On this episode of The Young and the Restless (Wednesday, December 3, 2025), Victor arrives in LA and confronts Matt Clark directly, offering him anything he wants for Noah’s safe return, but the villain refuses to bite. Noah and Sienna finally see a way out of Matt Clark’s clutches when they use her beloved David Bowie lightning bolt necklace to pop the hinges off their prison door, but their hopes are shattered the moment they pull the door aside and find Matt and Detective Burrow waiting for them.
An Abandoned Warehouse in LA
Sharon can’t believe the tragedy that they saw inside the warehouse, but couldn’t find Noah. She wonders if they overlooked anyone inside.
The detectives show up and Burrow says there’s no chance… Noah isn’t inside.
Nick needs to know what Matt Clark did to their son.
Detective Burrow figures that Mitch is holding Noah elsewhere. Annie agrees; maybe he’s feeling the heat on his fentanyl operation.
Nick wonders if Matt has figured out that the detectives are double-crossing him.
The detectives assure Nick and Sharon that Matt has no idea. They leave.
Sharon wonders who else they can turn to get help with this.
A homeless man comes up to them and says they had a lot of questions when they were inside. Questions that need answers!
Nick shows him a picture of Noah and asks him if he’s seen him.
The man shrugs. Maybe for the right price!
Nick pulls out two $100 bills and asks if this is enough. He promises to give it to the man if he tells him the truth.
The man tells them that he did see Noah, who was really strung out. He was “on the nod” and could barely keep his eyes open!
Sharon asks if he saw Noah leave… Was he with a woman?
Nick wonders if anybody else knows anything more. He begs the man to help them find their son. He gives the man $100 and tells him that he’ll get the rest when he tells them what he knows.
The man says that Noah was with a woman, who was also “lit up.” He never saw them leave.
Nick gives him the money and tells him to get himself a bite to eat and a place to stay. He heads inside with Sharon to investigate further.
A Dirty Storage Room
Sienna asks Noah why he was tossing and turning in his sleep.
Noah says he was having a nightmare, but he’s okay now. He snuggles up to Sienna to keep her warm.
Sienna worries they won’t get out. She gets up and bangs on the door, trying to get out. She can’t believe that Mitch is actually Matt Clark; she thought she knew him! How could she be so stupid? Their marriage wasn’t perfect, but she didn’t think he’d do this to her. How did her life turn into such a nightmare?
Noah shrugs. “It was because of me.”
Sienna says she chose him, and has no regrets.
Noah doesn’t have any regrets, either.
Sienna says they’re not the only two in this relationship… There’s her husband and Allie.
Noah hasn’t been able to call Allie to tell her. He doesn’t want to hurt her. Allie deserved more than being cheated on. He’s not sure he’ll ever be able to tell her he’s sorry.
Sienna says they’re geniuses and will be able to figure a way out.
Noah thinks Mitch is capable of murder… He tried to run him off the road, after all! He wonders if Detective Burrow is dirty, since the last thing he remembers is being taken away by the detective, and then he woke up here!
Sienna says Mitch introduced her to Detective Burrow, who interrogated her about the night that Noah went missing, but he seemed legit. Mitch hasn’t even done anything remotely illegal around her!
They talk about how hungry they are and reminisce about the time they first met at a movie theatre. They kiss, and Noah says she’s changed the way he sees the world. He reassures her they’ll get out. He gets up and tries the door again; there’s always a way out! He figures they might be able to pop the hinges off if only they had a tool. He looks at Sienna’s necklace, which has a lightning-bolt pendant. “Maybe we’ve found a way out of here!”
Sienna says it’s a Bowie lightning bolt that belonged to her brother. They laugh and talk about David Bowie, and then Noah goes to work on the hinges.
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Nick’s Hotel
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The Shadow Room
Detective Burrow shows up at the bar, where Matt asks what happened at the warehouse with Nick and Sharon. The detective tells him that they were horrified at what they saw inside and couldn’t find their son . They’re convinced that Matt sent them on a wild goose chase.
Matt grins. The more they have to look for their son, the more they’ll worry he’s dead. Let them suffer! Was Sharon dying? Was Nick beating his chest? He hopes the detective took pictures.
Burrow says he didn’t take pictures. He says that their planted homeless guy will lie to the Newmans… For the right price. He asks what Nick and Sharon have done to piss him off.
Matt explains that Nick and Sharon have been bothering him; they’re arrogant and entitled, just like their son! He was so nice to Noah, but he was repaid by Noah cheating on him with Sienna! They deserve all the hell that’s coming to them!
Victor walks in while Matt’s talking. “Well I’ll be damned. Matt Clark!”
Matt sighs. “Not again with this ‘Matt Clark’ crap!”
Victor tells him he’d have been better off staying dead. He asks for a double Anejo tequila.
Matt says he can refuse his service anytime, but pours him his drink anyhow. He asks who Victor is.
Victor tells him he’s Victor Newman and wants to know where his grandson is.
Matt says he’ll tell him the same thing he told Nick and Sharon… He doesn’t know where Noah is, but maybe Sienna does. He figures Sienna might be getting Noah hooked on drugs right now, and his name is “Mitch.”
Victor leans in and tells him that he doesn’t give a damn what he calls himself. Matt knows damn well who he is, and he can destroy him unless they make a deal! What does Matt want?
Nick’s Hotel Room
Nick tells Sharon that he got a message from his dad, who’s in town. He texts him back and asks where he is.
Sharon’s disappointed that they weren’t able to find their son and Sienna.
Nick gives her a bottle of Perrier. He’s upset, too. They don’t have any actual leads!
There’s a knock at the door. Nick answers, it’s Victor. They hug, and Victor says he’s there to make sure the “Matt Clark drama” comes to an end. He tells them that he visited Matt at The Shadow Room and confronted him. He offered Matt a “king’s ransom” for Noah’s return, but he wouldn’t bite.
Sharon says Matt seems to be getting even worse lately.
Victor agrees; he’s more dangerous than ever! He says Matt told him that Sienna and Noah were cheating on him together, and that Sienna was a drug addict who would try to hook Noah on drugs.
Nick and Sharon aren’t surprised, but they know it’s not drugs. There would have been signs when Noah was in the hospital, and Sienna didn’t exhibit any druggy signs. Nick thinks Matt is just playing mind games, and Noah is caught in the middle. This is a game, and Nick doesn’t intend to lose!
Nick and Sharon wonder if the addict might have been a plant. The only thing they know is that Noah is missing, and Matt is capable of anything! What’s to stop Matt from trying to kill Noah again?
Victor says he has an idea on how they should proceed.
The Shadow Room
Matt talks with Detective Burrow. He laughs and says Victor is full of bluster and just trying to throw his weight around.
Burrow asks if Matt is worried now that Victor has joined the party.
Matt laughs. He’s not worried, he’s inspired. It’s time to level up!
A Dirty Storage Room
Sienna watches tensely as Noah works on the door.
Noah gets one of the hinge pins out. Halfway there! He works on the other one, and he’s able to get that pin out, too.
They pull the door off and put it against the wall, only to be faced with Mitch/Matt and Detective Burrow waiting for them on the other side.
