Nick Newman’s shocking decision to kidnap Borrow in order to extract the truth about Matt sends The Young and the Restless into a whirlwind of chaos and emotional turmoil, as Nick, pushed to his breaking point after discovering disturbing clues about Matt’s hidden life, forces a confrontation that reveals three explosive truths capable of shaking Genoa City to its core, and the first truth comes out when Borrow, terrified yet strangely relieved to finally speak, confesses that Matt has been running an underground surveillance scheme targeting multiple Newman family members, secretly tracking their movements and gathering sensitive data for reasons no one fully understands, though Borrow insists Matt claimed it was “for their protection,” but Nick immediately senses the twisted obsession behind it and realizes Matt’s behavior has escalated far beyond anything the family ever imagined, leading Borrow to reveal the second truth, a revelation that hits Nick like a punch to the chest as he learns that Matt wasn’t working alone but had formed a covert partnership with an unknown accomplice who has been manipulating events from the shadows, feeding Matt paranoia, pushing him to extremes, and possibly orchestrating far more dangerous actions than anyone suspected, and Borrow describes vague encounters with this mysterious figure, someone he never clearly saw but always sensed lingering nearby, making Nick suddenly fear that the entire situation is part of a larger, darker scheme aimed directly at the Newman family, and the third truth Borrow finally admits is the most devastating, because he reveals that Adam was never the intended victim of Matt’s rage despite the recent violent encounter, but instead Nick himself was the ultimate target, as Matt had developed a delusional belief that Nick was “destroying everything good” in the family and needed to be “removed” before his supposed damage became permanent, and hearing this shakes Nick to his core as he realizes how close he came to becoming another casualty of Matt’s unraveling mind, and with this confession Nick understands that everything Matt has done—from the stalking to the cellar to Adam’s stabbing—was part of a spiraling plan rooted in jealousy, fear, and instability, prompting Nick to face the terrible dilemma of what to do next as Borrow pleads for protection, begging Nick to understand that he never wanted to be part of Matt’s scheme and only followed orders out of fear for his own life, and Nick, torn between rage and responsibility, knows he must act quickly to prevent Matt from striking again, even as he battles the guilt of taking such drastic measures to uncover the truth, but Genoa City is about to erupt when the rest of the Newmans discover what Nick has done, and while Victoria sides with him, understanding the danger Matt represents, Victor explodes with fury over Nick’s reckless kidnapping, insisting that the family must handle threats through power and strategy, not desperation, but Nick stands firm, knowing that without Borrow’s confession they might never have uncovered the full scope of Matt’s plans, and the fallout spreads even further when Sharon learns what happened, torn between her concern for Nick’s safety and her horror that he resorted to such extreme measures, while Adam, still recovering from his injuries, begins piecing together details that suggest Matt’s mysterious accomplice may be someone with a longstanding grudge against both brothers, and as tension builds, alliances shift and suspicions rise, the entire canvas of the show tightens toward an explosive confrontation, with Matt still missing, the accomplice still unknown, and the Newmans bracing for what could be the most dangerous chapter their family has ever faced, and in the midst of chaos Nick realizes the truth Borrow couldn’t articulate: Matt won’t stop until his warped vision is complete, meaning another attack is inevitable, and this chilling realization forces Nick, Adam, and Victoria into an uneasy alliance to hunt Matt down before he strikes again, setting the stage for a high-stakes showdown that promises to expose secrets, test loyalties, and redefine the future of the Newman family forever.