Liveblogging "The Young & The Restless": Ghosts from the past

It's time to head back to Genoa City to witness Phillip's big super secret reveal. How will his family react? And why am I so enamored of Nina (played by the fabulous Tricia Cast?) Could it be that she has a "super secret" in her past?

Join us for the fun below, and refresh often for updates!

Before we begin, a word about the hotness that is Tricia Cast. Not only is she the finest actor on this show, she was also one of my favorite child stars when I was young. She starred in a ton of early-80's tv shows (including as Jason Bateman's sister in the short-lived series It's Your Move), and then there's this classic nugget (watch to the end).

But I digress. Now on with the show .... "Wheeee!"

11:00AM EST: And we have ... the Young & The Restless! Phew!

11:05AM EST: Phyliis is being questioned by Heather about abusing Summer. Nina, Kay and Jill are discussing the Phillip situation and Jill accuses Nina of wanting to tear the family apart. Cane is furious that Phillip came back, but Phillip says he did it so Cane wouldn't have to deal with the situation alone.

11:10AM EST: Phyllis wants to know who accused her of child-abuse, and we cut to Mary Jane reclining on her bed, practicing her exposition skills with her stuffed cat. Love her. Kay, Jill and Nina are still going at it, and Kay talks about her family history being re-written, and her faith being rattled to the core. Cane and Phillip start arguing in the hospital corridor, with Phillip saying "you knew the risks", and Cane saying "stuff it, shorty, this is my life, not yours!"

11:15AM EST: Phillip leaves, but Cane says he's not leaving til he sees Kay. Nina tells him "pitch a tent" (tee-hee!), but Kay invites him in. She says "you must have been laughing at this this whole time". Cane argues, and tells Jill he loved being her son, but Kay has had it up to here! and orders him out.

11:25AM EST: Lily sneaks out of the house, and Heather is suggesting that Phyllis may have "munchausen by proxy", and that's why she harmed Summer. She also suggests that Phyllis was jealous of Nick's relationship with Sharon and that may be why she wanted to harm her daughter, prompting Phyllis to deliver a very hot slap across the face to Heather.

11:30AM EST: Nina can tell there's something more to Phillip's story, and confronts him, but he remains tight-lipped (for the moment). Lily confronts Cane, who says "sure I lied, but look at my chest in this shirt. Are you sure you can't forgive me?"

11:40AM EST: Phillip follows Nina out to the pool, and says "ask me anything you want". She wants to know how he managed to plan the whole disappearance while he was in a hospital bed. He explains that he used his money to bribe doctors, cops etc., and basically the writers are just trying cover their asses about stuff that happened twenty years ago. Nina says "didn't you love us at all?" Cane tells Lily that everything he did was for her (Anthony is right - he does have stones). Kay and Jill bond over their shared anger about Cane and Phillip.

11:45AM EST: Mary Jane meets freshly-slapped Heather, who assures her that no one will find out that it was she who reported the 'abuse". Meanwhile, Nick and Phyllis are growing closer as they decide to visit the hospital.

11:50AM EST: Phillip says "I thought it was a good idea at the time", but when he heard about Kay's "death" last year, he knew he had to come back and "face his truth". Nina says "what does that mean? What was so awful that you couldn't talk to us about it?"

11:55AM EST: Mary Jane calls Phyllis at the hospital and goes all crazy eyes when she learns that Nick is there with her. Jill and Kay try to understand why Phillip left, and then say that they need to tell him the truth. That his father is still alive. Nina still wants answers. Phillip says "Back then I felt ashamed", and Nina wants to know why. Phillip says "I was acting a part. I felt trapped". He says he's been hiding from the truth. Nina says "what truth?" and Phillip says "I'm gay. I've always been gay". And we officially have another daytime gay character!

PREVIEW TIME: No Phillip, but we get Rafe and Adam!