CBS’ The Young and the Restless was pre-empted. In the place of a new episode, the November 25, 2019 episode commemorating Peter Bergman’s thirtieth anniversary with the soap aired. In the previous episode, Devon disappointed Lily and Jack mourned Keemo.
(The Canadian Y&R day ahead recap for Friday, February 25, 2022 episode airs in the USA Monday, February 28. Recaps live by 5:45 PM EST daily.)
At the Abbott estate, Jack comes down the stairs and Traci informs her brother that today is a good day. Ashley will be flying out from Paris early so they will be able to spend more of the holiday together with Dina.
She has a second surprise for him and presents him with the family memoir. She has finally completed it and asks him to read it and let her know what he thinks in case it needs any tweaking.
Jack would be honored and promises to dive into it immediately. He will treasure every sentence.
Once his sister leaves him alone, Jack opens to the preface and is soon on the verge of tears. As he reads the manuscript, he recalls every moment that it brushes over.
It details how important John was to the family; he was a touchstone to everyone and kept them stable.
Jack remembers when he came back to Jabot many years ago, his big plans for the company, and Dina wanting to be a mother to her children again. None of that was to be.
Too many people opposed the reunion of his parents, people like Jill. John remained the constant guiding force in his children’s lives to his dying day.
After he remembers his father’s passing, Jack recalls Dina making sure that he knew she loved him before she was too far gone. He looks at the portraits of his parents on the mantle and says, “You will always be a part of us… a part of me.”
As Jack continues turning the manuscript’s pages, he flashes back to butting heads with Victor and vowing never to turn his back on Jabot.
Their fights went on for years, spilling into the boardroom arguments with Jill, Ashley, and his father about the Glow line.
He remembers bitterly pushing Ashley out of the company and the house. He recalls negotiating with Victor, fighting over Nikki and the children, and leaving Victor for dead on his office floor.
There were even more memorable moments of conflict, like when he threw his chair through the window.
The family tree is full of broken marriages and romances. When an Abbott falls, they fall hard. His thoughts turn to telling Nikki how much he wanted to marry her.
And then to how Suzanne Cooke visited him with her baby who had a heart transplant. That child was alive because of the son that he and Nikki lost.
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Jack also recalls his rocky relationship with Phyllis, and the ways that he almost lost her due to her reckless behavior. He couldn’t be part of that. And then he thinks of when she betrayed him.
When Nick became the other guy and she played Jack for a fool. He always came running for her when the other guy wasn’t available. Phyllis used to insist she never meant to hurt him.
Finally, he remembers how “Red” helped him make it through his addiction.
Traci returns and with his siblings. He tells her how mesmerizing the memoir is. She eagerly shows him a passage to read aloud to Billy and Ashley.
As he does, he recalls giving cuff links to Kyle and reading Traci’s hopes that the next generation of Abbotts will realize the strength of their bond and the home where they will always be accepted and supported.
Jack flashes back to when he and Billy were trapped in the parking garage collapse and his conversations with Traci about life after their mother left her.
And he recollects his heartfelt apology for pushing Ashley out of the company. Billy admires him for being able to admit he was wrong.
Jack tears up as he reads about how they will live on in their traditions, memories, and hearts. Ashley and Billy tell Traci this manuscript is one hell of an accomplishment.
They choke back some tears. Everyone wants to celebrate it but Jack has something he has to do first.
Soon, Jack returns with Dina, Abby, and Kyle to join him and his siblings. He tells them what a humbling experience helping his sister with the research for this project was.
They tease him for that, saying at least he can be humble about one small thing. They clap to pay home to Traci for all of her hard work.
Tearing up, Jack repeats that he’s learned so much from all the work. When he looks at his family now, he can feel their shared history and their connection.
John and Dina have shaped their lives and he wants them to know they are part of who he is and that will never change. He is grateful for every moment they have had and all those that are ahead. “To us!” he toasts. They all drink together.
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