Episode 981
 
In the Shadows of your Mind
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: October 04, 2023

Episode Theme song: "Do You Think of Me" Mariah Carey

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Andy was left devastated when Nicholas married Clayton, unaware Clayton blackmailed him
- Cheresa thought Traci was familiar to her. She was crushed when Dawn was put into a medically induced coma after she was hit by a car
- Abby announced that she was taking over as CEO of Robertson Enterprises
- Robin told Antonio that they could only be friends as she wanted to be with Cory. Cory, meanwhile, got a call from Sophie's boarding school
- Leah and Jeff made love
- Frederick longed to have Felicia back in his life

Raven's Meadow

Frederick slowly moves closer to the door that leads into Felicia's hospital room at Raven's Meadow. He peers inside the small window and sees the woman that he loves inside, sitting on the small bed. He feels his heart skip a beat at the sight of her; he has wanted to be with her for so many years, he almost can't remember a time in his life when he didn't love Felicia. Now, however, he can't even talk to her because of the restraining order Dominick and the Robertson's filed against him.

"Bryce isn't working right now," he tells himself as he continues to look at Felicia. "He will never know that I am visiting Felicia. This is my chance to talk to her and tell her how much she means to me."

Frederick slowly opens the door to the room and then moves inside. Once he's in the room, he looks at Felicia and clears his throat to get her attention.

"Frederick," Felicia looks up at the doctor, not sure if she should be scared or calm at his presence. "What…what are you doing here?"

"I couldn't stay away any long," he replies to her. "I had to see you Felicia. I had to see the woman that I love."

Twin Peaks General Hospital

"Has there been any update on Dawn?" Jeff asks Adam as they sit across from one another in the cafeteria of the hospital. Jeff decided to come to the hospital to show his friend some support as his daughter was involved in a hit and run; Jeff can't imagine what Adam and Helen are going through right now; he doesn't know what he would do if Paige had been the one that was hit by a car.

"She is still in the medically induced coma," Adam replies to him before he takes a sip of the luke warm coffee. "Greg seems to think that her body needs time to heal from the impact of the vehicle."

"Damn, I am so sorry," Jeff shakes his head back to him. "Do the police have any leads?"

"Not that I know of," Adam admits to him. "Simona Lopez is investigating though. I appreciate you being here, Jeff. It's nice to have some friends in our corner."

"Of course," Jeff says back to him. "Anything that you, or Helen, need, I'll do whatever I can."

"Thanks," Adam says as he puts a grin on his face. "Let's change the topic? I'd love to try to think about something else for a little while. How are things with you?"

Jeff uneasily sighs back to him as he thinks about how the previous night he and Leah ended up making love to one another. Of course, in the afterglow, he realized his mistake and told Leah that they shouldn't have been together because he is on the brink of proposing to Meggan. "I mean, I am not going through anything close to what you are going through but, I do fear that I've made a huge mistake in my personal life."

Adam uneasily chuckles back to him. "Haven't we all? Look, if you want me advice Jeff, it is that you have to listen to your heart; it will always steer you in the right direction, no matter what direction that might be."

Jeff nods back to him. "I'll keep that in mind, thanks Adam."

The Sugarbowl

Andy grabs his coffee from the barista and thanks him before he moves to the coffee bar to add some cream and sugar to his beverage. As he does, he recalls how he told himself that he wouldn't give into his temptation and have a drink; he has been craving alcohol since Nicholas married Clayton on their wedding day and it didn't help that Clayton was encouraging him to fall off the wagon. Andy has realized that if he does drink, he would be allowing Clayton to win, and he refuses to let that happen.

As he turns to leave, he happens to see Nicholas move into the coffeehouse. Andy feels his heart move into his throat at the sight of the man that he was so close to marrying; he doesn't know how he should feel about Nicholas now. On one hand, he can't help but still be in love with him but on the other hand, he is furious with him.

"Andy," Nicholas moves up to his former fiance. "How are you?"

Andy shakes his he head back to him. "I don't think you get to ask me that anymore," he tells him. "You left me at the altar and married another man, Nicholas. Do I have to remind you of that?"

"Of course not," Nicholas sighs back to him, still hating that he has to lie to Andy about what really happened. "I…I guess part of me still cares, that's all."

Andy chuckles back to him. "You can't have it both ways, Nicholas. You made your choice the moment you married Clayton. And now, you have to live with that. But you know what? You can tell your husband that he won't win; I won't fall off the wagon."

Nicholas looks back at him in surprise. "Fall off the wagon? You were thinking of having a drink?"

"I was at the Pink Flamingo," Andy replies to him. "And Clayton encouraged me to drink, okay? Your husband wanted me to fall off the wagon, but I won't let him win. I will get through this on my own."

Nicholas looks back at him dumbfounded, stunned that Clayton would have wanted Andy to fall off the wagon. "I…I don' t know what to say," Nicholas tells him. "I…I am sorry that Clayton did that Andy. Please, stay strong and use any support you need to not drink."

"Don't worry I will," Andy tells him quickly.

At the doorway, Clayton stands and sees the former lovers talking intensely. He wonders what they are discussing and hopes that Nicholas isn't revealing all of his secrets. "I will get you Nicholas. You will love me," he whispers to himself before he turns around and leaves, not being seen by either Andy or Nicholas.

The Lawson Estate; Greg & Cheresa's Home

"Do you feel better now that you've had a hot shower and something to eat?" Abby asks her sister as Cheresa moves back into the living room of the Lawson estate and Greg passes her a cup of coffee. Abby and Greg told Cheresa that she needed to come home and get some rest as she had been at the hospital for hours because of Dawn's accident; they just hope that Cheresa feels somewhat better now that she has been at home.

"I actually do," Cheresa admits to them before she takes a sip of her coffee. "Thanks for making me come home."

"It's like I told you at the hospital," Greg replies to her. "Dawn is in a coma; she will be sleeping for a while, until her body can recover. It is a good time for you to take a step back and make sure you're taking care of yourself."

"I know, I know," Cheresa waves her hand back to him. "It's just hard, you know? I just want to wave a magic wand and make Dawn better."

"She will get through this, I believe that," Abby tells her sister. "And in the meantime, you can lean on Dad and I for anything at all."

"I know, thanks guys," Cheresa forces a smile on her face. "I have to admit something to you guys, if we can change the subject for a second."

"What's going on?" Greg asks his daughter. "You can tell us anything."

"Remember how I told you that I thought Traci reminded me of someone?" Cheresa asks them back as they nod back to her. "While I was in the shower, it came to me. I know who she reminds me, just based on some of her mannerisms."

"Who? Who does Traci remind you of?" Abby asks her.

"Tara," Cheresa reveals to them as Greg and Abby look at one another with worry. "She reminds me of the woman that kidnapped me last year."

The Pink Flamingo at the River Rock Casino

"Can you believe the nerve of Abby?" a flabbergasted Paige asks Ethan as they sit across from one another in the restaurant with two cocktails on the table. Paige just finished telling Ethan about how Abby announced that she is taking over as the head of the Robertson family and as CEO of Robertson Enterprises while Dominick is in his coma. This all came as a result of Abby having Dominick's power of attorney and personal directive. "It is one thing for her to claim she is the head of the family, but taking over as CEO of Robertson Enterprises? She has no business experience at all!"

Ethan uneasily nods back to her, as he recalls being the one to tell Abby that she has all the power in the world because she has Dominick's authority now. While he takes a sip of his cocktail, he also can't help but think about the many times he and Abby have shared kisses; he has tried to stop thinking about her, but he hasn't been able to shake her.

"Did you hear a word that I just said?" Paige asks him, causing him to snap back into reality.

"I did, sorry," Ethan replies to her. "I guess I was just thinking about how Dominick's stroke has really changed everything."

"It really has," Paige admits to him. "God only knows what Abby and my grandfather were talking about when he had his stroke. She must have said something that caused the stroke; there's no other explanation."

"You think Abby caused the stroke?"

"I do," Paige nods back to him. "I knew that she was bad news and that she would ruin this family the minute she and Dominick got engaged. And now look, all of my fears are coming true. Abby is out of control and she has to be stopped. The question is, how the hell do I stop her?"

***

Meanwhile, Antonio sits his office in the casino taping his pen down on his desk. His mind is racing about how the previous night he took Robin some flowers to her house; he had hoped that she would have been so impressed with the flowers that they could have kissed again. Instead, Robin told him that they could only be friends because she has feelings for Cory and she wanted to be with him.

"Damn Cory Calvin," Antonio whispers to himself as he slowly stands up from behind his desk and moves to the bar. "If he wasn't in the picture, I would be with Robin. I would be the man that she wants to spend time with and kiss."

He takes a sip of his scotch as the wheels in his head start to turn. "I have to remove Cory from the situation," he tells himself. "If Cory was out of the picture, I would be with Robin and everything would be right in the world."

"Now, how am I going to get Cory out of Robin's life?" he asks himself as he gets a sly grin on his face.

The Calimo Mansion

"How are you feeling Mom?" Sophie asks Natasha as she sits next to her mother, who is laying in the large king size bed in her bedroom in the Calimo mansion.

"I am good today baby," Natasha smiles back to her before she looks over at Cory, who is standing at the base of the bed. "What is going on with you two? You made it seem important that we meet."

"It is important," Cory replies to his former wife. "I got a call from Sophie's boarding school earlier this morning."

Natasha arches her eyebrow back to him before she looks at her daughter. "I see, what came from that phone call?"

"They finished their investigation on Sophie and her lie that she was on a rowing team to get that scholarship," Cory reveals to them. "And I'm afraid it's not good news."

"Why? What did they say?" Natasha asks him quickly.

"They won't let me back in school," Sophie tells her mother. "I have been kicked out, for good."

"Oh," Natasha says. "Well, I can't say that I am surprised. I was expecting this."

"You didn't think I'd go back?" Sophie asks her in surprise. "Why didn't you say anything?"

"What would that have accomplished?" Natasha replies to her. "Besides, did you really want to go back, Sophie? You just got this internship at Roboto? I thought you liked it."

"I do like," Sophie admits to her. "I don't know…I just wish I had the chance to make this right and now, I might never get the chance! It just…sucks."

"It is one of those situations in life where we have to learn from our mistakes and not make them again," Cory tells his daughter.

"Ugh, why do you always have to do that Dad? Why do you have to turn everything into one of those fucking life lessons?" Sophie groans back to him.

"Hey, don't you dare speak to me that way," Cory raises his voice with his daughter.

"UGH! Just forget it!" Sophie rushes out of the room and slams the bedroom door closed behind her.

Cory sighs as he looks back at Natasha. "What are we going to do with her?"

"Just give her time, she will come around," Natasha replies to him. "She's just caught up in her feelings right now."

"I hope that's all it is," Cory tells her.

Raven's Meadow

"You love me?" a startled Felicia asks Frederick as they continue to face each other in her hospital room at Raven's Meadow.

"I always have," Frederick moves a little closer to her. "And, once you're all better, I hope you will give me the chance to prove that to you."

Felicia gulps back to him as she thinks about her last visit with Tyler. She was still recovering but she could hear everything that he told her. "Frederick," she looks back into his eyes. "If you love me, you have to help me with something."

"Anything my beauty."

"I," she begins to respond to him. "I want to see Dominick," she says as Frederick feels the blood drain from his face. "He is in the hospital; he had a stroke! He needs me right now. What do you say, Frederick? Take me to see Dominick? Please?"

Next on One Day at a Time
- Helen gets suspicious
- Cory announces that he has to leave town
- Donovan's hopes are crushed

 
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