There are fears for Amy Barlow next week on Coronation Street as Asha realises she has messed up the booking for Nina’s surprise party. Aaron offers them the keys to the builder's yard flat and says they can have it there. With Amy’s permission, Aadi invites Aaron to join them for the party.
With the party in full swing, Amy watches Aaron with loathing as he flirts with a group of girls. When Aaron puts a hand on Amy’s shoulder, it triggers her terrible memories. In tears, Amy admits to Summer and Aadi that Aaron raped her when she was drunk, she hoped she could blot it out, but she can’t.
After the guests leave the party, alone with Aaron, Aadi reveals that he knows the truth about what happened with Amy. Aaron assures Aadi that Amy’s lying and she wanted sex just as much as he did. As Aaron and Aadi tidy the flat, Aaron downs the remaining beers. Aaron passes out drunk on the sofa. Furious with Aaron’s reaction, Aadi wants revenge.
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Meanwhile Amy receives a letter from the uni advising her she is behind on her work, ripping it up she sees a vodka bottle on the sideboard. As Summer passes Victoria Garden, she’s horrified to see Amy collapsed on the ground and calls an ambulance. On the street, Aaron squares up to Aadi and the pair start to scrap but they stop when they see an ambulance arrive and Summer explains to the paramedic she found Amy unconscious.
In A&E, the doctor confirms that Amy passed out from excess alcohol. Summer explains to Steve and Tracy how Amy admitted that Aaron did rape her. Aadi rails at Aaron, pointing out that Amy tried to drink herself to death because of him. Amy admits to Steve and Tracy that Aaron did rape her and she knows she needs help. Later Aaron appears at Amy's bedside.
In the café, Summer helps Amy with her economics course work. When Aaron enters, a stressed Amy spots him and knocks over her coffee, completely drenching her laptop. As Amy tries in vain to get her laptop working she admits to Tracy and Summer that she’s already had a warning from uni because she’s so behind with her work. When Tracy finds a brand new laptop on the doorstep, Amy’s stunned.
Elsewhere, when Craig shows Faye some bridal magazines and wants to talk about possible dates Faye tells him she wants to take things slowly. Having been told by Faye that her feelings for him have changed since his behaviour yesterday Jackson heads to the Rovers where he gets drunk and tries to pick a fight with Craig.
Firestarter Hope becomes a green-eyed monster as Sam invites Eliza to join them at number 9 for tea. Hope shoots Eliza daggers. At number 9, Hope performs some karaoke numbers and Fiz, Tyrone, Sam and Eliza dutifully applaud. But when Sam offers to teach Eliza to play chess, Hope’s furious.
Meanwhile, Dee-Dee accompanies Paul to his appointment with the MND specialist. When the specialist confirms that Paul has motor neurone disease, Paul and Dee-Dee reel in shock.
And it may be that the time is finally up for killer Stephen Reid. While showing off his new car and showing Owen and Angelique samples of their first order with Michael and Sarah, Stephen opens a hand delivered letter and is shocked to find a single line reading “I know what you did to Rufus”.
Over at the Rovers he struggles to get into a celebratory mood with the others as they drink to the second order. As he heads back to the factory he is approached by the two lads he tried to buy LSD off who reveal that they sent the letter and they want £10k or they’ll go to the police.
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