Category: Y&R

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Sharon and Rey came home from Kansas. Rey mistakenly concluded that Adam was victimized as a child and was trying to recover memories of what happened to him. He told Sharon that the statute of limitations might not have run out out on the crime and that justice could be served. Sharon was adamant that Rey should not try and treat this like a crime case. Rey unsuccessfully tried to convince Sharon that she’ taken on too much by treating Adam. He wondered why Adam couldn’t let anyone else help him and why Sharon couldn’t let anyone else help Adam. Victor admitted to Victoria that selling the divisions and hiring Nikki was the right decision for Newman. Victor wanted to find common ground with Victoria over Adam, but she didn’t approve of the warped father/son relationship. Adam had a flashback of Hope crying and telling Victor that Adam had been calm after he killed AJ. Adam thought this meant his parents thought he was born bad, and he told that to Chelsea. Chelsea tried to convince him that this wasn’t true. Chelsea worried that Adam was trying to find a reason to push her away because he felt he didn’t deserve her. She said she wouldn’t let him do that. J

Jack visited Billy and was glad that Billy seemed to have found his path at ChanceComm. Jack and Billy took pleasure in knowing that Victor’s actions were the reason that Victoria sold them the divisions. Jack was looking for love, and he wanted Billy to be open to love too. Billy didn’t seem interested, because he’d made so many mistakes. Jack asked Billy to keep an eye out for the right woman. After Jack said that, Billy saw a news story about Amanda getting hired at ChanceComm. Jack was going to order flowers for Victor to needle him about Victoria selling off his divisions. In the end, Jack decided to take the high road, and he sent the flowers to Dina instead.

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Adam had a flashback of an argument between Hope and AJ. To Chelsea’s dismay, he insisted on seeing Sharon. Sharon and Rey agreed that she’d relax all day, but when Adam came over, she had a session with him. Adam remembered rushing at AJ, but the memory overwhelmed him so much that he ran out of Sharon’s house and didn’t return her calls. Chelsea arranged a meeting with Rey and opined that the therapy sessions were bad for Sharon and Adam. Rey wasn’t comfortable with Sharon treating anyone right now, but he trusted her to make her own decisions. Rey was bothered when he came home and found Sharon upset. He urged her to let Chelsea take care of Adam. When Chelsea couldn’t reach Adam, she had an outburst, which she directed at Sharon. Rey stood up for Sharon. Chelsea could see that Sharon was worried for Adam too. Nate and Amanda had breakfast. Devon wanted to take Elena on a short trip, and she liked the idea. Amanda was glad when Devon said her face didn’t bother him anymore. She hoped they’d become friends. He asked about her relationship with Nate. She said that neither of them were ready to call what they had a relationship yet. Devon thought Amanda made Nate happy. Elena thought the world could use more people like Nate. There was friction between Billy and Victoria because he took the day off to spend with Katie right after the acquisition. While at the park, with Billy, Katie was stung by a bee and she had trouble breathing. Billy took her to the clinic. Nate treated Katie’s allergic reaction, and she was fine. Billy expected to get blamed for Katie’s situation, but Victoria said it was no one’s fault. Victoria apologized for being too harsh on Billy over the last few months. She realized she’d been that way because she’d thought they’d grow old together and felt cheated that it wouldn’t happen. She was grateful he gave her the kids and was helping her raise them.

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Kyle convinced Nick that he was over Lola and that he was in love with and committed to Summer for the long haul. Phyllis and Abby bickered about the hotel. Abby found out Phyllis was planning something for the hotel, but Phyllis wouldn’t say what it was. Phyllis told Nick she had an assignment for him. Billy was hesitant to hire Theo, because Theo reminded him of himself. Amanda helped Billy see that it wouldn’t be a bad thing to have more than one Billy-type in the office. Ripley would be sentenced soon. Amanda was glad he was going to pay, but she worried because she knew he’d get out some day. She blamed herself for Victoria getting hurt. Billy said if it was anyone’s fault, besides Ripley’s, it was Billy’s, because he was the reason Victoria and Amanda’s paths crossed. Theo felt worried when he hadn’t heard back about the job, and Lola lifted his spirits. Theo wanted to have the job because he thought it would make a difference in the world. Lola said she realized that she didn’t want to run a restaurant in Miami. She wanted to put down roots in Genoa City. She was taken aback when Theo said he might leave town if he didn’t get the job. Theo smoothed things over. Kyle thought he and Theo might be friends one day, now that they weren’t competing. Kyle told Lola that the divorce would be finalized soon. He wished her and Theo well and hoped Theo wouldn’t hurt her. Lola said she would never be careless with her heart again, thanks to Kyle. Theo got the job. Lola and Theo canceled their trip to NY. They made plans to have a simple date in the future.

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Phyllis told Abby she had a plan to make more money at The Grand Phoenix. Chance heard Adam had been fired, so he’d been calling to check on him. Abby told Chance that Adam wasn’t the person Chance knew in Vegas. Chance decided to stop pushing and let Adam reach out to him. Victor approved of Chelsea encouraging Adam to forget the past and move forward. Rey was annoyed when Adam came to visit Sharon, but he left them alone together. Adam revealed that he knew Sharon had cancer, and he apologized for dumping his problems on her. Sharon was okay with Adam knowing, and she wanted to help him. Sharon disagreed with Chelsea’s belief that Adam should let the past stay buried. She agreed to counsel Adam. Adam didn’t want Chelsea to know he was getting therapy to remember. Due to ethical issues and their shared history, Sharon said she’d only treat Adam if he was okay with telling Chelsea and Rey that he and Sharon were talking. However, she promised anything said during the meetings was confidential.

Adam told Chelsea that Sharon was going to help him recover his memory. Chelsea thought that was huge mistake. Nick was upset when Rey told him that Adam went back to Sharon’s house. Rey wasn’t jealous, but he was concerned Sharon would focus on Adam when she should be focused on herself. Sharon started to tell Rey what happened with Adam. Victoria asked Jack to help her with some sort of Newman related business. He was excited by her plan, and he agreed.

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Chelsea confronted Victor about saying Adam killed AJ. Victor said it was true, and he revealed that the farm’s caretaker could corroborate the story. Victor was glad when Chelsea said she’d be there for Adam, no matter what. Adam was obsessed with clearing his name, so he called the caretaker and invited him to Genoa City. Summer took it in stride when she found out her parents were back together. She didn’t think things would work out, but she decided to live and let live. Nick decided to take the same approach regarding Summer and Kyle’s relationship. Abby turned down Nick’s offer to give her a new hotel if she abandoned construction across the street from Phyllis’s hotel. She did not think Phyllis should be rewarded for the underhanded things she did to get control of The Grand Phoenix. Nate surprised Amanda with a visit, but she was too busy with work to spend much time with him.

Devon started a business scholarship in Neil’s name. Devon and Elena went on a date, which was cut short when Nate got overwhelmed at the clinic. Elena told Nate he and Devon would make good parents. Nate wasn’t ready to be a father. Elena said she and Devon weren’t planning to have children yet either. Nate promised to handle the rest of the patients alone, so Elena could to back to her date. Devon was happy when Elena returned. Phyllis convinced Amanda to take a break and go see Nate. Nate was pleasantly surprised. The dinosaur bones Phyllis buried at the construction site were found, and all work was halted. Nick and Phyllis told each other about their plans to get Abby to stop building the hotel. Phyllis was touched by what Nick did for her, but she told him this was between her and Abby. Chance told Abby he supported her no matter what. Abby found out what Phyllis did, and she vowed to fight and win.

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It was the anniversary of the re-dedication of Chancellor Park, so Lily and Billy decided to interview the citizens of Genoa City about Katherine for Chancellor Communications. The characters reminisced about Katherine and flashed back to recent significant events in their lives. Victoria said being successful at Newman came with drama. Nikki declined to comment when Lily asked for her thoughts on Victoria becoming the Newman CEO. Nikki warned Victor that she thought Billy was planning an exposé on the Newmans. Victor ordered Billy not to slander his family. Billy countered that it wasn’t slander if it was true. Adam seemed troubled about Victor saying that Adam killed AJ. Billy asked Adam why he’d been fired from Newman. Adam accused Billy of spreading poison through the town. Billy predicted that Adam would end up alone. Mariah thought about the time Sharon asked her to act as her health care proxy. Lily said her kids got her through her cancer treatments, and she thought Mariah and her siblings would do the same for Sharon.

Rey was there for Sharon ahead of her upcoming surgery. Nick talked with Lily about how much he admired Sharon’s strength. Devon recalled apologizing to Amanda for treating her unfairly and admitted he did it because she looked like Hilary. Amanda told Lily she was happy to be building a life in Genoa City, and she was excited about the new relationship with Nate. Billy told Lily that he wanted to find out what happened with the transfer of power at Newman. Lily was wary because he’d promised not to use Chancellor Communications to carry out a vendetta against the Newmans. He still wanted to pursue it, and he promised not to screw it up. Jack was affected by Dina’s declining health. He also predicted that some unlikely and explosive things would happen in Genoa City. Devon and Elena had a relaxing evening, and he said he was grateful she was in his life.

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