Episode 974
 
See a Bloodbath Coming
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: September 06, 2023

Episode Theme song: "Love Him I Don't" Maisie Peters

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Robin gave birth a baby boy in the hospital elevator
- Clayton blackmailed Nicholas into marrying him
- Andy was tempted to have a drink but promised Kim he wouldn't
- Meggan and Lukas went to Mexico City to follow up on a lead on Jasper & Olly
- Andrew struggled to not gamble anymore
- Chris and Trenyce returned from their honeymoon and vowed to make amends with Cheresa, who suggested to Dawn that they elope
- Jacob and Isabelle announced their engagement
- Sophie questioned Natasha about being with Shane
- Leah asked Jeff not to propose to Meggan

Twin Peaks General Hospital

"Thank God Cory was with you," Shane tells Robin, who is laying in a hospital room as she gave birth to her son earlier in the day. Robin just revealed to him that she was in the elevator of the hospital when it had a power outing and Cory delivered her child in the elevator. "I don't know what we would have done if you had been alone."


"He is my hero," Robin smiles back to him. "And now, we have our son. I almost can't believe we have a boy and a girl together, Shane."


"Neither can I," Shane replies to her. "He is so precious," he tells her as he looks up from the bassinet that the baby boy is sleeping in. "How are you feeling?"


"I am perfectly fine," Robin tells him. "I am just glad that he is here and he is healthy. After everything we went through with Dominique..."


"I couldn't agree more," he smiles to the new mother. "Have you thought about a name?"


"Well, we named Dominique after my father," Robin reminds him of their daughter. "And I certainly don't have a relationship with my mother, so I was thinking of Oscar, after your father."


"Oscar?" Shane looks back at her in surprise. "I...I don't know what to say."


"Does that mean that you approve?"


"It does," Shane smiles back to her. "Thank you Robin, not only for the gift of baby Oscar, but for honouring my father that way."


Before she can respond, the door to her hospital room opens and Nicholas appears. "I hope I'm not interrupting but I couldn't wait to meet my new nephew."


"I'll be back later?" Shane looks at Robin before he kisses her forehead. "I know we didn't work out, Robin, but I will be here for you and Oscar."


"Thanks Shane, for everything."


The new father quickly leaves the hospital room leaving Robin and Nicholas alone. "Is that...?"


"Oscar, my son," Robin smiles back to him. "He's sleeping but he will love to meet his uncle."


Nicholas peers his head into the bassinet and gets a smile on his face as the sight of the cute baby sleeping. "My word, he's precious, Robin. Congratulations. You're mother all over again."


"I am over the moon," Robin admits to him. "But I am ready to calm down now. Having a small boy and a girl; I'm going to have my hands full."


"Isn't that the truth!"


"Since we are alone and the baby is sleeping, you can tell me what happened the day of your wedding," Robin tells Nicholas, who sits next to her. "Why didn't you show up? Why didn't you marry Andy?"


Nicholas sighs back to her. "It's a long story Robin, and it's one that you're not going to like. Not one little bit."

Twin Peaks General Hospital

"Hey, I got your text, I hope this is a good time?" Clayton asks as he opens the door to Madeline's office at the hospital and moves inside. He recalls how he got a text from his sister asking him to come see her and since Nicholas came to see Robin, he decided to tag along to see Madeline.


Madeline looks up from her laptop and stands up when she sees her brother. "This is a perfect time," she tells him as she closes the door and Clayton has a seat on the sofa in her office. "I've been meaning to talk to you. When were you going to tell me that you're married?"


Clayton chuckles back to her. "I guess we both got married on a whim, huh?" He reminds her of her spur of the moment wedding to Robbie.


"You can say that," Madeline moves to the sofa and sits next to him. "The only difference is that Robbie wasn't engaged to be married to someone else when we got married. Nicholas was literally going to marry Andy the same day that you two got married."


"I guess Nicholas and I had unfinished business," Clayton replies to her quickly.


"Come on Clayton," Madeline looks sternly back at him. "Tell me the truth; how did you get NIcholas to marry you? Because Andy and Nicholas were so in love, I didn't think anything would stop them from getting married. So what happened? How did you get Nicholas to marry you?"


Bar Code


Andy sits at the bar with a club sofa in front of him. He, still, can't believe that Nicholas married Clayton on their wedding day. He knows that Nicholas told him that, on some level, he still cared and loved Clayton and that has left Andy feeling devastated as he truly believed that he and Nicholas would be married.


As he takes a sip of his soda, he sees the bartender making a martini. He watches the vodka get poured out of the bottle and into the martini glass. He licks his lips at the sight of the vodka.


He recalls how when he was visited by Kim and Madeline, he promised them that he wouldn't drink; the last thing he wants is for Nicholas to also take his sobriety; he drained the bottle of vodka that was in his condo, but now he is seeing the drink being made in front of him and he can't deny that he is having urges.


He quickly finishes his club soda and then leaves the bar; he realizes that he needs to get out of the environment or his sobriety will be at risk.


Robertson Enterprises


"I am surprised to see you at the office today," Jeff announces as he moves into the main office at Robertson Enterprises and sees Leah sitting at the desk on her laptop. Considering the fact that Dominick is still in the hospital in a coma, which he may never come out of, Jeff had assumed that the family would have been at the hospital instead of the office.


"Abby is at the hospital and told us that she would call us with any updates," Leah reveals to him as she stands up and looks at her ex-husband. "And, despite Dominick being in the hospital, we still have a company to run."


"That is very true, but if you want me to take anything off your plate, you know that I will do that for you."


"I appreciate that, Jeff," Leah purses her lips back to him. "Do you remember our last conversation at the hospital?"


Jeff uneasily grins back to her as he remembers it very well. "You asked me not to propose to Meggan; that's not a conversation that I would forget."


"I know that I sprung that on. you," Leah admits to him. "It's just...I guess I'm feeling overwhelmed. I didn't mean to put that on to you either."


Jeff nods back to her. "Well, Meggan is in Mexico right now; she found a lead on Olly, so she's with Lukas. So, I won't propose to her any time soon. But, I have to wonder something, Leah."


Leah looks back at him with an arched eyebrow. "What's that?"


"What is the real reason that you don't want me to propose to Meggan? What's really going on with you?"


Leah moves closer to him and grabs his hand. "It's like I said, I've been feeling overwhelmed with everything going on in my life and I guess....I don't know. You've always been in my corner and I don't want that to change."


"It will never change, Leah."


Before she knows what she is doing, Leah is leaning into Jeff and gives him a soft kiss on the lips, which takes them both by surprise. But, when it's done, they continue to look into one another's eyes as they are quickly recaptured by each other again.


Mexico City; Mexico


In the small apartment that Jasper is staying in with Olly, the large fans are still going as the heat is sticky and all consuming. Jasper takes a bit of his apple before he looks over at Olly, who is playing with some toys on the floor. Jasper can't help but wonder if Lukas and Donovan are still looking for Olly, or if they have clued into the fact that he is the one that took Olly.

He recalls how Donovan was trying to force him into pleading guilty for sexual assault and if Jasper had refused, Donovan was going to have him deported since he was an illegal immigrant. With his back pushed up against the wall, Jasper snapped and took Olly. The same night that he snatched the boy, he was able to get a red eye flight to Mexico City; he knew that he needed to get out of Twin Peaks as soon as possible or he would risk being caught.

"Jasper, Jasper!" Olly rushes up to him holding a toy truck in his hand.


"Hey buddy, what's up? Do you want a piece of fruit to eat?"


"No thank you," Olly shakes his head back to him. "I want to see my Papa's! Where are they? When are they coming to see me?"


Jasper gulps back to him. "You know what?" He tells the boy as they move to the sofa and sit next to one another. "I think it's best if you start calling me Papa, okay?"


"But why?"


"Because I am the one taking care of you," Jasper informs him. "So, how about it? We can make it a game if you want? I'll give you treats every time you call me Papa?"


"Okay Papa!" Olly laughs back to Jasper. "Now, give me my treat please!"


***


Meanwhile, at a Hilton hotel in the center of Mexico City, Lukas and Meggan sit at the outdoor cafe with coffee's in front of them.


"That flight wasn't too bad," Lukas tells his sister before he takes a sip of his coffee. "I'm glad we were able to get a flight such last minute."


"I know, so am I," Meggan replies to him. "And now that we are checked into the hotel, we can start out search for Olly."


"What is the next step?"


"Later today, we are going to meet with my contact that claimed to have spotted Jasper," Meggan informs him. "Once we meet with him, we can get the exact location and head there to see if we can see Jasper. We might be closer than you think to your son."


"I am praying for that," Lukas replies to her. "I don't want to leave Mexico without my son."


The River Rock Casino


Trenyce steps off the elevator on the second floor of the casino and hotel and starts to move slowly towards Andrew's hotel suite. As she walks, she places her hand on her large belly as she is very pregnant now. Since she and Chris have returned from their honeymoon, she wanted to come and see Andrew to let him know that they are back and to thank him for not doing anything that could have stopped her wedding to Chris, since he could have created a lot of drama there.


She knocks on the door and waits for Andrew to answer. "Trey, what are you doing here?" Andrew asks her when he opens the door.


"Hello to you too," Trenyce replies as she moves into the hotel suite. "I wanted to come and see you. To thank you."


"Thank me? For what?"


"For not doing anything to stop my wedding to Chris," she turns to face him as Andrew closes the door to his hotel room. "I know that the wedding day might have been difficult for you, but me marrying Chris was the right thing. We are very happy."


Andrew rolls his eyes back to her. "I don't know how many times I have to tell you that I don't want to ruin your life," he tells her. "I did what I thought was best for everyone involved. But, if you think that has made it any easier, your wrong."


"I know that," Trenyce nods back to him. "Look, I don't want to cause you any more problems. I really did just come to thank you."


"You're welcome," Andrew looks back at her. "But I need you to do me a favour and keep your distance, Trey. If I'm ever going to get over what happened between us, I'm going to need time and space."


***


Meanwhile, downstairs in the Pink Flamingo restaurant, Chris sits across from Cheresa at a table as they are catching up with one another. Chris just told his daughter about his honeymoon with Trenyce; while Cheresa is pretending to be excited for him, she can't stop thinking about how she overheard Trenyce and Andrew admit their affair. She was so close to stopping the wedding with the news but she didn't and now, Chris is married to a woman that has been cheating on him.


"It sounds like you and Trenyce had a nice getaway," Cheresa finally tells her father.


"Yea, we did," Chris nods back to her. "And you know, Trey and I were talking and now that we are back, putting our relationship back together with you is on the top of our priority."


"Well, I suppose I have some news of my own," Cheresa replies to him quickly. "A few days ago, I asked Dawn to elope."


"Really? You don't want a big wedding?"


"Honestly, no," Cheresa tells him. "With everything that has happened the last few months, I think just escaping with Dawn would be perfect."


"How does Dawn feel about that?" Chris asks her next.


Cheresa chuckles back to him. "She needed time to think about it, but she texted me earlier today and agreed to elope. So, we are going to do that. We leaving town a couple of days and when we get back, we will be married."


Chris smiles back to his daughter. "I'm really happy for you, Cheresa. I wish I could be there on your big day but I support you no matter what."


Roboto


"I suppose that I should wish you congratulations," Max says as he moves into the main office at Roboto and sees Isabelle looking over some concepts for the upcoming photoshoot. He is still reeling from the announcement that she and Jacob are engaged; it wasn't long ago that they were dating and now she is set to married to his rival. "It seems like you manifested this future with Jacob."


Isabelle blushes as she looks over at him, as she also can't believe that Jacob has proposed to her. While she knows he is doing this because it is Natasha's dying wish, she wants to make the most of it and get Jacob to fall for her the way she has fallen for him.

"I don't know if you're being sincere with that congratulations or not," she admits to him. "I know you don't care for Jacob."

Max chuckles back to her. "That might be the understatement of the year. I just hope you know what you're doing, Isabelle."

"I do appreciate your concern but being with Jacob is what I want."

"Dating and being with someone is very different than marrying him."

Isabelle uneasily nods back to him. "I suppose we won't ever see eye to eye on this."

"You're probably right," Max replies to her. "I just think you can do better than Jacob Calimo, Isabelle. You're a beautiful, smart woman and he's…well, he's Jacob. I won't say anything else cause I don't want to offend you but I know you can do better."


The Calimo Mansion


"I can not tell you how furious I am with your mother," Cassie fumes to Jacob as they stand in the living room of the Calimo mansion. She can't believe that Natasha's dying wish is for Jacob to be with Isabelle, and in turn, he has proposed to her and they are engaged. After she and Jacob have, finally, grown closer, this seems like an unfair twist as they are, once again, separated. "How dare she request this from you! And you, how could you actually propose to Isabelle?"


Jacob sighs back to her as he runs his hand through his hair. "I need you to understand something," he looks at her. "My mother is dying, Cassie. She has done so much for me over the years; the least I can do is give her a final wish. I am going to marry Isabelle and that's final."


"And to hell with us?" Cassie shrieks back to him. "We were finally going to be a family; you, me and Carter. Doesn't that mean anything to you?"


"Of course it does," Jacob insists back to her. "But you have to remember that I am doing this for my mother. I want her to be happy when she dies. Once she is gone, we can go back to normal, Cassie. This is just a short term thing."


Cassie shakes her head back in disbelief. "I don't like this, Jacob. I don't like this one bit and I am telling you that you're making a huge mistake. Mark my words, this will blow up in your face when all is said and done."


***


Meanwhile upstairs, Shane moves into Natasha's bedroom and closes the door, but the door doesn't latch closed completely. He, then, turns and faces Natasha, who is pouring two glasses of wine.


"We are alone," she tells him as she passes him a glass of wine. "So, we can speak freely."


"I can only imagine how you're feeling now that Jacob has proposed to Isabelle," Shane takes a sip of his white wine. "We are close to having this be all over, Nat."


"Yes, we are," Natasha nods back to him. "I spoke to Jacob earlier and encouraged him to marry Isabelle sooner than later. Once that happens, Cassie will be out of Jacob's life for good and I can recover."


"This is too perfect," Shane grins back to her. "We are about to pull this off!"


"There's just one small hiccup that we have to deal with," Natasha admits to him quickly.


Shane arches his eyebrow back to her. "What are you talking about? What is our hiccup?"


"Sophie," Natasha reveals to him as she recalls her recent conversation with her daughter. "She saw us together; she saw. us in bed together and she questioned me about it."


Shane looks back at her in shock. "She saw us? Jesus..."


"I know," Natasha replies to him quickly. "She's going to have more questions; I was able to settle her down by telling her that I was tired and needed rest, but I am going to have to tell her something."


"Maybe suggest that you needed to feel like a woman one last time?"


Natasha giggles back to him. "You certainly do that, very well I might add."


Shane winks back to her. "You said we are alone, I could make you feel that way right now."


"You read my mind," she purrs at him as she moves up to him and kisses him. Things quickly escalate and they move to the bed.


At the door, Sophie freezes when she sees, again, her mother and Shane on the verge of making love. Without hesitation, she pulls out her phone and finds herself taking a video on her phone of the interaction is unfolding in front of her.


Next on One Day at a Time

- Dawn continues to try to find the truth about Dale
- Tara overhears Cheresa's latest conversation with Kim and Greg
- Abby continues to worry about Dominick

 
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