Young and Restless Next Week: Nick Issues Deadly Threat & Traci Makes Risky Gamble

Young and the Restless spoilers for next week indicate that Nick Newman (Joshua Morrow) makes a death threat, but that might push him back into opioid abuse. Plus, Traci Abbott (Beth Maitland) is making a shocking gamble, and she’s going to risk it all for her family’s safety.

We’re going to talk about what is next for Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) and Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott) as her bandages come off and what Diane Jenkins (Susan Walters) is doing when all the stress about what’s happened to her keeps eating at her. But first, let’s talk about Nick and this death threat.

Young and the Restless: Nick Scares Sharon

So, by the end of this week, he and Sharon Newman (Sharon Case) are having a talk and Nick’s telling Sharon that Nikki’s getting her bandages off the next day. Nick admits to Sharon that he feels like he’s more worried than Nikki is because she’s playing it pretty cool. What Sharon wants is for Nick to focus on his sobriety and staying clean.

And she talks to him about how much she has to fight against her bipolar disorder every day. Then Sharon says she thinks Nick has more in his mind than his mom. He admits to Sharon he’s worried about Matt Clark (Roger Howorth). He said that guy is always in his head. Now Victor claims to have Matt under control, but Nick just wants Matt gone for good.

Y&R Spoilers: Sienna & Matt Clear the Air

And Sharon isn’t happy to have Matt around, but she also doesn’t know what to think because he saved Nick’s life. And then Sharon’s asking if Nick would turn back to drugs to handle Matt. So, while Nick’s promising that he’s not going to let his loved ones down again, the simple fact is he might. So, they head over to see Noah Newman (Lucas Adams) at the Shadow Room.

And coincidentally, that’s where Matt is right now talking to Sienna Bacall (Tamara Braun) by the end of this week. It’s not some kind of scary conversation, though. Matt is kind of still sorting through the things he did in his past. And Sienna says Matt always wanted both admiration and fear. But Sienna says even when Matt was a jerk, there were still good things about him.

Young and Restless: Matt Opens Up to Sienna — Noah Flips Out

So, he tells Sienna when they first got together, he knows she wanted love from him, but Matt just didn’t have that in him. And he confesses to Sienna he doesn’t trust Victor, doesn’t trust the Newmans, and she wants to know if Matt’s planning something. And nothing nefarious. He tells Sienna that he wants to prove he’s not the man he once was.

And Matt says, you know, he’s middle-aged, but he wants to build a life and he tells Sienna she deserves a good man who is going to love her the right way. So, he’s saying good things, but that’s when Noah walks in and he flies off the handle because Matt’s even talking to Sienna. You know, he’s a hothead like his dad, but it’s understandable how he’s reacting to Matt. So, Noah is yelling about him staying away from Sienna.

And then Matt claps back about Noah trying to tell him and Sienna what to do. That’s another trigger. And Matt says that he and Sienna were having a long overdue conversation that they really needed to have. I think that’s real. So, Matt insists he’s not a psycho and he knows that Noah will never forgive him. But Matt’s a little frustrated and wishes Noah would just let him be and insists that everybody deserves forgiveness.

Y&R: Nick’s Death Threat

And of course that is right when Nick and Sharon walk in. So, they’re barking at Matt not to threaten Noah, which he wasn’t. And then Nick says Matt doesn’t get to demand forgiveness. That’s fair. And then Matt’s telling Nick it’s all pointless and he should just leave town before Victor puts him in the ground and he leaves. So next week on Young and the Restless, Sharon and Nick are still at the Shadow Room. And by then he’s told Sharon that he’s going to take care of Matt.

So, Sharon tells Nick that he’s scaring her a little bit. And Sharon mentions Nick saying that he’s going to make sure Matt’s gone for good. And Sharon is asking Nick, “Tell me that doesn’t mean what I think it does.” So it seems like he’s being hotheaded and he’s making what sounds to Sharon is like a death threat. So Matt’s worried about Victor killing him, but maybe he needs to take a second look at Nick. And this temptation to whack Matt could be what sends Nick crawling back into a pill bottle.

Young and the Restless: Victor & Nikki Have a Really Sweet Moment

Now, let’s talk about Nikki’s big reveal. End of this week, Nikki’s walking around at the new ranch, counting her steps, still with no cane, even on the stairs. What is wrong with these people? So, Victor’s helping her get down off the stairs, and Nikki says she needs to know that she can get around by herself, but she understands everybody wants to help. So, Victor leads her to the sofa, tells Nikki he knows she can do anything. Victor’s being really sweet, gets her a blanket, asks if she’s nervous about getting her bandages off the next day. Nikki says she’s trying to prepare for any possible result, even a really bad one.

And she tells Victor she just doesn’t want to feel defeated, no matter the outcome, even if her vision isn’t back, even if it’s gone for good. Then Nikki tells Victor that she misses them and she wants to know if he’s ready to talk about their future. He assures Nikki that she’s safe, but she says she’s angrier at Victor than she ever has been before. So, Nikki asks if Victor’s hate for Jack is stronger than his love for her. Uh, well, Nikki, I can answer that for you.

Yeah, Victor’s hate outweighs his love across the board. That is quite evident because he’s still doing horrible things to people instead of appreciating what he has, Nikki and the kids and his health. So Nikki burst into tears. Victor actually seems ready to cry, too. What’s clear to me is if Nikki didn’t have this life or death, I guess blind or seeing, medical crisis, I don’t think she would have gone back to Victor. This is fear driving her choices. I think I’m honestly still rooting for Nikki to walk away from Victor.

Y&R Spoilers: Moment of Truth for Nikki

So next week, Young and the Restless spoilers have Nikki at the doctor’s office and Victor’s there holding her hand. The doctor removes Nikki’s bandages and then he tells her it’s time to open her eyes. So, next week, Victor and Nikki and the viewers are all going to find out if she has her vision back. And now, the last spoiler tidbit for next week is one that I’m super excited about. You remember Diane is worried because Dr. Laurence Markham (Jere Burns), who had that big crush on Diane, is MIA. He dropped off the radar after Patty was arrested. And I think Markham realized the jig was up.

So, next week’s spoilers have Diane talking to Traci about getting in touch with Martin Laurent (Christopher Cousins) the sociopathic evil twin of Dr. Alan Laurent (also Christopher Cousins). So if you remember, he kidnapped and tormented Phyllis Summers (Michelle Stafford) and Sharon. And at the same time, he was romancing Traci who believed he was good twin Alan.

Young and Restless Spoilers: Traci Takes a Big Risk

So, Traci’s shocked and she wants to know why Diane wants to talk to Martin. And it’s because Diane thinks Martin might know how to find Dr. Markham. If you remember, he had a ton of psychology books that were written by Dr. Alan Laurent. And that was of course who Martin pretended to be. So maybe Alan and Markham were colleagues or know each other.

So, Traci tells Diane next week that Martin won’t talk to her. Last we heard he was locked up. Hopefully he still is. But Traci admits that Martin might talk to her instead, even if he won’t talk to Diane. So, it looks like Traci is going to make a shocking choice and she’s going to gamble and try and get the answers that Diane needs. I feel like it’s pretty risky.

I think it’ll be hard on Traci to face the man that lied to her, made her fall in love with him, and then turned out to be a horrible liar. Martin crushed Traci and it’s been more than a year since she’s seen that terrible man. Be sure to come back tomorrow for our full weekly spoilers video. Check out our weekly prediction edition coming this weekend. Two week spoilers and lots more right here at Soap Dirt.