The Young and the Restless spoilers: Phyllis & Billy join hands while Jack & Traci uncover ‘Alan’s’ real identity

Surprises are ahead on The Young and the Restless as Phyllis and Billy pool their resources for a risky new venture and Jack and Traci dig into the intrigue surrounding "Alan Laurent." With the traumatic experience of kidnapping behind them, emotions will be in high gear.

Furthermore, trust will be strained to the breaking point as the Abbotts are pulled into a web of lies, one that hits closer to home than any of them could ever have imagined. In the upcoming episodes, Phyllis will channel her misery into ambition, and Traci will start connecting dots that she can no longer ignore, the stakes rise exponentially.

Billy's plots for revenge will earn him some extremely unlikely friends, and Jack will be forced to deal with the horrifying possibility that his sister's fiancé has a dark and deadly secret on The Young and the Restless.

Disclaimer: This is speculative, and the article contains spoilers for The Young and the Restless

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Phyllis seeks comfort on The Young and the Restless

Following the recent kidnapping, Phyllis will struggle with leftover emotional aftereffects. Though Summer and Daniel will try to comfort her, Phyllis will instead take a bit of time for herself alone in the park in an attempt to clear her head. During the process, she will meet up with Billy, who will also be struggling with frustrations about his career prospects.

Phyllis will express interest in returning to work, prompting Billy to give her the lowdown on his intentions for Abbott Communications. He will choose to tell the truth about his relationship with Aristotle Dumas, instead of having deceived Sally Spectra regarding it previously.

Phyllis will listen intently as Billy describes a new scheme involving Dumas, one that appears to be designed to destroy Victor Newman.

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Billy and Phyllis forge a new alliance on The Young and the Restless

While the plan itself will stay under wraps at this point, Phyllis will be tantalized by revenge. With her unfinished anger towards her kidnapping and the intrigue that has been involved in identifying the perpetrator, she will probably align with Billy in his quest for revenge.

Both of them will choose to cooperate on this business idea, and a new relationship will be born that will sooner or later become complicated in terms of their private lives.

In the meantime, Sally can observe Billy's increasing relationship with Phyllis, which can raise suspicions about where his true loyalties lie. While Phyllis turns to Billy for distraction and guidance, a possible love triangle can start to emerge.

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Traci connects the dots concerning 'Alan' on The Young and the Restless

Distantly, Traci will begin assembling a daunting portrait of the man she believes is Alan Laurent. After talking to Sharon Newman, Traci will remain suspicious about Alan and his strange indicator she has found on his phone.

She will be even more suspicious after getting the news report from Sharon and Kyle regarding information on the clinic where Phyllis and Sharon were being held. Traci will approach Jack with her suspicions, and he will initially be unable to accept that the man his sister is engaged to would commit a violent crime.

But when Traci presents her evidence, including Alan's reaction when she questioned him and inconsistencies in his background, Jack will begin to consider the possibility that "Alan" may not be who he purports to be.

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Jack and Traci prepare for the worst on The Young and the Restless

When the brothers investigate deeper, they will begin to suspect that "Alan" is Martin Laurent, Alan's twin, who is missing. They will discover more signs that point toward Martin having assumed his identity and re-emerged under Alan's name, and his professional reputation as a disguise for a disquieting motive.

This discovery will make Jack believe that Martin is alive and possibly dangerous, and he will move to protect Traci and the rest of the family.

In the meantime, Diane Jenkins will continue to try and maintain peace in the Abbott family, maybe to conceal her secrets regarding the surprise makeover—or something bigger entirely. Whether she's concealing something about Alan or simply keeping mum remains to be seen.

Later in the week, Jack will prepare to confront "Alan" with reality. Traci will struggle with the emotional consequences of what she is coming to understand, that the man she loves may have been deceiving her all along. As they move toward confrontation, "Alan" will probably know that the Abbotts are closing in and will stop at nothing to prevent them from revealing him.

With Billy and Phyllis teaming up and Jack and Traci discovering Martin's real identity, The Young and the Restless is preparing for a dramatic showdown. The consequences of these revelations will set the stage for a volatile unraveling of events that will change the Abbott family forever.

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