He's not really been at the forefront of the ITV soap for a while but Ryan Connor is set to change all that next week when he's arrested in Coronation Street. It has been hinted to viewers that Bistro boss Debbie Webster is suffering money troubles.
She was left panicked earlier this month when Ed Bailey was electrocuted and ended up in hospital after suffering a shock while doing some work at one of her hotels. A furious Aggie threatened legal action while Debbie attempted to soften the blow. But needing to get a payout to Ed before things get any worse, she starts coming up with ideas, and Ed's brother Ronnie suggests she should try themed nights at the Bistro.
But her plans to host a 'Psychic Night' and 'Casino Night' do not go down well with Leanne Battersby, who believes a 'Psychic Night' has the potential to scam innocent people out of their hard-earned money. So instead, Debbie takes things further and tries to pull of an insurance scam.
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In the bistro, Debbie instructs Ryan to stage a break-in and then she can make a claim on the insurance. But later when Debbie tells Ryan the robbery is off, Ryan’s furious. With ‘Casino Night’ underway, Ryan tells Debbie that he’s going to fuse the electrics and grab the cash from the safe. Suddenly the bistro is plunged into darkness and Debbie reluctantly helps with Ryan’s plan.
As the Bistro customers file into the Rovers, Ryan stuffs the cash in his gym bag but Leanne arrives. Ryan hides while Leanne flicks the switch and the lights come back on. Ryan, clutching his bag of stolen cash, comes out from his hiding place and makes out he’s just arrived. Leanne heads back to the Rovers to tell the customers that ‘Casino Night’ is back on. Ryan assures Debbie that the cash is stashed in his bedroom. Later, Leanne is horrified to discover all the money gone and Debbie orders Ryan to call the police.
Craig questions Debbie, Leanne and Nick about the break-in then calls in to the Rovers and questions Ryan. Ed reveals that the CCTV has a back-up circuit and won’t have been affected by the power cut and it is soon seen that Ryan is the perpetrator and he is arrested on suspicion of theft. Later, Ronnie accuses Debbie of orchestrating an insurance scam which she denies it, but will Ronnie believe her lies?
Elsewhere on the cobbles, following their first face-to-face meeting in years, Ken Barlow approaches Wendy Crozier and invites her for a coffee. At No.1, Ken invites Wendy to share his lasagne and tells her he knows what it’s like to be lonely as he still misses his late wife Deirdre.
And Stu's awful secret is finally revealed. Stu’s mortified to see that he’s front and centre of the Gazette article about Speed Daal's food-saving initiative. Later, Stu’s horrified to see his ex-wife, Lucy at the restaurant and she orders Stu to stay away from his daughter Bridget before dropping a bombshell secret from Stu’s past.
As Lucy strides out, Stu protests his innocence. Yasmeen orders him out of the restaurant. Yasmeen catches up with Lucy in Victoria Garden, what does Lucy tell her? There's also a new arrival on the cobbles as George's sister Glenda, played by Jodie Prenger, arrives to save the day.
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