Y&R Short Recap Monday, February 23, 2026

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Recap written by Barbara

Noah joins Audra at the GCAC bar, where they reminisce about their time together in London and chat. Things are very friendly and light between them, until she mentions that she just got her dream job and is now working for Spectra-Charles Media. Noah is appalled because this company is the re-branded Newman Media, which Billy Abbott stole from his uncle, Adam. Noah is incredulous and asks Audra how she is okay working for an illegally-obtained company.

Kyle saunters up to the bar and joins their conversation, curious to hear Audra’s answer to Noah’s question. Audra says that she has not broken any laws because she was not involved in what happened to Newman Media. She explains that Billy struck some deal with Phyllis to get Newman Media and Chancellor, and then he had her fold Newman Media into Abbott Communications. He then moved to Chancellor and gave it to Sally. Kyle sides with Audra, indicating that he’s “good” with Victor and the Newman family losing their company, given the bad history between his family and Victor, and how Victor has threatened or hurt half the town. Kyle also indicates that he’s okay with Adam losing Newman Media and the loss of the Newman legacy. He laughingly says that Nikki can sell some jewelry and the Newmans will be “dandy.”

Chelsea runs into Sally at Crimson Lights, where they argue about Billy teaming up with Phyllis. Chelsea tries in vain to persuade Sally to side with her, to protect Billy and get him to do the right thing – returning the company to the Newman family. She’s concerned about Victor and Adam seeking revenge on Billy. Sally mentions that she broke up with Billy and re-branded the company to Spectra-Charles Media. She refuses to help Chelsea and walks out on her.

Nick and Victoria are at the Newman Ranch, discussing Phyllis’s takeover of Newman Enterprises. Victoria presents her plan to get Newman Enterprises back, telling Nick she is going to Milan soon to talk face-to-face with Summer, to get her to turn her back on Phyllis. She hopes this is a way to get Phyllis to ultimately cave and give the company back to Victor and the family. Nick is against Victoria’s plan because he believes that Victor will prevail, and he does not want his daughter being involved in the family conflict and becoming alienated from her mother. He declines Victoria’s request for him to come with her to Milan to talk to Summer. He instead persuades her to hold off for the night, so he can try to come up with another solution that would protect Summer and keep her out of the line of fire.

 

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Y&R Raves and Rants #6

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Danny (Michael Damian) and Chris (Lauralee Bell) wedding photo on Y&R CBS (from press site)

Article written by Barbara 1/22/26

Here is what I liked and disliked about Y&R for the week of 2/16/2026 (just my humble opinions, no particular order, just random musings)
Raves: 👍
I like Danny and Christine. Nice, solid couple.
Joshua Morrow continues his brilliant portrayal of the excruciating pain his character Nick is experiencing from the leg he broke in the car accident. Seeing him wincing, hobbling with a cane, practically collapsing on the patio of Crimson Lights, and then barely making it onto a chair inside the coffee house… I could almost feel his labored breathing and pain.
Sally’s breakup with Billy was well done. It was quite sad.😢 That said, IMHO, their break-up is ultimately for the best. It seemed to become a dead-end relationship and was annoying.
Nikki’s white top is beautiful. She looks stunning in it.
Love how Adam calls his father “Pops”. 😁
Rants: 👎
Abby’s face is spray-tanned again (or maybe just too heavy on the makeup). Same for Christine. IMHO, both women look very unattractive, especially because they are blondes with naturally fair complexions.
The show needs to stop with the talking *about* Connor and start *showing* him. Adam and Chelsea have expressed being aware that Connor has a crush on a girl, his first, and with him having OCD, the extremely talented young boy who plays Connor would do a wonderful job in a story-line built around these things. There’s no point mentioning something potentially significant and interesting, only to have it seem to be filler dialogue.
Judah Mackey plays Connor on Y&R on CBS weekdays. (photo from his Instagram)

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Y&R Best Lines Thursday, 2/19/26

Cane (Billy Flynn) on the phone 2/20/26 on Y&R on CBS (screencap)

 

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Cane (on the phone talking to Phyllis): So, why the radio silence? Hmm? I expected you to be in my face doing a victory dance. Phyllis Summers pulls off the coup that no one saw coming. Including me. Ha. Well, you made your play. You got what you wanted. You pissed off a lot of people in the process. But I’m sure that makes you happy to hear. You always loved getting under people’s skin, which is why, uh, I don’t understand the disappearing act. It’s not like you to pass up a chance to gloat when you’re winning, and you win big, Phyllis.

Nate: Okay, that is about enough, Billy.
Billy: Yeah, Nate, you’re trying to be the knight in shining armor? Well, don’t, okay? ‘Cause this is not your fight, so stay the hell out of it.

Victoria: I could always call the school and explain why I’m taking this action. I can imagine the sympathy and understanding that I’ll get from the board when they find out that you’re being criminally investigated for participation in the theft of my father’s company.
Billy: You would sink that low, huh?
Victoria: I would do whatever it takes to protect my kids. And when I’m through with you, you’ll be lucky if they let you chaperone a field trip to the zoo.

 

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Y&R Best Lines Wednesday, 2/18/26

Nikki (Melody Thomas Scott) on Y&R (screencap)

 

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Billy: You know, Jack, if you wanted to wish me well, I’d have preferred a fruit basket instead of you making a personal appearance.
Jack: This is a big day for you, I hear. I wouldn’t wanna miss it.

Billy: Let me ask you a question. Are you concerned about me? Or are you just pissed off that I’m the Abbott that bested Victor Newman?

Nikki: I didn’t realize you would be here already. I had hoped to have a last few moments in my office alone.
Billy: Well, no rest for the wicked.
Nikki: Oh, I couldn’t have put it better:

Billy (talking about Jack): Oh, Nikki. I think he likes you better than me.
Nikki: Well, who could blame him? At this moment, I would prefer anybody other than you.

Noah (to his father): We want you back to your old self. Emphasis on “old.”

 

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Y&R Best Lines Tuesday, 2/17/26

Billy (Jason Thompson) and Nick (Joshua Morrow) on Y&R 2/17/26 (screencap)

 

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Billy (after Nick barges into his home): Jeez, Nick. Where are your manners? Don’t you know you’re supposed to knock before you get invited into someone’s house?

Nick: I don’t need an invitation, you son of a bitch. All rules went out the window when you decided to mess with my family.


Adam: I shouldn’t be surprised that Billy would want to add Newman Media to his list of treasures. Makes sense that he would take the easy win.


Adam: When Phyllis double-crossed Cane and kept Newman Enterprises for herself, she screwed over four generations of Newmans, including her own daughter. I mean, you almost gotta admire the sheer audacity of it.

Sally: I don’t admire it at all.

Adam: Yes, well you have a soul and conscience. Something that is in short supply at the top of the new masthead.


Billy: You don’t look so good. Your leg still bothering you?

Nick: Go to hell.

Billy: Well, your father could tell me how to get there, huh? If he could afford a map.

Nick: You keep talking and you’re gonna be spitting a bunch of teeth out of your mouth.

Billy: Sorry. Is that supposed to be frightening to me?

Nick: We’ll see. Just keep talkin’.

Billy: Don’t embarrass yourself, Nick. The only blows in this fight have already landed, and they knocked you and the rest of the Newmans on your ass, which as far as I’m concerned – long overdue.

Nick: Wait – you think you’ve won?

Billy: I think it appears that way, yeah.

Nick: It’s not even round one, you idiot. You’re not gonna have time to print up new business cards by the time we’re done with you.


Nick: Your mother sold Chancellor to my father and now you won’t rest until you get it back, and it doesn’t matter how you do it or who you hurt to get there.

Billy: You’re damn right. And let me tell you something, it feels good.


Nick: You know, I actually like this Billy – you being honest. I mean, look at you  You’re hurt. So you’re lashing out like a little three-year-old.


Nick: You going after Chancellor isn’t a business move, all right? It’s a temper tantrum from a spoiled brat.

Billy: Oh, are we sinking to name-calling now, Nick? Are we about to fight?

Nick: Say when.

Billy (to Nick, who is recovering from a broken leg and hobbling with a cane and leaning on his good leg): Oh yeah? You want me to hop around on one leg to make it fair?

Nick: You think that’s funny?

Billy: No, I think it’s sad. And it’s embarrassing.


 

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Y&R Short Recap Monday, February 16, 2026

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Recap written by Barbara

Abby and Devon are happily back home with Dominic, who is upstairs playing. Tessa comes over and they talk about how well Dominic is doing after Mariah kidnapped him. Tessa theorizes that Ian caused Mariah’s breakdown and is optimistic and hopeful that Mariah will recover, as is Devon. Abby, on the other hand, is concerned about Aria being around Mariah, possible trauma for Dominic from being kidnapped and blames the facility in Boston for failing Mariah.
After Tessa leaves, Devon and Abby discuss the mystery surrounding Lily being MIA and Abby expresses her rage toward Mariah for taking their son. Abby starts freaking out about Mariah’s recent and previous behaviors regarding Dominic and about possible long term adverse effects on Dominic and Devon calms her down.
Christine and Sharon bring Mariah to Crimson Lights after her arraignment, where Christine reviews the rules of her release on bail and explains that it was based on her honesty and remorse in the psych evaluation, staying in Sharon’s custody and her plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. Mariah is very subdued and says she wants to go back to the judge and change her plea to guilty because she knew what she was doing when she took Dominic. Christine advises her not to do it. Mariah rebuts and tells Christine and Sharon about planning and carrying out the kidnapping of Dominic. She explains that she was having hallucinations of deceased Ian at the clinic but did not tell her doctors there because her hallucinations of him helped her with loneliness. She also mentions that her hallucinations of Ian guided her to kidnap Dominic and raise him. Sharon asks if Ian is there now and Mariah lets her know that he is not, he disappeared. Sharon explains that what Mariah experienced is childhood trauma and PTSD and assures her that they will find the right team of doctors and treatment for her to heal.
Tessa enters Crimson Lights, Christine leaves, and Tessa asks for a moment alone with Mariah. After Sharon agrees and goes to the back room, Mariah says Tessa must hate her and Tessa explains that she hates what Mariah went through and she hates that Mariah has been in so much pain and she couldn’t help. Mariah asks how Aria is and Tessa assures her that their little daughter is fine and thriving. Mariah asks if Daniel did as she asked and watched over Tessa. Tessa tells her that Daniel has been a wonderful friend. Mariah lets Tessa know that her mom (Sharon) told her that Tessa filed for divorce. Mariah says that Tessa doesn’t need her chaos and that Tessa needs to move on with her life with Aria. Tessa counters that Mariah doesn’t ask her what she needs and Mariah explains that she doesn’t have to ask because she already knows and so does Tessa. Tessa says she can see that Mariah needs her, starts to cry about how Mariah just keeps pushing her away, expresses how hurt she is, and leaves.
Daniel and Danny are at GCAC discussing the situation with Mariah and Tessa. Daniel tells his father that Tessa filed for divorce from Mariah, but things are now uncertain between him and Tessa because Mariah is back in the picture and needs Tessa. He thinks Tessa will stick by Mariah, but Danny isn’t so sure. Danny is concerned about the complications of Daniel’s romantic involvement with Tessa and their feelings for each other, but acknowledges that they have something special. Christine comes over, mentions that Mariah is out on bail and lets Daniel know that Tessa went to Crimson Lights to see Mariah. Daniel asks how Tessa and Mariah seemed to be, then says that he should probably just go to try to find Tessa. Danny and Christine encourage him to do that and he leaves.
Sharon and Mariah come to the Chancellor mansion, where Sharon lets them know that Mariah was released into her care. Abby is furious and rages at Mariah. Mariah apologizes for taking Dominic, lets Abby and Devon know that she realizes he belongs with them and expresses her hope that one day Abby can forgive her. Abby is outraged, tells Mariah to leave and says that she never wants her around her son again.
Daniel meets up with Tessa in front of Society and she sobs as he hugs her. She tells him that she doesn’t know what to do and he says they will figure it out together.

 

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Y&R Raves and Rants #5

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Adam (Mark Grossman) and Victoria (Amelia Heinle) on "The Young and The Restless" week of 2/9/26 on CBS (pic from screencap)

Article written by Barbara 2/13/26

Here is what I liked and disliked about Y&R for the week of 2/9/2026 (just my humble opinions, no particular order, just random musings)

Raves: 👍

I really liked seeing the three Newman siblings – Adam, Nick and Victoria – united in their goal to save their family legacy. They quibble but are strong and allied.

There was a well-done scene at the Newman ranch showing Abby on speaker phone with her father (Victor), giving an update on Dominic’s kidnapping, while the rest of the Newman family was in the living room listening. Nikki and each of the siblings chimed in with moral support for Abby. I think it’s important to continue to show Abby being an integral part of the Newman family, even though she is not involved in the family business that has its own separate front burner storyline. Good job of juggling and intertwining these two distinct front burner Newman family storylines.

The happy scenes with Mariah and Dominic in the diner were really good. I enjoyed their rapport. Actually made me smile.

In stark contrast, in subsequent intense scenes, the little boy playing Dominic did a phenomenal job portraying his character’s frustration, impatience, annoyance and defiance with Mariah taking him on a long, mysterious road trip, her insisting that they continue to play hide-and-seek while he kept expressing his desire to go home and be with his parents. He held his own with the Emmy award winning, very experienced actress playing Mariah when their two characters were arguing.

The reunion of Dominic with his parents was very heartwarming. Gave me chills, as did Mariah crying and being comforted by her own mother.

Holden is so handsome.

Love Claire’s long, curly hairstyle

Valentine’s Day couples: 👍 ♥️ to Adam and Chelsea, Jack and Diane

Rants: 👎

Billy’s hair… LOL. It’s probably a popular contemporary men’s hairstyle, but IMHO, he looks like he just woke up.

Can’t stand Detective Burrow, which I attribute to the way he is being portrayed. IMHO, the person playing this character can’t act his way out of a paper bag. No charisma, no energy. Unfortunately, he does nothing to instill confidence in his character, who is in law enforcement.

Stupid, meaningless, what-was-the-point scenes with Audra and Kyle at the bar in Society.

Valentine’s Day couples: 👎 to Sally and Billy, Sienna and Noah (reunited in love in LA, but this couple is such a mis-match)

Matt (Roger Howarth) and Detective James Burrow (Matt Cohen) on "The Young and the Restless" on CBS. (Photo from screencap)

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Y&R Best Lines Thursday, 2/12/26

Adam (Mark Grossman) and Cane (Billy Flynn) on Y&R Feb. 12, 2026 (from screencap)

 

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Billy: How much chloroform did you actually use on Cane, Phyllis?

Phyllis: Uh, I used the recommended dosage that said when you wanna take out one of your enemies.

Billy: Oh, that’s very funny, smart ass.

Phyllis: I’m not gonna screw you over. I’m not gonna do that. You know why? Because accomplishing something like this, this kind of triumph, it’s way more fun with a partner in crime.
Billy: Happy to be included. Chancellor’s always been a dream, and Newman Media’s a … chef’s kiss.

Jack: It sucks the air right out of my lungs when I stop to think about what could have happened when Jordan had Harrison.

Jack: Is there news on the Victor/Cane war front?
Nikki: There’s been movement. I don’t know if you’ve heard.
Jack: Catch me up, uh, and and we’ll see.
Nikki: As a countermeasure, Victor decided to find something that Cane valued so much that he would be willing to bargain for it.
Jack: So he had Cane’s train hijacked?

Jack: Oh my God. Cane could have held onto his company, he could have won his ex-wife back. But no, he had to out-Mustache Victor.

Jack: This damn AI! All the scheming and backstabbing! Let me be very clear. Victor made all this happen. All of it! And if he’s about to pay, that will bring me unbridled joy.

Phyllis (to Victoria) I have sole ownership of Newman Enterprises. [giggles] And I’m not letting my precious go.

Victoria (talking to Billy in what’s now Phyllis’s office, with her sitting at the desk): And somehow – somehow you think this doesn’t involve you?

Billy: Me? You’re talking to me now? I was just in the neighborhood and popped in to say hello.


Nikki: Can you just please set your anger aside for a moment?
Jack: Oh, I would love to set my anger aside for good. I’ve spent half my life with this! But when I see what his actions have done to you, it makes my blood boil. And all he’s ever had to do is stop! Stop playing king! Stop playing conqueror! Stop making everyone bend a knee! Just be a human being, for God’s sake!

Adam (to Victor about Phyllis): Wow, zero loyalty to Cane or anybody else. I’m … almost impressed.

Billy: I am freeing our children from being a cog in the Newman Enterprises machine, okay? They are gonna thank me one day.

Jack (to Nikki about Victor): Why not sit back and enjoy the rest of life instead of digging up trouble and trying to burn down the world and making your kids and you worry?

Billy: Victoria wants my kids to stay away from me. And it sounds like she meant all that, all because I went after Victor, the man who says he’s gonna put you in a grave and you’re left to wonder if that’s a metaphor or not. She thinks that psychotic man is a good parent, but she wants me to stay away from my kids?
Phyllis: Eh … Listen, Victoria is a self-righteous hypocrite. That doesn’t mean she’s gonna go through with it.

Phyllis: If my kids can forgive me for being quasi-dead, they can forgive me for anything.

 

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Y&R Best Lines Tuesday, 2/10/26

Cane (Billy Flynn) on Y&R on CBS/Paramount+ (photo from screencap)

 

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Billy: Well, well. Gang’s all here.
Victor: What are you doing here?
Billy: Nice to see you, too.

Nick: I don’t like this. Cane’s offer sounded genuine until Billy showed up for his little visit.
Adam: Yeah, I agree. Something about his story made me very uneasy.
Nick: Think I’ll track down Phyllis. I’ll shake the truth out of her if I have to.

Phyllis: Don’t worry, Billy. You’re gonna get what you want, okay? Everything you want. And Sally, wow, what a Valentine’s gift she gets, right?
Billy: Yeah.
Phyllis: Why give her flowers? She gets a whole company, doesn’t she?
Billy: Okay, good, just checking.

 

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Y&R Best Lines Monday, 2/9/26

Billy (Jason Thompson) and Phyllis (Michelle Stafford)

 

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Phyllis (pondering to herself in Victor’s old office): I thought this place needed a woman’s touch, but it looks like it just really needs a bulldozer.


Billy: Oh, wow. Look at you. Hard at work, huh? You know, when you said you were gonna leave your mark at Newman, I didn’t think you meant interior design.

Phyllis: I’ve been here since dawn meeting with the staff, giving them their marching orders, all right? Anything else you wanna know?

Billy: Not from you, no. Where’s Cane?


Victor (to Nikki): Cane Ashby, it seems, truly loves his family. He’s very concerned about them. If I didn’t despise that son of a bitch as much as I do, I’d almost give him credit for having his priorities straight.


Victoria (to Victor): What have you always taught me? The deal isn’t done until the ink is dry on the contract. And it’s still not done until the money is in the bank.


Phyllis (to Billy): Why are you here? Why don’t you go back to being some business tycoon with your girlfriend? Nobody wants you here. Take the hint.

Phyllis (turning to look at Cane, but still talking to Billy): This is something I’ve known from the beginning, that he would be a problem, and it looks like Cane is kinda coming around to my way of thinking, right?

Billy: Here’s the problem, Phyllis. You actually think you have power. You don’t. You’re delusional. You’re simply riding his coattails, okay?


Nick: I just don’t think Dad would go that far

Adam: And I think he might.

Nick: Well, of course you would, Adam, because it’s something that you would do.

Adam: Not anymore.

Nick: Oh, why? ‘Cause the reform is complete, now?

Victoria (exasperated): Guys.


 

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Y&R Short Recap Monday, February 9, 2026

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Recap written by Barbara

At Society, the three Newman siblings discuss Dominic’s kidnapping and the latest developments, as well as Victor having Lily and Cane’s children kidnapped, and Lily going along with it. Victoria tells her brothers that she thinks their dad is not telling the truth about it. She claims that Cane is calling Victor’s bluff and planning retaliation against the entire family. She tells them she put together a plan to go against Phyllis legally, to get her to roll over on Cane behind their father’s back. Nick is against it because he thinks Lily is angry enough at Cane to go along with Victor’s plan; also, he thinks Lily is in on Victor’s plan in order to get Chancellor back. Victoria holds her ground and wants them to stick together and go behind their father’s back to save their family company by using Phyllis. The three of them simultaneously receive texts from Victor, summoning them to the ranch ASAP.

Victor and Nikki argue about him making Cane think that Lily and their children are in danger and him shutting her and their kids out of his plans to get Newman Enterprises back. He receives and shows her a photo on his phone of Lily and the twins at a hotel, appearing to be alright, and she apologizes for doubting him. He sends a copy of the photo to Cane.

When Victoria and her brothers arrive at the Newman ranch, Victor tells them Cane seems ready to make a deal. He shows them the photo of Lily and Cane’s kids taken at the hotel in Southern California as proof that his kidnapping scheme is proceeding as planned. The Newman siblings are skeptical but curious.

Holden and Claire are at an outdoor cafe in Los Angeles. She tells him she came to LA with him to get a break from Audra in Genoa City.  He lets her know he’s in LA on a personal matter for Cane, to oversee the search for Lily and Cane’s children. She is appalled, given what Cane is doing to her family, but she sticks around in LA with Holden, so she can secretly find out about the disappearance of the art gallery owner there.

Phyllis is in Victor’s old office at Newman Enterprises, flashing back to when she angrily berated him. She also reviews ideas to redecorate the office. Billy enters, asking where Cane is. They bicker, and then Cane comes in, announcing a change in plans. He tells Billy he can’t sign off on giving him Chancellor yet because there’s a bump in the road. Billy gets angry, and Phyllis tries to intervene, but they’re all interrupted when Cane gets a phone call from Holden. He lets Cane know that the PI got hold of security footage of Lily and the children being led away from a hotel in downtown LA by someone in a baseball cap, and driven away in a black SUV with no license plate, looking scared. Then Cane gets the photo of Lily and his kids from Victor. He orders Billy to leave and then tells Phyllis about what the PI found out. He shows her the photo Victor sent and has a meltdown.

Billy goes home; Phyllis barges in to his place. She says that Cane is folding and that they’re about to lose everything. She tells him she needs his help with a way that would enable him to hold onto Chancellor for the rest of his life, but they have to act “so fast”.

Cane bursts into Newman Ranc,h calling Victor a “son of a bitch”. He tells Victor that he wins, demanding that Victor show him proof that Lily and the twins are safe and have been released, and then Victor can have his company back.

 

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Y&R Best Lines Friday, 2/6/26

Jack Abbott, played by Peter Bergman on Y&R on CBS (screencap)

 

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Holden (to Cane): “I even like to think I’m a little like you. Although unlike you, I have yet to make and lose my first billion.”
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Sharon: “Are you sure she didn’t just go for a walk on the grounds?”

Noah: “Her suitcase is gone, and I doubt she took that for a walk around the ranch.”
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Victoria: “And here’s Dad, faking an abduction when his own grandson has been kidnapped. A shrink would have a field day with that, you know.”

Nikki: “I’m sure the irony isn’t lost on him, either.”
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Victoria (to Nikki about Victor): “It’s like there’s a symphony playing in his head, and he’s the only one who’s allowed to hear it.”
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Jack: “You look tired, Victor.”

Victor (laughs): “Are you concerned, or what?”
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Jack: “You’re a little hard to root for.”

Victor (laughs): “I assure you, I can live without your good wishes, Jack.”
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Jack (to Victor): “You really overplayed your hand, and now you’ve lost everything. It was a long time coming, but it was worth the wait.”
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Jack: “So then you’re the winner in all of this. That’s the story you’re peddling now?”

Victor: “Not a story, Jack. You just wait.”

Jack: “You want people to believe that. You’ve not only lost your company, you’ve lost your mind.”
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Adam: “And hopefully, this is gonna be over soon, and we can get back to what passes for normal around here.”

Chelsea: “You think that’s ever gonna happen?”


 

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Y&R Raves and Rants #4

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Noah Newman (Lucas Adams) and Sienna Bacall (Tamara Braun) on "The Young and The Restless" on CBS from February 2, 2026. Screencap.

Article written by Barbara 2/8/26

Here is what I liked and disliked about Y&R for the week of 2/2/2026 (just my humble opinions, no particular order, just random musings)

Rants: 👎

Noah and Sienna – My opinion about these two has changed. My first impression has evolved because of seeing more of them together.  I’m just not picking up any chemistry there. Older woman/younger man, fine, but in this case, Sienna is not only old enough to be Noah’s mother, the actress who plays her is actually the same age as Sharon Case, who plays Noah’s on-screen mother! It’s probably a combination of wardrobe, make-up and hair style, but IMHO, Sienna looks like a washed out, tired, old lady. And with the way she speaks, and her mannerisms, she comes off as having no class. I don’t know if it’s intentional, to try to contrast her and make a case for opposites attract, since Noah is wealthy and highly educated, but either way, I don’t care for this pairing.

Also, why did Noah introduce Sienna to Devon as a “good friend”?! Noah is in love with her! He’s planning to uproot himself from Genoa City and move to LA to be with her, FFS. Why didn’t he introduce her as his girlfriend?! 🤔

Raves: 👍

I really liked how Nick spoke to Noah about his relationship with Sienna and laid out his legitimate (IMHO) concerns about it. Great dialogue.

Michael and Lauren – love these two! Michael never ceases to put a smile on my face. 😀Phyllis (Michelle Stafford) on Y&R 2/5/26 (screencap)

I love the dress Phyllis wore on the 2/5/2026 episode!

What was shown this week in the storyline of Mariah kidnapping Dominic, who she reverted to calling Bowie, was pretty good. I liked Mariah’s monologue while she was talking to a sleeping Dominic, it was well done. In addition, the make-up and hair styling departments have done an appropriate 180 and now Abby looks just as would be expected for a devastated, distraught and desperate mother of a kidnapped little child – pale, dark circles under her eyes from crying and lack of sleep, and her hair is combed straight and plain.

The expressions of annoyance, dismay and what appeared to be confusion on Audra’s face while seated on the patio at Crimson Lights eavesdropping on Holden’s and Claire’s conversation about going to LA together – priceless! 😁

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At Crimson Lights, Nick and Sharon discuss Cane and Phyllis’s takeover of his family business. Nick is distraught and angry about Phyllis’s involvement and the ramifications.

Sienna and Noah are enjoying some fun and romance at the Overlook Cafe. Their talk turns to her plan to move back to LA and his desire to go there with her. She tries to convince him to stay in Genoa City and be near his family again. Noah counters that since he now owns the Shadow Room, they can run it together in LA, but Sienna is leery because of its past association with Matt.

Nate goes to the Chancellor mansion to support Devon during the ordeal with Mariah kidnapping Dominic.

Devon reaches out to Sharon for help while she is at Crimson Lights with Nick, who goes with her to meet with Devon at her place. Just before Devon arrives, Sharon and Nick chat with Sienna and Noah in her living room.  He informs them that he hired the Newman jet to take him and Sienna to LA, where they will be living and running the Shadow Room together.

Devon shows Sharon and Nick footage of Mariah at the motel in Genoa City and tells them that she kidnapped Dominic. Sharon and Nick are shocked and offer to help find the child.

While Devon is at Sharon’s, Abby is at home. She calls her dad and asks him to come over because she needs his help. Then she clings to  a stuffed animal that Chance gave to Dominic. She prays to Chance to watch over and protect Dominic, and to put his detective skills together to bring Dominic home.

Hallucination Ian is in the front passenger seat of the car Mariah is driving away from Genoa City with Dominic asleep in the back seat. Ian gives her a pep talk about how she will be a good mother to Dominic and says he will never abandon her and will always help her. Dominic wakes up and calls out “Papa”, Hallucination Ian disappears. When Mariah asks Dominic if he had a nightmare, he tells her that he had a sad dream about his papa in heaven, and he misses him. When he mentions how his “mommy” would sing to him, Mariah tells him that she’s also kind of like his mommy, that she sang to him while he was in her tummy and that she nicknamed him Bowie. He asks her to sing; she flashes back to singing Tessa’s song to him while she was pregnant with him. She  starts humming “The Itsy Bitsy Spider” and tells him that sometimes she almost feels like he’s her son, too. Dominic looks out the side car window and smiles.

 

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Article written by Barbara 1/30/26

Here is what I liked and disliked about Y&R for the week of 1/26/2026 (just my humble opinions, no particular order, just random musings)

Rants: 👎

Harrison’s fake emergency matchmaking trick for getting Claire and Kyle to spend time together with him and remind them how compatible they are was cute, but a waste of air time. Seemed like it was just filler to remind viewers that Kyle has a child and to keep Claire in Kyle’s orbit. I don’t particularly like the actor who plays Harrison. I know he’s just a little kid, but I’ve seen many talented child actors on soaps, and this boy is not one of them. He came across as reading his lines, or like he managed to memorize and recite them, and couldn’t effectively infect any emotion into what he was saying. JMVHO.

Sally continues to annoy the heck out of me. She’s such a bi*ch. She’s always putting Billy on the defensive, lecturing him and generally condescending to him. I like the friendship between Sally and Audra, but I’m beginning to feel sorry for Audra having to listen to broken record Sally complaining and whining about Billy.

Not liking the storyline with Mariah kidnapping Dominic from Abby and Devon, which started this week with her skulking around outside the Chancellor mansion, then returning to the motel and talking with her hallucination of Ian Ward, trying to resist his attempts to persuade her to kidnap Dominic. As of Friday 1/30/2026, she had caved to Ian, went through with kidnapping Dominick, and is driving away with him in the back seat of the car. Also, they need to lay off the bronze spray tan on Abby’s pretty face. She looks plastic.

Raves: 👍

On the flip side, because Dominic is so adorable (this is a child actor who can act), he makes Mariah tolerable.

It was fun to see Victor sitting calmly in his chair behind his desk in his office at Newman Enterprises, listening to Cane and Phyllis going off on him, then remaining still with his hands folded, watching the heated exchange between Phyllis and Victoria before declaring “enough” and throwing Cane and Phyllis out.

Interesting dynamic with Adam, Chelsea and Nikki in alignment after Chelsea spoke up and told Nikki about Victor enlisting Adam to trick Cane into thinking that Lily and his kids are in danger (as a way to lure Cane back to the bargaining table for Victor to regain Newman Enterprises).

Abby, who is a Newman, but not involved in the family business, expressing concern to her husband/Devon about it being in such peril, was a refreshing acknowledgement of the character’s paternal family roots.

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Harrison plays a trick on Claire and Kyle with a fake emergency to get them both to come to the Abbott mansion. As soon as they arrive, he lets them know it was a false alarm and says that he needs their help with a school project. He gives them index cards and pens, asks them a few basic questions and has them write down their answers. Harrison is thrilled when most of their answers match and admits that he modified what was a school project to show them how much they have in common. Claire gets a text from Holden asking her to meet, but she tells Kyle and Harrison that she has to go to see her mom. In the foyer before Claire leaves, she and Kyle talk about the situation at her family’s company and Harrison’s sweet attempt at matchmaking. When Kyle returns to the living room, he admits to Harrison that he misses Claire.
A cheerful Sharon brings Nick back to her house from the hospital. His leg is on the mend and the doctor cleared him to go home with new pain meds. He is also now sporting a cane instead of the crutch.
Noah and Sienna come to Sharon’s house from a meeting with Michael Baldwin. Nick apologizes to them for how poorly he treated them right after his car accident when he was in excruciating pain. Sienna tells Nick and Sharon that since she and Matt were married under false pretenses, it will be easy for their marriage to be annulled. Nick and Sharon look uneasy. Sienna tells them that Victor was able to have all of Matt’s financial assets put into her name, except for the Shadow Room club. Noah adds that he enlisted the help of his grandfather, who had ownership of the club transferred to Noah. Sharon and Nick exchange glances of discomfort. Noah explains that he is planning to run the club remotely from Genoa City, to their relief. Sienna announces that it is time for her to go back to LA. Noah tries to talk her out of it and settle in Genoa City with him, but she insists that she has to return to LA.  He winds up offering to go there with her, telling her that they can run the Shadow Room there together. Nick and Sharon look dismayed.
Victor is in his office, staring at his portrait, when Victoria comes in and gives him a hug. They discuss what to do to save their company. He assures her that he will not give up the fight for it and tells her how proud of her he is. When she asks what the plan is, he tells her that he reached out to Jill for help, but her health has gotten worse, so her assistance is not an option He also informs Victoria that he prefers not to tell her and Nikki about the plan he has come up with. Adam walks in, asks Victor what he contacted him about regarding the plan, and Victoria stomps out, angry that Victor chose to bring Adam in on the plan, not her. She meets up with Nikki at Society and vents to her mom about Victor. Nikki is okay with Victor keeping them in the dark because it’s to protect them, but she worries about possible ramifications of whatever the plan could be.
Victor tells Adam he needs him to find Lily and the children.  When Adam asks if that would involve putting them in harm’s way, Victor assures him that he would never do that. He explains that he wants  them to make Cane think that Lily and their kids are in danger, in order to lure Cane back to the bargaining table.

 

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Here is what I liked and disliked about Y&R for the week of 1/19/2026 (just my humble opinions, no particular order, just random musings)

Raves: 👍

Adam and Chelsea – I am really liking these two together, I think they have great chemistry, an organic and easy rapport and I’m rooting for them to stay together. ♥️

Nikki bonding with Chelsea – I was touched by the scenes at Newman Ranch when Nikki told Chelsea she was happy to have her supporting the family, that Chelsea fits in and that she can see why Adam loves her so much. 🙂

Tessa and Daniel make a nice couple, there’s definite sparks and chemistry between these two.  (I prefer Tessa’s dark hair, the blonde makes her pretty face look kind of washed out)

So nice to see Abby and Devon again and nuDominic is adorable. Unfortunately, Mariah, who I do not like, is going to become involved in their storyline, but the trade off is seeing Ian Ward, who I enjoy, even though he’s just a hallucination for Mariah.

Rants:👎

Sally’s attitude – it seems like her sole purpose is to strut around whining and complaining to Billy and about him to her bestie, Audra.

The scenes in the 1/22 episode of Sally and Billy separately flashing back to previous conversations about Abbott Communications were overkill. Having to watch them arguing about their current situation is enough, don’t need to see them reviewing things in their minds.

What’s with Billy’s hair?! It looks like he was plugged into an electrical outlet!

Amy – this week was the first time I’ve seen her in the current storyline, and I have no prior familiarity with the character because I wasn’t a Y&R viewer back when she was initially on … ugh, I can’t stand her. She is abrasive and nosy, and the actress is horrible. Imho, she is trying way too hard (and falling flat). She is painful to watch.

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Roger Howarth as Matt Clark on Y&R (photo from Howarth's Facebook page)Having taken a long hiatus from Y&R, I recently decided to start watching it again.

After two weeks of watching the show, here are my initial impressions (just my humble opinions) in no particular order… just random musings:

Love, love, love the great Roger Howarth’s spin on the dastardly character of Matt Clark!

Billy + Sally = one big yawn fest, no chemistry, boring.

nuNoah … I must admit, I was skeptical about this recast because I did not particularly like him as Tripp on Days of our Lives and had been very invested in the previous actor’s portrayal of Noah. However, from the moment I first saw this Noah, I’ve been liking his take on the character very much. I also think there’s great chemistry between him and Sienna.

nuCane … I wish I could say the same about this recast, but it’s basically the opposite. I loved him as Chad on Days, but I cannot buy into him as Cane on Y&R. Watching scenes with Cane, all I see is the actor trying his best to become the character, but not coming through. IMHO, he and the storyline would have been better served if he had been cast as a brand new character with a troubled past connection with Victor Newman and his family, who came to Genoa City to take Victor down.Y&R actors at Christmas from Courtney Hope's Instagram page

I’m enjoying the “womance” between Sally and Audra. It’s so refreshing to see a genuine friendship (BFF’s, bonding) between two women, rather than the usual soap rivalry, bitterness and all that goes with it. The scenes with Sally and Audra at Society on Thursday 1/15/2026 (when Audra gave Sally support and suggestions about Sally’s challenging relationship with Billy) were heartwarming.

Love how Newman sibs Adam, Nick and Victoria are all getting along and united against Cane and Phyllis’s attack on their family legacy.

Shout out to Joshua Morrow – I anoint him my Performer of the Week for 1/12/2026, for his portrayal of Nick. His performances were riveting in many ways, especially how he has been capturing the severe physical pain his character is in (from the breaking his fibula in his recent car accident). It seemed like every time Nick winced and grimaced in pain, I could feel his suffering.

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At Crimson Lights, Chelsea is working on her laptop. Esther brings her a coffee and expresses concern that Chelsea is contagious from the flu she had over New Year’s. Chelsea assures her that she’s fine now and dismisses Esther’s question about Newman Enterprises being under attack.  Esther notices something about it on Chelsea’s computer. After Esther walks away, Chelsea texts Adam to meet her there because rumors are gaining speed.

Adam comes to the Newman Ranch to let Victor know that the Newman IT team thinks it has created an algorithm to trick Cane’s AI program to attack false targets instead of Newman Enterprises, so they need to run a few more tests. Victor tells Adam there’s no time for more testing and directs Adam to give them the go-ahead.

Noah and Nick are in Sharon’s living room discussing Nick’s dogged determination to get rid of Matt for good. Seeing how much pain his father is in, Noah implores him to concentrate on his health, not Matt. Sienna comes down from the bedroom, stands on the stairs, overhears them talking and heads back to the bedroom. When Sharon comes into the living room, Noah fills her in on Nick’s plan to kill Matt.  Sharon makes it clear that as much as she wants to end Matt’s reign of terror, she is not on board with him being killed. She and Noah try to get Nick to go back to the hospital, but he steadfastly refuses.

Sienna sneaks out of Sharon’s house, going straight to Victor at Newman Ranch.  She asks for his help to stop Nick from killing Matt by telling him that Nick has Matt stashed in the trunk of his car. She expresses her concern about what Matt is putting Noah through because of her and tells Victor that she doesn’t want Noah or Nick dragged down any further from involvement with Matt. She also lets Victor know that she’s in love with Noah, but she doesn’t think they have a future because they belong in different places. Victor tells her he appreciates her candor and agrees that perhaps it would be best for her to return home to LA when this is all over.

Victor and Sienna go to Sharon’s place, where Victor tries to dissuade Nick from his plan to kill Matt; he insists that Nick let him take care of Matt. Sharon and Noah chime in. Nick refuses, then pauses and asks Victor what he intends to do with Matt if he hands him over. Victor says it’s better that neither Nick nor any of the others know his plans.

Adam and Victoria meet with Chelsea in Crimson Lights to strategize dealing with the press.  They talk about their concern with the toll the situation is taking on their father. Adam also mentions that he is worried Newman Enterprises is sinking and there’s nothing they can do about it. Victoria insists that will not happen. The three of them agree that they must come up with a way to save the Newman family legacy and protect their Victor by destroying Cane and Phyllis.

 

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Billy and Sally run into Cane and Phyllis at the GCAC. Phyllis goes off on a tirade to Billy, while Sally and Cane stand there in awkward silence.

Later, at the Crimson Lights patio, Phyllis gloats to Cane about how she handled Billy. Cane lets her know that he pressed the button on his phone which triggered the AI program to destroy Enterprises from within. Phyllis pulls Cane in close, kisses him, and they go to his train and have victory sex.

Billy tells Sally he found out that Phyllis and Cane are in cahoots to take down Newman Enterprises and they discuss the ramifications.

When they go to Sally’s suite and she leaves the living room momentarily, Billy calls Jack and tells him that Cane and Phyllis are working together against Victor. As Sally heads back to the living room, she eavesdrops on their conversation.

At the Newman ranch, Jack (accompanied by Kyle) tries in vain to convince Victor to accept his offer to trade Matt to Victor in exchange for the AI program. Victor gets a text, leaves, and Jack’s security team takes Matt away to a secure location.

When Victor returns, he digs in his heels with his refusal to accept Jack’s offer and banishes Jack and Kyle from the ranch. Then, he gathers Adam, Nikki and Victoria and alerts them that their family is under attack by the AI program going after it’s host.

 

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Phyllis and Amanda meet up. Phyllis is eager to pitch corporate media ideas to Amanda’s boss, Dumas, but Amanda tells her that he’s not interested in starting new businesses right now. Phyllis keeps pushing her. After Amanda leaves, Phyllis calls Summer, but Summer is busy. She then texts Nick to thank him for his help. She seems lonely.

Billy and Sally have breakfast, but he’s preoccupied and not listening to her. She wants to know why he’s so distracted. He doesn’t tell her, but she persists. She wonders if he’s feeling guilty for firing Phyllis after what Nick said. He assures her that’s not the case. They talk about her business ideas. Amanda comes by. Billy thinks that she’s there for Jill. She’s not, but she urges Billy to make up with his mom before it’s too late. He feels like Dumas is giving him the runaround.

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All right. One lavender latte and one brownie. Thank you.

Is that Mariah?

Yeah. And I also spoke to Noah. And I hugged Faith so hard, I made her squeak. As worried as I was about myself when I was in that clinic, I was so much more worried about what the kids were going through, not knowing where I was. Only you, after going through something like that, would be worried about everyone else. Are you sure you’re cool here? Do you want to go home and get some rest? No. This is exactly where I want to be. Everyone is so happy and living their lives and free. And now I am, too. All because of you. Man, I cannot believe that Phyllis and Sharon have been held captive this whole time and that whoever did it gave you clues to find them. I mean, that’s like the strangest kidnapping I’ve ever heard of. You have no idea. Well, I also can’t believe that you just dove in and followed through on tracking them down. Well, when the picture of Phyllis and Sharon came through from the actual person who kidnapped them, there was no way that I wasn’t gonna do something about it. What if it had been a trap? If there was the slightest chance that I was able to save Phyllis, I was gonna do it.

Mom. Oh, my God!

Thank God.

My babies.

Oh, my gosh. We were going up to your room. I thought that you would be resting. Are you okay? I am now that I’ve seen you two. Yeah, we’ve been worried sick. What happened? All right, the ladies said they found a camera in here, so my guess is there’s gotta be more. They also said that this sicko was here while they were sleeping, so maybe he left a trail. I don’t know. We just gotta find it. Now, I know this place is trashed, but I want to fingerprint the surfaces and look for anything. Does not matter how small. Anything that could lead us to whoever did this. You know, I say we do the town, go big. I want to show the woman I love– What are you doing? What Phyllis and Sharon just went through– And, I mean, I just– I’m the jerk that assumed that Phyllis went rogue on me. You had no way of knowing. I didn’t give her the benefit of the doubt at all. I literally took her name out of the press release for our company. Who does that? Billy, do not blame yourself. I should have trusted her, Sally. I should have known that she wouldn’t just bail on me like that. She is committed to this company just as much as I am, and I thought that she just took off. I should have known that something was wrong, and I– I didn’t. Well, I assume whoever was holding Phyllis forced her to tell some bogus stories so that her friends and family wouldn’t come looking for her. And that worked too damn well. Man, I just– I keep thinking about how terrifying that it must have been for Phyllis and Sharon, and you. I’m really glad you’re okay. I’m just glad we got there when we did. Why is that? When we finally… broke into the building and found out where they were, the room was filled with gas. I mean, literally, if we were five minutes later, Phyllis and Sharon… would be dead. This might be a long shot, but I’m hoping we can find some prints that don’t belong to the victims. Now, if we can do that, we can at least ID whoever did this and get one step closer to explaining his connection to Phyllis and Sharon. Mmm. I did not realize how much I took things like this for granted until I was locked away. Twice. [sighs] Just being able to go out and enjoy this coffee or my brownie. I never thought about how fortunate I am, we are, to be able to simply live our lives or make the most basic choice until all control was taken completely out of my hands. To be that helpless for someone as strong as you, there’s nothing easy about that. It’s behind me now. And part of retaking control of my life is finding out who did this to Phyllis and me. Is it too soon to ask you if there’s anything you remember about this, something that could give us some clue as to who was behind it? Would you believe that at one point, we actually wondered if the kidnapper really was someone that we knew? Like one of our own kids. Why would you possibly think that? Because whoever was responsible for this, they just knew so much about Phyllis and me, about her history, our hatred, how that’s impacted our families, our kids. And the whole new level that was taken to when Heather was murdered. Being locked in that room, searching for answers, we just let our minds go there that one of our kids could be trying to teach us a lesson. Yeah, I get it. But the problem with that is none of our kids are capable of doing anything like that. No, of course. You’re right. I don’t know that we actually really believed that. We were just desperate to find an answer about who would want to force us to face our past, our demons, and all of the bad stuff that we’ve been through. Man, talk about some extreme therapy. It was more like an attempted exorcism. Was it successful? Food. Food is good. Mom, you have no idea how happy it’s made me seeing you devour that burger. Same. Mmm. This is great. And this right here is very medicinal. Mmm. [sighs] I love this ’cause I have a choice. I have a choice between, um, salad and fries, but it’s not really a choice because I’d take the fries. But, um, I like it because it’s not poison. Um, I’m sorry. Was there poison in your food? I am just– I’m so happy that I’m here– take my hand–with my babies. Mom. Hey, you don’t have to pretend like everything’s fine. Yeah, or try and protect us. We want to hear everything. Everything, from the beginning. How did this even happen? Um… I–I was minding my own business, and I– I woke up in, um– in an abandoned, uh, psychiatric clinic with Sharon. And we tried to find a way out, but, um, we couldn’t. Trust me, we tried. Listen, there was never any ransom demand. So what was the point of the kidnapping? Was it just, like, a sick game? I don’t know. Uh… The person who did it made it clear that it was more than a game, that it was some weird experiment and that Sharon and I had to work together to finally get free. Mom, this person hasn’t been caught yet. That means that you’re still in danger. I’m sorry. I, um– I wasn’t snooping, I promise. It’s just that your phone was making this very strange alert sound, and I thought there was something wrong, so I grabbed your phone to see if it was going to burst into flames or something. You hear stories about that sort of thing happening. And that’s when I saw the alert, this strange alert. “Security breach at clinic. Precautions enacted.” What? It is none of my business. Of course it isn’t. I’m just trying to help. Well, was it a gas leak? It was on purpose. He rigged the gas to start leaking if Phyllis and Sharon tried to escape. That’s insane. Well, I mean, it’s a miracle that you and Nick and Chance showed up when you did. I mean, at least it’s a happy ending. Oh, I agree. But it won’t be a happy ending until they’re caught. Right now, whoever did this is still roaming the streets of Genoa City. Yeah, it’s terrifying knowing someone so evil is just out there. What happens next? We hope that Chance and the police can find out who it is before they do something this diabolical or, God forbid, worse to someone else. I need a bag over here. Summer, I mean it. Please don’t do that. Don’t freak out, please. Wait. How can I not freak out? Okay, I have protection. I have a lot of protection. I have GC’s finest. Chance, um, is leading the pack. Uh, hey, I don’t want you guys to worry more than you already have. Listen, I’m very happy to hear that you have protection, but whoever did this, they’ve already managed to evade the authorities so far. So, yeah, we’re gonna worry about you. Listen, whoever did this isn’t getting away with it, let me tell you that.

I will hunt them down…

No.

…and I will find them.

No. You can’t come for my family and expect me to sit back. No. You are not gonna go vigilante. There’s no way you can do that. It’s way too dangerous. Just promise us you’ll let the police take care of this. Oh, I will. No. No. I want you to say it. I want you to say all the words. “I promise I will let the police take care of this.” I promise I’ll let the police take care of this. That was very convincing. Thank you. Great. I guess we can move on. What I would like to know is, you said that you and Sharon, you were forced to work together. Whoever did this knew about… our– our decades of hostility toward each other and knew about our past and would give us riddles and tests, um, based on– based on our history. What happened? Well, at one point, I drank some water, and there was poison in it. And, oh, man, I was– It was so much pain. It was so much pain. I mean, I was paralyzed with pain. And Sharon screamed out for help, but the help that they gave was another riddle, and it was my life. My life was a punchline. Look, thank God Sharon obviously figured it out. That’s the irony. If it weren’t for Sharon, I wouldn’t be sitting here right now. [voice cracking] I wouldn’t be sitting here with my beautiful babies. This may sound strange, but I do want to believe that what Phyllis and I went through was ironically cathartic to whatever extent. How? The riddles we had to solve, working together to win the game so that we could go home, we did, in fact, face down some of our issues, maybe even come to terms with some of them. The most horrific part may also have been the most revealing. When you are forced to save each other’s lives? Yes. Can you talk to me about that? I mean, if it’s too soon, obviously you don’t have to. No. It’s all right. Um, Phyllis was the first one to be poisoned. One minute she was fine, and then the next, it was like she was dying right before my eyes. I’m guessing you were given a riddle to solve. And I did. I solved it. I found the antidote in time. We thought at that point that had to be the worst of it, but the next morning, Phyllis found me barely alive. I don’t know what it was or how it happened, but something caused my heart to slow down and almost stop. I am alive right now because Phyllis administered CPR. I mean, it’s so twisted to push you both that close to death for their own entertainment. It’s insane. Well, the Voice insisted that all of this was not about entertainment. It was more like some sort of psychological experiment. But they were playing God with your lives. They were ready to watch you die. Who does something that heinous? I-I’m so sorry. I hope I haven’t upset you. No, not at all. I’m… [sighs] And, you know, as for these messages, I don’t know what they are. I’ve been receiving alerts like this for a couple of days now, and once I saw “security breach,” I… Well–[sighs] I haven’t opened my phone since for fear that it’s been hacked. And if I do open it, then my data could be exposed. So that’s why I overreacted when I saw you holding it. And I please hope you forgive me for being a little intense about it. Mmm. That is good. And it’s no surprise that you’re so incredibly tense. Well, whatever you’re doing is helping. Thank you. [exhales] You know, I’m amazed at how much you risked to help your friends. As much as I would love to nail that son of a bitch and make them feel the pain that Sharon and Phyllis did, I will be more than happy to hand in my cape for a corporate jacket and let Chance and the GCPD handle it from here. Is that a promise? I promise you. Once Phyllis is okay and she’s back on her feet, it’s all about Abbott Communications and taking that company to the stratosphere. Not wearing a cape doesn’t make you any less of a hero, in case you were wondering. God, Mom, I– I’m just so glad that Sharon saved your life. Yeah, I am, too. You said that you had to save each other’s lives? Yeah. The next day, I woke up and Sharon didn’t have a heartbeat.

What?

Let me guess. Another riddle. Yeah. So it was in a card, actually. Luckily, I figured it out. And, um, I know CPR, so… I got Sharon alive and kicking. Wow. Listen, I gotta ask. You said that you and Sharon, you did work together. Were you able to work through any of that mutual anger that the two of you have? I think that, um, Sharon and I have… a new appreciation for each other’s strengths. Look, I… don’t even want to bring up his name, but… is there any chance that Ian Ward survived and he was the one behind all of this? Um, I thought the same thing, but Chance assured me that his body was cremated. I believe that. I’ll tell you, this freak has to be found. They have to be found sooner rather than later. I still can’t get over how much this person knew about me and Phyllis. And not just our history. About our personalities and what makes us tick. Makes me think whoever this is has some sort of experience in the field of psychology. You think? They knew what games to play that would push all the right buttons. Like pitting us against each other and then compelling us to work together. Forcing us to confront our hatred and distrust and then make choices that were literally life or death. I mean, it sounds like war games, not psychology. Sure felt like war at times. But I can’t help but think how similar this is to aversion therapy or desensitization therapy. It’s almost like you said earlier some sort of twisted therapeutic intervention. [sighs] I’m just so glad that you and Phyllis made it out of this. That’s all that matters. But right now, we really need to figure out who is behind this so they can never hurt anyone ever again. Well, of course I forgive you. And I am so sorry that I never even considered that this could be about your privacy. I can see why you would be really worried that some crazy hacker is trying to get all your personal data. What do you think about just starting with a new phone? You know what? That is a good idea. Anyway, it’s probably silly of me to have never opened it anyway. But, you know, I just wanted to be extra careful, that’s all. Wait. You–You have. You did. You texted me when you went out to get the engagement ring. You texted me to let me know you were on your way back to the club. You had to open your phone for that. Right? You know, you’re right. I did open it to text you earlier. Ha. You know, I must have been so excited to get back to my beautiful fiancée that I forgot about the risk. Besides, you know, it’s probably already been hacked and too late to do anything about it anyway. I would just feel so bad if I’m responsible for this somehow. Honey, this is not your fault. You did not know what was going on, and you were just trying to help. Yes, but your information might be out there, and someone might be using it. Ah. If they are, who cares? You know, and as a therapist, it would be interesting to feel what it’s like to have your identity stolen. Hmm? To be victimized like that, stripped of who you are…[chuckles] by some criminal who’s using your identity for their own nefarious purposes. That must be devastating psychologically. Maybe that would be an interesting experiment for me to face that, you know, to experience those feelings. But you already have, in Paris, when your brother Martin pretended to be you. [knocking] PHYLLIS: Billy? Hey, Billy, are you in here? [Sally sighs] Yeah, Phyllis. Come in. Ooh, hey. Oh, gosh. Am I interrupting? No, no, you’re–you’re fine. You look good. You look, well, better than the last time I saw you. Oh, yeah. Well, it is amazing, you know, what-what, uh, a shower and freedom will do. Yeah, Billy told me what happened. I’m really glad you’re okay. Thank you. I am, too. You know, it’s nice. I just kept on thinking about the people I love and that got me through, so… Hey, listen, I’m fine. Uh, well, I’m surprised to see you out and about. I just wanted to know if maybe we could have a conversation. You know what? That’s actually perfect timing ’cause I have to get back to the office. Okay. Thank you. I’ll catch up in a second. [Phyllis clears throat]

Take care of yourself.

Thank you. Thanks. That is the plan. So, what do you want to talk about? I’m not fine. [labored breathing] I’m not fine. I need my life back. You’re the only one who can help me. You want another latte? No. I think I’ve had enough caffeine. Although this was especially delicious. Hey, guys. I hope you don’t mind. Your security detail told me where to find you. I hope you tracked us down because you have an update. Yes. I just came from the clinic. We bagged a number of items, and now we’re just waiting for a fingerprint hit.

I hope you get it.

Yeah. It’s gotta be a long shot, right? I mean, the kidnapper must have been wearing gloves. Yeah, sort of. But I do have some good news. Now, we were able to trace the purchase of a remote-controlled apparatus that was attached to the gas line that was triggered. Now, I checked with the landlord. The device was definitely not there before. Turns out it was bought at a hardware store not far from the clinic. So, I just want you to know… I’m–I’m ready. I’m ready to jump into Abbott Communications. We are going to have the biggest, baddest launch ever. And I’m– I just wanted to apologize. I’m sorry. No, Phyllis, please do not. There’s no reason to apologize. I am sorry. I am. I’m sorry. Because we had a timeline. We had a timeline that was blown to bits…

Phyllis–

…because what happened– Hold on a second, okay? You were kidnapped, okay? You were just kidnapped. We almost lost you, all right? I don’t care about the business. Not when your well-being is at risk. Just take some time. It’s all good. We’ll figure it out. We’ll launch this company. There’s no doubt about that. But you just need to take some time. No, I’m fine. We had a strategy, and I screwed it up. We had a whole strategy. Phyllis, take some time, okay? Please. That’s an order. Okay, listen, listen. I want you to listen to me. You know what helped me when, um– when I was stuck there? I just–Obviously, I just kept on thinking about seeing my kids again. [sniffles] Um… But what helped me was knowing that I was coming back to Abbott Communications. Ah, come on. Billy, man, we’re building something so strong. We’re not just going to be outliers. We’re going to be leaders in the community. We are changing things for the better. We are building something so great. Us, with my son by my side. So…it’s so important to me. I need this now. [exhales] I need it. Now. Today. Not tomorrow. Not one day when I feel better. I need it now, okay? Please. Please. And I’ll be fine. It’s the only way I’m gonna get past what was taken from me. What we’re gonna do is we’re gonna analyze the hardware store security footage and see if anyone goes in there that you or Phyllis recognize. Well, I’ve been running through everyone I know, anyone I’ve brushed paths with. And other than Phyllis, I can’t think of anyone else who hates me as much as she did. Well, weirdly, thanks to our captor, even she doesn’t hate me as much as she used to. Sure. Yeah. I still need to bring her up to speed, but it very well could be that your abductor is someone that you two know. Look, there’s a pretty good chance that Phyllis has a list of people who hold a grudge against her, but this kind of insanity is next level. Well, let’s just hope the footage gives us a face that one of you recognize. Let’s get back to talking about the wedding. Okay. You know, that’s one of my favorite subjects.

Mine, too.

[both chuckle] While you were in the shower, I might have gone on the Internet and looked up a few ideas. A lot of options. And it’s pretty overwhelming. First, do we want to get married in Genoa City with family and friends nearby? I mean–And if so, where? A quaint little chapel? Or maybe we could get married at my house. I think that’d be a lovely place to get married. And according to Diane, it’s going to be even lovelier after the refresh. I’m sure it will be. [chuckles] But then I had another idea. I’m all ears. What do you think about going back to Paris, where we have so many memories of getting to know each other? Okay, maybe they weren’t all wonderful. Oh, no. You’ve brought so much joy into my life that all the not so wonderful parts I’ve forgotten about. Oh! But you have given me… more than you will ever know. And that’s why I want our wedding to be just perfect. Um, we could also do the toes-in-the-sand beach thing. That seems to be very popular. As long as I’m marrying you, I don’t care where. Oh! [chuckles] [cell phone pings] [sighs] Okay, this is kind of strange. What possible kind of hack could this be? Look, why do you keep asking questions about this phone? I told you, some crazy person hacked me, and I can’t control what they do, okay? Not how many messages they send me. Look, it’s off, all right? Won’t bother you anymore. [sighs] I was worried about it because I thought it would bother you. You’re right. I’m– I’m sorry I snapped. I– Look, honestly, this whole thing is stressing me out, and that’s not fair to you. And–[sighs] you know– We’re in love. We just got engaged. We’re gonna spend the rest of our life together, and that’s all that matters. You know what? This idea of getting married in Paris, that is starting to grow on me. Do you think we should, jump on a jet, maybe check out some venues? Look, I get it, okay? I mean, you want to feel like you’re on solid ground and that you’ve got your life back under control, but it’s really important that you don’t take on more than you can actually handle right now. Listen, I-I-I know what I need. I know. And I need the excitement and energy of launching our company, and that–that is gonna get me past this.

I know that.

No, I hear you. I do. But–I mean, Phyllis, are you–you’re sure? It’s, uh– You’ve just been through a lot. I know. Hey. I’m positive, okay?

Okay.

Okay. All right. Good, good. Good, good, good. Where do you want to start? With the press release? Yeah. Look, I–I need to make a confession. Oh. A confession. Okay. Go for it. [sighs] Phyllis, I thought you went AWOL on me. I did. And I was an idiot. And the press release went out, and– I–Hey. I get it. Business is business. Phyllis, the press release went out without your name attached to it. Oh. Excuse me. I’m sorry, okay? I’m sorry. I was an idiot. I made a mistake. I–I– Don’t worry about it. I–You thought I bailed on you.

I understand.

I was an idiot, okay? I made a mistake, and I realized it very quickly. I–I understand. After the press release went out, you realized that… Phyllis, I–I realized that you would never bail on me. I realized that you would never bail on this company, not after working so hard to bring Daniel on board everything. And I-I-I-I started to– I realized you were in trouble. Can I ask you a question? I just want you to tell me the truth. Um, do you want me to work with you? I mean, really, or is this kind of a mercy thing right now? Phyllis, I need you. I need your fire. I can’t do this with anyone else. You’re the only person on the planet that I want to do this with. But most importantly, will you forgive me? [sighs] Of course I forgive you. You saved my life. Of course I forgive you. Chance, thank you for being so thorough on this. If anyone can catch this monster, it’s you. Oh, well, you know what? You have been through a hell of a last few months, haven’t you? I don’t think anyone would blame you if you wanted to get out of town for a while and clear your head. Sharon, he’s right. You’ve been talking about going to Sedona forever. Go. Regroup. Get some rest. Actually, a better idea. You should take Faith. Go to Europe, see Noah. Hang out with your son. He would love to see you. You know what? Yeah. Now is a good time to go. Absolutely. It’s what you need. Okay. I’ll do it on one condition. What’s that? You go with us. Captioned by Los Angeles Distribution and Broadcasting, Inc. Captioning provided by Bell Dramatic Serial Company, Sony Pictures Television and CBS, Inc. Join us again for “The Young and the Restless.”

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Oh, Sharon. We need to find that surveillance camera. We’ve already looked, Phyllis. Yeah, not hard enough, and they’re watching everything we do. Yeah, I know they are, which means they can also see us searching for the camera. Not if we’re smart. What? What do you want us to do? Sort of casually stroll through the room like we’re, I don’t know, measuring for wallpaper? What do you want to do? Just stand here and wait for them to do what they plan to do, which is probably kill us after they’ve had their fun? No, I say we just do it right out in the open. I don’t follow that. I mean, who cares? If they can see that we’re trying to dismantle the camera, let them. Let them come here and try to stop us. Oh, wait. You have something there. I like that. So what you’re saying is we shouldn’t pretend to sleep. We should just dismantle the camera in the open and sort of dare them to come in here. At least it’ll give us a chance to try to get out of here. This is a good idea, and it just builds upon my idea. But you’re talking about doing everything out in the open and sort of lure them in, right? I like this. You’re taking it a step further. Okay, should we get looking? No, no, no, no. Let’s take it even one step further. What do you mean? Let’s trash the place. Let’s trash it like a rock star hotel room on New Year’s Eve. We’ll really get them down here. Let’s do it. I have some aggression to get out of my system. I’m sure you do, too. What are you waiting for? You know what? I better give Summer a call. I talked to Daniel and Summer. There’s no update on Phyllis. Nobody’s heard anything. Damn it. -I’m sorry, Nick. -Yeah, it’s just with every lead that doesn’t pan out, with every hour that goes by, our worst suspicions are being confirmed. There’s something wrong here. You know, when you first mentioned the idea that maybe Sharon and Phyllis were kidnapped, I’m really starting to think that’s a possibility. Well, I know that Chance is going to really lean into that angle. He’s already talked to the highway patrol, all the hospitals, the local clinics. Maybe that’ll turn something up. Look at us, huh? Coming together to try and find Phyllis and Sharon. It’s a– it’s a little ironic, given our history. It’s kind of crazy. Chance is going over some security footage. Um, it might narrow down the search area for where Sharon and Phyllis are being held. Okay, well, that’s great. Whereabouts? It’s an old warehouse district, a lot of abandoned buildings, a lot of places in the shadows to hide where nobody can hear you. Does that make any sense to you? Click here for information on the Havenhurst Psychiatric Clinic. You don’t think this is spam, Nick? Let’s see if this is even a real place to start with. Hm. So, Havenhurst Clinic is an actual clinic. It seems like it’s permanently closed, though. I’ve got a map of the warehouse district that Chance’s team can search. Let me guess. Havenhurst is in there. It is. And that can’t possibly be a coincidence. If this is, this confirms that Phyllis and Sharon are being held hostage in the facility. They already shared their location, Nick. We can go to them now. We can help. I love you too, Supergirl. I will call you once I get to Havenhurst and figure out what’s going on. I promise you, we’re going to find your mother and Sharon and bring them home. You just have to hang in there. Bye. Summer sounds scared. Man, she’s terrified. The whole family is. Well, it’s been a nightmare for months for Phyllis and Sharon’s family, and you’ve been at the nexus of both. Man, you aren’t kidding. First, Ian Ward shows up out of nowhere, links up with Jordan, somehow breaks her out of prison and they do all of this to just terrorize Sharon. Go after the Newmans again, too. Man, straight up evil. Now we’ve got this other lunatic on the loose who kidnaps both Sharon and Phyllis, man? It is just– It’s too much. Can’t argue with that. I just hope we get there in time. And what’s the plan when we get there? I don’t know, but Chance sure as hell is not going to like it that we’re there. I think the best thing we can do is just follow his lead. What if he tells us to turn around and go home? That is not happening. I agree. Just wanted to hear you say it. I just can’t stop trying to wrap my head around this whole thing. I don’t get it. This person kidnaps Sharon and Phyllis. They put them in an old abandoned psychiatric clinic. For what? There’s no ransom demand. There’s no notes. Just a riddle on an e-card. Who will pay the price to save the life of the mind? Still trying to figure out what that means. It can’t possibly be just a random comment. I mean, clearly someone is going to pay the price for saving them. Is it going to be Phyllis and Sharon? Is it us? I mean, he’s leading us directly to them. What does that mean? I don’t know. I wish I had an answer for you. But something tells me we’re going to get an answer very, very soon. Whoa. What– what are you two doing here? The same thing that you are. Nick, do not do that. What did I say? I said wait for me to call you. Yeah, I don’t remember you mentioning that. And it wouldn’t have mattered if we did. No, it wouldn’t have. If they’re in there, Chance, we’re not leaving. In fact, I’ll get the Newman security team to come out here and back us up. No, you are not. Now, I don’t need more complications around here, okay? I am in contact with them. Do not fight me on this either. Chance, what are these cops standing around for? Why aren’t we busting down the door? Well, Billy, we are waiting for the landlord to let us in, okay? Now, we don’t even know if Phyllis and Sharon are even in here. We got a text about this location from Phyllis’ burner phone. Where the hell else could they be? We will find out when the landlord gets here. Now, we’re also waiting for a search warrant.

A search warrant?

Yes, Billy, a search warrant. That’s how we do things. That’s the law. If they’re in there, we don’t know if they’re alive or what kind of condition they’re in. Last thing we have is a screenshot, okay? We don’t know what’s going on in there, Chance. I understand that you two are frustrated, okay? No, I don’t think you do. These women have been through hell the past six months. If they’re alive, it’s only from sheer luck and determination. Now you’re asking us to stand around and wait for permission to go in? I’m not asking, Nick. I’m ordering it, okay? Now, we don’t know what’s in there. This whole thing could be a diversion that this bastard cooked up. It could be a trap. We don’t know. My gut tells me it’s not. Okay, that’s great, but we’re not going to smash our way in. This is a police matter. We’re going to follow police procedure. You got it? [phone pinging] Would you look at that? Search warrant got approved. Okay, so does that mean– Like I said, Billy, we’re going to wait for the landlord to open the door. Ah! This feels great! It does, doesn’t it? I can’t believe we didn’t think about this before. You know what? I think that we both got so tired of being lab rats. I am not a rodent. You know what? You’re right, Phyllis. You’re not. You have always just been you. And you know what that is? I’ll tell you. A holy terror!

Yeah.

SHARON: A terror! A holy terror. That’s more like it. Ah! This is so cathartic! You know what? This one… is for Ian Ward. You sick son of a bitch! You wanted a family? My family? Well, you were willing to kill for it. You almost killed me! Oh, my. And you know what you got from that? Your own funeral. Yeah, that’s right. A sad and lonely death. Because there was no one there to mourn you. Now that is real justice. That is justice. And guess what? This is for you, Jordan! Jordan, the devil’s bride! Yeah, that’s right. This is for you, Jordan. Jordan, thanks a lot for drugging me and sticking me in the sewer! Yeah, Jordan! And guess what? Thanks a lot for running me off the road! And you know what? This, this one… This one… This is for poisoning my medication, making me out of my mind. I didn’t know what I was doing. This is for Heather’s death! For me blaming Daniel and putting you and your family through so much pain. I’m– I’m really sorry about all of that. We don’t need to go there. Sharon. We don’t. We don’t need to go there anymore. We don’t. Honestly, I– I… I think that part, it’s good that I– I was stuck here with you. Because I realized I wasted so much of my life trying to get you to pay for all the crimes you committed. That you thought I committed. You know, we both have had a lot of time here to think about us, you and me, and what our hatred has cost us. Yeah. I guess it took being imprisoned here by some psychotic and all of our history being thrown in our face for us to realize it. I’ve heard of tough love, but you know, this is kind of ridiculous. Ah, this is very sweet and warm and runny, but we got a job to do. We gotta– we gotta keep on going. Yeah, let’s keep going.

PHYLLIS: Yeah.

Hey, do you think that– Do you think they’re watching us? Oh, oh, listening, definitely listening. Hey! Listen to this! This isn’t a game anymore! We’re not going down without a fight! No, we are not going down! No, we can’t! We gotta do this for our family. Yeah, for our family, for sure. We have put them through too much already. Oh, my gosh, they’re scarred for life. And things were finally getting back on track, almost back to normal! Almost back to normal? Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh! But you had to bring us here to teach us a lesson. Yeah, well, lesson learned, sicko.

Thanks for that.

You can go to hell. ‘Cause we’re not done. We are not done.

We have too much to live for.

Too much. We have our families to live for. We have our families to live for. Daniel, Summer, Lucy. Noah, Mariah, Faith, Aria, Cassie’s memory, and…

Nick!

Nick.

Nick.

[Sharon chuckling] [Phyllis laughing] [Sharon laughing] Cassidy First. Yes, yes, Cassidy First and your new job with Billy.

You have to fight for that.

I have to fight for my job. I definitely have to fight for my job. Yeah. Okay. You listening to that? I have to fight for my job. Come on, did you hear that? Yeah, what are you gonna do now? Now, you’re not gonna be able to see us. You won’t know what we’re thinking or planning.

Now, it’s your turn…

Wow.

…to wonder what’s going on.

No. [laughing] There’s no stopping us. You wanna try to stop us? There’s no stopping us! You try! Where is this guy? He said he’s on his way.

Is he walking?

He will be here. Okay. Now, we are as close to the middle of nowhere as one could possibly be without a map, so let’s just hang on a little bit longer. We have been hanging on. What are we supposed to tell the women if they’re in there? And I believe they are. You gotta hang on too? Hey, I know you’re anxious, okay? I am too. We all are. I wanna get this guy too. I want them locked away forever. But what I do not want is for them to escape by on some kind of legal technicality. No, what we don’t want is to finally get in and realize Sharon and Phyllis are dead because we’re out here deciding if we’re gonna break the law. I swear to God, if that landlord doesn’t show up, we’re busting down this door, Chance. Are you Detective Chancellor?

No, he is.

That’s me. What do you want me to do? Open the damn door! Hey! Wait a minute. Now, has anyone contacted you in the past few weeks showing interest in this place? I mean, think about it, man. Anything. A phone call, a text message. This place has been out of business for years. Give me the keys. Thank you. This isn’t working. What’s the problem? Somebody must have changed the locks. Well, that’s not possible, because you just said nobody’s inquired about this building for years, didn’t you? Man, we are wasting time. We need to get in there. Look, we’re gonna break this lock right now or smash through that door. You got a problem with that? SHARON: I can’t believe we actually found the camera. Yeah. This freak must be so good at hiding Easter eggs. Hey, there you go. I think you just solved the riddle. We were kidnapped by the Easter Bunny. That’s a great story to tell our kids. You know what? It would be no crazier than anything else. Oh, isn’t that the truth? Place looks great. Yeah. Yeah. I like our personal touch.

Junkyard chic.

Yes. That’s so funny. You’re funny. That– that’s a good thing, right? Yeah. It’s such a good thing.

Okay, no, I’m–

Take that as a compliment. I was just checking because I don’t usually get that from you. Yeah, I mean, I didn’t ever think you were particularly amusing, so, you know, but you were. Well, you know, it’s not like we bring out the laughs in each other, right? That’s for sure. It took us to be here in this hellhole to realize that, right? Because this was hilarious. Yeah. Oh, just a barrel of monkeys, right? There is a fine line between tragedy and comedy. You know, we should have thought to do this on day one. If we did it on day one– We would’ve saved ourselves a lot of misery. No, we would have clocked each other with a lamp or something. Oh, you know, you’re probably right. Yeah. Thank you. So, what happens now? Um, well, the voice can’t see us, right? So, I assume the voice will be very, very upset. We should expect a visit. Yeah, but this time, we will be ready for them. This time, we will have the upper hand. Damn straight we will. You know, probably, they’re gonna show up with some kind of weapon, though, right? Hm. Yeah, maybe. We should get something to protect ourselves. Um… I– I got this. I got this. Oh, this. Okay. Oh, yeah, that’s good. That– that works. Okay. Let’s get ready.

We should hit the lights.

Okay. So, we wait, right? We wait. The landlord doesn’t care about the building. Can we please just smash this door? Shatterproof glass, Billy. Knock yourself out.

There you go.

Hold on. Hold on. What’s the problem? We don’t know what’s in there, Nick. My people go first. Fine, but we’re right behind them. Did you hear that? Barely. It was definitely a door closing. Are you sure? It just sounded so far away. No, no, definitely. Definitely. Come on. Get ready.

Get ready.

Okay. [phone pinging] Hey. Look. Stay here just in case someone comes. What does it say? It’s another riddle. Not very sportsmanlike, ladies. You lose. That’s not a riddle. That is a threat. More like a death sentence. Are you having second thoughts? Hm. Just saying. Feels like we took the wrong bet. No. No, we didn’t. We smoked him out. We smoked the voice out. He’s coming for us. Come on. Get ready.

Come on.

No turning back now. No. No turning back now. He’s coming for us, and we are armed. We’re ready. All right? We’re gonna take him down. Yeah, yeah. It’s us against them. It is us against them, Sharon. It is us against them. We are badasses, and you know it. Everything that we’ve done in our life, everything that we have done to survive. Yeah, we are. Everything that we did to protect our family. We’re survivors. We’re survivors. Yes, we are survivors.

Take my hand. Take my hand.

Okay. All right? We got this.

Deep breaths.

We got this. [low hissing] What’s that? I don’t know. What is that? Oh, God. It’s gas. Where is the gas coming from? I don’t know. We got to find it. Yes, we have to find it now.

Oh, here. Here.

You found it? Yeah, behind the fridge. Okay, good. Turn it off. Please, turn it off. Right there. Damn it. SHARON: What? PHYLLIS: It’s not pushing.

Oh, God.

Oh, my God. Okay. Sharon, what are you doing? We got to find something. Here. Use this to try to stop it. [both coughing] NICK: What is that music? They’re here. I know it. Sharon! Phyllis! PHYLLIS: Come on. Come on. It isn’t working. PHYLLIS: I know. It’s not working. I’m choking on the fact it’s not working. Okay, calm down. Calm down. I can’t be calm. Come on. Oh, my God. We need something. We need, like, electrical tape or something. Okay, I’ll find something. Oh, my God. Is this your goal? You’re trying to snuff us out? You’re not gonna win. We’ll never let you win. We’re getting out of here. Here. Use this. Oh, God. Oh, my God. [coughing] Oh, my God. It’s not working. Sharon! Phyllis! Nick get back. Get back. [door bangs]

Wait. Wait a minute.

What?

Did you hear that?

What? It’s– [indistinct] It sounded like voices. Someone talking. PHYLLIS: Oh, God, it’s nothing. Just like I thought I heard the door close. It’s nothing. They would have found us by now

if it was someone.

SHARON: No. Phyllis, I mean it. I heard someone. You didn’t hear someone? Please find electrical tape. Come on. We don’t have a lot of time. But Phyllis, you know there isn’t any. Yes, there is. Look for it. Phyllis, get away from there.

Phyllis.

I can’t. Yes, you are gonna pass out if you don’t move. Move away! [Phyllis coughing] [doorknob rattles] None of the other rooms were locked. Oh, my God. No. Phyllis. Phyllis. The voice is here. What? Come on. Come on. You gotta get over here and help me. I don’t think I can. Phyllis. Phyllis. [doorknob rattles] [Phyllis coughing]

[door bangs]

[Sharon screaming] Phyllis. Phyllis, you need to keep your nose and mouth covered. NICK: Sharon! Phyllis! Nick. Oh, my God. Thank God. Phyllis, it’s Nick. He’s found us. Nick! We’re in here! Are you okay? Yes, but you need to hurry. Sharon, is Phyllis with you? Yes, she is. But she’s not doing so well. You have to hurry up. Phyllis, Phyllis, stay strong. They’re here. Stand back. We’re gonna shoot the lock. No! No, there’s been a gas leak. You’ll cause an explosion. Okay, then back up. Hey. BILLY: Phyllis. Phyllis. Stay. Stay with me. You’re safe. Phyllis, I’ve been looking for you. Phyllis? Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. Phyllis, okay, I got you. Is she okay, Billy? I don’t know. We got to get them out of here. Yep. Hey, I still think we should take them to the hospital, just in case, just to be safe. I don’t disagree, but the EMTs checked them out. They said they could go home. For as long as they were stuck in that room, they just want to feel something familiar, be in a safe place. You got anything new on that building? No, nothing new, but my guess, this guy didn’t leave much of a trail. I mean, seriously, this thing was carefully plotted out. What about the gas leak? It was programmed to go off. We found a trigger.

That’s crazy.

It’s diabolical. I mean, there was a lot of thought and a lot of preparation that went into this. I’m telling you, it’s not just some random kidnapping. I don’t understand. I mean, why would they do this? And who? How are you two feeling? Better, thanks. Alive. Which we didn’t think was gonna happen until you guys showed up. We had all but given up hope that anyone would be able to track us down in that horrible place. Look, we’re gonna fill you in on everything that’s happened later on, but right now, I need you to tell us, how did this happen? How did you end up in that clinic? We don’t know. We were drugged and we were taken there.

Separately?

Uh, yeah. I mean, we didn’t even know the other was there until we woke up. That’s for sure. We thought it was somebody’s idea of, um, a joke. Yeah, given our relationship. I mean, you guys probably thought we took each other out, right? Actually, I’ll rephrase that. You– you probably thought I took Sharon out, didn’t you? I mean, it may have come up. Well, I gave you ample reason to think that. You know, I certainly threatened it for a long time, which I’m sure this lunatic was betting on people thinking that way. Do you know who this lunatic is? No, we have no clue. We never even saw whoever it was. We did hear their voice, though. Yeah, and they spoke to us in this distorted voice. We don’t know if it was a man or a woman. And then we got the idea that maybe it could be that Jordan or Ian were still alive. PHYLLIS: They’re not alive, are they? No. I can vouch for that. Thank God. That is a blessing. Well, what that means is whoever this was is just as sick as they were, if not more so, if that’s even possible. Ian and Jordan are your garden variety psychopaths. Whoever this person is, they are sick. It was like they– they liked to watch us suffer. That they liked the game for their own entertainment, the game of cat and mouse. And you know how that game ends? The mouse dies. Well, I think everybody here is asking the same question. Who is this person? And it was just one person? We have no idea. Yeah, and they always spoke to us in the distorted voice, playing psychological games with us. What kind of games, exactly? They were riddles, mostly. The voice, that’s what we called him or whoever it was, would put us to a test to see if we could answer them. PHYLLIS: Yeah, and they knew about our history and our hostility toward each other through the years and they were using that. They knew a lot about us, which got us to thinking who would even care whether or not we got along? For a second I thought it was you.

Me? Seriously?

PHYLLIS: Yeah. Yeah. I mean, for years you were trying to broker peace between us and I thought that it was you. I mean, for a fleeting second I did. Look, of course, I want you two to get along, but I promise you, I didn’t drug or kidnap you to make that happen. Okay, well it was just for a second I thought that. You know, when you’re in a dungeon being trapped, your mind plays tricks on you. Can we go back to the riddles? What would happen after you answered them? You promised our freedom. And that was a lie. It only led to more riddles, which eventually escalated into us having to save each other’s lives. Seriously? You know they poisoned us. They just wanted to see if our hatred toward each other was stronger than actually saving each other. They were playing games with us. They were psychological games. We were like rats in a maze, being watched for somebody’s entertainment. It was like a science project. Well, we’re confident that whoever did this to you, they never intended to keep you there forever. Why would you say that? Because they basically led us directly to you.

What?

You’re kidding me. They gave us riddles as well. They weren’t very difficult to answer. I mean, especially the one that said, click here. Just like lab rats forcing you to push the lever to get more. It’s twisted. What do you think they do? Almost let us win? I mean, the gas is the answer to that. Maybe their endgame was having us be almost rescued. He’s definitely sick enough. You know what? I’m sure both of you are absolutely exhausted. There’ll be plenty of time for questioning after you’ve had some time to recover. What matters now is that you’re both safe and that part of this whole ordeal is over. Is it over? What if the voice is pissed off that we were rescued that way? What if being rescued was never part of the plan at all? This isn’t over for us. Whoever that is, they’re still out there. We have to find them before they strike again. [phone pinging] Again? That thing won’t stop. ANNOUNCER: Next week on The Young and the Restless. Hey, um, what’s going on? You tell me, is it true? Has my mom been admitted to a hospital in Chicago? Nick, I want you to be honest with me about your feelings. Do you ever think about us getting back together? So, the kidnapper wanted you to be found. PHYLLIS: Yeah. Whoever did it is a total whack job. This person hasn’t been caught yet. That means that you’re still in danger. You know, I see we do the town. Go big. I want to show the woman I love– What are you doing? Captioned by Los Angeles Distribution and Broadcasting, Inc. Captioning provided by Bell Dramatic Serial Company, Sony Pictures Television and CBS, Inc. Join us again for “The Young and the Restless.”

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