Young and the Restless: Victor Bankrolls Patty’s Sinister Plot – Twisted Revenge on Jack!

Young and the Restless reveals Patty Williams using her former shrink to hold Diane Jenkins Abbott (Susan Walters) captive so Patty Williams (Stacy Haiduk) can get with Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman). And Patty is paying Dr. Laurence Markham (Jere Burns) big bucks to do her evil bidding, but she doesn’t have unlimited funds.

So, that has me thinking that Patty may have another partner in crime who is actually bankrolling this whole sick plan of hers and it could be Victor Newman (Eric Braeden).

Y&R: Jack Plays Along with Patty’s Demands

This week, after Patty showed Jack the photo of Diane captive and supposedly locked up in a mental institution, Jack panicked and he realized he’s got to play along with Patty’s demands or else a very bad thing might happen to Diane, even worse than what’s happened already.

At the same time, we all know Victor still hates Jack as much as ever. In a recent interview, Eric Braeden explained the reason behind this unending rage that he has for Jack. And the actor said Victor is certain that Jack and Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott) slept together on that infamous night of debauchery. And considering that Victor hired Patty to kidnap, drug, and molest Jack, I could see a world where he is bankrolling Patty to keep messing with Jack and Diane’s marriage.

Young and the Restless: Jack Loops Kyle in

So this week, Jack tells Kyle Abbott (Michael Mealor) that he has to give Patty the performance of a lifetime. He has got to make her believe that he wants her. And of course, Kyle hates this. But Jack is certain that this is the only way to protect Diane and save her from Patty. And Jack thinks if he’s romancing Patty, it will keep Diane safe. But at the same time, Jack thinks that Patty will relax and drop some hints about where Diane is. And that way, Jack can then send the cops to rescue Diane.

But Jack also knows he’s got to play everything just right with Patty. And boy, is she making some insane demands that Jack doesn’t like, and neither does the Abbott family. But he tells Kyle and Traci Abbott (Beth Maitland) they’ve all got to play along. Jack’s already trying to slow things down between him and Patty.

And so Jack’s trying to slowly romance her and convince her without actually getting in bed with her. So he told Patty that he is committed to her, but it’s just going to take some time to adjust because Diane’s his wife and Jack was trying to explain that this is all brand new to him. But of course, Patty is relentless.

Y&R: Patty’s Escalating Demands

First, she insisted that they take their new romance public and demanded Jack take her out on the town. So, Jack took Patty out for drinks so that everybody would see them together. And then when Kyle approached them, Jack played along with Patty’s demands and actually defended her to Kyle, but he already knows the deal.

And when Jack and Patty showed up at Society, of course, Abby Newman (Melissa Ordway) was appalled to see Jack out with Patty. Now, she knows her uncle Jack loves Diane, and Abby hates Patty as much as the other Abbotts do because she’s the reason her aunt Tracy’s daughter Colleen died. Plus, Patty shot not only Abby’s uncle Jack, but also Abby’s dad, Victor, and she nearly killed him. He needed a heart transplant and almost didn’t survive that. So Abby was absolutely disgusted seeing them together, but Jack pulled Abigail aside and explained the real deal to her about Diane being in danger.

Young and the Restless: Jack Shocks the Abbotts

And later, Jack laid it out to the other Abbotts and told Abby, Bill, and Tracy that he’s got to play along with Patty and give her exactly what she wants or else something terrible could happen to Diane.

So, not only did she want Jack publicly dating her, but Patty wants to move into the Abbott mansion, and she wants all the other Abbotts kicked out. It’s just Jack and Patty playing together, pretending to be girlfriend and boyfriend and more. So, Jack told the others they got to go because he’s got to play house with Crazy Patty or else. This is the only way she’ll believe that Jack is all in and that he actually wants a genuine relationship with her. That tells you how crazy Patty is to think that this is plausible.

Y&R: Victor’s Hidden Hand Behind the Plan

So, Jack thinks that he’s going to get close to her and then turn the tables on Patty, but he’s got to be really convincing. So, Jack’s playing his part, but I do think there may be another shock in store, although he shouldn’t really be surprised if it turns out this way.

Right now, Patty’s paying Dr. Markham to keep Diane. And Patty plans to keep her locked away for years indefinitely so that she can keep Jack. And yes, Victor already gave Patty a whole tote bag of cash. That was her reward for kidnapping Jack. But that bag didn’t have enough money to keep Diane locked away long term. As for Dr. Markham, he’s in it for the money, but I don’t think he is her only co-conspirator.

And already he seems to be a bad shrink because he treated Patty and let her go and she’s clearly still crazy. Plus, Dr. Markham seems to have no moral compass or professional ethics. He’s taking money from somebody he knows is nuts, Patty, and doing bad things to a perfectly sane woman, Diane. So, at this point, I totally suspect that Patty’s real partner in crime is once again Victor Newman.

Young and the Restless Does Damage Control

Also, as I’ve said in recent videos, Young and the Restless is doing all this to clean up the broken plot line that cropped up during that Beyond the Gates crossover. And honestly, I think they’re doing it really badly because there was a spoiler for Tuesday saying Diane meets Patty’s partner in crime, but Diane already met Dr. Markham on Monday’s episode and Diane didn’t meet anybody else on Tuesday’s episode. So, the spoilers honestly are just as sloppy as this plot.

I can see though if Patty brought this wackadoo plan to Victor that he would smile and hand her a big pile of cash to do it because he wants to ruin Jack’s life. And taking Diane from him and sticking Jack with Crazy Patty living in his mansion would be sweet revenge to Victor.

And we know that Jack is living rent-free in Victor’s head even now because when Nikki asked Victor about reconciling, that was in like the last week and a half, I think. He said, “Sure, we can get back together if you cut Jack out of your life.” So, Victor’s not letting go of his grudge against Jack anytime soon. And Victor hates that Nikki is still friends with Jack even now.

Young and the Restless: Victor’s Hatred Explained

That’s also why he went nuclear when Nikki was upset with Victor for aiding and abetting Patty’s plan to kidnap and drug Jack. And Victor went insane when Nikki asked, “Did the other people at the fundraiser survive the tornado?” And Victor assumed she was asking about Jack and he blew up and stormed out.

So, you know, Victor insisted that he had nothing to do with what Patty did to Jack before and that he just made bad choices. But Nikki and everybody else knows Victor’s behind it. And now with Diane going missing, I’m sure it won’t be long until Nikki asks Victor if he’s behind that also. But we know he lies like a rug. So I don’t think he will tell the truth.

But I do think Patty needs somebody to finance her sick scheme. And Victor’s got deep pockets and a deep hatred of Jack. So we’ll see how it works out. But I wouldn’t be surprised to see Patty dropping by to give Victor a progress report on their latest partner in crime project.