Written by Lucy Gannon (7:30) and Stephen Russell (8:30), directed by David Kester
The next morning at Maria’s, Maria feels full of unanswered questions, and Audrey agrees. Michelle has spent the night, and Ryan shows up for some toast. Michelle tells him to sit down and tells him about what’s happened. Ryan is sobbing “no” in the next room. He’s not a very good actor, who plays him. Maria feels responsible for Ryan’s upset. Audrey tries to tell her that it’s not her fault what has happened.
Ryan is angry that Maria let Tony live there, but Michelle insists it’s not her fault. Ryan is angry, but wants to go to school anyway. Does anyone care? Ryan returns home later and Michelle consoles him. Ryan wants to kill Tony. Michelle says they all feel like that, but they won’t do it. No, because then they’d BE Tony. Ryan starts packing his bag and says he’s going. He figures that ever since they came to that place, everything’s been bad. He is right, maybe they should go after all. Bye Michelle! Ryan wants to go to Ireland to live with Mammy Connor. Michelle insists that he call his grandparents first.
Maria is inside the house and throwing random things that remind her of Tony into a trash bag when Kirk and Fiz arrive. Audrey updates them on the Tony-killing-Liam story and they’re in obvious shock. Maria wants to get rid of everything that Tony has touched. Maria figures that Tony is everywhere and she’ll never be able to get rid of him. Kirk tells Maria that she should have called him, he’s never far away. Michelle says that her mother called, but she couldn’t tell her of what happened, so she had her put her dad on and told him. The Connors aren’t come right away, since Michelle held them off. Michelle tears up to Audrey that it feels like she’s got to look after everyone.
Everyone tries to get Maria up and out of the house for some fresh air. Fiz tries to assure Maria shes going to be fine, but she says she can’t go out and face everyone. She’s too ashamed over what has happened and refuses to leave her house.
Audrey finally leaves Maria and Liam alone, telling Maria shes very proud of her and how shes been handling this. Maria says she’s happy for the time alone.
Looks like Ryan’s not going after all. Oh well, win some, lose some. Ryan tells Michelle that her parents are at the airport, here in Manchester.
Well, just when I thought I’d wiped my hands of her, she’s back: Mammy Connor. Helen can’t figure out why Tony would do this to Liam. Michelle tells her that Liam was having an affair with Carla, Tonys wife. The Connor’s can’t believe it.
Maria’s at home crying along with baby Liam, when she hears Mammy Connor knocking at the door asking to be let in. Maria meets them at the door and says she’s so sorry. Helen gives her a hug and consoles her. Helen asks why Maria didn’t tell them about Liam and Carla. Wait, didn’t she? I’m sure she told them that Liam was unfaithful to her, at least. Maria said she didn’t want them to know that about Liam. Helen can’t help herself and asks Maria was she was thinking, and if she was shacking up with Tony since Liam cheated on her with Carla. Maria tells Helen what we’re all thinking that she’s got a tiny mean mind, and says she’s going out.
When she’s gone, Barry tells Helen that she should think before she speaks. Helen just figures that Barry lets people walk all over him. Barry wants to keep his grandson in his life, and realizes that Maria could take him out of their lives at any time she wants. Helen says that Maria wouldn’t do that, but Barry argues that he would if he were her. Barry puts his foot down and tells Helen that she’s to apologize to Maria when she returns and that she’s never to accuse Maria.
In the Rovers, everyone talks about how shocked they are that Tony was a murderer, but some thought he always had something strange about him. Barry comes into the Rovers and asks if Michelle’s seen Maria since she went out and hasn’t come back yet and is not answering her phone. Kirk offers to go with Barry to look for Maria. Where could she be?
Kirk brings the Connors to the cemetary and they find Maria at Liam’s grave with baby Liam. Helen apologizes to Maria saying she only did her best and didn’t deserve to get manipulated by a murderer. Maria tells Helen she doesn’t feel capable and that she’s not fit to be Liam’s mother. Helen tells her of course she’s fit, she’s got to be. Maria tells Helen to take baby Liam, and she runs off leaving Liam there with the Connors and Kirk. Que baby Liam’s crying.
Roy seems to be having trouble sleeping and has been prescribed sleeping pills as a result, eventhough he insists he doesnt require them. Roy says that sitting around remembering everything doesnt help.
Becky and Steve pop into the cafe with some train magazines for Roy. Becky’s not happy that Steve’s golfing over spending time with her. Is Becky turning into a golf widow already? The factory girls come into the cafe and bombard Hayley with questions regarding Tony Gordon and the police. Becky can see that Hayley is overwhelmed, so she helps her out behind the counter until John arrives. The factory girls keep harassing Hayley for details and she’s had enough, and tells them to “shut up, just shut up.” Hayley tells them that Tony Gordon has killed Liam Connor. Janice replies, “The baby?” To which Hayley corrects her and asks her how stupid is she? That’s rhetorical.
Dev and Steve head off for their golf game. They argue about whose car they should drive, since the winner will be celebrating and drunk. Therefore they agree to get a cab. Lloyd tells Steve that they’re all booked up. Steve points out the irony that he owns a cab firm but can’t get a cab.
Dev and Steve are at the golf club, and there seems to be a problem with Dev’s guest membership. His guest status has elapsed. Dev slaps his wallet and asks them how he extends it. The gentleman tells him that he doesn’t – he’d have to apply for full membership. The man tells him that to apply, there is a waiting list that is about five years on average. Steve pipes up that he’s a guest member and they get a spot in the afternoon. Steve gets Dev to buy him lunch before the game – oh wait, he can’t because he’s not a member. Steve huffs away and Dev follows but not before tripping over his golf bag. Haha.
Only, Steve’s pride is only short lived, as it is revealed that he was a guest member of Paul Connor, who has passed away quite some time ago. Now, they will have to pay an extra 50 pounds each time they want to play there. Where is this going? The golf manager tells them that one of their members has passed over, so there’s a vacancy. Erm, shouldn’t that go to whomever is on the 5-year waiting list next? Dev and Steve argue over who’s going to be the member, and who’s going to be the guest. The decide that whoever wins a game of golf will receive the prize of “member.” Dev grabs a golf lessons brochure from the desk before leaving.
Becky comes by Gail and Joe to congratulate them and lets Gail know that the same dress she wore at her wedding is still for sale, if Gail’s interested in being her bridal twin. I’ll say that’s a no. Gail talks with Becky about her dress as Joe gets phone call that spreads a look of confusion over his face. Joe tells Gail the call was about a possible job.
Joe’s debt-collector shows his face again and is tooling around with Joe’s boat, wondering if his kids are old enough for one. The loan shark tells Joe that his debt has doubled as of today – that’s what happens when he misses his payments. How is that? The loan shark threatens him that he better not miss next week’s payment, or worse will happen to him. Joe looks like he’s about to have a heart attack.
Gail comes home later with all her shopping and Joe is busy fretting and wringing his hands in the kitchen. Gail notices Joe’s mood and asks him what’s wrong. Joe admits to Gail that he’s in terrible debt. David walks in right then. He’s got a knack for walking in at the right time, doesn’t he? Gail tells him to leave, this is private. Once alone, Joe tells Gail that he owes thousands, and thousands, and thousands of pounds. He’s completely broke and he doens’t know what else to do.
Gail is overwhelmed looking over all of Joe’s debt paper work. She asks how it happened, and he said he just kept getting in over his head trying to make investments to pay of debts, and only getting into more debt. Gail tells Joe she needs to get some air, and leaves. Gail returns and tells Joe that she thinks she should sell the house, becuase then they can pay off his debts and the mortgage, and there’d be enough left for a flat for them. Joe hugs Gail in relief over hearing this. I wonder what Audrey will have to say?
Joe asks if Gail is sure she wants to sell her house. Gail tells him that it’s only money – they can be them anywhere. Joe says, again, that he really doesn’t deserve her. Gail and Joe are frantically cleaning the place in preparation for the estate agent’s visit. David comes downstairs but Gail quickly tells Joe NOT to tell David that the house is on the market. The phone rings and David picks it up for it to be estate agent, of course. Gail tells David that she was going to tell him. Gail and Joe tell David that neither of them care what he thinks. I hope that Gail and Joe get a flat for TWO. Gail says that it’s time David grew up and that he doesn’t need to know anything more about their business.
It’s the 20th, Jesse’s birthday, and Eileen asks him if he’s got a booking today, but he says he hasn’t. She remarks that maybe they should make the most of it and do something later. Jesse’s hesitant but agrees to meet her for a pint at 5:30.
Eileen can tell that Jesse is avoiding her, so she finally confronts him about it being his birthday. He asks how she found that out, and she says she searched through his wallet. She also tells him she’s ordered a limo for a big night out surprise. Jesse tells her that he always does the same thing for his birthday, and didn’t think she wanted to join in: his mother does him a birthday tea. Eileen says she’ll go, they booked the limo, may as well use it. Jesse doesn’t look too thrilled that she’s coming.
Later, Eileen and Jesse enter the Rovers and it doesn’t sound like Eileen was very happy about spending the evening with Jesse’s family. Why are they together? Eileen reckons that she knows where she stands in the pecking order: below every person in his family and somewhere short of a parrot. Eileen walks out in a huff, but Jesse purposely doesn’t follow her and orders a pint instead.
Blanche finds out from Peter that George is coming over for dinner and volunteers for her and Deirdre to do the dinner at theirs since Peter’s busy as it is. That Blanche just wants to see more of George, clearly. Peter tries to halt her, but there’s no stopping our Blanche.
George comes over to the Barlows for supper and brings Eva along with him this time. Haha, Blanche shows up at the door of the living room with, as Simon would call it, a “funny face on” a whole lot of rouge on her cheeks.
Blanche of course, manages to manipulate the dinner situation by drinking too much wine and fawing over George. Blanche shares with all of us her thoughts on current society: “Kids on every corner, lurking and spitting, pavements knee deep in dog-do, murderers running factories. Oh, it’s not like it was ‘round here. Was a time when stupid people with nowt to steal could leave the doors open!” Haha. George tries to neutralize the situation by telling her that there’s good and bad everywhere.
Blanche opines that there’s good and bad in this very room. Blanche does what she does best, and pulls out the Barlow’s dirty laundry in front of guests. Haha, Blanche is completely inebriated and trying to slap her own hand.
Well, Blanche’s little routine didnt go over well with George. He didnt like the fact that Simon’s father was a drunk and that his girlfrind Leanne was a prossie.
Back at the Bookies, George walks in and apologizes for the way he reacted early on. George tells them that his mother was a drunk, but she never had the courage to face up to it. George figures whatever they’ve done it means nothing to him. George tells them that he’s done things far worse than either of them could do. George tells him that he abandoned his child. Peter tells him that Lucy didn’t hate him, but George says that she should have done. George thanks them for welcoming him into their family and Simon reminds him that he is family. George comes back with a huge bouquet of flowers for Leanne (not from Dev’s), and an iPod for Peter as a sorry gift. Peter says it’s too much but George says it isn’t since they’ve been generous to him with their hearts, and this is tiny by comparison.
Written by Mark Wadlow, directed by David Kester
We start where we left off last time, with Roy floundering around in the canal trying to keep his head above water, with Tony overlooking from the bridge. Suddenly, Roy gives up his struggle and sinks to the bottom.
Meanwhile, at home, Hayley is worried about Roy since Tony is on the loose. Maria is wittering on that “it’s Tow-neh” and Hayley just loses it on her asking her when she’s going to realize what’s staring her in the face. I know Maria’s distressed, but it’s really annoying when Hayley’s panicking over Roy’s life here. Hayley apologizes for shouting at her, but Maria tells her she’s right. Maria decides to have Michelle come over to hers to console her, rather than to help Hayley find Roy.
Instead, Hayley doesn’t know where to go, so she heads to the Rovers to find Becky. Becky, of course, has no idea what’s going on. So Hayley catches her up quickly and they head to the canal.
Tony watches as the water that Roy’s under becomes very still, and almost walks away, but has a second thought (of guilt?) to go back, jump in and get Roy out. He manages to find Roy and pull him out. Tony performs mouth-to-mouth on Roy to revive him. Roy’s breathing again, and is shocked to see who is standing over him. Tony walks away from the whole scene, leaving Roy in shock and, seeing a group of bats fly around above his head. Maybe it wasn’t an excuse after all?
Michelle arrives at Maria’s place and Maria tells her to sit down. Maria tells Michelle the whole story to her shock and dismay. Maria wonders if their relationship was all an act, so maybe he could kill her or her baby. Maria instantly calls Audrey to see if Liam’s okay, then asks her to get in a taxi to her place, she’d explain when she gets there.
Hayley and Becky arrive at the canal and are shouting for Roy and find him wet, and sitting up against the wall. Roy tells them how Tony Gordon tried to kill him, then changed his mind. They ask where Tony is, but Roy says he didn’t let him know before he stalked off. Haha.
We see Tony walk straight to the police station. Oh, and he looks even better wet. He goes to the front desk and tells the front desk clerk that he’s come to confess to murder. The detective that had questioned Tony earilier gets wind of this, and goes to question him.
Hayley and Becky take Roy to the hospital to make sure he’s okay. In the hospital, a police officer approaches them to tell them that Tony Gordon’s in a custody suite after handing himself in.
In the interrogation room, Tony Gordon admits to arranging the murder of Liam Connor. He says he paid the driver of the car that killed him and then gives up Jimmy Dockerson. He says he planned and executed the whole thing with great precision. Tony tells them he came up with it when he found out that Carla was sleeping with Liam. He said his motive was jealousy. The detective says that loads of men get jealous. Tony tells them that most men don’t have the means or the guts to knock people off. Tony lets them know that the only reason he’s there is because he walked through that door – they had nothing on him. The detective asks him why he’s confession now, and Tony says he can’t live with himself anymore.
Roy goes over the details of his horrific evening and is intriguied by the fact that Tony came back and saved him. Roy doesn’t believe that Tony is a killer at heart, and he suspected that all along. What? You mean Tony’s not a psychopath? No, but he’s still a killer, heart or not. Bad intentions are bad intentions. Roy is just being egotistical here thinking that his whole “conscience” lectures did something to Tony, let’s be real. At home, Hayley insists that Roy go to bed, but he’d rather record what he saw that night in his bat journal. He’s got bigger fish to fry now, apparently.
Audrey arrives at Maria’s, and as Maria’s explaining to Audrey the phone rings and it’s Hayley. Hayley updates Maria on the situation. Before she can explain, she leaves baby Liam with Audrey again, as her and Michelle head down the station so Maria can see Tony.
Tony tells the police that he lives for Maria Connor and baby Liam, and if he can’t have them – he may as well be locked up, key thrown away. Maria arrives, but they can’t her any information. The desk clerk then sees the detective on Tony’s case, and lets him know she’s there. The detective requests to speak with her. He brings her into an office and lets her and Michelle know that Tony has just confessed to killing Liam Connor. Maria says she wants to see Tony, but they tell her that’s not possible but Maria begs so they let her in for 5 minutes.
Maria asks him why he did it. Tony tells her he’d fallen in love with her, and if there was a way to hold onto it, he would have. Maria says he’s sick for sleeping with his victim’s wife. Tony tells her he thought he could have atoned for her sins. Maria asks who would have been next to have an accident, her, Liam? Tony insists he’d never lay a finger on that child. Maria tells him that she loved him. Tony says he regretted Liam’s death since the day it happened. Tony says he confessed because he couldn’t live with himself any longer. Maria says it’s a pity he had to live at all. Maria says he deserves to be hanged, and she’d watch, then she’d cheer, then she’d dance on his grave. These words bring tears to Tony’s eyes as he tells her he loves her. Maria breaks down in tears the second she leaves the interrogation room. Poor thing. Wait until Mammy Connor hears about this!
Written by Simon Crowther (7:30) and Joe Turner (8:30), directed by David Kester
Maria is concerned that Tony’s working too hard, and that the stress is too much for her heart. However, she leaves baby Liam with him for the day while she goes to a health spa.
Tony goes to the cafe and asks Anna if she knows then the Croppers will be returning. They’ll be back sometime that afternoon, John informs them. Anna gets mad at him for not taking messages. Already sucking at his new job, he can’t do anything right.
Tony returns to his office, but is in for a surprise visit from a local Weatherfield DS team. They introduce themselves and let Tony know that they’d like him to answer a few questions for them down at the station. Tony plays ignorant and tells them he assumes this is regarding the erstwhile Luke Strong. They tell him it’s not about Mr. Strong, and he needs to come with them. The whole factory overlooks this interaction with concern. Outside, the DS tells Tony that he’s being arrested for making death threats to Roy and Hayley Cropper, and on the suspicion of the murder of Liam Connor. Tony tells them that this is a mix up, but he’ll do whatever they request.
In the interrogation room, Tony tries to explain his side of the story to the detectives. You know, that Roy is a crazy, and he’s just trying to live his life. The detective tells Tony that they’ll be interviewing Maria, and asks if the thought of it makes him nervous. Tony tells them, not at all. This detective’s a real hard knock, but is he hard enough to crack this egg? The detective eventually lets Tony leave, but warns him to stay away from the Croppers.
The Croppers are back, and they’re walking on egg shells. Fiz comes in to gossip about Tony being taken away by the police, and he never came back. Fiz asks if the Croppers know anything about it seeing their reserved faces, and Roy tells her yes, they do.
At the Rovers, the factory girls gossip over what happened to Tony. They’re coming up with all sorts of things such as Carla having been in a high-speed chase in America, or her having been in a crime of passion.
Tony arrives home finally and Maria tells him the good news about her day. Too bad he can’t do the same. She leaves to pick up Liam from Audrey’s and bumps into Fiz. Fiz asks her what the police wanted from Tony. This is clearly the first Maria has heard of it. Fiz also tells her that she’s just spoken to Roy and Hayley and thinks it has something to do with them.
Later, Maria asks Tony what the police wanted. Tony tells her that they wanted some information on Luke Strong’s finances. Maria looks disbelieving since Fiz told her that it wasn’t about Luke Strong. She asks Tony why he didn’t tell her, and that it wasn’t about Luke, it was about Roy and Hayley. Uh oh, someone’s got some ‘splaining to do! Tony tells her that Roy and Hayley went to the police to complain about him, saying that he threatened to kill them. He tells her about how he told Roy he was responsible for Liam’s death on his presumed death bed, and how Roy took it to be literal. Maria can’t understand why Roy didn’t understand that. Maria thinks it’s quite a thing for someone to make up. Tony tells her that Roy is vindictive and completely insane. As Tony tells her more, and walks closer, Maria slowly walks backwards, afraid and confused. Could she be thinking back to her own original accusations against him regarding Liam’s death? Maria sneaks off through the kitchen and out the back door, which leaves Tony with tears welling up in his eyes. Tony opens a drawer and takes the set of Roy Cropper’s keys out, then walks over to the cafe with a very angry look on his face. What is he going to do now?
The Croppers are tidying up at the end of the day and reflecting on how good a job that John is doing. Hayley notes that it’s good to have people you can rely on. Oh, yes, ex-cons are some of the most reliable folk. Unlike future cons, such as Tony Gordon. They bid John goodnight outside, as Tony stares meacingly from across the street in the builder’s yard. Hayley is worried for Maria, if Tony is being questioned by the police she wonders if Maria knows, and how she feels. Yes, let’s not forget about the real victim in all of this. Someone calls for Roy from the Bat Conservation Society. This is rather a funny scene where Roy forcibly laughs out loud at something the other person has to say. My, he really is awkward. Roy tells Hayley that there’s been a sighting of a bat colony near the canal. Eventhough it’s late in the year for that, Roy seems interested. Hayley encourages him to go. Gee, I wonder who called in that little tip.
Maria returns home from her walk-of-terror and can’t find Tony anywhere. Maria calls Audrey and asks if she can keep Liam longer.
Meanwhile, when the lights are turned at at Roy’s Rolls, Tony walks over, and uses his keys to let himself in. All the sudden Tony can hear the Croppers coming down the stairs so he hides behind the counter. Roy tells Hayley he feels bad about leaving her alone, but she insists she’ll be fine. Roy leaves, then Hayley deadbolts the door and goes upstairs leaving a thwarted Tony Gordon in the dark. Hayley goes upstairs and settles down with a sandwich in front of the tele when she hears some banging downstairs. Couldn’t be a knife-weilding Tony Gordon down in the cafe could it? Knife in hand, it seems that Tony had accidentally knocked over a chair when he heads for the door. Just as he does, he hears Maria knocking on the door looking for Roy. Tony hides behind the counter again as Hayley comes down to open the door for her. Maria busts in the door claiming that she needs to see Roy, and asks what he’s said to the police. Maria asks Hayley if Tony had confessed to killing Liam. Hayley tells her yes, but not only that, when they confronted him he’d threatened to do the same to him. Maria bursts out in tears of confusion and horror. Meanwhile, Tony is behind the counter gripping the knife and sobbing. Hayley suggests that Maria go upstairs with her, and Roy will be back soon and she can talk to him. Blood oozes from Tony’s firm grip on the knife as he holds back his sobs with tears running down his face. So much for his plans of knifing Hayley to death.
Maria is sobbing and tells Hayley about how much of an angel Tony has been for her. She just can’t figure it all out. Hayley doesn’t know what to say to comfort her. Maria says that Tony’s a good man, it can’t be true. Maria says she would know if she was living with a murderer, or if a murderer was feeding her baby. Would you? Hayley reminds her that it wasn’t that long ago that Maria was accusing Tony of murder and shouting it from the roofs. Maria says she was grieving, and pregnant, and having a break-down. Maria is trying to reason for why Tony said he killed Liam. She says she needs to see Tony, but Hayley thinks he’s at the police station and Maria informs her that he isn’t, because they’ve let him go on no evidence. All the sudden a terrified look crosses Hayley’s face as her heart drops into her stomach.
Roy is under a bridge in the canal with his thermos looking for bats, presumably. Tony is on his way over and walking with fervor. He sees Roy sat there and pulls a knife from his jacket. Tony’s enchroaching on Roy and all the sudden his cell phone rings, with Maria calling, and Roy hears it and looks up to see Tony standing there. Roy asks him what he’s doing there. Tony says he’s come to see the wild life, and asks if Roy’s seen any bats. He then tells Roy he hasn’t been sleeping well lately, bad dreams, beacuse of him. He says his conscience was bothering him and he thought it was time to do something about it.
Back at the cafe, Maria says she doesn’t care what Roy and Hayley say, this has to be a mistake. She leaves to go find Tony against Hayley’s concerns. Hayley reminds her that her and Roy are not stupid and Tony gave them enough of a threat to go to the police. Hayley tells Maria that she knows the truth. Maria says that she knows Tony Gordon would give his life for her and her baby.
Tony tells Roy he can’t run away, and that the police let him leave. Roy tells him that Hayley knows where he is, and that if he’d not back by a certain time she’ll call the police. Tony says he was there when he left, since he has keys and he’s been watching him. Tony says it’s his turn to haunt him now and that everytime he sees a shadow, it’s him. Tony tells him this is all his fault. He was making amends and Roy took it all away. Roy asks if he’s done anything to Hayley. Tony says he’s never killed a man in cold blood – until tonight! He pulls out the knife and Roy immediately grapples him to the wall causing Tony to drop the knife. A struggle ensues and they’re on the edge of the canal, where Roy tells Tony he can’t swim. Tony says “good” and pushes him to his watery death, presumably. Roy flounders and screams for help as Tony watches from above on the bridge with his signature sinister stare.
Gary Windass has been looking through Army Life periodicals. Oh, Gary Windass in fatigues, Christmas is coming early this year. Gary goes into the Rovers with his army brochures and asks why everyone’s so down on the army. His mother points out that it makes no sense. Anna suggests he get a job in a call centre, be a plumber or pull pints. Such high aspirations she has for her son, that Anna.
Julie marches over to Eileen and rips into her about getting her fired from her Hiyalowa job. Julie insists, again, that they were only professional partners, not lovers! Julie tells Eileen to grow up, that she’s too old to be that paranoid. They start grabbing each other’s ears and fighting like little sisters, when Julie insists that she doesn’t fancy Jesse. Eileen’s not believing it, but Julie tells her if she’s so paranoid and if her boyfriend’s reduced to lying, then maybe she needs to re-evaluate her relationship.
Julie sees Jesse’s van roll up and chews him out. Jesse freaks out at the sight of her and tells her that if Eileen sees them conversing – she’ll go ballistic, then runs out of sight.
Eileen complains about Jesse and tells Lloyd that she feels betrayed by him by not telling her that it’s his 40th birthday on Friday. Lloyd doesn’t think it’s the worst lie ever, but Eileen still stands that a lie is a lie. Eileen thinks Jesse in a two-faced swindler. Lloyd thinks that if she feels that way, she should tell him to his face. She says she just might.
Later, Eileen has told Sean about Jesse’s birthday and his lie about it. Sean figured him to be well past 40 already, as did I. Eileen tells Jesse that they’re going to go to the Rovers on November 20th. She asks if there’s anything significant about that date, but he says there isn’t.
In the Rover’s Steve tries to figure out reasons why Jesse’s birthday might not be his birthday including him lying when he got his driver’s licence. Steve also suggests that he might have a secret identity. Eileen remarks that he’s already General Custard, how could he have another secret identity? Haha. Lloyd suggests that Eileen plan a big surprise and force Jesse to celebrate his birthday whether he likes it or not. Eileen likes this idea.
Becky’s back from Greece and it seems like she’d rather still be on holiday. Wouldn’t we all?
Gail is going to ask Ted to walk her down the aisle at her wedding. Gail asks Ted at dinner and he tells her that he’s extremely honored. They toast to the future. Oh, the future. *shudder* David picks up Zoe from the bus stop and they chatter on about who’s grandfather is hotter. Is it just me or is David Platt a completely different person now? Zoe says she doesn’t know why David doesn’t like Joe. David says it’s because Joe’s an ex-druggie who tried to ruin his mother’s life and because David’s a psycho that doesn’t like much anyone new in his life. David reckons the only man good enough to marry his mother was Martin, his father. Until Martin left, of course.
Written by Chris Fewtrell (7:30) and Simon Crowther (8:30), directed by John Anderson.
Hayley can’t sleep over thinking about Tony’s threat. She never wants to go into work again. Hayley’s sorry she doubted Roy and think they should go to the police. Roy figures the police won’t believe them, since Tony’s already been questioned. Roy thinks the best tactic is to walk by him routinely and act as his conscience. Hayley reminds Roy that Tony might not have one, since he proposed to his victim’s wife. Roy figures that Tony’s on the brink, and he’ll just have to hold his nerve. Hayley thinks Roy should at least go to the police to tell them that Tony’s threatened him. That way, if Tony finds out he’s gone to the police, he won’t touch him. Makes sense, but Roy thinks that might antagonize Tony further. Hayley warns him that he’s playing with fire, and if he’s not careful, he’ll get burned. Haven’t I been saying that all along?
Tony finds out that Hayley hasn’t shown up for work today, and lets Sally open up, then goes to visit the Croppers. Oh, and he’s not happy. When he arrives at the cafe, he finds that it hasn’t opened, so he opens the mailbox and shouts for Hayley. Hayley and Roy are hiding upstairs bricking it, and trying to figure out what to do.
Hayley throws on her nightdress and goes downstairs to tell Tony she’s come down with an awful sickness, but Tony notices she’s wearing a skirt and heels under her robe. Roy tells her that he hopes she’ll be better, since it’s hard enough trying to sort things out with Roy, and now sorting things out with her too.
Hayley is sick with worry. She looked into the eyes of a murderer, who told her that he’d sort her, just like he’d sort her husband. Roy blames himself for having become obsessed with getting a confession, but he won’t allow Tony to threaten her. He decides they will go to the police, without further adieu.
At the police station, Roy and Hayley have made their complaint against Tony, and the officer tells them that they’ll be in touch with Tony, and they’ve done the right thing. Roy and Hayley decide to take a little camping trip to get away from the street for a while. Before they can leave, Anna knocks on the door and they let her in, then Tony follows. He realizes they’re “escaping.” Looks like Anna’ll be working on her own that weekend. Then, as if it can’t get more awkward, John Stape walks in and asks if they need any help at the cafe since they’re going away. Looks like John’s got work at least! Sally sees him in the cafe and is NOT happy about it!
Tony inquires with Anna as to where the Croppers went camping. Tony fibs and says that Hayley had a file of his and wanted to nip upstairs and see if he could get it. Anna says she’s not comfortable with letting him up there alone, and says if it calms down, she’ll take him up there later. It’s time and Anna takes him upstairs. They don’t find anything, so they decide to leave. Tony holds open the door for Anna, and Anna goes out, leaving Tony behind to snatch some keys off the kitchen counter.
Tony looks from down the street as police knock on his front door. He seems shocked to see them there. Maria comes home with Liam from the library, and was worried when he heard her at the door. What would have happened had Maria been home when the police were there? Surely, the police will return.
Sally’s so adament about getting rid of Stape, even Rosie’s had enough of it. Kevin says he’s going to make a proper appointment with a solicitor and see where they stand. I’m sure they could get some kind of restraining order if Rosie wanted one. Kev goes to see the solicitor who tells him that there’s nothing they can do about Stape, unless he causes a stir. Kev “hypothetically” asks what would happen if he left his wife for another woman. The solicitor tells him that he’d have to sell the family home and give half his business to his wife – it’ll be messy. Well, that doesn’t sound good!
Kevin meets Molly at their hotel rendez-vous. Kev realizes that Molly is still angry, and complains that his affair is worse than being married! Funny how that happens, isn’t it? Molly demands to know all about his previous affairs.
John figures he needs to start earning, because he can’t keep sponging off Fiz. Trouble is, not many jobs for failed kidnappers. John decides to get dressed and finish off painting the frames outside. Fiz thinks he’ll just be a sitting duck for Sally outisde. John agrees, but notes that this time, he’ll have the paint in his hand.
Graeme comes by in his rickshaw with a ladder sticking out the back, and convinces John to enlist in his services to paint the upstairs windows to match the one he’s painting downstairs. He’s a smooth mover, that Graeme. Eddie Windass comes over and negotiates the hire of Graeme’s ladder for an hour. What could be be up to?
It seems as though Kirk has outstayed his welcome at the Dobbs residence after tampering with Molly’s toaster dial. Kirk reckons he best move on. Tyrone lets Molly know that her attitude isn’t becoming. He also tells her that Kirk is moving out, and he doesn’t blame him. Molly apologizes, again, and uses her dad’s illness as an excuse. Tyrone feels bad and tells her that her being happy is all that matters to him, and if she’s not – he’s not doing his job right. The poor guy.
Jesse goes into Dev’s shop and throws a dozen chocolate bars into his basket. Dev asks if he’s bullemic, and Sean notes that he’s only half bullemic – he’s got the binge part down. Jesse says they’re for Simon Barlow as a promotional reward to advertise his show to his mates. Oh, no one believes that. Eileen tells him that he can’t go bribing kids into advertising for him. Jesse fibs and says he needs to stoop that low, since he’s a one-man-act. Eileen tells him that she’ll be Hiyalowa this afternoon, but Jesse declines her offer, much to Eileen’s suspicions.
Sean is suspicious that Julie has a new man in her life, since she’s been chatting on the phone with someone mysterious, and now taking off afternoon to do ‘things.’ Sean can’t help but gossip to Eileen about how he thinks Julie has a new man. He tells Eileen that Julie’s taken the afternoon off to meet a fella. Sean thinks that the man Julie’s with is attached – he’s knows an affair when he sees one. The penny drops for Eileen, and she says she knows a rat when she sees one. Jesse better watch out, as hell hath no fury, like an Eileen scorned.
Eileen has got Eddie spying on Jesse, all PI like. Eddie tells Eileen that he’s not happy about sitting around and spying on Jesse – it makes him feel grubby. Haha, heaven forbid. Eddie sees Julie quickly hop into Jesse’s van and is stunned. Eddie confirms that it’s Julie, and Eileen looks sickened. Poor Eileen!
Jesse is grovelling to Eileen and trying his best to convince her that he’s not having an affair with Julie – it’s purely professional! Jesse says he can’t do show without Julie. Eileen comments that it sounds like a match made in heaven. Jesse apologizes for going behind her back, but she shouldn’t have been suspicious. Eileen makes Jesse choose between her or Julie. Eileen stands by as Jesse calls Julie to tell her that she’s can’t be Hiyalowa anymore.
Stevey-boy’s back from holiday and telling Dev all about it. John takes the opportunity to ask Steve if there’s any cab shifts available, but Dev reminds him he kidnapped a young girl (young woman, actually) in one of Steve’s cabs, so it’s not really what he wants to promote. Dev also tells John that he can take his business elsewhere. John leaves the shop without incident.
Steve goes over to Lloyd’s flat, and Theresa answers the door putting Steve into a state of shock. Looks like Lloyd has some explaining to do. Later, they meet in the cafe and Steve’s interested to know what Lloyd is doing with Theresa. Lloyd tells Steve that she was just cleaning for him. Steve accuses Lloyd of shacking up with a homeless woman. Lloyd reminds him that Becky was homeless too. Haha. Theresa comes in and sits on Lloyd’s lap – so much for the cleaning lady ruse!
Written by Mark Burt and directed by John Anderson.
OKAY….sorry for the tardiness of this review, but I had no idea that there was an Episode for the 11th. Are they often going to just give random Wednesday episodes? I wish they’d make up their mind with scheduling! Moving on, I’ve decided that recapping Wed’s missed episode would be redundant at this point, but since I have watched it, comments can be made regarding said episode here, in the review for the Thursday episode. Thanks and sorry!
John’s home, with his feet securely under the table, and he requests a full-English from Fiz for breakfast. I’ll have one too…while you’re at it. John reminds her that she promised she’d spoil him. Since they both came down in robes and good moods, Fiz reminds him that he’s been spoiled plenty. Wink, wink. John says that the best part about falling asleep was knowing he’d wake up beside her. Fiz pulls back the curtains to see a dark presence blocking her view, and soon, her mood. Fiz and John go outside to find that someone has blacked out the windows with paint to their home. Gee, no prizes for guessing who did that. Honestly! How immature can she get? The man did his time.
Kevin notices Fiz’s new “paint job” and immediately confronts Sally about it. The Webster girls are shocked to realize that it was their mother who commited the vandalism. Kevin figures that Sally will be given up as soon as she brags about what she’s done. Sophie’s upset and tells Sally she expected more from her. I didn’t. Sally figures it’s an “eye for an eye.” Yeah, too bad this is Weatherfield, not ancient Babylon, and I’m no expert, but I’m certain that the code of Hammurabi doens’t exactly translate in the Weatherfield court system.
Fiz can’t understand why they can’t just be left alone. Chesney assures Fiz that Sally will get tired of it after all. Chesney thinks she should ignore it, since Sally wants a reaction. Fiz can’t let it go, and sees Kevin, then confronts him about her windows. Fiz threatens to call the police on Sally, and Kevin tells her to do what she likes.
Tony has become quite a shut-in, sitting alone at home in the dark with his thoughts to match. Have Roy’s harassing lectures had some effect? Maria’s not happy about his reclusiveness and let’s him know that his heart isn’t the only one that needs looking after.
Tony gets himself out of the house, and runs into John Stape, who had come back from the DIY shop with supplies to get the black paint off the windows. He tells Tony that he woke up this morning, an ex-criminal with no job, no prospects and felt like his whole life finally made sense. He learned to forgive himself, he supposed. John says he knows he did a terrible thing, but he’s not the same man anymore. John says the worse prison of all, was being frightened all the time. Tony seems to take these pearls of wisdom to heart.
Roy notices John and Fiz removing the paint, and brings them over some goodies from the cafe. Roy tells John and Fiz that Hayley and he welcome them as friends and neighbours. Roy walks away, and looks back, feeling Tony’s eyes on the back of his head. He looks up at Tony’s window cautiously, but sees no one. What? Would he be creeped out if Tony were looking down on him? Imagine that!
Sally traipses over, seeing her painting job had been removed, and makes some snarky comments. After some spitting back and forth, Sally lets it out that she did the “artwork.” Kevin drags her away, while Fiz suggests that if John bothers her so much, maybe she should considering moving an option. Fiz wants to call the police, but John convinces her not to – it’d just make the situation worse.
Tony gets his suit on, and tells Maria that he’s going to take care of some business, then take her out! That “business” is Roy Cropper. Tony comes into Roy’s after closing and asks for a word, but Roy asks for him to leave. Tony tells him to stop making these wild demands. Tony tells Roy to forget what he thinks he knows, and maybe they can avoid another tragic accident. That sounds like a threat to me, and Roy agrees. Tony leaves, then looks at his heart rate monitor/watch that Maria gave him and realizes it’s off the charts.
Gary Windass is back on the scene, having coming out of hiding from playing video games with Chesney all day and night. Ah, the life of a young male. He apologizes to Ted about his rude attitude towards Ted’s veteranship and then asks what it was like to fight. Ted lets him know that it was nothing like his video games. He finds Ted in the Rovers later and asks Ted to tell him about being in the army. Ted says there wasn’t much action, he spent most of his time guarding the commander’s vintage wine collection – Malaysia wasn’t that kind of war. Ted tells Gary he went into the service to learn some discipline and to get some guidance and the army gave him that. Ted says he left a few demons in those far off lands. Gary looks thoughtful. Oh, please give us Gary in a uniform. Maybe Tony just needs a trip to Malaysia, then?
Sally follows Kevin to the pub later, and can’t understand why she’s the villain in all this. Kevin says she should have just dropped it. Sally wants justice and can’t just stick her head in the sand. Kevin says they need to get a solicitor and do everything above-board. Sally doesn’t want to have to pay to get rid of him. Kev threatens that if she pulls another stunt, he’ll call the police himself. For the first time, I think I saw Sally look older than her years.
Hayley goes home, and Roy tells her that Tony Gordon came to see him and threatened him. Roy tells her that he doesn’t think Tony’s just going to hurt him, but could even murder him. Da, da, daaaaa.
Jesse and Julie are preparing for another General Custard show, and Jesse tells Julie that he thinks Eileen is onto them, since she’d be acting very strangely. Julie dismisses his worries and tells him that everything will be fine, they’ll just take extra precautions. Jesse gets out on stage and blows his horn, but some of the air went weak when he set his eyes on Simon Barlow sitting in the audience.
After the show, Jesse sees Simon and asks him if he enjoyed the show. Simon says it wasn’t that bad, but he liked Hiyalowa. Jesse asks Simon if he can tell people (such as Grandma and Eileen) that Julie wasn’t there, just General Custard was. Simon tells Jesse that that sounds like a lie. Simon says he might not mind if he won loads of presents. Haha, he’s spending far too much time with our Blanche! Jesse says he’ll have to see what he can do.
Jesse later tells Julie that they have to leave quickly, since Deirdre is coming to pick up Simon soon. Julie panics, but Jesse says he has it under control. Simon won’t talk, since he rigged the games, so Simon would get more prizes. Julie tells him he’s going to burn in hell. Oh, hardly! Jesse would rather burn in hell than having his wootsits roasted by Eileen! Haha. It’s seems that Simon isn’t a very good secret-keeper (what child is?) and Peter tells Jesse and Julie that their secret’s safe with them. Peter asks what the score is, and Jesse says it’s purely professional. Peter doesn’t quite believe it, but doesn’t really care either.
Written by Debbie Oates and Mark Wadlow, directed by John Anderson
Gail is still suffering from some hydrophobia when Joe suggests they take the boat out, with her in it. Joe tries to lure her in by prematurely coining her “Gail McIntyre.” It does have a nice ring to it. David finds out that Gail is engaged and David’s new girlfriend, Zoe, congratulates her. David tells Zoe not to congratulate her, since it’s an annual event. Poor Gail!
Joe goes into the Kabin to tell Tina about his engagement and Tina has the opposite reaction to David’s – she’s delighted. Until she realizes that David is going to be her brother. Wa, wa, waaaa.
Happiness doesn’t last for long, as a man approaches Joe while he’s on his boat, and lets him know that he’s taken over Joe’s debt. The man says they need to work on a payment structure, and walks into Gail’s house without invitation. Joe asks how much he owes, and the man tells him he owns just shy of 9 grand. Joe reckons that the debt should be 2 grand max, but the collector says “plus interest.” The loan shark asks if Joe has the cash, or if he has to strip the place. The shark threatens that the next time he comes will be when the whole family’s here, and he won’t be alone. Joe starts to brick it at the thought, and tells the shark that he’ll get him his money. Oh, from the money tree out back?
The loan shark seems to be interested in Joe’s van, and wants to give him 5 grand for it. Joe says that if he takes his van, that’s it – not to come near his house again. The loan shark drives away with Joe’s van. How’s he going to explain this to Gail?
Joe meets Gail, Tina and Ted in the pub for a congratulatory toast when Tyrone walks in and tells Joe that he’s just seen someone drive off in his van. Joe tells him it’s a new owner, he got a good price for it since he doesn’t need it anymore. Well, it’s not far from the truth. I can’t bear to look at Tina’s orange-face anymore. Joe makes out that he sold his van to buy Gail a rock.
Norris drags Emily over to the Kabin to look at “bird doings.” They’re really finding ways to keep Graeme’s window washing business going. Does anyone else find it ironic that people are constantly washing their outside windows in a place that rains all the time? It’s kind of like those folk that live in Tornado regions, and just keep re-building. Norris tries to prove that Graeme is a rubbish window cleaner and tells Emily that she’s not to pay him. I think Norris still has a crook in his side with Graeme ever since the crack-hoe incident.
Freda comes into the Kabin and jokes with Tina about the bird poop incident. She wonders if you can get poo carbon dated. Tina gets the squirt bottle off, and tells Norris that it’s coming off the window now. Norris wants Graeme to see it first. Norris finds an article in the paper about some thief who stole a state-of-the-art prosthetic leg from a disabled person and tells Freda to keep a hand on her earpiece. This stolen-leg story is still going? Ach! Freda later shows Graeme the article, and Graeme assures her that she won’t be found out. Freda is certain she’ll go to prison, and begs Graeme to help her. They meet later in the cafe, where Freda hands the leg over to Graeme covered in plastic bags. Freda thinks he should just drop it off in front of a charity shop. No CCTV there.
Hayley’s dressed to profesh for her first day as “relief manager” at Underworld. Roy’s still got a chip on his shoulder over Tony Gordon hiring Hayley. Hayley assures him she wouldn’t work for someone who she thought to be dangerous or evil.
Roy sure is in a ripe mood, as he gives Anna flack over the degree of cooking she gave to a sausage buttie. He takes her undercooked sausage and throws it in the bin, prompting Anna to take off her apron and throw it at him. Roy visits her at home later, and apologizes sincerely, telling her that he wasn’t himself. Anna says she can’t work where she’s not respected. Roy tells her that for today, her pay will be double time. Sold! To the lady in the pink apron.
Roy goes over to see Tony at Maria’s, and is persistent while Tony tries to shoo him away. Tony pretends to go upstairs to fix Liam’s crib while Roy waits downstairs. Tony is really sitting on Maria’s bed thinking very, very hard. Roy lectures Tony on the powers of denial. Surely, Tony has had just about enough of these lectures from Roy, the telltale heart. Roy tells Tony that confession is the way, not him calling the police.
Well, this is awkward. Hayley goes to ask Tony if he wants her to open up and, Julie (current Supervisor), asks Hayley where she’s going since she’s all dressed up. Hayley comes into work, and the factory girls are all a buzz about it. Tony announces that Hayley will be the new relief manager, and will be taking care of the factory in Tony’s absences.
Hayley gets angry at Roy later, after having found him at Maria’s talking to Tony about the “murder” again. Roy can’t leave well alone, and sees Tony sat on a bench and goes over to lecture him further more. Goodness, Roy Cropper is annoying the crap out of me at this point! Tony asks Roy what gives him the right to play judge and jury and to harass him. Tony then tells him to leave him alone.
Roy watches Maria leave her house, then goes over and knocks on the door. He’s NOT going to bother Tony again, is he? Tony is sat on the couch listening to the door knocking in silence, pretending not to be in. Maria comes home and Tony asks her if he’s seen Roy again, since he’s been around again. Maria can’t believe it. Tony tells her that it’s like Roy is stalking him, and has developed some kind of obsession. Maria notices Tony shaking over it. Maria wants to get him to the hospital, and says she’s had enough and is going to go around and see Roy.
Roy is mopping up in the cafe after closing, when Maria knocks loudly on the door and asks him what he’s playing at. Roy immediately apologizes, and Maria insists that Tony is a sick man. Maria tells Roy that following Tony about is starting to bug him. Maria says it’s starting to bug her too. Maria says that Tony was on the mend, but he’s deteriorating again now. Maria tells him to back off. Maria tells Tony about what happened later, and he is thankful for what she’s done.
Later, Tony is in bed with rain pouring down and he cannot sleep. He gets up and goes to the window to see Roy standing outside in the rain looking up at Tony in the window. Oh, my. I’m starting to wonder if Tony’s ever come across someone so insane! This is the stuff horror films are made of! I’m going to have nightmares! Someone really needs to tell Roy that if you play with fire, you’ll get burned.
John’s being released tomorrow, hoo-ray. Fiz is steadfastily cleaning her place since she’s afraid John will think it’s a mess. Julie reminds her that John’s been languishing in prison and that he’ll just be happy to open doors at will – oh, and to see Fiz. Fiz decides she hate the way that her house looks it it’s entirety – it’s not a real house. Is there going to be a home makeover? That place needs one! Kirk grabs Chesney, and the two of them solicit David and Zoe (well, David, forced by Zoe) to help reno No.5.
Oh, my, word. The reno is complete, and No.5 looks like the Easter Bunny’s home, complete with every bright pastel imaginable. Fiz is utterly delighted! Kirk, David and Zoe bust out from the cabinets for the reveal.
Molly meets Tyrone in the cafe, where he tells her that Jack wants to stop with them tonight, since he needs some space. More night-creeping from Connie, I see? Tyrone tells Molly that Jack’s even thinking about moving out of Connie’s permanently. Molly tells him that Jack can move in for as long as he wants – the more the merrier. Tyrone doesn’t seem to keen on having LESS privacy with his new wife.
Tyrone and Molly spot Connie persistently knocking on their door from their respective workplaces. Obviously looking for Jack. Molly thinks she’s lonely, but Tyrone thinks she’s a sex fiend. He reckons it’s always the quiet ones. Pfft, look in your own backyard, buddy. Connie can see Jack inside, and tells him that if there’s something she’s done, he could at least tell it to her face. Jack finally comes out of his coop and Connie makes him aware that she’s upset, and she’ll not leave this.
Molly and Tyrone find Connie in the pub waiting for Jack, but she’s not very happy and won’t drag him back to her place – he can do as he pleases. Joe finally gets in, and sits down with Connie. Jack tells Connie that she’s a wonderful woman and a dear friend, but he can’t give her what she wants. Jack says he doesn’t have “that kind” (read: sexual) feelings for her, nor for anyone else. Connie says she doens’t have them for him, what would make him think that? Jack tells her that he’s heard her outside his bedroom door in the middle of the night. Connie denies it at first, but then remembers that she has had a history of sleepwalking. All is well again, as they both enjoy a laugh over it. Jack is going back, and Tyrone has his space back with Molly, not that it’ll help much.
Molly’s stomach turns a little when her and Tyrone gossip about Sally and Kev. Sally and Kev were having a heated argument in the pub over John Stape’s return to the street. Tyrone reckons Sally and Kev are meant for each other, since they’ve both had affairs, but always gone back to one another. She asks how many affairs Kevin had, and Tyrone lists them. Noting that there was one girl, a nurse, named Molly that he dropped like a bad habit. Oh boy.
Written by Jonathan Harvey and Damon Rochefort, directed by Tim Dowd
Roy is a very conflicted man, but Hayley tries to solidify the fact that Tony Gordon did not kill Liam Connor. Hayley insists that Tony was investigated by the police. Roy asks if he really was, and states that it’s amazing how little they really know.
Roy heads out to the police station, as he has to report the crime. Hayley thinks the police will just laugh at him. Roy says he’s used to being laughed at, and he’ll take it in stride. Hayley asks Roy how he’d feel if the police go and talk to Tony and it makes him stressed, and his condition worse. Roy answers that there are few things worse than being a murderer. Hayley tells Roy to get his apron on and get behind the counter, because they are full of customers and she doesn’t see why their business has to go down the tube because of something Mr. Gordon said when he wasn’t thinking straight. This is true. Hayley makes him promise that they’ll sit down later and talk it out before they do anything rash. Roy agrees, but adds that he takes no pleasure in this.
Tony’s looking as right-as-rain as the doctor on-call says he’s good to leave the hospital, but still must take it easy. Tony tells her he’s very happy to see his fiance and baby.
Meanwhile, his fiance comes into the Cafe bearing flowers for Roy to say thank you. Roy reminds her that Tony’s already bought him alcohol and theatre tickets. Maria says she knows, but she thought he might accept these more. Roy sternly tells her that he’d rather she keep them. So, Maria passes them on to Hayley. Hayley quickly tries to get rid of Roy to diffuse a possibly terrible situation. Hayley tells Maria that Roy just doesn’t like the fuss. Maria tells Hayley that Tony would like her to pop ‘round for a word later. Maria asks if she’d like to come with her now. Hayley hestitantly accepts and, Roy overhearing, looks horrified.
Hayley is over at Maria’s with Tony and baby Liam sat on the couch. Baby Liam is absolutely adorable by the way. Tony tells her that he’s been worrying about the factory and how there’s no one to look after it in his absence. Tony tells her that he needs her as a relief manager to go in and take over.
Hayley returns to the cafe to find Roy waiting and asking what Tony wanted. Hayley tells him that he’s offered her a job, and it’s a lot more money than she’s used to. Roy asks how much is it – for her soooul. OMG! Roy figures that Tony’s trying to buy them off. Hayley thinks he offered her the job because of her skills, then huffs off telling him she wants to hear no more about his conspiracy theories.
Roy can’t help himself and goes over to Maria’s to speak with Tony about what he said the other day. May I just say, that Tony looks great in that polo shirt. Tony prepares for the worst, and asks Maria if she fancies taking the baby for a walk, so he can talk with Roy in private. Haha, Ozzy comes out and starts to jump on Roy, and Roy flails around trying to get him to stop. That was freakin’ hilarious! Ozzy’s totally the best pet on Corrie right now. Maria reckons that Ozzy likes him. Oh my, the GLARE that Tony gives him from the kitchen behind Maria’s back. Yikes! Before Maria leaves, she asks Tony if everything’s okay, and he assures her it is.
Now that they’re alone, Roy tells Tony that he believes that he really did kill Liam Connor. Roy also believes that the stress of the guilt is what caused his heart attack. Tony just stares at him, then tells him that whether Roy is right or wrong, is immaterial. Tony picks up the phone and tells him to call the police, and tell them what he thinks that Tony did. Tony taunts Roy to make the call, but Roy puts the phone back on the receiver. Roy then picks up a photo of Maria and Liam on their wedding day and wonders how the guilt must be eating away at Tony. Roy figures it must be unbearable. Tony tells Roy to shut his mouth, because he doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Roy compares Tony to the killer in Poe’s “The Telltale Heart.” Tony yells at Roy to make the call, if he wants, then cowers down in pain, and asks Roy if he wants him to have another heart attack. Roy replies “of course not,” then leaves.
Maria sees Roy sat a a bench and rolls over with baby Liam. Maria senses that something’s not right with Roy, and asks again if he’s okay. Roy remarks that Maria looks very happy, then leaves to go off to the cafe. At tea later, Hayley is angry with Roy for having gone over there and accusing Tony of murder, and reminds him that if he was as sure as he says he is, he’d have phoned the police when Tony told him to. Roy says he’s not 100% sure, and agrees to drop it for Hayley’s sake. I’m not convinced we’ve seen the end of this.
Over at No.6, Joe’s “walkin’ on sunshine” in a good mood, and Gail is smiling, as he drags Ted in by the hand. Joe then grabs David and swings him around in a dance like a rag doll. Haha. Ted asks if he’s won the lottery or something, and he says he did, the day he met Gail. Awwwww…. David tells Ted that Joe’s happy, since Gail told him he could keep the boat. Ted comments that it “all slips horribly into place.” I say, is that foreshadowing?
Ted and Joe have breakfast in the cafe, and Joe tells Ted (the father of his girlfriend) that he’s going to romance the pants off of her tonight. He realized it came out wrong.
David asks Ted if he’d like a free haircut, but Ted being near bald, wonders why he thinks he needs a haircut. David says he feels bad, after hearing that it’s the anniversary of the death of Ted’s former lover, he’d like to treat him. David looks outside to see what Joe’s up to with the boat, and tells Ted that he still doesn’t trust him. Ted reminds him that everyone deserves a second-chance. David should know that better than anyone!
Joe meets Gail outside the medical centre after her shift, and tells her that tonight is her lucky night. He tells Gail to go home and wait, and he’ll text her when he’s ready. Later, Gail walks outside to find Joe welcoming her with a decorted boat he’s named “Gail Force” with a romantic meal on-board. This is very romantic, actually. Joe pulls out a fancy bottle of champagne, and dreams about a caribbean sea with Gail. Joe has been trying to say this all night, and tells her that finding her has meant a lot to him. Joe gets down on one knee, and says “would you do the honor…” and Gail interrupts with “I thought you’d never ask, of course I’ll marry you!” They hug in glee as fireworks go off from the rooftop of Underworld, courtesy of Tyrone and Kirk.
Ken comes by the bookies, and offers to pick up Simon from school today and give him his tea. Peter tells Ken that Simon’s other Granddad coming ‘round tonight. Ken looks in shock at the thought of the “other granddad.” Leanne tells him about Lucy’s dad coming back in the picture, but Ken doesn’t look happy about it, and walks out of the bookies looking rejected.
Ken returns later, and asks if George gets on with Simon. Leanne says she thinks so, but he’d have to ask Simon. Ken wants the deets on George, but Leanne tells him to ask Peter. Ken suggests that they bring George and his wife over to No.1 for some drinks and nibbles so he can meet the whole family. Peter agrees that it’d be good for everyone to meet him, so it’s a yes, and he does appreciate it.
At No.1, the Barlows are preparing for Granddad George’s arrival, when George walks in. George shakes Ken’s had and guesses he’s Ken, then looks at Blanche, and shakes her hand thinking she must be Deirdre, Ken’s wife. HAHAHA. Blanche shakes his hand back and says “pleased to meet you.” Haha, our Blanche! Blanche tells George that Deirdre is “Edna, the house-keeper, who’s a bit slow.” Deirdre apologizes and tells George that she’s Deirdre, and that’s her mother Blanche, and to ignore anything she says. George looks very embarassed, but Blanche says it’s an easy mistake to make. George comes bearing gifts, Chablis and balsamic vinegar for the adults, and a hand-held “wicked” video game for Simon. Peter notes that those game players cost a small fortune. Kind over shadows the yo-yo, doens’t it, Ken?
Oh, I just love how Blanche can take over a dinner party. George admits to being an absentee father, so Blanche reckons that he and Ken have something in common. George reckons that Blanche keeps everyone on their toes. Blanche says the place would fall apart without her. George offers to take Simon to the zoo, and Simon asks if there’ll be any monkeys. George says there will be, and they’ll all be nearly as cheeky as him. Everyone laughs, and Ken feels a little usurped. After George leaves, Blanche reflects that he’s “good looking, good company, loaded, I think I’m in love.” Haha, those are all my requirements too!
Tyrone and Molly are in the Rover’s enjoying less than scintillating conversation as Jack and Connie meet them. As Connie orders the drinks, there’s rather strange conflicting conversation on lemonade-in-lagers with Liz, that seems to rub Liz the wrong way. What could that be about?
After the leave the pub, Molly invites the two of them over for some chicken Kievs, but Connie says she needs to get back because her sister is lending her the newest Maeve Binchy. Jack asks Connie if she minds that he hang back with Tyrone and Molly. She says she doesn’t, but it looks like she does. Could there be trouble in paradise? Jack and Tyrone go right back into the Rovers for another one, when Molly, confused, goes home to her chicken Kievs. That was odd.
Jack asks Tyrone why Kirk’s moved in, since he thought that Molly and he wanted the place to themselves. Tyrone explains how Kirk fell out with Fiz and needed a place to stay, and he couldn’t say no. Is Jack worried about his old roost? Tyrone asks about what’s going on with Connie. Jack tells him that late at night, when he’s in bed, he can hear Connie outside on the landing, footsteps lurking about. Tyrone thinks Connie might be angling for more than a bit of companionship. Jack figures it’s probably nothing, but Tyrone thinks that Connie’s after him – dirty mare. Lol.
Back at Connie’s, Jack’s in bed with his book and can hear Connie pacing the landing again, then sees her stop short in front of his door, then the doorknob turns. Jack turns off the light and pretends to snore. The doorhandle eases up, and Connie walks away from the door. Jack looks utterly terrified! Why doesn’t he just talk to her about it?
Norris is sat in the Kabin waiting for Horace when he finally walks in. Two peas in a pod, them, they even both agree to hold agnosticism in very high regard. Horace lets Norris know that he’s “one of a kind.” Haha, oh, not so sure about that! Norris asks Horace if he knows any gardening tricks to get rid of the weeds between the cracks in his patio. Graeme walks in, overhearing, and recommends he go to the DIY shop, and ask for a “crack hoe” to get the weeds out of the cracks. Norris later finds him and tells him he’s had a very embarrasing him at the DIY shop, where he found out that a crack-ho has nothing to do with gardening!
Ken and Simon go into the Kabin, since Ken wanted to buy Simon a special present. A “best Granddad” present, perhaps? Simon tells Horace that he looks different. Horace is confused. Then, Norris comes out from the back with their teas, and Simon, seeing them side by side, exclaims “there’s two of them!” Haha. Horace says that they look nothing a like, and Simon is a rude little boy. Ken demands an apology for Simon, and so Norris gives him a yo-yo. Norris tells Horace he thinks it’s time, they had a little chat. Uh oh, that can’t be good.
Written by David Lane, directed by Tim Dowd.
Peter tells Leanne that he’s going to ring George, and have him meet Simon after school. Peter’s not sure about it, but doesn’t know what else to do at this point – he is his granddad.
Granddad George and his wife, Nana Eve, are at the flat, and Simon arrives home from school ready to meet them. Simon asks Granddad George why he’s never seen him before. Yeah, George, why not? George tells Simon the truth, but I’m not sure he’s getting it. George thanks Peter for making them feel so welcome. Simon asks if George is going to go away, like he did with his mummy. George insists that they would like to see more of Simon. Peter invites them over to tea tomorrow night, and it’s accepted. George tells Simon that if he and his daddy wants him around, then he’ll be there. They shake on it. Before George leaves, Peter tells him that he hopes he’s going to be around, since Simon’s been through enough. They also shake on it.
Janice and Kelly aren’t happy about about Sally’s new rule over at Underworld. Fiz asks Janice and Kelly how much they’ve been missing Tony. Kelly faux-feigns that it’s like all her heels of gone away and she’s been walking around in clogs. Fiz then reveals a collection “get well” envelope for Tony. Does he really need their chump change? Acting-Boss Webster comes by and tells the girls that they need to give up their tea breaks, since they’re down a senior machinist (her). Sally tries to be diplomatic about it, but it doesn’t go over well.
Later, in the cafe, Janice and Kelly are wittering on again. Kelly reckons that her figure was as good as it was when she was 20, possibly better. Janice asks if she can borrow her mirror sometime. Can I borrow it next? Kelly is worried that Tony will figure that Underworld isn’t worth the stress, and sell up. Fix reckons that that means they could possibly get someone nice as a boss. Pffft, like that’ll happen.
Roy gets a rather expensive looking bottle of champagne delivered to him at the cafe and looks conflicted over it. Who could it be from? Gail asks if it’s from a secret admirer. Oh, there’s a secret involved, but not an admirer.
In hospital, Tony asks Maria if she’s run into Roy. Maria says she’s hardly had time to go to the cafe, and asks why. Tony says that it was a traumatic night for Roy as well, and he doesn’t know how Roy reacted, or interpreted things. Maria asks what “things” he’s talking about. Tony says he was very confused between his heart shutting down, and all the drugs being spilled through him that he felt his mind was playing tricks on him. Maria still wonders how that would affect Roy. Tony tries to get up and go see Roy and tend to the factory. Maria forces him to lie down a recover properly.
Later Hayley comes into the cafe to find out that Tony Gordon has been sending gifts to them all day: Champagne, tickets to Oliver, in London. Roy leaves Hayley in charge, as he needs to sort this now. Oh, theres only one way this’ll be sorted. And it won’t be simple, or pleasant.
Roy visits Tony and tells him that the gifts aren’t necessary. Tony says he hadn’ t meant to offend him. Roy says that the other night – things were said. Tony tells him that he can’t remember anything beyond the factory. Roy figures that perhaps if they had a chat, things will come back. Roy tells Tony that there was a confessional nature to what he was saying. Roy tells Tony that he told him, that last night, “I killed Liam.” Tony tries to manipulate the situation, and tells Roy that Liam was killed at his stag night, and had he not had one, Liam wouldn’t have been there – thus alive still, and that’s what he meant by “I killed Liam.” Tony says he’ll always blame himself for Liam’s death. Roy leaves looking somewhat unconvinced, and possibly more conflicted. What was he expecting Tony to say?
Roy tells Hayley about his little hospital visit, and Hayley says that Tony’s story makes sense. Besides, he wasn’t the killer, because he wasn’t in the car. Roy says that he had considered that, but what if the driver was doing Tony’s bidding? Wow, move over Sherlock Holmes, there’s a new detective in town. Roy reminds Hayley that Maria thought the same thing not too long ago, and what if she was right? Roy also thinks it was strange how Tony wasn’t shocked at what Roy told him he’d said. It’s like he had his story ready, the whole time. Roy is very certain that Tony killed Liam. Hayley tells him not to tell anyone else since no one’ll believe him. Roy says he can’t help cover up a murder.
Gail ,David and Joe go into Roy’s and ask how the “local hero” is doing. They reckon he saved Tony’s life. Roy, once again, says he’d only done what anyone would do in the situation. Gail says she can think of a few people who wouldn’t have bothered. Me too. Joe wants to take the boat out for a test run this weekend, but Gail’s hesistant and says she might be working. Gail lets Joe know that she’s hesitant about water. Oh, right, the whole my-crazy-husband-tried-to-drown-me-and-me-kids-in-a-canal thingy. Joe realized that he’d never thought of that.
Later, Joe walks into the medical centre to see Gail, and she asks what he’s doing there. Yeah, shouldn’t he be banned? Joe tells her that the shop he’s been working part-time at has closed down, gone out of business. Gail says that’s too bad, but it wasn’t the job he was supposed to do anyway. Gail says that her wage will keep them until something turns up.
Tina comes by when all are outside the boat and is in shock that the boat is actually finished. Joe tells them he’s going fishing for their tea! Oh, really? Gail tells him that David used to fish with Martin all the time, and suggests that they go together. Both Joe and David are hesitant, but Tina says she’d go if she wasn’t working. So, David signs up for the fishing trip after all. Joe reluctantly lets him come.
Later, the boys come home, and Gail asks them if it’s fish for tea. Joe says there is, and pulls out some take-away packages from the catch bag, and David adds that there’s some mushy peas too. Haha. After tea, Joe tells Gail he’s going to sell the boat since it doesn’t make sense him having it, while Gail is supporting him. Well, that’s logical! Gail says she’d rather him out on his boat catching fish, instead of inside brooding. Oh, Gail, you’re too good to him. Joe tells Gail that David was actually good company that afternoon – almost human.
Norris tells Emily that he’s possibly found a new assistant that could be “the one.” His name’s Horace Steel – Norris and Horace, how gay. Graeme offers to do the windows at No.2 when he sees Emily about to get up on the ladder, but Norris says he doesn’t trust Graeme, so no thanks. Emily is more than happy to take Graeme’s assistance.
Knock, knock. Who’s there? Freda, that’s who, at Emily’s door step. Freda tells her she’s been sacked and asks if she can stay with Emily for a few days. Freda tells Emily about how she couldn’t put up with her old employer, but she got her revenge – and reveals a prosthetic leg. Graeme walks in that second and is somewhat shocked and confused to see the leg and Freda holding it. Graeme asks if she stole the leg, and Freda answers yes. He then asks if they were wearing it at the time, to which she answers no. Emily is shocked that Freda stole the woman’s leg. Graeme tries to think of potential uses for the leg, but is coming up dry. Freda says she’ll give the leg back, but Emily reminds her she could be arrested. Graeme said the police won’t look twice at that. Emily asks why, and Graeme answers “because she hasn’t got a leg to stand on.” Haha, he so hilarious.
Written by Lucy Gannon, directed by Tim Dowd.
Roy is full of tension from what he’d heard from Tony the night before. He’s also concerned if Tony has made it through the night or not, he’s not sure he has. Hayley can sense that Roy’s tension, and tries to assure him that he’s done everything he could in that situation. Roy tells her that it’s deathbed confessions that’s getting to him. Roy tells Hayley that Tony confessed to him that he killed Liam Connor. Hayley looks at him in shock and disbelief that he must have heard something wrong. Roy understands that it’s confusing, but he’s sure that it’s definitely what Tony said to him. Hayley thinks it’s just nonsense, becuase he was probably on morphine. Roy is trying to believe her words, but doesn’t.
Roy insists that he must go to the hospital to meet Maria, let her know what happened in Tony’s final hours – if it has come to that. Roy emerges from his taxi in front of the hospital to see Maria coming out of hers with her suitcase and baby Liam in tow, meeting up with Michelle. Poor Maria! Michelle takes the baby home, so Maria can stay with Tony. Roy meets up with Maria, and Maria thanks him profusely for doing what he did to help save Tony’s life that night. Maria gives Roy a hug and says she loves him. Roy is truly divided now. Roy tells Maria that now that everything’s okay with Tony, he’ll get back to the cafe. Maria insists that he stay, because Tony wanted to see him.
Roy goes back in to see Tony, who’s in much better spirits. So that means he’s probably on more morphine. Tony tells Roy that he owes him more than he ever could pay him, and if it hadn’t have been for him, he’d be a gonner. Maria says she was scared she could have lost Tony, just like she’d lost Liam. Instant, Tony and Roy exchange knowing glances. Well, Tony had a glance of menace, and Roy a glance of pure terror. Poor Roy! Tony assures Maria that he’s fine, and he’ll take really good care of himself in future. Roy tries to leave, but Tony insists that he stay, and Roy does. Tony reckons that he and Roy are like the odd-couple. Odd’s not the word I’d use, but sure. He then tries to pull the wool over Roy’s eyes, but telling him that when he was in a state like he was last night, he’s not sure what he’s living, dreaming, or if anything was real. What’s real, what isn’t? Tony then tells Roy that he’d like to make a donation to one of Roy’s charities, for his heroism. Roy tells Tony to keep his money. He only did what anyone would have done. Maria and Tony force Roy into naming a charity that they can donate to. Tony proposes a “gentleman’s agreement” and that they shake hands on it. Roy hesitantly shakes Tony’s hand and walks out of that hospital room like a bat out of hell, leaving Tony looking worried.
Oh, looks like Jake stayed the night. Hook, line, sinker. Michelle tries to get rid of him before Ryan sees, but she’s not fast enough. Michelle tries to make an excuse that Jake was there so he didn’t have to drive home and risk being over the limit. Ryan tells her that she’s over the limit, well over. Ryan can’t figure how his mum can call the police on a guy for harassment one day, then have the same guy in her bed the other night. Me neither! Ben tries to get him to back-off, but Ryan’s well angry over it.
Fiz lets the factory girls know about Tony being in hospital for a heart attack. Fiz tells them how she’s trying to get a hold of Maria to tell her. Sally quickly assumes her authoritative role as PA, now that Tony’s not there. Sally really does have the stuff for middle-management. Fiz tells the girls that Roy says it wasn’t looking good. They’re wondering what Roy has to do with it.
The factory girls are all sitting on the edges of their seats waiting for news on Tony’s prognosis. Sally continues to call the hospital, but they won’t tell her anything. Janice suggests trying to mortuary instead to cancel out on possible scenario. Julie chastises her for being insensitive. Roy stops into the factory to ask Fiz whether or not she’s managed to call Maria. Fiz tells her that Maria’s going straight to the hospital.
Sally is driving Julie crazy, bossing her around and having her run all sorts of errant errands. Jesse sees her and they talk about their next children’s show. I suppose their still working together behind Eileen’s back! Eileen peeks from behind the curtains and sees them chatting and does NOT, I repeat, does NOT look happy! When Julie’s gone, Eileen comes out and asks Jesse what Julie wanted. Jesse said she was just saying hello. Eileen remarks that it was a long hello. Jesse said he’s seen the sequel to that – the long goodbye. Haha.
Julie and Jesse meet up for their children’s party, and Julie comes running into Jesse’s van, hiding below the seat, since Jason and Tina were rounding the corner. They better watch out that Aunty Pam doesn’t see them together! Later, they return back to the street after having a good day at work. Jesse tells Julie that they make a great team, she agrees. Julie asks him to get out when she gets changed.
Jake goes by Dev’s shop to give him the bill for his builder services. Dev tells Jake that he’s not paying this bill, because they had an agreed-upon price. Jake blames the extra labour hours on the fact that Dev’s tenant had the police called on him. Dev tells Jake that there’s no way that he’s paying for his stupidity. The nerve of that Jake! Charging Dev for the time he spent in prison? He got himself there! Dev rips Jake’s bill in half, and tells him to divide his final charge by two. Jake tells Dev that the bottom line is what he owes him, and to call him in a few hours when he’s got some cash, and threatens him not to leave it too long.
Bill walks up to Dev’s and starts to laugh, then walks in and asks Dev if he’s got problems with his roof. Dev reminds him that it’s Michelle’s roof, and that it’s all be taken care of. Bill tells Dev that he’s going to be in trouble tonight if it rains. Dev asks why that is. Bill tells him becuase of his tiles, his lack of tiles. Bill tells him he’s got half his roof missing, did he not know? He runs outside, and sure enough, half of his roof is missing. Dev keels over in pain from the sight of it moaning like a sick cat. Bill says that’s what happens when you hire a cowboy. Dev wonders how Jake could do this to him. Bill walks away laughing. Someone’s gotten his commupance.
Michelle goes into the pub to tell Liz she’s can’t work her shift, since she’s got baby Liam, then hears Dev ask if Smily Jake has been in there. Dev tells Michelle about the fact that Jake, the slimy charmer, knicked half his roof tiles, so he’ll probably never come back to Weatherfield. Michelle doesn’t look happy at hearing this information. Later at home, she gets a rap on her window, and it’s Jake, to Michelle’s delight. Michelle laughs with Jake over him taking Dev’s roofing tiles. Jake tells her he’s doing a job in Glasgow, and asks Michelle to come with him. Michelle thinks he’s nuts if she thinks she’ll just leave her life, and tells him no, and to go, but not without a kiss goodbye. Jake tells her that he’ll be back.
Leanne’s still stewing over getting turned down for loan after loan for the wine bar. Peter reckons that it’s the wrong time to be asking for credit, especially to open a bar. Does he ever stop and think to ponder WHY that is? Peter thinks he’s got an investor from the turf business and thinks he’s almost a sure-thing to give them a loan. Oh, that doesn’t sound shady at all.
Well, Peter comes back from that meeting to let Leanne know that there’s not enough equity in the bookies to even fund a hot-dog van, nevermind a bar. Oh, how long is this back and forth going to go on? Are they opening this bar, or what? Does anyone else think Leanne is too thin? I’m always noticing that her clothes fit her oddly, and then I realize it’s because she’s so frail.
Leanne goes over to No.1 with Simon to get his Nemo DVD and Ken tells her that he just can’t see how the two of them opening a bar is a good idea. Neither can the lenders-be! Leanne tells Ken that she trusts Peter, unlike him.
Meanwhile, a mysterious older gentleman is on the street asking for directions to the bookies. What could he possibly want? Our mystery man spies Peter and Leanne playing with Simon and his ball in the middle of the street and walks over. He comes over and asks Peter if he’s “Peter Barlow.” Peter confirms he is, then the mystery man starts talking to Simon, making Peter get defensive. The mystery man tells Simon that he’s his granddad. W-o-w.
Peter questions the “granddad” later, and asks how he can be sure that he’s Lucy’s father. Granddad has all of his proper documentation to state that he’s Lucy’s father, therefore, Simon’s granddad. Granddad admits he was a lousy father and abandoned her when she needed him, but his life is sorted now, so he’d like to put something back into his life. Granddad says he’ll be in the pub on the corner, if he’d join him.
Later, Peter comes upstairs and explains to Simon that that man was his granddad. But not a proper granddad, like Granddad Ken, who takes him to the park, to school and cares about him and so on. Simon is still curious about the new granddad, but Peter says that he only has one granddad – end of. Leanne tells Peter that he ought to talk to Lucy’s father.
Peter decides to take Leanne’s suggestion, and goes down to the Rovers to meet with un-proper Granddad. Granddad figures he’s doing it all wrong, because he’s so desperate to do it right. Peter decides to give the guy the benefit of the doubt, and they start over. Peter warns Granddad George that he doesn’t want Simon thinking he’s got a new granddad if George’s going to do another disappearing act. George says that leaving Lucy haunted him for years. Peter tells George he’s going to talk to his family, and IF he feels that George can see Simon again, then he’ll need to have him ready for him. George gives Peter his card, and says that if the wife answers, to leave a message, since his wife knows all about Simon.
Joe’s still hard at work on the boat, and Gail’s still grinning like a school-girl watching him work. At least she’s happy, it’s quite nice. Haha, how adorable – Gail has come out dressed in dungarees with a sander to help Joe out. The couple that plays together – stays together. So they say.
David arrives with his new girlfriend Zoe and sees Gail in her getup, and can’t help but put in a jab. David introduces Gail to Zoe, and vice-versa. Zoe follows Gail in for a cuppa, and Joe points out that she’s a nice girl to David, and asks if she ever stops talking. David says he’ll help Joe with the side of the boat. Joe gives him a rag and a look of surprise.
Gail and Joe finally get finished painting and fixing up the boat. It does look nice! Joe tells Gail he couldn’t have done it without her, and to go and have a long soak, and he’ll tell her when tea’s ready.
Sorry for the tardiness of this review, my internet was down! Boo!
Written by Joe Turner, directed by Tony Prescott
We take off where we left off, with Tony still sat next to the Kabin wall after having collapsed in agony, his face illuminated by fireworks and sheer terror. Roy is walking by and notices Underworld’s door open, then sees Tony collapsed on the floor. Roy uses Tony’s phone to call an ambulance. The ambulance arrives, they perform an ECG. Tony grabs Roy’s hand and asks him not to leave him.
The ambulance takes Tony through the hospital, while Roy is sat there waiting. Roy calls Fiz and asks if she has a number for Maria’s parents, since he can’t get a hold of her on her mobile. The doctors come out and tell Roy that Tony has suffered a heart attack. They tell Roy that Tony’s very poorly, and if he can’t contact his family. Roy tells them he’s trying, but the doctor’s tell him that more urgency is required as they’re not sure of his condition. They believe Tony might not have a great deal of time, because he is seriously ill. Wow. Tony asks to see Roy.
In the hospital room, Tony tells Roy taht his father was 49 when he died, and his father before him, 42. Gordon met aren’t bravehearts, just congenitally weak ones. Roy tells Tony how unsuccessful they were at trying to contact Maria. Roy asks if there’s anyone else he’d like to be there. Tony says yes, anyone. Wow, that was mean. Roy goes on to tell Tony about his bat conservation project, and Tony says he might have a useless heart, but Roy Cropper is a useless man. Ouch! He wasn’t so useless an hour ago when he saved your arse! Tony is actually mad that Roy had rescued him. Tony wanted a poetic death outside his own factory. Yes, how poetic. Tony tells Roy to go home, he doesn’t want anyone to see him like that. Tony tells Roy that he’s on a one-way ticket to hell and hell is spending your last hours with Roy Cropper wittering in your ear. Ouch again! I hope the devil spanks him down there!
Strangely enough, the nurse sees Roy on his way out and tells him that Tony wants to see him. Roy is confused and tells the nurse that Tony told him to leave. Regardless of Tony’s rubbish treatment of Roy, Roy decides to do the right thing and go back to Tony’s bedside.
Back at Tony’s bedside, Tony apologizes to Roy for the things he said. Tony reckons that it could have been worse – could have been Janice Battersby that found him, and he figures she’d have left him in the gutter. Tony is for sure he’s going to die, and he’s worried that Maria can’t get there in time. Tony then gets Roy to sneak him in a sandwich for his “last supper.” Tony tells Roy to “come closer,” he needs to make a confession. Tony tells Roy that he was the one who smoked out the bats. Oh, and that he killed Liam! WOW.
Roy is rushed out of the room, as Tony goes into cardiac arrest. Later, the nurse tells him that Tony is unlikely to make it through the night. The nurse tells Roy that he’s best to go home, since he’s done all he can. What will Roy do with the information he’s just received. What does he make of it? We’ll soon find out I’m sure.
Molly closes her and Kevin up in Dev’s shop for their “talk.” Molly convinces Kevin that Pam can keep a secret – since she’s had four husbands, and two she was doing the dirty on. Molly asks Kevin if this is the end. Kev says he doesn’t want it to be the end, and neither does Molly. Kevin comes up with a master-plan: tell Pam it’s over, stay away from each other for a few weeks, then resume later. It’s shocking that he’s not a captain of industry with that stategic mind of his. Molly says she’d have to lie straight to Pam’s face. Kevin tells Molly that he’s gotten quite good at lying in the past few months. Ha! You mean past dozen years!
Pam goes into the shop to buy some items and receives the cold treatment from Molly. Pam tells Molly that she wishes she never saw either of them and it could be wiped from her memory. All of us at Team Pam here share that sentiment. Molly then lies to Aunty Pam that the affair’s over, since Kev finished it. She then tells Pam how stupid she feels. Well, that’s honest at least. Pam assures her she’s doing the right thing, and Molly thanks her. Oh, Pam, don’t fall for it!
Haha, this is bloody fantastic. Jake the builder walks into the Rovers in only a towel. I’m surprised he didn’t trip on the floor for all Kelly’s drool! Liz informs him that they have a dress-code in the bar. Michelle walks in and spots Jake then asks how long he’s been there, then sees his getup and asks him what he’s doing. Jake says, “trick or treat,” to which Michelle follows-up with “police or leave.” I don’t recall that one growing up. I probably lived in the right neighborhood then. Jake says he’s dressed in a towel to even things up a bit. Jake threatens to drop the towel, and Kelly’s all ready with the stripper music! Liz tells him if he drops the towel she’ll call the police. Right Liz, after a hot bath, right? Michelle begs him not to cause a scene, so he says that she must agree to have dinner with him, then he’ll relent. Michelle finally agrees with this. I thought these scenes were cheesy, but still enjoyable! He leaves as Kelly and Julie wave goodbye. Michelle is still in denial and tells Liz later that she’ll want this date over with – soon as possible.
Jake is playing Wii (videogames) in Michelle’s flat with Ben and Ryan which begs the question, “how old IS he?” I never thought about it before, but he could be well young. But I think our Michelle likes ‘em that way. Did anyone else notice that Jake’s voice sounds almost identical to Graeme’s? Seperated at birth, perhaps? Michelle comes out dressed to the nines. So much for her just wanting to get dinner “over with.” Can you blame her though? I shant. He tells her she looks stunning. He looks like the cat that got the cream.
At the restaurant, Michelle tells Jake that she’s only there because she’s been forced to be. Oh, whatever. Michelle tells him that she doesn’t fancy him, or anyone for that matter. Michelle notices that it’s an expensive restaurant, and tells him that they should just leave now to save time and money. Jake asks her what she’d fancy for a starter. Jake tells her that if he had to work a month to pay for one dinner with her, it’d be worth it. Michelle says she hates to admit it, but she thinks she’s enjoying his punishment and all. A little too much if you ask me!
Jake is still trying to engage Michelle in some conversation, but she’s adament that after tonight, they’re not going to see each other again – hopefully. He asks if he can read her palm, then propositions her that if he can tell her one true thing about her life, then she has to tell him the rest of her life story. She gives over, and he tells her that she suffers grief, a lot of grief and that men she has loved have died and she sees an accident. Michelle doesn’t think this is very funny, and that he must have talked to Ryan, or he must have known. I think all he had to do was go to the Kabin and talk to Norris. Michelle says it’s too creepy, and Jake apologizes, he was only showing off. Michelle ends up telling him about the deaths she has experienced. Jake tells her she’s amazing, after all that heart-ache to be so fabulous. Jake tells Michelle that since he’s met her – he’s become obsessed.
Jake drops her back off at her place and walks her to the door, but not without giving her a kiss, or two. Michelle tells him that he’ll get a parking ticket if he leaves his truck parked there. He says he doesn’t care and they continue to snog in the street.
Peter and Leanne laugh as they see Jake walk by in his towel. Leanne wants to take Simon Trick or Treating but Peter says he just doesn’t agree with it, since it’s not British. Neither is vodka, but that never stopped him! He also doesn’t want Simon rotting his teeth on candy. He says it’s the principle, and someone’s got to make a stand. Wow, how to men turn into their fathers? That sounds like something that would come out of Ken’s mouth, as Peter later notes. Simon’s not happy about not getting to go trick’or’treating, but Simon keeps his foot down. Leanne complains about not having a job again, but Peter tells her they’re not giving up yet. Leanne tells Peter that she might do the odd shift here and there at the bookies – if she’s free.
Later when Peter pops out to the shop, Leanne takes the opportunity to let Simon dress up as a ghost, and tells him to hide cause Peter’ll be back in 5 minutes. Peter’s on his way up, so Leanne and Simon, dressed as ghosts and hide in the dark. How do I know this won’t go over so well? Simon hides behind the front door, and Peter comes in flinging it open, crushing Simon! Simon screams and Peter finds him in a ghost costume with a bit cut on his forehead. Peter is NOT happy! Leanne feels terrible as Simon is going to need stitches now.
When they got back home later, Leanne is still consumed with guilt, but Peter tells her to calm down since it was an accident.
