The Young and the Restless Recap, November 25: Sharon and Nick race to find Noah as Genoa City celebrates Thanksgiving

Sharon Case as Sharon on The Young and the Restless | Image: CBS
Sharon Case as Sharon on The Young and the Restless | Image: CBS

On the Tuesday, November 25th episode of The Young and the Restless, Victor and Adam's plan hit a snag, Kyle convinced Claire to join him for Thanksgiving, and Nick and Sharon raced to find Noah before it was too late.

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Eric Braeden as Victor on The Young and the Restless | Image: CBS
Eric Braeden as Victor on The Young and the Restless | Image: CBS

Kyle ran into Claire at Crimson Lights, and she asked if he was there to pick up anything for Thanksgiving. They talked about Harrison for a bit, but Kyle remembered it was Claire's first major holiday after losing her father, so he checked in on her. She wished Kyle and his family a Happy Thanksgiving, but he asked if she wanted to do it in person herself and join him. Claire appreciated the invitations, but she already had plans for the holiday at the Newman ranch.

Kyle said it would mean a lot to him if she made an appearance, and she agreed to make a quick visit to the Abbott Mansion.

Sally met up with Billy at Society, and she was ready for her first family holiday with the Abbotts. Sally explained that she grew up working in her grandmother's bakery, so she baked a pie for the event. However, Billy was at Society to pick up a pie that Jack instructed him to retrieve. They realized that it was the same flavor: pumpkin. Sally assured Billy that her pie would be the greatest pumpkin pie he's ever had.

Abby told Sally and Billy to tell the family she'd be late for dessert at the Abbotts. She was swamped with work and other family commitments, so she had several stops to make before landing at the Abbott household. Abby brought up the previously cancelled Abbott Communications launch party and expressed her wish that this one wouldn't be abruptly cancelled like the last one. Billy smirked and vowed that it was the real deal this time and not getting cancelled, telling her, "There's nothing stopping us this time."

Sally was nervous to spend time with Billy's family at Thanksgiving, and she worried his sisters and Diane wouldn't accept her in his life. Her experience with the Newman family was less than ideal, and she didn't want a repeat.

At the Newman ranch, Adam walked in on a conversation between Victor and someone else. Adam wondered if everything was still set for the distraction that would destroy the Abbott Communications launch. Before Victor got to that, he wanted to discuss Matt Clark's resurfacing. Adam's team looked into what he had been doing before he returned to the light as Mitch. He was confident they'd get answers, and he wanted to know if Nick had located Noah. As far as Victor knew, Nick hadn't heard from Noah yet, and he was still missing.

Victor asked Adam to keep it to himself because they didn't want to frighten the rest of the family. Victor prayed that Nick had things under control in Los Angeles. He revealed that he had spoken to Jill and offered her an obscene amount of money to pull the funding. However, Jill denied any involvement as an investor in her son's fledgling company. Adam assured his father that Jill was indeed involved, and he wondered if Jill was lying to protect Sally, since she was calling the shots.

Adam recognized that Jill wouldn't pull funding in enough time, so they needed a new game plan. He questioned if Victor would wait to attack Jabot, but his father was determined to cut Jack at the knees. Nikki, Victoria, and Chelsea arrived in the middle of the conversation, bringing the conversation to a screeching halt. Nikki explained to Victor that she felt Nick withheld something from her during their most recent conversations. Victor vouched that Nick sounded perfectly fine in their correspondence, so he wasn't concerned. Nikki was surprised to find nothing wrong, and Victor vowed that Nick and Noah were safe and sound.

Nikki requested that Adam and Victor switch business talk for one day, so they can enjoy the holiday without the backdrop of corporate tension. Victoria surprised everyone and said she had invited Nate to join them later in the evening. Nikki didn't have a problem with it, so Victoria asked if Victor felt differently. Victor claimed to be fine with Nate dropping by, but Victoria didn't buy it. She refused to defend Nate's previous stance, but Victor was confused about when Victoria and Nate grew close again. She would appreciate it if her father could be cordial toward her dear friend.

Chelsea pulled Adam aside and asked what they were discussing when she walked in on him and Victor. He told her that there was a lot happening behind the scenes in their lives that nobody was aware of. She assumed it was about Noah and his condition. Claire dropped by for a minute to tell her mother that she planned to visit Harrison for a bit. Victoria grinned, but Claire promised that there was nothing more to it, other than seeing the boy, and it didn't reflect her and Kyle's relationship. Nikki handed Claire a pumpkin pie and told her to bring it to the Abbotts because there could never be enough.

Victor acknowledged that Kyle was in love with Claire, and Claire found it hilarious that he accepted their relationship after it had passed its expiration date. After Claire left, he excused himself to make a phone call. Nikki made a call of her own to Nick, and she wished to hear Noah's voice to wish him a Happy Thanksgiving.

Sally and Billy arrived at the Abbott Mansion, and Diane and Traci greeted them with open arms. She complimented Traci's outfit and exchanged more pleasantries with the ladies, but she kept blurting out random things from nerves. Sally was highly uncomfortable, which was new for someone usually portrayed as calm and collected.

She explained to Billy that she didn't have Thanksgiving traditions as he had, so it was a lot to take in. Sally realized that, because of her unconventional upbringing, she could better appreciate the life she had now.

Claire arrived, to Harrison's amusement. However, he turned her world upside down when he asked to stay for their family's Thanksgiving.

Back in L.A., Nick and Sharon stopped by a location that they believed to be the location where Noah and Sienna were held captive. Sharon flashed back to Nick, storming into her hotel room, where he pinned Matt against the wall and choked him up, demanding answers. Nick calmed down a bit because of Sharon's insistence that he let up. Matt promised that Noah and Sienna were safe, but he had a game for them to play if they wanted to rescue Noah safely.

Sharon received a text from Faith wishing her parents a Happy Thanksgiving. Sharon broke down after reading the message since they still weren't entirely sure where their son was. Nick didn't think they could share anything yet because they didn't have concrete answers and couldn't expose the information they'd learned from Matt.

They flashed back again to the conversation between themselves and Matt, and the tension continued to rise. Matt said, "This is my game. I call all of the shots. I make all of the rules. You wanna see your son again, remember that."

Nick noticed something and called Sharon over to take a look at the remnants of a drug-fueled party. Sharon worried that Noah and Sienna had taken part in whatever went down. They found a bag of fentanyl at the scene, and they recalled Matt giving them a bag of their own to use as a bargaining chip to get information on Noah's location. Matt repeatedly denied that his name was Matt or that this had anything to do with any sort of vendetta from their past. However, time was of the essence because if Matt gave the drug to Sienna and Noah, they needed to be rescued immediately or face death.

Sharon worried it was too late to save Noah and believed he might already be in too dire a condition because of Matt's actions. Detective Burrow and his partner, Annie, showed up and explained everything to him. They didn't think Matt harmed Noah, but Nick was done playing games. He demanded that they either help or watch as he and Sharon destroyed the location to search for Noah.

Nick left with Annie, and Sharon remained at the location with Detective Burrow, but she questioned if he could be trusted. She looked at him and said, "Why can't I shake this feeling that you're hiding something?"

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Edited by Hope Campbell