Episode Theme song: "Volcano" Maisie Peters

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Madeline asked Robbie if he still had feelings for Kim. He admitted a part of him will always love her, but he made love to his wife. Kim, meanwhile, snooped around Traci's room and found a wig that looked like Tara's hair. "Traci" walked in and asked Kim what she was doing in her room
- Simona told Adam and Helen that she was testing the paint chips from Dale's car to see if they matched the paint found at Dawn's accident scene
- Greg warned Ethan to stay away from Abby, who overheard the conversation
- Natasha and Shane told Robin and Sophie that Cory's plane crashed and he was presumed dead!
- Bryce and Will decided to go to the Calimo Cabin to see if Eva and Victoria were there

The Forest outside of Twin Peaks

"How much further do we have to go?" Will asks Bryce as they hike through the forest as the rain pours down on them. They had been at Raven's Meadow when they realized that Victoria and Eva likely escaped the hospital and went to the Calimo cabin; Bryce knew the way as he and Victoria escaped there last year after Frederick tried to perform a lobotomy on his wife. The last thing they expected, however, was to be caught in a rainstorm, especially considering the time of year.

"I think we are almost there," Bryce replies to him. "If I remember correctly, we have, maybe another 20 minutes to go."

"Thank God," Will says back to him. "This is a cold rain; I don't want us to get sick."

"The good news is that the cabin has a fireplace," Bryce tells him. "Even if the girls aren't there, we can build a fire and get warm."

"That sounds good but man, I really hope Eva and Victoria are there," Will admits to him. "I have spent the last year mourning Eva; to see her again, it will be like a dream come true."

Bryce chuckles back to him. "I can only imagine," he tells him. "Vic and I, we have been to hell and back, so to be reunited with her, I can't wait either."

"Well, let's pick up the pace," Will suggests to him. "The sooner we get to the cabin, the sooner we can be back with the women we love!"

The Pink Flamingo at the River Rock Casino

Another loud clap of thunder echoes throughout the restaurant as Abby sits across from Ethan as she nurses the glass of red wine in front of her. She can't help but recall how earlier in the evening she overheard her father tell Ethan that he needs to stay away from her; Greg was concerned about the fact that she and Ethan have shared many kisses together and he is worried about how that will complicate her personal life.

"You haven't said much since you got back from the restroom," Ethan notes to her before he takes a sip of his gin and tonic. "Are you thinking about your fight with Paige earlier tonight?"

Abby smirks back to him as she thinks about how good it felt to slap Paige across the fact for disrespecting her marriage to Dominick. "Ironically, no," she tells him. "Although, I know what you're going to say…"

"Violence doesn't solve anything?"

Abby chuckles back to him. "I know, I know," she sighs. "Paige just gets under my skin. She thinks she's better than everyone and it bothers me. Especially since she is coming for my marriage."

"Well, if it's not Paige, what are you thinking about?" Ethan asks her.

"You," she looks back at him. "I…I heard my Dad talking to you earlier."

"I can't believe he saw us in the park," Ethan admits to her, thinking about how Greg saw them kissing a few days earlier. "We need to be careful."

"It can't happen again," Abby tells him. "We can't be caught like that, not ever again."

"I agree."

"Ethan," Abby tells him. "You've been such a good friend to me. I wouldn't have been able to make it through these last few months without you; especially since you gave me such good advice around Dominick's power of attorney."

"Why do I get the feeling that there is a but coming?" he asks her as another loud clap of thunder booms.

"Because there is," she replies to him. "My Dad is right; we have to keep our distance from each other. First, my Dad saw us together and tonight, Paige saw us having wine at the townhouse. If anyone suspects that we are sleeping together, my life will get a lot more complicated."

Ethan feels his heart sink in his chest. He knows what she is saying is true, but he still can't deny that he has a deep attraction to Abby. While he has enjoyed kissing her, he knows that he would gladly go to the next level with her.

"You're right," he finds himself saying. "After tonight, we will keep our distance from each other. It's the best thing for everyone involved."

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

Meggan wraps her body with her silk robe as she moves to the front door of the large mansion that she lives in with Lukas, Donovan and their children. She has no idea who could be at the door at this hour, but she hopes it is nothing urgent as she wants to focus on trying to find Olly the following morning.

"Jeff, what a surprise," Meggan says as she opens the door and sees her lover standing under an umbrella. "I wasn't expecting to see you again tonight after we made love earlier. Come in, get out of the rain."

"Thanks," Jeff says as he moves into the foyer and closes his umbrella. "I went home and tried to sleep but I couldn't; I realized I had to see you again."

Meggan chuckles back to him. "Why? What's going on? Is everything okay?"

"Yea, everything is fine," Jeff replies to her. "I've been thinking about you and I a lot and I needed to see you. I hope that's okay?"

"Of course," she smiles back to him. "Do you want to come in?"

"I want to ask you something," he tells her as he falls down to his knee and pulls out a black box. "I love you, Meggan, more than life itself. Will you please do me the honor of marrying me?"

Meggan's mouth opens in shock as she wasn't expecting this to happen to her tonight. She looks down at Jeff, who is still on his knee and wonders what she should do; she has wanted this for so long but they have such a complicated history together. She chuckles to him as she ponders her next move.

The Robertson House; Leah & Paige's Home

"Robin, it's so late, what brings you by?" Leah asks her sister as she opens the door to the house that she lives in with Paige and sees Robin standing in the rain. "Come in before you get soaking wet."

Robin quickly moves into the house and moves into the living room. "Do you mind if I have a drink?" Robin quickly asks her as Leah moves to the bar for her sister.

"Of course not," Leah replies to her. "What can I get you?"

"Something stiff please," Robin says back to her as Leah looks at her in surprise.

"Is everything okay?"

"No," Robin feels her eyes swell with water, as she recalls her meeting with Shane, Natasha and Sophie at the Calimo mansion a short time ago. "Nothing is okay right now."

"Hey, what's wrong?" Leah asks her as she moves up to her sister as she can see that she is upset. "What happened?"

"It is…Cory," Robin gasps for air. "He's …he's dead!"

"What?" Leah gasps back to her. "How is that possible?"

More tears stream down Robin's face as she tries to gasp for air. "It's…it's a long story," Robin tells her sister, who is numb by the news.

"Let me get you that drink and you can tell me all the details," Leah tells her as Robin moves to the sofa and sits down, trying to get her emotions under control.

She can't believe that she and Cory were so close to reuniting and now that is all taken away from her because of his death. She can't believe that this is happening; she can't believe that she will never see the man that she loves again and the thought of that creates even more tears in her eyes.

The Calimo Mansion

"Can I bring you two anything at all?" Shane asks Natasha and Sophie, who are laying in Natasha's large bed next to one another, still reeling from the news of Cory's passing from the plane crash. He knows that they must be devastated by the news and he just wants to help the best way he can he.

"Soph, you need anything?" Natasha looks at her daughter, who is snuggled into her side.

"Just my Dad back," Sophie replies to her with a hoarse voice.

"I know baby," Natasha tells her as she notes to Shane that they are fine, so he leaves the room giving the mother and daughter some privacy. "This is shocking for everyone."

"You know, I keep thinking that you told us, all of us, that you were diagnosed of with this blood disease, and you didn't have long to live," Sophie bites her lower lip as she looks back at Natasha, who gulps heavily. "And now, I've lost my Dad. That means that any day now, I could lose both of my parents, that doesn't seem fair."

"Life is very short and precious Sophie," Natasha strokes her daughter's long hair. "I am feeling pretty good these days, so maybe I will be around longer than you think?"

"I hope so Mom," Sophie tells Natasha, whose guilty starts to build. "Because I don't think I can handle losing you and Dad right now. I still can't believe he's gone; I was…I was so mean to him before he left for Switzerland."

"Your father knew you loved him," Natasha informs her. "Never forget that, Sophie. Cory knew that you loved him, he never doubted that."

***

Meanwhile, in Robbie's bedroom, he lays next to Madeline in his bed with sweat on his chest as they just finished making love to one another. Madeline looks up at her husband with a smile on her face.

"That was incredible," she tells him as she runs her finger over his toned chest. "I guess I hadn't realized how much I needed that."

Robbie chuckles back to her. "I needed you too Maddie," he tells her as he looks back into her eyes. "I hope I've proven myself to you; that I want this marriage to work."

"That was a very good start," she chuckles back to him as she recalls how she asked him earlier if he still had feelings for Kim. He claimed that a part of him will always love his ex-wife but he knows that they are over. To prove that to her, they came up stairs and had passionate sex with each other. "I could get used to that kind of treatment."

Robbie chuckles back to her as he leans in and kisses her back. "Well, you're my wife," he says in between kisses. "So, you can get that treatment as often as you'd like."

"Mmm, I could use a second round," she admits to him. "If you're up too it?"

"I am definitely up to that task," he winks at her as he kisses her again.

The Lawson Estate; Greg, Kim & Cheresa's Home

Another loud crackle of thunder booms in Traci's bedroom of the Lawson estate. The maid, who is really Tara, has caught Kim in her bedroom, holding her old wig that she wore before she transformed into Traci. She has no idea what Kim is doing in her room, but she knows that she has to get to the bottom of it.

"I asked you a question," Tara moves closer to her with an intent in her voice. "What are you doing in my room? Why are you going through my things?"

"I', uh," Kim stutters back to her. "I didn't realize that this was your room," she lies to her. The last thing she wants is for Traci to know that she was purposely looking around her room because Cheresa claimed that she thought Traci reminded her of Tara; when she started looking around, she found the wig that is in her hand, which looks very much like Tara's hair, which Kim saw the previous year in the storage locker when she, Greg and Robbie saved Cheresa from Tara. "You know, this place is huge and I'm still finding my way around here."

Tara arches her eyebrow back to her. "That still doesn't explain why you are going through my personal belongings?"

Another loud thunder bolt echoes in the room as Kim gulps back to her. "I didn't know what room this was, so I was looking around, that's all," Kim tells her as she sets the wig back in the closet. "I am really sorry that this happened, but I guess we can call it even now."

"What does that mean?"

"Cheresa told me that you were going through my phone," Kim tells her as lightening flashes across the window. "That was more calculated though, wasn't it? You know what? That's fine, we call this a truce and move on."

Kim turns and starts to leave but Tara blocks her from leaving. "Not so fast," the maid tells her quickly. "We aren't done here. Not by a long shot," she glares back to Kim, who gulps back to her.

The Black House; Helen & Dawn's Home

Helen paces back and forth in the living room of the house while another thunder boom crashes outside. Her mind is racing over the fact that Simona has decided to run tests to see if the paint chips from Dale's ruined vehicle are the same paint chips that were found at the scene of Dawn's hit and run. She can't believe that Dale might have been the one that tried to kill Dawn; at first, she thought that Dale's story made sense but after talking to Adam, he claimed that Dale's motive would have been that he wanted revenge for Mallory's death. Now, Helen can't help but wonder if Dale is the one that tried to kill her daughter.

"How could this be happening?" she asks herself in a panic. "My daughter is fighting for her life because someone hit her with their car and now, that person could be my fiancé?"

She moves to the bar and pours herself a stiff drink before she takes a sip of the brandy. "How could this be happening? And what the hell am I going to do?"

"What are you going to do about what?" Dale asks as he moves into the living room. "What's going on?" he asks her as another loud thunder bolt booms outside and Helen looks back at her fiancé, wondering, still, if he is the one that tried to kill her daughter.

Next on One Day at a Time
- Nicholas pays his mother a visit
- Helen confronts Dale
- Ethan drowns his sorrows over "losing" Abby