THE NIGHT THE DEAD CAME HOME
Cain Ashby’s life was already in ruins.
The Newman Media exposé had shredded his reputation. His empire was collapsing, and every relationship he’d built — from Jill to Lily — had turned to dust. Alone in the dark, Cain sat surrounded by his losses.
Then came the footsteps.
Slow. Measured. Familiar.
When Cain looked up, lightning split the sky — and standing in the doorway was a ghost made flesh: Rey Rosales.
“You didn’t really think I was gone, did you?” Rey said, his voice calm and lethal.
Cain froze. Rey had been buried months ago, mourned by Sharon, grieved by the entire city. Yet here he was, alive — older, harder, eyes burning with quiet vengeance.
REY’S SECRET — AND CAIN’S SINS EXPOSED
Rey hadn’t just faked his death to disappear. He’d done it to escape the corruption eating away at Genoa City’s soul. But now, from the shadows, he’d seen Cain cross a line too dark to ignore.
Cain’s latest scheme — the forgery of Colin Ashby’s will — had stolen millions from the dying man’s estate, erasing Colin’s legacy and rewriting history in Cain’s favor. Rey had followed the money trail, traced the fake notaries, and uncovered the entire fraud.
When Rey placed the flash drive on Cain’s dresser, the weight of truth hung in the air.
“Every lie, every transfer, every signature you faked — it’s all here,” he said.
“I could destroy you with a single email.”
Cain’s mask cracked. Fear flickered, quickly replaced by arrogance.
“You can’t prove anything,” he sneered. “And even if you could, who’d believe a dead man?”
Rey’s answer chilled him:
“That’s the beauty of it. No one expects the dead to tell the truth.”
A DEAD MAN’S JUSTICE
For all his calm, Rey came with purpose — not to kill Cain, but to make him face the wreckage he’d caused. He gave Cain three days to undo the crime, confess to Jill, and return the stolen estate before Rey exposed him publicly.
“You’ve got seventy-two hours,” Rey said. “After that, the whole world knows.”
But the more Rey spoke of justice, the more Cain saw only humiliation.
He couldn’t survive the scandal. He couldn’t go to prison. And as Rey turned to leave, lightning flashed across his face — the look of a man who’d already lost everything but control.
Something in Cain snapped.
THE FIGHT THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING
Rage exploded. Words turned to shouts. Then to shoves.
“You think you’re a hero?” Cain shouted. “You faked your death and left everyone behind! You don’t get to judge me!”
Rey’s composure broke for the first time. He grabbed Cain by the collar, slamming him into the wall.
“You want to see judgment? Look in the mirror.”
The struggle was brutal — glass shattering, fists flying, years of guilt and hatred finally erupting. When it ended, both men were bloodied and breathless.
Rey walked out without another word. But before leaving, he gave Cain one final warning:
“You just made your choice.”
The door slammed. Silence followed. And for the first time in his life, Cain Ashby felt true fear.
THE CHOICE THAT WILL DAMN HIM
Cain didn’t sleep that night. Or the next.
Every sound, every flicker of light felt like Rey’s eyes watching him. The flash drive sat on his dresser — the weight of judgment itself.
By dawn, paranoia had curdled into resolve. If Rey went to Jill, Cain’s life was over. His empire, his freedom, his name — gone.
But if Rey never made it there…
“If he disappears again,” Cain whispered, staring into the mirror, “the truth dies with him.”
And just like that, the line between victim and villain vanished. The storm outside seemed to echo the darkness rising inside him.
Cain Ashby, once a man chasing redemption, was now a man cornered — and a cornered man is the most dangerous kind.
COMING NEXT ON THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS
- Rey’s return sends shockwaves through Genoa City as whispers spread that the detective who “died a hero” may have faked it all.
- Sharon senses something — a haunting feeling that Rey’s spirit isn’t resting. Could she be the one to uncover his secret life?
- Jill Abbott receives an anonymous package — a copy of Colin’s real will — hours before Cain arrives at her door.
- Billy Abbott, ever the provocateur, decides to dig into Rey’s disappearance, discovering a shocking ally in Chance Chancellor.
- And as the storm over Genoa City deepens, Cain sets a deadly trap — one that might make him a killer before the week is over.
Y&R FANS, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Is Rey truly back from the dead — or is Cain losing his mind under guilt and paranoia?
Will Cain commit murder to protect his secret, or will justice finally catch up to him?
Comment your theories with #YRStormOfSecrets
Because in The Young and the Restless,
some ghosts don’t haunt you — they come back for revenge.
7 Celebrity Cars Sold at Auctions for Unbelievable Prices
2. James Coburn’s 1961 Ferrari 250 GT Spyder California SWB
Production 1952–1964
Price: $11 million
Auction: : RM Sotheby’s
Date: 2008
In a career spanning over 4 decades, the academy award-winning actor James Coburn made appearances in over 70 films and 100 television series. He was also an avid collector of fast cars, including a rare Ferrari 1961 250 GT Spyder California SWB.
The 250 GT Spyder is already a highly coveted car for rich collectors, and when one was put up at a 2008 auction that had been owned by one of Hollywood’s biggest icon of cool, it was expected that the car would get sold at an exorbitant price. At $11 million, it set the world record for the time.
3. Carroll Shelby’s Twin Supercharged Cobra 427 Super Snake
Production 1965–1967
Price: $5.5 million
Auction: Barrett-Jackson
Date: 2007
Back in the 50s and the 60s, Carroll Shelby was a famous American car driver whose achievements include co-winning the grueling Le Mans 24-hour race. After retirement, he worked with Ford on a number of different race car projects, including the famous AC Cobra.
However, not entirely satisfied with the car’s performance, he designed two models fitted with the massive 427 engine and further attached to it two superchargers. At 800 hp, this was a monstrous car for the time, able to accelerate from 0 to 60 in just under 3 seconds.
One, unfortunately, got destroyed in an accident, leaving Shelby’s own Super Snake as the sole original. Its history, coupled with the extreme rarity, enabled it to become the most expensive American-made car sold at an auction.
4. Goldfinger 1964 Aston Martin DB5
Production 1963–1965 (1,059 units), 2020 – (25 units)
Price: $4.6 million
Auction: RM Sotheby’s
Date: 2014
Arguably, Goldfinger remains among the most iconic of British spy films. As with any other James Bond film, it too featured a gadget car in the shape of the Aston Martin DB5. Among the gadgets it featured included a rear bulletproof shield, hidden machine guns, a passenger ejector seat, oil slick sprayer, caltrop spreader, and a radar receiver.
There were two of them used in the movie, but one of them stolen and was never seen again. This, of course, drove the value of the surviving car up further. When the car was put up for auction in 2014, it was quickly sold over to a car collector and a long-time bond fan for a price of £2.9 million ($4.6 million).
5. John Lennon’s Rolls Royce Phantom V
Production 1959–1968 832 produced
Price: $2.3 million
Auction: RM Sotheby’s
Date: 1985
The brand, Rolls Royce, has always been synonymous with luxury. For nearly a century, Rolls Royce has been the vehicle of choice for Royals and dignitaries alike. With only 517 made, the Phantom V was one of the more exclusive of Rolls Royce’s line-ups.
The British singer, John Lennon, eventually got hold of one and decided to make extensive changes to it. This included installing a new backseat that could change into a double bed, a ‘floating’ vinyl record player, a cassette tape deck and speakers on the front wheels of the car.
However, the most defining change was the exterior paint job – a psychedelic design of various colors that made it look like a “gypsy wagon – but more sixties.” To help cover an issue with the IRS, Lennon eventually donated the car to the Smithsonian Institute in 1977.
However, just 8 years later, the museum would put the car up for auction. Its rarity, past ownership, as well as its uniqueness, fetched it a high price of $2.4 million ($5.75 million in today’s money), a new record for the time.
6. Clark Gable’s 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing
Image Credit: Barrett-Jackson Auction Company, LLC. The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions ®
Price: $2 million
Auction: Barrett-Jackson
Date: 2015
Clark Gable, known in his time as the ‘King of Hollywood,’ is easily among the most recognizable actors of the 30s and 40s. In a career that lasted 37 years, he made his starring appearance in such movies as Gone with the Wind, It Happened One Night, Saratoga, Boom Town, and the Misfits.
He actor also had a deep interest in fast cars and owned many expensive cars over the years. Among them was the 300Sl Gullwing, a car that at the time that was just as iconic as the actor himself. In 2015, the ‘Sportscar of the century’ was sold at an auction in California for a price of $2 million – not a bad deal for one of the all-time best cars driven by one of the all-time best Hollywood actors.
7. Phil Berg’s 1931 Duesenberg Model J
Production 1928–1937
