The Young and the Restless Recap for Monday, November 25, 2024: Phyllis has a memory of the car crash

At the Athletic Club, Victor followed Adam’s gaze to Billy and Sally kissing in the foyer. Victor remarked that it was interesting, and Adam questioned which part – that the duo had obviously just been in one of their suites or that they were holding hands. Billy and Sally headed to a table together, and Adam muttered that they had to be kidding him. Victor queried whether Adam thought it was what it appeared to be.

Adam figured that Billy would do anything to irritate him, and he surmised that Billy was using what had happened between Adam and Chelsea to get Sally to feel sorry for him. Adam called Billy a total loser, but Victor encouraged his son not to let it get to him. Adam assumed that the couple had had sex out of revenge or pity. Victor proclaimed that “Billy Boy” and Sally were a “match made in hell.”

Adam heard the couple laughing, and he griped that they were practically throwing it in his face. Victor warned that if Adam got angry, Billy and Sally would know they’d won. Adam called over a server and requested that a bottle of the club’s best Champagne be sent over to Billy and Sally’s table. Adam instructed the waiter to make sure the couple knew it was from him. “Now that’s well played,” Victor complimented.

Sally reflected on her conversation with Billy about how they couldn’t choose their family or who they fell in love with, but they had a choice with friendship. Billy hoped what had happened upstairs didn’t change their friendship, and Sally confirmed that she felt even closer to him. The server delivered a bottle of Champagne, but Billy informed him that they hadn’t ordered it. The server relayed that it was from Adam.

Billy told the server to tell Victor and Adam that both Newman men could enjoy the Champagne themselves or choke on it if they liked. Sally piped up that it wasn’t necessary, but she and Billy wouldn’t be drinking the bubbly. Billy tipped the waiter and instructed him to still charge “the bastards” for it. The server stepped away, leaving the bottle behind. Sally wished the waiter had taken the bottle with him.

Billy surmised that Adam’s gesture had upset Sally. Sally clarified that she was afraid Billy might use it as a weapon, but he cooed that he was enjoying himself too much to ruin the evening. Billy glanced over at Adam, and the men locked eyes. Sally warned Billy not to start something. Billy promised he wouldn’t, but he reveled in watching Adam trying hard not to let his head explode. Sally supposed they’d gotten the revenge they’d been looking for.

Adam complained about how much Sally was laughing at the dad jokes Billy couldn’t pull off. Victor ordered Adam to ignore them, but Adam envisioned throwing just one punch. Victor cautioned Adam against making a scene since Adam had a “hell of a future” at Newman Media, and a loser like Billy wasn’t worth blowing it over. Adam remarked that there was more to life than just business, and Victor suggested that Adam devote his time to Chelsea and Connor.

Adam conceded that he, Chelsea, and Connor would always be a family, but he doubted it would be the way Victor wanted. Victor considered Sally a diversion, and he was sure Adam would fall in love again with the right woman. Adam grumbled that he would have to have a heart for that, and he didn’t think he had one left. Adam looked over at Sally and wished Victor a good night. After Adam exited, Billy and Sally guessed they’d gotten under Adam’s skin.

Victor approached as Billy and Sally toasted. Victor quipped that it was heartwarming to see how quickly they’d found comfort in one another’s arms. Sally requested that Victor leave. Victor suggested that she hire Billy at Marchetti Z since Billy was a free agent with nothing to do. Sally shot back, saying that she would be lucky to have Billy. Victor recommended that she not give Billy too much power because he didn’t know what to do with it, and it would go to his head.

Billy invited Victor to gloat all he wanted, but he swore it wasn’t over. Victor urged Billy to enjoy the champagne since Billy didn’t have much to celebrate during those days. After Victor walked away, Billy figured he’d let the old man have his fun. Billy noted that if Victor thought he had the upper hand, he wouldn’t see Billy coming – and then Billy would have something to celebrate. Sally toasted to friendship and playing well with others. “To bringing down Victor Newman so hard he never gets up,” Billy added.

At Crimson Lights, Esther flipped the welcome sign on the door from open to closed. She saw Sharon refilling the sugar containers and offered to do it herself, but Sharon said it calmed her. Esther nervously babbled that one couldn’t be too calm because one never knew what would happen if they got worked up. “Not that anything would,” Esther quickly added, and Sharon asked if she was okay. Esther questioned why she wouldn’t be.

Sharon noted that Esther was in a room with a cold-blooded murderer. Esther insisted that Sharon wasn’t coldblooded, but Sharon acknowledged that it was all over the news that she’d confessed to the murder. Sharon pointed out that the news hadn’t indicated how sorry she was for what she’d done. Esther swore she knew who Sharon was, and the only reason Sharon could be guilty was because she was very sick.

Sharon expected a lot of people to condemn her, and they’d be right to do so. Esther recounted that Sharon hadn’t been herself for a while and remembered the night when Sharon had yelled at Esther for giving her some destressing tea. Esther recognized that Sharon had been yelling at her troubles and not Esther. Esther continued that Sharon had engaged in a civil conversation with Daniel on the same day, and it was hard to believe Sharon had killed Heather not long afterward.

Esther hoped Sharon got the help she needed. Sharon prompted Esther to go home. Once alone, Sharon told herself that Esther had noticed who she was. Sharon’s hallucination of Cameron appeared, and he guessed that Esther thought Sharon was “one sick puppy.” Cameron advised Sharon to hope that the judge and jury thought the same thing, since it would be better to make potholders in Fairview than serve a life sentence in prison.

Sharon intended to accept whatever sentence she was given. Cameron asked if she’d thought it through, and he reminded her what life in prison was like. He taunted that she thought her family would trust her again and keep visiting, but the reality was that she was a pariah, and she’d die alone and forgotten. Sharon swore that he wasn’t real. “We are done. This is over,” she proclaimed.

Cameron pushed to know why Sharon kept calling him back if she didn’t need him. Sharon declared that she was there to end it, and she didn’t need him anymore. “Goodbye, Cameron,” she firmly stated. Cameron considered himself to be the steel in Sharon’s spine, and he crowed that she needed him more than ever to get to the other side of the mess she’d made. Sharon ranted that he’d twisted everything and convinced her what was wrong was right.

Cameron retorted that the wrong person had died because of Sharon's choices, even though he’d tried to guide her to do what needed to be done. Sharon bellowed that she was done listening since she was stronger then and she didn’t need him. She hissed that it was time for him to go for good and closed her eyes. When she opened them, Cameron was gone. The was a knock at the door, and she saw Adam through the window.

Sharon unlocked the door. “You know we’re closed,” she coolly stated. Adam explained that he’d been driving home when he’d spotted her car, and he’d grown concerned when he saw her standing in the dark. Sharon said she was fine, but Adam imagined she had to be a wreck after getting out on bail for murder. She voiced surprise that he wasn’t keeping his distance, but he reasoned that they’d been through too much together over the years for either one of them to be afraid of the other.

Adam suspected Sharon was “going through hell.” Sharon asked whether he thought she didn’t deserve it, given what she’d done. Adam pointed out that he wasn’t in a position to judge, but Sharon argued that he’d been a child. Adam countered that when he’d discovered that he’d killed a man and blocked out the memory, he’d been a mess, and one person had reached out to help – her. He declared that it was his turn to help her.

Sharon politely declined Adam’s help. Adam stressed that there had been no dark road she’d been down that he hadn’t taken himself. Sharon clucked that they hadn’t always brought out the best in one another. Adam countered that the flip side was that they’d believed in one another when no one else had and helped each other when no one else had given “a damn.”

Adam conceded that he and Sharon had been their own worst enemies a few times, but they’d also saved one another more than once. Sharon maintained that it was best he didn’t get involved since she needed to face it on her own. Adam wished her luck but pledged to be there if she changed her mind. After Adam left, Nick sent Sharon a text message, asking to talk the next day.

At the hospital, Nick told Phyllis that she hadn’t needed to kick Chance out, but she asserted that she’d rather talk to Nick. Nick observed that she looked good, but she doubted it. He reasoned that being alive and awake was good, and she thanked him for saving her life. He took her hand in his.

Nick recalled that he’d had help, and Phyllis mentioned that Summer had told her Chance had also been at the accident scene. Phyllis wondered how Nick had known where she was, and he explained that he’d been at the Newman ranch for Abby and Devon’s wedding when he’d heard a loud crash. Phyllis hoped it hadn’t stopped the wedding. Nick assured her that Abby and Devon had gotten married and were on their honeymoon.

Phyllis marveled that she was alive because Nick had walked through fire for her. He admitted that it had been scary to see her trapped inside her burning car, and he was glad Summer had called Chance because it had taken both men to get Phyllis out. Phyllis noted that Nick had put himself in danger to rescue her, but he swore that all that mattered was that she was safe. She recognized that she owed him her life, and she’d never forget it.

Nick mentioned that he’d overheard Phyllis say Sharon had forced her off the road, and he wondered if Phyllis had seen Sharon in the other car. Phyllis recalled that Sharon had been sending her text messages about wanting to confess in an attempt to lure Phyllis to the ranch where the accident had happened. Nick asked if Phyllis was sure Sharon had done it, and Phyllis testily questioned why else Sharon would summon her to the cottage. Nick noted that the accident had occurred just before Sharon had confessed everything.

Phyllis theorized that Sharon had been pushed over the edge when she’d thought she’d killed Phyllis, and Sharon had confessed because she hadn’t been able to bear having another death on her conscience. Nick contemplated whether there was another explanation. Phyllis spat that Sharon had confessed to murdering Heather and framing Daniel, and Phyllis was sitting in a hospital bed. “Please do not tell me you are on Sharon’s side,” Phyllis cried.

Michael walked in and said he hadn’t been able to get there fast enough when Summer had told him Phyllis wanted to see him. Nick headed out, but Phyllis protested that he hadn’t answered her question. Nick admitted that he didn’t know what to think about all of it, and Phyllis asked what there was to think about. Nick promised they’d talk later, and he departed. Michael thanked God that Phyllis was okay. Phyllis snapped that she’d almost died, and she demanded that he explain how he could defend the woman who’d tried to kill her.

Michael defended that he was a legal professional governed by a strict code of ethics, and even the guilty deserved representation in court. Phyllis cited the friendship code of ethics, and Michael swore he was still her best friend. She coldly stated that he wasn’t if he was defending the woman who’d framed her son and tried to kill her. Michael insisted that Sharon wasn’t a threat, and he reminded Phyllis that she’d been lucky enough to have counsel defend her when she’d been in trouble for killing a man. Phyllis argued that she’d killed someone in self-defense, and she asked what Sharon’s excuse was. Michael indicated that Sharon might be mentally incapacitated.

Phyllis was appalled that Michael was pursuing an insanity plea when Sharon wasn’t insane but crazy like a fox. Michael maintained that Sharon was still entitled to representation and planned to work out a fair deal. Phyllis angrily asked where Heather’s fair deal was. Michael reported that Sharon was a mess and referred to the issues with her medication. Phyllis refused to hear about it anymore since Sharon had been attacking her family in public for months.

Phyllis reiterated that Sharon had never really forgiven Daniel for Cassie’s death, and decades of bitterness and resentment had led Sharon to heave something at Heather in anger and kill her. Phyllis contended that it had been premeditated retaliation 20 years in the making, and Sharon had to go to prison for a long time and not simply serve a short stint at Fairview. Phyllis begged Michael not to take the case.

Michael sympathized that things had been hard on Phyllis, and his heart broke for her family, but he had no choice but to defend his client to best of his ability. Phyllis predicted that their friendship wouldn’t survive it. Michael left that up to her and said he loved her, but he refused to back down from defending Sharon or be intimidated into quitting.

Phyllis blasted Michael for getting Sharon out on bail after she’d destroyed Daniel and Lucy’s lives. Phyllis pictured what Daniel and Lucy would do when they ran into Sharon, and she condemned Michael for patting himself on the back for saving Sharon from a lifetime behind bars. Phyllis demanded to know where the easy out was for her son and granddaughter, and she accused Michael of precluding them from getting the peace they needed. Phyllis barked that it was cruel of Michael to call himself her friend. Michael calmly replied that he was sorry she felt that way.

Phyllis raged that she’d known for months that Sharon had killed Heather, and she also knew Sharon had tried to kill her, but Michael kept defending Sharon. Michael argued that Phyllis had no proof. Phyllis spat that he could still change his mind, but he wouldn’t do it. Michael stepped away to take a call, and Phyllis called him a coward.

Phyllis flashed back to getting incessant text messages from Sharon while driving, and she remembered seeing a flash of lights before the crash. “No!” Phyllis exclaimed. Michael rushed back and asked what was wrong. Phyllis swore it was nothing, but she was clearly shaken.

Nick met Mariah and Faith at Society and apologized for being late. Faith pointed to the beer they’d ordered for him, and he praised them for always looking out for him. He shared that he’d been with Phyllis at the hospital, and she was awake and bossing everyone around. Mariah inquired why he didn’t look happier, and Nick reported that Phyllis was going after Sharon even harder because she was convinced Sharon wanted her dead. Nick revealed that Sharon was afraid that she might have actually run Phyllis off the road.

Nick relayed Sharon’s recollection of blacking out in her car and fleeing after seeing him and Chance pulling Phyllis from the burning car. Mariah noticed that Faith was quiet. Faith recounted that her mom had been worked up about Phyllis’ crazy accusations, and Sharon had said the only way to make it stop was to stand her ground and make Phyllis back off once and for all. Faith asked why Phyllis was so sure Sharon had done it.

Nick mentioned the text messages Sharon had sent Phyllis. Mariah thought it made no sense that Sharon would offer to confess to someone she hated and didn’t trust. They discussed the time of the accident, and Faith realized it wasn’t possible that Sharon had sent the text messages because they’d been together at Crimson Lights, searching for Sharon’s missing phone.

Nick inquired whether there had been any chance Sharon had sneaked off to send the text messages to Phyllis. Faith insisted that Sharon hadn’t had her phone and that she’d seemed genuinely worried about where she’d left it. Mariah saw three possibilities – Phyllis was lying and had simply lost control of her car; Faith had the timeline wrong, or Sharon was lying and really had lured Phyllis to the ranch.

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