Young and Restless Recaps: The week of August 18, 1997 on Y&R

Nina made sure that Tricia overheard her lie about the romantic evening Ryan and Nina had shared. Paul was angry when Christine stood him up to be with Danny. Hope decided to go back to Kansas, and Kurt accompanied her. Sharon confronted Nick.

Monday, August 18, 1997

by Erin Goldsby

Tricia overhears Jill call Ryan at the office and demand that they reviewsome figures immediately. She tells him to meet her at the Lodge. Triciathen calls Alec and says that they should go there too so they can continueto make Ryan jealous.

Phyllis and Danny argue again, but this time she's even more irate aboutthe fact that he's going for custody of Daniel. Pulling out the trump card,Phyllis tells Danny that Michael Baldwin is working on her case. Dannyloses it, and storms out.

Nick and Grace argue about what happened and who's to blame. Grace tellshim that if thought about it rationally, he'd realize that telling Sharonwhat happened is the stupidest idea on the face of the earth. Nick tellsGrace that she's trying to protect herself and no one else. She refuses toleave until Sharon comes back and calls Tony to tell him that she'll bespending the night. Doris calls Nick and tells him that she has a messagefrom Sharon. She says that she and the kids are all right but that she needssome time away from him. Nick begs Doris to give a message back to Sharon -that he loves her more than anything, and please, please come home. When hehangs up, Nick throws Grace out.

An old buddy from college drops by Paul's office but tells him that he'sonly in town a few hours. Paul is anxious for him to meet Chris so he callsher and says to meet them in half an hour at Gina's. Chris agrees, but asshe's about to leave, Danny comes in. He tells her about the argument withPhyllis and that he knows about Michael. Christine makes it very clear thatshe will not back down from this case. "I'm not the innocent beginner thatMichael took advantage of before," she says through gritted teeth, "Don'task me to quit the case because I won't!" They discuss the case, and Christells how tough she is, then she looks at her watch and realizes she's anhour and a half late to meet Paul. "You can blame it on me," Danny offersas she rushes out the door.

Alec and Tricia settle in minutes before Jill and Ryan arrive at the Lodge.When they can't get Ryan's attention, they go to the dance floor and boogiedown. Ryan spots them and can't get his eyes off of them. Jill notices andcomments on how good it is that Tricia is getting on with her life andleaving her alone is the best thing he could do for her. They try to getback to work but Ryan snaps his pencil in half when he sees Tricia and Aleckissing on the dance floor. Their deed done, Tricia pays the bill and thetriumphantly march out of the restaurant. Jill and Ryan finish their work,then he asks to leave as he's lost his appetite.

Paul and Eric go to Gina's and wait as long as they possibly can for Chrisbut Eric has a plane to catch. They finally go ahead and eat dinner withouther as Paul raves about how lucky he is to be married to perfection.Minutes after they leave, Chris rushes in but Gina tells her that they'vealready left.

Nina calls Flo over and asks her to babysit Phillip so that she and Ryancan have their first real romantic evening at home. Flo wonders if Ryan isready for that but Nina's pretty sure he is. She sets up candles all aroundthe living room and puts on a black negligee. Ryan comes home but pausesoutside the door as he remembers Tricia and Alec kissing. Sadly, he walksthrough the door and sighs as Nina slides up and welcomes himhome...

Tuesday, August 19, 1997

by Erin Goldsby

Alec and Tricia are discussing whether or not they were successful at theirattempt to upset Ryan when Jill comes home. She mentions that she saw themat the restaurant, and that she was with Ryan. When they spot the take-outin her hand, she explains that Ryan had to leave before they could havedinner. After Jill goes to the kitchen to eat, Alec and Tricia exclaim thattheir plan must've worked. Megan and Jeremy come home from their date, andthey all chit chat about their evening. Tricia and Alec tell them aboutgoing to the Lodge, but lie when then mention that they "accidentally" raninto Ryan. Later, Megan gets on Tricia's case about being obsessed withRyan, but she denies it.

Ryan comes in and Nina greets him in her negligee surrounded bycandlelight. They chat for a moment, share a glass of wine, then dance inthe living room (sorry girls, no John Travolta moves this time).Eventually, Nina leads him into the bedroom. As she starts to undress himand kiss him all over, Ryan's mind wanders back to the scene of Tricia andAlec kissing. Suddenly he pushes Nina away and says he can't do it. Hetells Nina that it's not her, it's him, but she bursts into tears andaccuses him of wanting Tricia instead. "Why are we playing this charade?!"she shrieks, "You don't want me, you want her -- so pack your bags and go toher then!!"

Christine comes home and finds Paul mixing himself a drink. She tries toapologize for standing him up, but he's not too impressed. He asks her ifthe delay had anything to do with Danny so she admits it did, but adds thatit could just as easily been due to another client. "Yes, but it wasn't,"Paul grumbles, "I can't help but wonder if this case is going to take overour lives." Chris insists that she's not giving up the case, and that it'sa very important one. She reminds him that his work keeps him from hersometimes, and that he'll have to be more tolerant in the weeks to come.

Kurt comes by to visit Hope. They talk about Victor, and how one neverquite gets over a man like him, etc. Hope mentions that she needs to make adecision about the farm -- and Victor -- but whatever she decides will affectVictor Jr as well. Hope confides that she worries what kind of life Juniorwill have if he knows he's the son of the great Victor Newman, and suggeststhat maybe he should never know. She asks Kurt for advice, so he tells herthat he's not a big fan of keeping secrets, after all he's been through.

Diane and Victor remain in wedded bliss in Greece, but Victor is anxious toget home. Diane understands, and says she won't mind if they cut theirvacation short. Victor calls Wally and tells him to fire up the jet, thenewlyweds are going home.

Jack contacts Nikki to see if she knows anything about Victor's trip, butshe admits that she is the last person he should be asking. They rehash howVictor caught Diane and Jack kissing, and Jack confides his theory thatVictor doesn't really care about Diane. Nikki points out that he proposedto her, but Jack insists that Victor just did that to get revenge, and thathe thinks Diane is finally starting to realize what she gave up with him.He feels reassured when Nikki tells him that she's never believed thatVictor and Diane would actually get married one day. Later, Diane'ssecretary Trudy calls him and says that Diane wanted her to call and tellhim that she'll be home tomorrow.

Wednesday, August 20, 1997

by Erin Goldsby

Nina wakes up and is disturbed that Ryan isn't in bed beside her. Sheremembers telling him to pack his bags and go to Tricia the night before,and panics that he did just that. However, she finds him sleeping on thecouch. He awakes but doesn't want to talk about their argument. In typicalRyan fashion, he blames everything on Nina's negative attitude and stormsoff to work.

Victor and Diane fly home, both anxious to spread the news of theirmarriage. They both acknowledge that there's some people who need to hearthe news, and Diane is happy to hear that Victor will "handle" Hope, thencome back to pick her up and take her to her new home. Victor drops Dianeoff at her office then goes directly to the ranch to tell Nikki of hisnews. She can't hide her shock or anger, but in the long run wishes him thebest.

Diane is in the middle of calling Jack when he arrives at her office andplants a long kiss on her lips. She tells him that she's been in Greece -with Victor. Jack's about to lecture her about how Victor is only usingher, but she adds that they got married. Jack scorns her, and Diane losesher temper, telling him that if he can't be happy for her, he should justleave. Jack calms down, but does leave.

Kurt drops by Hope's again and encourages her to tell Junior the truthabout his parentage. He reminds her that no matter if he knows his fatheror not, Junior will become the man he's going to become anyway. Hopeagrees. Connie calls and tells her that Victor is back in town but needs tomake one stop before coming home. Hope gushes to Kurt about what athoughtful man Victor is, and makes up her mind that she and Victor shouldtell Junior today that Victor is really his father.

Nikki goes to Nick's house to see if he's heard from Sharon yet. He says hehasn't, and refuses to tell her what they're arguing about. After Nikkileaves, Sharon finally calls him. Nick is going out of his mind, and begsher to just come home. Sharon says she's not sure if she should, and hangsup. However, she then says to herself that maybe it is time to go home, andthat she should be there soon.

Nina goes to Jill's, very upset, but as she's about to tell her about herawful evening the night before, she spots Tricia lurking on the other sideof the living room door. Nina quickly throws a smile on her face andinsists that she and Ryan are closer than ever. Tricia eavesdrops and isstunned to hear that Nina and Ryan had a passionate night of lovemaking thenight before. She runs out as Jill tells Nina how happy she is to hear thatthey're getting back on track.

Victor saunters in as Kurt says good-bye to Hope. "You've been gone a longtime," Hope muses. Victor tells her that he was in Greece -- on hishoneymoon. Hope freaks! She tells him that he's the most inconsiderateperson she's ever met and can't believe he wouldn't tell her that he wasgetting married beforehand. "How do you think this makes me feel?!" sheyells. She tells him how she wanted to tell Victor Jr about his paternity,but there's no way she wants him to ever find out now. Victor doesn't seemto understand why she's so angry. Hope blasts him again, but is interruptedwhen Junior comes into the room. After he leaves, Hope yells at Victorabout calling him "son." "He is my son," Victor says, wide-eyed. "I'mwarning you Victor Newman, don't you ever violate my wishes," Hope warnshim sternly, "He is never, EVER to know who you really are. If you do tellhim, mark my words -- there'll be hell to pay!"

Tricia goes to Ryan's office. One look at her, and he grabs her and kissesher. He finally pulls away, wondering what he's doing, but tells her howgood she looks. She casually asks him how the trial month is going, and heis pretty nondescript. When he tries to escape her questions by claiming hehas a meeting to attend, Tricia gets antsy. "Stop treating me like achild!" she snaps. Ryan seems stunned at her sudden outburst, but even moreso when she slaps him across the face. "How could you do this to me?!" shewails before running out the door.

Thursday, August 21, 1997

by Laura

Sharon goes to Grace's apartment and drops Cassie off with Tony. He tellsher that Grace is at work, and Sharon grimly notes, "Oh, right, she wantedto start early." She thanks Cassie for being such a great companion, thentells Tony to give Grace a message. She says that she wants to meet Gracelater, alone, and she doesn't look, pleased.

Jack goes to the lab and tells Ashley how Diane is back. She goes on abouthow awful Diane hurt him, and guesses that she was away with Victor. Jackadmits that they were in Greece together, and that they eloped. Ashley isshocked, but Jack tells her that he's planning to confront Victor about itthe minute he comes into the office.

Nikki goes to Nick's to see if he's heard from Sharon yet. She says to Nickthat she needs to ask -- is the reason that Sharon left because he wasunfaithful? Nick doesn't really answer, and Nikki apologizes for asking.Finally, Sharon comes home with Noah, and Nikki quickly offers to take himto the main house. Sharon and Nick talk for a minute, and she tells himthat she was at the lake the whole time. Nick apologizes for the way he'sbeen behaving but assures her that the problem he was having is solved andover with so they can go back to normal now. Sharon asks what the problemis, noting that if it's over with, there's no reason to explain things.Nick tells her that he can't really say, but it's over so who cares? Sharoncares, let me tell you. She gets upset and tells Nick that nothing haschanged, he still has secrets. "I have to see somebody about something,"she says and bolts for the door. "Where are you going?" Nick asks, "Who isit?" "I'm not going to tell you," Sharon sniffs, "See how it feels?!"

Kurt drops by Hope's to see how it went telling Junior about his paternity.Hope says that she didn't tell him and she never will, and she's movingback to the farm. They discuss Diane until Victor comes in and tells Kurtto butt out. Hope admonishes Victor and announces to him of her plans toreturn to Kansas. Victor says he'll help her move, but she doesn't want hishelp. Victor's eyes narrow when Kurt pipes up, offering to help Hope moveand settle back in at the farm. He makes some comments about wanting to seeHope's "world", and she accepts his offer. After Kurt leaves, Victor wantsto talk, but Hope tells him she's already packed and ready to go. DespiteVictor's protests that there's no rush, Hope insists that he must want tobring his bride home as soon as possible so she'll be on her way. Victortells her that he'll always be there for her, and hopes that she won't lether stubbornness ever get in the way of asking for his help. It's a tearfulgood-bye as Victor says good-bye to Hope and Victor Junior, and after theyleave, Victor bursts into tears.

Sharon goes to a phone booth and calls Grace at work. She tells her to gohome and get Tony to take out Cassie as they need to talk. Grace can tellshe's upset, but Sharon won't tell her what they need to talk about. Gracegoes to the apartment and welcomes home Cassie. Tony is suspicious when sheasks him to take Cassie out and call before returning, but he does itanyway. Once alone, Grace worries about what's got Sharon so upset. Shepaces as she weighs out the options, but tries to act casual when Sharonarrives.

Katherine goes to the Romalotti apartment and tells Danny how sorry she isto hear of the mess he's in with Phyllis. They discuss the wicked redhead,and Katherine says Phyllis is beneath contempt and if she was there she'dtell it to her face. "This is your lucky day!" Phyllis calls out as sheenters the apartment. She starts to tell off, but Katherine tells Phyllisoff instead. She compares her to Jill when she stole Katherine's husbandmany years ago. "I never thought I'd ever come across anyone like thatagain," Katherine says, "But you are worse. You're just full of pureviciousness." "You're the vicious one, you old bat!" Phyllis snaps. Shetells Katherine that for someone of such social standing, she sure has nomanners coming into her apartment hurling insults like that. Katherine saysshe just calls them as she sees them. Danny leads Katherine out, butPhyllis asks where he's going. He grabs her by the shoulders and gives aquick shake and shove as he says, "As far as I can get from you!" Afterthey leave, Phyllis promises herself that Danny will pay for every nastything he says about her.

Friday, August 22, 1997

by Erin Goldsby

Cole goes to Nick for an update. He fills him in about Sharon's return, andwonders if she's talking to Grace as they speak. They worry that Grace willspill the beans. Cole leaves for an appointment, so Nick debates callingGrace to look for Sharon but decides it's a bad idea.

As Olivia walks into her office, a flashbulb goes off. Malcolm explainsthat he wanted to take a picture of her so he can prove to his friends thatshe really does exist. They cuddle and tell each other how lucky they areto have found one another. Nate drops by and he and Malcolm ham it up.Alone again, Olivia tells Malcolm that they really seem like father andson. Malcolm assures her that he loves Nate as if he was his own. Oliviatells Malcolm that she would love to have his baby one day, and Malcolmcouldn't be happier.

Jack confides his anger in John about Victor and Diane's wedding. Johnadvises him to stay away from the Mustache, but Jack can't. He goes toVictor's office and confronts him, letting him know that effectiveimmediately, he's put on notice. Victor suggests that he leave, but Jacktells him that if he ever hurts Diane, he'll answer to him.

Meanwhile, Diane goes to Nikki's and tries to assure her that the marriagewas all Victor's idea, and she doesn't want her as an enemy. Nikki tellsher that she's not going to be a problem for them, and will stay out of herway, but says not to ever think that they'll become friends. She also warnsDiane not to meddle in family stuff, like Newman birthdays, etc.

Cole goes to Yves restaurant to meet Ashley. To his surprise, she'scompiled tons of notes about the perfume industry for his book. Theydiscuss the history of perfume, and Ashley makes some suggestive commentsabout how to attract the opposite sex. Cole seems intrigued by her wordsand they share a meaningful look.

Diane goes to Victor's office and finds him in a foul mood. He tells herabout his visit from Jack, and she tells him about her visit to Nikki.Victor tells her that neither of their exes have the right to wreck thisbeautiful time for them. Victor suggests that she make some changes to herplans for his office by adding a love nest. She thinks it's a wonderfulidea.

Sharon tells Grace that there's been some distance between them lately andshe wants to know why. In addition, she tells her that something's beenbothering Nick, and every time her name comes up, he changes the subject.Grace plays dumb and swears she doesn't know what's going on. Sharon tellsher that it's odd that she's made her way so close to the Newmans, workingfor the family business and insisting on starting early. "You even had Mr.Newman help move you into your office," Sharon points out. She tells herthat Nick is worried that she has a thing for his father. "He said that?!"Grace shrieks, "He's very wrong!" "Well, if that's not what it is, it mustmean something else," Sharon says, "Grace.....are you in love with myhusband?!"