Ian and Jordan's next victim on The Young and the Restless

On The Young and the Restless, the Newmans, Abbotts, and Winters families are gearing up for Christmas celebrations, but with New Year’s Eve almost here, some will be letting down their guards and ringing in midnight on the town.

With two crazed ex-cons hell-bent on revenge in town, is everyone safe? Or will there be collateral damage along Ian Ward’s (Ray Wise) and Jordan Howard’s (Colleen Zenk) path to destruction?

Ian Ward's vendetta on The Young and the Restless

Ian has a long track record of coming after the Newmans. Starting from when Nikki (Melody Thomas Scott) and Paul (Doug Davidson) were teenage members of Ian’s cult. After Nikki was assaulted by Ian, she thought he was the father of her baby, Dylan McAvoy (Steve Burton), but Paul ended up being the father. They didn’t know it until many years later, after Ian was humiliated by Nikki’s diary being read in court, which made him out to be the monster he was, and also when it was revealed that he was sterile and couldn’t be Dylan’s father.

Ian also raised Mariah (Camryn Grimes) in his cult after he’d ordered her to be stolen from Sharon at birth (and Sharon didn’t even know she had twins until after Cassie died). At one point, Ian tried to team up with Adam (Mark Grossman) to take down Victor, which resulted in the crash and burn of Newman Tower. He kidnapped Nikki, almost had Phyllis (Michelle Stafford) killed, and tried to lure Summer (Allison Lanier) into his cult at one point.

Despite his decades of hatred toward Nikki and her family, most of his crimes involve either using various Newman family members or extensions thereof to help hurt the Newmans, usually in the pocketbook. His cunning smile was enough to infuriate Victor, but knowing what Ian did to Nikki when she was young is something Victor will never forgive.

Jordan’s a killer, though

Ian’s new-ish girlfriend, on the other hand, is a straight-up killer. While she has only been on The Young and the Restless for just over a year, Jordan has made her way to legendary villain status on the show. Wanting to avenge Victor (Eric Braeden) for breaking her sister’s heart decades ago, Jordan kidnapped Claire (Hayley Erin) at birth and let Victoria (Amelia Heinle) and Cole (J. Eddie Peck) believe she died. She raised her to hate the Newmans and, when she was old enough, got her to infiltrate Nikki as her assistant at Newman Media and lure her to Jordan’s house.

There, Jordan tried to kill Victor, Nick (Joshua Morrow), and Nikki. She didn’t succeed, but they wouldn’t have been her only victims. Unlike her boyfriend, Ian, Jordan doesn’t mind being the one who gets blood on her hands.

From what we have seen, Jordan also killed Seth (Brian Gaskill), Nikki’s AA sponsor, lit Victoria’s house on fire, kidnapped Claire and Harrison (Redding Munsell), tried to kill Phyllis by running her off the road, and…most likely…killed Heather (Vail Bloom).

What happens next on The Young and the Restless

While we are just learning how Ian and Jordan met and witnessing their romance of sorts (we’re hard-pressed to call it love, so we’ll go with kindred spirits), they have barely scratched the surface of their plot du jour to bring down the Newmans.

However, one thing we know for sure: Someone will get in the way, and that someone will suffer. Who could it be?

The most obvious choice is Tessa (Cait Fairbanks). She’s Mariah’s wife, and Ian has taken off his disguise to introduce himself as Warren Masters. However, being the most obvious choice is exactly why we’re going to skip over her. While Tessa will be affected (we’re thinking she’ll forever feel guilty for unknowingly giving Ian information about Mariah and Aria), Ian met Tessa at Society, where he’s been hanging out to eavesdrop. But what about when he inevitably meets Abby (Melissa Ordway) and is introduced by Tessa as Warren? Will Abby recognize Ian and throw a wrench in his plans?

Or will Ian even care? It’s perfectly legal for him to be out and about on the streets of Genoa City. He was released from prison a long time ago. But when Nick and Victor find out that he’s been in such close proximity to their family, tempers fly, and Ian lives for that type of reaction.

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It’s Jordan that is supposed to be behind bars. Once word gets out that Ian is in Genoa City, keen eyes will be on the lookout. It’s the one who spots him with his girlfriend, who’s going to be in danger. Jordan won’t hesitate to remove anyone out of her path — even Abby.

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