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Michael tells Lauren whet they told Chance about what happened with Ian at the ranch house. Lauren knows that Michael isn’t giving her all the details about what happened that night.

Victor tells Kyle once again that if he hurts Claire he will answer him.

Victor calls Michael who doesn’t answer his call because he is having a romantic evening with Lauren. Victor leaves a message telling Michael he needs the information about all the products that Jabot has in development.

Summer gets upset with Daniel because he keeps insisting that she is jealous of Kyle and Claire ‘s relationship. Summer gets so upset that she decides not to have dinner with Daniel.

Daniel is worried because Phyllis isn’t answering his phone calls.

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Jack and Diane move into the Athletic Club while the Abbott house is being renovated, Jack is distracted because he is worried about how different the house will look after the renovation. Jack and Diane have dinner and then dance before they go upstairs for some romantic time together.

Victor asks Michael if the three spies he planted at Glissade are ready to go through with his plan. Michael tells Victor that the spies he hired are ready but he thinks that the Abbotts have suffered enough and advises Victor not to go through with his plan. Victor tells Michael he will go through with the plan with or without his help.

Summer tells Daniel that she is worried about how much Victor will make Kyle suffer because he is dating Claire. Daniel thinks that Summer is jealous of Kyle and Claire. Summer tells Daniel she isn’t jealous she is just worried about how all the turmoil that Victor will cause Kyle and Claire will affect Harrison. Victor tells Kyle that he will never accept his relationship with Claire because he knows that the Abbott family will fall apart soon and he doesn’t want Claire to get hurt because of it. Kyle tells Victor that he and Claire will continue to see each other with or without his blessing.

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Three or the residents of Genoa City dream about spending Valentines Day with their unrequited loves.

Sharon dreams that Nick set up a romantic evening at Crimson Lights for her. The dream evening included a romantic dinner, champagne, and dancing with Nick. Nick also tells Sharon that he has always loved her and wants to move in with her at the ranch so she Faith and Christian can be a family.

Adam dreams that Chelsea set up a romantic evening for him and tells him that he was right she had been denying her feelings for him, but she doesn’t want to deny her feelings for him anymore. Adam also dreams that he is telling Sally that he did love her but he had to let his love for her go and now he is sure he is in love with Chelsea.

Phyllis learns that Sally left Billy in Paris because Sally realized she is still in love with Adam. Billy had set up a romantic evening for Sally, but when Sally left him for Adam, Billy realizes that Phyllis is the only woman that understands him. Phyllis wakes up from her dream before Billy kisses her. Phyllis wonders why she had a romantic dream about Billy.

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Nick warns Phyllis to be careful because Billy always has an agenda. Billy waits until Sally is asleep and then calls someone on the phone. Billy tells the person that Abbott Communications is fully funded and he asks the person to do a deep dive into Chancellor Industries and find out everything that has been going on since Nikki has been running the company.

Damian decides to return to Los Angeles and forget everything that happened in Genoa City.

Audra tells Holden to forget they were ever friends in Los Angeles and that he helped her get out of a problem with Tucker. Audra explains to Holden that she is a different person now and she doesn’t want anyone knowing about her past. Holden tells Audra he and Damian are going back to Los Angeles tonight, so her secret is safe with him.

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Billy and Sally arrive in Paris and stay in Ashley’s apartment since Ashley is in London on business. Billy takes Sally on a tour of Paris but they get caught in the rain and have to cut the tour of Paris short. Billy and Sally go back to the apartment and make love.

Daniel tells Phyllis that he has decided to work for Abbott Communications. Phyllis calls Billy to tell him the good news, but is bothered when Billy’s phone goes to voice mail. Daniel has a feeling that Phyllis has feelings for Billy but Phyllis assures him that she and Billy are just friends. Daniel tells Phyllis that he hopes that she doesn’t have feelings for Billy because, if she did want to date Billy, they couldn’t work for him.

Summer tells Claire that Victor was supportive of her relationship with Kyle when they got together. She tells Claire that she is sorry that Victor isn’t supportive of her and Kyle but everything will work out the way it is supposed to with her and Kyle.

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Jack still isn’t sure he wants Diane to refresh the Abbott house and isn’t too happy when Diane tells him she is making plans to refresh the house.

Victoria talks to Claire and tells her about the time that Victor had her arrested for bribing a dignitary after her wedding to Billy. Victoria encourages Claire to follow her heart and stop listening to Victor. Nick tries to make Victor realize that Claire should be allowed to make her own mistakes and break her heart. Nick explains to Victor that he can’t protect his family from being hurt because pain is a part of life. Victor tells Nick that he will always protect his family and he will never apologize for doing it. Victoria tells Victor that she won’t let him interfere with Claire’s relationship with Kyle.

Kyle and Summer help Harrison with his diorama and Summer looks a little jealous when Harrison asks Kyle to take a picture of his diorama and send it to Claire. Claire calls Harrison to tell him what a wonderful job he did on his art project. Summer looks a little jealous when Harrison wishes Claire had also been there to help him with his project.

Amy tells Damian she has leukemia and doesn’t have much time left. Amy tells Damian that Nate Sr. Is his biological father and has also died. Damian tells Amy he is doing fine on his own and doesn’t need a family.

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Billy once again tries to persuade Daniel to join Abbott Communications but Daniel tells him that he needs some time to think about it.

Phyllis is upset that Billy is going to Paris with Sally instead of staying in Genoa City to work on the company.

Amy and Nate persuade Holden to talk to Damian and persuade him that he needs to talk to Amy before it is too late. Holden tells Damian that his mother is sick and needs to talk to him. Damian calls Nate and tells him that he wants to meet with him.

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YDiane tells Jack that she wants to refresh the house and Jack tells her he will think about her idea and talk to Ashley and Traci it. Diane later tells Traci that she wants to refresh the house. Traci agrees the house needs a refresh and will help her persuade Jack to let Diane refresh the house.

Nikki tells Claire that Victor doesn’t approve of her and Kyle’s relationship. Nikki suggests that Claire tell Victor that she feels protected and loved when she is with Kyle and that Kyle makes her happy. Nikki thinks Victor might change his mind if he knows Kyle makes her happy.

Claire asks Kyle if he would mind if they had dinner with Victor.

Nate meets with Holden who is pretending to be Damian one more time. Nate tells ” Damian” that he knows Amy because she used to work for his father. “Damian” tells Nate that he had personal reasons for not wanting to talk to Amy.

Amy has another dizzy spell and worries that she won’t get to see Damian before she dies. Nate suggests that they both meet with Damian and tell him the truth together. Nate calls Holden and tells him to come to his apartment and he would find out the truth about his mother. Holden goes to the apartment and, when Amy sees Holden, she asks his identity because he isn’t her son.

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Billy tells Phyllis that he plans to make Abbott Communications a responsible media company and make it the opposite of Newman Media and he will not use the company as a weapon to hurt people.

Daniel tells Summer that he would love to work with Phyllis but he doesn’t want to work with Billy because Billy is too chaotic.

Jack tells Claire stories about his dad John Abbott.

Chelsea and Connor move into Nikki and Victor’s old house on the ranch. Victor is hopeful that Adam and Chelsea will get back together. Chelsea makes it clear to Adam that they are only co-parents and they will not get back together.

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Phyllis tells Sharon she promised Daniel and Summer she would let things go since the justice system had already made a decision about Sharon’s case. Phyllis tells Sharon she will never forgive her for framing Heather’s death.

Phyllis later interrupts lunch between Billy and Sally. Phyllis tells Billy that she wants to know more about his plans for his new media company. Phyllis tells Billy that she and Daniel haven’t decided yet if they were going to take the jobs he offered them at his new media company.

Damian talks to Holden, the private detective he hired, to pretend to be him with Nate because he doesn’t want to see Nate or Amy until he figures out the connection between them and why Amy is looking for him again. Damian tells Holden to tell Nate he doesn’t want to see Amy. Holden gets the background check he did on Nate and he finds out that Amy worked for Nate’s father years ago. The background check also helps Damian find out about the injury that made Nate switch careers. Holden calls Nate and tells him that he wants to talk to him.

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Tessa arrives at Sharon’s house with Aria and tells Sharon and Mariah that she was driving Aria around in the car because she wouldn’t stop crying. Tessa explains that she forgot to charge the phone and the car before she left the house, so she had to wait until someone came to help her. Tessa tells Mariah and Sharon that Abby found her and drove her home.

Ian dies from his injuries before the ambulance gets to the ranch. The paramedics tell Victor that he will be okay because the bullet won’t straight through but ne is taken to the hospital. Ian is also taken to the morgue in an ambulance, and everyone is relieved that their long ordeal is over because Ian and Jordan are dead. The audience sees Ian open his eyes as he is lying on the gurney in the back of the ambulance.

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Ian demands that Victor call all of his children and tell them to come to the house because he intends to kill the entire Newman family to get justice for Jordan. Ian tells Victor he loved Jordan. Victor tells Ian that Jordan killed herself by taking pills because she didn’t want to go to prison. Ian tells everyone that he was in love with Jordan and she would never leave him alone.

Claire tells Ian that Jordan never loved anyone.

Victoria, Nick, and Adam are in the living room along with Claire and Michael. The only one not there is Abby because Victor only pretended to call her.

Ian tells Nikki that he is going to kill her last because he wants her with him off the property and give him to watch her family die one by one. Victor tells Ian that he will drive with him off the property and he will give him a lot of money to make his getaway. Ian tells Victor he doesn’t care about money he just wants the Newman family dead. Victor tells Ian to take him hostage and let his family go. Victor starts coming toward Ian and tries to grab the gun from him and Ian shoots Victor in the stomach. Victor is bleeding a lot but he manages to tackle Ian and shoot him as they struggle for Ian’s gun.

Michael calls an ambulance. Nikki and Victoria tell Victor not to close his eyes because they think he will lose consciousness. Ian is on the floor by the fireplace bleeding and he dares Nick to take the gun and kill him. Nick tells Ian he wants to kill him because of all the pain he has caused his family.

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Billy tells Sally that he is thinking of starting his own communications company. Billy also tells Sally he is looking forward to competing with Newman Media but isn’t the reason that he wants to start the company.

Victor sends Michael and two members of his security team to pick up Ian and bring him to the ranch. Victor wants Ian to sign a confession that says he kidnapped Sharon and killed Heather. Ian tells Victor that he didn’t kill Heather or kidnap Sharon because he is a changed man.

Mariah is frantic because Tessa and Aria are missing. Mariah blames herself for Heather’s death and Sharon’s kidnapping. Mariah is also sure that Ian kidnapped Tessa and Aria and Mariah tells Tessa she wants Ian obliterated.

Nick demands that Ian tell him where he is holding Tessa and Aria.

Victor tells Ian that if he doesn’t sign the confession he will soon see Jordan again. Ian reminds Victor that he sent a letter to the police that says that if he should be harmed they should investigate the Newman family.

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Billy tells Jack that he has decided to let go of his plan to try and get Abbott-Chancellor back from Victor. Billy tells Jack that several people have told him that he won’t get Abbott-Chancellor back and he should just move forward with his life and look for something new to do. Billy tells Jack he realized that his anger was more about the pain he feels because Jill didn’t trust him to run Abbott-Chancellor and sold the company to Victor. Billy wants to create something new and Jack offers to invest in his new idea when he decides what he wants to do.

Billy is touched with the way Sally decorated his new place.

Sharon comes home and Nick tells Sharon, Mariah, and, Faith that Ian Ward killed Heather because he wanted to frame Sharon because, when Sharon was in prison, he could have a clear path to be in Mariah’s life again. Mariah blames herself for bringing Ian into their lives but Sharon and Nick tell Mariah she is a Victim too just like Heather and Sharon.

Claire tells Jordan she poisoned her with an entire bottle of sleeping pills. Jordan tells everyone she would rather die than go to prison again. Victor asks Jordan to tell her where Ian is but Jordan tells Victor that she hopes that Ian makes everyone suffer. Jordan dies and this ordeal is finally over for everyone.

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Sharon has a hallucination that Nick is telling her that she has to save herself because he and the police have tried to find her but they don’t know her location. Sharon tells Nick that she feels week and scared and she doesn’t think she can save herself.

Chance and Nick talk at the motel and Chance tells Nick that they put the fingerprints from the lipstick stained glass and the prints belong to Jordan Howard. Chance called the prison where Jordan was being held and the guard took a picture of the woman in the cell and sent the picture to Chance. Chance and Nick look at the picture and know the woman in the cell is an imposter. Chance and Nick head to the ranch and once they get there they tell Victor all the details about how Jordan is Ian’s accomplice and they think that one or both of them killed Heather and kidnapped Sharon.

Claire hides Jordan in the tack house at the ranch with the permission of Nikki and Victoria. Claire figures out that Jordan is working with Ian and Jordan tells Claire that Ian killed Jordan but the truth is that she killed Heather. Claire also gets Jordan to trust her enough to tell her she is keeping Sharon in a safe place. Jordan is about to drink her cup of oolong tea with agave and half and half when Claire tells her to wait.

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Chance tells Nick that security footage showed Sharon’s car was taken to the Riverbank Motel. Nick tells Chance that Ian Ward is staying at that motel. Chance tells Nick that isn’t enough to prove Ian kidnapped Sharon. Nick persuades Chance to go to the motel with him and make Ian think they know he kidnapped Sharon just to see his reaction. Chance and Nick arrive at the motel and use the key the desk clerk gave them to get inside Ian’s room. Ian has packed his things and left the motel room.

Chance and Nick find two wine glasses on the table and one of the wine glasses has lipstick on it. Chance calls the DA to get a search warrant for the motel room.

Jordan feels deserted by Ian, so she calls Claire. Jordan tells her that a friend helped her get out of prison. Jordan also tells Claire that someone she knows could get hurt. Claire goes to meet Jordan at the alley where Claire found out that Jordan was back in town.

Nikki and Victoria decide to go along with Claire’s plan in order to catch Jordan and put her back in prison. Nikki and Victoria hope that Claire will decide not to kill Jordan and turn her over to the police.

Claire tells Jordan that she is running a long con on the Newmans and her plan is to kill Victoria, so she can inherit money and be free of the Newmans. Claire tells Jordan that she needs her help to carry out the plan. Claire goes back to the ranch and tells Nikki and Victoria she thinks Jordan is starting to trust her because she told Jordan she is going to kill her mother.

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Victor asks Adam to do some stories about Ian Ward exposing his past crimes and questioning his attempt at forgiveness and redemption. Victor thinks, when Ian sees the stories on Newman Media, he will be very angry and show his evil agenda.

Nick and Mariah think that Ian has an accomplice and it might be someone that he visited at one of the prisons while working as a chaplain. Nick calls Chance and asks him to get lists of recently released prisoners from the prisons that Ian visited.

Victoria doesn’t want to kill Jordan and tries to persuade Claire and Nikki it is too risky to kill Jordan because they could go to prison. Claire and Nikki persuade Victoria that killing Jordan is the only way to keep everyone they know and love safe. The ladies agree not to tell anyone about their plan to kill Jordan.

Sharon figures out that the water she has been drinking has PCP in it. Sharon manages to break a piece of the chain that is holding her to the pipe using the crowbar she found in the sewer where she is being held prisoner. Sharon is happy she was able to break a piece of the chain that she works even harder with the crowbar to get free and go home to her family.

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Phyllis thinks Billy’s plan to ruin Adam’s life is just a way for Billy to get revenge on Adam and it won’t get him Abbott-Chancellor back so she thinks that it is a bad idea.

Chance shows Nick and Victor footage from a security camera outside Society showing that someone chloroformed Sharon but they couldn’t tell who the person was who took Sharon. Sharon gets the crowbar she found in the sewer and starts trying to break the chain that is holding her to the sewer pipe.

Claire tells Nikki and Victoria that she saw Jordan and that Jordan came back for her.

Claire tells Nikki and Victoria that she is going to kill Jordan, because if she doesn’t, she is sure that Jordan will kill someone else.

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Chelsea tells Billy she is moving to the ranch with Adam for Connor’s sake and he tells her that it is a good idea so Connor won’t be so worried about moving to the ranch.

Sally tells Adam that he and Chelsea should get back together. Adam tells her they have tried and failed but Sally says he and Chelsea are different people now and it could work.

Claire tells Jordan she feels alone, and the Newmans are evil. They just pretend to be nice. Claire tells Jordan she may seem happy, but she is just doing what she has to do to survive. Claire assures Jordan she can trust her and she won’t turn her in to the police.

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