CBS Legend Passes Away! Y&R Matt Clark Hints At Next Big Death, Matt Clark Opens Up. Big Sad 😠News.
Genoa City is erupting with betrayal, paranoia, and impossible choices as The Young and the Restless hurtles toward another explosive turning point. What starts as disbelief at Crimson Lights quickly snowballs into a citywide crisis involving AI sabotage, secret deals, and a Newman–Abbott showdown that could turn deadly.
Sally is blindsided when she learns Cain has offered Chancellor to Billy. Furious and hurt, she demands answers, convinced Billy has been keeping secrets from the start. With their media company barely off the ground, Sally feels foolish for trusting him, accusing Billy of lying not just to her—but to himself—about what they’re really building together. Billy insists this news blindsided him too, but Sally isn’t buying it. The timing, the lies, the note about going for a run—it all adds up in her mind. And when she presses him on what he’ll do if Cain’s offer is real, the silence speaks louder than words. She already knows the answer… even if Billy won’t say it out loud.
Elsewhere, Michael is locked in a tense call with Victor Newman, learning that Cain and Phyllis were behind the devastating attack on Newman Enterprises. Diane corners Michael for answers about Victor’s next move against Jabot, but he refuses to spill—until he lets one terrifying detail slip. In a hushed confession, Michael reveals the AI program has turned on its own creator. Diane realizes Jack’s worst fears were right all along. With Arabesque wiped out in days, Victor is panicking—and Diane savors every second, convinced he’s finally getting what he deserves. But Michael warns this will only fuel Victor’s thirst for revenge, especially once he realizes Phyllis may be involved too.
At the Abbott house, Jack and Kyle confirm Jabot is temporarily safe, but no one feels secure. Victor’s erratic behavior, cryptic messages, and obsession with Matt Clark suggest something far more dangerous is brewing. When Nick unexpectedly arrives—fresh out of the hospital and barely holding himself together—everything escalates. He demands Matt Clark be handed over immediately, insisting he’s the key to stopping the madness and protecting Nikki, Claire, and even Harrison. Jack refuses, arguing Matt is their only leverage until Victor surrenders the AI. The standoff explodes as Nick rages that Matt is a monster who won’t stay contained, and that innocent lives are at risk every second he remains free.
Voices rise, tempers flare, and Nick’s pain boils over as he vows to end this nightmare himself—no matter the cost. Jack tries to calm him, but the damage is done. Trust between the families fractures even further as the threat of another attack looms.
Back at home, Billy swears to Sally he hasn’t accepted Cain’s offer, admitting everything is still hypothetical. But Sally sees through it. She knows Cain didn’t make this move out of kindness—and she fears Billy is once again being pulled into a war he promised to leave behind. As she presses him to choose between power and their future, one thing becomes clear: Genoa City is on the edge, and the next decision could change everything forever.