Episode 976
 
In & Out of My Dreams
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: September 13, 2023

Episode Theme song: "Crave" Years & Years

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Paige continued to blame Abby for Dominick's stroke after she told the family that Shane backed Madeline's diagnosis
- Cheresa and Dawn agreed to elope but Dawn stopped by Dale's office first in hopes of finding something that will prevent Helen from marrying him
- Lukas and Meggan arrived in Mexico City in hopes of finding Olly and Jasper
- Cory saw Antonio kiss Robin's hand before she gave birth
- Shane and Natasha continued to grow closer while Cassie vowed to uncover what was going on
- Bryce told Frederick that they had to find Victoria
- Leah asked Jeff not to marry Megan

The Richardson Estate; Meggan, Lukas, Donovan, Logan & Olly's Home

Donovan paces back and forth in the living room of the lavish home that he lives in with his husband and his sister in law and their children. He is still hoping that he will hear from Lukas or Meggan about the status of their search for Olly in Mexico City; the longer he goes without hearing from them, the more worried he becomes about the search for their missing son.

He moves to the bar and pours himself a tall glass of scotch before he takes a sip of it. "If I hadn't put this damn plan of revenge into motion, maybe this wouldn't be happening," he whispers to himself. "Maybe Lukas has been right this entire time; maybe this is all my fault."

He takes another sip of his drink before he runs his hand through hair. "But Lukas and Jasper, they started this by sleeping together. I…I just reacted."

"Damn it! None of that matters now," he sighs to himself. "All that matters is that they find Olly and bring him home."

Before he can say anything else, he can hear his phone start to ring. He sets his drink down and rushes to the coffee table to pick up his IPhone. He gulps when he sees Lukas' name on the screen.

"Lukas, hi, please tell me that you've found Olly? Tell me that you've found our son?"

"We haven't," Lukas says into his phone from Mexico City. "But Meggan and I, we are meeting with her contact who claimed to have spotted Jasper today. We might be getting closer to finding the man we think took our son."

Donovan breathes a sigh of relief. "Do whatever you can to bring Olly home to us," he tells his husband. "That's all that matters."

"Don't worry Donovan," Lukas replies to him. "If Jasper is here and he has Olly, I will get him back. I will get Olly and bring him home where he belongs."

Dominick's Townhouse

Abby finishes putting her hair into a loose ponytail before she leaves the bedroom that she shares with Dominick and moves downstairs. After being at the hospital for so long, she decided to come home to have a shower and change. Now, she realizes that she is starving as she can't even remember the last time she had something to eat. With Dominick still in his coma, she knew that she had to come home to take care of herself and she made sure the doctors knew to contact her if there was any change with her husband, even though she doesn't believe there will be.

Now, both Madeline and Shane have told her that they don't believe that Dominick will ever wake up from his coma, which is shocking to her. She can't believe that, possibly, her last moments with Dominick was their huge fight as he had learned that she had shared a few kisses with Ethan, and that she was drugging him to ensure he didn't remember that Eva was alive. She was so desperate for him to understand her actions that he ended up having a stroke; she can't help but think that Paige is right: this is all her fault.

She reaches the living room and arches her eyebrow when she hears the doorbell ring. "Who could that be?" she asks herself as she moves to the door and sees Ethan standing on the other side. "Ethan? What are you doing here?"

Ethan holds up some take out from the Pink Flamingo. "You were at the hospital, so I assumed you'd had come home to get some rest. I brought you some food."

"Thanks," she says as she lets him into the house. "I am starving."

"I figured as much," Ethan replies to her. "How are you holding up? I heard about Dominick…"

Abby feels her eyes swell with water. "If I am honest, I am numb. Everything has happened so quickly. I…I don't know what to do. But two doctors now have told me that my husband may never wake up. Dominick may be lost to us forever."

"I am so sorry to hear that," Ethan tells her as they sit next together on the sofa. "Do you mind if I talk to you as your lawyer right now?"

Abby looks back at him in surprise. "Uh, sure?"

"You have rights, you know? You are Dominick's wife," he informs her. "That means you have his power of attorney and his personal directive," he continues to tell her. "You can make any decisions that need to be made on his behalf; and remember, that's not just medically, that's anything that Dominick used to control, you know control because of those documents."

Abby uneasily nods back to him trying to put this together in her mind. "So what you're saying is that I am a very powerful woman now?"

"That's exactly what I'm saying," Ethan says with a sly grin on his face.

Twin Peaks General Hospital

"These roses are beautiful, you really didn't have to do this," Robin tells Antonio as he sets the large bouquet of flowers next to her bed. She was surprised when he arrived with the flowers; the last person she thought that would have sent her flowers for her baby is Antonio, since she recently told him that they could only be friends because of her feelings for Cory.

"Nonsense," Antonio smiles back to her as he sits on the edge of her bed. "You had your son, the least I could do is come and offer my congratulations, Robin."

"Well thank you, they are beautiful."

"Not nearly as beautiful as you are," Antonio tells her. "You are still glowing. Motherhood looks very good on you."

Robin blushes back to him. "I am very lucky to have my son. He means the world to me."

Antonio chuckles back to her. "That's how children are," he admits to her. "They become your world, and then, they get old enough have their own world, it's the circle of life."

"That's very true. Thank you again."

"My pleasure," he says. "You know that I would do anything for you, Robin. You told me we could just be friends, but I can't just turn off my feelings."

"Well I do appreciate your friendship," Robin replies to him. "You're a good man, Antonio."

Antonio caresses her cheek before he leans in and kisses her on the lips, just as Cory opens the door to her hospital room and sees the kiss.

"What is going on here?" Cory asks causing the kiss to stop.

"I was just about to leave," Antonio quickly replies to him standing up and then he looks back at Robin. "I'll see you soon?"

Robin uneasily nods back to him. "Thank you for the flowers."

Antonio winks back to her before he quickly leaves the hospital room as Cory folds his arms across his chest. He closes the door to the hospital room once Antonio has left and then he looks back at Robin.

"What the hell was that?"

"It was nothing," Robin tells him. "He knows we are just friends."

"Friends don't kiss each other on the lips," Cory informs her. "Look, Robin, I care about you, you know that. And, I know that you care about me. But I don't want to get deeper into this if you have lingering feelings for Antonio as well."

"What are you saying Cory?"

"I'm saying, we are taking a pause until you figure out what it is you really want," Cory says back to her. "I'm too old to be playing these games. Either you want me, or want Antonio. It's up to you, but you have to make your decision."

The Robertson House; Leah & Paige's Home

Leah moves to the bar in the living room of the house that she lives in with her daughter to pour herself a glass of wine. After hearing from Abby earlier at the hospital that a second doctor believes that Dominick will not wake up from his coma, she came home and is desperate for a drink. The last few months have been incredibly difficult for her, and this is the latest situation that is causing her stress.

Just as she finishes pouring her wine, she hears the doorbell ring. She sighs heavily as she knows that the last thing she wants is company; she just wants to be alone with her wine. Still, she finds herself moving towards the front door and is surprised to Jeff standing on the other side.

"Jeff, what a surprise. What brings you by?" Leah asks him as he moves into the house that he lived in for years while they were married.

"I know that you've been having a rough time," Jeff admits to her. "So, I wanted to see how you're doing."

"You're sweet but I am fine," she tells him. "I was just going to have some wine and try to get some sleep."

"Alright, I'll be honest," he looks back into her eyes. "Meggan is still in Mexico and I was also alone. I thought, why should both of us be alone?"

Leah chuckles back to him. "I suppose that's fair," she replies to him. "Do you want a glass of wine?"

"Sure. How did it go at the hospital today?"

Leah passes him a glass of the wine before she takes a sip of her drink. "Apparently Abby had a second opinion completed on Dominick's medical condition. And, Shane agreed with Madeline's assessment; they don't believe that Dominick will wake up again."

"I'm so sorry Leah," Jeff tells her as he moves closer ot her. "I know that can't be easy to hear. Is there anything I can do to help?"

Leah gulps back to him as she looks back into his eyes. "There is," she nods to him. "Tell me that you've decided not to propose to Meggan? I…I don't think I could handle that right now."

"It's been on my mind," Jeff admits to her. "But I think there's more to this, Leah. You have to be honest with yourself and me about why that idea bothers you."

Leah shakes her head. "I'm so confused about everything right now," she admits to him. "But the idea of you, the man that I have loved for so long, marrying my sister? It just bothers me."

"You just said that you loved me?" Jeff asks her in surprise.

"Are you surprised? A part of me has always loved you, Jeff. Just the way, you have always cared about."

"I've never stopped," he admits to her.

Leah looks at him and they lock eyes. Before they know what they are doing, they kissing each other passionately on the lips. When they part, Leah licks her lips and kisses him again.

"I need you tonight Jeff," she whispers to him as he starts to kiss her neck. "Please be with me all night."

Raven's Meadow

Frederick peers into the small window that leads into Felicia's hospital room and he can see Bryce and the woman that he loves inside. He squints when he can see that Bryce is, purposely, not giving her the medication that he wants her to have. Frederick shakes his head in disgust knowing that the younger doctor is withholding Felicia's medication until he knows where Victoria is. The problem is, Frederick realizes, is that he has no idea where Victoria, or Eva, have gone because they escaped the padded cell that he had placed them in. Knowing that the venting system goes throughout the entire mental institution, they could be anywhere by now. And if Frederick is honest, he has had bigger issues to worry about, namely Dominick and him remembering what has happened. But, he has now heard that Dominick suffered a stroke and is in a coma, so he can breathe a sigh of relief.

He moves away from the door when he sees Bryce leaving Felicia's side. Bryce freezes when he emerges into the hallway and sees Frederick standing outside of the hospital room.

"What are you doing here?" Bryce asks him quickly. "You know that you have to stay away from Felicia because of the restraining order!"

"I didn't enter the room so relax," Frederick hisses back to him. "I just wanted to see if you gave Felicia her medication and you did not."

"No, I didn't," Bryce puffs his chest back to Frederick. "I told you, I'm done giving Felicia that medication until you tell me where my wife is. I will not budge on that, Frederick."

"I thought we came to an understanding," Frederick glares back to him. "I have a lot of dirt on you, Bryce. I know who you really are and I know that you arranged that baby switch!"

"Yes, you do know who I am," Bryce nods back to him. "Which is why you should be on my side! And I don't care about the baby switch! I care about my wife! I want to find Victoria!"

"I will help you find your damn wife," Frederick replies to him quickly. "But you have to give Felicia the medication. Do we have a deal?"

Bryce sighs back to him reluctantly. "Fine, yes, I will give her the medication. But so help me God, I won't be responsible for my actions if you don't find Victoria, Frederick."

The Calimo Mansion

"How is your son?" Natasha asks Shane as they lay next to one another in the large bed in her master bedroom. After Shane returned from the hospital, he and Natasha made love again. They have grown closer than ever before since they came up with the plan to get Jacob away from Cassie, which included Natasha pretending to have a fatal illness. Using her "dying wish" to have Jacob with Isabelle, has worked as their son has proposed to Isabelle and Cassie is furious.

"Oscar? He's great," Shane smiles back to her. "I can't wait for you to meet him. He's so precious."

"Are you sure that having a new baby doesn't make you want to be with Robin again?"

"Nah," Shane shakes his head back to her. "Robin never loved me, despite us having two children together. I got over her along time ago, in case you haven't noticed that."

Natasha chuckles back to him as she runs her finger over his toned chest. "I was hoping you'd say that, because I really like where we are right now, Shane. It's crazy that this plan of us to save Jacob from Cassie has made us this close again."

"I know," Shane smiles back to her. "But I am not complaining Nat, this feels like we should have always been together."

Natasha smiles back to him. "I couldn't agree more. This feels…right."

"Then why don't we keep it that way?"

Natasha arches her eyebrow back to him. "What do you mean?"

"Marry me, Nat," he surprises her. "When this entire charade of you dying is behind us, let's get married, forever this time?"

Twin Peaks General Hospital

Cassie looks over her shoulders to ensure no one is around her as she stands outside of Shane's office at the hospital. When the coast is clear, she opens the door and moves inside.

She takes a deep breath before she pulls her flashlight out of her purse. Once the light is on, she moves towards Shane's desk and sits in the chair.

"Okay," she whispers to herself. "Let's see if I can find Natasha's file. I want to see exactly what is going on with you and what, exactly, this illness that you have is and if it is so fatal, why you haven't died yet."

The Black House; Helen & Dawn's Home

"I hope it's not too late for a visit?" Adam asks Helen as he moves into the living room o the house that he lived in for years when they were married to each other. Adam has been desperate to find a way for Helen to realize that marrying Dale would be a mistake. He, along with Dawn, have thought Dale has had ulterior motives ever since they discovered that he is Mallory's father. After everything that Mallory put their family through so many years ago, he wouldn't be surprised if Dale was out for revenge.

"Not at all," Helen purses her lips together. "I hope you're not looking for Dawn though; she and Cheresa are escaping for a romantic getaway."

Adam looks back at her in surprise. "Really? She didn't tell me that."

Helen nods back to him. "I suspect that they are going to elope. It's just a hunch that I have, but I can't be sure."

"Wow, how do you feel about that?"

"As long as our baby is happy and healthy, I am okay with it. Would I have loved helping her plan a big, splashy wedding? Sure, but if this is what she and Cheresa want, then that's what I want."

"That's a good way of looking at it," Adam smiles back to her. "Can you believe that Dawn might be married? I remember when she was a baby."

"Don't get me started on that," Helen chuckles back to him. "But if you're not here about Dawn, what brings you by this late?"

Adam sighs back to her. "It's about you and Dale," he admits to her. "And before you say anything, you have to hear me out."

"Okay, I'm listening."

"You have to understand why I am concerned about this," Adam begins to tell her. "Mallory kidnapped our daughter and held her hostage. She died when I was trying to save Dawn; thank God, Dawn wasn't hurt. But for Dale to now, after all this time, being in our lives, I don't know, it seems odd."

"Dale didn't even know who I was when I met him in Cancun."

"I know that's what he told you," Adam replies to him. "But I still have my suspicions. But, I have said my peace and the rest is up to you, Helen. So, if you tell me, right here and now that you love Dale and you want me to drop this, I will. I have said what I wanted to say and now, it's up to you. Do you want me to drop this Helen? Or do you want me to investigate your fiancé and see if he's hiding something?"

Twin Peaks International Airport

Cheresa looks at her phone as she sits in the airport lounge. She doesn't see any new notifications from Dawn, which is odd because their flight is scheduled to leave soon so they can elope. She recalls how when she first came up with the idea of eloping, Dawn claimed that she needed time to think about it, but she came around and they agreed to get away to get married.

"Where are you Dawn?" Cheresa asks herself. "It's not like you to be so late without letting me know."

She sighs as she checks her phone again. She sends Dawn a text as she is getting worried about her fiancé. "Where are you? Flight is in 30 minutes?"

She puts her phone down again and looks around. "Come on Dawn, don't keep me waiting. Be here so we can leave and get married."

One Day House; Second Level Offices

Dawn opens one of the filing cabinets in Dale's office and starts to look through it. She has, seemingly, lost track of time as she has been snooping around her mother's fiancé's office, hoping to find some evidence that will give Helen a reason not to marry Dale. She doesn't know what she is looking for, but she will when she finds it.

"Come on," she whispers to herself. "There has to be something in this damn office that will help me stop this wedding from happening."

"Oh my God," she stops herself as she looks at her watch. "My flight is soon! I have to get to the airport."

She puts the file back into the filing cabinet and closes it. She then grabs her purse and rushes to the door, but just then, the door opens and Dale emerges.

"Dawn?" he asks her in shock. "What the hell are you doing in my office? What's going on in here?"

Next on One Day at a Time
- Dale and Dawn have a heated confrontation
- Cheresa tells Adam and Helen that Dawn missed their flight
- What will Cassie find in Shane's office?

 
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