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Old 14-08-2014, 15:40
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Although the Richard Hillman Storyline still stands out as being one of the best Storylines that Corrie has ever done, I still feel to this very day that Killing him off was a huge, huge mistake. As he could've come back at a later date to close his story arc for good.

So anyway, here's my version of how the Richard Hillman Storyline would climax, and how he would have a different Story arc which would close the coffin on the character for good, enjoy.

I'd still have Hillman confess his crimes to Gail and go on the run, but instead of him disappearing for 2 weeks then returning, I'd have him disssapear for around 2 and a half months, in order for Gail and the rest of the Platt family to recover better.

To start off, I'd have Gail suffer a complete breakdown and lock herself in the house for days, and it would lead up to David, Sarah, Audrey and the rest of the residents try to persuade Gail to enjoy her life again, rather than think about Hillman all the time. Eventually after a few weeks, Gail does begin to recover a little bit, and she then begins to get a bit of confidence in herself back.

Meanwhile, Aidan Critichley is released from Prison and he wants to win back Sarah, however Audrey tries to warn him off, claiming that Sarah is still struggling to deal with what Richard has done. However Sarah overrules her gran, and starts to see Aidan again, which doesn't please the rest of her family, including Gail.

The Police then tell Gail that Richard is apparently hiding in the outskirts of Bury, and are co-operating with Bury police in order to find him. It scares Gail a little bit, and she starts to believe that Richard will come after her. However Audrey reassures her that Richard will be brought to justice soon, which helps Gail get her confidence back again.

However, it turns out that Richard is lurking around the Cobbles, and we then see him spying on Gail 24/7, never letting her out of her sight. Eventually we begin to see that Richard has some sort of grudge against Gail, and that he desperately wants to kill her before it's too late.

Richard then sees Aidan walking down the cobbled street with Sarah, and is absolutely livid.

Hillman then disappears for 2 more weeks, and then returns to take the Ultimate revenge on Gail, but ends up biting off more than he can chew.

It's Mike Baldwin's birthday, and everyone apart from Gail is in the Rovers celebrating. Gail decides not to come, preferring instead to have a night in watching the television instead. Unbeknown to Gail and everyone else, Richard is still lurking around the cobbles, despreate to kill anyone that gets in his way.

Eventually he breaks into Gail's house, and hides behind the sofa that Gail is sitting on whilst watching TV, Sarah then attempts to call Gail from the rovers. Gail however has stupidity switched the House phone off, and Richard sees this as the ultimate opportunity to seize his chance.

He grabs Gail from behind and Attempts to strangle her, however Gail is one step ahead and gets a Razor-Knife out of her pocket and slashes Hillman on the face with it. She then attempts to call the police, however Hillman then grabs her and injects her with some M99, knocking her out.

The Next day, David( who was staying at a Friend's house the night before), returns home to find a note from Richard, basically saying that Gail is his hostage, and that if he wants to see her again, then he wants A million pounds as ransom. David Immiditaly calls the Police, and then calls Audrey, who rushes to be with David and the rest of the family.

Gail then wakes up in a very dark room, tied to a chair, with only a big light for company. Richard is stood in the corner, saying that Gail is now his Sacrifice. Gail refuses to be indimidated by Richard, and yells at him, saying that it will only be a matter of time before the Police come and arrest him. Richard replies by saying that they won't be able to find them, Gail attempts to wriggle free but Richard stops her, stating that trying to escape would be a very big mistake on her part. Whilst his back's turned however, Gail does wriggle free, and she then pushes Richard to the ground and runs out of the room( which is then revealed to be a Abandoned Cabin in the Lancashire Woodland area).

Meanwhile back in Weatherfield, Audrey, Archie Shuttleworth and the rest of the Platt family are working with the Police in an attempt to locate where Richard is hiding Gail. They come up with a theory that Richard & Gail are possibly hiding out in the woods, and head down to the Woodland area.

Richard chases Gail around the Woodland area, however Gail is one step ahead and she then hitchhikes back to Weatherfield in a attempt to get away from Richard once and for all. Enraged, Hillman then steals an Abadoned White van, which was lurking around the Woodland Area, and is in hot pursuit of Gail.

The Person that Gail was Hitchiking with then drops off Gail outside her house, and Audrey and the rest of the family then embrace her with Joy and tears. However Richard then sneaks in through the Back door with a machine Gun and holds them all hostage, so to speak.

The Police then turn up and Richard demands one Million pounds as ransom, otherwise he'll kill them all. Whilst the Police desperately tried to negotiate with Richard, Gail then sees the oppintunity to talk Richard round. She then spins him a cock and bull story about how she loves him, and how she'll come and visit him in prison, etc,etc.

Richard however, refuses to believe Gail one little bit, and points his gun at her, ready to shoot. However Martin tackles Richard to the floor, and a gunshot rings out.

The police then storm in and find thatbRichard has fled the scene, he is nowhere to be found. Eventually it's revealed that he has fled to somewhere in Wales, and he isn't seen for 18 long months.

This is part 1 of my story, my main idea now is for Richard to return in 2005/06 and bump off a few more characters, that way the character of Richard Hillman will have a bigger impact on Corrie, and it would possibly Catapult Brian Capron to superstardom.

Part 2 is coming soon, stay tuned.
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Old 14-08-2014, 15:55
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it sounds really good but where would Richard get the M99 from? Maybe he could have cloroformed her. I can't wait to see who he kills next.
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Old 14-08-2014, 16:50
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Just to let all know, the next part takes place in mid 2005, in which the Hillman Cards storyline kicks off, at first Gail believes that it's David that's sending the cards. Unbeknown to Gail and everyone else though. The cards are all a distraction cooked up by Richard, just so that he can finally get his hands on Gail. But the question is:

Will Hillman achieve his mission of Killing Gail?
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Old 14-08-2014, 17:11
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Just to let all know, the next part takes place in mid 2005, in which the Hillman Cards storyline kicks off, at first Gail believes that it's David that's sending the cards. Unbeknown to Gail and everyone else though. The cards are all a distraction cooked up by Richard, just so that he can finally get his hands on Gail. But the question is:

Will Hillman achieve his mission of Killing Gail?
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Old 14-08-2014, 17:18
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