Episode 964
 
Don't Miss the Poison Arrows
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: August 16, 2023

Episode Theme song: "California" Lorde

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Cheresa watched Chris and Trenyce get married despite knowing that Trenyce had an affair with Andrew
- Dawn and Adam vowed to stop Dale from marrying Helen
- Tara overheard a conversation between Kim and Robbie
- Victoria and Eva found a secret office at Raven's Meadow
- Bryce helped Dominick get his memory back and realized that Victoria knew Eva was alive when she disappeared
- Donovan and Lukas struggled with the disappearance of Olly
- Sophie asked Natasha for a job at Roboto. Later, she saw her mother sleeping with Shane
- Meggan admitted to Leah that they may never find her son

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

Inside the living room of the Davenport house, the reception for Trenyce and Chris' wedding is still underway. Guests are mingling, drinking and celebrating the fact that Chris married Trenyce earlier in the day. As a waiter passes him by, Jeff grabs another glass of champagne and takes a sip of it while he watches Meggan laugh with Lukas and Donovan. He almost can't believe that he and Meggan are back in such a good place because they have had their share of ups and downs.

"She looks beautiful tonight, doesn't she?" Leah asks her ex-husband as she comes up to him.

"She really does," Jeff nods back to her. "I guess I am just feeling lucky to have found her again after all this time."

"I know that the three of us have had a long road but I am happy for you two," Leah admits to him.

"Thanks Leah," Jeff replies to her. "If I am honest with you, I've had this idea on my mind about proposing to Meggan again. Today, seeing Chris and Trey so happy really solidified that for me."

Leah feels her eyes swell with water. "Hey, are you okay?" Jeff asks her, noticing that she is getting misty.

"I'm fine," Leah waves her hand in the air. "It's just…this entire year has been such a disaster for me, you know? We still have no leads on finding our son and Meggan admitted to me that she doesn't know what else we can do. I guess I'm just feeling depressed about that. And don't even get me started on my own paternity."

Jeff pulls her into a hug and holds her tightly, which Meggan turns and sees. "You aren't alone," Jeff whispers to Leah. "Always remember that, okay? You have so many people that love you and will do whatever they can to help you."

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

"You have checked your phone, literally, every five minutes," Lukas tells Donovan as he comes up to his husband and sees Donovan looking at his IPhone.

Donovan turns back to face Lukas with a worried look on his face. "I know, I'm sorry," he replies to him. "I keep thinking that, maybe, I missed a call from Simona."

Lukas uneasily nods back to him. "I know what you mean. The waiting to hear something, anything, about Olly is killing me."

Donovan shakes his head while he feels his eyes swell with water. "I know that we should be happy for Chris and Trenyce today, and I am, it's just hard to put energy into the day with Olly missing, you know?"

"I get it," Lukas replies to him. "I just hope we hear something soon."

"Me too," Donovan admits to him. "I will say that I today, the wedding, it did bring up memories of our wedding day, Lukas. I don't know how we got so far away from that."

Lukas sighs back to him. "I do," he says quickly. "This revenge plot of yours has really hurt us, Donovan. It was that plot that made Jasper feel like he had no other alternatives but to take Olly. If anything happens to our son, I don't think I will ever be able to forgive you."

Donovan gulps heavily back to him. "We have to find Olly. We have too."

***

Chris and Trenyce finish hugging Daisy and Andy before they make their exit from the living room. Once they are outside, Chris looks at his new wife and kisses her passionately.

"What a beautiful day," he says as their lips part and they look into each other's eyes. "And now, I get to take my beautiful wife on a honeymoon."

"Are you still not going to tell me where we are going?" Trenyce giggles back to him.

"Then it wouldn't be a surprise, would it?"

"How about a hint, at least?"

"You'll see soon enough," Chris smiles back to her. "I almost can't believe that after all these years, we are finally married Trey. I have never been so happy in my life."

Trenyce smiles back to him. "I am happy too, Chris. I am your wife, that has such a nice ring to it!"

"I couldn't agree more," he replies to her. "And when we get home, we can sit down with our daughter and figure out what is going on with her."

Trenyce sighs back to him as she opens the car door. "You know, if Cheresa is going to continue to be so rude and nasty, then she can stay away from us. We have BJ and this baby on the way to think about; we don't have time for that negativity in our lives."

"Let's focus on our honeymoon for the next few days," Chris leans over and kisses her again. "Everything else will fall into place."

One Day House; Second Level Offices

"Are you sure this is a good idea?" Cheresa asks Dawn as they move up to one of office doors on the second level of the One Day House. Cheresa is with Dawn to help her with a task that she feels like she has to do. Cheresa agreed to help because she needed a break from seeing Trenyce and Chris get married; she was so close to stopping the wedding with the news that Trenyce slept with Andrew, but she ended up watching her biological parents get married.

"I don't think I have any other choice," Dawn tells her as she pulls a bobby pin out of her pocket and puts into the door, and quickly hears it unlock. "Let's go."

They enter the dark office as Dawn pulls out a flashlight and turns it on. She looks around the office before she looks back at Cheresa.

"What, exactly, are we looking for?" Cheresa asks Dawn quickly. "I'm nervous."

"I don't know what we are looking for," Dawn replies to her quickly. "This is Dale's personal office, though. As soon as I see something, anything, that can prove that he's not on the up and up, I can show it to my mother and, hopefully, she will come to her senses about marrying that guy. Don't be nervous babe, let's just look around and then get out of here."

Cheresa takes a deep breath as she tries to calm her nerves. "Alright, let's see if we can find what Dale is hiding."

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

Greg moves to the bar in the living room of his estate and pours himself a glass of red wine. As he takes a sip of it, he checks his watch and realizes that Kim should be getting home any time. He is looking forward to seeing his fiancé so they can continue to plan their upcoming wedding. He can't wait for Kim to be his wife since he has wanted her for years now.

"Oh Mr. Lawson," Tara, who is still posing as Traci, says as she comes into the living room from the kitchen. "I am glad that you're here. I was hoping we could have a talk."

Greg arches his eyebrow back to his maid and nods to her. "Sure, what's going on, Traci?"

Tara gets a sly grin on her face as she knows that she is still plotting to get revenge on Robbie, Kim, Greg and Cheresa for everything that went down the previous year when she kidnapped Cheresa for Robbie. She had been looking around the mansion for information on the family, but after getting caught a few times, she realized that she had to cool her jets and make Greg trust her again, which is why she helped him with the romantic evening where he proposed to Kim.

"I don't want to overstep but I feel like I have to tell you this," she finally replies to him. "You've been so good to me, and I don't want anyone to take advantage of you."

Greg looks back at her in confusion as he has no idea what she is talking about. "What is this all about, Traci? You're starting to scare me."

"I am sorry," Tara says back to him. "It's just…I saw Kim and her ex-husband earlier. They were talking and they seemed….close."

Greg feels the blood drain from face at her revelation. "Robbie and Kim were together? In this house?"

"They were talking in the foyer," Tara reveals to him. "I didn't hear what they were saying, but, from my perspective, it seemed intense. I just want you to know what your fiancé is doing incase she hadn't told you this herself."

"No, I appreciate that," Greg nods back to her. "Thank you for telling me this Traci, I am grateful."

Tara smiles back to him. "Of course," she purses her lips together. "I'm happy to help."

The Calimo Mansion

"First, I want to thank you all for being here this evening," Natasha says as she lays in her king size bed that is in her bedroom of the Calimo mansion, while Sophie, Max and Isabelle are all standing at the base of the bed. "I know that this isn't conventional but I have been keeping tabs on the company, despite my current status."

Max looks back at Natasha before he looks over at Isabelle. "We don't mind," he replies to her quickly. "We are just glad that you're well enough to even consider work right now."

"Max is right," Isabelle nods back to her boss. "If there's anything else that we can help you with, I hope you'll let us know."

"Well, that's part of why I called you all here," Natasha admits to them. "I've made some decisions that will impact all of you and I've informed Robbie and Kim of them as well."

"What type of decisions?" Isabelle asks her quickly.

"I was very impressed with the last set of photos that Max took of you, Isabelle," Natasha reveals to them. "And, I found out that the layout was Sophie's idea."

Sophie, who is seemingly out of it, snaps back into reality when she hears her mother say her name. She can't stop thinking about the fact that she witnessed her mother and Shane in bed together; she doesn't know what, exactly, is going on, but she would think that if her mother is dying, having sex with her ex-husband would be the last thing that she would want to do.

"Did you hear what I said Sophie?" Natasha asks her daughter, who nods back to her.

"Yea, sorry," Sophie finally responds to her. "I'm glad that my contributions helped."

"So much so," Natasha smiles back to her. "That I've decided to give you a trial run at Roboto; you are going to work with Max and Isabelle on the next campaign. How does that sound?"

"Great, thanks so much Mom," Sophie forces a smile on her face, despite the fact that her mind is on Shane and Natasha.

An excited Isabelle turns and hugs Sophie. "This is so exciting," she tells her. "We are going to have so much fun!"

"Yea, welcome to the team," Max looks over at Sophie.

"Thanks guys, I am excited. I really am."

Before anyone can say anything further, the door to the bedroom opens and Cassie appears. She clears her throat, causing everyone to turn and see her standing there.

"Mom, what are you doing here?" Max asks her quickly as Cassie moves closer to the bed where Natasha is.

"I need to talk to Natasha," she says glaring at her rival. "So, you all need to leave because what I have to discuss with Natasha needs to be said in private.

"Mom?" Sophie asks Natasha, wondering if she should leave her mother alone with Cassie, the woman that has tortured her for years.

"I'll be fine baby girl," Natasha responds to her. "But thank you."

With that, Sophie, Max and Isabelle all leave the room allowing Cassie and Natasha to be alone with each other. Cassie looks at her rival with disgust on her face.

"Alright you bitch, start explaining yourself," Cassie sneers at her. "What the hell kind of game are you playing with Jacob? How could you tell him you want him with Isabelle before you die? Where the hell do you get off?"

Raven's Meadow

"I think we have as many files that we can possibly take with us," Eva tells Victoria as they stand in the hidden office that they discovered within the hospital. They are still worried about Frederick finding them, so they know that they want to leave the office as soon as possible, but they also wanted to take some of the files that they found in case it helps them have some leverage over the doctor.

"I agree," Victoria replies to her. "I guess that means that we need to get out of here, huh?"

"I am so ready to leave here," Eva chuckles back to her. "We just have to be on guard; we have no idea where the door will lead us. We have to ensure that Frederick doesn't find us again."

"We will be careful," Victoria moves up to her and pulls her into a hug. "After I thought we lost you, I won't let anything else happen to you Mom."

Eva smiles back to her as they exit their embrace. "I love you my beautiful daughter."

"I love you too," Victoria tells her. "Now, let's get the hell out of here so we can get you back to Donovan, Natasha and everyone else that loves you."

"That is music to my ears!"

***

"You lying son of a bitch!" a furious Bryce announces as he storms into Frederick's office at the hospital. "You told me you didn't do anything to Victoria, and I know that it is a lie!"

Frederick slowly stands up from his desk and looks at the younger doctor, who is fuming. He recalls how Bryce questioned him earlier about whether or not he did something to Victoria and he claimed he hadn't; in fact, Frederick knew that he had to do something to Victoria once she discovered that Eva was alive. Thinking quickly, he knocked out Victoria and Eva and put them in a padded cell at the hospital, but he discovered that they were able to escape so, now, he has no idea where they are.

"Alright, please calm down and let me ask you what you are talking about?" Frederick finally responds to him, hoping to think of a cover.

"My wife is missing," Bryce grits his teeth together back to him. "And you arranged that, didn't you?"

"Why would you think that?" Frederick asks him next as he folds his arms over his chest.

Bryce shakes his head back to him, as Will appears at the doorway. He had heard loud voices as he was in the hallway and came to see what was going on. Will hides behind the door so he can listen to the conversation unfolding in the office.

"I was helping Dominick Robertson with something," Bryce replies to him quickly. "He had some kind of memory loss, so he asked me to put him under hypnosis."

Frederick feels the blood drain from his face as he recalls Abby telling him about the hypnosis, only she claimed the doctor being used was no one that Frederick knew. He realizes that this is worse than just Bryce thinking he did something to Victoria.

"And he remembered that Victoria told him that Eva is alive and well," Bryce continues to explain to him. "That was the information he used to break up your wedding to Felicia! So, if Dominick went to the mansion, Victoria did too. So, where is she? Where is my wife?"

Frederick chuckles back to him. "Let's just stay calm, okay?"

"No, Frederick! Tell me where Victoria is! And tell me now!"

Outside the office, Will covers his mouth in shock and awe as he just heard Bryce reveal that Eva is alive and well. The woman that has his heart is still alive.

"Eva is alive," he whispers to himself in shock. "She's alive? Oh my God…Eva is alive!"

Next on One Day at a Time
- Andy and Nicholas' wedding day arrives
- Cassie questions Natasha
- Jacob warns Max

 
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