Claire Declares Baby Eve Is Dead

The Young and the Restless recap for Thursday, January 4, 2024, brings a difficult declaration from Claire for Victoria to hear.

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Also in this episode, Nate helped pull Nikki back from the brink after Audra had opened up to her about her father’s alcoholism. Sharon and Chance defined their relationship as casual. Summer and Daniel commiserated over their love life woes. Now, let’s dig deeper into what happened.

Broken Home

Victoria (Amelia Heinle) visited Claire (Hayley Erin), staying by the young woman’s side as she slept. When Claire woke up, she seemed surprised to see Victoria there. Victoria was full of plans for her long-lost daughter. She asked Claire about her therapy, wondering if she’d been able to open up to the therapist, but Claire said she hadn’t.

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For her part, Claire felt broken. She said that closing her eyes was a nightmare and that she’d dreamed of shooting Jordan, but she wasn’t able to kill her aunt in real life. Victoria urged Claire to keep fighting, letting her daughter know she was strong enough to rebuild her life.

However, Claire denied that she was strong. She told Victoria she was merely a broken shell of a person who’d kidnapped and tortured the Newmans, and she didn’t even deserve happiness. Claire declared that Victoria’s baby Eve was dead. She didn’t want Victoria and Cole to look at her and hate her again. Ultimately, Claire insisted that Victoria leave and never return.

Business Boundaries

At Newman Media, Audra (Zuleyka Silver) welcomed Nikki (Melody Thomas Scott) back to work. She opened up to her boss about the struggles her dad faced with addiction, and ultimately, Audra’s dad succumbed to the illness.

While Nikki had sympathy and seemed to be on the verge of opening up, the walls came down, and she rather coldly told Audra she didn’t need help. Later, Nikki went to Society, and she ordered sparkling water with lime. However, she secretly grabbed her flask and poured some into the drink. (Find out what Y&R head writer Josh Griffith told us comes next.)

Nate (Sean Dominic) saw Nikki later, and he asked her how she was doing. She wasn’t overly friendly to him, but Nate insisted that he merely wanted to ensure Nikki was healthy. Although the Newman Media CEO insisted she was fine, she knew that she had some alcohol right in front of her. After Nate went to sit down, Nikki left…her drink untouched.

Back at the office, Nikki and Audra talked business, and Victoria showed up. Audra left, and Nikki told Victoria that Nate had ended up being the reason she didn’t drink. Talk turned to Claire, and Victoria admitted she was scared for her daughter.

Defining A Relationship

Chance (Conner Floyd) picked up on the weird vibe between Sharon (Sharon Case) and Summer (Allison Lanier) at Crimson Lights. Summer made some excuses and quickly split. Chance and Sharon sat on the patio.

They caught up with each other, and Sharon pointed out that Summer seemed to have feelings beyond friendship for Chance, but Chance denied it. She wanted to know if her boyfriend would date Summer if they weren’t seeing each other, but Chance said he was happy where he was. Even so, Sharon reminded him that she didn’t want anything serious, and Chance agreed that they were having a good time together with few strings attached.

At Daniel’s (Michael Graziadei), Summer asked for some advice. They complained a bit about Phyllis and her brand of advice. (Find out what Michelle Stafford said about Phyllis here.) Daniel let Summer know that he was dealing with Heather’s trying to make a play for him.

The siblings talked some, and neither one quite knew what to do about their respective love life drama. Summer decided to take some action with Chance while Daniel seemed at a loss with what to do about Heather and Lily.

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