28
Friday 13th January 2017 Finn's attempts to explain and drives off, Finn gets into his taxi and follows him.
MONDAY Vanessa confiscates Rhona's phone when Pierce keeps calling her during "hunk night" at the pub. Rhona ends up being called up to the stage as everyone cheers her on, much to her embarrassment. Pierce is lurking outside and heads into The Woolpack when he hears Rhona's name called. He's shocked to see Rhona dancing with one of the hunks and heads outside, clearly insecure over what he's just witnessed. Meanwhile, Rebecca uses Ross to take her mind off things when Chrissie stands her up, but Chrissie ends up walking in on them. Could fresh tensions explode between the sisters? TUESDAY Nicola thanks Neville for paying out the insurance, but he tells her that there wasn't a payout at all. Meanwhile, Finn is shocked to realise that Tracy paid Nathan to take him out. Elsewhere, Chas mistakenly thinks Charity and Bob slept together when she finds Bob in the pub's back room. Chas spreads the news and Rodney relays it back to Nicola. Will there be fireworks when the gossip spreads further?
WEDNESDAY Kasim is shocked and unhappy when he realises that Finn has been paying Nathan to make him jealous. When
Kasim
ignores
Meanwhile, Nicola starts work at the factory under the pretence that she desperately needs a job. However, she soon has a shock in store for the factory workers.
More drama flares up when Finn tries once again to win Kasim back. As Kasim is with his dad Paul, he shoves Finn in a desperate attempt to prove himself in front of his father. Kasim then spells it out that he doesn't want to be with Finn anymore because he's clearly crazy.
cope?
but he's thwarted when Kevin tells him to do one.
FRIDAY, A devastated Steve and Michelle say their goodbyes to baby Ruairi.
Steve confides in Liz that he blames himself for Elsewhere, with Chas Ruairi's death, as he reckcausing so much fuss over ons it's punishment for his the wedding, Charity sug- behaviour. gests that Robert and Aaron should get married Meanwhile, in the garage, in Vegas. Aaron passes on Kevin and Tyrone continue the suggestion to Robert, to bicker while Fiz despairs who says they should flip a over their behaviour. At the coin to help decide on the same time, Phelan counts his cash. Telling Andy it wedding location. would be a shame if anyTHURSDAY Aaron is on a thing awful were to happen high over the news that he to Steph, he promises he'll and Robert are getting be in touch when he needs married in Vegas, but his more money. mood takes a turn for the worse when he finds out Michelle breaks down as that Robert is spending the midwife takes baby Ruairi away. time with Rebecca again. When Aaron calls him, Robert lies that he's still at work, even though he's actually having a celebratory drink with Rebecca. A snooping Aaron soon appears, prompting Robert to angrily confront him over his constant jealousy. As they argue, could Robert and Aaron's relationship be in serious trouble?
SOAPS
Later, as Steve, Michelle and Liz arrive back from the hospital, Leanne and Nick watch and are devastated for them. Leanne is awash with guilt, knowing she's carrying a healthy baby and it's Steve's. Meanwhile, having reported the new truck as stolen, angry Kevin tells Tyrone, Luke and Freddie that someone accessed his email and rearranged the delivery. In a bid to prove their innocence, Freddie, Luke and Tyrone install a hi-tech CCTV system at the garage, complete with sound and linked direct to Kevin's laptop. Telling Anna that without a pick-up truck he's losing money hand over fist, Kevin resolves to find out who hacked into his email and have his revenge.
As things get heated, Aaron decides to get involved, partly because he's furious over his own problems. Aaron beats up MONDAY Tracy heads off Kasim, who retaliates by grinning after flashing her blaming Finn for the attack. underwear at Luke in the garage. Phelan also hangs Later, Robert and Aaron around the garage, desare holding crisis talks perate to get his hands on about their relationship but Kevin's laptop to destroy are interrupted when the the CCTV footage of his conversation with Todd, police knock on the door.
Quietly fuming, Phelan orders Andy to burn down Kevin's garage, telling him that it'll be the worst for Steph if he fails to do so. Later at the Bistro, Phelan laces Kevin's drinks with vodka before promising Robert and Steph that he'll get him home. When Tracy overhears Freddie talking about the new CCTV, she's mortified as they realises they'll have images of her in her underwear. Dragging Luke out of the pub, Tracy insists they must delete the footage immediately. Satisfied they've deleted the saucy footage from the CCTV, Luke and Tracy head out and lock the new garage behind them. Andy breathes a sigh of relief. Freddie, Tyrone and Luke then find Kevin sprawled out in the back of a car in the old garage. Realising he's drunk, they leave him to it.
FRIDAY Denise heads to the hospital to be induced as planned, but there's a surprise in store when Kim arrives unexpectedly. Denise decides that she wants both Kim and Patrick to be there during the birth, but will she finally tell her sister about her adoption plans? And will she go through with giving up the baby? Meanwhile, Whitney and Lee present Mick with a thoughtful present for his birthday, but Mick secretly tells Lee to return it as they need the money. Later, Babe turns nasty with Whitney by telling her that she's ruined Lee's life. Elsewhere, Bex admits to Stacey that she still has feelings for Shakil, but he's not the only boy in her life as Keegan winds her up. MONDAY It's Phil's birthday and his presents include a jigsaw of the Queen Vic, which is presented to him by Dennis.
Seizing the moment, Andy sets fire to the new garage and grabs Kevin's laptop as he does a runner. Brian spots the garage fire and orders everybody to stand clear while he calls the fire brigade. WEDNESDAY As the fire investigator sifts through the charred remains of the garage, he finds a set of keys. Soon afterwards, Kevin tells Tyrone that he intends to sell the garage once the insurance has paid out. Tyrone becomes suspicious as a result, especially when the fire investigator confirms that the blaze is now in the hands of the police as they suspect it's a case of arson. The police confirm that with no sign of a forced entry.
Later, Phil interrupts the celebrations by dropping a bombshell on Sharon. As a result, secrets explode for the Mitchells. Meanwhile, Jack is still struggling to explain Ronnie and Roxy's deaths to Ricky and Amy. As Dot and Glenda discuss the situation, Dot suggests that it might be best for Matthew to go off and live with Charlie. Glenda doesn't think it's a good idea and urges Dot not to speak to Charlie about it. But how will Dot and Glenda react when Jack admits just how much he's struggling to
Elsewhere, Babe continues with her mission to serve alcohol at The Vic before their licensed hours. TUESDAY Babe throws a Scottish-themed night at the Queen Vic with help from Whitney. As the celebrations begin, she takes the opportunity to try sabotaging the cafÊ – but Tina quickly realises what she's up to. When Tina and Kathy both confront Babe over her latest bad behaviour, she has to confess in front of the Carters. Finally losing patience with Babe and her constant scheming, Mick warns her that she's out if she messes up even one more time. Meanwhile, Lee reveals to Whitney that he has a job interview, while life for Mick continues to go from bad to worse. Elsewhere, tensions continue to run high for the Fox family following the arrival of Denise's baby. Also today, Danny helps Jack and Glenda to prepare for the funeral, while Louise sets her sights on Travis, a guy from her drama club. Finally, Emerald is touched by Patrick's sensitivity when they talk about Denise. THURSDAY Lee decides to gatecrash Whitney's girls' night out, but things go wrong when he makes a worrying discovery as a result. Drunk and emotional, Lee unleashes his wrath on Whitney and blames her for everything that's happened to him recently. Whitney heads to The Vic for an escape from the argument and when Lee tries to get her to return home, Mick intervenes by sending him away. Confiding in Mick, Whitney wonders whether recent events really are her fault?