Tracy is doused in misery – understandably so, and perhaps
viewers felt an unfamiliar flash of sympathy for her. Ken is trying to clear
away the wedding cake and champagne, in order to try to spare her feelings, but
Tracy tells him to leave it. Ken is genuinely trying to help but when he comes
out with the old cliché about time making things better, Tracy denies it will
for her.
Ken must be struggling to keep his elation at bay now that
Peter will be released. He cannot flaunt this joy too much in front of Tracy as
it is her ‘supposed to be husband’ whose confession to his sister Carla, has
brought about this release.
Rob is on the run – fast and furious after an impressive
leap over a fence. Now in a guesthouse, he is a haunted and hunted man. What will
the lovely Tracy do? Will she run to him with her mini-me, Amy, in tow. Or will
she renounce him and create further havoc by remaining in Weatherfield?
Probably the question to ask is, what should she do? Surely her first
responsibility must be to Amy, but this is Tracy Barlow we are dealing with.
Tracy knocks hard on the door and Rob is terror struck.
Opening the door tentatively, it is of course Tracy who storms in. She flails
at him but gradually things calm down and they talk. Rob tries to explain what
happened on the night of Tina’s murder and says there was nothing planned about
it. Rob reminds us that Tina had said that she was going to tell the police
that Rob had pushed her when she fell. Of the metal bar, he said that he acted
out of instinct.
Tracy is furious with Rob’s concern for Carla and thinks he
should be more focussed on her and Amy. Footsteps on the stairs! The police? No
- only the rather amusing landlord wanting to fix something. Rob succeeds in
turning him away. Tracy who is hiding in the bathroom reflects on her current
status. ‘You know what this is? It’s our honeymoon. And I’m a dubious looking
woman sitting on a toilet in a B&B.’
Tracy hands Rob £200 and tells him that she is determined to
come with him. He asks her if she’s certain and she says she is. These two
really do seem to love each other. She arrives home much to Ken’s relief. Beth
had visited and discovered that Tracy had disappeared. Beth also tore a strip
off those in Roy’s Rolls, rather enjoying the disastrous wedding and laughing
at Tracy’s expense.
Just as Tracy is coming in from ‘shopping’ Michelle and
Carla are approaching. Carla asks about Rob, naturally. Tracy calls her a
skank.
Michelle tells Carla that she has done the right thing, but
Carla says that it doesn’t feel right.
Gail is looking out for Michael, who has gone to a few pubs
to try to track down his son. Gail is driven mad by anxiety. David is no help
and enjoys teasing her. Gail fears his heart may have packed in. ‘He’s not a
teddy bear but a man who used to rob people’s houses, including this one. ‘
Then, Gail, more to herself than to David, says, ‘He’s my teddy bear.’
Maria and Luke go to see a car that Maria might buy. Marie
wants to know if the car has cup holders. Cup holders are handy but the
mechanics are a little more important. But John, the car owner, as they are on
the test drive, falls ill and they have to call an ambulance. Luke then has to carry Maria back to where
they started, because her heels are too high. Quite an odd episode really
Tony gives Liz a card for her birthday but it is too risqué
for Amy to see, Liz feels. Tony has worked his culinary charms in the real deal
not a meal deal as Liz suggests. Later, when eating the meal, which all looks
pretty good, Wilson Pickett is singing In The Midnight Hour. There must be
something significant here…
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