The Young And The Restless (Y&R) scoop suggests the evidence is mounting that Ashland Locke (Robert Newman) faked his cancer. But is it all just an elaborate set-up, courtesy of Victor Newman (Eric Braeden)?
Ashland has told everyone, including his wife, that Victor is setting him up. But Victoria Newman (Amelia Heinle) believes her father isn’t capable of going to such lengths. However, longtime viewers know this would be a play taken right out of Victor’s wheelhouse.
In 1981, Victor held photographer Michael Scott (Nick Benedict) hostage in his basement and fed him rats. In 2014, he hired Mariah Copeland (Camryn Grimes) to gaslight Sharon Rosales (Sharon Case). Mariah looked exactly like Sharon’s dead daughter Cassie. Of course, it turned out later she was her twin. Nevertheless, every time Mariah appeared to her, Sharon thought she was losing her mind.
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In 2015, Victor hired drug lord Marco Annicelli to impersonate Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman). Marco looked exactly like Jack and took over his life. This included sleeping with his wife Phyllis Summers (Michelle Stafford). Which is why Phyllis still hates Victor to this day. Incidentally, Marco was from Peru. Coincidence? Perhaps not.
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Victor had no problem accepting the Lockeness Monster into his family, when he thought his time on earth was limited. But when Victoria and Ashland announced that his cancer treatments were working, Victor turned on him. He immediately tasked Michael Baldwin (Christian LeBlanc) with looking into the clinic in Peru. So, did Victor begin plotting Ashland’s downfall right then and there?
On the other hand, Ashland is as shady as they come. We’ve seen him desperately trying to cover up everything. He’s also made calls to his minions in Peru. Since then, Michael has disappeared. But could Victor have told Michael to stay missing until Ashland is out of their lives? Ashland also genuinely seems to love Victoria, so lying about having cancer would seem unusually cruel.
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Victor has also shared his suspicions with Nate Hastings (Sean Dominic). Shortly after, the doctor found evidence that Ashland never had cancer. He looked through his former friend’s medical records and discovered his chest x-rays were completely clear. Plus, he found out Ashland didn’t have one chemotherapy session at Memorial Hospital. But could Victor have planted the chest x-ray, knowing Nate would look for it? It’s possible he may even have managed to erase any records of Ashland’s chemo.
All of this makes us wonder if Y&R was throwing us a major hint on Wednesday, when Adam Newman (Mark Grossman) voiced his suspicions to his father. “Are the accusations against Ashland legitimate?” he asked. “Could it be true that all this is part of your master plan to regain control of Newman Locke?” Victor’s eyes twinkled and he grinned at his son.
So, what do you think? Is Adam onto something big? Vote in our poll below!
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