Young and Restless 2-Week Spoilers Feb 16-27: Nikki Unleashes Her Fury & Phyllis Becomes the Target

Young and the Restless 2-week spoilers for February 16 -27, 2026 expose that Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott) is raging and Phyllis Summers (Michelle Stafford) finds herself targeted on multiple fronts.

Young and the Restless Spoilers: Mariah’s Home & Making Waves

On Monday, February 16th, Mariah Copeland (Camryn Grimes), Christine Williams (Lauralee Bell), and Sharon Newman (Sharon Case) are discussing the fact that Mariah made bail. However, there is an ankle monitor on her, and Mariah can’t leave Genoa City. Other than that, she can free-range wander, which I don’t know how cool that is considering her crime.

Christine Williams plans an NGRI defense—not guilty by reason of insanity. That’s the legal terminology for the claim. Mariah, however, wants to plead guilty because she was aware of what she was doing. She said she planned it and knew it was wrong—kind of the things that someone with mental health issues doesn’t necessarily understand or is aware of.

Mariah Copeland’s Mental Health Crisis and Legal Defense on Y&R

Mariah also confesses to Sharon and Christine about the old man she nearly murdered. Furthermore, Mariah comes clean about hallucinating Ian Ward (Ray Wise). Sharon tells Mariah this is PTSD. They’re going to get her the help that she needs, not like what she had at the Boston clinic.

Tessa Porter (Cait Fairbanks) goes to check on Abby Newman (Melissa Ordway), Dominic Chancellor (Ethan Ray Clark), and Devon Hamilton Winters (Bryton James). She tells them that Mariah looked ashamed in court. Tessa says that Ian was a horrible influence on Mariah and is to blame, much like when Ian framed Sharon for Heather Stevens (Vail Bloom) murder to get to Mariah.

Abby is outraged and wants to know why the Boston clinic even let Mariah go. Devon is hoping that Mariah can get better, but Abby thinks Mariah is a lost cause. Abby is also wondering if Mariah is a threat to Aria Porter-Copeland (Millie Ingle). Abby’s attitude is that she will never forgive Mariah, especially if Dominic suffers after-effects from the kidnapping.

Young and the Restless Spoilers: Tessa Porter’s Reality Check and Daniel Romalotti’s Growing Feelings

Tessa heads to the coffee shop to talk to Mariah. Of course, Mariah thinks Tessa hates her. Tessa says she hates what Mariah did, but she doesn’t hate her. However, Tessa also gives Mariah a reality check, saying, “You haven’t needed me. You haven’t turned to me, and you kept cutting me out.”

Mariah mentions that her mom told her Tessa filed for divorce. Mariah says Tessa deserves better than her and wants to know if Daniel Romalotti (Michael Graziadei) was watching out for her like she asked. Tessa says vaguely that he’s been a good friend. Then she says Mariah doesn’t have to push her away again because she’s leaving. Tessa walks out on her wife.

Across town, Danny Romalotti (Michael Damian) and Daniel are talking about Mariah’s arrest. Daniel worries Tessa may reconcile with Mariah because she wants to help her, and Danny is worried that Daniel will fall apart if that happens. Daniel just wants Danny to drop it.

When Christine arrives and says that Mariah got bail, Daniel takes off to find Tessa. Danny tells Christine that Daniel has fallen for Tessa. Meanwhile, Daniel takes Tessa in his arms as she cries. Daniel promises to be there for her while she deals with this Mariah ordeal.

Y&R Nick Newman’s Dangerous Addiction and Victor Newman’s Secret Plot

On Tuesday, February 17th, Nick Newman (Joshua Morrow) makes a dangerous move. It looks like he takes Matt Clark’s (Roger Howarth) fentanyl because he’s out of prescription medication and is in pain. Sharon nearly catches Nick when he’s toying with the baggie of pills, but she does see that Nick is up to something. Sharon demands to know what Nick is hiding from her, but he will likely lie to her.

Meanwhile, Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) hits back at Cane Ashby (Billy Flynn). So far, Cane still doesn’t know that Victor was bluffing about the kidnapping. Cane didn’t believe Phyllis, and Victor may tell Cane he tricked him and he fell for it. Victor also knows that Phyllis took everything out from under Cane.

On Wednesday, February 18th, Victoria Newman (Amelia Heinle) explains her plan to Nate Hastings (Sean Dominic). We could see Victoria trying to weaponize Phyllis and Billy Abbott (Jason Thompson) kids against them. She promised to hit them where it hurts. Nikki is also looking for revenge and targeting an enemy—it could be Phyllis, Cane, Billy, or all of them.

Young and the Restless Spoilers: The Newman Family Revenge Against Billy Abbott and Phyllis Summers

Billy’s plans are derailed by Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) on Wednesday. I wonder if Jack is going to reach out to Jill Abbott (Jess Walton) and tell her that Billy is out of control, conspiring with Phyllis, and stole Chancellor. Billy rants at Jack, accusing him of not caring about his brother and saying he’s just upset that Billy beat the Great Victor Newman when Jack wasn’t the one who did it.

On Thursday, February 19th, Billy gets a dose of reality from Victoria. If she’s going a legal route rather than a criminal one, it may involve custody court. Claire Grace Newman (Hayley Erin) wants a deal. She’ll tell Holden Novak (Nathan Owens) a secret if he tells her the whole truth about him and Audra Charles (Zuleyka Silver). What secret is Claire sitting on that would intrigue Holden on Young and Restless?

She’s kind of an open book, and people know what she did. He is crazy if he tells her the truth about him and Audra, but we do know the truth comes out. Cane wants revenge and approaches Daniel about working with him to take down Phyllis. Daniel hates what his mom did. He’s not a fan of Cane’s, but he may agree to it.

Lily Winters Goes Missing as Y&R February Sweeps Conclude

On Friday, February 20th, Devon and Nate are worried and suspicious about Lily Winters (Christel Khalil) sudden radio silence. I wonder if Victor told her to stay off the grid until she heard from him, or if things have taken a turn and Lily is a real captive.

Nikki is worried Victor will do something drastic to get Newman Enterprises back. There’s literally no telling what he might do or what lines he might cross. The week of February 23rd through the 27th is the last week of February sweeps, which ends on Wednesday. Mariah struggles with the consequences of her actions.

She will have a day in court soon. We may not see an actual court hearing; we might just hear the ruling, similar to her arraignment. It kills Mariah to see how much she’s hurt Tessa and what she put Abby and Devon through. However, Mariah would probably be happy right now if she were in Mexico with Dominic.

The Downfall of Billy Abbott and Phyllis Summers

Concerns about Lily intensify, and Nikki fears the worst. She thinks Victor is going to do something unforgivable, and I bet Nikki is right. Cane is bent on revenge and wants to destroy Phyllis in particular, but probably Billy on the side. Victor does too. That’s at least two enemies coming after Phyllis—possibly three with Nikki.

Billy stands to lose everything, and Claire keeps going after Audra. Sally Spectra (Courtney Hope) considers her next move, and Christine fights to get Mariah the help she needs to keep her out of prison. Phyllis may pay dearly for her newfound success, and Billy is also set for a comeuppance. Get ready for more Matt Clark chaos coming after February sweeps wraps up and we head into March.

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