Young & Restless Blast From the *Distant* Past: Damian’s Mystery Boss Is Set To Be Revealed

The name Aristotle Dumas is making waves on Young & Restless as he’s now tied to three different characters on the canvas… yet we still don’t know who “he” is given he’s using an alias. One thing we do know: All of the mystery surrounding the man is building to a shocking reveal!

It turns out that “Aristotle Dumas” is not only Damian’s boss, but a mogul with a history of going head-to-head with Victor Newman, trying to outbid one another to acquire various companies. On the surface, this isn’t all that intriguing, but the fact that Victor’s in the dark about, not only the man’s identity, but also the reasons he chooses to compete with him on an ongoing basis, is noteworthy. Why? Victor’s always ten steps ahead of any potential adversary. That Dumas has been able to remain in the shadows, both when it comes to his identity and his motives, is impressive. Even Michael is yet to come up with any answers about his true identity.

But it’s not just Damian and Victor who have a connection to Dumas… Billy has entered the chat as well. According to what he’s told Phyllis and Sally, the mystery mogul reached out to him to express his dismay over Victor doing him dirty with Chancellor and wants to help him get it back. Sounds to us like Billy is just a means to an end for Dumas, who clearly wants to stick it to the Mustache whenever possible. Yep, this guy’s got a hate on for the Black Knight, which provides a clue to his true identity.

We questioned if Dumas might be Cane Ashby, and some of the signs suggest it could be Lily’s ex, particularly given that Daniel Goddard is teasing an announcement, but another theory has since come to light.

Dumas clearly holds a grudge of some significance against Victor. He obviously wants to help Billy get Chancellor back as a means of exacting some sort of revenge on the Mustache. Further, the mystery mogul hides his identity behind an alias derived from the name of author Alexander Dumas, who wrote The Count of Monte Cristo. He’s named his companies “Monte Cristo” and “Dangler”, who was a character in the book. When you put all of this information together, you’re looking at an adversary who has a beef with Victor and a literary background.

Digging into Young & Restless’ history, you’ll find that one of the original families on the soap ran a publishing company. There’s your literary connection. Did they ever have a run-in with Victor of the nasty variety? As the Mustache himself would say, “You betcha.” We’re talking, of course, about the Brooks family. Stuart Brooks had two daughters, Leslie and Lorie, who became involved with the Prentiss brothers, Lucas and Lance. To make a long story short, Leslie and Lance had a child named Brooks Prentiss. After her sister became engaged to Lance, she kept the truth about Brooks’ paternity from him, and had a nervous breakdown. Brooks ended up in Lorie’s custody, and she later managed to lose their family company, Prentiss Industries, to Victor Newman, who insisted he’d taken it over for her sake and to teach Lance a lesson. He handed it back to Lorie as an engagement present, but she left the Mustache at the altar and eventually reunited with Lance.

Bottom line: Brooks Prentiss, or perhaps his offspring, could be carrying on a vendetta against Victor to this day. Dumas could very well be a descendent of these original Genoa City families. This person would have the money to compete against Victor considering they’re an heir to a publishing empire, and that would also explain the literary names he’s using to do business. What’s more is that Days actor Billy Flynn has been cast on Young & Restless and has the perfect look to be a member of the Brooks/Prentiss family.