Nate Makes a Deal Behind Devon’s Back, Elena Confronts Imani, and Nikki’s Headed to L.A. to Visit Deacon Sharpe

In this episode of CBS’ The Young and the Restless, Tessa’s first photoshoot isn’t without hiccups, Elena and Nate experience differing of opinions again and Jack jumps down Phyllis’ throat.

In the previous episode, Chelsea got drunk and Chance took her home, and Jack and Billy discussed career direction and restlessness.

(The Canadian Y&R day ahead recap for September 7, 2022 episode airs in the USA on September 8. Recaps live by 4:15 PM EST daily.)

In the park, Lauren glances at Mariah when Tessa looks uncomfortable modeling.

Mariah gives her a pep talk. Diane tells them that style bloggers will be coming to shoot behind-the-scenes.

Tessa looks more nervous than ever.

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The photographer talks with Mariah about which shots she wants.

She’ll try, as long as Tessa helps her out. She goes and Tessa experiences a round of fresh nervousness.

Mariah tells her she’ll be amazing. Nearby, Summer and Lauren talk about which clothing to switch things out with for the shoot.

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Later, the photographer asks Tessa to put some life into it. Everyone seems shocked. Tessa asks for a moment.

She sits and Adam appears and watches.

Diane watches Summer telling him to go but he tells her that as the new co-CEO, he’s there to see how the shoot is going. He looks at Tessa, who appears sick.

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Lauren tells her to try to move her legs more. “Get some circulation going.” Meanwhile, Kyle tells Adam there are too many cooks in the kitchen.

He tells him to get out of the way and let the people who need to be there do their jobs. Adam gets in his face.

Kyle predicts that Adam won’t be there long and doesn’t want him to cause problems. Adam asks why he’d want to cause problems.

Kyle thinks it’s a matter of time before he screws up or loses interest.

Until then, “Your input is not welcome. You have nothing to offer and you do not belong.” Adam can see he needs to prove himself. He goes.

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Summer and Lauren approach and ask Kyle what happened. He brushes it off and they tell him they’re having issues with Tessa. Mariah thinks Tessa needs time to ease into it. She goes to talk to her again.

She tells her she’s a literal rock star. She says the magic first happened when she felt her music. Tessa hears her.

“I’d kiss you right now but I don’t wanna ruin my makeup.” They get back to the shoot.

Tessa is transformed and does some good work while Summer asks Mariah what she said. Mariah tells Summer, “I know my wife.”

They all smile while they watch.

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Imani returns to work at Chancellor Winters and gives an update about Amanda staying in Virginia while she’s ready to work.

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At Crimson Lights, Nate tells Elena that he’s going to do something bold at work which will force Devon to tell him how good of a job he’s doing. Elena’s concerned it’ll cause even more problems.

He’s blatantly ignoring Devon’s decisions.

Nate claims he’s found ways to address Devon’s issues. Elena can see he’s frustrated and wants to see him succeed.

Has he spoken with Lily about it? 

Nate says she was excited about it and he doesn’t think she felt she could fight Devon on it since it’s Devon’s wheelhouse.

Elena thinks this has the potential to end badly. Nate doesn’t get where she’s coming from.

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At Society, Jack confronts Phyllis for bringing Talia to town.

Phyllis can’t understand why he’s so angry about the article. It’s all been published before and it’s true.

Phylis doesn’t get why she’s taking the heat.

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Nikki turns up and sides with Phyllis. She can’t believe that Jack’s defending Diane.

The women remind Jack of who Diane really is.

Nikki yells that Diane almost had her in prison for her so-called murder.

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Jack says that she didn’t.

He thinks Diane’s trying to move on with her life and he suggests they do the same.

Nikki waves her arm and Phyllis rolls her eyes. Nikki sits and they talk about needing another approach to their problem.

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Nikki slowly drinks her coffee while Phyllis is chomping at the bit for answers.

Nikki says she’s going to see Deacon Sharpe for more answers next week. Phyllis is shocked. She has a past with the man. Nikki doesn’t want to know. Phyllis doesn’t want to remember.

She asks if the blonde can handle this. “I mean you were up on murder charges and Deacon helped fake Diane’s death.” Nikki says she can handle this “and it’s long overdue.”

Nate arrives at work and Lily starts the meeting. They discuss the podcasts doing well. Nate thinks people will miss Chelsea’s. He liked it and thinks they should build on what he started.

He has a dozen more podcasts they can purchase from another company. Billy will look into it after the meeting.

Lily thanks him for being proactive. Imani leans in and tells Nate that something is going on with him.

She can tell. “You’re not wrong,” he says. They end the meeting and outside, Imani questions what Nate’s up to.

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He’s going to make a big move while Devon’s gone. He plans on “generating the kind of success that even Devon can’t dump over.” Back in Lily’s office, she thinks that Nate and Devon’s issues have turned a corner.

Billy brings up Chelsea. He tells Lily about possibly letting Johnny and Connor hang out. Lily thinks it’s a lovely gesture. She knows what Johnny will go through when he learns the truth.

It’s right to take things slow and let the kids hang out. When he does tell the kid the truth, he’ll see that Chelsea does care. Billy worries about Chelsea. The light has gone out in her eyes.

Later, Nate is on a call. He’s getting contracts set up with the talent and going ahead with the festival.

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At Crimson Lights, Chelsea is on a call with Anita, explaining that she’s not allowed to take Connor to visit.

She gets pretty upset as she explains and then disconnects.

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Inside, Elena finds Imani and asks after her mom before Imani tells her she came from an amazing meeting with Nate about his job.

She reveals Nate told her that they didn’t see eye to eye on his business decisions.

Elena can see Imani’s got an agenda by telling her this. She knows what she’s doing and says, “I see you.” She knows this could cause contention with Devon and the family.

Imani says she’s trying to get Nate to reach his potential.

Imani thinks that she has more faith than Elena as a businessman. She goes and Elena struggles to keep her cool.

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Later, Summer, Kyle and Lauren arrive. They are impressed with how the shoot perked up.

They talk about how well Mariah did with Tessa and Lauren gushes over the new designer as Chelsea watches unseen.

She seems upset until she gets a text from Billy to meet at Dive Bar to see Johnny.

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At Jabot, Adam and Diane talk about work and that hatchet job article of hers. He’s been in her shoes and says it sucks having your past thrown at you.

She thanks him. It’s nice to have an ally.

“That goes both ways,” he says. They do a little work and she’s sorry about how things went at the photo shoot with Kyle.

She can see he felt insulted. She’s been there. Adam almost thought he was talking to Victoria.

He left Newman to get away from the condescending attitude. Diane gets it. She tells him that the only reason Phyllis is working for Jabot is to try to ruin her. Diane talks about Phyllis being an enemy for life.

Back in the park, Mariah and Tessa are glad that the shoot went well. Tessa felt bad about how it started. They just want to go home and snuggle. They kiss.

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At Dive Bar, Connor is told to say hello to Chelsea. She asks if he has sunblock and he seems confused. He has it on.

Billy tells him to go do his best cannonball. He jumps into the water and Chelsea says to be careful.

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