The Young and the Restless Recap - Wednesday, July 2, 2025 | Cane’s Return Raises Eyebrows, Amanda’s Loyalty Wavers and Victoria Faces Heartbreak

In Wednesday's The Young and the Restless recap Cane makes a shady return to Genoa City, Amanda does a terrible job pretending she’s not hiding something, and Victoria is dealing with some major heartbreak as Cole clings to life. While half of the town is missing in France, the other half is trying to piece together a mystery that smells suspiciously like a classic con.

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Victoria Tries to Stay Strong as Cole Fights for His Life

Victoria’s doing her best to keep it together, but watching Cole hooked up to machines is pushing her limits. Claire refuses to go home or take a nap because, unlike the doctors, she knows something’s wrong. When Cole finally wakes up, he pulls off his oxygen mask to tell them how much he loves them and it’s enough to break anyone who still has tear ducts. The man’s barely alive and still managing to be charming.

Meanwhile, Victoria’s also trying to make sense of the chaos happening outside the hospital walls. She checks in with Adam, who’s just as rattled as she is that no one’s answering their phones in France. If Dumas really took everyone’s phones, Victor wouldn’t stand for that kind of nonsense. Something is clearly off and it’s got them both buzzing.

Cane Returns to Town and Gives Chelsea Major Whiplash

Chelsea almost does a double take when she runs into Cane, who casually strolls into town like he hasn’t been MIA for years. He claims he lost himself for a while and now he’s back to take on the world. Cute. Chelsea’s trying to pin him down on why he’s really here and if it has anything to do with Lily, but Cane’s ducking questions like he’s in dodgeball practice. Oh, and by the way, he knows Aristotle Dumas “very well” which somehow doesn’t make anyone feel better.

Chelsea presses him about the mystery man who invited all of Genoa City’s power players to France and then made them disappear. But Cane just gives vague non-answers and insists everything will be revealed soon. Sounds legit, right? She reports her weird run-in to Adam, who is seriously questioning how a con artist like Cane got tight with someone like Dumas. The math is not mathing.

Amanda’s Loyalty is Muddier Than a Rainstorm in July

Devon’s not buying Amanda’s innocent routine. He corners her in the middle of a maze and practically demands to know if she’s helping Cane pull some grand scheme. Amanda insists she’s not interfering with his happy little life with Abby and that Cane is just trying to set up a home base in Genoa City. Devon’s not having it. He’s pointing out that Cane doesn’t even dine with his guests and is treating everyone like pawns. Amanda’s response? Basically, "Even if I did know something, why would I tell you?"

Devon warns her that she’s getting played like Colin did back in the day and she might want to line up some allies before this blows up in her face. Amanda rolls her eyes, but he’s already decided she’s not just misguided, she’s downright dangerous. Later, Devon vents to Abby about Cane’s sketchy behavior and his awkward drink with Amanda. Abby is less than thrilled, to put it mildly.

Adam Connects the Dots and Books a Flight

Adam is done waiting around. After putting together the fact that Arabesque has been quietly buying up properties including the athletic club (which, hello, wasn’t even for sale), he’s ready to act. Between that and Chelsea’s unsettling chat with Cane, things are spiraling fast. And if Arabesque is buying up the Chancellor assets Nikki sold off, Adam knows it’s time to loop in the big guns.

Since he can’t get through to Nick or Victor, Adam decides to hop on a plane to Nice and deliver the intel face-to-face. Someone has to make sure Victor knows what's coming before Dumas plays his next card.

Phyllis Lurks While Cane Wraps Things Up

Just in case this web of secrets didn’t have enough eavesdroppers, Phyllis is lurking around like it’s her job. Amanda gets a mysterious update that Cane’s heading back to Genoa City sooner than expected. Carter claims he’s done what he needed to do. Uh huh. You can bet Phyllis heard every word and is already cooking up something of her own.

Things are only getting weirder by the minute on Y&R as everyone tries to figure out if this is a corporate scheme, a personal revenge plot, or just one giant soap-worthy disaster waiting to erupt. Stay tuned, because whatever Cane's up to, we hope it's about to hit the fan. Soap Opera Reviews delivers daily spoilers and recaps so you never miss a thing. We live for the drama!