Carmine's death takes center stage on the upcoming episode (Oct. 4) of The Young and the Restless.

With Lauren standing over Carmine's body, Michael asks, "Did you kill him?"

She quivers and denies the violent act -- saying he was already on the ground when she arrived.

In a case of "who done it?" Michael discovers Fen's silver chip on the ground and realizes he'll do anything to protect him.

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He takes the gun and shoots at the wall. Lauren gets hysterical, knowing Michael will be booked for the murder.

In the alley, Michael tells Alex and the policemen that he shot Carmine.

Michael gets cuffed -- and tries to explain that Carmine had Lauren again, so he took the gun from his holster and shot him.

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Alex prompts, "You came up from behind, right?" Michael agrees. "I killed Carmine Basco."

Meanwhile, Michael is brought into the interrogation room. Paul tells Alex by phone to bag and tag everything in the alley.

With Fen no where to be found, Lauren demands to know if Avery will represent Michael.