Corrie opened with this overhead shot of Jade lying prone on the floor following a battering with a chopping board; oddly these are usually considered less dangerous than knives - but in the wrong hands you can be laid low as Jade found. I suspect most viewers thought Jade deserved the little tap which Fiz administered. Ty confirms she is alive and then when Evelyn returns with Ruby and Hope the door into the room is closed and Jade obviously recovers and does a runner out the back. Never to return? Ty cannot find her - but she is lying in a heap in that odd little ginnel that goes nowhere off Victoria Street. Eventually Fiz tells Evelyn she hit Jade - which is why she is scrubbing the blood out of the carpet.
The time dilation effect which sometimes strikes Corrie is strange tonight as the first episode is a continuation of the same day as Wednesday. Tim returns from trying to borrow from Kev to tell Charlie that he had failed to borrow the money. She is refusing to sign the divorce papers until she can clear her debts - after all he can afford a cleaner (Abi - who didn't do any cleaning). Faye comes home and is introduced to her step-mummy! Tim explains all to Faye who extorts £50 to keep her silence (above is her observation on events). Later in the Rovers Emma offers to lend Tim the money which shames Steve and Kev to offer to help Tim as Steve will not let Emma use her father's money like that. Tim is much relieved. However Eileen and Emma are now in on the "secret".
In the Rovers Sarah and Maria cross paths. Sarah makes it clear she is not jealous and she is not trying to wind up Maria and she does wish them all the best. She believes that at some point Gary will let Maria down - either sleep with another woman or lie in some way. Sarah does not want to be in the position that she then finds that she could have warned Maria who has suffered through her silence. Maria is left to ponder her words. A little later Gary's phone goes and he takes the call in the Rovers' yard, Maria eavesdrops and it sounds entirely like he is plotting a trip to spend time with another woman. He shows Maria his phone - he was talking to Jake. She eventually believes him. Once they are back in the flat Maria apologises for earlier events and when Nicola texts suggesting a meeting Maria goes further (above) and suggests that it could be a family outing with Liam and Jake. They are a spread out higgledy piggledy family and they should spend time together.
Bethany is not happy and Alya tells her to take the shift off from the Bistro and get her head straight. She runs into Daniel in the Kabin (where Rita is once again behind the counter) and she sounds off about Ray. Daniel suggests they have a cup of tea in his flat to discuss her resignation. Bethany enumerates her worries and Daniel says she needs to ignore most of them and perhaps she should consider leaving Weatherfield. Bethany does not grasp it as a good idea. Daniel continues to expand on the possibilities if she leaves and reminds her of the creative writing course; he opens the laptop and gets her to complete the application online now, during which Daniel and Bertie pop out to the shop, meeting Maria who spots that Bertie is running a temperature. Daniel gets worked up about Bertie and Bethany departs (above) as she realises that she will never register on any scale of importance to Daniel when Bertie has a problem - but inevitably the scene has now been set for Bethany to leave the Street.
Tim gives Charlie the cheque in Roy's Rolls and Jenny pops in to place an advert for a new barmaid at the Rovers as she is short staffed. We are not shown Charlie reading the advert or being interviewed - but the next we know she is on an initial trial shift and has not signed the divorce papers as she had been distracted by getting a job. We do see Charlie (above) being introduced as the new barmaid as a little miracle!
Billy and Paul are playing darts (or according to the subtitles "arras" which is something completely different) when Bernie joins them at which point Paul loses his relaxed happy air because she suggests Paul consider the dartboard to be Kel's head. Bernie gets an earful from Rita who tells the grand-quad-mother that she should be pulling her weight. Bernie grasps the point and next we see her cleaning up after the fire. Paul and Billy bring back fish and chips which gives Billy a chance of giving some vicarly advice that her presence is stopping Paul getting better. Later Bernie comes to Billy's flat and tells Paul that she is leaving town and asks him to tell Gemma when she returns. Billy and Paul later cross the Street to see Bernie depart (above) in a StreetCars car.
We see nothing of Geoff - but Yasmeen takes a chilling phone call from him implying that she has taken too long shopping (above) - immediately before she finds the crumpled Jade in the ginnel. By the time she has summoned help for Jade she would have been even later.
Ty and Fiz discuss the latter handing herself into the police as they all think Jade has gone to report the assault. Evelyn counsels against honesty and they agree a story just before the police knock on the door to ask about a potential assault on Jade who was found near Victoria Street which Evelyn observes is a long way from Coronation Street - with a straight face! The police get nothing and depart allowing Hope to explain why she ran away - to visit her father. Hope asks them to tell her about John Stape; Fiz does not explain much more than that he was a good teacher. Hope insists she wants her sister Jade. Fiz decides she cannot lie to the children and is going to the police when Jade knocks and is ushered into the house. Jade has told the police that she was mugged and did not see who was responsible. Fiz tells her about John Stape and Jade insists that John loved her, never forgot her birthdays or Christmas and always knew about her. Fiz says that John never mentioned Jade and that she needs to talk to her mother. Jade explains she just wanted a relationship with her sister and although she does not know how would like to make it up to the family. Evelyn has her own theory (above). As Jade leaves Hope rushes downstairs and asks to go with her. Jade tells Hope that she has to be with Fiz and Ty. Fiz makes it clear that she would rather rot in prison than let Jade and Hope meet - Ty proposes an armed guard. We all know that Fiz will eventually relent so perhaps Jade may return.
Comings and Goings tonight - thank you Mr Pooter. Jade has gone and may not return - I cannot work it out. Bernie has gone; unlike some I was not keen - was she really so disconnected not to know what was happening to Paul? Charlie has arrived; I really would like to see her stay but suspect that a meeting with Sally will terminate her existence. Despite all of Sarah's warnings Maria has decided for the sake of the baby to buckle down and carry on. Sarah's "I told you so" will hang over them for a long time.
Written by David Isaac & Joe Turner, directed by Sean Healy.
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