The Young and the Restless (Y&R) spoilers for Friday, December 20 tease that while he is mourning, Daniel Romalotti (Michael Graziadei) tries to remain a support for his grieving daughter Lucy Romalotti (Lily Brooks O’Briant).

Daniel and Lucy have been through a lot, much of it at the hands of Sharon Newman (Sharon Case). However, she is not a killer, but it will just take a hot minute before the town realizes this.

Until then, it’s a safe bet that father and daughter will continue to blame Sharon for all the heck going down in their lives.

Spoiler alert: Daniel receives epic Heather news in the near future!

The Young and the Restless spoilers: Nick Concerned for Sharon

Meanwhile Nick Newman (Joshua Morrow) has more concerns after Sharon’s second latest hypnosis session. He realizes that Sharon did not kill Heather Stevens (Vail Bloom) and that whoever did could target Sharon next.

n case you missed it, Sharon remembered that someone else is responsible for Phyllis Summers’ (Michelle Stafford) accident, so Nick has a lot to worry about since someone has already successfully slipped Sharon some PCP.

Y&R spoilers: Ian and Jordan Plot and Connive

Elsewhere, Ian Ward (Ray Wise) reminds his partner in crime Jordan (Colleen Zenk) that she still has a job to do: eliminating Sharon.

Ian and Jordan know the net is closing in on their nefarious activity, and Ian wants to nip the threat in the bud. For someone so canny and methodical, it seems as if he could have accomplished this feat far sooner, yes?

After giving Jordan her instructions, Ian gets busy on the next phase of his plan, targeting Tessa Porter (Cait Fairbanks).

The Young and the Restless spoilers: What Happens Next on the CBS Sudser?

Tessa’s partner Mariah Copeland (Camryn Grimes) was forced to “marry” Ian at one point, but she herself has never met him. So, it will be child’s play for him to trick Tessa, which he sets about doing on Friday’s episode.

Tessa is a kind-hearted individual, so do you think that Ian will fake needing help, or will he simply present himself as a charming, talkative stranger? Tell us what you think Y&R fans!