There’s also news for Lauren Bolton in the ITV soap next week
Sam Blakeman gets himself in a bit of a pickle and Jesse Chadwick isn’t convincing Gail Platt’s children that his return to Weatherfield is genuine in Coronation Street next week.
First up, Daniel Osbourne explains to Sarah Platt how her daughter Bethany has got it into her head that he won’t want to be with her now she has a stoma bag. When Jenny Connor reveals that Bethany dumped Daniel, Daisy Midgley sets off to the hospital, determined to put Bethany straight. Will she be able to get through to her?
In the meantime, Sarah accuses Adam Barlow of stealing Damon’s money from the lock-up. Adam assures her he had nothing to do with it, nor did Danel and the most likely suspect is Damon Hay’s cousin who went to ‘check on it. At No.8, Jesse tells David how he’s rented a flat in Oakhill but is expecting a financial windfall.
Later, while examining his finances to work out how to buy No.8, David’s guarded as Jesse offers to lend a hand and reveals he’s taking Gail on a trip to Whitby. As Sarah and David reckon he’s acting strangely, the conversation is cut by the arrival of an estate agent putting up a ‘for sale’ sign.
When Adam lets slip that Jesse may have overheard him and Daniel discussing Damon’s hidden loot, Sarah becomes adamant that Jesse took it and asks David to help her prove it. Will David comply?
Declaring he wants to get to know Gail’s kids, Jesse treats David, Sarah and Nick Tilsley to lunch in the Rovers. After being quizzed on his finances and revealing he’s expecting cash from the sale of his marital home, David advises Sarah to forget about Damon’s missing money. When Jesse hurries out of the pub, Sarah follows him to Victoria Gardens. Is Jesse hiding something?
Elsewhere, in the Bistro, Nick tells David that the police called and Rowan is pleading not guilty to blackmail and fraud so it will have to go to trial. When Sam sees Nick flirting with a customer he interferes and tells the customer Nick is engaged.
Later, Sam prepares a romantic meal at the flat to try and get Leanne Battersby and Nick back together but disaster strikes when he uses a sharp knife to try and open some oysters
Sam calls on AshaAlahan at No.7 and shows her a gash he’s made in his hand. Asha takes a woozy Sam to hospital to have stitches. How will Nick and Leanne react when they discover his plans to get them together have resulted in him being injured?
Leanne tells Toyah that both of them should move out of the flat to help Nick and Sam. She tells Toyah she has rented the salon flat but Toyah should find her own place.
Meanwhile, Stu Carpenter is angry with Yasmeen when Mason reveals the special worker has found him somewhere to live. Stu tells Yasmeen he is thinking of moving to Germany to be with Eliza and Dom. How will Yasmeen react?
Also, at the hospital, a doctor informs Lauren Bolton and Max Turne that baby Frankie’s doing well enough to be discharged next month. Bobby promises Lauren that he and Max will be around to help her with Frankie. Bobby admits to Max that his feelings for Lauren are unchanged and he longs to be with her.
Encountering Lauren at the bar, Nick asks how she found sleeping on the sofa at No.8 the other week. Bobby finds Max and Lauren in the Rovers Max makes a swift exit, and Bobby queries why they’ve been acting so shifty.