Y&R Short Recap Friday, May 29, 2026

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Jack and Kyle worry that Diane is missing because she hasn’t gone to work in two days. Jack and Kyle ask Patty if she knows Diane’s whereabouts. Party tells Jack and Kyle that she is sorry that Diane left town again.

Sharon and Victor tell Adam, Nikki, and Victoria that Matt and Phyllis saved Nick’s life when he overdosed. Sharon tells Nick that Matt has amnesia. Nick talks to Matt and realizes that Matt does have amnesia and he can’t turn him in to the police if he can’t remember any of his crimes.

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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, May 28, 2026

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Matt and Phyllis save Nick’s life by doing CPR on him until the paramedics arrive. Victor thanks Matt for saving Nick’s life before Matt is taken to jail .

Holden and Stephanie are in New York talking about how well Malcolm is doing after his transplant .

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Y&R Short Recap Wednesday, May 27, 2026

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Devon tells Abby he went to see Mariah and he realized that he was really angry with himself because he wasn’t there to stop Mariah from taking Dominic. Devon tells Abby that he is sorry his anger hurt her and he won’t be able to forgive himself for causing her pain. Abby tells Devon that there is nothing to forgive because he loves her and takes care of her and Dominic everyday.

Cane and Lily have a romantic dinner on the train to celebrate that, although Malcolm is still in the hospital, the bone marrow transplant went well.

Nick, Sharon, Noah, Sienna, and Victor don’t buy that Matt has amnesia…they think it is an act. Matt apologizes for the pain that he caused everyone. Matt says he remembers Sienna hitting him on the head with a rock. Nick passes out and falls to the floor. Matt tells everyone that Nick is going through an overdose.

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, May 26, 2026

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Sally asks Audra to be her maid of honor for her wedding to Billy. Audra is honored to accept the maid of honor duties.

Jack tells Traci that Patty and Victor will pay for ruining his marriage. Traci is worried because she hasn’t talked to Diane in a few days.

Billy tells Adam that he and Sally are engaged and that Sally is pregnant. Adam later tells Chelsea the news and he also tells Chelsea he has been thinking about baby Ava the baby he and Sally lost.

Patty tells Victor that, in exchange for Matt, she wants him to persuade Genoa City that she is a changed woman.

Nick gets a text message from Phyllis telling him that Matt is in her office and he should come alone. Nick goes to Phyllis’s office with Victor. Victor tells Phyllis that this ends here and now.

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Y&R Short Recap Friday, May 22, 2026

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Phyllis panics when she can’t find Matt. Lauren suggests that she give the company back to Victor.

Claire and Holden male love in New York before he goes to visit Victor in New York and then Holden goes to the hospital to see Malcolm.

Matt ddecides to leave town because he doesn’t trust anyone.

Patty gets upset that Matt doesn’t trust her, so to teach him a lesson, she calls Victor.

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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, May 21, 2026

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Patty gets Matt away from Phyllis. Phyllis tells Nick that, if they find Patt,y they will find Matt. Matt is hurt when Patty tells him that Phyllis plans to turn him over to the Newmans in exchange for the Newmans dropping the charges against her for stealing their company from them.

Malcolm’s transplant is a success and Holden, Lily, and Stephanie celebrate with champagne Malcolm sent them.

Jack tells Nikki that he got Patty to admit that Victor planned everything on the yacht to ruin his marriage to Diane. Nikki tells Jack that she asked Victor to call a truce so they could help Nick with his drug problem, but Victor didn’t want to do it.

Jack offers to help Nick get his drug use under control.

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Y&R Short Recap Wednesday, May 20, 2026

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Nick lies to Victoria and tells her he went to his first meeting for his drug addiction but Victoria knows he is lying and Victoria tells Nick to be honest with her.

Phyllis refuses to make a deal with Victor because she doesn’t want to lose her company. Phyllis fires Michael. Michael later tells Victor that he will have to deal with Phyllis on his own.

Matt tries to leave, so Phyllis hits him over the head and takes a picture of him laying on the bed in his hotel room.

Phyllis calls Nick who says Christine wants proof that she has Matt. Phyllis sends Nick the picture of Matt laying on the bed in his hotel room.

Billy and Sally decide they want a big wedding. Sally will design her own wedding dress.

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, May 19, 2026

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Devon goes to the Psychiatric hospital to bring Mariah a get-well card that Dominic made for her. Mariah explains to Devon that her hallucinations of Ian Ward made her think that taking Dominic would heal parts of her that are broken. Devon tells Mariah that he blames himself because he wasn’t there to stop her from kidnapping Dominic. Mariah tells Devon that it wasn’t his fault because she kidnapped Dominic. Mariah tells Devon not to let his hatred of her consume him. Devon tells Mariah he will try to forgive her for whet she has done. Mariah tells Devon it is important that he forgive himself.

Daniel asks Christine if she will drop the charges against Phyllis if he can persuade her to return Newman Enterprises to the Newman family. Nick asks Christine to drop the charges against Phyllis and he will give her Matt Clark.

Phyllis and Patty argue over Matt but he tells Phyllis that he trusts her. Phyllis tells Matt thar he is a rapist and a murderer so Matt decides he wants to leave town and not regain his memories since he was a horrible person. Phyllis tells Matt that she can’t let him leave town .

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Y&R Short Recap Friday, May 15, 2026

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Cane makes his bone Marrow donation, and it is flown to New York.

Claire, Holden, and Stephanie wait in New York for Malcolm’s procedure to start and Stephanie tells Holden that she will call and let him know when he can go to the hospital to see Malcolm.

Holden wonders if it was hard for Claire to fit in with the Newman family. Claire tells Holden that her family accepted her right away despite what she did to them. Claire tells Holden that it was hard for her to accept their love because she didn’t think she deserved to be loved. Claire remembers Cole and since she misses her dad she starts to cry. Holden holds her while she cries and they kiss a few minutes later.

Lily takes care of Cane and, after she makes sure he is okay, she gives him a kiss and heads to the airport.

Nick continues to take drugs and hide it from Adam and Victor. Nick asks Victor to just get Matt for him and forget about Newman Enterprises for now because they will find another way to get back the company. Victor and Adam both say no and Nick walks out of Victor’s home office . Nick goes to the Athletic Club and tells Phyllis she can keep the company, and he will persuade Christine to drop the charges against her if she gives him Matt Clark.

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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, May 14, 2026

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Jack talks to Patty and gets her to admit Victor hired her to babysit him on the yacht. Jack also gets Patty to admit that his scotch night have been drugged. Jack tells Pstty that he intends to get revenge on Victor by taking Nikki away from him.

Diane calls Jack and tells him that she is ready to move forward and try to save their m1arriage. Diane has a dream that Jack married Patty. Patty tells Diane in the dream that they found the daughter that she thought she miscarried years ago.

Phyllis gets Matt a room at the Athletic Club and tells him to relax and not leave the room. Phyllis tells Michael that she knows Matt Clark’s whereabouts and she wants Victor to drop the charges against her in exchange for Matt Clark. Michael and Phyllis go to the ranch and offer Victor Matt Ckark. Victor tells Phyllis that he wants Matt Clark and Newman Enterprises and now it is her move.

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Y&R Short Recap Wednesday, May 13, 2026

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Sharon and Noah try to persuade Nick not to kill Matt and use Detective Burrow as a witness so that Detective Burrow can testify in court that Nick killed Matt in self-defense.

Adam tells Victor he is worried Nick will do something crazy so they need to take Nick out of the equation and handle Matt themselves.

Lily suggests to Devon that he go talk to Mariah it might make him feel better about Mariah being in a psychiatric institution instead of in prison. Lily is nervous because Malcolm’s bone marrow transplant is tomorrow.

Matt tells Phyllis that he has huge gaps in his memory and all he knows is that a guy named Noah accused him of committing crimes and the guy named Noah called someone named Victor and told him that his name was Matt Clatk.

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, May 12, 2026

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Diane and Sally have a talk. Sally wonders if Jack is sleeping with Patty and made Diane feel unworthy of Jack’s love. Diane tells Sally that isn’t the reason she can’t forgive Jack. Billy tells Diane and Sally he talked to Patty earlier and she told him that she will prove to everyone that she has changed and the people that can’t accept it will have to deal with it. Billy advises Diane is be careful with Patty because Patty will push her out of the way to get to Jack.

Cane advises Holden to spend as much time as possible with Malcolm once he has recovered from his Aplastic Anemia.

Lily tells Phyllis to leave Cane out of her legal problems or she will destroy her. Patty meets Matt who tells her that he doesn’t remember who he is but he thinks his name is Matt Clark and he has done some bad things.

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Y&R Short Recap Friday, May 8, 2026

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Nick tells Victoria about his drug addiction and he tells her that he is in outpatient treatment.

Chelsea is worried that Adam stil wants to go back to gambling. Adam assures Chelsea that he doesn’t want to be Spider anymore he just did it to help Nick find Matt.

Matt talks to Phyllis and Nick doesn’t see him when he walks in because he is on the phone with Christian.

Audra and Noah later see Matt at the Park Cafe. Matt tries to tell him that he has amnesia but Noah thinks that he is making it up to get away with his crimes . Matt punches Noah and gets away. Noah then calls Nick to tell him that he saw Matt.

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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, May 7, 2026

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Sienna is scared because she is worried that Matt is in Genoa City andwill be coming after them very soon. Sienna is right, but Matt has amnesia and is trying to figure out his identity. Matt meets Phyllis at the Athletic Club and they talk for a while. Nick later walks into the Athletic club and sees Matt.

Lily is freaking out because she doesn’t think Cane will be able to donate bone marrow for Malcolm. Holden calls Stephanie who tells him that Cane can donate in Genoa City. Lily is worried that something will go wrong with the donation so Cane tells her that, if she needs him to go to New York , he will break his bail.

Claire tells Holden that she will go to New York with him and if he wants to tell her what happened with him and Audra in Los Angeles that will be a bonus.

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Y&R Short Recap Wednesday, May 6, 2026

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Holden and Claire discuss what it is like to adjust to a new family. Holden tells Claire that, if she goes to New York with him for Malcolm’s transplant, he will tell her what happened with him and Audra in Los Angeles.

Billy tells Michael not to involve himself in Phyllis defense strategy or he will tell the court everything he knows about what happened with the AI program.

Lily pleads with Christine to find a way Cane can donate his bone marrow to Malcom even though Cane has been arrested.

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, May 5, 2026

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Sienna tells Noah and Sharon how she hit Matt with a rock on the side of his head and didn’t feel a pulse. Sharon tells Sienna that sometimes the shock from being hit on the head can temporarily stop a person’s heart or make them have a very faint pulse. Noah, Sienna, and Sharon worry that Matt is still alive and is going to come after all of them.

Matt is in a Las Vegas diner with a big bump on the side of his head. Matt can’t remember what happened to him and he hands the waitress a card with the address of the Athletic Club on it and the waitress tells him he is in Las Vegas 2,000 miles away from Genoa City, Wisconsin.

Nick tells Nikki about his opioid addiction and tells her that Sharon has already gotten him into an outpatient treatment program. Nick also tries to get Nikki and Victor to talk to each other but neither of them wants to talk to the other.

Christine arrests Phyllis. Lauren persuades Michael to defend Phyllis against these fake charges. Michael goes to tell Victor that he is defending Phyllis against these fake charges. Victor gets angry and tells Michael to leave the ranch and never return. Lauren pays bail for Phyllis and gets her out of jail.

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Y&R Short Recap Friday, May 1, 2026

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Michael, once again, tries to persuade Phyllis to return the company to Victor but she refuses to do so.

Phyllis feels abandoned by her friends and family and she thanks Lauren for being the only person who has stuck by her.

Victoria gives the fake evidence to Christine who encourages Victoria to think twice about this because Billy could go to prison. Victoria tells Christine that she doesn’t want Billy to go to prison but the company belongs to the Newmans.

Nick tells Victor about his drug addiction and that Sharon has already set up outpatient treatment for him.

Sienna tells Noah and Sharon that Mitch is dead and she had to have shot him because there was nobody else around in the Las Vegas dessert. Sienna doesn’t remember shooting Matt…she felt for a pulse but Matt didn’t have one. Sienna gets upset when Sharon suggests that Matt could be alive. The audience sees Matt lying in the dessert and3 he is moving his hands but his eyes are closed.

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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, April 30, 2026

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Sally has a talk with Audra about Billy’s marriage proposal and later she tells Billy she wants to marry him.

Phyllis tells Victor and Victoria that she will get Cane to testify that he (Victor) stole Cane’s AI program. Phyllis also tells Victor and that she will get Jack to testify that Victor had him kidnapped and put him on a yacht with Patty. Victor tells Phyllis that nobody will believe Cane or Jack .

Phyllis feels betrayed by Daniel because he told Danny and Christine that Victor has fake evidence against her and wants to put her in prison. Phyllis tells Daniel she will never forgive him for telling Danny and Christine something that she told him in confidence.

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Y&R Short Recap Wednesday, April 29, 2026

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Billy proposes to Sally while they are trying to pick names for their baby.

Cane, Lily, Stephanie, and Holden celebrate that Cane is Malcolm’s donor.

In Las Vegas, Adam returns to the hotel room and tells Chelsea that the gas station exploded and their car caught on fire before Victor’s team arrived to help them. Adam tells Chelsea that Nick is In the hospital because he had a reaction to some fentanyl that Matt gave him. When Nick arrives at the hotel room, Adam, Chelsea, Sharon, and Noah persuade Nick to get help for his drug addiction.

Chelsea and Adam tell everyone that Riza and Sienna are missing. Chelsea tells Nick, Sharon, and Noah that Victor has his men looking for Sienna,

Noah, Nick, and Sharon decide to stay in Las Vegas until Sienna is found. Nick also wants to find Matt so he can put an end to this ordeal.

Adam and Chelsea head back home to Genoa City. Sienna arrives at the hotel room. Sienna tells Nick, Shsron, and Noah that Matt is dead because she killed him.

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, April 28, 2026

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Daniel tried to persuade Phyllis to give Victor back his company so she won’t go to jail. Phyllis is terrified of going to jail but she wants to fight to keep her company. Michael tries to get Victor to compromise with Phyllis but Victor says he will only accept one outcome to get back his company.

A drug addicted Nick is trapped in the abandoned gas station with Adam and Sharon. Nick is suffering from the effects of a bad batch of Fentanyl . Nick is In such bad shape that Adam throws Nick over his shoulder and everyone tries to get out of the gas station.

Riza talks to Matt and figured he is planning to set fire to the gas station with everyone trapped inside it. Chelsea calls Victor and tells him what Matt is planning to do and Victor tells Chelses to send him the coordinates so he can send help them . Sienna arrives at Matt’s location and she tells him that she will forgive everything that he did to her and they can start over if he sets the Newmans free. Matt agrees to Sienna’s deal but he pushes the button to set the gas station on fire.

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Y&R Short Recap Friday, April 24, 2026

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Victor and Victoria show Phyllis all the fake evidence the AI program made to prove that she Billy, and Cane stole Newman Enterprises from Victor. Victor tells Phyllis that if she returns the company they won’t send her to prison. Michael advises Phyllis to take the deal Victor offered her. Phyllis knows she will soon be in trouble if she is determined to fight to keep her company.

Adam and Nick pay Riza half a million dollars to tell them where Matt is and what he is planning to do. Adam and Nick also ask Riza to call Matt and tell him that they have gone back to Genoa City. Matt believes the lie.

Nick is driving Adam to the abandoned house on the outskirts of Las Vegas.

Matt tells Sharon and Noah he is going to leave them locked in that house until they die.

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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, April 23, 2026

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

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

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

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

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Y&R Short Recap Wednesday, April 22, 2026

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

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

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, April 21, 2026

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

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

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

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Y&R Short Recap Friday, April 17, 2026

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

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

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

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

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