The Young and the Restless Recap, December 1-5, 2025: Jack hatches a plan, Victor uses the AI against Mitch, and Audra and Claire’s feud escalates

The Young and the Restless: Relief on the faces of Nick and Sharon | Image: CBS
The Young and the Restless: Relief on the faces of Nick and Sharon | Image: CBS

Here is your weekly recap of The Young and the Restless for the episodes that aired December 1st through 5th, 2025.

What happened on The Young and the Restless

The Young and the Restless: The old switcheroo | Image: CBS
The Young and the Restless: The old switcheroo | Image: CBS

This week on The Young and the Restless, the Abbotts reluctantly supported Jack’s plan to save Jabot from Victor by temporarily shutting the company down. Cane offered to sell Arabesque to Victor for pennies on the dollar. Phyllis and Lily exchanged insults. Cane insisted to Phyllis that he saw a future with her, but he demanded she tell the truth about whether she had stolen the AI program. Nikki entertained Jack’s suggestion that she be the one to get the AI software away from Victor. Diane was livid when Jack revealed he’d told Nikki about their plan to shut down Jabot. Nate rejected Audra’s plea to give her another chance. While trapped in the windowless room, Noah and Sienna reflected on how their romantic relationship had started. Despite enlisting help from Burrow and Annie, Nick and Sharon’s search for Noah was unsuccessful. Nick paid off an addict, who said he’d seen a heavily drugged Noah with a woman at the warehouse, but the two had left the premises. Mitch expressed glee when Burrow updated him about Nick and Sharon’s panicked state. Burrow confirmed that he’d paid off the addict to provide false information. Victor flew to L.A. and tried to make a deal with Mitch, who flatly turned him down and claimed Sienna was a drug addict. Noah and Sienna managed to remove the hinges from the door, but they faced Mitch and Burrow when they tried to leave. Mitch threatened to kill Sienna unless Noah dosed himself with fentanyl. As Noah prepared to take the drug, Burrow turned his gun on Mitch. Annie arrived as backup, and Burrow was stunned when she forced him to drop his weapon because she was on Mitch’s payroll. Noah and Sienna escaped with Mitch in pursuit. Victor distracted Mitch by unleashing the AI software on the Shadow Room. Claire admitted that she didn’t trust Holden because of his shady past with Audra. Tensions between Audra and Claire reached a breaking point, with Audra slapping Claire, and Holden intervening to keep Claire from choking Audra. Audra declared war on Claire, while Claire teamed up with Kyle to take Audra down.

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Edited by Leigh Richdale