This episode of The Young and The Restless airs Tuesday, February 28 2023 in the USA. We provide early Y&R recaps daily! Today’s Young and The Restless recap’s episode airs one day ahead in Canada.
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Society
Abby asks if Devon’s feeling better after a good meal.
He says that it’s nice being with her and he’s feeling way less stressed.
Abby agrees, she’s feeling calmer too.
They talk about what they’re going to have for dessert. Devon suggests they take it home and see Dominic before he goes to sleep.
Tucker’s Hotel Room
Tucker asks Ashley where the idea to sell the company to Devon came from.
Ashley says that he’s the father of their grandson, yet another reason to reconnect with him.
She says that Devon is suing, and is in the position of losing the company from his one father, but not from his other father.
Tucker says that Devon isn’t even speaking with him.
Ashley says to consider it a peace offering, as a great way to break the ice with Devon.
Tucker wonders whether Ashley is toying with him or actually trying to help mend fences with Devon.
He offers Ashley a nightcap, and she accepts.
Ashley asks if he’s overwhelmed by her proposal.
Tucker says it’s a lot to take in, and he’s blindsided by the fact that she owns his debt.
Ashley says she’s supporting him on his path to self-improvement. She says to just think of it as a business proposition.
She says she’s not asking him to sell to Devon, she’s demanding it.
Tucker asks what happens if he doesn’t go along with the plan.
Ashley says he’ll wake up every day for the rest of his life filled with regret.
Tucker says her heart’s in the right place, she’s looking out for him and Devon.
He says that her buying his debt and forcing his hand may be the best thing that anyone’s ever done to him.
He says he’s trying to be a good father, but he doesn’t know how, and she’s trying to help him, and he’s thankful for her.
Ashley says that he has a lot of work to do. She says that failure is not an option.
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The Newman Ranch
Nikki comes into the living room and kisses Victor. She asks if he’s read the memo that Victoria sent over.
Victor is distracted and says it looks good.
Nikki says that he’s really preoccupied, and he says he can’t concentrate.
Victor tells Nikki that Adam will come back if he gives him Victoria’s job as CEO.
Nikki laughs and asks why he’d do that.
Victor says he’s going to make him a counteroffer.
Nikki says that McCall Unlimited is a costly consolation prize.
Victor says that his plan has hit a snag and that someone else bought Tucker’s debt.
Nikki wonders if someone they know bought the debt.
Victor says that Victoria thought it might be Devon, but he doesn’t think that’s likely. He says that Michael is looking into finding who it is.
Nikki says it could be anyone, and names a few names. They don’t think it was Devon.
Victor says that maybe someone bought Tucker’s debt to protect him, but he can’t think of who.
Nikki says she can think of someone.
Victor asks who she thinks wants to protect Tucker.
Nikki thinks that it’s Ashley, who’s gotten closer to Tucker since he came back to town. She recounts how Ashley got closer than she needed to.
Victor says that it’s hard for him to believe.
Nikki says that maybe Ashley’s old feelings for Tucker have come back.
Victor thinks Ashley is too smart for that.
Nikki says that she may be smart, but not in matters of the heart. She says it’d be poetic justice to see Ashley take Tucker’s company.
Sally’s Hotel Room
Sally and Nick are in bed, cuddling.
She says that she loves it when it’s just the two of them.
Nick kisses her and says there’s no reason it should end.
There’s an insistent knock at the door. It’s Adam. He says they need to talk, it’s important.
Nick groans.
Sally gets dressed as Nick lies in bed.
She opens the door, and Adam says that he needs to speak to her. Adam figures out that Nick is inside and yells hi to him.
Sally says he’s been drinking, and Adam insists he’s fine, but he wants to talk with her.
Adam gets loud and Nick puts on some pants and comes to the door. He tells Adam that Sally can do whatever she wants.
Adam asks her to come downstairs and talk, and she says she’ll be there in a minute. Adam heads down to the hotel lobby.
Sally apologizes, and Nick says they should have let Adam continue knocking in the hall.
Sally says that she needs to talk to him since Adam is the father.
Nick says that his reaction was to show up drunk and pound on her door.
The Grand Phoenix Hotel Lobby
Sally comes down to the hotel lobby and sees Adam sitting there on the couch.
He’s having a drink, but he says it’s non-alcoholic.
He says he’s still in shock, and he needed someone to talk to, so he talked with Chelsea.
Sally says she understands, it’s going to affect everyone.
Adam says that Chelsea can be thoughtful and understanding, but Sally says that’s not her experience.
Sally asks how Adam’s doing.
Adam says he’s on board and excited to bring a new life into the world with her. He tells her she’s going to be an incredible mother.
He says that he won’t use the baby to get close to her, and Chelsea helped him understand that. He says that he wants to be the best father to the baby that he can.
Sally says she wonders why Adam felt the need to come over and bang on her door, she wonders if he wanted to ruin her evening with Nick.
Adam says that was a bonus, but he just wanted to make sure she knew how he was feeling about things. He says that he needed to hold himself accountable, and wanted to set the ground rules early.
Sally says it’s the most mature she’s ever seen him act.
They joke around and Nick comes off the elevator and sees them laughing together.
Sally sees him and comes over and asks what’s going on.
Nick says that Christian’s nanny called and he has to go take care of him.
He asks how things are going with Adam.
Sally says things are good and Adam is actually being mature about things.
Nick smiles and kisses her goodnight. He leaves to take care of Christian.
Sally explains that Nick had to leave and she’s got to get some rest, it’s been a long day.
Adam laughs and says don’t answer the door if some drunk lunatic comes knocking.
Sally says she’s really glad they talked.
Adam says that it’s going to be hard at times to think about what might have been, but that’s his problem, not hers.
He says that he wants her to have the happiness she deserves.
She thanks him and heads to the elevator, leaving him in the lobby.
Devon’s Penthouse Apartment
Devon and Abby are talking about Dominic, and as they’re talking, Devon’s phone rings. It’s Tucker.
Tucker asks if they can meet sometime soon.
Devon says there’s nothing he can say that he wants to hear.
Tucker says that he’ll be interested in what he has to say.
Devon hangs up and says that he’s not sure why Tucker called, but he doesn’t want to talk to him.
Abby asks if he’s curious to see what Tucker has to say, maybe he’s calling to patch things up with him.
Devon says that her conversation with her mom really changed her outlook on Tucker.
Abby says that Ashley thinks he can change. She tries to convince Devon to give him another chance, to just see what he has to say.
Devon says he wishes he had her optimism.
Abby says she has plenty to spare. She thinks he should Just hear Tucker out.
Devon says he’s been down that road and thinks that Tucker’s just lied in the past, he doesn’t want to deal with that anymore.
Devon says that he wishes he had a good father, and that Tucker is using that information to get closer to him.
He picks up a picture of Neil. He says that Neil is his real father and he’d know what to do.
He says that he appreciates Abby, and loves being close to her, it makes him feel better.
Abby says there’s no place she’d rather be.
They kiss and end up in bed together.
Tucker’s Hotel Room
Tucker says that Devon doesn’t even want to speak to him.
Ashley says that she needs him to get busy, or she’ll get angry that she wasted her time on him. She tells him to make it happen, no matter what.
Tucker agrees he won’t stop trying with Devon. He asks what happens if Devon agrees to take over the company.
Ashley says that if he makes it happen, it’d go a long way to making her believe that he really truly wants to change.
Sally’s Hotel Room
Sally comes into her hotel room and Nick video-calls her. He asks how she left things with Adam.
Sally says they parted on good terms.
Nick says that it doesn’t have to be the end of the evening, she could come out to his place and stay the night.
She says she wants to stay and sleep.
She asks why he video-chatted with her. He says he just wanted to see her smile.
Devon’s Penthouse Apartment
Devon comes downstairs to grab a drink and sees his cellphone sitting on the bar.
He looks thoughtful, then picks it up and sends a message to Tucker asking to meet him for coffee in the morning. He says he’ll give him 30 minutes.
Tucker’s Hotel Room
Tucker gets the text from Devon and tells Ashley that he’s going to meet with him for coffee tomorrow.
Ashley says she’s thrilled, but to make sure not to screw it up, it could be his last chance with Devon.
Tucker says there’s too much on the line for him to screw it up now.
The Newman Ranch
Victor’s phone rings. Adam has arrived, and Victor asks to send him in.
Nikki says she’ll leave them to talk, and heads out of the room.
Victor asks what Adam’s there for.
Adam says that he wants to know about Victor’s job offer. He wants to hear Victor’s plan, right now.
Victor says that he needs some time before he can tell Adam anything, as things still need to fall into place.
Adam says that Victor’s reticence is causing him not to trust him.
Victor hesitates and says that he’s trying to get McCall Unlimited, and he wants Adam to run it.
Adam asks what Victor’s planning in order to take over McCall’s company.
Victor says that he’s run into a roadblock, and he’ll make his next move after he’s found out who’s behind it.
