The Young and the Restless spoilers: Nick races to Sharon’s side after her dramatic escape

The Young and the Restless has been revolving around the story of Sharon Newman and her kidnapping ever since the New Years Eve party in Genoa City. Finally, the character seems ready to make a break for it and escape the clutches of her captor.

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Spoilers for Friday, January 24, reveal that Nick Newman will rush to Sharon's side following her escape from Jordan's clutches. Mariah Copeland is set to discover her mother in the park, dazed and confused. This might be because of the lingering effects of the PCP drug laced in Sharon's water.

It’s unclear what will happen next, but Nick may confront Jordan for drugging Sharon again and reveal that Jordan is Ian Ward’s accomplice. Mariah could share this news with her family, including Tessa, to warn them. How Jordan will react after discovering Sharon’s disappearance, and how the Newman family will handle the situation, remains to be seen.

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What happened to Sharon Newman on The Young and the Restless?

Actress Sharon Case as the character of Sharon Newman in a still from The Young and the Restless (Image via CBS)

Sharon Newman has been going through a tough time on The Young and the Restless, ever since she was suspected for the murder of Heather Stevens. Initially, Sharon thought that she murdered Heather. This was after she blacked out at the Romalotti house and awoke to see that Heather was dead, after a possible altercation between the two.

Sharon panicked and disposed of Heather's body, but continued feeling guilty. She kept being plagued by hallucinations of Cameron and kept reliving her daughter Cassie's death too. In this fragile state, her rival Phyllis Summers continually suspected her and badgered her about Heather's murder, an already touchy subject. Sharon was even confronted by Daniel on suspicion of Heather's murder, something that made her even more upset.

Sharon also thought she was responsible for a car crash, where her rival Phyllis was involved and barely survived from a deep coma. However, a drug report later found that Sharon's medication was being laced with a drug called PCP, which was making her hallucinate, blackout, and lose control. This was the reason she had been out of sorts.

The villainess Jordan Howard in a still from The Young and the Restless (Image via CBS)

Viewers learned that villains Ian and Jordan had returned to Genoa City and orchestrated everything. Still, Sharon, unaware of this, underwent hypnosis to confirm her innocence. She recalled seeing another person in the room the night Heather was murdered, realizing she wasn’t guilty.

On New Year’s Eve, Jordan kidnapped Sharon before she could meet her family. Instead of killing her, he imprisoned her in an underground sewer, chaining her to a pipe. After struggling free, Sharon escaped and was found by her daughter Mariah in an isolated park, reuniting with her family.

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