It was the start of a gripping week on Coronation Street as the nation's longest-running soap screened Abi Webster's attempted escape with her baby son Alfie. Drug addict Abi was recently devastated to lose custody of Alfie to his father Imran Habeeb and his new wife Toyah.
She has since been secretly plotting to flee the country to Costa Rica with fake passports, and she has received the blessing of her husband Kevin who has forgiven her for her one-night-stand with Imran. In a surprising twist Kevin agreed to help a desperate Abi to snatch her son.
In Monday night's drama Toyah prepared to set off in her car with Alfie and her sister Leanne Battersby, until she realised it wouldn't start. With perfect timing mechanic Kevin appeared to offer his help, and he suggested that Toyah should give Abi the chance to look after Alfie while she waited.
