Things are sounding pretty dark in Coronation Street next week if the latest spoilers are anything to go by. At the end of this week, viewers of the ITV soap will see Toyah Habeeb go missing when she lets a woman into the flat claiming to be Spider Nugent's wife.
Toyah will be seen left making conversation while sister Leanne Battersby bumps into Spider and is shocked when he reveals his wife isn’t in the country. Spider then phones Toyah and warns her the woman is an imposter and, clearly panicked, Toyah tries to act normal but when Leanne and Spider burst into the flat they find signs of a disturbance, no Toyah or Sam Blakeman, and blood on the floor.
So when things kick off next week on the cobbles, it soon becomes clear that Toyah has been kidnapped. With his girlfriend still missing, Spider’s on a mission but he soon receives an ominous text telling him to follow instructions or Toyah will be killed.
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Leanne tells Nick Tilsley how Spider has banned her from involving the police as it could put Toyah’s life at risk. Having arrived at the waste ground, Spider sees the kidnapper has a gun and suddenly, a shot rings out.
Back in Weatherfield, Elaine Metcalfe is mortified when Audrey Roberts tries to talk to her about her supposed depression. She instead confides in Audrey that she’s having doubts about Stephen but her future mother-in-law assures her that Stephen loves her very much.
Meanwhile, when Stephen hears how a potential buyer for the factory is having a terrible time as his wife’s life insurance won’t pay out after she took her own life, Stephen’s quietly horrified to realise his own plans are unravelling. Stephen then screws up the fake suicide note and hides it.
Back at home, Elaine tells Stephen it’s clear he doesn’t love her and they should cancel the wedding leaving Stephen reeling. But when he hears Mary Taylor chatting about Brian Packham's cousin Isabella needing some hiking boots so she doesn’t fall to her death in the Peak District, Stephen’s given food for thought.
Begging Elaine to give him another chance, he suggests a romantic break in the Peak District. Whilst Elaine heads off to pack, Stephen checks over her life insurance. But as Stephen and Elaine get ready to leave for the Peak District, a family photo reveals to Elaine that the woman she saw Stephen on a Zoom with was his ex-wife, Gabrielle.
Covering her alarm, Elaine heads out. Telling Tim that Stephen’s been lying to her, Elaine starts to piece together all Stephen’s suspicious activity and Elaine shows Tim a metal box in which Stephen files things away. Tim prises it open and they’re shocked to discover the forged life insurance documents.
With Elaine out of the way, it’s Tim who waits at the flat to confront Stephen. As an angry Tim tells him the game’s up and they’re going to report him to the police, a struggle ensues.
Following the events of the night before, Audrey jumps to the conclusion that it was Elaine’s intention to bump Stephen off so that she could claim the insurance, not the other way around. Meanwhile, PC Craig Tinker calls at No.4 with news from the hospital.
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Elsewhere, when Lauren Bolton reveals that her dad, Reece, has asked her to support him at his sentencing, Max Turner makes it clear that if she does, she’ll be on her own from now on. And clearly listening to his warning, it is later Max who breaks the news to Lauren her dad was given an 18-year prison sentence.
Also, Brian admits to Mary that he’s had enough of Isabella and Mary urges him to be honest with her. Soon, Mary and Isabella clash once again and it is Rita Tanner who clocks Brian’s wistful gaze at Mary and realises he has feelings for her. Isabella later catches Brian on the phone to her builder in Naples and realises he wants rid of her.
Brian then finally admits to Isabella that he’d like her to leave but when she bursts into tears and reveals Brian is her only friend. But Brian and Mary will be seen waving Isabella off to the airport. And when Brian thanks Mary for her support, his feelings clearly run deeper than he's letting on.
