Young and Restless Early Spoilers July 13-17: Jack Brutally Ambushed Again & Ashley Plots Revenge

Young and the Restless spoilers for July 13-17, 2026 explode with Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) being brutally attacked again, and it’ll be a miracle if he survives this time. Plus, Ashley Abbott is back as Eileen Davidson makes a long-awaited return. And Ashley wants revenge for what has happened to her brother Jack.

Spoilers for the week of July 13th through the 17th, include big stuff for Billy Abbott (Jason Thompson) as Jill Abbott (Lauren Koslow) is ready to pack up and leave town. Plus, we’ve got Cane Ashby (Billy Flynn) making an intriguing offer and Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) facing some big issues with Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott) as she struggles with her recovery.

And as always on Early Edition Day, first we’re going to talk about what’s going on the rest of this week for context, then we’ll get into the spoilers for next week. And don’t forget, we’re almost at the end of July sweeps, which wraps on Monday the 20th.

Young and the Restless: Jack’s Attack and Patty’s Rampage – July 8th Through 10th

On Wednesday, July 8th, Billy updates Jill and Sally Spectra (Courtney Hope) on Jack’s condition, saying he lost a lot of blood and things are precarious. Jill is shocked that Patty Williams (Stacy Haiduk) is on the loose. And Billy blames Victor for bringing Patty back to town. And Jill agrees that if Victor did do this and brought Patty back, then he should definitely pay for what has happened to Jack. However, Jill wants Billy to focus on Sally and the baby.

And Billy also says that Patty’s shrink Dr. Laurence Markham (Jere Burns) is a big reason why Diane Jenkins (Susan Walters) was charged in Jack’s stabbing. Jill asks about Sally’s company and Billy says she’s running it. He’s not involved. He’s happy with that. And Jill then asks about Cane’s job offer at Chancellor because Sally told her about it. Jill doubts that Billy can tolerate answering to Cane at work.

And Billy says Jill is obsessed with Chancellor and he doesn’t think that his mom’s really concerned about him. Jill says that breaks her heart and she’s upset that he didn’t tell her about the baby or engagement with Sally. Billy takes off to take food up to Kyle Abbott (Michael Mealor) and Diane at the hospital.

Young and the Restless Spoilers: Jill’s Desperate to Fix Things with Billy

Jill doesn’t want to leave Genoa City while things between them are still unsettled. She also wants to make sure that Jack is okay before she goes. After Billy leaves, Sally tries to smooth things over with Jill. Michael Baldwin (Christian Leblanc) is stunned that Christine Williams Romalotti (Lauralee Bell) is not focused on Patty’s horrible violent history and fixation on Jack. Michael says it’s clear that Patty attacked him, but DA Christine insists that Patty is fine and was properly released from the psych hospital.

And Christine says the evidence points to Diane. And Michael insists that Patty’s story is full of holes and is implausible. Christine thinks that Markham is accurate that Diane had a breakdown. And Christine says Michael needs evidence to clear Diane, but he reminds her innocent till proven guilty and it’s her job as DA to find evidence to prove guilt. And Christine is confident that she has it. Michael also says Markham seems sketchy and that shocks Christine. Michael says the shrink held Diane hostage and is as awful as Patty.

And then Lauren Fenmore (Tracey Bregman) shows up and Christine takes off. So, Lauren is on her way to meet with Jill and then Michael says things are looking really bad for Diane. And Lauren just can’t believe that Christine is falling for Patty’s nonsense. They worry that Jack won’t wake up in time to save Diane or even worse that Jack won’t wake up at all. Lauren is sure that Michael will find a way to save Diane.

Young and the Restless Spoilers: Diane Worries to Kyle

And speaking of her, she is venting to Kyle about Patty being free and she’s worried that Patty will come finish off Jack. So, Diane tells him that Patty set it all up, so the evidence implicates her. And Christine fell for the con job. And Diane says Dr. Markham lied to help set her up. Kyle says he hasn’t even been questioned and he’s her alibi. But Diane thinks that they won’t take Kyle’s word since he’s her son. But she’s really hoping that Jack will wake up and confirm it was Patty who stabbed him.

While Jack is taken for scans, Diane and Kyle decide to go home and pack a bag for Jack. So, Kyle has hired a guard to keep watch outside Jack’s room at the hospital, but the guy isn’t doing a great job because Patty slips into Jack’s room disguised as a nurse. So, Diane and Kyle get that bag packed and they’re ready to rush back.

They are worried about Jack being alone in his room with Patty roaming free. And in Jack’s room, Patty’s talking crazy to her unconscious ex-husband, and she tells Jack that she hates what she has to do. But Patty can’t have Jack waking up and telling the truth about her attacking him. So Patty has a syringe, obviously full of something terrible, and she is ready to inject Jack.

Young and the Restless Spoilers: Lily & Cane Get Closer

Then on Thursday, July 9th, Cane lets Lily Winters (Christel Khalil) see a new side of him. Things are sparking more between them in every single scene they’re in. Cane and Lily meet with Holden Novak (Nathan Owens) and ask about his plans. And he tells Lily he’s got no idea. So, it looks like Cane is ready to offer Holden a job at Chancellor. And I think Lily is going to absolutely love that.

Meanwhile, Jill is determined to mend her relationship with Billy before she leaves Genoa City. And this may be Lauren Koslow’s last episode as recast Jill, but I really doubt that Billy and Jill are going to fix things before she jets out of town. Kyle decides he has to do something to protect both Jack and Diane on Young and the Restless.

And it looks like Patty is thwarted and Jack isn’t dead despite her trying to attack again. So, I wonder if Kyle goes to see Christine and tells her he found Diane locked inside Markham’s house against her will and helped Diane escape. Because honestly, Christine’s acting like an idiot right now.

Young and the Restless Spoilers: Nikki Struggles Big Time

Friday, July 10th, Nikki is at home settling in, recovering. But things between her and Victor are far from fixed. And once Nikki finds out about the attack on Jack, obviously she will blame Victor, which is accurate since he brought Patty back to town. Also, Nikki is struggling with the fact that her eyesight still isn’t returning.

Victor announces something that leaves everybody stunned, and I wonder if this is about personal or professional matters. Maybe he is retiring. On Friday, Eileen Davidson makes her return as Ashley. She’s back to Genoa City and Jack is still alive. But if somebody’s not watching carefully, Patty might try and creep back in and try a third time to finish him off. And that’s on top of the couple of other times in history that she has tried to murder Jack.

Young and the Restless: Recovery and Relationship Tests – July 13th Through 17th

Then the week of July 13th through the 17th, we’ll see Jack moving on the road to recovery. But until Patty is locked up, he is at risk. And so is his marriage to Diane. Hopefully Jack won’t stay unconscious too long and will wake up and let Christine and the cops know that Patty did indeed stab him and they are dumb for thinking otherwise.

I suspect that Holden accepts Cane’s job offer at Chancellor and I think Billy will also. And I also think that Jill is right and Billy is really going to struggle to answer to Cane as his boss. Everybody will be reeling from Victor’s announcement. We will see reactions from all the Newmans.

Nick Newman (Joshua Morrow) is struggling and he was really hoping that his parents would reconcile even though Sharon Newman (Sharon Case) warned him that she didn’t think it was likely. And I think if Nikki blames Victor for the attack on Jack, which again is accurate, all this stress might get to Nick and he may backslide and use again.

Young and the Restless Spoilers: Ashley Reconnects with Her Family

Ashley’s happy to see her family. Even though it’s not under good circumstances, but she won’t be sticking around for very long. She’s going to head back to Paris once Jack is out of the woods.

Cane and Lily take things to the next level soon, and we’ll be getting intimate before too long. And of course, Devon Hamilton Winters (Bryton James) is going to rage about that. And even Billy is aggravated that Lily has forgiven Cane and is cuddling up to him again.

Audra Charles (Zuleyka Silver) continues to pursue Noah Newman (Lucas Adams) and aggravate Sienna Bacall (Tamara Braun), who may lose it on her. Even worse, Noah’s not setting very clear boundaries between him and Audra. Also, Matt Clark (Roger Howarth) and Phyllis Summers (Michelle Stafford) get closer. Ew. And Nick’s going to catch them in a compromising position, which is double gross.

That’s your Young and the Restless spoilers for July 8-17.