Episode 959
 
Pulled Me from Hell
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: July 30, 2023

Episode Theme song: "Angel Baby" Troye Sivan

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Clayton cryptically knew a way he could stop Nicholas from marrying Andy
- Abby and Ethan kissed again and then, Abby, stopped him from kissing Paige
- Adam warned Dale about hurting Helen
- Robbie married Madeline
- Eva and Victoria discovered a secret office at Raven's Meadow after they escaped the padded cell
- Lukas blamed Donovan for Olly's disappearance
- Jacob pondered Natasha's dying request to be with Isabelle

One Day House

Nicholas sits behind his desk at the One Day House and types into his computer. It is getting late so he is hoping that he doesn't have to stay too late as he wants to get back home so he and Andy can continue to plan their wedding. He also hopes that Andy has good news about baby Olly, as he went to see how Donovan and Lukas are holding up with the baby missing.

"I saw the light on from the street and came in," a voice calls out from his doorway. Nicholas looks up and sees Clayton standing in his office. "I hope this is a good time?"

"I was just about to pack up for the evening," Nicholas admits to him as he closes his laptop and stands up from his chair. "What's going on?"

"I, uh, saw Andy earlier," Clayton reveals to him as he moves closer to the desk in the office. "I guess I wanted to share with you what I told him."

Nicholas smiles back to him quickly. "I am sure I will hear all about it when I get home."

Clayton chuckles to him. "I'll told Andy that I still love you but I want you to be happy, so I won't stand in the way of you marrying Andy, if that's what you want."

"I appreciate that," Nicholas replies to him. "And, it is what I want. I love Andy very much."

Clayton quickly moves up to Nicholas and kisses him on the lips! They kiss only lasts a minute before Nicholas pulls back. "What the hell are you doing?"

"Sorry," Clayton looks back into his eyes. "I just thought that if you felt the passion I had for you, you'd realize that I do still love you."

"I get that you care, but I told you, I am in love with Andy and we will be married. So please, Clayton, you have to move on, for all of our sakes," Nicholas sternly tells him as Clayton uneasily nods back to him.

The Black House; Helen & Dawn's Home

"I have this Merlot that I thought we could have while we plan our wedding," Helen announces to Dale as she moves into the living room with the bottle of red wine and two glasses. She moves to the sofa, where Dale has his tablet open looking at ideas for their upcoming wedding. She sets the glasses down and quickly pours them fill of the red liquid. "Cheers, to our marriage."

"I can drink to that," Dale smiles back to her as he takes a sip of his wine. "So, what were you thinking about the wedding? Do you want something big and splashy?"

Helen giggles back to him as she moves some hair out of face. "Honestly, I don't think I do. I mean, it's not my first marriage, and it's not your either, so it doesn't have to be over the top."

"I like the sound of that," Dale nods back to her. "Especially because it will save us money."

"I guess I'm not overly worried about the money," Helen admits to him. "I just think the day needs to be about us and not some huge production."

"You're right," Dale leans in and kisses her on the lips. "The thing that matters is that you become my wife, right?"

"Right," Helen winks back to him. "That's all that matters."

Adam's Townhouse

"Well damn, I am sorry to hear that Simona called off the search for Tara," Adam sighs to Dawn as he pours them each a glass of wine and then he passes it to her. Dawn just finished telling Adam that Simona has called off the search for the woman that kidnapped her fiancé last year because there have been no new leads in months; Dawn was worried that Cheresa would have a setback as a result, but she was reassured that Cheresa is doing just fine.

"I am sorry too," Dawn admits to him. "I had hoped that Cheresa would get closure. I am just hoping that she is being honest with me when telling me that she is holding up okay because she went through hell after the kidnapping."

"It was a traumatic experience, so I get why she was upset," Adam takes a sip of his wine. "Have you seen your mother lately?"

"Not for a few days," Dawn admits to him. "She wasn't happy with me because I spoke to Dale and told him not to hurt Mom."

Adam chuckles back to her. "Funny you say that because I did the same thing the last time I saw Dale."

"You did?" Dawn asks him back in surprise. "I guess we are on the same page."

"Ever since I realized that Dale is Mallory's father, I have had a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach about this," Adam admits to her. "Just keep that between us, okay? I don't want your mother to think we aren't on her side."

"I won't say anything," Dawn sighs back to him. "And, I have the same sinking feeling. I don't know what we can do Dad but I know we have to stop this wedding. Dale can't marry Mom; we have to make her realize that."

The Park

Ethan walks on the pathway in the middle of the park, riding a high. Earlier in the day, he and Paige were given high praise from Dominick and Tyler for letting them know that Robbie was returning to Roboto after the company put out a press release about Natasha's pending demise; both Dominick and Tyler were thrilled that Ethan and Paige brought them this news and commented that they clearly make a great team. While Ethan has enjoyed flirting with Abby, he knows that she is married and so, he can't help but think that he and Paige might be good together. They've come close to kissing a few times, but Abby has seemingly interrupted them each time they were about to lock lips.

He looks over at a bench that is overlooking the river and stops when he sees Abby sitting by herself. He wonders how she is doing as the last time he saw her, Abby was telling him and Paige that Dominick underwent hypnosis to try to remember the details leading up to Frederick and Felicia's interrupted wedding. He can tell that she has the weight of the world on her shoulders.

"Hey Abs," he says moving up to the bench where she is sitting. "Can I sit with you?"

"Sure," Abby nods back to him. "What brings you to the park at this hour?"

"I was heading home from Robertson," he admits to her. "I happened to see you here. What are you doing here by yourself?"

"It's … it's just been a long day," she admits to him. "I guess I was trying to get some air and clear my head."

"Anything I can help with?"

Abby turns to him and smiles back to him. "How do you do that? Every time I say I'm in a crisis, the first thing you offer is to help."

Ethan chuckles back to her. "What can I say? I am a giving guy."

"I bet you are," she winks back to him. "Sorry, I should stop flirting with you. I am a married woman!"

"You're a human being," Ethan reminds her. "It's okay to find men other than your husband attractive."

"I know it's just…I don't want to lose my marriage," she reveals to him. "And I feel like I'm losing control of everything."

"No, you're not," Ethan grabs her hand. "You're a strong woman. Don't forget that, okay?"

Abby looks into his eyes and finds herself kissing him passionately on the lips. "You always know what to say to me."

"I could say, or do, a lot more," he whispers back to her as he leans in and kisses her again.

From a far, Greg stands in shock at the sight of his daughter kissing another man other than her husband. He sighs heavily, immediately wondering what Abby is doing and how he can help her.

The Lawson Estate; Greg, Kim & Cheresa's Home

"You didn't have to drive me home," Kim tells Robbie as they open the door to the Lawson estate and move into the foyer. They had been at the Calimo mansion, where Kim was living until she got engaged to Greg, as they were visiting Natasha when Robbie agreed to drive her home since it had gotten pretty dark.

"Oh, I know, but I had to come into the city anyways," he replies to her. "I was going to stop at Roboto and try to do some work. I'm just trying to take my mind off of Natasha."

Inside the living room, Tara, who is still posing as Traci, moves up to the door and listens to the conversation unfolding between Kim and Robbie.

"You have a new wife," Kim reminds Robbie, who looks back at her in surprise. "Make sure you're not spending all your time at the company and with Natasha; I am sure Madeline wouldn't like that."

Robbie arches his eyebrow. "That's not the first time that you made a remark about my new marriage. Does it bother you that I am married to Madeline, Kim?"

Kim shrugs her shoulders back to him. "Even if it did, it's not my place to say. You made your decision, and I've made mine," she says as she looks at the large diamond ring on her finger.

"You filed for our divorce," Robbie reminds her. "I did everything in my power to prove to you that I wanted to have another chance with you, so please, don't make me feel bad about marrying Madeline because you threw us away, not the other way around."

Tara gets a sly grin on her face as she listens them to discuss their failed marriage. She decides that she should scurry away before Kim or Robbie spot her, so she makes a beeline back to the kitchen.

"I am not trying to make you feel bad," Kim quickly replies to him. "I am just saying, we both made our choices; I am with Greg and you're with Madeline. We just have to accept this and move."

The Calimo Mansion

"Alright, all your visitors have left for the night," Shane says as he opens the door to Natasha's bedroom in the large mansion that she grew up in. He knows that Natasha has been seen by many people since they announced that she has a rare blood disease and that she is dying as a result. Of course, Natasha isn't dying; this is all a scheme to get Jacob away from Cassie as both Natasha and Shane are determined to ensure that Jacob doesn't end with their rival. "You must be exhausted from pretending you're dying all day?"

Natasha chuckles to him as she pours herself a gin and tonic at the bar in the bedroom. "It is exhausting but I know that it's worth it. Everyone is really believing that I am dying, huh?"

"It helps that you have a doctor backing your story," he winks back to her. "Seriously though, you're doing a great job."

"Thanks," Natasha lifts her glass before she takes a sip of it. "I am just hoping that Jacob leaves Cassie for Isabelle soon because then we could end this charade."

"I think that will happen based on what you've said," Shane tells her. "If he's been thinking about it and talking to Isabelle, I'm sure he's just trying to find a way to tell Cassie that they are over."

"That can't happen soon enough," Natasha chuckles back to him. "The sooner that bitch is away from my son, the better."

The Cascade Apartments; Cassie, Max & Carter's Home

Jacob knocks on the door to Cassie's apartment and waits for her to open it. He has been thinking non-stop about Natasha's request to him that before she dies he gets together with Isabelle; he doesn't know why his mother wants them together, but he almost doesn't care because he wants to make sure that she is happy before she dies. If he can give her a wish, then he thinks that he should do this.

"Jacob," Cassie purses her lips together at the sight of her younger lover at her doorway. "Come in."

Jacob moves into the small apartment and stunned to see candles everywhere, soft music playing and a bottle of champagne on ice. "What's all this?"

"I wanted to give you a night you'd never forget," she replies to him. "Carter is with a babysitter, and we have the house to ourselves. I know how much stress you've been under with your Mom."

"It's surreal to be honest," Jacob moves into the room and sits on the sofa.

"Well, let me take care of you tonight," Cassie purrs to him. "We'll have champagne and then," she says as she slips her robe off to reveal some sexy, red, lacy lingerie underneath. "You can have me."

Jacob's eyes open wider with lust at the woman in front of him. "Damn, you look amazing."

Cassie chuckles to him. "Thank you baby," she says as she pours two glasses of the champagne. She then moves around and sits next to him on the sofa before she kisses him. "To us?"

"To us," he replies to her as he starts to feel nervous.

"You have no idea how happy you've made me, Jacob. I hope you know that."

"I do," he nods back to her. "I never thought that this family thing would work with you, Carter and I, but it is."

"I know," Cassie continues to smile at him. "That's why I was hoping you'd agree to something."

Jacob arches his eyebrow back to her. "What's that?"

"A wedding?" Cassie asks him as their eyes lock. "I want us to be married; I want us to be a real family with Carter."

Jacob sets his glass down in shock before he looks back at Cassie. The last thing he thought that would happen this evening is Cassie proposing marriage to him.

"You're not saying anything," Cassie notes back to him. "Did I catch you off guard?"

"A little," he nervously chuckles back to her. "The thing is, Cassie. I can't marry you. It won't happen."

Raven's Meadow

"Do you think that this is some kind of secret office?" Eva asks Victoria as they stand inside the office within Raven's Meadow. They had found an escape route from the padded cell that Frederick placed them in via a heat vent; they walked through the tunnel until they found another vent, which lead them into this office space.

Victoria looks around, wondering what, exactly, they have found within the hospital. It certainly looks like an office that, someone, has wanted to keep hidden.

"I guess so?" she replies to her mother. "What do you think are in all of these files? Why would anyone hide the files in here?"

Eva sighs heavily back to her. "If Frederick is the chief of staff, who knows what could be in these files. They could have information on anything or anyone."

"Maybe it would show how he was able to save you or why he wants me dead?" Victoria suggest so her. "We should take as many of these files as we can, Mom. They might be able to help us get the upper hand on that freak show."

"I agree with you," Eva nods back to her. "And then, we have to figure out how we are going to get out of here."

"We will get out of here," Victoria tells her. "I won't let that son of a bitch to get away with this!"

"I agree, he's taken enough of my life," Eva replies to her. "Now, help me get to the top of that shelf, I'll see what those files are."

Victoria grabs a chair and lets her mother climb on top of it. Eva reaches for one of the boxes at the top of the high shelf, but she misses it and the box falls to the ground.

"Damn it," Eva shrieks out in horror.

"Don't worry, come down from there," Victoria tells her. "Let's get what we need and get out of here before Frederick knows we are here?"

"Yes, that sounds like a good plan."

Outside of the office, Will stands in the hallway of the hospital and arches his eyebrow when he hears a loud crash. He has no idea where the noise came from but it sounded like it was within the wall of the hospital.

"What the hell is going on around here?" Will asks himself, wondering where the noise came from.

Twin Peaks Police Station

"You look nervous," Donovan manages to look over at Lukas as they sit outside of Simona's office at the police station while they wait to see the detective. They are looking to get an update from Simona on her search for Olly; he realizes that the longer they go without finding Olly, the higher chance they to not finding their son and they are both worried sick about that possibility.

"Of course I am," Lukas sighs back to him ."We haven't seen our son in days and we haven't heard if Simona has been able to find Jasper. So, yea, Donovan, I am nervous."

"We are in this together," Donovan tries to tell his husband. "This isn't a you vs. me situation."

"Forgive me if I still think this damn quest of revenge of yours set this all into motion."

"Oh, you want to play the blame game?" Donovan asks him quickly. "I wouldn't have needed revenge if you weren't fucking our nanny!"

Before Lukas can respond, Simona opens her door and clears her throat. "Gentlemen, please come in."

The tension is thick while the two husband's stand up and slowly move into her office. Once the door is closed, Lukas glares at Simona.

"Tell us you have if you found Olly or Jasper," Lukas demands from her. "This has gone on for days now, Simona!"

"I understand that," Simona nods back to him. "We are doing everything that we can."

"But you haven't uncovered anything, have you?" Donovan asks her.

"I wish I had better answers but we are still looking for your son," Simona replies to him. "But believe me, I won't stop searching until you son is found."

"It might be too late by then!" Donovan huffs back at her. "Don't you understand? The longer Olly is gone, the bigger the chance we will never see him again! Now, tell us, exactly, what the fuck you're doing to find out son! Because this insanity has to end! It has too!"

Mexico City, Mexico

In a small apartment in the center of Mexico City, a fan is on, trying to create some cool air as the summer in Mexico is brutally hot. The muggy air is creating humid air and there's a strong sent of sweat in the air.

Jasper pulls a beer out of the dingy fridge and opens it quickly. He takes a healthy sip of it, as he is trying to stay cool and hydrated. He sighs as he swallows it down and recalls how he was able to quickly escape Twin Peaks before the police realized that baby Olly was missing. As soon as he landed, he got word that there were missing person reports for the baby.

Jasper gets a sly grin on his face as he moves out of the kitchen and into the living space, where there's a small cot in the corner. He moves up to the cot and sees Olly fast asleep.

"I told you that I wouldn't let you ruin my life," he whispers, thinking about Donovan threatening to have him deported if he didn't plead guilty to sexual assault. "And now, I've ruined your life. You fucked with the wrong guy. And if you're lucky, you will see your son again otherwise, you may never see this precious baby boy again."

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- Chris and Trenyce's wedding day arrives
- Daisy confronts Andrew
- Lukas begs Meggan for help

 
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