Good evening. It is Ronnie's birthday and it would appear he has some thing to hide other than his age (55 today). Kit wants a chat with Ronnie and to prevent their blood sugar dropping too low it takes place in Roy's Rolls. And what was he doing the night Joel disappeared? Ronnie does not have an alibi - he was in the flat alone as Debbie was out all night. Kit goes and Ed advises Ronnie that his story was that he was at home all night with Michael and Dee Dee who were asleep in the house. The children apparently confirm that story to Kit as part of their own alibis. Once Kit has gone Dee Dee admits she is not sleeping well at present. Debbie needs a lift to the cake shop and wants to know why Ronnie has been to 47 Noble Street - which Dee Dee recognises as Joel's flat. Ronnie takes the advert break to remember that he went there when helping Joel to move into Dee Dee's - and it is ancient because he does not use the satnav much preferring his phone. The "surprise" party takes place in the Bistro. Michael reveals that they used his car to move Joel's stuff and not Ronnie's. Debbie wants a proper answer from Ronnie. She gets the answer - and in two (very dark) flashbacks so do we. Ronnie, carrying a crowbar (from the lockup), breaks into Joel's flat which they search but he is not there and realising how close they are to being very stupid they return home with their tails between their legs. No harm done. Alibis almost intact. Dee Dee however stills seems somewhat distracted and rushes off home claiming a headache.
Nick has really outstayed his welcome Number 8 this morning. However he is worrying about Sam this morning as it is the anniversary of Natasha's death. Jesse arrives through the front door having returned from Whitby and Gail stayed overnight at his as the atmosphere at number 8 is unwelcome. Jesse wants to calm the troubled waters - but David remains upset and hostile that Gail did not give him a chance to raise the money whilst she was cavorting at the coast (in this weather?). Jesse buys Nick, David and Sarah-Lou lunch. All are suspicious of his motives and he admits he has some money coming from the sale of the house owned by him and his ex. Leanne (sporting an excellent tan) has a solution to Nick's problem. Craig is going to move in with Kirk who is feeling lonely on his own and she is going to move into the salon flat so Nick can move back into his flat with Sam. She tells Toyah to move out and find somewhere else - she cannot face sharing with her sister and wants to live on her own for now. After time to think it over Toyah accepts it.
After several scenes of angst and upset and misunderstanding, some passive-aggression behaviour and the usual Corrie carry on Gemma agrees to contemplate working a few shifts next week in t'Rovers and then ending her bereavement leave if all goes well.
Max seems obsessed with his mobile phone whilst Bobby talks to him. Max does not have the faintest idea what Bobby is saying - and although he says it is Maria having a meltdown at work I do not believe him. Bobby wonders if he has a chance with Lauren - but Max is completely elsewhere mentally. Bobby reckons he is stuck in the friend zone. In the Rovers Nick asks how Lauren coped with the sofa the night she used it (that Joel vanished). She claims to have slept like a log and has no idea about the spring about which Nick complains at length. Later when Sarah pops in to Number 8 to find Gail Max is still totally engrossed in his phone - something is going on.
Sarah gets the crazy (is it?) notion that Jesse had it off with Damon's cash and starts following him. Logan Radcliffe "bumps" into her and helps her recover the contents of her bag. Sarah has just seen Jesse hugging a woman whom it transpires is the ex with the house being sold. However the ex, Jayne Chadwick, thinks Sarah is related to Eileen and therefore has to be told about Gail. Jayne is not impressed with how fast Jesse has moved on - but tells Sarah that it was her cheating whilst Jesse was "inside" which led to the divorce. However he convincingly denies all knowledge of Damon's missing money which continues to worry Sarah - she should be more worried about Logan who has her keys.
We cut to a distraught Dee Dee when Ed arrives to check on her. She cannot tell her flashback story - but she was not asleep either that night as she found Joel in his car; likewise she was armed with a crowbar. However we only see Joel sitting in his car and no blow is struck. To Ed she admits she knew what they had done as she had heard them arguing in the yard when they returned.
Leanne is packing to move and nicks Nick's air-fryer. Apparently she has spoken to Les recently who might have over-imbibed whilst attending a wrestling match! Since then radio silence. Sam tells Nick that this time next we will all be millionaires, oh no sorry wrong programme, he will be celebrating two anniversaries of losing his mothers on consecutive days.
We know someone killed Joel that night and in what looks like a pretty incriminating flashback we see Dee Dee at her kitchen sink washing blood off of a crowbar. Roll credits.
Can we assume that Logan might be linked to Harvey / Damon? I have a feeling that the Radcliffe brothers were living in the same drug addled estate controlled by Sharon and family. - so I suspect it will all add up eventually. How is it that so many people wander around Weatherfield with crowbars - I am not sure they are that common to be in everyone's house or did Dee Dee find the one Ronnie used as she went out? But did she actually do it or not? No doubt this will run and run.
Written by Owen Lloyd-Fox. Directed by Joshua Reeves.
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