The Young And The Restless Spoilers: Diane’s Disturbing Disappearance – Patty Does Victor’s Bidding?

The Young and the Restless spoilers document that Diane Jenkins Abbott (Susan Walters) went missing after crossing back with multiple other characters from Beyond The Gates.

Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) is concerned but doesn’t realize the importance of what’s happened.

Patty Williams (Stacy Haiduk) is working with Dr. Laurence Markham (Jere Burns).

He appears to be the supposed medical professional connected to her recent release from a mental institution, which might make fans wonder how that’s linked to Victor Newman (Eric Braeden).

As devoted fans recall, Victor was behind Patty’s encounter with Jack on the yacht earlier this year, which caused his marriage to implode. Now, Diane seems to have been kidnapped.

Jack Abbott Is Target Number One

Victor wasn’t able to achieve immediate vengeance against Cane Ashby (Billy Flynn), though he’s currently pursuing that through Matt Clark (Roger Howarth).

The Moustache also wasn’t able to wrest control of Newman Enterprises from Phyllis Summers (Michelle Stafford) until recently.

So, in the meantime, he blew off steam by attacking Jack. Victor’s fury erupted when Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott) excoriated him for having sicced Patty on him.

Throwing Nikki off the Ranch was her punishment. It’s an easy hunch to believe that Victor is also behind Patty and the bad doctor’s dealings, though, as well as all things Moustache, proof will surely be elusive.

Diane Jenkins Abbott Is Confused

First, Y&R fans saw Diane in Genoa City, Wisconsin. She was staying in the Genoa City Athletic Club, like Nikki, as an estranged spouse.

Next, viewers saw Diane by Jack’s side in the BTG crossover episodes, which were well done and compelling.

However, Y&R fans brought the current context with them to those scenes, wondering why the Abbotts were lovey-dovey.

The difference in both shows filming schedules created a noticeable but not tragic continuity problem that is addressed within dialogue in GC.

Diane was putting on a show for their friends in Atlanta, Georgia, which countless other pairings have done across the daytime decades.

Finally, viewers see Diane reappear in GC, but she’s seemingly been directed to a location where she’s held against her will that involves Burns’ character.

Television devotees know that Walters and Burns were part of the Judd Hirsch-led (John Lacey) cast of the sitcom, Dear John, in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Patty Williams Seeks Unrealistic Goals

Patty is convinced that Jack wants her and will be better off without Diane. Haiduk’s character has achieved the marital split but wants more.

So, her meeting with the doctor needs to be further fleshed out. Buzz about Dr. Markham potentially being connected to Phyllis’ and Sharon Newman’s (Sharon Case) abductor, Martin Laurent (Christopher Cousins), makes sense.

Both characters have recently referenced their kidnapping and the experiments they were forced to endure that occurred two years ago.

Some form of mind control to potentially force Diane to permanently break from Jack or to concoct a scenario where he catches her cheating on him are realistic projections.

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