Today’s Young and the Restless recap airs in the USA on Wednesday, September 27, 2023, and airs one day ahead in Canada. We post our Y&R recaps every weekday!
Last Episode
On the last episode of Y&R, Adam agreed to release damning information on Tucker, Victoria conspired to regain control of Newman, and Mamie showed up at the Abbotts.
The Abbott Mansion
Jack tells Mamie that he couldn’t be happier to see her. He asks why she didn’t call beforehand.
Mamie says she wanted to see the look on his face when he realized she was there.
They reminisce for a bit.
Traci says they could have gotten her room ready and had a nice dinner prepared.
Mamie says she didn’t want all the fuss. She’s happy she could surprise them, but the reunion isn’t the only reason she’s in town.
The Chancellor Mansion
Devon asks Lily why she wanted to meet at his house instead of the office.
Lily says she doesn’t want the employees to hear them talking about the secret investor and think that Chancellor-Winters is in trouble.
Devon asks if Jill found anything out from Victor.
Lily says that Victor stonewalled Jill as well and wouldn’t tell her anything about the investor.
Devon doesn’t think it makes sense. He doesn’t like the fact that someone owns a piece of their company, and they don’t know who.
Lily says apparently, the investor will reveal themselves soon.
Devon wonders why there’s so much secrecy… Is it someone who will cause harm to the company, or maybe it’s someone they don’t like?
Lily wonders if it’s someone from their past or perhaps Jill’s. What if the investor came in with an agenda different from theirs?
Devon figures that Victor wouldn’t sell to someone like that, knowing how it would make them feel.
Lily thinks Victor is so concerned with the shakeups at his own company that he’s not even thinking about what it would do to Chancellor-Winters.
Society
Victoria sips a coffee and thinks back to an argument with her father about how he’d taken back the CEO position. Victor had told her to accept his decision or leave. Victoria had said that the whole company would fall apart if she left.
Nick walks into the restaurant and sits with Victoria. He tells her that his trip went well, and there was a lot of enthusiasm for the new leadership at Kirsten. He asks what she wants to talk about… Does she want him to come back to Newman?
Victoria says it’s not that. She needs his help to keep their father from making a terrible mistake.
Newman Enterprises
Adam enters the office and sees Victor sitting behind the desk, looking through reports. Adam says he saw the press release about the executive changes made at Newman, but the description of his role was rather vague.
Victor says, “Was it?”
Adam asks when he’s going to be starting in his new position.
Victor picks up the phone and tells Nate to join them in his office.
Adam asks how Nate figures into his new job.
Victor says he’ll find out soon enough. He says he was surprised but pleased when he heard Adam wanted to start at the bottom and work his way up. He won’t start in the mailroom, and he’s not going to give him an office in the men’s room.
Adam laughs and says he’s glad to hear that.
Victor says he has a place for him further up the ladder.
Nate walks in and greets them.
Victor tells Adam he will be Nate’s assistant.
Society
Victoria tells Nick she’s worried about Victor’s decision-making.
Nick asks what she means.
Victoria says their dad has been making erratic business decisions, merging then unmerging companies… He’s all over the place.
Nick says it’s Victor’s company, and he can do what he wants.
Victoria says Victor’s confused about things… How often has Nick seen him change his mind like this?
Nick says it’s been known to happen.
Victoria says they can count how many times on one hand.
Nick says it doesn’t mean there’s anything wrong with Victor. Nick doesn’t want to get dragged back into the family drama.
Victoria says Nick needs to think about how Victor isn’t acting like himself, and now he’s getting back into the stressful role of running Newman Enterprises. She says she’s worried about his health.
Nick admits that their dad acted a little odd regarding McCall and Kirsten, but he thinks it was because of Adam’s actions.
Victoria says part of it was, but what happens next concerns her.
Nick says he doesn’t know exactly what Victoria is asking of him. He says the company isn’t his concern, he’s not coming back, and he’s certainly not going to war.
The Chancellor Mansion
Devon tells Lily that the mystery investor may be someone who wants to get their hands on a “sure thing.”
They bounce around the idea that an IPO will come up again, but Lily says Jill put the kibosh on that.
Devon doesn’t like being blindsided, but they’ll stick together as a team.
The Abbott Mansion
Jack tells Mamie she’s being coy with them. What’s going on? Is there a new romantic interest in her life?
Traci thinks maybe it’s someone she met at the gala.
Mamie says she doesn’t want to say anything yet… She doesn’t want to jinx it! She asks Jack to tell her about his wedding.
Jack and Traci relate how it was a small civil service, romantic and beautiful, and they’re planning a big party to celebrate.
Mamie asks about Ashley’s wedding to Tucker.
Jack says Ashley’s marriage lasted about as long as he expected.
Mamie asks what he means.
Traci says Ashley and Tucker’s marriage is already over. She explains that they went on their honeymoon, and Tucker returned without Ashley, who’s still in Paris.
Mamie says she doesn’t like the sound of that… At all!
Jack says Tucker broke Ashley’s heart, but he won’t get away with it this time.
Mamie says Jack has always taken care of his sisters, but she doesn’t like to hear him talk like this. She says battling Tucker is a waste of time; Jack should be spending that energy on his new wife. She says she needs to get moving on, but it was wonderful to spend time with her.
Traci asks how long she’ll be in Genoa City.
Mamie says it will be a few weeks. She has some business to take care of.
Jack asks if she’d like to stay in the house.
Mamie says she’s already booked a suite in the Athletic Club and wants to stay there for privacy.
Traci laughs and says Mamie is a woman of mystery.
Jack asks what Mamie is up to… Does she have something up her sleeve?
Mamie grins and says she’s just settling some debts.
The Chancellor Mansion
Lily finishes up a phone call as Devon looks on. She says she just spoke to the financial auditor who followed the money trail back to a company in Detroit called LBB Financial.
Devon says he’s never heard of it. He asks what LBB stands for.
Lily says the first thing she can think of is her grandmother’s initials… Lillie Bell Barber.
Devon says it could be anything.
Lily says her grandparents lived in Detroit but have been gone for a long time… They’re not giving money to Victor.
Devon says Olivia didn’t start a company either. He asks whether Lily thinks it’s a coincidence that the company name shares her grandmother’s initials.
Lily says it must be a coincidence.
Newman Enterprises
Adam asks Victor if he’s joking… Does he really want Adam as Nate’s assistant?
Nate says he already has an excellent assistant named Greg, and Adam isn’t the type to follow orders or set up meetings.
Victor says they’re both professionals. They’ll work it out.
Adam says he wanted to start at the bottom, but… Assisting Nate? Really?
Nate asks what he’s going to tell Greg.
Victor says he has another job for Greg already. He tells Adam that soon enough, he’ll realize it’s his ideal position.
Society
Nick says Victoria’s upset that she got demoted.
Victoria says she’s not happy about it.
Nick says he thinks she’s done an excellent job running the company except for hiring Nate and doesn’t know why Victor would take her out of her position.
Victoria says it wasn’t a business decision; it was personal.
Nick asks why she thinks it was personal.
Victoria says maybe Victor was bored or disapproved of her love life. She says that her portrait was replaced with Victor’s.
Nick says she still hasn’t answered his question. He’s not returning to Newman, so what does she want from him?
Victoria says she’s not asking him to return to Newman, but she needed someone to talk to about their father. She says they can’t continue to go along with his “risky” ideas because they fear him yelling at them. She says she needs Nick’s help to stop their father from jeopardizing his health.
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Newman Enterprises
Adam tells his father he wanted to start from the bottom and earn his way to a better position, but working as Nate’s assistant wasn’t what he had in mind.
Victor says they never agreed to Adam choosing what position he started in.
Adam says he thought he’d be working side by side with Victor.
Victor reminds Adam that he said he wanted to learn the ropes.
Adam says he didn’t want to learn them from someone who’s been in business less time than he was in business school.
Victor says Adam wanted a chance to prove he could change, and this is that chance.
Adam says Victor’s just testing him.
Victor says everything is a test. Every minute of every day is a test. He leaves the office.
Nate tells Adam he’s as excited about this as Adam is. He says Adam can tell his father he’s not interested in the role, and that’d be fine by him.
Adam says he’d love to do that, but he can’t, because that’s what Victor is expecting him to do.
Nate’s phone rings. He answers, it’s Devon.
Devon asks Nate to meet him… There’s something he needs to talk about.
Nate asks if they can do it over the phone.
Devon says he’d rather talk in person.
Nate says he will meet Devon at the Athletic Club once he’s finished at the office. He ends the call and tells Adam he’s got to take care of something and they’ll talk about Adam’s duties when he gets back. He leaves.
Adam looks at his father’s portrait and sighs. “Very funny.” He wonders if Victor’s trying to push him until he breaks.
Society
Nick asks Victoria if she thinks their dad is weak and hopes she didn’t say that in front of him.
Victoria says that Victor’s behavior isn’t normal. She says even Nick had said that Victor wasn’t acting like himself. He’s usually decisive, not wishy-washy, and maybe Adam is to blame, but there’s more to it.
Nick asks if Victoria is actually worried about Victor’s health or whether she’s using it as an excuse to get her job back.
Victoria can’t believe Nick would think that. She says Victor’s had medical issues in the past, and this is about his mental as well as his physical health. She asks if Nick thinks she’s trying to undermine Victor for her own benefit.
Nick says it seems like hell of a coincidence that she suddenly thinks Victor is in some kind of mental decline, but Victoria only decided this after she lost her position as CEO.
The GCAC Dining Room
Nate and Devon sit at a table. Nate asks Devon what he needed to talk to him about so urgently.
Devon asks Nate when he last spoke to his mother.
Nate asks if there’s something wrong with her.
Devon says she’s fine; he’s just trying to figure something out. He explains there’s a mystery investor in Chancellor-Winters, and there’s a chance it could be connected to Nate’s family.
Nate asks why Devon thinks it’s his mother… She’s not a business person.
Devon says that Drucilla and Olivia’s parents are gone, so she’s the only one left, and the investment firm’s name is LBB.
Nate says Aunt Mamie has a small investment firm called LBB based out of Detroit.
Devon asks what else Nate can tell him about the company.
Nate says he’s not comfortable talking about Mamie’s business with Devon.
Devon stands up to leave and thanks Nate for his time.
Nate says that Devon only reached out because he needed something. They need to move on from the past.
Devon tells him, “Not today.” He leaves the club.
The Abbott Mansion
Traci laughs with Jack about how “mischievous” Mamie was. She may have denied a romance, but she had a twinkle in her eye.
Jack says it reminded him of Mamie and Jill fighting. He wonders if Jill is the “unfinished business” Mamie mentioned.
Traci hadn’t thought of that. She says they acted civilly when Jill and Mamie saw each other at the gala. She thought they had called a truce since Mamie took Jill’s $1 million and invested it wisely, and she thought Mamie was content with her life.
Jack wonders if Mamie wants “one last hurrah” and has some unfinished business with the former Mrs. John Abbott.
The GCAC
Mamie enters the club and sees Nate in the lobby.
Nate laughs in surprise, and they hug. Nate says he didn’t know she was in town… What’s she doing there?
Mamie says she wanted to surprise Nate and his cousins.
Nate says he’s happy to see her.
Mamie says she needed to spend more time with the ones she loved.
Nate tells her he’d just met with Devon, who asked about her sister, Lillie Belle.
Mamie laughs and says she’s surprised that Devon caught on so quickly.
Nate looks at her curiously… What is she up to?
The Chancellor Mansion
Devon comes home and sits with Lily on the sofa.
Lily asks how his meeting with Nate went.
Devon says it went well. He relates how Nate told him that Mamie owns an investment company called LBB, named after her sister.
Lily’s blown away. She didn’t know about Mamie’s businesses. She says Mamie has to be the secret investor.
Devon says it seems likely.
Given their history, Lily says it makes sense that Mamie would keep it a secret from Jill.
Devon wonders why she’d keep it from them since they’re family.
Lily wonders what Mamie is up to.
Mamie’s GCAC Suite
Mamie and Nate sit on the couch talking. Mamie hopes she’s not taking his time since she knows he’s a “big deal” at Newman Enterprises.
Nate says he always has time for her. He asks what she wanted to meet about.
Mamie says he’s the one person she can trust with the truth.
Nate says that sounds ominous, but he’s flattered.
Mamie says it’ll come out sooner rather than later. She’s invested in Chancellor-Winters.
Nate says she’s the mystery benefactor. He asks why Mamie is keeping it a secret from Devon and Lily… They’re family.
Society
Victoria can’t believe Nick suspects she would put her own interests over their father’s well-being. She says Victor’s decision to demote her was the latest in a long list of questionable moves.
Nick takes a sip of his coffee. “Says you.”
Victoria says that coming out of retirement and going to the office day after day will be physically taxing on their father. She worries it will be too much, and Nikki agrees.
Nick says that their mom should be the one who talks to Victor. He says even if Victoria’s concern is real, Victor will see it as a ploy to get her job back and will rain fire on her if she says he’s incapable of running the company he built.
Victoria asks what she should do about it.
Nick says she needs to accept she’s not in the CEO position right now and let their mom handle their dad. He says she needs to keep the peace to get her job back.
Adam walks up to their table and observes that Victoria’s angry and asks if she just told Nick about the family company news. He wonders if Victoria had a hand in making Adam her “boyfriend’s gofer.”
Victoria says whatever their father decided is more than Adam deserves and unfair to Nate. She leaves.
Nick asks Adam what that was about. He says that their father has a hell of a sense of humor.
Adam says Victor’s hilarious.
Nick says Adam walked into it… He asked Victor to allow him to start over.
Adam says he didn’t want to work under Nate.
Nick says that part does suck. He’s unsure whether he trusts Nate or Adam less right now since Adam’s already crying to him about it. He says that Adam obviously doesn’t want to start at the bottom and do things the “right” way and is just biding his time until he can make his next move.
Adam says if that’s the case, Nick got out of Newman at the right time… Again.
Nick tells Adam to do whatever he wants. Work with Nate or not, he doesn’t care, but if Adam does anything to hurt their father or Victoria, all bets are off.
The Abbott Mansion
Jack wonders if Mamie would have come back to town with some vendetta. He can’t imagine she’d go after Jill when Devon and Lily work with her.
Traci says it doesn’t sound like the Mamie they know and love.
Jack says that Jill knows how to play dirty.
Mamie’s GCAC Suite
Nate tells Mamie that Jill’s head will explode when she learns about Mamie’s investment. He asks if this is payback.
Mamie thinks back to a time when she was talking to Jill about Jack’s wedding.
Flashback.
Jill says that Mamie is probably be a server at the wedding reception.
Mamie says she was going to the wedding ceremony as a guest, where she’ll sit with the family, and then she’ll be going to the reception as a guest as well.
Jill wonders how Mamie had gotten Jack to give her tickets.
Mamie says she didn’t have to ask for tickets; she’s not that presumptuous… That’s more Jill’s style.
Jill says that Jack had invited Mamie for sentimental reasons… After all, she had been a fixture at the house for hundreds of years. She says that Mamie is just the housekeeper, and she should know her place. Jill tells Mamie to enjoy the wedding and says she’ll enjoy her time with Billy in the meantime.
Mamie goes to leave and tells Jill that she should enjoy all the time she can with her son, because her time might be running out.
As Mamie leaves the house, Jill calls out after her, “You vicious woman!”
Mamie thinks back to when Jill had paid her $1 million to leave the house.
Jill tells Mamie she’s probably never seen that many zeroes on a check. She says Mamie shouldn’t have second thoughts about leaving a man she loves (John) but could never be with.
Mamie wonders how long Jill can go without cheating again; how long before Jill meets another Jed Sanders?
Jill says she has a chance for a new life. Mamie’s hit the jackpot; all she has to do is leave!
Mamie laughs and tells Nate she can’t wait to see Jill’s head explode, but she can’t reveal her plans yet; she still has some stuff to work out.
Nate chuckles and says he assumes she’s swearing him to secrecy.
Mamie says she is. She needs his help, though. He has to get Devon and Lily off her trail. They can’t know that she’s the mystery investor.
Nate says she might be too late… Devon’s already put it together.
Mamie says it’s not going the way she planned it at all.
The Chancellor Mansion
Lily tells Devon that Jill will go ballistic when she finds out that Mamie has a stake in Chancellor-Winters.
Devon thinks that’s an understatement. Jill’s going to lose her mind.
Lily wonders if there’s a different way to tell Jill about it. They have to be sure before they say anything, and more importantly, they have to figure out what Mamie’s motives are.
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I love Y and R! Nothing more to say!
The story line with Victor and Victoria is great! He is giving Victoria a taste of her own medicine, how she treated Nick. Mamie and Jill in business together is priceless. Bring on the explosion
Great examples of “karma, coming back to bite you”
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