Weekly Young and the Restless Spoilers July 28-August 1: Nate Reacts to Damian's Death
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After spending so much time in the South of France, the murder mystery comes to a close next week. And more and more of the action actually takes place in Genoa City.
But the biggest thing that happened in Nice — Damian's death and exactly why he was murdered — will have to be dealt with. In fact, expect Lily (Christel Khalil) to inform Nate (Sean Dominic) about Damian's passing. When she relays the tragic news, how will Nate react? He and Damian (Jermaine Rivers) were finally in a good place, and now this? It will undoubtedly be hard news for Nate to process.
What's even harder is that after he learns about what happened to his half-brother, Nate has to share the bad news with Amy (Valarie Pettiford). And the brutal way Damian went out is something that will utterly devastate the woman who's already suffering from cancer. No mother should have to deal with something like this.
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Meanwhile, Nice was not so nice for Jack (Peter Bergman) and Billy (Jason Thompson). Billy decided to unload all responsibility for Abbott Communication onto Sally (Courtney Hope) while he concentrates on teaming up with Cane (Billy Flynn) to go after Chancellor. Even though the two never talked about it until this last week. And even then, Cane said he would think about it.
This whole business had Jack thinking about cutting the cord with Billy and letting him succeed or fail on his own. Maybe his presence in Billy's life is detrimental to the man. So look for Jack to make a sacrifice for Billy by the end of next week.
It looks like Adam (Mark Grossman) and Victoria (Amelia Heinle) are about to solidify their latest detente. Yes, Victoria and Adam call a truce, which is great since lately they have been downright nice and empathetic towards each other.
While Victor (Eric Braeden), Nikki (Melody Thomas Scott), and Nick (Josh Morrow) were in France, the two found that they were able to have civil conversations. And Adam had compassion for what Victoria was going through with Cole (J. Eddie Peck). Meanwhile, Victoria saw that Adam had their family's back as he took care of the company while the rest of the Newmans were walking through mazes. It had to help that he climbed up and down a mountain for the family as well, right?
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Obviously, things between Kyle (Michael Mealor) and Audra (Zuleyka Silver) are in a horrible place. It doesn't look like that's going to end any time soon. There may even be an escalation next week when Kyle and Audra's power struggle takes a dangerous turn.
By dangerous, do they mean physically, or is this something more along the lines of psychologically or metaphorically? And why is it that Jack (Peter Bergman) and Diane (Susan Walters) need to worry about Kyle shortly after whatever this is happens?
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Unsurprisingly, things get complicated for Nick and Sharon (Sharon Case). The two spent a ton of time together in Nice, including being locked up together against their will. So what does 'complicated' mean between these two? Could these two be inching closer to a reunion?
Finally, Daniel (Michael Graziadei) is skeptical of Phyllis's (Michelle Stafford) latest plan. Presumably because it involves Cane Ashby. Daniel probably thinks that nothing could get worse than his mom working with Billy Abbott, and now she's trying to hitch her wagon to Cane. Did Phyllis's plans change based on what happened in France? What plan is she going with?
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