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Y&R Recap – Tues May 9: Summer Struggles With Her Decisions, Nate Spills His Regrets, and Elena Moves Out on Her Own

Elena cries as she carries a suitcase out of Nate's apartment.

Today’s Young and The Restless recap airs Tuesday, May 9 2023 in the USA, and airs one day ahead in Canada. We post our Y&R recaps every weekday!


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A collage of Malcolm, Daniel, Abby & Devon.

On the last episode of Y&R, Malcolm returned for Neil’s memorial, Devon took the Winters name, and Daniel had a hard time keeping quiet about Phyllis.


Crimson Lights

Nate sits in the coffee shop, thinking about having sex with Victoria.

Nate sits in the coffee shop thinking.
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He looks rueful as he thinks about Elena confronting him about being with Victoria.

He snaps out of his reverie as Sharon refills his coffee cup and says that the ceremony that evening for Neil was beautiful.

Seeing that Nate’s slow to respond, she asks him what’s wrong.

Sharon pours Nate a coffee.
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Nate & Elena’s Apartment

Elena picks up a picture of her and Nate and thinks about how he’d told her in the past that they needed to trust one another, and that she would never lose him.

She cries as she looks at the picture.

Elena cries as she looks at a picture of her and Nate.
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The Abbott Mansion

Diane and Jack sit and cuddle on the couch.

Diane says she chased Summer from the house… And that Kyle had convinced Summer that they could all live under one roof.

Tucker and Ashley come home as Diane and Jack are snuggling and kissing on the couch.
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Ashley and Tucker come in the front door, and Ashley asks what Diane is doing there.


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Kyle comes into the restaurant, searching for Summer. He looks around and calls Summer, leaving her a voicemail telling her that he’s looking for her and is worried.

Mariah talks with Kyle.
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Mariah comes to the bar to pick up some takeout.

She tells Kyle that the tribute to Neil was very heartwarming.

Kyle doesn’t say much, and Mariah says she’ll quit talking so that Kyle can tell her what’s going on.

Mariah talks with Kyle.
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Chancellor Park

Summer tells Daniel that they can’t tell anyone that Phyllis is back.

Daniel asks why she told him about their mom if she wasn’t supposed to tell anyone.

Summer and Daniel talk in the park.
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Summer says the secret was too big for her to keep to herself.

Daniel says that they have to let the police know about this.

Summer says they’ll tell the truth, but they need to figure out how to save their mother first.

Daniel talks with Summer.
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Daniel says that he’s having a hard time sitting on a lie.

Summer asks if his conscience is holding him back. She tells him that he’s being condescending and that he blew up his own family.

Daniel gets angry and says he was putting himself first, and that’s why he ruined his family. He asks what it’s like knowing that Kyle is upset and that she’s lying to him about Diane’s involvement.

Summer reacts as she talks with Daniel.
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Society

Mariah says Kyle’s life is a mess, and he needs to talk about his problems with someone other than the Abbotts.

Kyle tells Mariah that his mom’s out on bail.

Mariah talks with Kyle.
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Mariah says that’s good news.

Kyle says that Diane got in a fight with Summer.

Mariah says that she doesn’t blame Summer and that Summer thinks that Diane killed Phyllis.

Kyle talks with Mariah.
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She says that Summer is grieving and needs a place to put all the blame, and who better than Diane to put that blame on?


The Abbott Mansion

Ashley asks how Diane got out of jail. She suggests that Jack dug a tunnel to get her out.

Ashley holds her hand to her chest as she talks with Diane and Jack.
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Tucker snarkily says, “This is getting good.”

Jack looks at Tucker, annoyed, and says it’s getting pretty crowded in the house.

Diane tells Tucker that he must have done something right to have Ashley forgive him.

Jack looks upset as he listens to Ashley talk with him and Diane.
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Ashley asks how Jack got the homicidal, flight-risk maniac out of jail.

Jack says that Michael got another judge.

Ashley says that if Diane leaves again, Jack will be on the hook for a huge sum of money.

Diane talks with Ashley as they sit in the living room.
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She tells Diane she should find her own roof to stay under.

Diane says that she’d love to not live with Ashley, but she doesn’t have much choice. She shows Ashley her ankle monitor.

Ashley asks if she has no shame, she’s making it hard on Summer to live under the same roof.

Ashley squints as she talks with Diane.
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Crimson Lights

Kyle says he has to find proof his mother is innocent, that’s the only way he’s getting his wife back.

Mariah says she wishes there was something she could do.

Mariah talks with Kyle.
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Kyle says he has to get going to find Summer. He finishes his drink and leaves.


Chancellor Park

Summer tells Daniel she loves Kyle and wouldn’t hurt him.

Daniel narrows his eyes as he speaks with Summer.
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Daniel says she’s lying to Kyle, and that’s going to hurt him.

Summer says it’s only until they figure out how to bring Phyllis back safely.

She says that Daniel and her have a second chance with their mom, and asks for his help to bring Phyllis home in a way that won’t put her behind bars.

Summer and Daniel talk in the park.
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Daniel asks if Summer’s ok with bringing back Phyllis, even if it means losing her marriage.

He says that Kyle needs to know the truth… That Diane is innocent.


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Sharon mentions that she saw Nate talking with Devon and Lily, and that must have been fulfilling.

Sharon sits and talks with Nate.
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Nate says that it was, but he’s not sure if they’ll ever get any closer. He says it was a bit of a reminder that success sometimes comes with a cost.

Sharon says it’s tough to work at Newman, and Victoria can be a taskmaster.

Nate says he hasn’t managed his priorities as well as he should have, and he’s made some mistakes that have affected his personal life.

Sharon says that he came to the party alone, and wonders if everything’s ok between him and Elena.

Nate talks with Sharon.
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Society

Elena comes to the bar and talks with Mariah.

Mariah says that she was surprised that Elena didn’t come to the party with Nate.

Elena sits at the bar and talks with Mariah.
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Elena says that she and Nate aren’t on speaking terms.

She says that one day they were planning a romantic getaway and the next day, she found out that he was lying to her.


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Chancellor Park

Kyle comes into the park and says hello to Summer.

Kyle and Summer sit on a park bench as they talk.
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Summer asks how Kyle found her.

Kyle says that he looked everywhere else until he realized this was a place she liked coming to lately.

Summer says she just had to get out of the house.

Summer and Kyle hug tightly.
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Kyle says that her running away scares him.

Summer hugs Kyle tightly.

Kyle says that she can tell him anything. He begs her to tell him what’s bothering her.

Summer tearfully talks with Kyle.
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Summer says that seeing Diane at home on bail was the last thing she expected.

Kyle says he wanted to give her a heads-up on it.

Summer says tearfully that she knows that it made him happy to have Diane out of jail.

Kyle holds Summer's hand as they talk on the park bench.
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Kyle says they’ll find a way through things.

Summer asks what happens if it’s not possible to find a way through.


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Elena says all that Nate cares about is power and success, and it’s all about winning.

Mariah says she can’t believe it.

Elena takes a drink as she sits at the bar and talks with Mariah.
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Elena says that they worked really hard to fix things between Devon and Lily, and she’s just an idiot for believing Nate’s lies.

Mariah wonders if it’s just a phase that Nate’s going through.

Elena says that it’s not a phase… Nate made his choices, now he has to live with them.

Elena looks angry and upset as she talks with Mariah.
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Nate tells Sharon that he’s going through a lot and that he changed a lot since he first met Elena.

Sharon asks if losing the ability to do surgery was behind any of their problems.

Sharon sits and talks with Nate.
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Nate acknowledges that, and says that his new job has changed the way he is.

Sharon asks if he likes the man he sees in the mirror.

Nate says he doesn’t like the man he is tonight.

Sharon asks Nate some probing questions.
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Sharon asks him whether he likes himself on other days.

Nate says that he likes who he is, for the most part. He talks about how he and Elena encouraged each other and had each other’s back.

Sharon asks how that makes him feel.

Nate says he hurt Elena deeply, and he feels terrible for it.

Nate looks upset and defeated as he talks with Sharon.
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Chancellor Park

Kyle tells Summer that he understands how hard it must be to live at the house. He says they should go on vacation to get her away from everything.

Summer tells him that Kyle needs to be there for his mom.

Kyle and Summer sit on the park bench and talk.
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She says that they both need to explain to Harrison that Dee-Dee is back.

Kyle says he’s not looking forward to telling Harrison the bad news… That Phyllis is gone.

Summer says it’s too soon to tell Harrison about that, they have to wait.

Summer tells Kyle she's not ready to tell Harrison about Phyllis's death.
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Kyle asks why they have to wait. He says that they told him about Ashland, and he was ok with that.

Summer says she’s not ready to tell Harrison yet.


Daniel’s Room at the GCAC

Daniel comes into his hotel room and takes off his tie.

Daniel fills his glass with whiskey.
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He throws some ice in a glass and fills it full of what appears to be whiskey.

Daniel’s phone rings, it’s an unknown number. He answers, but nobody responds.

He says hello a few more times, until finally, he asks if it’s Phyllis. “Mom? Is that you?”

Daniel answers the phone.
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The Abbott Mansion

Diane says she’ll do anything to make Summer comfortable.

Jack angrily tells Ashley that Diane has every right to stay there. He says that Ashley had a campaign to drive Diane out of town.

Diane and Jack talk with Ashley.
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Ashley says Diane will slip up, and she’ll call the D.A. the moment she does, and she’ll be back in jail.

Jack and Ashley yell a bit more at each other and Summer’s name comes up again.

Kyle and Summer both came home during the brouhaha, and Kyle interrupts, telling Ashley and Jack to leave Summer out of their arguments.

Summer stands near the door, arms folded, as Kyle confronts Jack and Ashley. Tucker and Diane look on.
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Daniel’s Room

Daniel listens for a moment and says that he can tell that the person on the other end hasn’t hung up so it must mean that she’s there and listening.

He says that Phyllis shouldn’t be upset at Summer telling him about her and that Summer told him why Phyllis left.

Daniel talks on the phone.
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Daniel continues to say that he knows that Phyllis loves them too much to keep hurting them and that she should come back so they can be a family again.

There’s a click, and the line goes dead.

Daniel takes a drink and heads out of his hotel room.

Daniel leaves his room.
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Crimson Lights

Sharon says that hurting your partner in a long-term relationship is inevitable, but it’s how they get through it that matters.

Nate says that people warned him that power might go to his head, and it did… He’s made some big mistakes.

Sharon says he might be able to repair the damage he caused if he just talks with Elena.

Sharon talks with Nate.
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Nate & Elena’s Apartment

Elena throws something onto the bed and thinks back to when she broke up with Nate in L.A.

She picks up a picture of Nate and her together. She looks at it sadly, then smashes it against a dresser.

Elena looks at a picture of her and Nate together.
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The Abbott Mansion

Kyle tells Jack, Ashley, and Diane that they’d agreed not to talk about Summer.

Ashley apologizes, saying she’s sorry.

Kyle yells as he talks with Jack, Ashley, and Diane.
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Diane says she’s sorry too, and hopes that Summer will be able to forgive her when the evidence that she’s innocent comes out.

Summer rushes into Kyle’s arms and says she can’t take it anymore.

Kyle says they’re going to move into the pool house until further notice.

Ashley thinks that’s probably for the best.

Ashley talks with Summer and Kyle as Tucker looks on.
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Nate says it’s not the first time he’s screwed up, and Elena won’t forgive him for it this time.

Sharon says that he knew what he was getting into and the risks associated with it.

Nate says he has nobody to blame but himself.

Nate talks with Sharon.
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Nate & Elena’s Apartment

Elena packs her bag and cries.

She puts her key down on a notepad that she left a message to Nate on, and sets the broken picture down beside it.

She takes a final look around and leaves.

Elena cries as she leaves Nate's apartment.
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The Abbott Mansion

Kyle and Summer are sitting in the living room alone, talking.

Kyle asks if Summer is ok with moving out to the pool house.

Summer and Kyle sit in the living room and talk.
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Summer says that 100 feet might make a difference.

Kyle says that they can tell Harrison they’re camping.

He says that she won’t have to go to the park to get peace and quiet anymore.

Daniel stands outside the Abbott mansion's front door.
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Daniel comes up to the front door but doesn’t knock. He looks through the door and watches as Kyle and Summer talk.

Summer says they need to tell Harrison about Dee-Dee. As she runs up the stairs, Daniel hides away so she doesn’t see him.

Daniel thinks it over and turns away from the door.

Daniel watches through the front door as Summer goes upstairs. Kyle is left alone in the living room.
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