Michael (Christian LeBlanc) and Lauren (Tracey Bregman) are still reeling from the news they learned on yesterday's The Young and the Restless, that Jeffrey Bardwell is blackmailing Gloria and will likely drain her dry.  Michael is just as worried about themselves as he is about his mother because they are all accessories after the fact and can be dragged down as well.

At the club, Jeffrey (Ted Shackelford) happens upon Jill (Jess Walton) who is waiting to meet her mother.  Jeffrey orders a bottle of champagne and invites himself to sit down.  He announces happily that he is engaged, but is met by incredulous head-shaking by Jill.

Gloria (Judith Chapman) finds Kevin (Greg Rikaart) at the coffeehouse to ask him for help.  She figured out what she's going to do: she's going to flee the country.  But Kevin wants her to beat this guy at his own game instead of running away.

Neil (Kristoff St. John) finds out that his new singer at Indigo has come down with the flu and cannot make her debut performance tonight.  He is in a bind, so he asks Karen (Nia Peeples) to fill in.  Karen is reluctant, but Neil begs and begs.

Lauren wants Michael not to get involved with Gloria's problems.  She wants him to say enough is enough.

Kevin and Gloria continue to brainstorm a plan.  Kevin wants to turn the tables on Jeffrey--make up scandalous stories about him.

Jill tells Jeffrey that she is stunned to hear his news.  Finally, after a lot of hemming and hawing, Jill offers her congratulations.

Lily (Chistel Khalil) encourages Karen to sing tonight, but Karen freaks out nervously.  Finally, Karen comes around and agrees to sing, but unfortunately, she's only got 45 minutes to prepare before she goes on.  At the coffeehouse, Devon (Bryton McClure) and Roxanne (Tatyana Ali) are still devising a scheme to set Lily up with Roxanne's friend Alan.  So far, everything is going as planned.

Katherine (Jeanne Cooper) arrives at the club and is also incredulous to hear of Jeffrey's nuptial news.  As soon as he leaves, Katherine and Jill gossip that there is definitely more than love involved.  Cane (Daniel Goddard) joins them, and as soon as he sits down, Katherine and Jill offer him a promotion.  He doesn't think he deserves one, but nevertheless, he is the new director of acquisitions.

Neil calls up Lauren to ask if she can help come up with a fabulous dress for Karen to wear.  Lauren agrees to help, and uses the opportunity to take Michael out for a night of fun to take their mind off their Gloria problems.

Cane decides to take his mother and grandmother out to celebrate his promotion after dessert and suggests going to Indigo.  Jill and Katherine suggest that he invite Heather as well, but Cane tells them he's no longer seeing her.

Lauren shows up with a bunch of dresses for Karen.  Lauren selects a sequined one-shoulder dress for her.

Roxanne's friend Alan meets her and Devon at the coffeehouse, and Devon tries to talk up Lily to him.

Kevin advises Gloria to make amends with Jeffrey tonight and get him talking, in order to get something incriminating out of him.  Gloria calls Jeffrey and asks him for a drink.  She wants him to meet her at Indigo.

Everyone converges at Indigo, as Karen gets more and more nervous.  Lily meets Devon, Roxanne and Alan, but she knows that the whole thing is a set-up cooked up by her brother.  From across the room, she and Cane lock eyes.  He goes over to say hello, and it's very awkward.  Elsewhere in the club, they see Gloria and Jeffrey laughing giddily.  Jill suspects Gloria of being after something.

Gloria goes up to the bar and orders two mojitos.  She wants hers to be very, very weak and Jeffrey's to have three shots of run.

Finally, Neil goes up onstage.  Just before he introduces Karen, she runs out of there, making him introduce the piano player instead.  She runs back to the office, and he follows and apologizes to her for pushing her too much.  Oh come on!  The Young and the Restless has been building up Karen's singing for a little while now, and they're not going to go through with it?  Boo.  Lily goes back to the office to check on Karen as well, but then rushes out of there because she catches them kissing.

Gloria flirts with Jeffrey and it appears to be working.  He tells her that he really does want to marry her, and the blackmail is just a security measure.

Outside of the club, Lily tries calling Colleen, but just gets her voicemail.  Cane follows her outside to see if she's okay.  He observes that her date seems like a nice guy.  But then, he changes gears and admits that he was jealous to see her with Alan, and then gives her a big kiss.

Next on The Young and the Restless: Michael advises Victor, Gloria has Jeffrey exactly where she wants him, Neil and Karen kiss.


-Debbie Chang, BuddyTV Staff Writer
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