Episode 963
 
Should've Told Me You were Dangerous
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: August 16, 2023

Episode Theme song: "LALA" Alicia Keys feat. Swae Lee

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Clayton texted Melissa to help him break up Nicholas and Andy
- Dominick remembered that Eva was alive while under hypnosis with Bryce. Greg, meanwhile, confronted Abby about seeing her kiss Ethan
- Robbie and Madeline eloped in Vegas
- Cory and Robin kissed
- Cassie was horrified to learn that Natasha's dying wish was for Jacob to be with Isabelle

Dominick's Townhouse

"Can you tell me what happened when I was under hypnosis?" a groggy Dominick asks Bryce as he continues to lay in the large bed in his bedroom in the townhouse that he lives in with Abby. Dominick just came out of another hypnosis session and is struggling to remember everything that happened while he was under; he had hoped that he would be able to remember everything that happened leading up to him interrupting Felicia and Frederick's wedding.

Bryce uneasily looks back at Dominick as he is still reeling from the fact that Dominick indicated that Victoria told him that Eva was alive, which is the information Dominick used to interrupt the wedding. If it is true, then Bryce realizes that Frederick could be behind Victoria's disappearance. He realizes that he has to get to Raven's Meadow as soon as possible to find out, exactly, what Frederick has done to his wife.

"I need you to get some rest," Bryce replies to him quickly. "You went through an ordeal, Dominick. After some rest, your memory about what happened during hypnosis should come back to you, okay?"

Dominick uneasily nods back to him. "I…I am feeling tired."

"That is normal after an intense session," Bryce informs him. "I have to leave now, but I will tell Abby to check on you in a little while, okay?"

"Thanks Bryce, I really appreciate that."

"Don't mention it," Bryce nervously smiles back to him before he quickly leaves the bedroom.

Dominick lays down on the bed. "I hope I remember," he whispers to himself. "I have to remember what happened."

Meanwhile, downstairs, Greg and Abby stand in the living room of the townhouse as Abby pours two glasses of wine and passes one to her father.

"You didn't have to drive me home," Abby tells him before she takes a sip of the wine.

"I know," Greg smiles back to her. "But I thought we could continue our conversation. I need you to understand how serious this is."

Before Abby can respond, Bryce moves into the living room. "Bryce, hi, how did the session go?"

"Very well," Bryce replies to her quickly. "Dominick is resting now, but once he awakes, his memory should start to come back," he tells Abby, who gulps heavily. "I think he had a breakthrough."

"Oh that's great," Greg says, not realizing what this means to his daughter's marriage.

"Yes, that is great news," Abby tells him as she takes another heavy sip of her wine, wondering where her marriage stands now if Dominick has, in fact, remembered that Eva is alive and well.

The Tower's; Floor Three; Madeline & Clayton's Home

Clayton looks at the screen of his phone again before he sets it down on the coffee table in the living room. He had hoped to get a response from Melissa, as he texted her earlier and indicated that he was ready for a document that would help him break up Andy and Nicholas. He moves to the small bar in the living room of the condo that he shares with his twin sister and pours himself a scotch. He takes a sip of it, hoping that Melissa got the text and would help him with his plan.

"I need that document to ensure that Nicholas doesn't marry Andy," he whispers to himself as he takes a sip of his drink. "I just hope Melissa got my text and will send it to me."

He puts his glass down when he hears a knock on the door of the condo. He swiftly moves to the door and opens it.

"Clayton Wilkins?" a young man asks him as Clayton nods back to him. "Delivery for you."

"Oh thanks," Clayton replies to him, as he pulls out his wallet and passes him a ten dollar bill. He closes the door and moves back into the living room and starts to open the package.

He pulls out a folder with a note on the front. "Rushed the delivery, xo Melissa".

Clayton gets a sly grin on his face as he opens the folder and realizes that Melissa sent him exactly what he needs. "Perfect, now Andy and Nicholas will never get married," he says with a twinkle in his eye.

The Davenport House; Chris, Trenyce & BJ's Home

The living room of the Davenport house has been transformed into the venue for the wedding reception for Trenyce and Chris, who are basking in the glow of being newlyweds. Waiters have been hired to walk around with glasses of champagne and sparkling cider, while the kitchen has a large buffet table where guests can have some food until the dinner is served.

"I can't thank you, again, for agreeing to stand up for me today," Trenyce beams to Andy, as Nicholas and Chris stand with them.

"You know I would do anything for you Trey," Andy smiles back to her. "I am so honored that I was able be there for this wedding! It was beautiful and you two deserve to be happy, after everything you've been through!"

Chris chuckles back to him. "That we have, and I agree, we did deserve today. I couldn't be happier than I am right now."

Trenyce leans over and kisses her new husband before she looks back at Andy and Nicholas. "And you know, you guys are getting married tomorrow! I am just sorry that we will miss you day, since we are leaving for our honeymoon tonight."

"Don't worry about it," Nicholas tells his friends. "Andy and I know that you guys will be there in spirit and we already got the gift you sent."

"I just want my friends to be as happy as we are," Trenyce tells them.

"We will be," Andy says to them. "Nothing will stop Nicholas and I from having a wedding; we just hope it's half as beautiful as yours. And, when you get back from your honeymoon, we can all celebrate together."

"Now that's something I can toast too," Chris says with a chuckle to the group.

The Pink Flamingo at the River Rock Casino

"I still can't believe that we are going to do this," Robin looks over at Cory before she takes a sip of her sparkling water. She and Cory recently admitted that they were starting to have feelings for one another after they have spent so much time together lately. Of course, at the same time, she was also being romanced by Antonio, so they didn't know where things stood until they talked about it. "Being back together? After all this time?"

Cory chuckles back to her. "Are you sure you still want to do this? We can go back to being just friends, if you want."

"And ignore the feelings we are both having?" she replies to him quickly. "I don't think I can be your friend, only, when I want to kiss you every time I see you."

He winks back to her. "I feel the same way about you," he admits to her. "And I can't blame the hormones of being pregnant as a result."

"I'm not feeling this way because of my baby," Robin purses her lips together. "We have been through so much together, Cory. I think the feelings were always just under the surface."

"I couldn't agree more," he grabs her hand. "Before we fully commit, I do think we have ensure Leah is okay with this. I don't want her to be upset by us getting back together."

"That won't be a problem," Robin informs him. "I told her that I was starting to have feelings for you again and she encouraged me, us, to go after it again."

"Then I think it's settled," Cory laughs back to her. "Nothing is stopping us from being together."

"You're right, nothing is stopping us," she purses her lips together.

At the entry way of the restaurant, Antonio feels his blood boiling at the sight of the table in the corner. He had hoped that he and Robin would be together by now; he has been attracted to her since the first moment he saw Robin. He even had the most romantic night with her that she enjoyed. He was stunned when she, recently, told him that they could only be friends because she was starting to have feelings for Cory, so seeing them together is leaving him feeling angry.

"This won't happen," he whispers to himself. "Robin will be mine, I'll make sure of it."

***

Kim collects her belongings as she just paid her bill and she wants to head home to see Greg. She can't help but recall how she saw Robbie and Madeline together earlier and she it made her think about her own failed marriage to Robbie. She, still, can't believe that Robbie is already remarried since their divorce being finalized is still fresh. She knows that she has no right to be upset by his marriage since she is already engaged to Greg.

She grabs her purse and is about to leave when she looks over and sees Madeline sitting at her table that she shared with Robbie, but she is alone now. Kim knows that she shouldn't say anything but she finds herself moving to Robbie's new wife.

"Madeline, we meet again today," Kim says as she arrives at her table.

"Hi Kim," Madeline replies to her quickly. "You missed Robbie, he left to go visit Natasha."

"I'm sure I will see him at the office tomorrow," Kim says as she sits across from Madeline. "Besides, this will give us time to, uh, talk."

"Talk? About what?"

"Your marriage to Robbie," Kim quickly replies to her.

"My marriage?" Madeline asks her back in surprise. "I'm going to stop you right there, Kim. My marriage to Robbie, your ex-husband, is none of your business. We actually have nothing to say to one another on that account. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to get to the hospital."

Before Kim can respond, Madeline urgently rushes away from the table. Kim sighs heavily realizing that she might have just made things worse if Madeline tells Robbie about their encounter.

The Calimo Mansion

"How are you feeling today?" Robbie asks Natasha as he sits next to his sister, whom he believes is dying from the rare blood disease that Shane announced that she has.

Natasha looks over at her brother form the bed that she is laying in. "I'm feeling pretty good," she nods back to him. "Jacob and Max stopped by earlier and showed me some of the new print-ad's; I think they look good."

"Yea, they really do. The latest sales figures have been amazing too. It seems like the general public is turning to Roboto to support you, since the press release came out."

Natasha gulps back to him as she wonders how things will unfold once the truth about her faking her illness is revealed. She realizes that she has to spin it that she was cured miraculously. "That's great to hear," she manages to say to him. "I am glad you're here though, Robbie. We have to talk about something."

"Anything Nat," he replies to her. "You know that I'm here for you."

"It's about Madeline and your marriage," Natasha looks back at him. "What the hell happened?"

Robbie chuckles back to her. "What do you mean? Don't you want me to be happy?"

"Of course I do," Natasha grabs his hand. "It's just…out of left field."

"I get that," Robbie tells her. "It's just, I needed to move on from Kim. She filed for divorce; she got engaged to Greg Lawson, I needed to do something to get past it, Nat. Madeline and I, we click for some reason. I'm not saying this will last forever, but I have to give it my best shot. Who knows, maybe Madeline is the one I'm meant to be with forever."

"Alright," Natasha smiles back to him. "I can get on board if this is what you want. I just want you to be happy, Robbie. That's all I want for all of my family."

"I know," he nods back to her. "And I want to give you that before the end comes…"

"Let's not talk about that right now," she smiles to him. "We can talk about anything but that…"

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

Jacob sighs heavily back to Cassie as they continue to stand face to face in the living room of the small apartment that she has with Max and Carter. Cassie is fuming because Jacob has confessed to her that Natasha's dying wish is for him to be with Isabelle, not her. A part of Jacob can understand why Cassie is so upset, but he wishes that she could see his point of view: he wants to make sure his mother dies a happy woman.

"I know that it sounds crazy," Jacob finally says back to her. "This is not an ordinary request, I understand that."

"Your damn straight about that," Cassie hisses back to him. "Your mother is doing this because she doesn't want us together, plain and simple! I need you to see that, Jacob."

"I see that my mother is dying," Jacob tells her. "And she wants to see me with Isabelle before she dies; I can't get that out of my head, Cassie. I've tried, but I keep thinking about my mother's dying wish. Can't you see that?"

"I can't believe this! Natasha has crossed the line this time! She's gone too far!"

"Cassie," Jacob moves up to her. "Look at me! Breathe, okay? Just breathe? And promise me that you will not do anything drastic. Tell me that you won't go crazy and do anything to hurt my mother!"

Dominick's Townhouse

"You look like you've seen a ghost," Greg notes to Abby, as they stand alone in the living room of the townhouse. Bryce has since left as he had to get to Raven's Meadow and Greg can see that Abby is looking pale after Bryce admitted that Dominick might remember everything once he wakes up from his rest. "Is everything okay?"

Abby stops pacing back and forth and looks at her father. "I…I don't know. I'm worried about what Dominick remembered."

"Are you sure that's all it is?" Greg asks her. "Or are you thinking about Ethan and the kiss that you shared with him recently?"

"It's everything," Abby admits to him. "I'm…I'm hoping that I don't have a breakdown."

At the base of the stairwell, Dominick stands frozen having heard Greg ask his wife about kissing Ethan. He puts his hand on his head and shuts his eyes for a moment and suddenly all of his memories come flooding back to him from the day of Felicia and Frederick's wedding.

"My God," he whispers to himself. "Eva is alive! She's alive and that's how I stopped the wedding. And then…Frederick knocked me out. I remember…I remember everything!"

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