The Wednesday, March 12th episode of The Young and the Restless brought with it a bombshell revelation of who seems to be behind the ‘Squid Game’ type situation, and kidnapping, that arch enemies Phyllis (Michelle Stafford) and Sharon (Sharon Case) find themselves in. (If you don’t want anymore storyline spoilers don’t read any further).
For days, Sharon and Phyllis have been (as has now been identified at the abandoned Havenhurst mental institution basement) held hostage, as the mechanically-manipulated voice pipes through the loudspeaker in the basement giving them directions, games, tasks, and tidbits, while forcing them to work together to survive; knowing that the two women have deep-seated issues with each other.
It seems like only a noted psychologist or one who thinks they are one, and someone who understands human behavior, might have the women trapped in an experiment. Now, after saving each other’s lives, there is one final riddle to conquer, they have to find an escape route together.
Meanwhile at the GCAC, Alan Laurent (Christopher Cousins) proposes to Traci Abbott (Beth Maitland), and she accepts. Alan takes Traci’s hand and says, “I’ve spent a lifetime without you, Traci.” He says he wants to give Traci all the space she needs, but he wants to be closer to her. Alan says, “I love you very much. Traci Abbott, will you marry me?” An overwhelmed Traci says, “Yes, I will marry you.”
Next, Alan leaves to go get Traci an engagement ring, as Traci tells Jack (Peter Bergman) and Diane (Susan Walters) that Alan just asked her to marry him. Jack asks if this what Traci wants and with tears in her eyes, she says “More than anything!” Later in the park, Alan looks at the engagement ring he got for Traci, when his cellphone goes off. He takes it out of his pocket and its revealed he is the person watching Sharon and Phyllis on the video feed.
But … is this really Alan or is presumed-dead twin, Martin, who previously impersonated Alan? If you recall we learned in Paris, Martin enjoyed taking Alan’s place and being thought of as a respected psychiatrist. In fact, it was Martin, who pretended to be Alan which sent Ashley (Eileen Davidson) on a spiral of DID.
A few months back, Sharon under went hypnosis with Alan after she believed she killed Heather Stevens. Is that link up to the story? Alan has been Martin this whole time? Last year, Alan and Martin had a face-off in Paris with Martin presumably falling to his death over a balcony.
