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YBilly and Sally argue because Sally thinks that, if Billy decides to run Chancellor Industries, he will be making the biggest mistake of his life. Billy insists that he hasn’t decided what he is going to do yet. Sally tells Billy that if that if he decides to run Chancellor Industries she will not be happy.

Nick persuades Jack and Kyle to give him Matt Clark and in exchange he guarantees that Newman Enterprises won’t use the AI program to get control of Jabot. Nick takes Matt to the Newman Ranch and hides him somewhere on the property. Noah finds Nick outside and sees blood on Nick ‘s hand and he asks Nick if Matt is dead. Nick tells Noah that he made a deal with Jack and Jack gave him Matt. Noah asks Nick what he is going to do with Matt.

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Cane offers Billy Chancellor Industries to run, and Billy tells him he will think about it and have an answer for him soon. Billy tells Sally about Cane offering him Chancellor Industries.

Nick asks Phyllis to stop the takeover of Newman Enterprises, or she might lose Daniel and Summer once they find out that she and Cane took over Newman Enterprises. Nick tells Phyllis that he is going to grind her and Cane into dust and enjoy doing it.

Nick later calls Summer what Phyllis did to Newman Enterprises. Cane gives Phyllis one last chance to get out of their business partnership so she won’t lose the respect of Daniel and Summer but she says Daniel and Summer will understand what she did so she is going to burn down the Newmans.

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Tessa tells Sharon that she has filed for divorce from Mariah because she can’t live her life in limbo anymore. Tessa tells Sharon that she has lost hope that Mariah will ever come home.

Victor tries to make a deal with Cane and Phyllis to buy back Newman Enterprises. Cane and Phyllis tell Victor to accept the fact that he has lost and they have won. Cane and Phyllis tell Victor that they will not negotiate with him. Cane offers Victor Arabesque at pennies on the dollar. Victor tells Phyllis that Summer will hate her for taking away Newman Enterprises from her family.

Nick gets out of the hospital against medical advice to help his family save Newman Enterprises. Nick thinks that he is the only person who can persuade Phyllis to stop the cyber-attack against Newman Enterprises.

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Claire wonders why Audra is being so nice to her. Holden tells Claire not to worry about Audra anymore and gives her a kiss.

Cane tells Phyllis that the AI program has something built in to it that will make it eat it’s host company that is why Victor ruined Arabesque so easily.

Jack tells Victor that he will give Matt Clark to him if he gives the AI program to him so he can destroy it. Victor asks to see Matt and, when Matt is brought out, Nikki pleads with Victor to give the AI program to Jack.

Nick awakens and he seems fine but after talking to Sharon he has pain and he tells Sharon that she should go find a nurse.

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Gio asks Wiley to call Michael and make sure that it is okay for him to play the Tron video game. Wiley calls Michael and an adorable ringtone of Wiley ‘s voice saying “Daddy it’s me Wiley pick up“ Kai and Trina almost rule out Michael as Drew’s shooter. Drew loses control on the witness stand while Acting District Attorney Turner is questioning him. Drew admits how much he hates Michael because he took Aurora Media, the Quartermaine name, and turned his family against him.

Alexis must undo the damage Drew did to Willow’s case, so Alexis has no choice but to put Willow on the witness stand in her own defense. Acting District Attorney Turner asks Willow if she has ever touched Edward’s gun. Willow remembers touching the gun but she lies and tells the court that she has never touched the gun.

Acting District Attorney Turner asks Willow what she would do for children and she tells the court she would do anything for her children but, as she is telling the court the words, Willow remembers being outside Drew’s house in her car dressed in black and holding Edward’s gun. The audience sees black shoes walking into Drew’s house and two shots ring out.

Acting District Attorney Turner tells Dante that Willow just might have saved herself because she remained calm and she was unable to break her. Wiley makes a phone call and Kai and Trina hear the “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star “ ringtone, and they both turn in time to hear Willow tell Wiley she is glad that he called her because they will see each other very soon.

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Holden persuades Audra to leave Claire alone and he will not tell Claire about the drunk art dealer that he defended her against when the man asked for the money back that she stole from him. Holden assures Audra that the man died when he hit him on the head and then he buried the body in an unmarked grave.

Billy overhears Phyllis asking Cane to help her get the AI program from Victor so they can use it to take Newman Enterprises from Victor.

Kyle tells Jack and Diane that he has had the Abbott security team keeping a close eye on the Newmans so they would know Victor’s next move against them. Kyle also tells Jack and Diane that the Abbott security team found out that a man from Nick and Sharon ‘s past has been harassing them and the man is Newman enemy number one. The security team brings Matt in the house and Jack immediately recognizes Matt and calls Victor to tell him that he has Matt with him.
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Nick gets into a car crash because Matt grabbed him and tried to choke him. Nick regains consciousness still trapped in the car and calls Victor to tell him to send help. Nick is taken to the hospital where he has to have surgery to fix his broken leg. Matt is injured but manages to walk to a park bench and sit down he vows to kill Nick.

Sienna and Tessa catch up because they are friends from when Tessa was touring in Los Angeles with her former singing partner Tanner.

Phyllis asks Daniel to help her with her plan to get Marchetti for Summer so they can build a family legacy. Daniel is worried that Phyllis’s plan will not work and she will either get hurt or end up with nothing.

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Mariah is in a hotel room in an unknown location hallucinating a long conversation with Ian Ward. Ian persuades Mariah to let go of her old life and get back on the path. Mariah tells Ian, although she loves Tessa and Aria, she has to let them go of them like he told her so they can live a happy life.

Tessa tells Daniel that she has decided to move on with her life so she has started divorce proceedings.

Matt tells Nick that he wants five million dollars deposited into his account within the hour in order for him to get back Sienna for Noah . Matt also shows Nick a video of Sienna to prove to him that Sienna is still alive. Matt meets with Annie later at the motel where they are staying and tells her that he intends to take the money but he is going to kill Noah and Sienna.

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Y&R IS A RERUN

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The residents in Genoa City celebrate New Year’s Eve.

Kyle persuades Victoria to try and persuade Victor not to ruin Jabot.

Tessa tells Daniel that she was looking at her family tracker app and she found out that Mariah checked out of the clinic in Boston and was headed west. Tessa tells Daniel that she left a message on Mariah ‘s phone wishing her Happy Holidays and Mariah texted her that she checked out of the clinic and she wasn’t coming home. Tessa tells Daniel she feels alone and needs to feel loved. Daniel and Tessa go back to his place and have sex. Tessa tells Daniel she doesn’t regret having sex with him because it is the first time she has felt safe in a long time.

Adam and Sally share a burger and bring in the New Year’s together since Chelsea has the flu and Billy is out of town on a business trip.

Lily goes to Cane’s train and calls him a liar because she saw him kissing Phyllis. Cane tells Lily that Phyllis kissed him and he pushed her away immediately because he only loves her, he doesn’t love Phyllis. Cane tells Lily to stop denying that they belong together and Cane gives Lily a kiss.

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Audra tells Sally that she is not giving up her battle with Claire although Sally advises Audra to stay away from Claire. Sally later tells Billy she thinks Audra has a secret from her time in Los Angeles.

Nikki tells Jack that she can’t go through with her ultimatum that she gave Victor to leave him if he ruined Jabot with the AI program. Nikki tells Jack will find another way to stop Victor from ruining Jabot.

Holden tells Audra he is going to tell Claire everything about what happened in Los Angeles, and he doesn’t care if he goes down too.

Victor gives Michael a Roman coin as a Christmas gift and asks if he can trust him again. Michael lies to Victor and tells him that he can trust him.

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Lauren tells Michael that he should help the Abbotts get the AI program away from Victor. Lauren worries that when Victor finds out Michael betrayed him, he will be more evil than ever before and he will go after Michael.

Sally tells Adam that he has no conscience if he can go after Jabot just because Victor told him to do it. Chelsea later tells Adam Sally is right and that if he continues to use Newman Media as a weapon against Jabot she can’t work with him anymore.

Kyle tells Claire that he realizes that she wants to be alone right now and not be in a relationship. Kyle tells Claire that he hopes she will find the happiness for which she is searching.

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A rerun is being shown today.

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Some of the residents of Genoa City celebrate Christmas Eve.

Jack and Diane spend a romantic Christmas Eve together. Jack and Diane exchange gifts even though they had decided to not exchange gifts this year. Diane gives Jack a book about the life of Max Factor. Jack gives Diane a beautiful necklace. Jack and Diane dance and are optimistic that the Abbot family will be unstoppable in 2026.

Victor and Nikki spend Christmas Eve together and call a truce to their argument for tonight. Victor gives Nikki a beautiful necklace that once belonged to Marie Antonette’s mother Maria Theresa. Nikki gives Victor a book by his favorite philosopher. Victor appreciates Nikki being with him on Christmas Eve because his mother left him at the orphanage on Christmas Eve when he was seven years old because she couldn’t afford to take care of him after his father left him.

Billy and Sally invite Victoria, Johnny, and Katie to decorate their tree. Victoria, Johnny, and Katie bring the tree to Billy and Sally’s house but the tree is small since it was the last tree left in the tree lot. Billy forgot to get the decorations out of storage so everyone strings popcorn to decorate the tree. Katie and Johnny make a star out of tin foil to put on top of the tree. Sally and Victoria have a long talk where Sally tells Victoria about Sally’s father who was a gambler who never kept his promises to her or her mother. Sally tells Victoria that Billy reminds her a lot of her father and Billy has to keep her promise to her about Abbott Communications because she can’t live through the pain her father caused her again. Sally is unaware that Billy overheard the conversation she had with Victoria.

The cast members of Young and the Restless come out at the end of the episode thanking the viewers for allowing them to come into their homes every day. The cast also wishes everyone the best this holiday season.

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Phyllis tells Billy what she wants in exchange for stealing the AI program from Victor. Phyllis proposes the Abbotts give Summer Marchetti because Summer has put her heart and soul into the company..

Diane asks Michael to help her and Jack stop Victor from ruining Jabot. Michael tells Diane he has tried to stop Victor, but he doesn’t know what else he can do.

Nikki demands that Victor give her the AI program so she can destroy it. Nikki also wants Victor to end this war with Jack. She also wants Victor to tell Adam to retract the Newman Media story about Jabot. Nikki also wants Victor to apologize to Jack and, if Victor doesn’t do what she want…she will leave him. Victor is angry that Nikki believes in Jack instead of him and he tells Nikki he doesn’t like being threatened by anyone…not even her. So, if she wants to leave, there is the door.

Mitch tells Annie to get Sienna alone and handle her because this time the entire Newman family will pay for what they have done to him.

Detective Burrow arrives at Sharon ‘s place and tells Nick and Sharon that he was able to get away from Annie, and he wants to catch Annie and Matt to put them both in prison in Los Angeles. Nick tells him that he will help him in any way possible in order to catch Annie and Matt.

Annie finds Noah and Sienna at the park overlook and she hits Noah in the head with her gun and tells Sienna that they need to go for a ride.

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Billy talks to Phyllis and tries to persuade her to steal the AI program from Victor and give it to the Abbotts and she can name her price to do it. Phyllis agrees to think about it and contact him when she has made her decision.

Diane tells Jack and Kyle that she knows where she can get proof that Victor stole the AI program and, if they get that proof , they can put Victor in prison.

Jack feels betrayed by Adam and Chelsea that they just follow Victor’s orders and because of the story they published. Jabot employees could lose their jobs before Christmas. Chelsea later tells Adam that she is considering leaving Newman Media because she wants to be a person of which Connor can be proud.

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Audra guesses that the secret investor in Abbott Communications is Jill Abbott. Sally thinks it would be a good idea for Audra to try and persuade Jill to let her work at Abbott Communications. Sally advises Audra not to mention that she hates Kyle because Jill respects Jack and she won’t like it if she speaks badly about Kyle. Sally tries to persuade Audra to let go of her obsession with Kyle. Audra tells Sally that she isn’t obsessed with Kyle or in love with him either.

Kyle tells Claire that the Abbott family thinks that someone stole the AI program from Cane and gave it to Victor. Kyle also explains to Claire that Jack and Victor had a truce until Victor thought that Jack put Nikki’s life at risk when he took pills and revived his addiction to pain killers to shock Nikki into going into rehab.

Claire can’t believe that Victor would use the AI program against Jack. Jack l later asks Kyle to talk to both Claire and Summer to see if they will help them save Jabot. Jack wants Kyle to ask Summer if she will persuade Phyllis to take the AI program from Victor and give it to him so they can destroy it. Jack wants Kyle to talk to Claire and ask her to persuade Victor not to ruin Jabot. Kyle agrees to talk to both Claire and Summer but he isn’t sure they will help save Jabot.

Claire talks to Nikki and she tells her that everything Kyle told her about Victir and the AI program is true. Nikki doesn’t know what to do to change Victor’s mind about ruining Jabot! Nikki tells Claire that if Victor ruins Jabot she will never forgive him for doing it.

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Daniel thinks Phyllis has something to do with Jabot going offline but Phyllis tells Daniel that she had nothing to do with the problems Jabot is having now.

Phyllis goes to Victor and demands to know if he still intends to honor their deal and give her Jabot. Phyllis feels like Victor betrayed her because he just wanted the AI program and never intended to give her Jabot.

Daniel talks to Summer on the phone and he advises her to talk to Jack about the future of Marchetti.

Jack asks Billy to talk to Phyllis and offer her anything she wants if she steals the AI program from Victor and give it to them so they can destroy it.

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Noah persuades Sienna to stay in Genoa City but Noah and Sienna are unaware that Matt and Detective Annie Stuart have arrived in town. The audience finally sees the rest of the details about what happened with Holden and Audra’s in Los Angeles.

Audra remembers what happened when the drunk guy returned to the Shadow Room the next day sober and demanded Audra return the money she stole from him. Audra tells the drunk guy she doesn’t have it but the guy doesn’t listen and starts to grab Audra. Holden punches the guy to get him away from Audra and the guy must have hit his head on something when Holden punched him because they notice blood coming out of the side of his head.

Phyllis finally admits to Cane that she hacked into his computer and stole his AI program. Phyllis is angry with Cane because he slept with her in order to get her to admit that she stole the AI program. Cane tells Phyllis that when he slept with her he knew she stole the AI program and then Cane and Phyllis have sex.

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Sharon has a talk with Sienna to find out her intentions with Noah. Sienna tells Sharon she loves Noah and Sharon tells Sienna that Noah’s attachment to her is dangerous for him .

Nick is also worried about Noah especially after Noah tells him that he loves Sienna and he will do anything to protect her from Matt.

Cane is happy that he finally persuaded Lily to let him be her plus one for the Abbott Communications launch party. Claire talks to Sienna because she wants to find out the rest of the story about what happened with Audra and Holden in Los Angeles. Sienna doesn’t tell Claire anything she didn’t already know about Audra and Holden. Holden tells Audra not to do anything to Claire or he will have to deal with him.

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