Episode 971
 
Escort Me through these Halls
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: August 30, 2023

Episode Theme song: "For Free" Lana Del Rey

Previously on One Day at a Time
- As Abby and Dominick continued to fight, he collapsed to the ground!
- Meggan revealed to Donovan and Lukas that she had a lead on Jasper in Mexico City
- Daisy decided to sell her body again for money to help Andrew pay back his loan to Antonio
- Cory saw Antonio kiss Robin's hand
- Jacob proposed to Isabelle, who accepted
- Frederick revealed the entire story of Victoria and Eva to Bryce, who was determined to find his wife. Will, meanwhile, realized that he had to find Eva

Twin Peaks General Hospital

"What the hell were you and my grandfather talking about that he collapsed to the ground?" a worried Paige asks Abby, who is huddled on a chair with red eyes as she has been crying for hours. Paige is standing in front of Jeff, Leah and Tyler, who are all waiting to hear about Dominick's diagnosis, as Abby called them once she got Dominick to the hospital after he collapsed at home.

Abby looks up at Paige and feels her blood boil. She has no idea why Paige is grilling her right now but she won't stand for it. She has been through enough this evening as Dominick confronted her about kissing Ethan and drugging him to ensure he wouldn't remember the day leading up to Felicia and Frederick's non-wedding, which of course is because Eva is alive and was posing as Barbara. Of course, Abby was worried that if Dominick knew that Eva was alive, he would leave her because their marriage would be invalid.

"What me and my husband were discussing is none of your business," Abby sneers back at her. "You have no idea what I've been through tonight!"

Paige rolls her eyes back to her. "You're not the only one who is suffering right now, me and my family are all very worried about Dominick!"

"Baby, come on, let's come get some air," Leah comes up behind Paige and puts her hand on her shoulders. "Grilling Abby right now won't help Dominick. We all have to stay positive."

Paige turns and walks away from Abby as Leah and Jeff follow her. Tyler moves up to his father's wife and looks at her. "How are you doing?"

Abby looks back at him. "I'm scared," she admits to him as she feels her eyes swell with water. "We were just talking and…then…my God, he just fell to the floor. I don't know what I will do if I lose…."

"Don't even say it," Tyler replies to her. "My father is the strongest man I know, he will be fine. He has to be."

"I hope so," Abby tells him. "I'm just so scared, Tyler."

Before he can say anything else, Madeline moves into the waiting room which causes the family to huddle around the doctor.

"Doctor, how is my husband?" Abby asks her with desperation in her voice. "How is Dominick doing?"

The Tower's; The Penthouse; Cory's Home

"Did you end up hearing from Nicholas about why he didn't show up to the wedding?" Cory asks Robin as he moves to the sofa where she is sitting with her large pregnant belly evident. He passes her a cup of herbal tea before he sits down next to her. He can't help but recall how he saw Antonio kiss Robin's hand while they were waiting for the wedding to begin; he hopes that it was nothing since they have decided to get back together.

"I've texted him but he hasn't responded," she admits to him before she blows on her hot tea. "Whatever happened, I am sure that I will hear about it soon. I just feel bad for Andy and all the guests."

"I do too," Cory nods back to her. "Speaking of, I happened to see that Antonio was at the church. I wasn't aware that he knew Nicholas or Andy."

Robin takes a sip of tea before she looks back at him. "I didn't either; his presence was a surprise to me too."

"In case you didn't notice, I happened to see you and Antonio together," Cory reveals to her. "Including the kiss of your hand."

Robin chuckles back to him. "It was nothing, Cory. Don't be jealous, okay?"

"I am not jealous, I just don't trust that man. I think he's bad news."

"He's always been very kind to me," Robin replies to him. "Including after I told him that we could only be friends; he is still supportive, Cory. So, please, don't be upset that I have a friend in him."

"I'm not upset with you," Cory tells her. "But I am allowed to not trust him; I want you to be careful around him, okay?"

"Ah," Robin says as she sits up on the sofa.

"Robin? What is it? What's wrong?"

Robin looks back at him with some worry on her face. "The baby," she looks at him. "It's time, my water just broke."

The River Rock Casino

Daisy stands in the back of the casino wearing a sparkling black mini dress. Next to her are a few other girls that are waiting for men to come and offer them money in-exchange to go to their room for sex. She sees a man approaching the line up of women so she forces a smile on her face, hoping to catch his attention.

She knows that she had told herself to stop being a hooker because she wanted to get back to her normal self; she had been using the sex as a coping mechanism as she was in a lot of emotional pain following her abortion. She realized that the only person that was truly gaining from this was Antonio, as he would have been making a profit from the acts as a part of working in the casino.

However, she and Andrew had been growing closer and he admitted that he took a loan from Antonio so he could keep gambling, but he needed more money to pay back the loan. That's when she decided to continue to sleep with men for money so she could get money to help Andrew pay back that loan; once that happens, she hopes that she, and Andrew, can walk away from the casino and Antonio.

"Good evening," the man comes up to Daisy.

"Hi," Daisy purses her lips together. "Looking for a good time?"

"Most definitely," he smiles to her. "With a beauty like you, how could I resist?"

"I was hoping you'd say that," she purrs to him as they start to move towards the stairs of the casino so they can head to his suite.

***

Meanwhile, Andrew paces back and forth in his suite in the casino as he thinks about how is going to pay Antonio back the money that he owes him. A part of him can't believe he was dumb enough to borrow money from the casino owner, but he did and now he has to pay it back. The worst part is that Antonio threatened Trenyce when Andrew mentioned he didn't have the money for the payment.

"I have to figure out how to make that payment," he whispers to himself. "Frederick told me he can't give me any money…I guess I could ask Trenyce?"

He quickly shakes his head to himself. "No, I can't do that," he scolds him for thinking that he could ask her. "She just married Chris; the last thing that she needs is for me to be asking her for money."

He looks at his hand and sees that it is shaking a little. "Damn it, it's been weeks since I've played blackjack, am I missing it that much? Or maybe it is a sign…maybe I should find the little money I have and play the table. If I win, I could win enough to payback Antonio…."

He takes a deep breath at his idea, wondering if this is the best idea. "You know you want too, Andrew. This could be your best chance at getting the money to pay back Antonio."

MW Investigations

Lukas looks over at Donovan before he looks back at Meggan, who just revealed to her brother that she got a lead on Olly and Jasper in Mexico City. Meggan, in turn, is going to go to Mexico to follow up on the lead.

"You're going to Mexico?" Lukas asks his sister quickly, who nods back to him. "Then I want to go with you."

"If Lukas is going, then I'm going too," Donovan tells everyone.

"Okay guys, calm down," Meggan replies to them. "This is a lead, it's nothing concrete. We don't know what we will find in Mexico; I don't want all of us heading down there if this lead doesn't pan out."

"This is my son," Lukas tells Meggan. "I want to be there if Olly is there."

"So do I," Donovan looks over at Lukas. "But Meggan does have a point; there's no point in all of us going for no reason. I'll stay back, but you have to promise me you'll keep me posted on everything that happens?"

Lukas moves up to him and hugs him. "I promise you I will," Lukas tells his husband. "I know we haven't been seeing eye to eye, but I know how much you love Olly, so I will keep you posted on everything that happens."

The Calimo Mansion

"Would someone please tell me what the hell is going on here?" Cassie huffs to Natasha, Shane, Max and Sophie as they all stand in Natasha's bedroom as they are waiting for Jacob to arrive as he summoned everyone together. Cassie looks over at Natasha, who is laying in her large bed and glares at her, still furious that she suggested Jacob be with Isabelle as her dying wish. She could ring Natasha's neck for her interference.

"We are waiting for Jacob to arrive," Sophie replies to her. "He asked us all to be here so he could tell us something, but none of us know what that is."

"She's right," Natasha sneers at her rival. "Why don't you get yourself a drink from the bar to calm your bloody nerves while we wait for him to arrive."

Shane watches Cassie move to the bar to pour a drink before he looks back at Natasha, who winks at him, which Sophie notices. She wonders, again, what is really going on between Shane and her mother, since she also saw them in bed together recently.

Before anyone can say anything further, Jacob opens the door to the bedroom and moves inside with Isabelle following behind him. "Oh good, you're all here," he announces as Cassie looks over at Jacob.

"Oh sweetheart, I'm glad you're here," Cassie rushes up to him and puts her hand on his shoulder. "I was worried that something serious had happened to you when you called this meeting."

"I am fine," Jacob replies to her and then looks over at his parents. "But something has happened."

"What's happened?" Shane asks his son. "Why did you want us all together?"

"I've made a decision," Jacob reveals to everyone. "I've decided to honor my mother's last wish."

"What?" Cassie gasps back to him as Natasha grabs Shane's hand and squeezes it.

"That's right," Isabelle moves up next to Jacob. "Jacob and I, we are engaged to be married. We are going to be husband and wife," she reveals as Natasha squeals in delight, while a horrified Cassie looks at Jacob in shock.

Raven's Meadow

"So, if Victoria, and Eva, escaped the padded cell that you put them in, it means that they must still be in the hospital," Bryce tells Frederick as they continue to stand in the main office of Raven's Meadow after Frederick just revealed to him everything he did to Victoria and Eva. Bryce is glad that he finally knows what happened to Victoria, but he is still livid that Frederick was holding her hostage for weeks because she had uncovered the truth about Eva being alive.

"Yes, yes," Frederick nods back to him as he takes a sip of his scotch. "But, it is like I was telling you, the venting system in this place is huge; they could be anywhere in this hospital; and without food or water, they could be dead."

Bryce sighs heavily to him. "That's not good enough, Frederick!" he yells back to him. "The fact is, Victoria has been missing for weeks! I'll be damned if I am going to stop looking for her when I she is so close! They have to still be alive, they have to be!"

Frederick turns and chuckles to him. "Well, by all means, use your time to search the vents then, Bryce. But I'll warn you, if Victoria thinks that she is going spoil my plans, she has another thing coming."

"You threats towards me wife will end now," Bryce tells him quickly. "Remember, I'm holding all the cards when it comes to Felicia; you will do exactly what I say, or I will let Felicia's memory comeback to her. I finally have the upper hand, Frederick."

"Don't be so sure," Frederick glares back at him. "Need I remind you that I know many secrets of yours, Bryce, including the fact that you switched Abigail's baby. It seems like we both have secrets on one another, so I think it is best that we find a way to work together."

"Whatever, I'm going to find my wife, and you, you will stay the hell away from Victoria, or else," Bryce grits his teeth back to him before he rushes out of the office, leaving Frederick to take another sip of his scotch.

***

Will, meanwhile, moves down the hallway of Raven's Meadow, his mind still racing about the fact that Eva is alive and well. He can't believe that after all of these months of mourning the woman he loves, she is alive and well.

"I have to figure out where she is," he whispers to himself. "Eva was with Victoria and Frederick was keeping them here to ensure that they didn't reveal that Eva was alive. If I can find her, maybe I can help her."

He stops when he reaches one of the padded cells in the east wing of the hospital. He finds himself moving to the door and unlocking it with his set of keys. He arches his eyebrow when he can tell that there was some disruption in the room as there is a giant hole in the wall and feathers all over the floor.

"My God," he whispers as he rushes up to the opening into the vent system. "This is where Eva and Victoria must have been; this must have been how they escaped."

He looks over his shoulder and wonders if he try to follow the vent track; if he does, it could lead him to Eva, he realizes.

"I need to do this," he whispers to himself. "I have to find you, Eva."

Twin Peaks General Hospital

Madeline looks at her file that is in her hand before she looks back at Abby, Paige, Leah and Tyler, who are all standing in front of her, eagerly waiting for her update on Dominick.

"Dominick suffered a stroke," Madeline reveals to everyone as Abby covers her face with a gasp. "It hit him hard as he lost a lot of air to brain and blood flow to his heart."

"What does that mean?" Leah asks as Abby starts to sob. "What's happening to my father?"

"I'm afraid he's in a coma," Madeline stuns everyone by saying. "And based on his initial tests, I don't think he will wake up."

"You think my Grandfather will stay in his coma forever?" Paige asks as her lower lip quivers.

"I'm afraid so," Madeline uneasily nods back to the family, who all remain devastated by her news.

Next on One Day at a Time
- Clayton kisses Nicholas
- Isabelle shares her news with Antonio
- Cory tries to take Robin to the hospital but hits a snag

 
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