In this episode of CBS’ The Young and the Restless, Diane and Jack have a painful conversation, Summer rubs her news in Sally’s face, and Victor faces off with Locke. In the previous episode, Victor was outraged when Victoria walked out on the family, leaving Adam and Sally thrilled.
(The Canadian Y&R day ahead recap for June 8, 2022 episode airs in the USA June 9. Recaps live by 5:45 PM EST daily.)
Victor shows up at Ashland’s suite and tells him he will not take Victoria away. Locke insists he is not taking her away; she is leaving of her own volition. She is aware of his mistakes and loves him. That’s what love is.
Victor thinks he’s a human parasite and she will become aware of that. He knows all about Locke’s past crimes and regrets ever letting his wife call an ambulance for him.
When Locke goes on about the meaning of love, Victor laughs and says he doesn’t know the meaning of the word. Ashland admits he was ready to go but Victoria came to him and told him she loved him.
That was Victor’s fault. He blew it by trying to control her life. That’s what drove her back into his arms. “You have no one to blame but yourself,” Locke tells him. Newman says he’s a helluva talker but this isn’t over and walks out.
In Billy’s office, Victoria insists she is leaving for her own sake. He doesn’t think that makes sense given she’s at the peak of her professional career. She concedes that Ashland has been integral to her decision.
Billy urges her not to let Locke run her out of town. She insists that’s not it. She’s forgiven him because he’s proved how remorseful he is. He doesn’t understand. She points out she got lots of practice forgiving people with him.
Billy thinks Locke ran out of chances for redemption. It bothers him that Ashland has such a hold on her. What is she going to say to the kids? She says she’s never leaving the kids behind.
He won’t sign off on her moving their kids to god knows where with a monster. She points out the kids are at boarding school. Divorced people relocate all the time and she won’t do anything to put their kids in danger.
Billy doesn’t think she is thinking rationally and reminds her that there is a restraining order keeping Locke from Harrison. He won’t just sign off on her taking away their kids.
“I will fight you on this,” he declares. She exits.
Billy sits and thinks until Lily interrupts. He fills her in on what just happened. “I don’t understand any of it,” he says. Lily thought he was going to step back and let her do whatever.
Billy says this is different because it affects his kids. “Honestly, enough is enough,” she tells him. He assumes this means she supports his rage.
She tells him he knows that his kids are not under threat. He’s going too far and this is not about his kids but his inability to let go of Victoria. This has always bothered her and she is fed up with it. “I’m not putting up with it any longer,” she warns.
Adam jogs into Chancellor Park and stops to send Victor a text, asking if they can talk business later. Chelsea wanders by, impressed that he has time to jog in the middle of the day.
They talk about their son’s schedule and his soccer moves. She thinks his new soccer coach reminds him of Rey. Adam wonders if she’s alright. Sitting, he claims he doesn’t think she’s going off the deep end, but knows the signs when she’s troubled.
Chelsea insists that her new job is great. He’s still worried about how she is coping with Rey’s death. She accuses him of having an agenda and insists she doesn’t need any help.
Kyle steps into the middle of this. Adam tells him there’s no problem. He fills him in on Locke leaving town. Kyle is skeptical. The Newman wanders off to see his son at soccer practice.
Kyle checks on Chelsea and she assures him that Adam was just be a dad and he’s a good one. She offers to buy him a coffee as thanks for his chivalry.
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Sally gets coffee at Crimson Lights. Summer saunters in and they start smirking and tossing their hair around. Getting sarcastic, Summer mocks the “luck” of Spectra’s rise in business.
When Summer brings up Sally sleeping with her boss, the redhead says they have both ended up where they belong. Smugly, Summer tells her that she is back in Genoa City for good.
Sally is baffled to hear it. Summer brags and rubs her getting everything she wants in her face until Kyle and Chelsea drift in. Sally makes an excuse to leave.
Summer thanks them for rescuing her. “There seems to be a lot of that going on today,” Chelsea says.
They sit down and talk about how tricky things are with Chelsea and Adam. The topic turns to Spectra and how she was the worst person to work with. Then she got her claws into the boss. Summer says she’s a world class opportunist.
After Summer quizzes her about business, she breaks the news that they are moving the company to Genoa City. They are thinking of a collaboration with Fenmore’s. Chelsea loves the idea of working with both of them.
Adam meets with his father in his office. He thinks they need to talk in light of Victoria’s decision. Victor confirms she is leaving with Locke. He can’t believe his daughter has lost all her senses.
“I’m going to get that bastard if it’s the last thing I do,” he vows. Adam can understand why he is so upset after he’s invested so much in Victoria. His father says he’s only wanted what’s best for his children.
Adam is sure it must be a hard reckoning to see the heir apparent betray him like this. He doesn’t know how they can reach her. Victor is coming around to his way of thinking.
What if she gets remarried to Locke, fails, and then comes back? She may be entering into an irreparable mistake. Adam isn’t sure she will fail. She could surprise them all and flourish.
Maybe this could be a reset for the whole family, he suggests. “Maybe so,” Victor says.
Victoria returns to Ashland’s suite, eager to get out of town. He tells her about Victor’s visit. Locke wasn’t intimidating but it was sad. He could see the pain in her father’s eyes.
Ashland is sure her father will take advantage of her connection to the family. That’s why she’s so eager to leave. Her only problem is Billy, who wants to fight. She hopes that doesn’t get too ugly.
Jack wanders into Society and almost leaves when he spots Diane. She waves to him and asks him to join her. He awkwardly sits and looks over the menu. They recall GloWorm and its fish dishes.
Diane thinks they should move on from small talk to deal with their history. He points out most of that history is unpleasant. She starts gushing about Harrison and how much she reminds him of Kyle as a boy.
Jack thinks he’s a pretty great kid. He even shares his cookies. She recalls all the early years of Kyle’s childhood. They didn’t have a lot of time as co-parents, but they did have some good times. Jack was built for fatherhood.
Jack is filled with joy watching his son raise Harrison. When she recalls their times by the pool, Phyllis comes up. He decides this conversation was a mistake and gets up to leave.
She admits that reminiscing about their past is a problem. She’s sorry for who she was and what she did, for taking Kyle away, and for abandoning him.
She was petty, unkind, and selfish. He deserved better than that and she has so many regrets and needs to make amends, above all to him.
Since Diane is weeping, he sits back down. She complains about how alone she feels. It was impossible for her to get close to anyone in LA because she kept her past a secret. Now, she has to earn conversation time.
Being open with Jack today almost makes her feel normal and gives her hope for the future.
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