Y&R Short Recap Wednesday, June 16, 2021

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Amanda tells Lily that she is no longer defending her grandfather because her family has lied to her too much. Amanda also tells Lily she isn’t ready to return to Chancellor Communications because she is thinking she might start her own criminal law practice. Imani tries to persuade Amanda to take her grandfather’s case again but Amanda tells her she is going to find out why her father was killed. Imani wants to stay in Genoa City to get to know Amanda better.

Eric calls Sally…he has decided to recommend Summer for the job at the fashion house in Italy.

Ashland tells Kyle and Tara he has terminal cancer and the doctors have told him he has six months to live. Ashland tells Tara he has taken her out of his will, but Harrison is still in his will. Tara is shaken by the news Ashland is dying and Kyle suggests that Tara try to repair her marriage so she can be there to support her husband in his final days.

Billy tells Victoria he is worried about her spending too much time with Ashland because of the kids. Nikki also continues to express her concern which only drives Victoria closer to Ashland. Ashland and Victoria go out to lunch and Victoria asks Ashland to kiss her like he wanted to in New York.

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, June 15, 2021

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Billy and Lily have a successful night with Johnny and Katie who have a wonderful time with them at the new apartment.

Rey goes to visit Chelsea at the mental hospital before he leaves on his second honeymoon with Sharon. Chelsea apologizes to Rey for her behavior on their last visit and tells Rey she was upset because Adam was also visiting her that, day. Chelsea tells Rey to have a wonderful vacation with Sharon and then she leaves for her group therapy session. Rey, questions Chelsea’s doctor about her progress and he says Chelsea isn’t well but is progressing slowly. The doctor talks to Chelsea later and says he is worried about Rey because he is asking too many questions. Chelsea assures the doctor everything is under control and everything is going according to plan.

Victor isn’t happy when Adam tells him that one of his sources told him Victoria went to New York with Ashland Locke. Ashland wants to give Victoria a kiss after they talk awhile but she tells him they should take their relationship slowly. Victoria says goodnight to Ashland and later calls her secretary to ask her to find all the information she can on Locke Communications.

Victor tells Amanda that he had an investigation done and all the contributions he gave to Sutton Ames campaign were legitimate…there was no cash in exchange for favors. Victor also tells Amanda he knows she is Sutton’s granddaughter because Sutton had a slip of the lounge last time that he spoke to him. Amanda talks to Naya and tells her that she is quitting the case since her grandfather refuses to go along with her defense strategy. Amanda decides to investigate why her father was killed and hires Mrs. Toliver to help her.

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Days Short Recaps Tuesday, June 15, 2021

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Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Lucas tried to convince Sami not to leave town with EJ. She didn’t want to listen to him. Lucas told her that EJ wasn’t there for her when she needed him. He told her he was there for her and they made love. Nicole tried to get Xander to leave Basic Black. Brady showed up and wondered what was going on. She told him that they should give Xander a job there. Brady didn’t want to give him a job. He wanted to know why she wanted to give him a job. Sami wanted Lucas to stop throwing up in her face that they made love. She said EJ told her he changed. Lucas didn’t believe he changed. She said she and Lucas were connected. She said their feelings were always going to be there. She said she cared about him. She said it had to end now. She wanted him to accept it. He said he wasn’t accepting it. Tony wanted EJ to stay in town for a while. Tony wanted him to run the business. Tony told EJ that Jake wasn’t suit to run the business. EJ said Jake wouldn’t be CEO if Shin didn’t approve. EJ wondered why Chad stepped away. Chad confronted Kate about the mirror. He asked if she was trying to pull a fast one. She admitted to be pretending to be blind. She reminded him that he pretended to be dying to get Abby in his bed. He asked why she was pretending to be blind. He asked if it was because of Jake. Jake told Gabi that he didn’t tell Kate about being with her. Gabi wanted to know why he didn’t tell her. He said he told her they slept together and she forgave him. She didn’t believe Kate would have forgiven them. She asked why he didn’t tell Kate the truth. Brady wanted to know why Nicole wanted to keep Xander around. She said it was better to keep the enemy close. Brady wondered what Eric would think about Xander working there. Gabi told Jake that Kate was playing him. He asked what kind of a person he would be if he dumped her while she was blind. Gabi told him to be with her. He kissed Gabi. Lucas told Sami that he wasn’t giving up on her. When he was about to leave, she stopped him. They ended up kissing. Marlena walked in on them.

Marlena interrupted Sami and Lucas when they were kissing. Lucas told Sami to have a safe trip home. He left. Sami told Marlena that she was going home. Marlena said EJ would be happy to see her. She said EJ was in Salem. EJ told Tony about the way he treated Sami after the fire. He said he took his pain out on Sami. He said she was back to her old self when Allie needed her. He said it made him realize what he did to her. Tony asked if Sami was coming back home with him. EJ said she was. Gabi told Jake the right thing to do was tell Kate the truth. He said he would be kicking her while she was down. Chad thought something was suspicious about Kate being blind and amnesiac, but once Jake told him that she forgave him for being with Gabi, he knew something was up. Kate told him she hated him. He said she didn’t. He suggested that she drop the scheme. He said she didn’t connive a man who didn’t want her. She said she didn’t want him back. She said she wanted to punish him. Brady told Xander that he wanted to talk to Nicole. Xander left them alone to talk. He asked her if this had to do with Eric. He said Eric made a mistake and that was why she wanted to hire Xander. Brady wanted to know why Nicole wanted Xander to work for them. She said Brady left her high and dry, but she let him come back. He finally agreed to let Xander to work for them. Sami told Marlena going home with EJ was something she had to do. She said she and EJ needed time alone. Marlena said she wasn’t trying to interfere. Sami said she knew about her problems with EJ, but he wanted to make things work with her. Marlena said it seemed as if EJ was trying to make demands on her. Jake told Gabi that he wouldn’t be with Kate long. He said it would be until she got back on her feet. Gabi said she wasn’t happy about it, but it was the right thing to do. She said they could see each other on the side. He said that might be a problem. Marlena asked Sami if she agreed to go with EJ to be with him or to get away from Lucas. Tony tried to convince EJ to run the business. Chad asked Kate how long she was going to keep up her scheme. She said for as long as it was fun. He said the doctor would be able to tell that she’s not blind. She said her doctor knew the truth. She said she was blackmailing the doctor. She said Chad was her only problem. She asked if he was going to help her. Jake told Gabi Chad wanted him to stay by Kate. Gabi said she didn’t care what Chad thought. Jake said Chad was right. If he left Kate, he would be the bum everyone thought he was. Chad said he didn’t snitch on his friends. He told Kate he wasn’t going to say anything. He didn’t care what she did to Gabi or Jake. She wanted him to look her in the eyes and shake on it. He did what she wanted. Sami said she wasn’t trying to get away from Lucas. Marlena wanted to know what Kristen had on her. Before she could answer, someone knocked on the door.

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Y&R Short Recap Monday, June 14, 2021

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Sally told Lauren it was hard to know Phyllis wanted to sabotage her. Lauren said Phyllis had tried to get Sally a great promotion in another city in a win/win situation. Summer left the Abbott house so Harrison, Kyle and Jack could have lunch together, after Tara said it’d be nice for the Abbotts to bond. Tara privately asked Summer if she was struggling with Kyle’s devotion to Harrison. Summer didn’t have a problem with Kyle being a good dad. Tara admired Summer for not letting this come between her and Kyle. Summer said she and Kyle had survived much worse. Jack ran into Sally and overheard her making plans to fly to L.A. He thought she was better suited to living in California. She said she loved Genoa City, and she wasn’t moving away. Kyle took Harrison to the park. Jack and Kyle talked about fatherhood. Summer joined Kyle at the park, then Tara dropped by. Tara talked about starting a new life in Genoa City, and Kyle offered to help. Sally flew to L.A. to meet Eric. Posing as Summer’s friend, she lied and said that Summer wanted the job in Milan. Sally admitted she hoped to get Summer’s job at JCV after she moved away. Eric decided to consider pulling strings to get Summer the job. In NY, Ashland confided to Victoria that he had advanced lung cancer and had been given six months to live. The treatment had a 10% success rate, and he didn’t want to prolong his life to be in misery. Ashland wasn’t interested in reconciling with Tara so they could spend his last days together. It brought him some peace to know that Harrison would grow up a Newman and an Abbott. Abby worried for Chance, and Nina taught her cross stitch as a stress reliever. Abby got a call from Chance. She heard him shouting, and the line went dead.

 

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Days Short Recap Monday, June 14, 2021

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EJ told Sami and Lucas that he was there because he was getting the man who tried to take his wife away. Sami and Lucas were worried that he was talking about Lucas. EJ said he was talking about Charlie. EJ asked how Allie was. While they were talking, Lucas told him he was there for Sami. Chad ripped into Gabi for not caring about what happened to Kate. Jake talked to Kate about her breaking up with him. He told her about hooking up with Gabi. She told him she had to tell him something. She said she forgave him. He asked if she forgave him for sleeping with someone else. She said she knew Gabi for a long time and knew what she was capable of. She said she knew Gabi hurt him and broke his heart. She said he went to Gabi to numb his pain. She said he has been there for her. She said he wouldn’t have given Gabi a second look if Kristen didn’t trick him. She said she acts tough, but she is terrified. He asked her if the doctor came to see her. She said he did. She said he told her that the blindness might be permanent. Gabi told Chad that Kate would do the same thing to her if she was with Jake. Xander showed up at Basic Black. He told her he would be able to help make it better. She said he didn’t work there. She said no one at Basic Black liked him. Xander wanted to call Sami. Lucas defended Sami to EJ. He wanted to know why EJ wasn’t there for her when she needed him. Sami asked Lucas to stop. Lucas left her alone with EJ.

Brady and Philip argued over where Chloe was going to recover. Chloe told them she agreed with Philip. Xander warned Nicole that Eric would never come home once he knows what she did. EJ told Sami that Lucas thought he wasn’t much of a husband to her. He said people used to think that she put herself before others. He said she took care of him and left everything to take care of him. He said he was distant. She said she thought he was dead. She said the last couple of years have been hard, but it hasn’t been that bad. He said he still felt lost. He said she stood by him even when he told her to leave him alone. He said she did everything to help him get better. He wanted to do the same thing to save their marriage. Nicole said having Xander hold the worst night against her was torture. She said she almost told Eric the truth. He still wanted a job. She said there was no room for him there. Chloe told Brady that she would be better off staying with Philip because Victor only called her names. She said Kristen and Jan almost killed her. Brady told her that he wanted her to lean on him. EJ asked Sami what happened between her and Lucas. Chad and Jake talked about Jake telling Kate that he slept with Gabi. Chad told him to break things off with Gabi. Jake wanted to know how he was supposed to break up with Gabi. Chad said he was on his own. Lucas went to see Kate and told him EJ was back. Sami told EJ that nothing happened between her and Lucas. He said he knew Kristen hired Xander to try to kill her. Sami asked if he knew Xander tried to kill her. EJ said he knew Xander from when he was recovering. He said Xander wasn’t a killer. He said he has done a lot and wanted to atone for his sins. He said he would handle Xander.

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Y&R Short Recap Friday, June 11, 2021

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Summer and Kyle decide that they will get married in August because they need to move on with their lives.

Summer isn’t happy when Lauren tells her that Kyle suggested she talk to Tara about being in house designer for Fenmore’s.

Summer goes to the Abbott house to talk to Kyle and sees him telling Tara he wants her to stay in Genoa City so he can spend time with Harrison.

Sally calls Eric Forrester and asks him to do a favor for Summer.

Lily is nervous because Johnny and Katie spending the night at her and Billy’s apartment for the first time.

Billy continues to worry that Victoria is spending too much time with Ashland Locke.

Sutton Ames fires Amanda because he doesn’t want to reveal that Amanda and Hilary are his granddaughters. Victor sees Sutton and Sutton slips and calls Amanda his granddaughter but quickly recovers and says his granddaughter Imani disappointed him. Victor calls Amanda and tells her to stop by his office to discuss her relationship with Sutton Ames.

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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, June 10, 2021

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Chloe takes Adam’s job offer but when she tells Chelsea about it while visiting her in the mental hospital, Chelsea insists Adam is trying to run her life and she must find a way to get out of the hospital. Rey and Adam also visit Chelsea. Adam promises Chelsea she can see Connor when she gets better because it wouldn’t be good for Connor to see her in the hospital. Rey goes to visit Chelsea because he and Michael think she had help from Chloe to poison him. Rey asks Chelsea if she had help from someone to poison him and she gets angry and tells him to leave and go on his vacation with Sharon. Rey tells Michael what happened when he visited Chelsea and that she belongs in the hospital.

Ashland changes his mind and agrees to joint custody of Harrison with child support and minimal alimony for Tara as agreed to in their prenuptial agreement. Ashland tells Sally that she needs to talk to Eric Forrester because he is the CEO of the Italian fashion house that has the job opening she can use to get Summer out of town.

Victoria turns down Ashland’s invitation for dinner in New York but changes her mind and accepts the invitation after a talk with Nikki in which Nikki advises her not to date Ashland.

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Y&R Short Recap Wednesday, June 9, 2021

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Ashland invites Victoria to New York since he has to go on a business trip but she takes a rain check because she is busy with work.

Sally wants Tara to get Kyle to fall in love with her so Summer will take the job at the fashion house in Italy. Tara doesn’t want anything to do with Sally’s plan but Sally tells her to think about it and give her a call if she changes her mind.

Nikki warns Adam he better not go back to his old ways or she will do what is necessary to protect her family.

Rey and Sharon finish making plans for their second honeymoon in Miami.

Adam goes to the mental hospital to tell her Connor is doing well in school and will soon be coming home. Chelsea tells Adam she can’t wait to see Connor and give him a hug.

Ashland arrives at the Abbott mansion to talk to Tara and Kyle without their lawyers.

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Days Short Recap Wednesday, June 9, 2021

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Xander confronted Dr. Snyder about the drugs he gave Gwen. Kayla asked Gwen about Dr. Snyder. Gwen thought Xander told her what was going on. Kayla didn’t know what she was talking about when she mentioned Xander. Nicole wrote an email to Eric about what she did. When Abe showed up, she lowered the laptop. She talked to him about Eric not being in town. Sami wanted Lucas to wear a wire so he could get Nicole to confess to cheating on Eric. Nicole told Abe that she felt guilty being upset about Eric being gone when he is helping people. Sami told Lucas that Nicole broke her vows and shouldn’t get away with it. He wanted to know what this was about. He asked if it was about Nicole cheating on Eric or her cheating on EJ. Kayla told Gwen that Tripp thought she was upset around Dr. Snyder. Kayla said she would make sure he never bothered her again if he was making her feel uncomfortable. Xander told Snyder that he was pushing pills and making Gwen be his drug dealer. Snyder denied the claim. Xander said he didn’t care what he was doing, but he wanted him to leave Gwen out of it. Snyder said he wasn’t forcing Gwen to do anything. He said she runs errands for him and he would keep her secret about her miscarriage. Xander wanted to know what he was talking about.

Gwen told Kayla that Dr. Snyder didn’t do anything inappropriate to her. Gwen said she appreciated her reaching out considering she doesn’t like her because of Abby. Gwen said Abby caused her to lose her baby. Kayla asked why she thought she was talking about Xander before. Gwen said he was always stirring up trouble. Snyder told Xander that Gwen didn’t tell him the whole story. Xander told him to do it. Snyder said he couldn’t do it. Xander threatened him if he went after Gwen. Nicole told Abe that there were truths in her letter that would ruin her marriage. He asked if she wanted to end her marriage. She said she didn’t. She told him it looked as if things were going well for her and Eric until he left. Lucas called Sami out for cheating on EJ and using Nicole’s affair as an excuse. Sami admitted that she hated what she did to EJ. She said it was easier to hate Nicole instead. She wanted to know what she was going to do when she went home. She said EJ was going to know what she did when she went home. She said Rafe knew she was hiding something. Lucas said she should be honest with EJ. She said he would never forgive her. He told her to tell him that she needed comfort in her life. She said that would explain the first time, but what about the second. Lucas said their lives were in danger. She said she loved EJ and didn’t understand how she could hurt him. Lucas said she was in love with him. Snyder called Gwen and told her to keep Xander away from him or he would tell about her miscarriage. When she got off the phone, Xander was there. Nicole told Abe that her marriage was falling apart. She said marriage wasn’t for her. She said his marriage to Lexie was great. He said their marriage wasn’t perfect. She said it was because of her brother. He said his trust was broken when Lexie cheated. He said she was the love of his life. Nicole asked if it would have been better if he didn’t know about the affair. Abe said the lie would have destroyed their marriage. Sami asked if Lucas thought she was in love with him. He said the chemistry was still there. She said she was in love with EJ. Lucas said EJ pushed her away and shut her off. She said EJ was going to come around. Lucas asked what if he didn’t. He said it took two to make a marriage work. She asked what he was saying. He said they should give it another shot. Gwen confronted Xander about him threatening Snyder. She said it was a problem because he was blackmailing her. She wanted to know how he knew it was Snyder. Xander said he was eavesdropping. He said he went to the hospital and threatened him. She said Snyder would threaten her life. He asked if it was because he knew about her miscarriage. Lucas told Sami that they have been in love with each other since they were kids. He said they were the best versions of each other. He told her he wanted the passion they have again. She said she had a husband. He said he was all in if she was. He wanted to be with her. He said he didn’t care about anything as long as he was with her. Someone knocked on the door. She asked if he thought it was EJ. She opened the door and it was EJ.

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Days Short Recap Tuesday, June 8, 2021

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Paulina was at her new home and looked over her plans for the town square. Abe showed up with the twins. He told her how much he liked Chanel’s proposal. He was going to make sure it was approved. Paulina thought she was too much of a flake to go through with her business. Abe wanted more info from Paulina and she admitted that she didn’t want to see Chanel fail and get hurt. He advised her about the best way to deal with her. She thought he was right. Chanel walked in Paulina’s house and saw her plans for the town square.

Gwen tried to take the drugs when Xander woke up and caught her. He grabbed the bag from her. He wanted answers from her. She told him that she was protecting Jack. He was willing to help her with the blackmailer, but she said she could deal with it herself. He thought she was making a mistake dealing with it on her own. Gwen managed to miss the drop off so Dr. Snyder called her. Xander was eavesdropping on her call. She promised Dr. Snyder that she would deliver the drugs when threatened to tell Jack the truth. Marlena found out from Belle that she was going to be released from jail. She let Allie know the news. Allie thought she would be able to move on with her life after his murder, but she didn’t think she could now. She talked to her about what happened when Tripp kissed her. She thought about Charlie. Marlena asked her if that was the first time she was physical with someone since the rape. She said it wasn’t the first time. She said it was easier when her friend kissed her. Allie said they were just friends and now business partners. Marlena wanted to talk about Tripp again. Allie didn’t know how to be with him without thinking about Charlie. She suggested Allie take things slow with Tripp.

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, June 8, 2021

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Elena tells Nate she got a job offer in Baltimore and wonders if he knows of any reason she should stay in Genoa City. Nate and Imani have coffee together and get to know each other a little bit.

Adam wants to compete against Chancellor Communications and beat them fairly even though Victor isn’t happy about it he lets Adam do things his way.

Billy warns Victoria Ashland is, a dangerous man to date but Victoria tells him she will live her life as she sees fit.

Mrs. Toliver gives Amanda all the information her foster mother had on her. Amanda finds a calendar page where it says the date when her foster mother intended to meet with her father Richard. Amanda demands Imani set up a meeting with Sutton so they can talk about a new strategy for his case.

Kyle and Summer tell their parents their wedding is back on and they reluctantly give their support to them. Summer meets Harrison for the first time and he is a little shy with her. Mariah tells Tara that other people have tried to come between Kyle and Summer but nobody has ever succeeded because they always find their way back to each other. Kyle tells Tara that he filed an acknowledgement of paternity form with the court

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Days Short Recap Monday, June 7, 2021

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Xander found Gwen’s drugs and she insisted that they were for her pain. He didn’t believe her and called her a drug dealer. He wouldn’t have cared, but he wanted to protect Jack’s reputation. She said she would never sell drugs because her mother was an addict. She told him about her mother, but he didn’t seem to care about what she said. They ended up struggling over the drugs. Jack arrived and saw them fighting. He called them out for acting like children. Jack got a phone call so he left them alone. She admitted to Xander that someone was forcing her to deal drugs. He wanted to know more about her situation. She told him that Jack would be the one to suffer in the end. Jack came back into the room so Xander and Gwen apologized to each other.

Ava approached Sami while she was thinking out loud about Nicole sleeping with Xander. Ava told her that she was wrong about Nicole and should leave it alone. Ava wondered how Sami’s long-distance marriage was going. Sami didn’t want to talk about her marriage to EJ, but she did bring up Charlie. Ava got upset with Sami and told her that she would do anything to go back in time and be a better mother to him. She was sorry for what Charlie did to Allie. Sami softened towards her a little. She admitted that she made mistakes too. She agreed that Charlie did a horrible thing, but they share a wonderful grandchild. Ava asked her not to make Nicole’s suffering worse by pursuing the issue. Sami went to the Inn to find proof that Nicole cheated on Eric. Nicole ended up running into Sami at the town square. Sami let her know there was no record of her renting a room at the Inn. She said she used the corporate card to pay for the room. She told Sami that she had a receipt. Sami warned her that she would be watching her. Sami walked away from her. Nicole said that she had the receipt made in case Sami decided to start snooping. She admitted that sleeping with Xander was the worst mistake she made.

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Days Short Recap June 4, 2021

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Jan and Chloe fought over the gun and it went off. Chloe got hit in the arm. Philip rushed to her aid. Jan grabbed the money and threatened to shoot them. Philip threw dirt in her face. He slammed her against the bushes until she passed out. He made a phone call after she passed out. Shawn told Brady about Jan. Philip called him. Shawn and Brady rushed to the hospital. Chloe woke up at the hospital with Philip by her side. He assured her that she would be fine. He said he would have killed Jan before he let her hurt her. Brady arrived and Philip blamed him for what happened to Chloe. Allie got a text from Chanel. Allie thought about their kiss. She said she was okay with her coming over. Chanel arrived and told her about opening a bakery. She wanted to use the Horton donut recipe. She also wanted Allie to work with her. She wasn’t sure she could get the recipe, but she would try to do it.

Julie arrived at Allie’s apartment and introduced her to Chanel. Chanel told her about her plan to open a bakery. She refused to give her the recipe especially once she found out she was married to Xander. Allie reminded Julie about the pot filled donuts at their book club meeting. Julie was embarrassed so she agreed to let them have the recipe. Allie and Chanel celebrated their new business. Gwen was at the hospital and told Dr. Snyder that she delivered the package. Tripp saw them together. Dr. Snyder took Gwen somewhere more private. He wanted to meet her at his office so their transactions looked more legit. He gave her another envelope. She reluctantly took the envelope. Tripp went inside his office. He needed something from Dr. Snyder. Tripp introduced himself to Gwen. He told her how they were cousins. He wanted to know if she was okay. Gwen eventually left his office. Dr. Snyder didn’t appreciate him being in his business. He ended up getting paged. Shawn went to Chloe’s room and heard Philip yelling at Brady about Kristen. Philip backed off of him. Chloe said she wanted to help put Jan away. Shawn believed Jan would be locked up for good. He thought Chloe and Claire’s statements would be enough to put Jan away. Shawn left the room so Brady apologized to Chloe for everything. He agreed with Philip that he was responsible for what happened to her. He didn’t think Kristen loved him. He thought she was obsessed and it almost killed her. He told her that he ended with Kristen. He said he wouldn’t let her down again. Shawn talked to Dr. Snyder about Jan. He told him that Jan was in a coma.

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Victor gives Nikki tickets to Florence Italy to see Leslie Brooks perform her favorite piano concerto for her birthday. Victor also gives Nikki a beautiful necklace and a bouquet of apricot roses and Nikki thinks she is blessed to have Victor in her life.

Summer talks to Jack and tells him she saw Kyle with Harrison at the park and he is a natural father. Summer loves Kyle but she isn’t sure that she is ready to have a child in her life. Sally is determined to do whatever it takes to make Summer take the job at the fashion house in Italy.

Devon is worried that Amanda is so eager to have a family that she isn’t being objective about the facts in her grandfather’s case.

Ashland offers Tara joint custody of Harrison but with the condition that Kyle can’t be a part of Harrison’s life.

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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, June 3, 2021

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Lily tells Victoria that she and Billy moved in together and later Victoria stops by Billy and Lily’s place and gives them a housewarming gift.

Victor is happy that Nick accepted the offer for Newman Media to advertise New Hope on their website.

Kyle finds Tara and Harrison at the park and spends the day with them. Summer sees Kyle with Harrison at the park but Kyle doesn’t see Summer at the park.

Nikki wonders why Victoria accepts a dinner invitation from Ashland, but Victoria tells her they are just friends. Ashland arrives at the Abbott mansion and asks Kyle to let him talk with Tara alone.

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Days Short Recap Thursday, June 3, 2021

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Jan told Shawn that she wasn’t going to hold up her end of the deal. She said Shawn didn’t love her. She thought he was trying to get her to confess to killing Charlie. She told him Claire was alive and at the cabin where she tried to kill Ciara. She told him Claire wouldn’t be alive by the time he got there. Ben showed up at the cabin. When he oped the door, he knocked over a lantern, which set the cabin on fire. Lani confronted Chanel about seeing Eli naked. Chanel said she did see him. Lani said it was inappropriate for her to talk about how attractive her husband is. Philip and Eli talked about Belle confessing to killing Charlie so Jan could let Claire go. Eli thought the plan wouldn’t work. Philip said Jan was obsessed with Shawn. He said Jan was stuck in high school. He said Chloe never cared about what people thought, which made Jan feel worthless. He said that made Jan dangerous. Chloe talked to Jan about killing Claire. Chloe said she thought they were friends. Jan said she did too, but Claire had other plans. Jan warned her to be more concerned about herself. Chloe wanted to know what she was going to do to her. Belle asked Shawn if Jan left Claire at the cabin to die. Shawn said not if he could help it. He left to find Claire. Ben got to Claire before she burned in the cabin. Claire told him what Jan did to her. He told her he could have killed her. He said he was seeing Jordan and she was telling him that he was trying to kill her. He said he was feeling guilty. Claire said he was feeling guilty because she kissed him while he was still married to Ciara. Philip talked to Eli about his love for Chloe. He said he lost his chance again. Eli told him not to give up. Lani told Chanel that she was only supposed to stay with her and Eli for a few nights. Lani said she should have found a job by now. Chanel said she did.

Chanel told Lani that she wanted to open a business. Jan figured out what she was going to do with Chloe. Jan called Philip and asked him if he wanted to save Chloe. Claire told Ben that she shouldn’t have kissed him. He asked her why Jan brought her to the cabin. Claire said she wanted her to feel the way Ciara felt when she tried to burn Ciara up. Claire said she wished she could tell Ciara how sorry she was for doing that to her. Shawn found Ben and Claire at the cabin. Shawn asked if Claire was okay. She said she was. She told him Ben got to her in time. Ben told him Chloe set up a lantern to burn the cabin when he opened the door. Claire told him Jan took Chloe. Ben wanted to stay behind in the cabin when Shawn wanted to get Claire out of there. Philip wanted to know what Jan wanted him to do. She said she wasn’t going to prison for kidnapping Chloe. He wanted to know what she wanted him to do. She said to bring her money, jet and gummie bears. He wanted to talk to Chloe. Jan said there wasn’t time. She told him not to go to the police if he wanted to see Chloe again. Philip met with Chloe and Jan. He said he got the jet ready to take her wherever she wanted to go. Jan told him to leave. He said he wasn’t going unless she let Chloe go. Jan said they had a problem.

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Jan brought Claire and Chloe to the cabin where Claire tried to kill Ciara. Claire said she changed. Jan didn’t believe it. Claire asked why she brought her there. Jan said to remind her that she didn’t change. Jan said Belle confessed to killing Charlie. Claire said she could let them go and she could be with Shawn. Jan said there was a problem. She said they knew about the plan so she had to kill them. Trask told Belle to change her plea to guilty. Trask thought it should be easy for her to do that unless there was an angle. Belle told her to accept the confession. Trask said she would reject the confession if she didn’t confess. Shawn and Philip talked about Jan kidnapping Claire and Chloe. Philip wondered what Jan wanted with Chloe. Claire told Jan that she said she couldn’t kill her. Jan said Chloe would do it. Belle told Trask that changing her plea required a hearing. Trask said she was aware of that. Belle said there was no time. Trask said they could call Justin and get it over with. Trask asked if she was having second thoughts. Belle said she wouldn’t change. Ben went to see Clyde to talk about Ciara sending him divorce papers. Ben told him that he cheated on Ciara. Clyde wanted to know what he did. Ben said Claire kissed him, but he didn’t stop it. Clyde wanted to know why he was upset. Ben said Jordan kept telling him that he was cheating on Ciara. Jan asked how Chloe wanted to kill Claire. Chloe said she wasn’t shooting Claire. Claire told her to do it because Jan wasn’t giving her a choice. Chloe agreed to kill Claire.

Clyde told Ben to take some action with his marriage. Ben wanted to know what he was supposed to do. He said the only thing he could do was sign the papers. He said Ciara keeps calling him and he hasn’t returned her messages. Clyde told him to get on a plane and find Ciara. Belle told Shawn and Philip that Trask wanted her to confess to killing Charlie. Shawn said she was going to be locked up. Belle said it was the only way to rescue Claire. Philip said Chloe too. Jan handed Chloe a knife so she could kill Claire. Chloe asked if she wanted her to kill Claire with a knife. Jan said she wasn’t going to give her the gun so she could turn against her. Jan told Chloe to gut Claire like a fish. Shawn asked Belle if she was sure what she was doing. Belle said she was. Shawn said Jan wouldn’t hurt Claire because it would hurt him. Trask came in and told Belle she had to go to the courthouse for the hearing. Jan told Chloe to kill Claire. Claire begged her not to do it. Jan took the knife out of Chloe hand. Claire told Jan to let Chloe go. Ben told Clyde that Ciara didn’t remember loving him. He said she was with Theo. He said he had to let her decide what she wanted. Jan said she could let Chloe go. She said Chloe was in the way since no one knew she killed Charlie. Chloe said she wanted to go home with her son. Jan said she knew she killed Charlie so she was going to have to get rid of both of them.

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, June 1, 2021

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Billy and Lily move into their new condo and Devon stops by to give them a housewarming present.

Nate meets Imani and they flirt with each other a little bit. Nate later asks Devon about Imani and Devon tells him that Imani is helping Amanda with a case.

The paternity test results are in and they say Kyle is Harrison’s biological father. Tara tells Harrison that he is a lucky little boy because he has a second dad and his name is Kyle. Kyle is touched when Harrison calls him daddy for the first time. Jack is happy when he gives Harrison Kyle’s first baseball glove and he and his grandson play catch for the first time.

Amanda and Imani talk to Mrs. Toliver the private detective Richard hired to find his daughter and she tells them that she found Richard’s daughter and gave him the address of her foster family before he died. Kyle assures Summer that their relationship won’t change just because he is Harrison’s father.

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Julie told Jack about inviting Xander into her family home. Xander said he was drunk the last time he was there because of Sarah breaking up with him. Julie didn’t like the idea of him being drunk. Ava told Rafe that Gabi wouldn’t like the fact that they slept together. Ava told him that Gabi told her to move out of the house. He said he was going to confront her about it. Gabi told Jake that they were supposed to get together, but he wanted to be with Kate. He told Gabi he wanted to be with her. She wanted to know why he didn’t tell Kate. He said Kate was scared and lying in bed. She wanted to know when he was going to tell her. He said he was going to tell her. Lucas said he wasn’t. Kate told Dr. Snyder that she was blind. She said when she came home after being attacked she saw Jake and Gabi together. While she was telling him about Jake and Gabi, he realized she didn’t have memory problems. He also realized she wasn’t blind. Sami and Nicole argued when Sami confronted her about cheating on Eric with Xander. Nicole told her that she cheated on her husband. Sami said she didn’t cheat on her husband. Nicole said she was talking about when she cheated on Rafe with EJ. Lucas told Jake that he wasn’t going to dump Kate while she was suffering. Kate admitted to Snyder that she wasn’t blind. She said she didn’t lose her memory. He wanted to know why she did it. She said when she woke up, Jake was talking about their future together. She told him that he wasn’t going to say a word to anyone.

Xander told Julie that his behavior at her establishment was unacceptable because he and Sarah broke up. He said he wasn’t in his right mind. He said he left. She said he stole a bottle of Scotch from her. Lucas confronted Jake and Gabi about not hurting Kate. He told them that they weren’t going to hurt her by telling her that they were together. Kate told Snyder that she was going to get him fired if he said anything about her not being blind. She asked if they had an understanding. Before Snyder could answer, Jake came in to see how everything was going. Gabi told Lucas that it was worse to lie to Kate about her and Jake not being together. While they were arguing, she told him she wanted him out of her house. Nicole went over to Rafe’s house and saw him with Ava. Nicole realized they slept together. Ava talked to Nicole about her and Rafe. Nicole told her Sami suspected that she cheated on Eric. Ava asked why. Nicole said she did. Ava wanted to know how she knew. Nicole said she saw her with that guy. Ava asked if it was Xander. Nicole wanted to know why she assumed that. Ava said Rafe she offered Xander a job. Nicole told her not tell Rafe about it. Snyder confirmed with Jake that Kate was blind. Jake asked if it was permanent. Snyder said he was going to talk to a specialist. Jake asked about her memory loss. Snyder said he couldn’t give her a definitive diagnosis. Lucas went to see Sami and told her about Kate. He also told her Gabi kicked her out. He asked her if he could stay with her. Sami said he couldn’t after what they did. She told him she was going to prove that Nicole cheated on Eric.

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Summer was conflicted, and she confided in Phyllis that she wondered if she and Kyle should get married now so they could deal with this situation as a unit. Summer admitted that there could be something between Kyle and Tara, but she wasn’t sure if it was real, or if it was her insecurities talking. She was determined not to let this situation tear her and Kyle apart. Ashland showed up at the Abbotts and threatened to call the police if he couldn’t see his child. Tara let him come in. Ashland and Kyle clashed over the way Ashland spoke to Tara. Tara let Ashland spend time with Harrison. The judge found Chelsea not guilty by reason of insanity, and Michael delivered the news to her. Chelsea complained that she was locked up, while Adam was free. Victor asked Nick and Adam to do a joint project with New Hope and Newman Media. Nick said he’d consider it. Victor mentioned wanting to bring Noah on board. Nick didn’t think Noah would take the job, but he said that he’d support Noah if he decided to accept. Adam and Victor were pleased Chelsea would be staying in the psychiatric facility instead of going to jail. Victor assured the concerned Adam that someone would always watch over Chelsea. Victor visited Chelsea and told her she really did need mental help. He told her that if she didn’t commit to therapy, she’d never be allowed to leave the facility. Nick told Phyllis about his meeting with Victor and Adam. Phyllis was suspicious of Victor’s motives for trying to bring his family back into the fold. Sally left a voice message for Ashland about her helping him find his son. She thought the fashion house he invested in would be just the thing to draw Summer out of Genoa City. Sally decided to put down breadcrumbs to lead Summer to the job. Sally apologized to Summer, but Summer thought Sally was running another scheme. Sally mentioned that she was thinking about taking a job at the Marchetti fashion house in Milan. When they met with Lauren, Sally wouldn’t mention Marchetti, so Summer did. Lauren recalled that Eric Forrester had ties to Marchetti. Sally decided she might need a favor from Eric. When the paternity test results were ready, Kyle called Summer. Tara tried to talk Ashland out of going for full custody. Ashland told Tara not to run again, and he told the Abbotts they made a serious mistake interfering. Kyle received the results. Ashland vowed to take his son back to NY soon. Kyle announced that he was Harrison’s father, not Ashland. Sharon and Rey were glad Chelsea would be staying in the hospital instead of going to prison. They made plans to go to Miami on a second honeymoon and to stay in a hotel instead of at his mom’s house. It was Faith’s first day back at school. Sharon was pleased to see Faith smiling again when she talked with Moses. Moses and Faith made plans to visit the parts of Genoa City that were important to Neil once Faith was feeling up to it. Michael was suspicious when he found out Victor visited Chelsea in the hospital. He noted that Victor had also been there when Chelsea had her breakdown, and he brought in a doctor who just happened to be treating Chelsea now. He told Lauren that he wondered if Victor was pulling the strings.

 

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Gwen was in for a shock when Dr. Snyder arrived at Jack’s place. Jack wanted to know what he wanted with Gwen. He lied about her prescription. He also threatened Gwen. Jack left them alone so she gave Dr. Snyder his package of drugs. She refused to help him get people hooked on drugs. He was going to tell Jack about her miscarriage if she didn’t do what he wanted. Allie was nervous about Kate. Sami assured her that she would make it. They talked about what Sami and Lucas went through in the wine cellar. Sami wanted to stay long enough to see Eric come home. Allie told her that he was going to stay longer. Allie told her how Nicole got wasted and stayed at the Salem Inn when she found out about Eric extending his stay. Sami thought about seeing Nicole with Xander. Sami told her to visit Kate and she would take Henry back to Nicole’s place. Sami called Nicole a liar. Lucas helped Kate eat. He hoped she would get her sight back soon. She thanked him for being there for her. She wondered why Jake wasn’t there. He told her that Jake was there all night. Kate assumed things between her and Jake hadn’t changed. Lucas confirmed what she suspected. Gabi found Jake in the hospital lobby. He told her that Kate was so upset that she needed a sedative. Gabi thought Kate was going to use her blindness to get to him. He assured her that it wouldn’t happen. He said that Kate didn’t remember walking in on them.

Lucas met with Jake and Gabi. He told him that his mother seemed depressed. He said the only thing helping her was the trip they were taking. Allie showed up when Dr. Snyder wanted to examine Kate. Gabi wanted to know if he was going to tell Kate about them. Dr. Snyder examined Kate and said there wasn’t anything wrong with her eyes. Kate said she wasn’t blind. He thought it was emotional blindness. She explained everything she went through. She informed him that she found her lover with another woman. Xander showed up at Nicole’s place and told her that he was moving in with her. She told him that he wasn’t doing that. She told him that Brady didn’t want to hire him. He said he was going to tell Sami what they did. He told her to make sure he got the job. He did say that he would find another place to stay. He left and Nicole wondered what she would do. Sami showed up at Nicole’s place. Nicole called Sami out when she wanted to make conversation about Eric. Sami confronted her about seeing her with Xander. Nicole lied to her and said Xander walked her to the room. Sami knew she didn’t spend the night alone. Sami said she slept with a man Eric hated. Rafe asked Ava some questions about happened in the interrogation room with Kristen. She explained what happened. Rafe said she was the only one who could have seen her. She asked him if he was accusing her of helping Kristen. Rafe apologized for what he implied. He believed her. He was tired of people lying to him.

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In this special stand-alone episode Neil Winters friends and family honor his memory with a memorial walk where his friends go to all his favorite places in town and share memories of him. Neil’s friends listen to his favorite music at each stop on the walk. Lily shares some of Neil’s favorite dad jokes with Moses. Devon and Nate decide to honor Neil’s memory by forgiving each other for their past hurts and trying to mend the rift between them.

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Summer decides to postpone the wedding until the situation with Tara and Harrison is resolved. Summer has a talk with Tara and Tara tells her she intends to live in Genoa City once she gets custody of Harrison. Tara wants a fresh start and she wants Harrison to be close to Kyle.

Sally tells Ashland she can find out where Tara and Harrison are hiding but in exchange he must offer Summer a job far away from Genoa City. Sally later tells Ashland that when she visited Jack earlier she noticed a toy on the couch. Sally describes the toy to Ashland and he tells her the toy does belong to his son. Ashland tells Sally he will offer Summer a job at a very prestigious fashion house. Billy is worried that Victoria will get caught up in Ashland’s nasty divorce if she continues to spend time with him.

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Nicole told Rafe she could explain why she was with Xander. She said she needed to talk to him. Rafe wanted to know why. Xander said he needed to talk to her. Gabi and Ava got into an argument over Ava still being at Rafe’s house. Kayla told Jake that the swelling was off of Kate’s brain so they were taking her out of the coma. She said Kate would either be fine or have brain damage. Marlena went to see Susan. Marlena told her she was free to go. Susan was happy that she was free. Susan thought she would be arrested for helping Kristen. Marlena said she was able to convince the authorities that Kristen took advantage of her. Chad confronted Kristen about what she did to Kate and Chloe. Kristen said she didn’t want any of this to happen. She said she did it all for Brady. Chad said this was her idea of love. She said Brady wanted nothing to do with him. Chad thought she should have expected it after what she did. She said she needed his help. She said he was the only one who could make that happen. He asked if she was crazy. She said he had the money to help her escape. He asked if she wanted to hurt people again. She said to think about what their father would say. She said he would want them to be family. He said they may be family, but she didn’t condone what she did to Kate. Gabi told Ava that she and Jake were together. Gabi warned Ava not to hurt her brother because she would hurt her. Xander told Rafe that he had a proposition for Nicole. She said Xander wanted a job. Rafe said he kidnapped her and held her in a cage. He said that was resume material. He said there was no way she would hire Xander. She said she was considering it. Marlena brought Susan home. Susan apologized to Brady for what happened. Brady said her heart was in the right place. He said she believed Kristen’s lies. Susan wanted to make it up to him. Chad told Kristen that he knew she was in pain. He told her to find a purpose other than Brady. He told her to think of Rachel and how she’s going to need her. She said she thought about her every day. She said she had to find the good inside herself. He said it was there. He said he would be there for Rachel. Rafe told Nicole that she hated Xander. Nicole said she needed the help. Xander said he had a lot to offer and she would be happy to have him. Rafe thought something was going on more than a job. He wanted to know what it was.

Nicole told Rafe that the job was temporary. She asked him about Chloe. He said there was no word on her. He wanted to know what Xander could do for Brady Black. Nicole said he had experience. Rafe said he tried to kill Sami and Lucas. Susan went to see Kristen. Kristen apologized for her being in prison longer than they agreed. Susan was sorry she agreed to doing the plan. Kristen said she was trying to hang on to Brady. She said she ruined everything. She said she was sorry for what she put Susan through. Susan said she forgave her. Gabi showed up at the hospital. Jake told her she was being out of her coma. She reminded him that he told her he loved her. She asked if he was going to tell her the truth when Kate woke up. He said he was going to tell her. Gabi wanted to know when. He said he hoped she would be understanding about it. Kate woke up out of the coma. She wasn’t able to see anything. Jake wanted to get Kayla. She didn’t want him to leave her. Gabi said she would get her. Kate wanted to know why Gabi was there. Chad went to see Brady. He gave him a note to give to Rachel. Kristen told Susan that she went to extremes because she didn’t want Chloe to steal Kristen from her. Susan said she did that by herself. They talked about Susan being there for Brady and Rachel. Kristen hugged Susan. Kristen ended up knocking Susan out. She said she couldn’t go to prison. Nicole left Rafe and Xander alone so they could talk. Rafe asked him about his role in what happened to Sami and Lucas. Xander said nothing happened. Rafe asked how they got his gun. Xander said they must have stolen it. Rafe said it could be evidence for attempted murder. Xander said not on Sami’s word. Rafe said there would be an investigation. If he was cleared, he would get his gun back. Rafe told him to stay away from Nicole. Kate told Jake she didn’t want Gabi there. He said she was gone. She wanted to know why she couldn’t see. She asked why she was in the hospital. He told her what happened with Kristen. Ava came in and saw Kristen dressed as Susan. Ava told her she wouldn’t get away with it. Kristen reminded her that she would be dead if she didn’t have Rolf bring her back to life. She told Ava that she owed her. Ava said she wasn’t helping her because Rafe would never forgive her. Kristen told her to keep her mouth shut and she would do the same. Rafe came in while Ava was trying to wake up “Kristen.” Rafe said it was Susan. He asked her what happened. He asked Ava if she saw Kristen.

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Y&R Short Recap Wednesday, May 26, 2021

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Mariah slips while jogging and sprains her wrist. Mariah worries about how Abby will react to the news of her injury, but Devon is able to distract Abby by suggesting that everyone record an entry for the video journal Abby is making for Chance.

Kyle and Summer tell Sally she should leave town because they will make sure to tell Lauren the role in causing chaos in the life of a little boy. Tara tells Jack Sally was the one who told her where Kyle was when she came to town with Harrison. Jack tells Tara to stay away from Sally because she is trouble. Sally talks to her grandma Shirley who advises her to think carefully about her next move. Sally decides to have a talk with Ashland Locke.

Summer tells Kyle she needs some time to think about their situation. Summer tells Nick that she doesn’t know if she can handle Tara being part of Kyle’s life because she is Harrison’s mother. Kyle takes the paternity test that will tell him if he is Harrison’s father.

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