Young and Restless Recaps
Y&R Week of November 12, 2007
Monday
At the hospital, Dr. Webb told the Newman clan Victoria's condition was "stable as of now," but could make no promises about the future. While Victor had a word with him, Brad came in and was angry to learn he was out of the loop on Victoria's blood pressure problems. Victor wanted to find another doctor, but an emotional Nikki didn't want Victoria "poked and prodded and tested any more than she has to be." She then brought Brad to see Victoria, interrupting Nick's visit, and later JT apologized for not updating Brad during the "roller-coaster" night Victoria had. Then the doc revealed he was concerned Victoria had preeclampsia, "a pregnancy-related circulation problem," and that if the condition progressed, the baby would have to be delivered. Therefore, they were checking out the baby for early delivery. As they tried to swallow the news that the baby might not survive, Nikki turned to Victor's shoulder for comfort.
Heather and Paul cried as she fought to come to terms with his reveal that he is her daddy. "You didn't care what happened to me," she marveled, and refused to hear otherwise. He wanted to "make it up" to her, but she assumed he was only confessing because he knew she knew about his involvement with Sheila Carter. "I will find evidence to make sure you are charged with kidnapping and false imprisonment," she promised, but a surprised Paul warned any investigation would only hurt Lauren. She countered it was her duty to report him. Concerned, he called a meeting with Lauren, Michael and Maggie. Michael was furious to hear Paul's connection to Heather, not to mention annoyed that the Sheila kidnapping was coming back to bite them. Maggie said not to jump to the worst case scenario, noting Heather must not have hard evidence. Lauren started to panic, but Michael promised he'd stop Heather if she came at them. "Admit nothing," Michael advised. Lauren was still concerned, especially when Paul exited saying, "I will handle this in my own way."
At Newman, Phyllis, Michael and Lauren were overjoyed at news that Phyllis' appeal was being reconsidered. Daniel was thrilled too and after promising he wasn't ditching his community service for the day, he let Phyllis snag his cell phone. She went into the elevator, where Sharon watched her call Nick with her good news. Meanwhile, already in a funk, Heather blasted Daniel for missing his community service. He said he'd cleared it with his parole officer and reminded her what was on his plate with Phyllis in jail, Nick at the hospital and Jack recovering from the Clear Springs disaster. Unmoved, she was ready to suggest a violation hearing. They were interrupted when Phyllis called because a sick Summer needed to be checked on in daycare. Daniel picked her up and brought her by Phyllis' office to talk baby biz, cutting it short so his mom didn't get caught with her kids. Unfortunately, Daniel opened the door to fuming Heather, who stormed, "This is a flagrant violation of your work release program." Phyllis explained Summer was sick and again reminded Heather of the family's tough times, but it was Daniel who stopped her by gasping, "Where is your heart?" Heather piped down and walked away. When he went to thank her and apologize for being harsh, he found her crying in the break room. The empathetic guy quickly got her laughing and even cleaned a smudge off her face, but after he left she called for a random inspection of Phyllis. Daniel overheard and gave his mom the heads up, while Heather again faced again her dad at Crimson Lights. Paul told her what happened with Sheila and why, leaving everyone else out of the story, and admitted he'd done wrong. Then he asked, "You want to charge me with a crime for what I did to Sheila? Or for what I did to you?"
Karen and Neil mixed business with pleasure at work, but Neil turned moody when she mentioned her favorite movie. He coldly excused himself and after a meeting, she asked for an explanation. No surprise, it turned out her movie was Dru's fave too. She wanted to talk things out, but he used Sharon as an excuse to cancel their plans. When Sharon and Karen discussed Clear Springs, deciding to await news on the insurance before moving forward, Neil came in and "got busted." Later, at Crimson, Sharon called him on using her as an out with Karen. "I can't move on," he said about Dru, but after Sharon reminded him Dru would want him happy, he went to pick up Karen for dinner.
Tuesday
At the hospital, JT watched over Victoria and joked with her about naming the baby after their specialist, Dr. Webb. Then he was called out by the doc, who was preparing to use the new "state of the art" ultrasound machine (donated to the hospital by Victor) to determine the viability of the baby. He confirmed that while he was committed to protecting the baby, he was prepared to deliver it if necessary to save Victoria. Nikki was in calm shock as she updated David, torn between her anger at Victor's fault in Victoria's injury and her appreciation for his efforts to save their daughter. After Victor actually thanked David for his support, Nikki noted that the animosity between her and her soon-to-be-ex had fizzled in the face of Victoria's peril.
Meanwhile, at Newman, Phyllis stole a moment with Nick, but it wasn't fun and games as he filled her in on the dangers of Victoria's condition. Nearby, with Abby in town, Brad found comfort in both his daughters and then had to explain Victoria's medical situation to his youngest. He was impressed when Abby insisted on visiting her ex-stepmom, but when he ran into Nick, he asked the Grade-A dad his opinion on the idea. Before Nick could answer, Phyllis walked in, enjoying Brad's shock at seeing her out of prison. Brad left the couple in a huff and Nick followed shortly after. When he showed up at the hospital with paperwork for his dad, the crew was awaiting Dr. Webb's report on the ultrasound. Nick tried to get everyone to take a break for lunch, but JT refused to leave, so he was there when empathetic Kevin showed up with a box of Crimson Lights treats for the Clear Springs survivors who were still relegated to eating hospital food. JT revealed he'd been trying to make deals with God for the safety of Victoria and the baby, but feared, "I don't think we speak the same language." When Nick, Victor and Nikki returned from lunch, Brad, Colleen and Abby had joined the waiting party. Dr. Webb came out of Victoria's room shortly thereafter, but wanted to consult with another doc before giving his report. Abby visited with Victoria, giving her a pep talk, and then Phyllis listened via phone as the doc told the Newmans "the baby's heart and lungs are not developed sufficiently" to survive birth. Not good news, but all hoped Victoria would remain stable long enough for him to develop more fully.
When Jeff called to confirm his breakfast date with Gloria, Kevin warned her to stay away. She of course didn't listen and talk at breakfast was split between the new property Jeff was buying and his desire to honor William's commitment to the truth. "Anybody ever lied to him, he never let him get away with it," Jeff recalled. When he left the table to take a call, Gloria checked his pockets and found a tape recorder. She managed to slip it back into his jacket without his realizing and after Jeff announced he'd made the purchase on that property, she returned home to talk it out with Kevin. She decided to test the cream Jeff had given her to see if it was in fact tainted and applied it to her wrist, even as Kevin vehemently protested. Kevin was ready to go into panic mode, but no surprise, the cream was not tainted, further proving Jeff was toying with Gloria. "I'm going to get that cream from him, no matter what I have to do," she swore.
Wednesday
At the GCAC, Gloria reprimanded Kevin for having his computer at the table and then said she needed his help. He was instantly concerned and rightly so. She wanted him to distract Jeff while she searched his room for the tainted face cream. Unfortunately, she left before Kevin made contact and Jeff didn't stick around to talk to him. Kev called just as she opened the door and she accidentally dropped the key inside, locking herself out. When she bumped into Jeff in the hall he was in a hurry to make a business call, so she didn't have to come up with an excuse for being there. Kevin didn't want to hear her next plan, especially as it involved a "semi-seduction." He refused to play along, but she eventually got him to agree to come back to interrupt her in three hours. She was at home getting gussied up when Jeff called and Lauren, who answered, was instantly suspicious. "In the category of dumb ideas, that's the dumbest," she said of Gloria's plan, slamming her for having "compromised my family with your 'cute' little behavior." Already keyed up over Paul's confession to Heather (about the Sheila kidnapping incident), Lauren left Michael a furious message about Gloria. He got the story while picking up a to-go order from Crimson Lights and after rolling his eyes, told Kevin he didn't have time to stop their mother. Instead, he approached ADA Heather, informing her Paul's big confession was hearsay and that she'd have to recuse herself due to her "special relationship with Paul," to which she fumed, "I have no relationship with Paul, so why don't you do me a favor and go to hell?" He was up in arms when he got home, so he didn't handle Phyllis' call for a pep talk well. He made no promises about the outcome of her appeal hearing the next day, except that he'd do his "best."
On the coffeehouse patio, Daniel insisted Heather was human and revealed he caught her crying, but Amber teased him for falling for "the old 'break down and cry and fall in the guy's arms' routine," which she IDed as "a calculated gesture to get something out of you." When they spotted Heather, he insisted he didn't "like" her, but wanted to talk to her about Phyllis. Before he could, Lauren pushed by him and asked the ADA for a minute. On the verge of a panic attack, she was shaky as she talked about living in fear of Sheila. She insisted Paul was "a good man" who'd saved her life, suggesting Heather forgive him for her own sake. "That anger that you're holding inside of you — it's going to eat you up alive," she warned. After Lauren left, Daniel made his move and started to make Phyllis' case, but Heather was distracted by the reveal that he'd only known his mom for four years. She couldn't believe he was sticking up for a woman who didn't raise him and scoffed, "You're either incredibly needy or incredibly gullible." Then Heather went to meet Paul at the GCAC, where he was having drinks with Maggie. Maggie was hopeful it was a good thing, cheering, "The better she gets to know you, the sooner she's going to come around." That didn't sound likely when Heather showed up and blasted him for telling people — especially an opposing lawyer — that he was her dad. No matter how harsh she was, he kept offering apologies and his hope that one day she'd let him be a "better person" than the "idiot and jerk" who abandoned her. She didn't buy his apology, but also didn't have the evidence to prosecute him over Sheila. As she left, she sent a message to Michael that, "I plan to do to Phyllis what I was unable to do to you, which is to keep one child-abandoning jerk in prison." Michael was already being warned by Lauren, who noted his legal opposition was "very angry" and "scary focused."
Back at the GCAC, Gloria and Jeff flirted and joked their way from the bar to his room, where they started making out. She interrupted when she "realized" she was missing her watch. Instead of going to get it for her, he called downstairs to ask the bartender to look for it. Then he got a call, so she called Kevin, saying, "That man is an animal. Kevin, get over here right now!" She got Jeff to clean the wine glasses and did a quick search of the room, finding a note from William that said, "If anything happens to me, don't let her get away with it." When Jeff returned, she jumped out of arm's reach and admitted she was nervous. Then she drank half a bottle of wine, stalling until Kevin showed up with a faux Jabot emergency.
Thursday
Nick hit the office for an illegal makeout session and some catch up with Phyllis. He was concerned to hear Daniel was planning on calling from her appeal hearing so she could listen in. "Why risk it?" he asked. Meanwhile, Michael was nervously psyching up for the hearing. He insisted they had a good case, but was confident Heather would do her best to stop him, especially as an overturned verdict "wouldn't look good on her resume." When Heather arrived, neither Lauren nor Jack could stop Daniel from approaching her. She gave him 30 seconds and he begged her to have perspective on his mother's crime. Then he called his mom and against Nick's advice, she answered the phone as the trial began. Michael and the judge discussed the damning tape that got Phyllis convicted and the juror who'd changed her mind at the last minute. During the 15-minute recess, eavesdropping Phyllis was sure they'd lost, while Daniel, Lauren and Jack muttered over the judge's bad mood, but were impressed with Michael. As Heather kicked into her rebuttal, a guard interrupted, indicating Daniel's phone to the judge. Phyllis hung up and Daniel said there was no one on the line, but the judge angrily ordered he be escorted out of the room. He apologized profusely to his mom, but she insisted it wouldn't affect her chances. When Michael came out, he said, "Heather was a bit more subdued in her rebuttal than I expected," and reported to Phyllis that "it went well." Daniel still felt bad and it didn't help when Heather swung her head at him in disgust on her way out.
Colleen had high hopes for Victoria when JT stopped by the coffeehouse, but he was just following Nikki's order to take a break from the hospital. Like everyone, he was concerned Victoria's baby might have to be delivered at only 22 weeks, but he also realized that gestation time meant he could be the baby's father. He admitted he'd assumed Brad was the dad and then reminisced about Victoria's early pregnancy. While the docs were changing Victoria's meds again, he revealed he was losing hope and it was clear he wasn't alone. At the hospital, Victor insisted Nikki stay strong, but she stormed out. She was more pulled together when he found her in Victoria's room, where she was talking to the baby and told Victoria too "keep it steady" for a few weeks to give the baby some time. Sharon arrived to find a morose Brad, who was becoming less positive with every fact he found online. "This is where faith comes in," Sharon soothed, and insisted if he wasn't going to leave the hospital, she'd stay with him. Over a piece of chocolate cake, he talked of all the loss he'd faced in his life, but appreciated her positivity. "What would I do without you?" he asked. When JT and Colleen returned, the nurse was telling the Newmans that Victoria's blood pressure was stable, but Colleen recognized it was still high. JT and Colleen sent Nikki for a break. Colleen followed Nikki and tried to get her to eat. Instead, they talked of school, how everyone prayed over Colleen when she was in a coma and the frustration of the waiting game they were playing. It was their impotence that killed Victor, who called an expert in fetal survival for info, but was running out of specialists and high tech equipment to buy. Brad finally left the hospital after he found JT telling Victoria he was still set on their kid being a football player, so he wasn't there when the doctor announced, "The baby has to be delivered or Victoria could die...The probability that the baby will survive this is very slim." Nikki again leaned on Victor as they faced a terrible decision.
Friday
At Newman, David, Neil and Karen realized it was almost Thanksgiving. They were saddened to think about what that meant for the Newmans, but after David left, Karen admitted it was one of her favorite holidays. When she said she wasn't going home, Neil noted this was his family's first without Dru. Then his kids showed up with a hot dinner. He suggested they do Thanksgiving at Gina's, but they wanted to be home. It was agreed and then David interrupted, fuming over a notice he'd received that Nikki's loan was due. He threatened to go to Victor, but Neil reminded him the process had been started before the crisis at Clear Springs and said he'd figure it out during business hours. David wanted an answer that evening and showed Neil a press release that would go out that night unless the loan demand was rescinded. Neil realized it was time to update Victor, but told David he'd put the loan on hold "indefinitely." Meanwhile, back at dinner with the kids, Lily suggested they invite Sharon to Thanksgiving, which was well received, so Neil countered by asking about inviting Karen. Lily was clearly upset when she agreed, but Neil missed that and immediately invited his new beau. Karen was excited and when she ran into Lily, she gushed about the food she wanted to bring. Lily killed her buzz by saying she was planning to use all her mother's recipes and later grumbled to Devon about their Thanksgiving "potluck with strangers." Karen was hurt to overhear her, especially when Lily carped, "It's like she's trying too hard. It just gets on my nerves." Karen decided to go home for the holiday instead, but learned her mom was going away. With no backup plans, she used her mom as an excuse to cancel on Neil anyway.
JT and the Newman clan were shell-shocked over Dr. Webb's desire to do a C-section to save Victoria even though it threatened the baby's survival. Nick said they had to take every chance to save the baby and JT agreed, but the doc returned to say Victoria was getting worse and insisted on a decision. When David arrived, he was not pleased to find Victor comforting Nikki. "This is not the appropriate time for business," Victor snarked at him, but even Nick understood someone had to handle Nikki's business. As thrilled as Nikki was to have David looking out for her and needed his support, she told him she didn't want to "push our luck right now. Cause any friction." He understood and left after giving her some aromatherapy products. Having seen it all, Nick pried a bit. "We will always be in each other's lives, but not as husband and wife," Nikki said of Victor. "I can't have him dominate me anymore." She was tired of always being the loser in Victor's win-lose world. Meanwhile, Victor was impressing JT with his knowledge of Twain quotations when Victoria's monitor alarm went off. The doctor feared a stroke and scheduled the C-section. Victoria was being prepped for surgery when Nikki returned and shocked everyone by announcing, "We have to wait until the baby gets stronger. Even if Victoria dies." Victor and Nick disagreed, but Nikki stood by her decision, confident Victoria would agree with her.
Kevin found his mom making a list of plots to get rid of Jeff, which included getting him a job in Hong Kong or framing him for a crime. They brainstormed about what Jeff was up to and Gloria was sure it was about the money. Then she had an epiphany, telling Kevin, "I'm going to make Jeffrey Bardwell fall in love with me." As Kevin insisted her plot was insane and making Jeff angry could land her in jail, she researched Jeff online and found he was a "member of the international corsair society" and had a Master's in Asian Studies. She pulled out a museum reproduction of a "netsuke," which she wore as a necklace, and set out to visit Jeff. He had a bottle of champagne waiting for her. She proudly told him about her necklace and he laughed before admitting to his Master's. After more chit chat, she admitted, "I'm having a real problem with the fact that I'm very attracted to you." He felt the same way, but after more cat and mouse and a kiss, she left. Then she came back. They kissed and he asked her to stay the night, but she said she'd returned for her compact and left again. She was on cloud nine when she got home to Kevin, while Jeff finally tried the cream on his hand and found that it burned.
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