- 3 hours ago
The Young and the Restless 5-1-26 (Y&R 1st May 2026) 5-01-2026 5-1-2026
Category
šŗ
TVTranscript
00:05hey hi yeah I got your text we just needed to get together and think things through okay well
00:15what's there to think about as far as I'm concerned it's business as usual full steam ahead I have a
00:21list of some candidates to replace all of those slugs that's Victor bullied into quitting I have
00:29some good ones here I think that picture actually did us a favor it's too late pillows what too late
00:38for what what are you talking about you have to understand that there's a very good chance that
00:42you could lose the company or worse hey is it Victor's threats and his ability to carry them
00:52out oh he doesn't scare me I don't care really Michael seriously and with you
00:59running my defense going head-to-head with Victor and his little lackey Christine they don't stand a
01:06chance here are some of the emails that we discovered when we took back control of Chancellor
01:17well there are many more where that came from but it will give you an idea of what Phyllis was
01:23up to
01:25she stole from us she cheated us and she deserves to go down in flames and I know that you're
01:31as
01:32anxious as I am to make her pay for all of the damage that she's caused
01:35and I think I am to make her pay for all of the damage that she's caused by the pesticides
01:45and
01:45so I am to make her pay for all of the damage that she has caused by her.
02:19so Sienna didn't say anything more last night just that she killed Matt she kept repeating it
02:27over and over again and every time I would ask for more details she would shut down she did
02:34seem nervous about talking to the police though she said that to you I told her it had to have
02:41been
02:41in self-defense but she got really agitated so I just stayed quiet maybe it wasn't self-defense
02:50no Sienna no not a chance you don't know that Noah and God knows I would understand if she did
03:00do it
03:00deliberately but she's got to let it out she can't bury something like that it'll leave her alive
03:07I know that from experience maybe you should be the one to talk to her then I mean you're the
03:13professional you've been through it I'm just afraid I'm gonna do or say the wrong thing even after he's
03:20gone he still claims victims I know exactly how she's feeling to think that Matt is finally out of
03:31your life and he can never hurt you again only to have him turn up and inflict even more pain
03:37I will go easy on her but I need to know that Matt Clark will not be turning up again
03:46that's the only
03:46way that any of us would find any real peace well it was a close call but the trip to
03:57Vegas was worth it
03:58we found Matt Clark well it sounds a little to me like Matt Clark found you yeah there were some
04:06mistakes made mostly by me Adam is the one who stepped up he really came through that is not
04:15accurate we both made mistakes along the way but we're here now and we're sorry for giving you so
04:22much worry on top of everything else that you're dealing with how's your health like what
04:29well it's one of the ways I really messed up you messed up you mean by allowing my clock to
04:35slip some
04:37tainted drugs into your drink Nick didn't know what was in them but he's okay now
04:51what are you not telling me how can you be okay when you just get home
04:55they gave him some medication that reversed the effects of the bad fentanyl so it's out of the
05:01system now guys come on what I don't understand is how did you allow Matt Clark to make you take
05:09drugs
05:18oh uh yeah what's this that is a list of names and the resumes of people that I I chose
05:25to replace
05:26the slugs who quit so I know we want things to be business as usual but it's not and we
05:36can't afford to be in
05:38denial now tell us tell us what Victor said uh uh wait you spoke to Victor oh I tried to
05:48broker a deal
05:52why did you not inform me of that because all Victor wanted to do was deliver a message to me
05:58to give to you I don't care about his messages I don't want to hear anything he has to say
06:04well you need to care for us why why Michael because the great Victor Newman has spoken he's a treacherous
06:14son of a bitch so you can play at that game just stop it Phyllis stop it you can't beat
06:21him
06:22and you can rant and rave and complain all day about how unfair it is but the bottom line
06:30Victor has all the weapons now and he has every intention of using what he has to destroy you
06:38he will get his company back and you will go to prison if you keep fighting him I'm giving you
06:43the reality of your situation hell my situation too if I think about it what does that mean
06:52Victor just made it very clear that he would view my representing you as the ultimate betrayal
07:00never told me that well he said it and it's real he needs it and how did you respond that's
07:08what this
07:08is about right you're afraid that picture will be mad at you that's why you want me to give up
07:18so you want to throw me under the bus to save face with Victor right
07:26I'd like to hear the answer to that too
07:33we should establish something right up front whatever my past experiences have been with Phyllis
07:40this is purely professional I'm not going to tip the scales one way or the other
07:45understood I will go where the facts and evidence lead me if in fact there is evidence
07:51well if you'll read on you'll find that there's plenty of that and you and Victor discovered this
07:57by doing a forensic sweep of Chancellor's operating systems we were looking for anything that would
08:02shine a light on how Phyllis and Kane took control of Newman Enterprises and never in our wildest
08:09imagination did we think that we would come across correspondence that detailed how they did it
08:15it's all in you yes names dates places you'll see there's a clear line of criminal intent
08:24I mean but Phyllis was the driver behind all of it she's the one who hacked into our systems and
08:29planted the AI virus that transferred everything that we owned into her name you mentioned Kane so
08:35we're going to need to look into his involvement as well is it just the two of them in this
08:42iceberg
08:44or are there other people involved guys what are you not telling me
08:55Nicholas what are you not telling you what's going on
08:59I took fentanyl
09:03will only
09:06you what
09:09yeah I did
09:13some of it was because of Matt
09:18but most of it was on me
09:27oh my
09:32what do you mean it was on you
09:38I was in a lot of pain dad after my accident
09:44I was burned through my prescription meds really quickly after I left the hospital and I could uh
09:55see that it was becoming a problem but honestly I thought that I could manage it I was
10:02I was wrong I couldn't
10:07did the doctor prescribe this damn penalty or what
10:14I was out in LA and uh Matt had
10:19taken Noah and Sienna
10:21and he gave me this bag of pills and said I could use it to trade
10:25for information when I went out to that drug warehouse he was
10:28trying to convince me and Sharon that Noah was a drug addict
10:34is that how it started
10:36I just put the pills in my pocket of my jacket and
10:42I came back to general city and I was in a lot of pain dad
10:46and I was wearing that jacket and I just
10:53yeah I put my hands in the pocket and the pills were there
11:02I see
11:03I was desperate
11:06I couldn't get any more prescription meds so
11:12I took the fentanyl
11:22you could have died my boy
11:29I know
11:32and I'm deeply ashamed
11:36that I was so weak
11:39but all I can do is stand here and tell you the truth
11:43that I'm gonna make this right and I'll get better
11:48Nick is already on his way to doing that
11:51Sharon has set up an appointment with an outpatient facility
11:56he's gonna do the meetings
11:58and he's gonna push through this better than ever
12:02you should also know that the only reason I'm standing here is because of Adam
12:09it's true
12:11I'm gonna ruin my reputation
12:14every time I fell you were there to pick me up
12:17you risked your life to save me and that's not something I will ever forget
12:23god
12:29I'm so sorry okay
12:31I know that this is the last thing you or this family needs
12:35give me a little one
12:47I know you said you didn't want anything but this might make you feel better
12:52thanks
12:55listen I'm
12:56I'm
12:57I'm
12:59I'm gonna go to prison
13:01no
13:04I killed him
13:05no
13:06mind self-defense
13:10I don't remember
13:12you are not going to be punished for this
13:14I promise
13:20I'm just glad that you guys are all
13:23safe
13:31what do you remember about what happened
13:37I mean you don't have to put it all together now just whatever pops into your head
13:46his eyes
13:48his eyes
13:49what about them
13:51who are just
13:55it's like they were on fire
13:58you know he's
14:01it was like he was excited
14:03like he was happy
14:06it's like he had waited this
14:07his entire life for this exact moment
14:10and he
14:11he had you both
14:12and he had Adam
14:13and he had Nick
14:14and then he was
14:15you guys were trapped in that building
14:16and he was gonna blow you up
14:19did you
14:20try to talk him out of it
14:22I told him
14:23I told him
14:24I told him he didn't have to do this
14:28I told him
14:32that he could
14:34he could disappear
14:35he could start over again
14:36like
14:37like he had before
14:39and I even tried to convince him that I'd go with him
14:41you did
14:42I did
14:42I did
14:43I was desperate
14:44and it didn't matter though
14:45because it didn't work
14:46he just
14:46he got angrier
14:47and he got angrier
14:48and crazier
14:49and then he just
14:51I don't know what to do
14:52so I just
14:57I don't know
15:01by the way
15:02has there been any confirmation
15:03that Matt Clark is dead
15:05uh no
15:06Sienna couldn't even tell us anything more
15:08she collapsed before she could answer any questions
15:11who was Sienna now
15:13we took her to a Las Vegas hospital
15:16Noah stayed with her
15:17last time I talked to him
15:19he said they were heading home soon
15:20he's probably home by now
15:23huh
15:24we haven't involved the police
15:26yet
15:26for obvious reasons
15:27but I have been in touch with your team in Vegas
15:30bringing them up to speed
15:31that way in case the cops do get involved
15:33they won't ask any questions that lead back to the family
15:37good work
15:39yeah I'm gonna uh
15:40head down and talk to Sharon
15:41and see if uh
15:42Sienna remembers anything else
15:44you'll be okay
15:46yeah
15:47definitely
15:49I'm gonna beat this dad
15:52it's my number one priority
15:55okay my boy
15:56I'm gonna ask you again okay
15:59thank you
16:02before we go though
16:03could you fill us in on what's going on with the company and fill us
16:05oh
16:08well I'm happy to say that on that front
16:09there's some some good news you know
16:15I didn't tell Victor I wouldn't represent Phyllis
16:18I bet you didn't tell him you would either did you
16:21is that right Michael
16:24well
16:25I uh
16:26I'm still contemplating
16:28okay Michael
16:29Michael this is very simple
16:31you're either in my camp
16:32or you're in Victor's camp
16:34well
16:35there's nothing simple about this case
16:37that's why I'm considering all my options
16:40I want to do the right thing for all the parties involved
16:44okay well the right thing for me is to stay out of prison
16:46the right thing for me and Lauren is to keep a company we've been working so hard to build
16:51I'm aware of all of that
16:53okay Michael
16:55none of the other parties matter right now
16:57can I count on you or not
17:02it would mean a lot to me if you would take Phyllis's case
17:07well as I just said
17:10I am still contemplating that
17:14no
17:16that is not good enough
17:18I'm with Phyllis on this
17:20because the only reason that you wouldn't represent her is if Victor had gotten to you
17:27has he
17:29because I really really thought we were past all of that
17:39feel free to dig further
17:42but the fact is the emails do exist
17:45and they prove criminal intent and Phyllis's name is all over it
17:49case closed as far as I'm concerned
17:52I
17:53I won't deny these emails are damning and it doesn't look like it's just Phyllis and Kane caught up in
17:58this
17:59the emails also implicate Billy
18:02I'm aware of that
18:03I know I could tell by the look on your face when I asked if anyone else could be involved
18:10but you know there is actually no direct correspondence to or from Billy he's only mentioned as having played a
18:18role
18:18but if this goes to trial
18:20Billy's role whatever it was will be revealed it will be looked at under a microscope
18:26and if it turns into a crime he will go down with Phyllis and Kane
18:33okay now it's not the DA talking
18:36it's me
18:38I know I know the Newman's lost a lot of money in this takeover but Victoria
18:42this one become personal so you really have to think about it
18:47do you really want the father of your children caught up in this mess
18:56we don't have to do this now if you don't want to
18:59no no no no I do I
19:02do want to it's just
19:07everything's such a blur
19:08well
19:10let's just take it back a little bit
19:12how did you even know where Matt was how did you find him
19:17I didn't I didn't know I just I was going to the location that Risa gave me and I
19:23just saw him
19:25it was stopped on the side of the road
19:28so I confronted him I knew he was up to something
19:31did he attack you or try to hurt you
19:35but at first
19:37it's actually pretty calm
19:41it's like it's like he wanted me to know what he was gonna do like
19:46she was proud of it
19:49you said that you tried to dissuade him
19:52yeah and I thought that I was I was actually getting somewhere you know but
19:58I cannot mind game Maddie is always gonna win
20:04so you got angry
20:10it must have
20:12oh god
20:13and what happened then
20:15I don't know
20:16I don't I don't know because I don't I don't remember
20:21I remember
20:21I remember we we were outside of the car
20:29and Matt was lying on the ground and he wasn't he wasn't moving and
20:36I must
20:38I must have done it because there was nobody else around but I don't remember I don't remember doing it
20:47did you check for a pulse make sure that he was dead
20:51he was he was dead
20:54but you said you don't remember and he hasn't turned up dead
21:00would you think that I would make something like this huh
21:05he is dead
21:07Matt is dead
21:12so you found emails confirming that phyllis
21:15and kane and billy
21:19colluded to try and steal the company
21:21exactly
21:22the paper trade of my law
21:24and you confronted phyllis with yes
21:27and she of course you know
21:29determined to find it in court
21:32the lecture
21:33so what's the next step
21:36the next step is that victoria is delivering
21:40the evidence to the new d.a in town
21:42as we speak the new d.a is Christine Ravalotti
21:46Christine is the new d.a since when
21:49as of today
21:51what happened to her predecessor
21:53I have no clue
21:54apparently she retired due to illness
21:57and you wouldn't have anything to do with suggesting Christine as her replacement
22:00I wish I could take credit for that but I have nothing to do with it
22:04lucky circumstance worked out well for us
22:07yeah I mean it is amazing that those emails turned up I mean it's
22:14very lucky
22:15indeed
22:17I don't know I guess I just find it hard to believe that phyllis and
22:21pained and even dumb as a box of rocks
22:24Billy would leave a paper trail like that dad
22:28are you a hundred percent sure that evidence is legit
22:33why would I claim
22:35it otherwise
22:38for my children's sake of course I don't want Billy drawn into this
22:42you know I hate that he has any involvement to begin with but you know he made the decision to
22:50cheat my mother and my father
22:53his children's grandmother and grandfather so
22:57the chips will fall where they may
22:59it might not be that simple for you as all I'm saying
23:03I appreciate your concern I really do but
23:07family family ties didn't mean anything to Billy
23:10they didn't mean anything to Phyllis I mean
23:13she was willing to try to steal from her own daughter's family
23:18Summer has disowned Phyllis you know that right
23:21Daniel told me
23:22yeah
23:23and Daniel doesn't want anything to do with her either
23:26so what does that tell you
23:27Victoria
23:29I'm just trying to point out this could get so much bigger and uglier if you fight back
23:36knowing you as long as I have I have to believe that your children mean far more to you
23:41than any company even
23:44one is grand as new and enterprises
23:47I am doing this for my children
23:50this is just as much about their future as it is about mine
23:55Billy he played a part in the theft and the destruction of
24:00the company that my family spent their entire lives building
24:05well he can take his punishment along with the rest of them
24:10this case has nothing to do with my relationship with Victor
24:15of course it does he's the one making all of this happen
24:21yes but unlike the two of you I can't afford to get
24:24caught up in all the emotion of it because one of us
24:27has to deal with the facts there are no facts Victor's lying
24:31and you can prove that in court
24:34Michael I was sort of hoping you could
24:36well judges and juries can be convinced that the evidence is authentic
24:42how the emails themselves they're fake
24:45you have to prove it
24:47there will also be the testimony of the former department heads
24:51right
24:52who who Victor has paid off to lie for him so
24:55right right I've seen you pull this kind of testimony and evidence apart
24:59you've turned it into grumblings of disgruntled employees
25:05and Christine who happens to be a brilliant attorney will sell it as gospel
25:14look the actual facts of the case don't even matter anymore it's the perception that counts
25:19and right now that perception is working against you
25:23okay Michael
25:25what do you suggest I do if you insist on fighting it and taking it to trial
25:34it would be borderline malpractice for me not to advise you to accept the plea deal
25:41uh there's no way in hell I'm dead oh gosh no what a surprise well
25:45the other option would be not to get charged in the first place and that offer might still be on
25:52the table but you will have to give Victor what he wants
25:56i knew he'd do this to me but whether you like it or not it's still your best option
26:02no you presented this lame strategy to me before and I told you very directly what to do with it
26:12but apparently you went behind my back and tried to make a deal with Victor
26:17no I'm not doing that and you ignore me once again and here we are Phyllis
26:26you pretending to be queen of the world while everything crumbles around you
26:30okay all right no no no no I know how her mind works if I represent her and she loses
26:36she'll
26:36accuse me of throwing the case to appease Victor and that is a scenario I I dearly would like to
26:43avoid
26:43okay I can help you with that don't lose
26:56I agree with Nick it seems strange that Phyllis would leave a trail of email messages that could
27:03send her to prison she's too savvy okay she knows nothing's going to disappear on the internet dad
27:08she's not that reckless you know she is reckless she was born reckless okay so how exactly did this
27:16best tech team in the world pull up these emails are we sure they're legitimate who cares if it's
27:22legitimate or not we all know she stole my company from me I'm trying to get her back
27:29she wants to fight me in court she's gonna lose in court she has no chance
27:35I'm just trying to protect you Phyllis but if you won't let me do that by taking my advice
27:43then at least I can try to protect our friendship it sounds like you're protecting your friendship with
27:48Victor I'm just trying to prove a point you can't beat him well maybe what you're trying to tell me
27:55Michael is you can't beat him you're not the only game in town I feared this might happen so I've
28:03put together a list of some crackerjack attorneys in the country and um I think they jump at the
28:12chance to be head of the legal department at summer's conglomerate let me see that oh no that's not for
28:19you
28:25why are you laughing well your first candidate was disbarred last month
28:30and your second choice was indicted for bribery
28:37oh but I have to admit I do like your third pick I've seen her in court she's killer okay
28:42good
28:42I'll hire her then please give her back to me well the only uh problem with that is
28:50Victor hired her last week to head legal at chancellor and I can guarantee you that every
28:57other viable name on that list has already been gotten to by Victor
29:04I can't catch a break can I I mean the hits just keep on coming good god
29:12no one has my back no one except you you're the only person who has not abandoned me Lauren no
29:21wait
29:21hold on I have not abandoned you I'm just trying to make you see what you're up against what I'm
29:30up
29:30against oh because poor Victor is a victim he's never been a victim ever although everybody feels bad for
29:40him my son my daughter my so-called friends I mean everybody's trying to guilt me into giving up something
29:49that I've worked so hard to attain you know with everybody jumping ship and stabbing me in the back
29:55I never thought that you would be one to do it as well
30:06I'm not doubting your story CNN but you said yourself it's a blur yeah but I know that that happened
30:15Matt is dead I killed him I what more do you want me to say okay mom maybe we should
30:21give it a rest for
30:22now the sooner you can piece this together the sooner we can help you said you killed him I did
30:29kill him
30:31well where did this altercation take place was it at the roadside near Matt's car it was in the desert
30:39where in the desert I don't know I don't know he he was he was chasing me and then really
30:46what what
30:46difference does all this make okay mom that's it that's enough he he is dead I told you this and
30:51and
30:51that much I am certain of and you know you know I'm sorry I just I can't I can't I
30:56can't I can't do this
30:57anymore I can't wait what's going on that's mom
31:12what was that about I was trying to get Sienna to remember what actually happened with her and Matt
31:20did she a little I don't know maybe I pushed her too hard
31:27well I'm sure Noah can calm her down I wish she could get me to calm down how are you
31:34feeling
31:38better you know maybe a little shaky
31:43well that sounds pretty normal
31:49yeah that's my target you know normal
31:54I still cannot believe that I got so out of control
31:57those drugs I mean I've never wanted anything in my life that bad not ever
32:06scary
32:08gives me a real understanding of what my mom's gone through
32:14Nicholas this wasn't your fault
32:16this happens to good people every single day
32:21your family understands that I understand that nobody is judging you
32:28well you'd be wrong about that
32:31then you need to forgive yourself
32:34I'm trying I really am
32:38but I put so many people that I love in danger
32:43having a hard time coming to terms with that
32:48by the way what did you know about Nick yeah
32:53I mean he had been acting strange even before Vegas
32:57his mood swings his recklessness
33:00and looking back it's probably one of the reasons that I agreed to take the trip with
33:03them because I knew something was off
33:06well
33:08if there's one silver lining in this is that
33:11the two brothers are getting closer
33:15well we still piss each other off but yeah he's my brother
33:20it's feeling more and more normal for me to say that
33:23and I'm very happy to hear that soon
33:29I delivered the evidence to Christine
33:33so now we wait and see if she'll run with it
33:40yep
33:48hang on Phyllis
33:49you know Michael we've known each other a long time longer than I can remember actually
33:55and our friendship has been through a lot
34:00even when you decided to defend Sharon against my son's wishes
34:06do I still need to remind you that Sharon was innocent
34:13so am I
34:16Phyllis
34:17please
34:19you and Kane did unleash that AI program you did steal Victor's company
34:25and then
34:28you double-crossed Kane to take possession of it yourself
34:33now there are a lot of words to describe that but innocence isn't one of them
34:37you you know Victor and Kane did the same thing
34:40but in their case you would just call it hardball and buy him a drink right not true
34:46okay you know of course of course it's not true because it goes against the narrative of me being the
34:52bad guy right no I don't believe that either I just don't think you're going to win this and I
34:59don't want to see you go to prison for it well whether I win or lose it's not of your
35:04concern
35:04anymore and I want you to know the worst lawyer on this list is better than you
35:18I don't know what else to say to her
35:21well then
35:23better start thinking about what you're going to say to me
35:34christine will do the right thing
35:36i don't know dad she didn't seem 100 convinced she followed the evidence
35:43evidence is on our side it would be nice to get a win for a change
35:48families being hit from all sides for far too long
35:51did you speak to michael yeah i gave my warning is he still planning to defend phyllis
36:00he won't if he knows what's good for him
36:04this case is a lost cause can you not see that that's not the point of course it's the point
36:10it's
36:10the only point come on michael i have watched you defend more hopeless causes than i can even count
36:19don't you dare try and use that as an excuse not to help phyllis this is all about you staying
36:25on
36:25the right side of victor you just can't let him go
36:53why can't i catch a break
36:57why is everybody out to get me
37:02so what did cnn remember about that night not a whole lot but she did become very agitated when
37:10i suggested that matt clark might not be dead you're having doubts about that too
37:33next week on the young and the restless oh my god this can't be happening no really it's fine all
37:39i mean it will post my bail i promise you i'll get to do it oh well hello you two
37:47oh get the day
37:49get any better are you okay how far away am i from this place
Comments