Young and Restless Early Spoilers March 2-6: Nick’s Downward Spiral Continues & Mariah Faces the Fallout

Young and the Restless spoilers for March 2 – 6, 2026 suggest Nick Newman‘s (Joshua Morrow) spiral and Mariah Copeland‘s (Camryn Grimes) consequences.

As we always do on early edition day, we start with what’s coming this week, then we dive into what is ahead next week. Let’s get right into it.

Young and the Restless Spoilers: Sienna Returns & Matt Strikes

On Wednesday, February 25th, it’s the last day of sweeps, and we have Sienna Bacall (Tamara Braun) back in Genoa City. She tells Noah Newman (Lucas Adams) she is there to stay. I mean, we’ll see—I don’t think so. But Sienna wonders if the Newmans will accept her, and Noah says, “Sure.” Then he tells her that Phyllis Summers (Michelle Stafford) stole the family companies.

Noah gets a threatening text from some anonymous number, but Sienna looks at it and says that is Matt Clark (Roger Howarth) threatening him. It’s basically him telling Noah he will see him in hell. So, it is definitely a death threat.

Y&R Spoilers: Nick Newman’s Rage and the Looming Threat of Matt Clark

Meanwhile, Nick is irate that Matt Clark’s charges were dropped and the guy’s on the loose. Nick is panicking about Matt maybe being on the ranch right now. Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) has his security team out searching for Matt and he’s also concerned about Nick’s pain level, but he snaps at Victor that he will take care of Matt and then storms out.

Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott) is also worried about Nick’s pain and says the medication doesn’t seem to be helping. Well, I think the pain he’s in is the pain that addicts are in when they run out of pain medication.

Nikki tells Victor about Victoria Newman (Amelia Heinle) plan to use Summer Newman (Allison Lanier) and Daniel Romalotti (Michael Graziadei) against Phyllis, and Victor basically vetoes it. He thinks the Cane Ashby (Billy Flynn) plan is still going to work.

Sharon Newman and Phyllis Summers Find Common Ground Before a Confrontation on Young and the Restless

Sharon Newman (Sharon Case) tries to reason with Phyllis over at the coffee shop and tells her she made everybody in Genoa City hate her. Sharon asks if it’s all worth it, and Phyllis says she will be forgiven and then reminds her that Daniel forgave Sharon for framing him for Heather Stevens (Vail Bloom) murder.

Sharon is offended that Phyllis went there, but she tells Sharon she has no remorse for her actions. Sharon tries to say she’s worried for Phyllis. Then Sharon says, you know, they still are friends. Their friendship is real. Their bonding was real. Then she opened up about how the Matt stuff is affecting her and giving her rage, and Phyllis understands that they’re actually doing some bonding on Young and Restless.

This is the first real polite and meaningful conversation that Phyllis has had with anybody since this all started. Sharon also says she understands why Phyllis lashed out at the Newmans and Sharon says she wants to help her. Now, Phyllis warns against manipulating her or shrinking her, but Sharon tells Phyllis they’re a lot alike and everything’s going great.

Then Nick comes in and he is raging at Phyllis and she ends up feeling tag-teamed by him and Sharon. Nick is vowing to destroy her, burn her whole life to the ground, and Phyllis gets up and leaves. That really irritates Sharon who snaps at Nick and says she was getting somewhere with Phyllis, but Nick says, “No, you aren’t.” Sharon asks about Nick’s pain, and he says that Matt is the real issue and he is vowing to murder him.

Y&R Spoilers: Cane’s Desperate Move to Reclaim Newman Assets

Cane calls Amanda Sinclair (Mishael Morgan) and says he’s still trying to get the Newman assets back from Phyllis, but it seems impossible. Cane tells Amanda, “Keep working on plan B.” Devon Hamilton Winters (Bryton James) confronts Cane about Lily Winters (Christel Khalil) being MIA and Cane says he has no idea where they are.

He thinks they’re safe and Devon keeps pushing, and Cane says he can’t say more because it’ll put them in danger and Devon is shocked. He pushes for more but Cane won’t talk and Devon finally gives up and goes.

Phyllis shows up and tells Cane, “Yes, I got your messages asking to reunite,” and she wants to know why he would want her after her betrayal. Cane says he’s not mad. He understands why Phyllis did what she did. Phyllis reiterates that Victor was bluffing about Lily. She asks about Devon and if Victor still has Lily.

Phyllis wonders if Cane is trying to seduce and betray her. But he’s telling Phyllis she can fix everything for him, but she won’t cave. So, Cane traps her in the Cane train and says he’s going to get what he wants. He’s got a huge guard there blocking the door making sure that Phyllis can’t get away. So, now he’s basically kidnapped her, which I think is funny.

The Search for Lily Winters and Victoria Newman’s Secret Trap on Young and the Restless

Thursday, February 26, Cane admits something to Phyllis and maybe it’s that he betrayed her. Maybe he’s going to apologize, admit that he needs her to please give Newman Enterprises back to Victor. I cannot imagine anything Cane will say that will get Phyllis to do what he wants.

Noah is ecstatic that Sienna is back, but now he’s afraid for her safety because Matt is free and obviously in town since he’s texting threats. So, Nick, Sharon, Noah, and Sienna talk about Matt. Detective James Burrow (Matt Cohen) joins them, and I’m sure Noah, if he’s smart, will show him the text. Sienna may wonder if she’s safer in Los Angeles or in Genoa City now that Matt is free.

Nate Hastings (Sean Dominic) and Devon demand that Victor tell them where Lily is. We’ll see what prompts them to go to Victor since Cane wasn’t really giving them a lot of info. Nate and Devon return from talking to Victor and tell Abby Newman (Melissa Ordway) they have a lead and are going to go look for Lily. But I wonder if that lead comes from Cane or Victor because I don’t know why he would tell Devon any aspect of the truth like, “Oh yeah, I did fake kidnap your sister.”

Audra Charles’ Strategy and a Shocking Newman Family Showdown

Friday, February 27th, Audra Charles (Zuleyka Silver) gets Sally Spectra (Courtney Hope) to pause and think a minute before she makes a mistake. This may be about taking Billy Abbott (Jason Thompson) back or giving back Newman Media. Audra doesn’t want either thing to happen. Lauren Fenmore (Tracey Bregman) gets an unexpected offer and it may be about Beyond the Gates. They keep name-dropping her and Fenmore’s about a purse collaboration.

Nick and Victoria get a trap ready. I’m assuming it’s for Phyllis. Maybe Nick has changed his mind and is now willing to use the kids against her because he’s hopped up on drugs and is raging. But at this point, Summer and Daniel have both already cut Phyllis out. So, I’m not sure why it would work.

Young and the Restless Spoilers for March 2nd through 6th

The week of March 2nd through the 6th, we’ll see if Victoria and Nick’s trap works and how long until Phyllis is out of Cane’s trap as well. She might walk out of one trap into another. Christine Williams (Lauralee Bell) pushes to get Mariah remanded to a psychiatric facility instead of prison. I expect an off-screen plea bargain, not a full courtroom scene, but that may upset Devon and Abby.

Nate and Devon Hamilton go searching for Lily. We’ll get an update on her soon. Christel Khalil was back filming in early February. I expect to see her back by mid-March at the latest.

Billy keeps going downhill and in his spiral, he may get closer to Phyllis, especially after Cane’s latest trapping stunt. Lauren makes a decision about the offer she receives. Matt Clark’s already terrorizing Noah, and that’s going to escalate. We’re going to have a big Matt versus the Newmans showdown in March.

Sienna is going to be in danger along with Noah and the other Newmans—maybe the Abbotts, too, since they grabbed him and locked him up. The family’s concern about Nick grows because he’s either groggy and overly chill or kind of hyper-aggressive. He’s showing signs of addiction.

His pain is still an issue, but everybody’s distracted by Matt and the Newman business. I think they might be missing red flags. Nick’s going to run out of fentanyl and what then? That’s when things are going to get really scary. Finally, Sally struggles about the ethics of hanging on to Newman Media.

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