There may be a murder mystery already underway, but Coronation Street is set to hit us with a second one – if Nathan Curtis’ (Chris Harper) attacker gets their way anyway as he is left for dead.
Bethany Platt’s (Lucy Fallon) vile abuser is causing anguish yet again, and also being linked to the disappearance of Lauren Bolton (Cait Fitton).
Public enemy number one, he is approached by a mystery assailant and mightily clobbered.
But who is responsible – and will he die?
Elsewhere, Bernie Winter (Jane Hazlegrove) is set to drop the mother of all bombshells as she reveals she has a secret son that she gave away.
And it seems like they may soon be re-connected.
In other developments, under the grip of the cult, Leanne Battersby (Jane Danson) is lured away from the Street.
And her worried sister Toyah (Georgia Taylor) is determined to get to the truth.
Monday May 13
Gemma realises Bernie’s been lying about her whereabouts and asks Dev to do some digging. Dev confronts Bernie, who crumbles, admitting she had another son, Zodiac (Zac for short), who was taken into care.
He was later adopted, changed his name to Christopher Green and she’s determined to find him.
Dee-Dee takes a call from the CPS informing her that they have some news regarding Lauren’s phone messages. Dee-Dee tells Carla and Nina about the messages which have come to light.
Bethany listens, her mind a whirl. She then inveigles her way into the solicitors and locates Lauren’s file on Dee-Dee’s desk.
Toyah finds a forum for ex-members of the Altovalent Institute. She tries to show Leanne a post she’s seen, suggesting that the Institute is not to be trusted, only to discover it’s been taken down for legal reasons.
Leanne’s dismissive but calls Rowan who makes out that his bitter ex wrote it and there’s no truth in her words. When Rowan reveals that he’s been promoted to head of the North-West division and offers her a tour of the Institute, Leanne’s flattered.
Steve reads an article about Weatherfield County’s plans to honour Tommy Orpington by commissioning a bust of him. Steve meets with Demi and proceeds to slag off Tommy.
When Demi enquires why he hates him so much, Steve spills the beans about Tracy’s affair. George apologises to Glenda and hands her a cheque for £22k by way of a compromise, hoping it’s an end to their feud.
Wednesday May 15
Bethany quizzes Craig about Nathan’s alibi. When Craig lets slip that Nathan was with his girlfriend and she works at a nail bar in town, Bethany points out that he was running a tanning salon when he groomed her.
Sarah confides in Gary that she’s worried about Bethany as she’s become fixated on trying to pin Lauren’s murder on Nathan.
As Daniel and Bethany head out, they’re shocked to be confronted by Nathan, who rails at Bethany for harassing his girlfriend. In the Rovers, David, Sarah and Gary discuss Nathan and agree that something has to be done before he ruins Bethany’s life all over again.
On the building site, Nathan’s packing up as a hooded figure approaches and strikes him over the head. Nathan collapses unconscious.
Leanne explains to Simon that she met a guy called Jared at the Institute who’d be happy to help him set up his food delivery app. Toyah listens in.
When Simon reveals that Jared’s agreed to meet him and he’ll need to borrow some money, Leanne’s delighted, but Toyah reckons it’s another scam. Toyah studies Rowan’s page and copies a number into her phone.
Toyah meets with Rowan’s ex, Una and explains how her sister has become embroiled in the Institute and she’s worried she might be in danger. Will she get the confirmation she’s been fearing?
Bernie tells Dev that there’s one more Christopher Green on her list and she’s going to pay him a visit. But when she discovers he died of cancer, Bernie knocks back the drink, fearing she’s missed the chance to find her son.
A downcast Kevin admits to Debbie that work has dried up at the garage. Steve shows Tim some pics from Tracy’s socials of her paragliding over the Med with Tommy. Tim feels sorry for his mate.
Friday May 17
As Bethany mulls over who Nathan’s attacker might be, Shona quizzes David about the stain on his jeans, not convinced by his story.
David assures Bethany and Sarah he’s innocent but they’re interrupted by Shona brandishing the tracking app on David’s phone which proves he was at the building site when Nathan was attacked.
David admits he witnessed the attack but wasn’t responsible, leaving Bethany convinced that Daniel is to blame. Will she be proved right?
As Leanne leaves for the retreat, Toyah begs her to reconsider, but Leanne refuses. Simon’s hurt to find she’s gone without saying goodbye.
Having bunked off work, Simon proceeds to get drunk, before throwing up in Tim’s cab and doing a runner without paying.
Max shows Kevin and Abi the mock-up of the new website and explains that if they want him to go ahead it will cost £1000.
Kevin refuses to pay out. As Kevin later scans the Weatherfield County chat forum on Jack’s laptop, something catches his eye leaving him rattled.
When Tim reveals that Steve’s girlfriend, Demi, is an estate agent in Hale Barns, Sally’s in awe and immediately lifts the friendship ban. Sally’s thrilled when Steve invites her and Tim to join them for dinner. Paul has his last meal before having his feeding tube fitted tomorrow.
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