WhileThe Young and the Restlessis never short on drama, the Aristotle Dumas plot adds a murder mystery twist to proceedings and threatens even the show’s most central characters as a result.This week onThe Young and the Restless, the unseen killer who murdered Damian Kane seems set to be revealed.
However, this doesn’t mean thatThe Young and the Restless’ Aristotle Dumas schemewon’t claim more victims before the plot wraps up.Cane Ashby’s enigmatic alter ego wasn’t the one who stabbed Damian in the back, but his ex-wife Lily still blames him for putting everyone in harm’s way by setting up an elaborate getaway at his remote French country estate.
Head Writer and Executive Producer Josh Griffith toldSoapOperaDigestthat a famous mystery novel inspired this plot:
“We knew that we had to reintroduce Cane in a big way as his return would impact so many of the characters… The original inspiration for this storyline wasMurder on the Orient Express, but as I began plotting the story, I decided that we needed a locale where the characters would be trapped together, so the idea was born to send everyone to Dumas’s remote chalet… Having a maze with so many secret paths and areas only increased the intensity of all the characters being together under these circumstances… It was time for Lily to have a big story with romance, and who better to upset Lily’s life than Cane Ashby? Lily and Cane have such a rich history that I was interested in exploring with the added element of Cane now having this alter ego and taking him back to his roots when we first met the character.”
Damian Kane’s Death Is Just The Beginning of The Young and The Restless’s Aristotle Dumas Mystery
No One Is Safe In Cane Ashby’s Remote Palatial French Estate
The big difference betweenThe Young and the Restless’s Cane Ashby storylineand Agatha Christie’s iconic murder mysteryMurder on the Orient Expressis that the shadowy, mysterious figure at the center of that influential murder mystery is soon killed off. In contrast, althoughCane Ashby/Aristotle Dumas invited everyone to his estate under false pretenses, he wasn’t the killer’s victim.
No one is safe on the estate, even if Ashby isn’t a killer, and even leaving might not be enough to save them.
This was a canny change, sincekilling off Aristotle Dumas right after healing his real identity would have been a waste of a great storyline. However, killing off Damian instead proves that Griffith’s comment is true. No one is safe on the estate, even if Ashby isn’t a killer, and even leaving might not be enough to save them.
Ashby/Dumas has already bought up plenty of land in Genoa City, so leaving the estate behind won’t bring the characters back to normality. ThedevastatingThe Young and the Restlessdeathof Damian Kane is only the beginning of this knotty plot.
Our Take On The Young and The Restless’s Aristotle Dumas Storyline
Setting The Story In Aristotle Dumas’ Estate Gives This Plot Agatha Christie Vibes
Aristotle Dumas’s plot was already a strong story forThe Young and the Restless’s summer season, but adding a murder mystery twist with Damian Kane’s death was an ingenious choice. This raised the stakes, but it also felt fitting given the story’s setting and tone.
Ashby’s scheme reminds viewers that the character had an amoral edge when he first appeared in the series years earlier, but revealing that he isn’t Damian’s killer means he is not the only character viewers can’t trust. This twisty plotting makesThe Young and the Restless’s storyline less predictable.
Meanwhile, the revelation that Ashby has bought up half of Genoa City means that, even after the trip to France wraps up, things won’t return to normal. Instead,The Young and the Restless’s murder mystery plot can keep viewers guessing and its main characters in peril for some time to come.
