Today’s Young and the Restless recap airs in the USA on Thursday, November 16, 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, Audra lashed out when Kyle backed out of their alliance, while Nikki found herself held hostage by Claire at the Lake House.
Claire’s Lake House
Nikki calls for Claire, but there’s no answer. Nikki wonders what Claire is planning in Genoa City.
She tells herself she’ll find a way out; she’s been through worse!
Nikki yells that there will be hell to pay when she gets out.
The Neil Winters Jazz Lounge
Victoria says she’s not surprised Nick and Adam showed up. They probably just met with their father, and now they’re supposed to convince her to stay on at Newman. Adam’s probably playing the “good and faithful” son, which nobody believes except their father.
Adam says Victor trusting him probably terrifies Victoria.
Victoria says she’s terrified that Adam will screw up the company somehow.
Nick tells them to stop fighting. Things are blowing up around them, and they need to figure out a way to fix it.
Adam apologizes to Victoria, and Victoria apologizes back.
Nick nods. That was nice. He asks Victoria what it would take to get her to stay at Newman.
Lily’s Penthouse Apartment
Jill looks around Lily’s apartment and tells her that it may have been Devon’s before, but Lily really made it her own.
Lily is happy with it. She mentions how Devon and Abby are living at the Chancellor house now.
Jill smiles and says she can imagine little Dominic racing around, leaving handprints everywhere. They laugh as they imagine Katherine framing his little handprints.
They talk briefly until Daniel walks in the room and tells Jill there’s been a development at Chancellor-Winters that Jill needs to hear about.
Lily says that Daniel learned more about Mamie’s interest in the company.
Jill wants to know more.
Daniel says the infiltration doesn’t stop with Mamie… The man behind the curtain is Tucker McCall.
Jill can’t believe it. She calls Tucker and Mamie a “match made in hell.”
The Genoa City Athletic Club
Tucker walks down from his room and walks into the dining room, where he greets Audra, who is sitting at a table.
Audra tells him to take a seat and order a drink… He’s not going to like this.
The Abbott Mansion
Diane sees Kyle sitting and drinking on the couch. She asks him what’s wrong.
Kyle invites her to pour a drink… She’s going to need it.
Diane pours herself a drink and asks what’s going on.
Kyle says it’s bad and there will be a lot of groveling on his part to his father. He hopes Diane will understand why he did what he did.
Diane tells that whatever it is, she promises there will be no judgment on her part, only support.
Kyle smiles sadly. He says he almost sold out Jabot and their entire family to Tucker McCall.
The GCAC Dining Room
Tucker comes back from the bar with a drink and sits with Audra. He asks what’s going on.
Audra looks around and says Kyle suddenly grew a conscience, and he’s backing out of their arrangement. She’s worried that Kyle will tell his father.
Tucker figures Kyle will almost certainly tell Jack. Jack suspects Tucker has plans for Jabot, and Kyle will confirm it. He says the Abbotts are predictable.
Audra is surprised. Tucker knew that Kyle would back out?
The GCAC Jazz Lounge
Victoria says it’s quite the moment… Both brothers are working together at their father’s command!
Nick says it wasn’t a command.
Adam is quick to say it was a command.
Victoria says their father is going to be disappointed when they don’t convince her to return to Newman. She would come back, but only if Adam walks away.
Adam tells Nick they have their answer. Should he call Victor and tell him, or should Nick have that honor?
Nick ignores Adam and tells Victoria that their father hasn’t changed. He wants the three of them to work together at his company.
Victoria says it’s funny that he’d say that, since he left Newman.
Nick admits he was wrong to leave. His place is at Newman, and always will be. He’s back 100%.
Victoria says she wants them to enjoy working together and hopes their father enjoys every minute of them.
Nick asks if Victoria is really going to do this to him… Now he’s stuck in the middle between their dad and Adam without an ally.
Victoria says that Nick chose to stay on no matter what.
Nick says they both know Adam will do something stupid and shoot himself in the foot. It’s inevitable.
Adam says he needs to remind them that he didn’t plan any of this, and he wants them to have confidence in him.
Nick tells Victoria that if Adam implodes and Victoria and Nick aren’t there to catch the fallout, he’s going to drag the company down with him.
Adam says he’s right there and can hear every word Nick’s saying.
Nick tells him to shut up and let him handle it.
They bicker for a minute until Adam gives in. Not another peep from him!
Nick tells Victoria it’s an all-or-nothing scenario. Either they all work together, or they’re all out. Victor threatened to fire them all.
Victoria says Adam will survive that, too.
Adam says it’s a gift.
Claire’s Lake House
Nikki looks around the room and removes her jacket. She gets an idea, opens the armoire, and removes the can opener that Claire had left.
She takes the can opener and works to pry at the locked door. Suddenly, there’s a click, and the door unlocks!
Nikki cautiously opens the door but it creaks, and she leaves it open only a crack. She goes into the washroom and gets some soap and rubs it on the hinges. The door opens without noise this time.
Nikki slips off her shoes and enters the hallway, looking around carefully. She closes the door behind her softly.
The GCAC Jazz Lounge
Nick tells Victoria to think about it… Their father faked his mental decline to prove a point, and it worked. Nate showed his true colors.
Victoria says Nate’s motives weren’t as malicious as everyone thinks.
Nick says it’s not about Nate. He hates saying it, but one day, Victor is going to decline for real, and neither of them wants Adam in charge if that happens.
Victoria says Nick will be there for their father and the company.
Nick says he needs Victoria, too. They need each other and are the safety net between Adam and their dad.
Adam says they’re unbelievable. He could cure cancer, and they would still think, “That sonofabitch is still up to something!” All he cares about is making it work between them. He has no interest in destroying the company and his son’s inheritance, even to spite his “loving” siblings.
Adam gets up and says he’s going to leave them now. They can talk about how to shackle him and throw him into the Newman dungeon. He cares about one thing only… What his dad thinks. As long as Victor has his back, he doesn’t care how much they distrust him. He leaves the lounge.
Nick asks Victoria what her decision is.
Lily’s Apartment
Daniel tells Jill that Tucker made some sizable investments through Mamie’s financial firm.
Jill asks if it’s been confirmed.
Lily’s team verified it. She says it doesn’t prove anything, but why would Tucker invest millions into the same account that was used to purchase Victor’s shares of Chancellor-Winters?
Jill asks if Devon knows.
Daniel says Devon doesn’t know anything. He wanted to get Jill and Lily’s thoughts on it before dragging Devon into it. He knows that Devon has a complicated relationship with Tucker.
Jill figures that it was probably Tucker’s idea in the first place, and Mamie was probably just too happy to go along with it! She thinks they both really want to screw her over.
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The GCAC Dining Room
Tucker tells Audra that he had a feeling that Kyle would choke. He said he was going to test Kyle, but he knew what the outcome was going to be.
Audra says that he should have kept her in the loop on it.
Tucker says she would have overplayed her hand.
Audra figures Tucker was testing her, too. She asks if Tucker trusts anyone.
Tucker shakes his head. No, he doesn’t, and he doesn’t think Audra should either. He’s disappointed that Audra didn’t see it coming… Carnal attraction only goes so far!
Audra thanks him for his “brutal and deep life lessons.”
Tucker says he learned from Ashley that Abbott blood is as thick as tar.
Audra asks what happens now.
Tucker says now they sit, have a drink, and bide their time. It’s all part of the process, and they haven’t seen the last of Kyle Abbott.
The Abbott Mansion
Kyle tells his mom that he felt he deserved to be reinstated as co-CEO at Jabot.
Diane nods. She wanted it for him, too.
Kyle says it was never going to happen, and he was angry about it. He reveals that he talked to Audra about it, and she tempted him with an offer.
The GCAC Dining Room
Tucker tells Audra that Kyle is going to confess to “mommy and daddy” and he’ll play the victim. Then, he’ll claim that Audra, the Jezebel, has preyed on his emotions and made him make bad choices involving Tucker.
Audra says Tucker obviously expected Kyle to report back to his parents… Why did he go ahead with his plan in the first place?
Tucker says Jack is predictable… He’ll send Kyle right back into the “belly of the beast” as a mole.
The Abbott Mansion
Kyle tells Diane that Tucker and Audra have a plan to stage a hostile takeover at Jabot. Tucker doesn’t want to run the company, he’s leaving that to Audra.
Diane figures that Audra offered Kyle the position that his father wouldn’t give him.
Newman Enterprises
Victoria enters the office and greets her father. She tells him she dropped by to thank him for making it so obvious how little her feelings mean to him.
Victor asks what she’s talking about.
Victoria says he sent Nick and Adam to “emotionally strong-arm” her into staying at Newman, which shows that he has no respect for her instincts.
Victor says her instincts led her to “Billy Boy Abbott”, Ashland Locke, JT Hellstrom, and Nate Hastings. Hell of an instinct she has!
Victoria glares at him and says her personal life has nothing to do with this… It’s business, and it’s about what she brings to the table.
Victor says the problem is that she brings her personal life into the office.
Victoria says she’s confused… Why does Victor want her back?
Victor says he wants her back for her mother and for herself.
Claire’s Lake House
Nikki creeps down the stairs, being cautious not to make any noise.
She tries a door downstairs, but it’s locked. She sees her purse and digs through it, looking for her phone, but it’s not there.
Nikki goes to the front door, but it’s locked as well. She sees a phone and picks it up, but there’s no dial tone. She calls out for help.
Claire swiftly walks over to Nikki with a syringe in hand and injects Nikki in the neck.
Claire drops a woozy Nikki into a chair.
Nikki can barely hold her head up. She asks Claire what she wants.
Claire says she doesn’t want to spoil the surprise… Not until everyone is there.
Nikki asks who Claire is talking about.
Claire says she’s talking about Nikki’s dysfunctional family. They think they’re superior and above it all! They hurt people over perceived threats and discard people like trash who they think are of no use to them. She says the Newmans are the worst kind of people. They’re vicious and self-righteous, and they disgust her.
Nikki asks what she’s talking about.
Claire says she’s waited a long time to even the score, and now the time is up.
Nikki tries to get out of the chair, unsuccessfully.
Claire says Nikki should close her eyes and sleep now. Soon, she’ll have her answers. She may not like them, but she deserves all the pain they’ll cause.
Nikki murmurs, “Stay away from my family.” She can’t keep her eyes open.
Claire says Nikki’s not calling the shots anymore. She pulls out her phone and sends a text message. “She got out, but it’s handled. I need your help.”
Newman Enterprises
Victor tells his daughter that it means the world to Nikki to have Victoria work and thrive at Newman.
Victoria says it’s hard to thrive when Victor’s constantly pushing her down.
Victor asks what she’s talking about. She sat in the CEO chair for… How long? And he’s pushing her down? He tells her to watch her tone with him.
Victoria says Nikki would have more respect for her if she called Victor out on his constant acceptance of Adam. She thinks that Nikki would probably applaud if she decided to clean out her desk and walk away. She asks how it would benefit her if she stayed and watched Victor make excuses for Adam every time he tries to stick a knife in his back.
Victor says Victoria would have nothing without him and the company.
The Abbott Mansion
Diane tells Kyle she gets it… She understands the temptation, and the important thing is that he didn’t act on it.
Kyle says he considered it.
Diane says he obviously regrets it, and he’s done the right thing by talking to her. She’s proud of her son!
Kyle doesn’t think he deserves it. He thought she’d use this as an opportunity to rip into Audra or remind him that he was an idiot for getting involved with her in the first place.
Diane says she has said enough about Audra already.
Kyle says that the only thing left is for him to tell Jack.
Diane tells him not to tell Jack yet.
The GCAC Dining Room
Audra tells Tucker that Kyle has lost his nerve, which proves he’s weak.
Tucker says Kyle is desperate for his dad’s approval, so he’ll go along with Jack’s plan to infiltrate Tucker & Audra’s partnership.
Audra nods. She figures they would use it to their advantage and point Kyle in the wrong direction.
Tucker says that’s one way to go about it.
Jill approaches their table and tells Tucker she’s been knocking on his door for the last five minutes and assumed he was avoiding her.
Tucker laughs. Why would he do that?
The Abbott Mansion
Kyle asks his mother why he shouldn’t confess to his father. He hates the idea of looking him in the eye and pretending nothing’s wrong.
Diane says that Kyle needs to see this as a positive opportunity. She says it’s time he turned the tables on Audra so that he can find out what she and Tucker are really planning and then he can bring the details back to his father. Jack doesn’t have to know that Kyle fell for their trap, and he can say it was his plan all along! Jack will be proud of him.
Kyle says that’d be lying.
Diane says it’s not a lie… It’s just changing the order of events! Jack will be so grateful that he’ll forget all about Billy and give him the job he wants.
The GCAC Dining Room
Jill asks Audra to excuse them… She needs to speak with Tucker by herself.
Tucker nods at Audra and tells her to let him know when they hear from “that friend they were discussing.”
Audra agrees. She leaves the dining room.
Jill sits down with Tucker and says she doesn’t want to dance around the issue. She knows Tucker was behind Mamie’s decision to invest in Chancellor-Winters, and she knows that for years, Tucker has resented that Jill is running the company his mother started.
Tucker says they should leave Katherine out of it.
Jill laughs. Fair enough. She says she only came to tell Tucker she wasn’t afraid of him.
Tucker says she wouldn’t be sitting with him if that was true. She’s worried because he has a plan, and his plans don’t often fail.
Jill smirks and says she’ll have to check with Ashley on that.
Lily’s Apartment
Lily tells Daniel that no matter what happens between Jill and Tucker, she has to tell Devon what they’ve discovered.
Daniel says she should wait until they find out what Tucker is up to. He figures Devon might already be suspicious.
Lily says Devon is suspicious… He’s already talked to Tucker about his connection to Mamie. She says when they decided to work together again, she and Devon decided they’d have full transparency with each other, and she takes that seriously.
Daniel thinks it’s premature. What if she says something to Devon and causes more turmoil before they even know it’s true or not?
Lily says Devon is intelligent and would understand if she told him they have some information but are waiting for more.
Newman Enterprises
Victoria can’t believe her father thinks her life is empty without him and Newman Enterprises. She asks if he’s ever had any respect for her.
Victor says he had respect for her. Without the company to focus on, he’s worried she’ll spin out.
Victoria asks if Victor really thinks she’s so frail and unbalanced that she’d fall apart if she chose to leave the company.
Victor says he doesn’t know what to think about her anymore.
Nick walks in and says he figured he’d find Victoria here… How bad is it?
Victoria says their dad thinks she lives a meaningless life and would fall apart without his guidance. Maybe she will! She’ll just fall apart and lose control! Watch out, world, Victoria Newman is just going to spin apart! She grabs her purse and stomps out.
Claire’s Lake House
Nikki has been put into bed, an I.V. drip running into her arm. She wakes up and asks, “Who’s there?”
Victor steps into view, smiling at her. He sits down beside her and takes her hand. “How’s my sweet baby?” He tells her to keep quiet. She can’t tell anyone he’s there, but he’ll get her out of there!
Nikki asks why Claire is doing this to her… What does she want?
Victor looks at a painting on the wall and tells her that everything will be alright. She needs to hold still while he pulls out the I.V.
Nikki opens her eyes and sees Victor has disappeared, and the I.V. is still in her hand. She gasps when she sees a doll on her bed with blood running out of its eye. She picks it up and throws it on the floor.
Newman Enterprises
Victor turns around in his chair and looks at a picture of Abby, Nick, and Victoria together.
He sighs sadly.
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So tired of the story line with the constant issues with Adam. Victoria needs to leave the company and I’m bored with the Nick and Adam rival. Adam needs a win here. Writers need to find a new story. It’s exhausting.
Let her go **** not right at all not at all I am mad now
Iam tired of Adam always being the bad guy. He needs to be the Golden child to Victor now. I despise Claire and the way she is treating Nicki! Victor and Adam need to rescue Nicki from Claire and whoever else responsible ASAP! This way Nicki will see how Adam has changed and turned his life around and truly wants to be a Newman the brother and son to both Victor and Nicki. She could be the one person that conveniences the family that Adam has changed by them rescuing her.
So,who is Claire?
I am so bored with the ridiculous ongoing fight between Victoria Nick and Adam. Victor is too old to have to referee three toddlers arguing.
The show could get really interesting if the Nikki situation plays out right. Imagine this scenario …… While Claire was in Genoa City getting to know Nikki and her family, the schedules of their busy lives; her great aunt, being obsessed with Nikki for years, is off having plastic surgery done to make her look exactly like Nikki. And for reasons we will find out later, the aunt goes to Genoa City to take over Nikki’s life. Meanwhile, they are keeping Nikki locked up at the lake house.
I think it would be so much fun to see if this lady can pull off the ACT and see who figures out first that this is not really Nikki.
Too much grief give fans happiness and joy for the holidays as well as the characters. Love y+r
The writers need to move the storyline on, quickly. Go on to something else. Let’s find who’s behind crazy Clare. Poor Nikki she just wanted to surprise her sister. Move on with Adam and Salley, bring Nick and Sharon back together for the holidays. Victor come on get Nikki.
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It’s ridiculous that a family as rich as the Newman family keeps bringing in people who are dangerous or unhinged. In the modern world it’s too easy to find out people’s backgrounds. A basic credit check gives you the names of close relatives, so Newman security better be running up to Victor’s office to tell him, “oops boss, we let Mrs. Newman hire someone who is related to a convict that once held her captive.” Also, writers, the idea Victor wouldn’t want to hear Nikki’s voice after her trip or that a woman with millions of dollars and MS wouldn’t travel with bodyguards= NOT BELIEVABLE. Having said that, we know Newman security is always one step behind any drama. I guess Nick and Adam will team up to rescue Nikki finally changing the family’s view of Adam. Given Nikki’s health, the writers will be defying medical science to explain how the stress of being abducted, drugged multiple times, and frightened isn’t going to degrade her condition and cause her MS to flair up.
I think Adam is the Good Guy now. He does deserve a win. Nick and Victoria are spoiled self entitled Hipocrites. Victoria is a horny corporate daughter and Nicholas uses the women that Adam has loved to appease his Ego against his brother. Can’t Stand either of them. This show only let’s the bad guy ALWAYS win while the good people, the victims are continually victimized by them. I Love To See some Actual JUSTICE. These are the ones who should be made to pay and imprisoned. Phyllis, Tucker, Nate, Audra. You Writer’s must think it’s more of an exciting story line to keep troubling the good people without seeing the bad guy get their upcoming . It’s called now a days “Karma”. But, I view only the good guys paying for the bad guys evils. I only continue to watch with the hope at the ending to see JUSTICE for the victims but am angered every time that they are allowed free to continue.
This show just drags on forever and shows how stupid people can be if in real life.
Please let Adam be a hero after all he gave faith a kidney, took a bullet for Victor. Let him rescue Nikki and have her a change of heart about him, let him and Sally rekindle their relationship. They love each other
Diane going to tell kyle to keep queit . Kyle don’t deserve to be CO CEO AT ALL HEIS A SPOIL BRAT .
Do the writers and producers ever read fan comments or take fan ideas to heart? Everyone is tired of the same old Newman bickering and their abusing Adam! Sally and Adam need to declare their love for all in GCity and no one cares about baby Kyle!!!
The entire Newman clan are so entitled the writers need to let Newman crash and go bankrupt and then will truly see who cares are Victor when they are broke.Writers get a backbone for a change
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