Y&R Short Recap Thursday, April 23, 2026

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Holden talks to Claire how angry he is with his mother because she never told him or Malcolm that they were father and son. Claire meets Stephanie and tries to get Holden to tell his mom how he feels about her not telling him the truth.

Nick continues to take too many painkillers and Fentanyl for the pain in his leg.

Adam, Chelsea, and Nick try to persuade Riza to tell them where Matt is and they promise to protect her from Matt.

Noah and Sharon are in Las Vegas heading to an abandoned building on the outskirts of town. Noah and Sharon are about to leave because something doesn’t feel right when Matt gets in the back seat of their car and says he has been looking forward to this moment and welcomes them to hell.

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Y&R Short Recap Wednesday, April 22, 2026

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Michael tells Lauren that Victor had his tech guys develop an AI program that will plant AI generated documents that say Billy, Cane, and Phyllis planned to steal Newman Enterprises and this evidence will send all of them to jail. Michael and Lauren decide to tell Phyllis about Victor’s plan, and they hope she will return Newman Enterprises to Victor.

Jack tries to apologize one more time by writing her a letter telling her that he was wrong and how much he loves her . Jack also sends her a beautiful ring inside the letter. Diane goes to her former home to return the ring to Jack. Diane finds Nikki and Jack having breakfast and tells Jack that she can’t accept the ring because she can’t forgive him.

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, April 21, 2026

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Christine is offered the District Attorney job and Danny decides to cut back on his overseas concert dates so Christine can take the job.

Abby and Devon continue to argue about Mariah. Abby is upset that Devon asked to review Mariah’s plea deal without asking her what she thought about it. Abby thinks Mariah needs help not jail. Abby also reminds Devon that if Mariah hadn’t been her surrogate mother Dominic would have never been born. Devon is scared that when Mariah is released from the psychiatric facility she will try to kidnap Dominic again.

Victor tells Michael to warn Lauren that, by the end of the week, Summers Conglomerate will not exist because his technical team has built a better AI program then the one Cane built . Victor also offered Phyllis’s employees more money to leave her company and come work for him. Victor also spread the word in the business community that they should not work for Phyllis because her company is in financial trouble

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Days Short Recap Tuesday, April 21, 2026

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While Gwen was walking around the DiMera mansion, she noticed her suitcases by the door. EJ let her know that Kristen was moving in so she was moving out. He said Kristen was too nosy so he couldn’t take any chances. EJ was happy about not seeing Xander anymore. He let her know that he was paying for her to stay in an executive suite at the Salem Inn. Gabi and Philip went to the pub. They talked about Gabi Chic partnering with Titan. Gabi said she trusted him. Philip said he trusted her too. He said he would draw up a proposal to make it official if she decided to work with Titan. While they were talking, he mentioned Theo joining Titan. Gabi said she didn’t think he would turn on his family. At the town square, Cat ran into Chad, Thomas, and Charlotte. Thomas ended up yelling at Cat. Chad yelled at Thomas before taking them to Julie’s house. Cat ended up running into Theo. She brought up the will reading and said she needed to get in touch with Abe since he was the beneficiary with Lexie gone. Theo said he had to leave.

Chad went to see EJ. He told Chad about Kristen moving in. Chad told him that he ran into Cat. He thought she would move on without him. They talked about everything else that was going on. While they were talking, Chad said he wanted answers about Stephanie’s kidnapping and the pod. EJ was hurt that Chad accused him of doing something wrong. Chad accused EJ of having Abby in the pod. EJ was shocked that Chad would accuse him of going behind his back like that. He told Chad it wasn’t Abby. Chad wanted to know who it was. EJ lied to him about being innocent. Chad warned EJ that he was turning into their father. Theo went to see Lexie and told her about the journal and Gabi. He also told her about Eli and Lani moving back to Salem. Theo said EJ was trying to play God. While he was talking to Lexie, her arm moved. Theo went upstairs to let EJ know that Lexie moved. EJ was excited. He said Lexie would return soon.

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BTG Short Recap Tuesday, April 21, 2026

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Hayley drugged Bill’s drink, but she was interrupted by Tomas. He suggested that they start over. Tomas wanted them to be friends. Hayley apologized for allowing Lynette to manipulate her. After their conversation, Tomas met with a private investigator. The investigator informed Tomas that Lynette disappeared without a trace. Bill talked to Hayley about Lynette. Hayley distracted him by bringing up his slip with Dani. They got into an argument when he tried to change the subject back to Lynette. Hayley walked out of the room. After their argument, Bill called Caroline to get in touch with Natalia and have her check out his finances. He wanted to know if anything was wrong. Hayley went to Uptown and got a call from Randy. He told her that everything was taken care of with Lynette. Nicole went to see Joey to talk about Vanessa. She wondered if there was a way for them to play nice with each other. Joey suggested they get to know each other. She wanted him to stop making comments about Martin and the night he helped her son. Joey assured her that he would be the one getting hurt and not Vanessa. Nicole warned him that he had to deal with her if he hurt Vanessa. They agreed to be civil.

Vanessa and Dani talked about Joey for a while. They also talked about Bill calling Dani “baby.” Vanessa wondered if Dani liked it. Dani felt like her life was too good to rub it in Hayley’s face. Martin talked with Vernon about how to move on with his political career with his secret looming over his head. They couldn’t erase what happened which disappointed Martin. He let Vernon know that he was still haunted by what happened the night they were attacked. Martin carried that moment around with him for years. Vernon told him that they wouldn’t be there if Martin hadn’t helped them.

 

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Days Short Recap Wednesday, April 22, 2026

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Xander saw Sarah on his way to his session with Marlena. They got along while they were talking. Xander’s mood changed when Marlena asked him if he set up Johnny, He felt like she tried to manipulate him by asking him a personal question during his session. Xander didn’t confirm her suspicions. She wanted to talk about him using Gwen to get access to the DiMera mansion. Gwen was kicked out of the mansion so he lost interest in her. Xander felt like she would jump at the chance to take down EJ. Marlena smiled and let him know that his session was done for the day. Roman lectured Johnny about staying at DiMera Enterprises when Kate arrived. She acted like nothing was wrong. Johnny wanted to leave once she arrived. Kate fed Roman different lies about not being involved in what happened to Johnny. Roman didn’t believe what she said. Kate would protect her family over his in a minute. He remembered that Lucas kidnapped Sami. Kate said that his family was her family too. She wanted to know if there was a way to fix it. Roman wanted her to drop the lawsuit if she wanted to fix things.

Tate spotted Sophia while he was out. He wanted her to stay away from Holly, but she turned things around to say that Holly was harassing her. Tate threatened to hurt her, but he stopped himself. Sophia said he would be happy not to see her again. She smiled at him and warned him to be careful what he wished for. Her comment confused Tate, but she didn’t explain what she meant. Lani spotted Kristen at the town square, They hugged each other. Kristen wanted to catch up with Lani over drinks. They talked about Lani coming back to Salem for good and what happened with Rachel. Lani talked to Kristen about her plans with Chanel. While they were talking, Kristen found out that Johnny would be working from home. Johnny went home and told Chanel that he made an appointment for her since she was too busy. Chanel was upset about it and yelled at him. Johnny told her that he was worried about her so she agreed to go to the doctor. During the exam, Sarah informed Chanel that the lump in her breast could be nothing. She wanted her to get it checked. Chanel was upset, but she got worried when Sarah talked about getting a mammogram. After Sarah left, Chanel was more concerned than she let on. Kristen called Sophia and let her know that she had to get ready to move in on Johnny.

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BTG Short Recap Wednesday, April 22, 2026

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Bill tried to apologize to Hayley, but she wasn’t willing to forgive him. He gave her flowers, but she wanted more than that. Bill tried to make things right. He ended up asking her about the savings account she closed without telling him. Hayley said she moved the money back to their main account. She wondered why he wanted to know about it. Bill said the account was for the child they decided not to have. He asked why she had a personal check made out to herself instead of transferring the money. Hayley lied and said she didn’t know how the banking system worked. Nicole met with Martin who told her he was running for Senate in 2028. She was upset about it. Martin told her Vernon was okay with it. Nicole was furious about Martin and Vernon being okay with him running for Senate. She said everyone who knew about Martin’s secret could hurt his chances. While they were talking, Nicole told Martin about her double date with Joey and how he hinted at what he knew. Tomas arranged a special evening for Kat. He have her a miniature door of his house in Puerto Rico and invited her to go with him. Ashley wanted Grayson to come over for dinner. He agreed to have dinner with her. After Grayson got off the phone with his mother, Ren showed up and stabbed him in the stairwell.

 

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Days Short Recap Monday, April 20, 2026

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Theo wrote in his journal while fantasizing about Gabi. She showed up and decided to join him. He assured her that he was fine. Theo had a lot going on and felt like he blew it with Jada. Gabi is friends with Jada so he wondered how he could break up with her. Gabi advised him to be honest with Jada. Theo wouldn’t tell her what else was wrong . He got up to leave, but he forgot his journal. Gabi noticed that the journal was open. She read it and saw the steamy entries in the journal. Stephanie invited Jeremy to her place to talk to him about the way she treated Alex. He told her that he was having a tough time dealing with the kidnapping too. Stephanie discussed the idea of having children and mentioned what happened with Joy last year. She told him that Alex wasn’t ready for a family last year and now she’s not ready for a family. Jeremy revealed to her that he planned to stay in town after all. He let her know that she didn’t have to tell Alex that he stopped by. Alex ran into Chanel and told her about his argument with Stephanie. He recapped the argument they had about having children. Chanel advised him that Stephanie needed time to heal. She felt like he should tell Stephanie about his feelings instead of her. Rafe told Cat about Kristen helping them bring down EJ. He let her know that Kristen didn’t find anything in the secret room. Rafe brought up the pods that Megan had to revive dead people. They realized that another DiMera was being brought back from the dead,

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BTG Short Recap Monday, April 20, 2026

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Jacob told Smitty to stop doing the story before someone else he loved got hurt. Smitty let Jacob know they should talk on the phone if he was that worried. He told Jacob that he found out information about one of Grayson’s lab tech Rachel. Jacob got an alert about doing another drop. Grayson asked Ashley for Derek’s number so he could volunteer at the clinic. When Grayson talked to Derek, he said he didn’t want his help. Eva let Derek know that he shouldn’t turn away any help. Later on, Ashley confronted Derek about turning Grayson down. Derek said he didn’t want her shady boyfriend involved in the clinic. He explained what Grayson did to cause Derek to be suspicious. Derek said Grayson scoped out the clinic. Ashley said he was jealous and wanted her back. Jacob and Grayson met at the drop. Grayson became suspicious when Jacob asked about Rachel. Vanessa told Joey that she and Nicole made up. While they were talking, Joey got a call about Leslie and Marcel being at the high stakes table. Vanessa was concerned about Leslie hurting someone. She wanted Joey to distract Marcel while she talked to Leslie about Marcel. Leslie was suspicious that Vanessa wanted to talk to her. She ended up telling Vanessa that Marcel was getting a divorce from his wife. They bonded over the fact that their men weren’t accepted by others.

 

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GH Short Recap Friday, April 17, 2026

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Laura persuades Ezra to help her get information to take down Sidwell.

Valentin asks Nina to help him set up Jack by giving Jack false information about him.

Lulu’s half-brother Ethan comes back to Port Charles and they talk about how much they miss Luke. Ethan goes to Sonny’s house and is glad to see Kristina open the door.

Willow and Jacinda have a long argument and Willow tells her to stay away from Wiley and Amelia or she will be sorry. Michael walks in and hears the last part of the argument.

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GH Short Recap Thursday, April 16, 2026

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Josslynn tells Valentin that Ross Cullum is a double agent. Josslynn also tells Valentin about the novel she found written by Faison about Anna. Valentin thinks Anna got too close to something and the WSB had Anna neutralized .

Carly asks Valentin to help her save her daughter.

Cassius tells Siddwell that Lucas left his shift for a few hours at the hospital and nobody knows his whereabout but Sidwell tells Cassius that Lucas loved Marco. Cassius tells Siddwell that he is the lead investigator on Marcos case.

Sidwell tells Cassius to get more medicine for Britt.

Laura sees a drunk Ezra at the Brown Dog Bar and takes him to her house to sleep it off. Lucas tells Britt that he is going to take down Sidwell and Cullum.

Cassius tells Cullum that he persuaded Sidwell that Sonny had nothing to do with Marco’s murder. Cassius tells Cullum that the police department doesn’t have any other suspects.

Cassius asks Cullum for Britt’s medicine.

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Y&R Short Recap Friday, April 17, 2026

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Michael and Lauren celebrate her new job in her office at Summers conglomerate. Michael and Lauren have a glass of champagne and dance together.

Jack and Nikki briefly consider making Diane and Victor jealous by pretending to be in a romantic relationship. Jack is upset when Diane and Victor arrive and Diane says that Victor was right about Jack’s character. Jack tells Victor he is a better judge of Jack’s character then her. Jack tells Victor that he will pay for what he has done.

Adam is able to revive Nick but Matt locks Adam in the hotel storage room with Nick. Nick tells Adam that Matt gave him opiods and strong drugs to make him pass out. Nick lied to Adam and tells him that he isn’t hooked on opioids. Adam finds a cell phone and calls Chelsea and she comes to get Adam and Nick out of the storage room. Adam tells Chelsea that Nick is on drugs and he thinks he has been since the car accident but Nick lied to him and told him Matt tried to overdose him today.

Matt sends a text message to Sharon from Nick’s phone telling her and Noah that he caught Matt and they should go to Vegas and watch him pay for his crimes.

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GH Short Recap Wednesday, April 15, 2026

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Ava persuades Laura to allow Sidwell to have his helicopter flight path that he wanted and Sidwell is grateful to Ava for her help with this situation.

Josslynn asks Nathan about Faison but Nathan tells Josslynn that he never knew much about his father. Brook Lynn tells Tracy that she was involved in Curtis and Jordan’s accident. Brook Lynn tells Tracy that she didn’t stop because she was afraid that she wouldn’t pass a breathalyzer test. Tracy tells Brooklyn that she can’t tell anyone about the accident or she won’t be able to adopt a child.

Jordan is impacted when she looks at the scars on her face and neck while Curtis tells her not to worry about her scars.

Justine asks Dante to find out who the other driver that was involved in Jordan’s accident was because she intends to build a case against the person Involved in the accident.

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GH Short Recap Tuesday, April 14, 2026

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Brook Lynn remembers the car accident and talks to baby Phoebe that she didn’t stop because Nathan wasn’t sure that she would pass a breathalyzer test. Brook Lynn was also afraid that if she stopped she would ruin her chances to become a foster parent.

Britt tries to tell Lulu that dating Nathan is a bad idea. Willow tells Nina that Nathan needs time to adjust to his life.

Sonny and Justine decide to have a romantic relationship but keep it a secret. Willow tells Nina that makes it seem she had to shoot Drew because she couldn’t survive without her children again.

Willow tells Nina that Drew didn’t have a stroke…she injected him with a drug that makes it seem like he had a stroke. Willow tells Nina that she has leverage over her since she had her give Drew the drug and her finger prints are on the injection. Willow tells Nina that she had to make sure she chose her over Charlotte. Jordan remembers causing the car accident.

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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, April 16, 2026

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Sally’s pregnancy test is positive…she and Audra talk about their miscarriages. Later she tells Billy the news.

Matt takes Adam to Nick who is on drugs and sitting on the floor, but Adam can’t awaken him when he calls his name.

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Y&R Short Recap Wednesday, April 15, 2026

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Sally isn’t feeling well, so she and Billy don’t go to London to see Jill… they return home before they board the plane.

Sally tells Billy to go take a walk while she and Audra work . Sally shows Audra a home pregnancy test and asks her to wait for the court petition to review the results with her.

Abby and Devon have an argument because he petitioned the court for them to review Mariah ‘s plea deal without consulting her. Christine and Sharon plead withered ta Abby to change Devon’s mind about the petition to review Mariah’s plead deal.

Chelsea arrives in Las Vegas and Adam tells Chelsea he thinks Nick is addicted to opioid or something worse and he thinks Matt started Nick on the drugs. Chelsea tells Adam that he needs to talk to Nick about his problem.

Riza arrives at Adam’s room with Matt who informs Adam and Chelsea that Nick is dead because he overdosed this morning.

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, April 14, 2026

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Nikki, Kyle, and Traci try to persuade Diane to give Jack some grace and talk to him. Traci reminds Diane that Jack and the entire Abbott family forgave her for faking her own death. Diane tells Kyle that Traci is right she should show Jack some grace but her heart just won’t let her do it. Diane tells Nikki that nothing she can say will help her decide to talk to Jack . Diane tells Nikki to fix her marriage to Victor and stop worrying about Jack.

Cane asks Holden what is wrong with Lily and Holden tells Cane that he and Lily just found out that they are half-brother and sister because Malcolm is their father. Holden doesn’t tell Cane about Malcolm needing a bone marrow transplant. Cane tries to talk to Lily and offers to listen if she needs to talk but she tells Cane that it is none of his business.

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GH Short Recap Friday, April 10, 2026

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Molly is at home recovering from surgery when she gets a printed galley copy of her book. Molly asks Cody if there is anything that makes him uncomfortable she will rewrite it because he is more important to her then her book.

Sidwell talks to Justine and tries to connect Jordan’s car accident with Marcos’s death and he thinks Sonny is responsible for both events. Justine tells Siddwell that she is taking her time with the investigation because she doesn’t want to arrest the wrong person for Marco’s death.

Curtis tells Laura how the accident happened but he leaves out the part where Valentin helped him get Jordan out of the car.

Nina tells Jack that she isn’t going to ask Charlotte about Valentin’s location anymore because she has already tried several times and Charlotte hasn’t given her the information. Nina also tells Jack that if he releases the photos of Willow near Drew’s house the night Drew was shot then she will tell Carly that he has had the pictures the entire time and Carly will be angry with him since the pictures could clear Michael of suspicion in Drew’s shooting.

Valentin is jealous that Carly slept with Jack. Carly reminds Valentin that she is just following the plan. Valentin admits he has feelings for Carly and Carly admits that she has feelings for him. Carly gets angry with Valentin because he doesn’t know her at all if he thinks that she would betray him . Carly and Valentin decide to keep their relationship strictly business and stick to their original plan.

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GH Short Recap Thursday, April 9, 2026

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Curtis tells Chase that he didn’t see the person who was in the car that crashed into them but the other driver left them for dead.

Curtis does not tell Chase that Valentin helped him get the car door open to get Jordan out of the car. Curtis tells Chase that he used a crowbar to open the car door to get Jordan out of the car.

Jack tells Carly that he loves her but if she doesn’t want to be with him he will go away. Carly tells Jack that she is upset with him for putting someone she loves in danger. Carly also tells Jack that she can’t forget she risked her career to help Jason. Carly tells Jack that he has something nobody else can give her and she needs him.

Jordan has internal bleeding around her only kidney and must have surgery to stop the bleeding.

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GH Short Recap Wednesday, April 8, 2026

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Cassius persuades Siddwell not to kill Britt and Britt promises Siddwell she will finish the cold fusion project. Dr. Gannon goes to

Lulu gives Rocco a shot and a prescription antibiotic.

The grand reopening of Charlie’s pub is a big success and everyone congratulates Kristina for her hard work.

Danny and Charlotte crash into Curtis and Jordan. Charlotte calls Carly to come get her and Danny but she doesn’t tell Carly they were in an accident. Carly calls Corinthos Towing to get them to fic Charlotte’s car and bring it to her house using the back roads. Valentin is hidden and calls 911. Curtis and Valentin pull the door off the car. Valentin hides again before the ambulance arrives. A badly injured Jordan is put into an ambulance with Curtis who isn’t injured but ke keeps telling Jordan to hang on and not leave him.

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GH Short Recap Tuesday, April 7, 2026

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Britt talks to Cassius, whom it turns out, she has known for two years ever since she woke up at the Five Poppies Resort. Cassius is the one who persuades Ross Cullum to give Britt the experimental medicine in exchange for Britt completing Fasion’s cold Fusion project.

Britt wants to talk to Jens Siddwell to tell him that Jens Siddwell killed Marco although she has no proof.

Cassius persuades Britt not to Ross Cullum is the one that gets her experimental drug that helps keep her Huntington’s Disease symptoms under control. Rocco gets an infection in his wounded hand so Lulu asks Isiah to make a house call no questions asked. Isiah tells Lulu he will be at her house in forty minutes since he is at the cabin. Dante calls Brook Lynn that she needs to come to the reopening of Charlie’s because Gio is playing guitar for Trina who is singing a song. Curtis and Jordan are driving.

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Y&R Short Recap Friday, April 10, 2026

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Holden isn’t a bone marrow match for Malcolm so, Lily uses the Winters jet to fly Malcolm to Los Angeles so Charlie and. Mattie can get tested to see if either of them can be a match for Malcolm.

Chelsea has a strong feeling that Adam is in danger so, she decides to go to Los Vegas. Nick decides to meet with Riza’s partner because he is afraid Adam will get hurt. Nick takes some drugs before he goes to the meeting with Riza’s partner and he goes to the meeting place. Nick arrives and can’t see anyone in the room. Nick gets jumped from behind and passes out.

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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, April 9, 2026

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Lily confides in Traci about Malcolm needing a bone marrow transplant and that she can’t be the donor because she had chemo and radiation to treat her cancer years ago.

Malcolm is upset that Stephanie didn’t tell him that he had a son and that she would have told him that Holden was his son if he hadn’t needed Holden to be tested to see if he was a match for him. Holden is also upset that the man he called dad lied to him all these years.

Holden confides everything about Malcolm to Claire. Holden doesn’t know that Audra is lurking in a corner of the Athletic Club listening because she is annoyed that Holden didn’t confide in her when she asked him what was wrong and why he looked sad.

Malcolm tells Lily he just found out that he had a son a few hours ago and he is getting tested to see if he is a match. Malcolm tells Lily that Holden is her half brother.

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Y&R Short Recap Wednesday, April 8, 2026

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Cane refuses Phyllis’s job offer and he tells her that he doesn’t want to be involved with her professionally or personally . Cane tells Phyllis that he has a plan to get back everything that was taken from him.

Stephanie tells Malcolm that Lily isn’t a viable option for a donor because she had chemotherapy and radiation to treat the cancer she had years ago. Lily finds out the bad news when she calls her doctor to find out about how to get tested. Cane overhears Lily’s conversation with her doctor.

Stephanie shocks both Holden and Malcolm when she tells them that they are father and son. Holden also finds out that Lily is his half sister. Holden and Malcolm are both upset with Stephanie for keeping the truth from them all these years .Stephanie tells Holden and Malcolm they can discuss all that later, right now they must concentrate on getting Malcolm healthy. Stephanie asks Holden to please get tested to see if he is a match because he is the only hope to save Malcolm’s life.

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, April 7, 2026

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Cane is determined to get everything back that was taken from him and he doesn’t care what he has to do to get everything that was taken from him.

Malcolm arrives in town and tells Lily that he has Aplastic anemia and needs a bone marrow transplant Malcom asks Lily to get tested to be his donor and she is honored to get tested. Lily tells Malcolm that she will be with him every step of the way. Malc8lm tells Lily that Olivia also had aplastic anemia and Drucilla was her donor.

Holden’s mother Stephanie Simmons arrives and tells Holden that it is time he knew the truth about his father.

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