EXCLUSIVE WEDNESDAY CANADIAN Y&R DAY AHEAD: Jack Abbott Plays House With Patty Williams While Diane Jenkins Fights For Her Freedom

JACK ABBOTT LETS PATTY WILLIAMS MOVE IN WHILE DIANE JENKINS PLOTS HER ESCAPE

TL;DR: Patty Williams settles into the Abbott mansion and starts redecorating Jack Abbott’s life on The Young and the Restless Wednesday, June 17, while a captive Diane Jenkins runs a con of her own to win back her freedom. Meanwhile, Nikki Newman and Lily Winters go to war over Chancellor, Devon Winters fires a warning shot at Cane Ashby, and something is very, very wrong with Nikki.

Patty Williams Moves In And Jack Abbott Lets Her

Patty Williams has officially moved into the Abbott mansion, and she is not being subtle about it. After bullying Jack Abbott into evicting his own family, she throws herself onto his couch, declares that it is good to be home, and announces that her love for Jack is so enormous there simply is not room in the house for anyone else. Subtle, she is not.

Jack, to his minor credit, keeps trying to pump the brakes. When Patty leans in for a kiss, he tells her they need to slow down and gently suggests she might have been a touch more tactful while throwing his entire family out onto the lawn. Patty’s counteroffer? Stop being such a pillar of morality, let everyone go, and get a little naughty with her instead. She even takes a guest room and promises him the door will stay unlocked. Romance is dead, and Patty Williams is dancing on its grave.

Here is the part that should worry everyone. Jack Abbott insists nothing will happen between them until he hears from Diane’s doctor, and Patty, sweet as cyanide, assures him she has personally reached out to that doctor on Diane’s behalf. We are sure that will go great.

Is Diane Jenkins about to outsmart everyone, or is Patty Williams one step ahead? Send us your hottest takes and wildest theories to amber@soapoperamagazine.com and we just might publish them on the site!

Diane Jenkins Runs A Con To Win Her Freedom

Meanwhile, the actual Diane is fighting for her life and her freedom, locked away with the unsettling Dr. Laurence Markham. She finds a phone in a drawer, hides it the second she hears him coming, and switches on the performance of a lifetime. She tells Laurence she has come around, that his nonsense finally makes sense, that she is letting the process unfold.

She begs to stay with him rather than be moved to a facility, framing her captivity as her own clever idea. He buys it and agrees to think about it. Diane Jenkins is playing a long game, and she is playing it beautifully. If anyone can charm their way out of a locked room, it is this woman.

Nikki Newman And Lily Winters Clash Over Chancellor

Over at the Athletic Club, Nikki Newman and Lily Winters get into it over Chancellor. Lily admits she made a deal with Victor to claw the company back, and she will not apologize for it. Nikki is fine with the win, but when she learns Lily wants to hand the reins to Cane, she calls it an outright disgrace.

The two trade barbs about Katherine, forgiveness, and whether the Cane standing here today is anyone Katherine would recognize. Then Traci sweeps in with a suitcase and the Patty bombshell, and suddenly the Chancellor feud takes a back seat to the lunatic redecorating Jack Abbott’s living room.

Devon Winters Fires A Warning Shot At Cane Ashby

Out on the Crimson Lights patio, Devon Winters gives Cane Ashby the welcome-back reception he deserves, which is to say, none at all. Devon tells him his whole life is a lie, calls him exactly the name we are all thinking, and reminds him how many times he has let Lily down. Cane keeps chirping that he is a changed man and will prove it. Devon storms off thoroughly unconvinced, and honestly, same.

But Lily is all in. She walks Cane to his shiny new office, hands him the keys, and makes it official: they are a team. He marvels that Chancellor is the thing that brought them back together, buys her the biggest cookie in the case, and the two of them seal the reunion with a kiss. Katherine’s company, Katherine’s matchmaking, from beyond the grave.

Something Is Very Wrong With Nikki Newman

Speaking of headaches, Nikki storms the Abbott estate to confront Patty directly, offering to toss her out personally. Patty, unbothered, tells Nikki to go tend to her own broken life and leave the happy couple in peace. Nikki dismisses her as crazy and walks out.

And then it happens: her vision blurs dangerously on the front step and she nearly goes down. Something is very wrong with Nikki, and Jack Abbott is far too comfortable letting Patty rule that house. Buckle up, because Wednesday is pure chaos.

Do you think Jack Abbott can dig himself out of Patty Williams’ trap, and what is really going on with Nikki Newman? Sound off below!