Y&R Short Recap Thursday, August 28, 2025

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Kyle finally tells Claire the truth that he kissed Audra in Nice. Claire is upset that she had to push Kyle to tell her the truth. Claire tells Kyle that she needs time to think about things.

Kyle tells Jack and Diane that he is going to ask Claire to marry him to prove to her how much he loves her.

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Y&R Short Recap Wednesday, August 27, 2025

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Phyllis is upset that Cane has decided to forget about his plan to own every company in Genoa City. Phyllis is determined to get Cane to change his mind about his plan.

Nick overhears Phyllis leaving a message for Cane. Nick figures out that Cane has decided to stop his plan but Phyllis doesn’t confirm his suspicions.

Lily watches Cane’s video and cries after she watches the video.

Billy and Sally decide to find out what Cane is up to because they don’t think he has given up on his plan.

Devon and Lily support Nate as he grieves for Domain and also grieves his breakup with Audra

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, August 26, 2025

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The entire episode takes place on Cane’s train.

Cane records a long video on his phone explaining to Mattie and Charlie why he assumed the identity of Aristotle Dumas. Cane explains to his kids that he wanted to build a future for them. Cane tells his kids he shouldn’t have lied to them or Lily. Cane tells Mattie and Charlie that he has made a lot of mistakes, and he hopes someday they can forgive him.

Cane later talks to Phyllis and shows her the evidence that Victor has that proves Colin conned an old rich woman out of her money. Colin gave Cane that money to start his company Arabesque. Phyllis tells Cane it doesn’t matter how he started his company; nobody will care about that because everyone lies. Cane remembers that his dad Colin told him that after he has done all that he needs to do, he should bury the identity of Aristotle Dumas and become Cane Ashby again and get back his family.

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Y&R Short Recap Friday, August 22, 2025

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Cane asks Phyllis to learn everything she can about Artificial intelligence because that is what they are going to use to get everything they want to get in Genoa City.

Nate pleads with Audra several times to tell him the truth about what happened with Kyle so they can try and save their relationship. Audra doesn’t tell Nate the truth, instead, she tells Nate that she is breaking up with him since he thinks that she is a lying slut.

Cane gets a text message from Charlie telling him to stop calling and texting him and Mattie because they don’t want anything to do with him anymore.

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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, August 21, 2025

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Nate has a talk with Devon about Audra. Devon tells Nate to trust his gut, it will tell him if Audra is lying.

Nate later tells Audra that he knows in his guts that she is lying to him.

Victor surprises Claire and Kyle by telling them that he won’t stand in the way of their relationship anymore. Victor talks to Kyle privately and tells him he will be watching him.

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Y&R Short Recap Wednesday, August 20, 2025

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Billy tells Sally that he has a secret weapon that will help him get Chancellor Industries back and beat Cane and Victor too.

Nate interrupts the drinks that Holden, Claire, Daniel, and Tessa are having to ask Claire how Victoria is dealing with Cole’s death. Claire takes the opportunity to tell Nate that Victor paid Audra to seduce Kyle so they would break up but, her plan failed, so Victor stopped funding Vivrante.

Audra later tells Nate that Claire is lying because she believes that Kyle is telling her the truth. Nate believes Claire is telling the truth but he has some doubt until Audra slips and tells Nate that Victor is right, Kyle will break Claire’s heart. Nate wonders how Audra knows what Victor thinks about Claire’s relationship with Kyle.

Tessa thanks Daniel for being a bright spot in her life and helping her believe that she could be happy again. Daniel tells Tessa he feels the same way about her.

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, August 19, 2025

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Diane surprises Jack with an Italian dinner at home and they talk about rescheduling their honeymoon.

Daniel meets Holden and he asks Holden if it is a good idea that Phyllis work for Cane. Holden doesn’t give Daniel any information about Cane’s plans for Genoa City. Daniel and Holden run into Claire and Tessa at Society and they all have Vespers together.

Phyllis tells Cane that she thinks that the Newman family is scared of him because Nick wants to be his ally. Cane is worried because Charlie and Mattie won’t answer his phone calls. Phyllis advises Cane to forgive himself for his mistakes and then explain to Charlie and Mattie why he became Aristotle Dumas. Phyllis tells Cane that Charlie and Mattie will eventually forgive him. Cane tells Phyllis that they are not partners, he is her boss.

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Y&R Short Recap Friday, August 15, 2025

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Adam releases an article on Newman Media telling everyone that Cane Ashby is Aristotle Dumas. Cane tells Lily he will give up his entire plan if she will give him a chance to build a relationship with her again.

Devon and Amanda text Lily and Cane about the Newman Media article.

Mattie calls Lily on the phone and Lily wants to know how Cane wants to handle the situation. Nick interrupts Cane and Lily’s conversation to apologize to Cane about the Newman Media article. Adam and Chelsea interrupt Nick and Sharon at the coffee house just before they kiss.

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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, August 14, 2025

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Danny asks Daniel to be his best man at his October wedding to Christine. Daniel tells Danny that he has feelings for Tessa, but he doesn’t intend to do anything about his feelings for Tessa because he knows that Mariah and Tessa will work out their problems and get back together.

Christine tells Lauren about Chance’s military funeral and burial in Los Angeles so he can be close to Nina. Christine then asks Lauren to help her find her wedding dress.

Victor wants Nick to make friends with Cane and tell him that they will help him get Jabot if he doesn’t try to take Newman Enterprises from them.

Lily meets with Cane on his train to tell him that he has to tell Charlie and Mattie that he used to be Aristotle Dumas. Cane wants Lily to help him tell Charlie that he used to be Aristotle. Dumas. Lily tells Cane that she will do what he wants to do in Genoa City and he had better tell her the truth this time.

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Y&R Short Recap Wednesday, August 13, 2025

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Sally persuades Billy to let her be in charge of Abbott Communications since he is considering being Jack’s inside man working for Cane to protect Jabot.

Jack tells Diane about the plan and he worries that the plan depends so heavily on Billy.

Jack meets with Cane and tells him that he has decided not to sell his interest in Abbott Communications.

Victoria has a long talk with Victor and tries to persuade him to let Claire find her own way and not interfere with Claire and Kyle’s relationship.

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, August 12, 2025

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Nate tells Victoria that Damian’s funeral service is tomorrow in Chicago. Victoria and Nate continue to support each other and share their grief over the deaths of Cole and Damian. Nate worries that Amy is withdrawing into her shell and that might affect her cancer treatment.

Claire sees Audra kissing Kyle and she sees Kyle push Audra away. Claire later tells Victoria that she is sure that Audra staged everything for her benefit. Claire tells Victoria that, when Nate returns from Chicago, she will tell him everything his girlfriend has done to try and break up her and Kyle’s relationship.

Nate tells Audra that he went to visit Victoria and Claire, and he got the feeling Claire wanted to tell him something but Victoria stopped her from saying anything to him. Audra thinks that if Claire wants a war. she is going to go to war.

Phyllis accidently let’s it slip to Daniel that Cane is planning to take over Chancellor Industries, Jabot, and Newman Enterprises. Daniel tells Phyllis to get away from Cane as soon as possible because this grand scheme of his will never work and he doesn’t want her to be caught in the middle when the scheme backfires on Cane.

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Y&R Short Recap Friday, August 8, 2025

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Billy tells Jack about Cane’s plan to take over all the major companies in Genoa City. Billy and Jack secretly team up to protect Jabot from Cane.

Phyllis later tells Billy that Cane doesn’t want to work with him anymore. Billy tells Phyllis that Cane will have to tell him that himself.

Victor tells Cane to come to the ranch so they can talk.

Cane asks Phyllis to hack into the computer systems of Chancellor Industries, Jabot, and Newman Enterprises so they can do some shopping.

Victor tells Cane that he will team up with him to go after Jabot, but he still can’t have Chancellor Industries.

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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, August 7, 2025

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Victor wants Lily to pretend to be in love with Cane to see if she can find out what his plan is for Genoa City. Lily has a long talk with Devon and then decides to do as Victor asks because she thinks it is a good idea.

Adam tells Claire and Kyle that he can’t sell them his apartment because he doesn’t want to ruin his relationship with Victor. Victor later tells Adam that he is going to team up with Cane so Cane can take down the Abbotts for him.

Audra tells Claire that Kyle came on to her in Nice and Kyle wonders if Claire believes what Audra told her.

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Y&R Short Recap Wednesday, August 6, 2025

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Audra asks Victor for another chance to break up Kyle and Claire, but he tells her that she failed and she has to pay him back the money he gave her.

Kyle tells Claire that Victor hired Audra to break them up but he doesn’t tell her that he and Audra kissed.

Claire tells Kyle that she wants to talk to Adam about buying his apartment. Claire intends to show everyone that she is tougher than they think and her relationship will last.

Billy finally gets Jill to admit that she has known for quite a while that Cane was Aristotle Dumas. Billy decides to think about whether he wants to help Cane take over all the privately held companies in Genoa City. Cane tells Phyllis he hopes to persuade Billy to be part of his team because he wants to help Jill and Billy to reconcile.

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, August 5, 2025

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Claire decides that she won’t let Victor dictate her life anymore, so she gets Victoria’s blessing to move in with Kyle. Victor calls Audra to his office and he tells her that he is pulling the funding from Vivrante because she failed in her plan to break up Kyle and Claire.

Billy tells Cane that he only wants Chancellor Industries back because he wants to make it a legacy to honor Chance. Billy tells Cane he doesn’t want to participate in the takeover of the other companies in town. Billy warns Cane that Jack and Victor will never let him be their boss and they won’t give up their companies so easily to him.

Billy makes a video call to Jill because he wanted to know if Jill knew that Cane was Aristotle Dumas the entire time. Jill doesn’t answer the question and puts her head down. Since Billy knows his mother so well means that she always knew that Cane was Aristotle Dumas.

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Y&R Short Recap Friday, August 1, 2025

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Jack agrees to let Cane buy his interest in Abbott Communications and they agree to part ways in business. Jack worries that Billy is in over his head going into business with Cane.

Phyllis tells Daniel that she is working for Cane and that Cane had big plans for Genoa City. Daniel is also worried about his mom going into business with Cane.

Tessa continues to lean on Daniel as she adjusts to being a busy single mother. Tessa tells Daniel that she still hopes Mariah will come home to her and Aria.

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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, July 31, 2025

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Everyone returns home from Nice very grateful that they made it home safely.

Audra and Kyle decide not to tell Claire and Nate what almost happened between them in Nice because Claire is mourning Cole and Nate is mourning Damian.

Nate tells Audra that Amy wanted Damian buried next to Jackson in Chicago.

The Newman family talks about what Claire and Victoria have planned for Cole’s memorial service.

Jack tells Diane that he is considering teaming up with Cane against Victor.

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Y&R Short Recap Wednesday, July 30, 2025

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In Nice, Victor tells Cain not to go back to Genoa City because he is his worst enemy and he will not be happy in Genoa City.

Victoria and Adam decide to team up to fight Cane and keep him from getting anything from the Newman family. Victor later calls Adam and tells him that Cane and Billy are working together, and he should be ready to declare all-out war against Billy and Cane when he, Nikki, and Nick return home.

Nate tells Amy about Damian’s death, and she blames herself because, if Damian had never come to Genoa City and met Lily, he would still be alive

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, July 29, 2025

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The Chateau guests get ready to head back home to Genoa City although they are all still in shock about the deaths of Chance and Damian.

Billy tells Jack that he is going to let Cane tell Jill about Chance’s death since he has a better relationship with her right now.

Kyle talks to Claire on the phone and briefly tells her what happened telling her he will explain in more detail when he gets home. Claire tells Kyle that Cole died. Kyle later tells Jack and Diane about Cole’s death, and he tells them he should have stayed home with Claire instead of coming on this trip.

Billy and Phyllis discuss teaming up with Cane to get back Chancellor Industries. Phyllis isn’t sure she wants to team up with Billy, but she agrees to talk about it with Billy when they get home.

Lily calls Nate to tell him about Damian’s death and asks him to tell Amy the bad news. Nate is at Victoria’s house when he gets the news so Victoria and Claire ask Nate to stay since they are all grieving. Victoria and Claire decide to wait to have Cole’s memorial service until Victor, Nikki, and Nick return home.

Cane blames himself for Carter, Chance, and Damian’s deaths and promises Lily he will make amends. Lily tells Cane there is no way he can fix this and reminds him that they will never get back together. Lily pleads with Cane not to return to Genoa City because nobody wants him there but Cane is even more determined to go through with his plan.

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Y&R Short Recap Friday, July 25, 2025

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Billy brings Sally to the room where Nick is being held. Sally cleans Nick’s wound with wine then she uses tea bags and salt to slow the bleeding of Nick’s wound and puts a bandage on it. Sally, Billy, and Sharon help Nick leave the room and head back toward the train.

Nikki tells Amanda she is willing to give Chancellor Industries to Cane if Cane sets Nick and Sharon free.

Chance and Victor persuade Cane that Carter killed Damian because he felt Damian stood in the way of Cane’s happiness with Lily. Cane talks to Carter trying to get a confession out of him while Chance and Victor hide in the Garden maze listening in case Carter confesses to killing Damian.

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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, July 24, 2025

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The entire episode takes place in Nice (pronounced niece), France.

Jack tells Diane he is considering cutting Billy out of his life. Jack also tells Diane that he thinks he needs to stop being Billy’s enabler even though he loves him very much.

Sharon picks the lock of the room where Cane has them under house arrest and then has a fight with the guard at the door. The guard gives Nick a deep cut on his left side and then Nick knocks the guard out. Sharon leaves to get help and finds Billy and brings him back to the room where Nick is. Billy tells Sharon Nick needs a doctor or he won’t make it. Sharon tells Billy there isn’t any medical personnel at the Château. Billy tells Sharon they need to find someone who knows first aid to help Nick.

Chance and Victor question Carter and tell him that somebody saw him plant the bloody knife in Nick’s sleeping car. Carter tells Chance and Victor that he is loyal to Cane because Cane got him out of poverty, but he would never plant a bloody knife under the sink in Nick’s bathroom. Chance and Victor never told Carter that the knife was found under the sink in Nick’s bathroom. Chance and Victor ask Carter if he framed Nick to protect Cane. Cane arrives and asks Chance and Victor to let him talk to Carter alone so he can find out the identity of the person who killed Damian.

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Y&R Short Recap Wednesday, July 23, 2025

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Kyle tells Victor that he knows that he helped fund Audra’s new company, Vibrante, in exchange for Audra seducing Kyle and breaking up him and Audra. Kyle tells Victor that Audra failed because he loves Claire and would never hurt her. Kyle tells Victor that he is done trying to get his approval and he and Claire will move in together as soon as they get home.

Nick and Sharon find pictures of the former owners of the Château inside the room where they are being held. Nick looks at the pictures and thinks they are the de Leon family who used to be famous wine makers from the area. Nick thinks Cane must have bulldozed over the winery.

Cane tells Amanda that Victor already thinks he put Nick and Sharon under house arrest to use them as leverage to get Chancellor Industries. Cane tells Amanda that Victor gave him a good idea and he is going to hold Nick and Sharon hostage until Victor gives him Chancellor Industries.

Chance tells Victor that a groundskeeper told him that Carter came to get him after Damian was murdered and told him that there had been an accident inside the garden maze. Chance also tells Victor that Carter told him that he didn’t know about Damian’s death until he and Cane got him out of bed and told him about it. Victor tells Chance that Carter might have killed Damian because Cane ordered him to do it so Cane could say that he was innocent of the murder.

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, July 22, 2025

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The entire episode takes place in Nice (pronounced niece), France.

Michael tells Victor that Cane has put Nick and Sharon under house arrest. Michael offers to help but there isn’t much he can do since this is Cane’s property.

Victor tells Audra she has until tonight to fulfill the terms of her agreement, or all bets are off.

Nick and Sharon are locked in a room together and Sharon has a panic attack because it reminds her of when Martin locked her and Phyllis in the abandoned clinic. Nick calms Sharon down by telling her to think of their family vacation to London.

Victor and Nikki think that Cane framed Nick for Damian’s murder so they could sell him Chancellor Industries in exchange for Nick’s freedom.

Kyle tells Jack and Diane about the contract he signed with Victor. Victor financed Audra’s company in exchange for Audra seducing Kyle. Once Kyle cheated on Claire, he would have to pay Victor $ 5 million
and leave Genoa City.

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Y&R Short Recap Friday, July 18, 2025

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The Abbotts, Sally, and Audra find out about Damian ‘s death. Billy, Audra, and Kyle think that Cane did it while Jack and Phyllis don’t think Cane did it. Nick thinks Cane had one of his employees put the dagger
used to stab Damian in the bathroom of his sleeping car.

Audra asks Kyle if she can stay in his room because she is scared. Audra is worried about how she is going to tell Amy and Nate about Damian ‘s death. Audra hears a noise and gets scared which leads Audra and Kyle to start kissing.

Chance and Cane review the security footage but the footage right before Damian’s stabbing has been deleted. Cane tells Chance that he, Amanda, and Carter are the only ones who have access to security cameras. Cane tells Chance that he didn’t have his employees delete the security footage.

Cane later tells the Abbotts and Nick that he didn’t kill Damian. Nick tells Cane that he is tired of his games he is going to find a way to leave the Chateau and get the local police.

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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, July 17, 2025

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The entire episode takes place in Nice (pronounced niece), France.

Nick tells Chance that he thinks Cane set him up for Damian’s murder because he wants to buy Chancellor Industries and Victor won’t sell it to him. Cane also wanted to get rid of Damian because Damian was his romantic rival for Lily.

Amanda thinks that Cane killed Damian although Cane tells her he didn’t do it. Amanda tells Cane she needs to see all the security footage from the property so she can defend him since he is the most likely suspect.

Nick tells Victor and Nikki that Cane is setting him up for Damian’s murder and they all try to figure out who would want to kill Damian.

Chance interviews Lily who tells him she is sure that Cane killed Damian because he was upset that she and Damian were romantically involved.

Cane tells Nick that he didn’t put the dagger in his bathroom. Nick doesn’t believe Cane and tells him that if he set him up he is going to wish he was dead.

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