Episode 980
 
Hole in my Heart
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: October 01, 2023

Episode Theme song: "Another Lonely Night" Adam Lambert

Previously on One Day at a Time
- After Ethan told her that she had Dominick's power of attorney and personal directive, Abby told Leah, Paige & Tyler that she was taking over as head of the family
- Andrew paid Antonio back his loan but Antonio told him he still owed him the interest
- Robin told Antonio that she wanted to be with Cory
- Madeline told Natasha and Shane that she saw Cassie leaving Shane's office at the hospital
- Jacob and Isabelle made love
- Bryce saw Victoria and Eva's escape tunnel at Raven's Meadow
- Dawn went into surgery after Dale hit her with his car. Dale vowed to make sure no one knew what he did. Simona, then, asked Adam and Helen some questions about the accident

Twin Peaks General Hospital

The bright rays from the sun slip into the waiting room causing a warm glow on Cheresa's face. Her eyes squint and, soon, she is opening them. She looks around trying to adapt to her surroundings but it doesn't take long to remember that she is still at the hospital. She slowly sits up and realizes that she must have fallen asleep while waiting to hear some news about Dawn's surgery the night before.

She turns her head and sees Adam moving back into the waiting room with a tray of coffee's. He passes one to Helen before he moves closer to Cheresa and passes her one.

"I thought you could use this," he tells her as she takes the coffee cup.

"Thanks," Cheresa replies to him. "How long was I sleeping?"

"A hour or so," Adam tells her. "Not long. Do you want to go home to get some real rest?"

"I can't leave," Cheresa says back to him. "Not until we hear about Dawn. Did my Dad come and give us some update on Dawn yet?"

"Not yet," Helen comes up behind Adam. "Dawn and Greg have been in surgery all night. I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing."

Before anyone can say anything else, an exhausted looking Greg appears in the waiting room. "Cheresa," he calls out causing the three of them to look at the doctor. "I'm out of surgery."

Cheresa looks back at her father with eagerness. "How is Dawn? Please tell me you were able to save my fiancé's life?"

The Pink Flamingo at the River Rock Casino

Andrew sits at a table in the restaurant with a cup of coffee in front of him and his IPad open on the table. On the screen that he is looking at, there are various apartments for rent in Twin Peaks. He knows that he has been staying in the hotel at the casino, but the truth is, he is desperate to leave. For one, it is expensive to stay in the hotel and secondly, he has to get away from the casino because he has been tempted to gamble again, and he knows that he can't afford to keep playing the blackjack table.

"Good morning Andrew," a voice calls out at the base of his table, causing Andrew to look up and sees Antonio standing there. "What is all this?"

"What does it look like?" Andrew asks him back quickly. "I am looking for an apartment."

"I see," Antonio uneasily responds to him. "Is the suite upstairs no longer fitting your needs?"

"It's fine," Andrew tells him. "But it is expensive and, frankly, I need a change of scenery. So does Daisy."

"What does Daisy have to do with this?" Antonio asks him quickly, thinking about Daisy told him the other day that she wanted to stop being an escort for him; he told her that she would have to pay back all of the clothing and jewelry that he bought for her before she could stop. He needs her to work because she is one of his best girls; the fact that Andrew, and seemingly Daisy, want to leave is most upsetting to him.

"We want out of the casino," Andrew reveals to him. "We want to leave this place and look the other way, Antonio."

The Sugarbowl

In the back booth of the coffeehouse, Sophie and Cory sit across from one another with pastries and coffee's on the table. They came to the coffeehouse for a light breakfast after she spent the night at her father's penthouse.

"I hope you were able to get a good sleep Soph, you seemed tired yesterday," Cory tells his daughter before he takes a bite of his muffin.

Sophie smiles back to him before she moves a piece of her hair behind her ear. "I did, I think the change of scenery from the mansion really helped."

"You know that you can stay with me any time," Cory winks back to her. "I love having you there."

"Thanks Daddy," Sophie grins.

At the doorway of the coffeehouse, Robin moves inside and immediately sees Cory and Sophie together. Robin recalls how Cory, recently, told her that they were on a pause with their relationship until she figured out her feelings for Antonio. The previous night, however, she told Antonio that she wanted to be with Cory and that they could only be friends. She can't wait to tell Cory this news because she wants to move on with him.

As Robin is walking towards the table, Cory's cell phone starts to ring. He pulls it out of his pocket and looks at the screen before he glances at Sophie.

"It's your boarding school," Cory reveals to her, recalling how he mentioned to her that he thought they would be hearing back from her school to see if she would be able to return once the expelling was expired.

"Cory…" Robin begins to say as she arrives at the table.

"Sorry Robin, I can't talk now," Cory tells her as he answers the phone and rushes away from the table.

"It was my school," Sophie tells Robin. "I think they are calling to see if they will let me go back."

"Ah," Robin uneasily smiles back to her. "I guess my news will have to wait then."

The Calimo Mansion

"I am afraid I can't stay too long," Kim tells Robbie as they move towards Natasha's bedroom in the hallway of the Calimo mansion. They are at the mansion this morning because they wanted to give Natasha a quick business update on Roboto. Kim, however, knows that Greg has been up all night because of Dawn's hit and run, so she wants to head back to the hospital to see if she can help with anything. "Cheresa and Greg are going to need me after Dawn's accident."

"I still can't believe that someone hit Dawn and just let her there," Robbie admits to his ex-wife. "Who would do that?"

"I wish I knew," Kim replies to him. "I am just hoping that, for once, Simona Lopez can do her damn job and find the driver."

"Me too," Robbie looks back at her. "So, let's just go in, tell Natasha the update on Roboto and then I can drive you to the hospital? I'm heading into the city anyways."

"Sure, that sounds like a plan."

They open the door and freeze when they see Natasha standing at the window looking outside. They both look at one another in surprise as they had believed that Natasha had been confined to her bed due to her illness.

"Natasha?" Robbie asks his sister, who turns around in surprise, clearly not expecting anyone to be in her room. "Is everything okay?"

"Yes, yes, I'm fine," Natasha quickly gulps back to them. "I…I felt some energy this morning and wanted to look outside."

Kim looks at Robbie in concern. "Here, let me help you back to bed," she tells her as she walks Natasha to the bed.

"Thanks Kim," Natasha forces a smile on her face. "I guess I got a bit ambitious."

"Just be careful Nat," Robbie tells her. "We don't want you to overdo it, okay?"

"Of course," Natasha nods back to him. "I promise, I won't overdo it. Not anymore."

***

Meanwhile, in the living room of the mansion, Jacob pours two cups of coffee and passes one to Isabelle, who is looking out of the French doors and into the garden.

"Thank you," she purses her lips together. "I'm going to need coffee today. You kept me up most of the night."

Jacob chuckles back to her. "You certainly didn't seem to be complaining."

Isabelle turns to him and kisses him on the lips. "I am not complaining. I had wanted you to make love to me since that day I saw you with the blue paint on your shirt at Roboto."

"Really?" Jacob blushes back to her.

"Yea, really," Isabelle admits to him. "That's why I was so excited when you told me about your Mom's last wish. I thought this was my chance to be with you."

"You're very sweet," Jacob admits to her before he kisses her again. "And for the record, I had wanted you too. I had been trying to suppress it because of Cassie, but I have wanted you too."

"Good because now that we are engaged, you can have me any time you want."

Jacob chuckles. "I definitely like the sound of that."

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

"You have fun coloring those bunnies, okay?" Cassie smiles to Carter, who is using some crayons to color in his coloring book. Cassie stands up and moves towards the front door of the small apartment that she lives in with her children as she heard the doorbell ring. She isn't expecting anyone this morning, so she isn't sure who it could be. She looks in surprise to see Shane standing on the other side of the door. "Shane? What brings you by this morning?"

"We need to talk," Shane tells her as he moves into the small kitchen of the apartment. "I heard something yesterday and you're going to have to explain yourself."

Cassie arches her eyebrow back to him. "Uh, alright? What did I do this time?"

"You were in my office at the hospital yesterday," Shane replies to her quickly, as Cassie gulps. "You can tell me what the hell you were doing in my office, Cassie!"

Cassie knows that she went to Shane's office so she could read Natasha's medical file so she could try to make sense of the situation, since she feels like her relationship with Jacob is on the brink of disaster because of Natasha's dying wish. She took pictures of Natasha's file and then left; she had assumed that no one had seen her, but she realizes that someone must have alerted Shane to the fact that she was there.

"Is it a crime to be at the hospital?" Cassie asks him quickly.

"Of course not, but it is a crime to break into my office. There are confidential files in there, Cassie. So, I'll ask you again, what the hell were you doing in my office?"

"Oh relax," she waves her hand at him. "I was there to see you. I wanted to talk to you about Jacob and Isabelle's pathetic excuse at an engagement. You weren't there, so I left. No harm, no foul."

Shane looks back at her with intent. "You better be telling me the truth, Cassie. Because, if I find out that you were there for another reason, you will face the consequences."

Raven's Meadow

Frederick paces back and forth in his office at Raven's Meadow as his mind races about the recent events that have occurred. First, Dominick has suffered a stroke, which secretly makes him very happy. He knows that Dominick has been a thorn in his side for a long time, so the fact that he is on the sidelines is a good thing.

Moreover, it means that Dominick won't be able to remember that Eva is alive and well. The fact is, he has been desperate to keep that a secret, but now that Eva, and Victoria, have escaped him, he is wondering if the truth can come out. After all, he doesn't need Eva anymore because Felicia knows that Barbara isn't alive. It is part of the reason why he has agreed to help Bryce find Victoria and Eva because he doesn't care if the truth comes out now.

"What I need to do is figure out a way to get Felicia back," he whispers to himself. "If I can get Bryce to give her the right drugs, I could have a chance. But of course, I have to play by his rules since he knows that I tried to kill Victoria and was holding her and Eva hostage."

"No, no, stop that Frederick," he scolds himself. "You have the upper hand on Bryce You know that he switched Abby's child and gave it to Donovan and Lukas to raise. Boy, I know my son would be devastated to learn that fact, which I why I have to ensure Bryce doesn't call my bluff. I would never actually take Olly away from Lukas. But Bryce can't know that. He has to do what I say, I just have to make sure I get him to do exactly what I need. There are no other options."

***

Meanwhile, in the vent tunnel, Bryce slowly crawls through the space. He was walking through the hospital when he saw one of the padded cell doors open; he went to investigate and immediately realized it was the room where Frederick was holding Victoria and Eva as he saw the opening to the vent. Frederick had told him that Victoria and Eva had escaped and were in the venting system in the hospital; that's when Bryce decided to follow the vent tunnel, in hopes of finding his wife.

He sees an opening approaching him so he tries to move a little quicker. "Hang on Vic, I'm coming," he says as he gets to the opening and then crawls out of it.

Once his feet are on the solid ground again, he looks around is stunned to be in the secret office that is inside Raven's Meadow. "Another office? What the hell is this place?"

"Who is there?" a voice calls out from another part of the room.

Bryce turns around and sees Will standing behind him with a fire poker in his hand. "Will, hey, it's me," Bryce puts his hands up in defense.

"Sorry, I didn't know who it was," Will replies to him as he puts the poker down. "How did you get here?"

Bryce points to the vent. "I'm guessing you too?"

Will nods back to him. "I heard you and Frederick talking about Eva being alive; when I found the padded cell, I realized that she and Victoria must have escaped and I followed the tunnel to this place. But, I haven't seen either of them yet. I…I just rested and was going to continue my journey."

"We are in this together man," Bryce tells him. "I am desperate to find my wife. Maybe we could team up and look for Victoria and Eva together?"

"Sure," Will says back to him. "Let's find the women that we love."

Robertson Enterprises

The door to the main office at Robertson Enterprises opens and Leah, Paige and Tyler all scurry inside as they, once again, have been summoned by Abby for another family meeting. They know that the previous night Abby held a meeting stating that she was going to be taking over as the head of the Robertson family while Dominick is in a coma; considering that two doctors have indicated that Dominick will likely never wake up, they realize that Abby could be in control for a very long time.

"Good, you're all here," Abby announces as she stands up from behind the desk wearing a tailored bright red suit, which causes the three of them to stop chatting between them. "We have to talk."

"Another family meeting so soon after last night?" Paige huffs back to her. "What have you decided to do know, Abby?"

"Yea, Abby," Tyler looks back at her. "What's going on now?"

Abby crosses her arms over her chest. "I have made another decision," she informs them. "And, I need you to remember that I have Dominick's power of attorney and personal directive, so this is my decision."

"You made that perfectly clear last night," Leah tells her. "Stop beating around the bush and tell us what this is all about."

Abby chuckles back to them before she moves back to the desk. "Effective immediately, I am going to be making some changes around here," she tells them. "Starting at the top. Tyler, thank you for everything you've done as CEO of Robertson Enterprises, but I have found someone else to run the company."

"What? You're firing me?" Tyler gasps back to her. "I know this company inside and out!"

"I am not firing you," Abby informs him. "You can still have a position here. Someone else, though, will be running the company."

"And who the hell is the new CEO?" Paige demands to know from her rival. "Who are you putting in charge of our family company?"

"Me," Abby grins back to them as Leah, Paige and Tyler gasp back in shock at her. "I am the new CEO of Robertson Enterprises!"

Twin Peaks General Hospital

"What you all need to understand," Greg stands in the waiting room of the hospital and looks back at Cheresa, Adam and Helen, who are desperate to find out how Dawn's surgery went. "Is that the car that hit Dawn was going pretty fast. I don't know if they didn't see her, or what, but the impact to Dawn was pretty severe."

"What does that mean?" Adam asks him as he grabs Helen's hand.

"It means, she had a lot of internal bleeding. Her kidney's and liver were near failure and her left lung was punctured."

"Oh my God," Helen cries back to him.

"I was able to stop the internal bleeding, but she needs time to rest," Greg replies to them quickly. "And because of that reason, I have placed her in a medically induced coma."

"You put my fiancé into a coma? How the hell could you do that?" Cheresa asks him quickly.

"Because, Cheresa," Greg tells her. "She needs time to rest and heal. This is the best way for her to do just that."

"How long will my baby girl be in a coma?" Helen asks him as a tear falls down her cheek.

"It is hard to say," Greg admits to them. "I will monitor her very closely and as soon as I notice that she is doing better, I will pull her out of the coma. But for now, this is the best option for her."

While Cheresa, Helen and Adam huddle together to form a hug, Dale grins outside of the waiting room, having heard that Dawn is in a coma.

"This is working out perfectly," he whispers to himself as he gets a sly grin on his face. "The longer that brat is in a coma, the better chance I can finish carrying out my plans."

Next on One Day at a Time
- Antonio makes a plan
- Sophie and Cory tell Natasha the latest
- Abby and Greg try to support Cheresa

 
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