "I am getting excited for the wedding."

"Me too," Trenyce smiles back to him. "That's what my focus is on now, Chris. You, me and our wedding day. Nothing will go wrong, I will be your wife, I promise you that."

The Pink Flamingo at the River Rock Casino

Antonio looks towards the back of the casino where there is a line of his female hostesses for men looking for a good time, eagerly waiting to be selected. He gets a grin on his face at the sight as he knows that it is a huge piece of the revenue for the casino; his goal was always to make the casino a widely successful company and he is well on his way to achieve just that. He doesn't see Daisy standing in the lineup, so he realizes that she must already be upstairs with a client. He can't say that he is surprised because Daisy is, by far, his most beautiful female worker.

He looks over and sees Andrew looking at the blackjack table. He knows that Andrew told him that he lost most of the money he loaned him, but he had hoped that the young man would find a way to keep gambling; after all, he wants everyone to play as much, and as often, as possible.

He looks at his phone, just to confirm the date and time, before he smirks to himself. He puts the phone back into his pocket before he moves closer to Andrew.

"Good day," Antonio says approaching him. "You are looking at the table pretty lovingly."

Andrew uneasily grins back to him. "I was hoping to get a few hands in but I don't have the money for it right now."

"What about another loan?" Antonio suggests to him quickly.

"Nah, I told you, I can't even pay back the loan that you gave me. I don't need to add to that debt."

"Well, I hate to bring it up," Antonio replies to him. "But, you should be making a payment on the first loan, then."

Andrew uneasily chuckles back to him. "I'll see what I can do."

"Good, you better," Antonio tells him. "Cause I'd hate for that pretty pregnant lady to get hurt if you don't pay me back."

Andrew feels the blood drain from his face. "You mean Trey? You leave her out of this."

"Then don't cross me," Antonio warns him, as Daisy comes down the stairs and sees Antonio and Andrew in a heated argument. "Of course, this can all be settled if you take out another loan. Think about it, Andrew and don't keep me waiting."

Daisy arches her eyebrow, wondering what Andrew shouldn't keep Antonio waiting about. "What is going on around here?" she whispers to herself.

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

"I didn't mean to dump all of this on you, I just didn't know who else to call," Donovan tells Andy as they look at one as they stand in the living room of the large mansion that Donovan lives in with his husband and sister in law. "With my Mom gone and Victoria missing, I just feel alone in all of this."

"Hey, don't apologize to me about needing someone," Andy puts his hand on his friend's arm. "Your son is missing, it is only natural for you to be worried, Donovan."

"It's just, every day that goes by that we don't hear something, I worry that we will never find Olly."

"You will find your son," Andy encourages him to be positive. "We have to remain hopeful that the police will track Olly down."

"Thanks," Donovan says back to him as he gets water in his eyes. "Between Eva dying, not knowing where Victoria is, Lukas being furious with me and now this, I just don't know how much more I can take."

Andy moves up to his friend and pulls him into a hug. "I'm here for you Donovan. No matter what happens, you will not go through this alone."

***

Meanwhile, in the study, Meggan watches as Lukas pours himself a glass of scotch before she moves closer to her brother.

"I haven't heard back from Dad yet but I am guessing it is because he is busy with Raven's Meadow," Meggan admits to him as Lukas turns to face her. She knows that she called Frederick to see if he could help with the search for Olly.

"Keep me posted on that?" Lukas asks her quickly. "I don't know if Dad will be able to do anything but something is better than nothing."

"How are you holding up?"

"Honestly?" Lukas sighs back to her. "Not well. I am scared that I will never see my son again and I can't help but think that this is all Donovan's fault."

"Lukas, please, try not to place blame, not right now. We need to focus on getting Olly back; nothing else matters right now," Meggan replies to him quickly.

"I'm trying," he admits to her. "But the more I think about it, the more I think Donovan caused all of this and if anything happens to Olly, I don't know what I will do."

Robertson Enterprises

"We called this meeting because we ended up finding out something rather important and we wanted you two to hear it from us," Paige tells Dominick and Tyler before she looks over at Ethan, who is nodding back to his bosses. She quickly recalls how she and Ethan were discussing how good of a team they made when they came close to kissing; Abby, however, interrupted their moment with the news that Dominick under went hypnosis to try to uncover his lapse of memories. Then, Paige was startled to get a news bulletin and realized that he had to tell Dominick and Tyler about the latest.

"What's going on?" Tyler asks her quickly. "Dominick and I dropped everything because you made it seem like this was important."

"We believe it is important," Ethan looks back at them with intent. "It has to do with the fallout of the lawsuit we hit Roboto with."

Dominick arches his eyebrow before he looks at Tyler and then over at Paige and Ethan. "The lawsuit? I thought we settled that?"

"We did," Paige explains to him. "But, the Calimo family has made an announcement."

She passes her grandfather and uncle the latest edition of the Twin Peaks Sun. Dominick takes the paper and opens so he and Tyler can read the article in question.

"My God," Dominick gasps as Tyler covers his mouth. "Natasha is dying and, so, Robbie has returned to the company?"

"Like we said, we wanted you to hear this from us," Ethan explains back to them. "This is news that could impact Robertson Enterprises moving forward."

"I don't know what to say," Tyler admits to them. "Part of the reason I accepted the damn settlement was because I thought Robbie wouldn't be at the company anymore. And now this…"

"I don't think anyone thought that Natasha would get this disease though," Paige looks back at him. "I'm not saying it's right, I am saying that it makes sense."

"Thanks you two," Dominick looks back at Ethan and Abby. "You two really are a dynamic duo."

Ethan and Paige smile over at one another, thrilled that they have done another good job by working together. Paige can't help but hope that the next time she and Ethan are close to sharing a kiss, Abby is far, far away from them.

Raven's Meadow

"So, you're telling me that another doctor put Dominick under hypnosis to see if he could remember the night of my wedding to Felicia?" a stunned Frederick asks Abby, who is standing in his office at Raven's Meadow. He is floored that Dominick is going to such lengths to try to remember what happened when he stopped Frederick from marrying Felicia. Frederick knows that if Dominick remembers that Eva is alive, more of his plan will be exposed and he can't let that happen. "Who is the son of a bitch?"

Abby gulps back to him. She knows that she could reveal that it was Bryce but she doesn't want to get him in trouble. "I don't know; I had never heard of him before. Someone that Dominick hired from out of state, I believe. The good news is that he didn't remember."

"Please tell me that there's no bad news?" Frederick nervously chuckles as he moves to the bar and pours himself a drink.

"I don't know, exactly," Abby admits to him. "I heard him sleeping after the session because he was exhausted. He was calling out Eva's name. I…I think Dominick was dreaming about Eva being alive."

"This isn't good," Frederick sighs back to her. "You've been giving him the pills that will help him forget?"

"I have," Abby nods to him. "I think that's what prevented him from remembering everything while under hypnosis. I don't know, Frederick, I am scared that Dominick is on the verge of remembering that Eva is alive! If that happens…"

"It won't happen," Frederick turns to her and faces her with intent. "I will do everything in my power to ensure that Dominick doesn't remember that Eva is alive and well. You have my word on that."

Roboto

"Oh, you look pretty cute today," Isabelle announces as she moves into the main office of Roboto and she sees Sophie pouring a glass of water at the bar. The bright pink and yellow sun dress hugs Sophie's waist and she has her hair pulled back into a bun.

"Thank you," Sophie turns and smiles back to her. "How are you today?"

"I'm fine, I should be asking you how you're doing," Isabelle replies to her. "I still can't imagine what you and your family are going through right now."

"There's no change with my Mom," Sophie explains to her. "That's why I came here today; I was hoping that I could help out."

"That's nice of you," Isabelle tells her. "With everything going on, I am guessing that your Mom hasn't made a decision about whether or not you can work here?"

"No," Sophie shakes her head back to her. "And I won't press that issue. I will ask my Uncle Robbie and Kim what they think because I don't believe my Mom is in any position to make those types of decisions."

"Well, for what it's worth, I'd love to have you around here," Isabelle smiles back to her.

The Calimo Mansion

"Natasha looks like she was getting a lot of rest," Kim tells Robbie as she leaves the large bedroom where her former sister in law is now visiting with Max and Jacob. Despite being in bed and on her death bed, Natasha is still insisting on getting updates on Roboto because she wants to feel like she is having her input heard. "I hope that means that she's doing well."

Robbie sighs back to her as he runs his hand through his hair. "I think she's doing as well as expected. I still think the worse could hit us at any time."

"I hate that you're going through this," she replies to him. "Is there anything I can do?"

Robbie uneasily smiles back to her. "Thanks, but I'm not sure there's anything that anyone can do. Unless you can create a miracle."

"For what it's worth, I never wanted this for Natasha," Kim replies to him. "I know she was a thorn in our side while we were together but I never wanted this to happen."

"I know that," Robbie looks back at her. "And now, she might even get to know Madeline."

Kim gulps heavily as she thinks about how she found out that Robbie married Madeline on a drunken trip to Vegas. She still has mixed feelings about it but she can't really say anything because she is engaged to Greg.

Before Kim can say anything to him, Shane emerges in the hallway and moves towards the bedroom room door.

"How was your visit today?" Shane asks them as he moves closer to them.

"Good, Natasha was in a good mood," Robbie tells him quickly. "So, what's the latest with her? How much longer do you think she actually has?"

Shane sighs as he knows that Natasha is actually faking the illness but they have to keep up the charade until Jacob is with Isabelle and far away from Cassie; they have conducted this entire plan to ensure their son isn't with their rival.

"It's hard to say," Shane admits to them with a casual lie. "We just have to take this day by day and hope for the best."

"We are doing just that," Kim nods back to him. "We will never lose hope."

***

Inside the bedroom, Jacob and Max finish showing Natasha the latest pictures that Max has taken of Isabelle.

"If you want the honest truth," Jacob tells his mother. "Sophie is the one that came up with the majority of this concept. She, Max, and Isabelle were talking about it and this was the turn out."

"Sophie did this?" Natasha asks him in surprise. "She asked me for a job but I wasn't sure how serious she was about it, especially considering what happened with her and boarding school."

"For what's worth, I do think Sophie would make a great addition to the team," Max smiles back to her. "Now, I won't keep you too long because I know you need your rest. But the fact that you like these prints mean a lot to me, Natasha."

"We are lucky to have you Max, thank you."

Max stands up and quickly leaves the bedroom, leaving Jacob alone with his mother.

"Come sit with me?" Natasha asks him as Jacob slowly moves towards the bed and sits on the edge of it. "How are you baby?"

"I am fine," Jacob looks back at her. "I…I am just hoping for a miracle."

"I am at peace with my life," Natasha whispers back to him. "I am just trying to finalize everything while I have time. Have you given any thought to our last discussion?"

Jacob nervously smiles back to her. "About Isabelle? Yea, I haven't thought about much else. And, I can tell you that we have spoken about it. But we haven't made any decisions."

"That's understandable," Natasha grabs his hand and squeezes. "Just remember that I don't have much time left and I'd love to see my son happy with Isabelle. I want that more than anything else."

The Lawson Estate; Greg & Cheresa's Home

"I mean, part of me isn't surprised that Simona has called off the search for Tara," Dawn sighs to Cheresa as she opens two beers and passes one to her girlfriend. "It has been months and we haven't heard anything from anyone."

"That's kinda what I thought too," Cheresa admits to her as she takes a sip of her drink. "But it still sucks, you know? I was really hoping that Tara would get caught and pay for what she did to me last year."

"How are you?" Dawn asks her girlfriend. "I know that you were suffering from PTSD for a while; I don't want you to relapse because of this news."

Cheresa shakes her head back to her. "I am trying to remain positive about this. This entire time, I just kept thinking that the police would do their job and eventually I'd see justice happen."

"I know," Dawn grabs her hand. "That's why I wanted to check in and see how you are. I don't want you to fall back with this news."

"I'll be…I'll be okay," Cheresa smiles back to her. "Especially since I have you in my corner. I don't know what I would do without you."

"You'll never have to find you babe," Dawn winks back at her. "I'm always going to be here for you."

Meanwhile, in the kitchen, Tara scurries around in the maid's uniform. She knows that she used the money that Robbie paid her to kidnap Cheresa last year to have surgery to give her a new face, a new identity, which is why she looks like Traci now. She has always been planning to get back at Robbie, Kim, Greg and Cheresa for the hell they put her through last year.

"They made a fool of me and they will pay," she whispers to herself. "They will have no idea what I'm capable."

She moves over to a drawer in the kitchen and slowly opens it, revealing a gun inside. A sly grin creeps across her face as she picks it up. "But they will know, trust me, they will all know what I'm capable of when I am done with them."

Next on One Day at a Time
- Greg gets an eyeful
- Tara hears Robbie and Kim bicker
- Cassie asks Jacob a question

 
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