We were happy to see The Young and the Restless’ Cole (J. Eddie Peck) finally arrive back in Genoa City in the episode that aired on April 24. He’s been missing in action for months, allegedly touring the Newman Publishing offices around the world. He wasn’t there for Victoria (Amelia Heinle) and Claire (Hayley Erin) as they battled Jordan (Colleen Zenk), he was absent when Ian (Ray Wise) subsequently held the mother/daughter duo hostage and Cole was gone when Victor (Eric Braeden) declared his unwavering disapproval of #Kylaire.
Unfortunately, Cole’s return came with a new mystery illness. In the same episode, while eating with Victoria and Claire, he had a coughing fit that spelled trouble. We can’t say for sure the severity of his illness, which he himself writes off as a simple cold, but we suspect it could boil down to him facing a life-or-death situation. It’s possible that Cole developed his health condition naturally, but we can’t rule out that Ian is behind it all.
