Surprises are in store for Genoa City residents on The Young and the Restless! In the episode airing on Friday, November 13, 2026, according to spoilers provided to Soap Central by the show's publicity team, Danny and Cricket are going to receive a surprise visitor, while Audra turns to someone from her past for a favor. Meanwhile, Jack tries to protect Billy from himself!
Surprise, Surprise

On Friday's episode, watch for Danny (Michael Damian) and Cricket (Lauralee Bell) to receive a surprise visitor. Could it be Danny's granddaughter Lucy (Lily Brooks O'Briant)? What about Nina (Tricia Cast) or Gina (Patty Weaver)?
Danny and Cricket could use a little conflict in their lives. A happy marriage often means death for a soap opera couple, but that's not always the case. There are lots of ways to introduce conflict to the couple that's about to celebrate their first anniversary since remarrying. Will their surprise visitor bring a new storyline to the fan favorite duo?
Audra's Past

On Friday's episode, watch for Audra to turn to someone from her past for a favor. Might she reach out to Noah (Lucas Adams) for some help? Let's face it, Audra doesn't have that many friends in Genoa City outside of Sally (Courtney Hope).
Audra might need a favor in the form of some legal help, as her past from The Shadow Room in Los Angeles might come to light. Claire (Hayley Erin) is certainly suspicious of what went down there. She's acting like she knows more than she does. It takes a lot of Audra to be concerned, and her last few encounters with Claire have her on edge. Is someone going to help Audra?
Big Brother Is Helping

On Friday's show, watch for Jack (Peter Bergman) to try to protect Billy (Jason Thompson) from himself. Billy put his plan to go after Chancellor Industries on hold while he focused on Sally, their baby, Ruby, and his wedding to Sally.
The wedding is over. Jill (Jess Walton) is stable and recovering after a health crisis in London. Ruby has safely come into the world. Is Billy circling back on his plan to leverage an unpaid loan that John Abbott (Jerry Douglas) made to Phillip Chancellor II (Donnelly Rhodes) to take control of Chancellor Industries?
Jack may want Billy to put this idea on hold, and even cancel it. Billy's obsessed with proving to his mother that he deserves to run Chancellor. Will that motivate him to re-evaluate his decision to go after the company using the terms of the financial deal that John and Phillip made decades ago?
Who is going to visit Cricket and Danny? Is Audra going to find the help that she needs? Can Jack save Billy from himself? Sound off in the comments section!