Adam Barlow's fears about what actually happened to Damon Hay means Coronation Street fans will see another side to the solicitor. Damon had been sleeping with Sarah, Adam's wife, so Adam had a strong motive to get shot of the bad boy.
Damon hasn't been in Weatherfield for a few weeks after Adam put a plan in place to get him to leave. Adam was caught by colleague Dee-Dee Bailey searching through Paul Foreman's file for dirt on his new enemy. However, Adam then turned to Paul to get some information from him about their car thefts, reports the Manchester Evening News.
Adam was then able to track down Damon's criminal contact, Niall, to claim that Damon was planning to grass on him to the police. Adam later revealed that Niall had come to believe Damon was going to become a police informer, forcing Damon to go on the run, leaving his grand plans for the Bistro behind.
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Next week, Nick Tilsely shows Adam The Gazette, stating that one of the brothers Damon was involved with has been arrested for the murder of a local gangster. Adam pales, worried the victim might be Damon.
Meanwhile, Josie, businessman Owen Longford's boss, is blown away by Sarah's Nippersnapper pitch and confirms that she’s happy to sign the contract. Sarah's thrilled but her good mood is short-lived when at home she finds Adam scrolling through her phone. A flustered Adam tells her he needs to know if she’s heard from Damon as he's done something really stupid.
Adam then confesses how he wanted Damon out of their lives so spoke to a local gangster but now Damon might be dead. But things take a sudden turn when Sarah tells Adam she's bleeding and is scared she’s losing the baby. At the hospital, Adam holds Sarah’s hand as she has a scan.
Later, Sarah tries to broach the subject of the paternity test but Adam refuses to engage. Confiding in Daniel Osbourne about the pregnancy scare, Daniel surmises he’ll find it tough to insist on an abortion even if Damon’s the father. Stressed, Adam snaps at him and hurries off to court.
But as Adam makes his client’s case, he starts to sweat, shake and lose focus before dashing from the courtroom. Dee-Dee watches in alarm as Adam’s in the throes of a full-on panic attack.
And soon, Adam tells Daniel he’s arranged to announce Sarah’s pregnancy to their families later. Sarah tells Adam it’s too early in the pregnancy to go public. As the Platts and Barlows assemble for the big announcement, they’re underwhelmed when Adam makes out he’s just won a big court case. However, when Daniel arrives late and proposes a toast to the new baby, is the cat out of the bag?
Meanwhile, Spider Nugent attends a meeting with his superintendent who informs him about a new job which would mean moving away with a new identity but would protect him from extremist Griff who’s out for blood. Will he agree?
When she finds bank statements showing Spider's nowhere near as skint as he’s been making out, a paranoid Toyah goes through his laptop, discovering he’s been emailing his ex and searching for houses near her. Under fire, Spider explains he’s been trying to accelerate his divorce and his savings went on something for her. Suddenly dropping to one knee, Spider produces a ring and asks Toyah to marry him.
But later, Spider receives a message from his pursuer with instructions to meet. Without letting on to Toyah, Spiderinforms his superiors. With his colleagues watching covertly, Spider waits in Freshco’s car park to meet his unknown enemy but nobody turns up.
Meanwhile, at the flat, a woman arrives to see Toyah, introducing herself as Spider’s wife. While Toyah makes conversation, Leanne Battersby bumps into Spider and is shocked when he reveals his wife isn’t in the country. Spider phones Toyah and warns her the woman is an imposter.
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.
Elsewhere, after falling asleep while looking after Bertie Osbourne, leaving him to find pills in her bag before eating them, Beth Sutherland lays into Gemma for endangering Bertie’s life and reveals that she reported her to social services. Mandy the social worker arrives and Gemma's forced to confess she was looking after six kids at the time and isn’t a registered childminder. Appalled, Mandy warns her she could be looking at a substantial fine.
Following her meeting with Mandy, Gemma has a sleepless night, fretting over money. Jenny Connor suggests she asks her ex, Henry Newton, as he’s looking for staff but Gemma doesn’t think Chesney would approve. And when Beth lays into Gemma again for putting Bertie at risk, Chesney Brown asks Kirk Sutherland to persuade Beth to back off. And so Kirk reminds her of what Gemma’s going through with Paul and how she’s truly sorry for her mistake. Will Beth be moved?
Also in Weatherfield, Audrey Roberts is surprised to see Elain Metcalfe so upbeat. Stephen Reid assures her it’s all an act and he’s worried she might try and take her own life. Meanwhile, as they all gather for Sally Metcalfe's birthday in the bistro, Elaine invites Gerry, her Tai-Chi instructor over, much to Stephen’s annoyance.
Soon Tim Metcalfe, Sally, Steve McDonald and Ed Bailey attend Gerry’s Tai-Chi class. Elaine’s in her element when Gerry suggests they all meet later for a bite to eat. And also next week, When Peter Barlow reveals that Ryan Connor is leaving for Ireland, Daisy Midgeley rushes out.
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