How many ways? Every episode it seems as if the cake gets cut into ever-smaller slices. Vin and Pat want their cut, and then there's Jason to be refunded, with a suitable profit share, with the Creative Consultant who will want payment for her skill and expertise. Now there's Todd clambering onto the band wagon.

Goodness only know what the expenses are. The portacabin, brochures, cost of planning application, which CAN'T possibly be cheap (I must ask my son who's a town Planner); the list goes on. At this rate there won't be anything in the pot to divvy up!

I was Alex's bank statements she was looking at, remember, he had them out in the cafe when she came back from his "dads" the first time, he was going through his finances.

He obviously keeps them in that bottom drawer, as he didn't have his own room until recently, and probably not moved everything about, or might just keep them there anyway.

Well at least they are keeping some of the expenses down by just standing on the street and collaring people as they walk by "Ey mate wanna buy a flat?", Estate agents and property developers up and down the country must be wondering why they have never tried that approach.

That really was a SOR, Handing out brochures on a Manchester back street?

And how does Kathy think Alex will get a mortgage?

Absolutely agree, but I think this time he's planning to get back at Pat and Vinnie. Complete change of character of course, but that's par for the course.

Surely Vinnie is going to run away with all the money for himself anyway?

Would Alya really keep her grandmother in the dark over Sharif's affair just to better her career?

Well according to Phelan that is part of the ever so carefully worked out plan anyway, leaving essentially Phelan and whoever to act surprised and apparently get off scot free. and no doubt meet up with Vinny down the ginnel at a later date to divvy up the spoils.

I think you're jumping ahead here. We don't know what's going to happen if we avoid spoilers which a lot of us here try to do.

I would have thought so! Phelan seems to be putting a lot of trust in Vinnie's - er - honesty.

They say there are 40 flats, when there are going to be none, and Phelan said last night that they can sell each flat more than once. So assuming they do get the deposits on 80 flats, there will be a tidy sum to split even after expenses.

It was the bit Phelan said about how the money would be paid into Vinny's bank account and that he would then do a runner, with Phelan, Todd and whoever left to act surprised and get off scot free to share out the money that made me smile, that simple eh?

Would would anyone pay a deposit into somebody's personal bank account? Surely at the very least it would go into a company account.

Isn't there some sort of Deposit Protection Scheme ?

I agree. I was being facetious.


Yes. It saves paying extras and another visit to their 'showroom'!

The Deposit Protection Scheme is for the rental market (to protect your rental deposit).

Maybe he has set up a business account, have they said it is a personal account they have setup?

Also, as they are running away with the money (no real flats), I would expect them to accept a £5000 deposit from Alex, after all, it's not like it's really protecting a flat for him, then again, Eileen may not have told Pat they offered £5000 yet.

Remember this is Corrie we are not suppose to think beyond what they tell us.

Don't forget the massive amount of materials to be ordered and delivered. Plumbing and electrical, lumber and flooring etc. It will be in one door and out the other straight onto a truck. Sold and installed elsewhere by another reputable builder. This old scam is tested and true. Better than winning the cash fo life lottery.

By the sound of it they don't intend on ever getting to the ordering of materials stage.

I don't think he is, there is bound to be something that Phelan has up his sleeve to protect his cut. Wouldn't be surprised if somehow, he is planning on running off with the loot himself. This s/l has me intrigued atm, as there are so many ways this plot line could end. My money is on Todd saving the day, I think he is more devious than the other two combined

I get the impression that Phelan and Vinny are playing Todd, why would they be so quick to rope him in when they could have quite easily done him in as Vinny mentioned, no one knew he had gone to meet with them and no doubt they could have come up with suitable alibis for being elsewhere.

Reminiscient of the "long firm" fraud

I don't get this bit. If Vinny is to take the blame, how are Phelan and Todd supposed to explain their new found wealth?

The scriptwriters haven't thought that far ahead, they're making it up as they go along

Makes me think Todd and Phelan will get done or partially done (dunno how) and Phelan will stay in Corrie.

Because Phelan didn't want him killed, as he knows the stretch he would get for murder to be a lot longer than fraud, and he even said so when Vinny was on about doing him in (Vinny obviously has more to lose with the money he owes, so is more willing to kill).