Exclusive Friday Y&R Canadian Day-Ahead: Audra Charles Calls Claire Newman’s Bluff and Gets Told Her Luck Is About to Run Out!

AUDRA AND CLAIRE DECLARE WAR IN THIS Y&R CANADIAN DAY-AHEAD

TL;DR: This Y&R Canadian Day-Ahead throws Audra Charles and Claire Newman into a standoff over how much Claire really knows, while Jack Abbott tries to talk Billy Abbott out of whatever he is plotting, Victoria Newman and Kyle Abbott swear this is the last time (again), and Cane Ashby gives Lily Winters a bracelet with a message. Want the bigger picture? Our Y&R spoilers have it all.

Cards on the Table at Society

This Y&R Canadian Day-Ahead opens at Society, where Audra Charles (Zuleyka Silver) runs into Claire Newman(Hayley Erin) and the digs start flying before anyone has glanced at a menu. Pleasantries are skipped entirely, which saves everybody a lot of fake smiling.

Audra decides it is time for the two of them to put their cards on the table, then opens the betting by accusing Claire of posturing and knowing nothing at all. That is a spirited take from a woman who greets every conversation like a poker table.

Claire does not flinch. She informs Audra that she knows more than enough to be scared, and that one of these days Audra’s luck is going to run out and the bill will come due. Then she declares she is determined to make sure Audra pays and walks off like a woman who rehearsed that exit in the mirror.

Audra wastes about four seconds on nerves. She texts Holden Novak (Nathan Owens) that they have a problem, then calls him to say they need to fix it, because she is not going down without a fight. It is remarkable how fast Audra’s problems reach him when nobody else can get a text returned.

How far will Claire go to make Audra pay, and which woman does Holden answer when it counts? Email your theories to amber@soapoperamagazine.com. The nastier, the better.

The Shadow Room Turns Into College Counseling

At The Shadow Room, Christine Blair (Lauralee Bell) tells Danny Romalotti (Michael Damian) that her office is going after every last fentanyl dealer in town, and Danny shares a busy day of his own. Then the kissing starts, and so, right on schedule, does the interruption.

Enter Lucy Romalotti (Lily Brooks O’Briant), with Daniel Romalotti (Michael Graziadei) right behind her, grumbling that his mom is giving him a migraine. The whole table promptly teases Lucy for spending a Friday night with them, which is a bold stance for people who are also spending their Friday night at the same table.

Lucy has a mission. She wants help deciding where to go to college, and her options run from becoming an attorney to becoming a musician. With a DA and a recording artist at the table, the career counseling is unusually well sourced. They also remind her that Devon Winters (Bryton James) is opening a college and that her dad may be teaching there, and they are all certain hell will break loose when Phyllis Summers (Michelle Stafford) learns Daniel is thinking of leaving Arabesque. Daniel tells his daughter he will support whatever she decides, and she steps away to take a call from a boy. Say no more.

When Lucy returns, Danny explains that Noah Newman (Lucas Adams) is expanding The Shadow Room in L.A., so he and Christine have offered to sell their share of the Genoa City club to Noah. Everyone agrees it is a great idea, Lucy agrees to consider Devon’s college, and glasses go up all around. Enjoy the toast, Daniel. A migraine is the least of what is coming once Phyllis hears the news.

The Last Time Is Never the Last Time

Over at their secret apartment, Victoria Newman (Amelia Heinle) and Kyle Abbott (Michael Mealor) are making out before the door has fully closed. Afterward, they laugh about how declaring this the last time has never once worked. At this point, it is practically part of the routine.

They have both made plenty of mistakes, and Victoria wants assurance that this one is not the worst yet. Considering she has not been with anyone since Claire’s father, and the first person she landed on is her daughter’s ex-boyfriend, that is a fascinating question. Kyle coaxes her into admitting she has enjoyed their time together. They do not need to talk about it, he says. They only need to enjoy it, and no one ever has to know.

The thoughts keep swimming around in Victoria’s head. She wants him and she feels guilty, and Kyle understands she is worried about a lot more than Claire, since her whole family would be upset. He asks whether she wants to live her life on the defensive, and they agree not to complicate what is happening between them. Then Kyle gets dressed and takes a selfie of the two of them with her phone. Victoria says she cannot keep it, so he marks it hidden so her kids will not stumble across it. Hidden photo folders have never once gone wrong in the history of soaps.

A Bracelet With a Message

On Cane’s train, Cane Ashby (Billy Flynn) and Lily Winters (Christel Khalil) linger in bed and talk about every start and stop they have had, which, for these two, adds up to a lot of stops. Cane is sure they are exactly where they are supposed to be, and he backs it up with a bracelet that says he is always in her lane. That is quite a statement from a man currently romancing her on a train. Lily loves it anyway.

They kiss, they go for round two, and Lily jokes that he was not bad, which earns her a tickling attack. They would happily stay put, but both of them have companies to run, and the real world is the one conductor nobody can bribe.

A Photo Walks Into a Family Fight

On the Crimson Lights patio, Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) stares at the photo of his brother Billy Abbott (Jason Thompson) with a lawyer and worries about what Billy is up to. At home, Billy is busy playing devoted husband, telling Sally Spectra (Courtney Hope) how eager his mom is to see them in England and swearing that Sally and the baby are his focus and all he needs. Sally heads off to see her friend, which leaves the living room wide open for Jack’s grand entrance.

Billy tells his brother about the England trip. Jack shows him the picture and demands to know what that meeting was about. Billy gets defensive, and Jack points out that he has not exactly been subtle, then concludes Billy is after Chancellor again. He had thought Billy finally realized Sally and the baby were enough. Billy insists he loves his family, but Chancellor belongs to them.

Jack reminds him that every one of his siblings agreed to drop this, and Billy says they are all wrong. Jack is sure this is really about the place Cane holds in their mother’s heart. Billy denies it, then argues that “smiling Jack” would once have done the very same thing. Low blow, and not entirely unfair.

Jack admits that greed used to be the center of his life, greed for money, women, and power, all driven by a desperate need to prove he was more than his father’s son. He had to learn he was already enough, and he urges Billy to learn from his mistakes and skip the pain. Billy appreciates the concern, but he is not backing down and tells Jack to stay out of his way. Jack promises not to rat him out, though he will not bail him out either if Billy gets in too deep, and he walks out. The Abbott brothers are officially in a standoff, and only one of them has a lawyer on speed dial.

Holden Novak Puts Things on Hold

Back at Society, Sally arrives and chats with Claire about her honeymoon plans, and Claire cracks a joke about Audra tanking the company while Sally is away. Sally then joins Audra at her table to announce that she and Billy are leaving for their honeymoon. Audra loves that for her. Sally adds that a little distance from Adam Newman (Mark Grossman) will be good for everyone, which is putting it very gently.

Lily and Cane stroll in next, and Claire immediately quizzes Lily about Holden, since neither of them has heard a peep from him. Lily assures her they will be fine. Once Lily and Cane sit down, she confides that she worries Billy will make a play against them, and the two agree they need a strategy. They are right to worry. If only they knew about the photo Jack is carrying around.

Then Holden calls Claire, and the two chat about all the time he has been spending with his dad. Abruptly, he puts things on hold and hangs up. Moments later, Holden texts Audra to say it is done, and Audra smirks like a woman who finally crossed a problem off her calendar.

That is the moment Kyle finds Claire looking stunned, and she tells him Holden has broken up with her. Of all the people in Genoa City to find her like that, it had to be the man who is secretly seeing her mother. Awkward does not begin to cover it.

Did Audra pull Holden’s strings, or is Claire’s heartbreak pure coincidence? Tell us what you think in the comments below.

Friday Plays Its Whole Hand

Audra and Claire trading threats, Jack carrying a photograph into a family fight, and a hidden selfie destined to cause trouble make Friday one very full buffet. Nothing good has ever come from a man hanging up on one woman and texting another woman the word done.

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