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Monday 22 October 2012
After splitting up with Michelle, Steve spends the night at Lloyd's. Tracy's in her element watching Michelle fret over Steve. When he calls at the flat for his stuff, Michelle begs him to talk but Steve cruelly ignores her pleas, leaving Michelle completely bewildered. Steve confides in Lloyd that dumping Michelle is just a ruse to split up Ryan and Tracy and once that's done he'll get back together with Michelle. But when Steve points out to Tracy that now she's successfully split them up she can stop playing games with Ryan, Tracy insists she loves Ryan and is carrying his child. Steve's thwarted and when he discovers Rob has taken Michelle to the Bistro to comfort her, he worries that his master plan has gone sadly awry!
With news rife about the latest glitch in their relationship, Audrey and Lewis try to front it out. Nick refuses to give Lewis his old job back and Audrey is faced with her friends clearly thinking there's no fool like an old fool. Gail, meanwhile, voices her suspicion that Penny and Lewis are actually in cahoots. How will Audrey react to this and how will Lewis react to an unexpected job offer?
Anna finally snaps when Mary decides to transform Roy and Hayley's flat into an upstairs dining area for her French night. Mandy and Lloyd's relationship develops.
Monday 22 October 2012
After spotting Rob and Michelle staring into each other's eyes, Steve decides to crank up his plans to split up Tracy and Ryan. Convincing Ryan that he should make an honest woman of Tracy and propose, Steve sits back in the Rovers while Ryan goes down on one knee and asks Tracy to marry him. Ryan instantly clocks Tracy's look of abject horror but, put on the spot, what will she say? As all hell breaks loose, Steve is pleased with the results but how will Michelle react when Steve tells her what he's really been up to?
Lewis is working his first shift at the Rovers and enjoying himself. He's concerned when Dr. Carter arrives and Gloria quickly ushers him through to the back. Later, Lewis finds her in floods of tears as she tells him the startling real reason for her returning to the bosom of her family.
As the cafe's French night soars, Nick sends Kylie home from the empty bistro. Later she pays a visit to the pop-up restaurant where she spies Beth doling out cognac. After putting up with Mary bragging about her success, Kylie has a sneaky idea to take the wind out of her sails for good.
When Gary interrupts Tina and Tommy's romantic night in to discuss the surrogacy, it becomes clear that Tommy is still finding the idea harder to take then he's letting on.
Wednesday 24 October 2012
Michelle comforts a heartbroken Ryan. A a grovelling Steve tries to win Michelle back. Ryan's convinced that his mum was in on Steve's plan to set him up. Michelle swears she wasn't but an angry Ryan storms out. He jumps into a cab, telling the driver to head for a bar in town. A concerned Sophie jumps in the car with him. At the pub Ryan gets smashed, scores some coke and starts a fight. When they're thrown out of the bar, Sophie is powerless to help Ryan. High on drugs, he plays chicken with the traffic on a dual carriageway. Sophie implores him to stop but Ryan ignores her and as Sophie makes a desperate attempt to pull him from the road, tragedy strikes.
Concerned about Gloria, Lewis asks Audrey about her. She tells him she hardly knows her and when she wonders why he's interested, he manages not to tell her the truth - that Gloria is dying! Arriving at the pub for his shift, Lewis fusses round Gloria, insisting she puts her feet up. When he asks if she's OK, Gloria tells him she could do with a friendly ear and wonders if he's free for dinner that evening. Accepting, Lewis ponders how he'll manage to hide what he's doing from Audrey.
Mary plans a Greek extravaganza though Anna defiantly reminds her she'll be having nothing to do with it. Beth's up for it, and later when the night is in full swing, she produces some ouzo and starts dishing out the shots.
Izzy's off to the clinic with Gary to have her eggs harvested.
Friday 26 October 2012
Sophie lies unconscious and the driver of the car calls an ambulance. Ryan panics and runs off. Kevin gets a call to say his daughter has been in an accident and races to the hospital where he keeps a vigil at Sophie's bedside. Kevin's shocked to hear that a young man was with Sophie when she was hit by the car. He struggles to digest the news and is hit by another blow which knocks him sideways. Sophie has suffered a spinal injury and may never walk again!
Beth produces another bottle of ouzo while Mary struggles to control the raucous diners. Arriving back from the States early, having left Hayley to look after Sylvia who's had a fall, he's horrified to walk into the drunken Greek party taking place. Furious, Roy orders everyone out and lets rip at Mary for turning his home in a drunken taverna as a licensing officer shows up, claiming he has reason to believe they've been selling alcohol illegally.
Tommy is quiet in the pub when Gary is effusive about what he and Tina are doing for him and Izzy. Later, however, when he joins Gary and Owen for a game of darts, Tommy can't bear hearing any more about the surrogacy.
Emily spies Gloria heading off with Lewis to the dogs and later susses that Audrey hasn't a clue about it. Maria organises an awkward foursome night in with Jason, Marcus and Aiden.
Friday 26 October 2012
The doctor explains to Kevin that Sophie has a fractured spine and needs an operation. Sally arrives at the hospital and is devastated to hear that, although there's an operation that could help, there's still a possibility that their daughter could be paralysed. They stop talking as Sophie regains consciousness. Under pressure from Kevin, she admits she was with Ryan who was playing chicken in the road. Back on the street a dishevelled Ryan arrives home. Though relieved, Michelle demands to know how Sophie ended up being run over. As Ryan tries to explain, Kevin arrives and punches him, revealing Sophie may never walk again all because he was high on drugs. Back at the hospital Sophie is wheeled off to theatre.
Mary insists that no alcohol was sold in the cafe but the licensing officer is unconvinced and tells Roy he'll have to attend the council offices on Monday. Roy throws Mary out, accusing her of violating his home and his trust. Heading to the Bistro, Roy apologises to Nick for any problems caused, revealing he's been accused of illegally selling alcohol. Who is to blame for reporting Roy?
Gary apologises to Tommy for going on about the surrogacy, Tommy explains he just finds it hard to handle. Tina wants to avoid any bad feeling when the embryos are implanted on Monday and assures Tommy she wants to spend the rest of her life with him. Tommy does as he's told but it's clear he's still deeply uncomfortable about the situation he's put her in.
Lewis has a pang of guilt after his illicit night out with Gloria. Maria and Marcus' surprise kiss still proves to be an elephant in the room.
