The Y&R Update Friday 8/28/15

Written by Ellen
Pictures by Juanita

Ashley runs into Abby, in her swimsuit, at the Dive Bar. Not exactly business attire. Which side will Abby take at today’s meeting about ownership of Chelsea’s clothing line? Abby resents her mother’s manipulation.

Victoria confers with Victor in his office. How far is he willing to go to maintain control of Chelsea’s label, or more specifically, Chelsea’s son?

At Crimson Lights, Chelsea makes arrangements with a Realtor to sell her penthouse in town. Shortly after the agent leaves, Billy arrives and takes a seat. He has to ask: Why, after fleeing town to escape Gabriel (Adam), is she now setting up house with him in Paris? She explains that she was running from herself, not Gabe. Billy isn’t convinced but respects her decision.

Simultaneously, Jack and Adam meet in the athletic club dining room. Adam can’t believe Jack is willing to roll over for Victor. Jack fears Adam’s reason for caring. Although revenge would be tasty, Adam insists he’s merely supporting Chelsea.

Nick and Sage stroll into the Underground the day after their wedding. Noah, Marisa, Summer, and Kyle are astounded. Sage claims not to need a honeymoon of any kind. Being Mrs. Nick Newman is enough for her. And for Nick, duty calls. He and Kyle dread the meeting at Newman.

At home, Sharon urges Mariah to keep her voice down about Sharon’s miscarriage. Dylan descends the stairs in time to hear Mariah urge her mother to be honest with him. About what? Sharon hems and haws and eventually says that she was afraid to ask Dylan for the day off, especially after she insisted on no special treatment. Nonsense. Sharon’s and the baby’s well-being are his top priority.

Ashley makes Victor out to be more a villain than any of the Abbotts in the tug-of-war over Chelsea and blames Abby for fueling the family rivalry. Abby objects. It’s nothing more than business to her. She flounces off. Ben, who has been standing by quietly, scolds Ashley for valuing money over family.

Nick greets his dad and sister at the office. His assessment is similar to Victoria’s. He would suggest that Victor give up Chelsea’s line—it’s not worth the trouble—but he knows the fight is really over Connor.

Marisa delivers a glass of OJ to Sage—vitamins for the baby. Sage is cordial until Marisa comments on the difference between Sage’s marriage to Nick and the one to “the late Adam Newman.” Sage misinterprets the remark as a threat. Actually, Marisa is envious. She loves Noah but isn’t sure it’s the real deal. Before Noah and Summer rush off on some secret errand, he plants a big kiss on Marisa, which looks real to Sage.

Victor doesn’t take Nick’s constructive criticism kindly. Victor can’t understand why a Newman child would reject his legacy, which is Newman Enterprises, the way Nick has. The conversation ends when the Abbotts enter. Ashley, Billy, and Kyle line up beside Jack while Victoria and Nick and, later, Abby take their places by dear old Dad. Victor seems satisfied until Chelsea breezes in with “Gabriel” in tow.

Mariah prompts Sharon to come clean, but she doesn’t. Dylan leaves for work. Mariah warns Sharon that no good will come of heaping lie upon lie. Sharon assures her all is under control. She intends to get pregnant again ASAP. Bad idea, Mariah says. It could be dangerous. Sharon won’t listen to reason and begs Mariah to keep her secret, for Dylan’s sake. He said yesterday that he couldn’t survive the loss of another child.

Nick calls for a truce between Gabriel and Victor. At Chelsea’s insistence, Gabe is permitted to remain. She’s eager to take care of business and return to Paris, from where she intends to work. Jabot is OK with that. Victor isn’t. Victoria produces the original merger agreement to support him. In the case of dissolution, Chelsea’s fate is to be decided by her selection of an anonymous bid. Victor’s is already prepared. Jabot rushes to formulate one and soon Chelsea, with Adam’s help, is trying to determine which of the two is Jabot’s. Would Victor’s bid be the higher? Or the lower? Adam tries to put himself in Victor’s place.

Ben finds Dylan behind the coffee counter. They commiserate about their days so far. Sharon is off, and it could be because of her bipolar disorder. Ben encourages him to look out for her and their child.

Tensions rise in Victor’s office as everyone awaits Chelsea’s decision. When at last she delivers it, the Newmans gloat. Billy says the fight isn’t over. Jack and Ashley agree, and the Abbotts file out. Victor requests a private meeting with his prize, Chelsea, but Gabriel won’t budge. Gabriel vows to help Chelsea wiggle out of the deal. Impossible, says Victor. The argument escalates and Chelsea becomes nervous about what “Gabriel” might reveal. She attempts to defuse the situation, but Victor is undeterred. He owns Chelsea’s line. End of story.

Noah and Summer plan a surprise wedding party for Nick and Sage on the roof of the club. Summer takes the opportunity to ask Noah’s intentions toward Marisa. He’s not sure. And how serious are Summer and Kyle? It’s love, she says, and she wishes the same for her brother.

Sage is optimistic about Marisa’s future with Noah. Conversation then turns to their shared secret: that Noah’s uncle, Adam, is alive. They agree that one’s best kept between the two of them.

Sharon surprises Dylan at the coffeehouse. Pleased that business is slow today, she posts the closed sign in the door. She has plans for him, beginning with a kiss.

Sage and Nick meet at the rooftop, both having received a text invitation from Summer. Nearly all of the Newmans and Abbotts burst forth and yell “Surprise!”

Downstairs, over martinis, Ashley broods. Is she rigid in her ways? Jack, intending it as a compliment, says yes. She’s like their dad, which is why he’s making her co-CEO.

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