The Young and the Restless Spoilers: Ashland’s Dangerous Mob Ties – Real Reason for Bobby Defranco’s New Identity?

The Young and the Restless Spoilers: Ashland's Dangerous Mob Ties – Real Reason for Bobby Defranco’s New Identity?

The Young and the Restless (Y&R) spoilers tease that Ashland Locke (Richard Burgi) could have dangerous mob ties, so let’s consider the possibility that was the real reason for Bobby Defranco’s new identity.

Y&R fans know nothing is ever as it seems with Ashland. There’s always another secret to uncover, so maybe an upcoming one will involve some mob drama.

Nick Newman (Joshua Morrow) is set to make some interesting discoveries during his trip to Toms River in New Jersey, where those news stations we’ve been hearing about are located.

The goal will be to do some digging and get answers about three deceased men in particular.

Thanks to Phyllis Summers’ (Michelle Stafford) help, Nick will have a strong hunch that one of these guys is the real Ashland Locke. His suspicions will ultimately be confirmed when he looks into Bobby Defranco’s car crash death.

Ashland was born Bobby Defranco and later let everyone believe he was Ashland, who actually died in that wreck.

Basically, a young man named Ashland became dead Bobby – leaving Bobby to take over Ashland’s life and presumably acquire any wealth he might’ve had, too.

That explains where Ashland might’ve gotten the money to buy those two news stations at such a young age.

Ashland Locke is a rather pretentious sounding name that suggests the real one was born into a family with money, which Bobby would suddenly have had access to as the new Ashland.

However, faking your death and taking on another man’s identity is an awfully big step.

It’s hard to believe Ashland only did it to escape an abusive father and reinvent himself. Several characters have expressed doubt about that story, which could be a hint that it’s either not true or not the whole truth.

Bobby Defranco is an intriguing choice for Ashland’s real name.

The writers could’ve gone with a last name that sounded a little more commonplace, but they picked an unusual one that sounds kind of mob-ish.

What if Bobby was born into a mob family that he wanted to distance himself from?

Bobby might’ve had a target on his back for walking away. Then again, maybe the story of Bobby escaping his abusive past was legit and led to him getting caught up in the mob as a way to make fast cash.

Regardless, Bobby might’ve gotten in over his head and decided to fake his death to save himself.

Maybe by becoming Ashland, Bobby was able to hide from the mob and stay alive.

If the truth comes out now, the man we now know as Ashland could still be in jeopardy – and so could Victoria Newman (Amelia Heinle).

The mob angle is at least something to ponder as the mystery of Ashland’s past continues to unravel.

The Young and the Restless spoilers say some shocking developments are still to come, so stay tuned.

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