Young and Restless Spoilers January 2: Is Jordan After Mariah?

The Young and the Restless spoilers for Thursday, January 2, force Mariah to relive one of the most painful times of her life, as Jordan and Ian finally get one with what they came to Genoa City to do. Um…what did they come to Genoa City to do?

Little Girl Lost

Mariah (Camryn Grimes) wasn’t always Sharon’s (Sharon Case) beloved daughter. In fact, she was stolen from Sharon at birth. Sharon only thought she’d given birth to Cassie. She didn’t know about Mariah.

Instead, Mariah grew up in a cult, thinking Sharon’s midwife was her mother and thinking of the cult’s leader, Ian (Ray Wise), as her father figure. That kind of went sideways when Ian drugged Mariah and tried to marry her for her money. Mariah still hasn’t really recovered. This is why the return of Ian into her life is the last thing she needs for 2025.

MORE: Find out what happens this week on Y&R.

Step Monster

Mariah is always on the alert for Ian—though she had no way of knowing that’s the “sweet guy” Tessa (Kate Fairbanks) was chatting with the other day. But Mariah really has no reason to be looking out for Jordan (Colleen Zenk).

Mariah knows what Claire’s (Hayley Erin) aunt did to the Newmans. But, unlike Cassie, Mariah isn’t a Newman. So when Jordan comes for her—presumably in that oh-so-subtle blonde wig and floppy hat—Mariah will be in immediate danger. And never know it…until it’s too late.

Rescue Me

Cassie became a Newman because Nick (Joshua Morrow) fell in love with Sharon’s little girl, adopted her, and raised her as his own until the day she died. Nick is fond of Mariah, but she isn’t his daughter the way Cassie was.

However, that doesn’t mean Nick won’t protect Mariah, Tessa, and Aria. When it comes to Jordan and Ian, Nick may be Mariah’s last hope.