‘The Young And The Restless’ Spoilers Friday, February 20: Unwelcome Encounter, Firm Boundaries, Dangerous Alliance

The Young and the Restless spoilers are in for Friday, February 20, 2026. In the next episode, fans can expect one character to have an unwelcome encounter.

It will force a woman to set down firm boundaries to protect her child. Keep reading to find out what is coming up in the CBS soap opera.

5 KEY POINTS

• Devon Winters and Nate Hastings investigate Lily’s disappearance and begin to suspect Victor Newman is behind the silence

• Cane Ashby grows desperate as Victor refuses to release Lily and the twins, pushing Cane to seek help from Daniel Romalotti Jr.

• Nikki Newman worries Victor is going too far, even as she wants both Chancellor Industries and Newman Enterprises back

• Mariah Copeland has an unwelcome encounter with Abby Winters and Dominic during a tense meeting with Christine Blair Romalotti

• Shaken by the encounter, Abby sets firm boundaries to protect Dominic Newman-Abbott-Winters-Chancellor, raising questions about how far she’ll go

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Devon Winters Investigation

Let’s start off with Devon Winters (Bryton James) and Nate Hastings (Sean Dominic). Lily Winters (Christel Khalil) took the kids on a getaway out of town.

The woman needed to clear her head. According to Victor Newman (Eric Braeden), Lily agreed to the fake kidnapping ruse. However, the woman has been off the radar for a while now.

Nate and Devon will put their heads together. Will they figure out that Victor is responsible for Lily and the twins going radio silent? 

Cane Ashby’s Alliance

Over with Cane Ashby (Billy Flynn), Victor refuses to release Lily and the twins. Victor expects the man to give him back his family empire.

However, Cane has no control anymore since Phyllis Summers (Michelle Stafford) struck. Victor doesn’t really care and told Cane to figure it out.

There is no way that Phyllis is going to help out Cane and give up all her power and control.  So, Cane will try to make a deal with Daniel Romalotti, Jr. (Michael Grazaidei).

Nikki Newman Frets

The Young and the Restless spoilers for Friday, February 20 reveal that Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott) will continue to fret.

While she wants Chancellor Industries back as well as Newman Enterprises, Nikki is concerned about how far Victor is going to go.

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Unwelcome Encounter

There is also an unwelcome encounter. Mariah Copeland (Camryn Grimes) meets with Christine Blair Romalotti (Lauralee Bell).

The two will discuss the defense strategy and what compelled Mariah to kidnap Dominic Newman-Abbott-Winters-Chancellor (Ethan Ray Clark). 

However, that is when Abby Winters (Melissa Ordway) and Dominic show up. While Abby probably tries to go the other way, Dominic and Mariah must see each other.

Dominic doesn’t realize that Mariah kidnapped him, so he will probably want to say hi.

Firm Boundaries

That results in Abby feeling like her family isn’t safe in Genoa City. The woman will put down firm boundaries. However, she can’t stop Mariah from getting coffee or going to the park.

So, what kind of boundaries will Abby set for Mariah? 

Which storyline are you looking forward to seeing the most on Friday, January 20, 2026? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.

Remember to keep watching the soap on CBS or Paramount+ to find out what is going to happen next.

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