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21 OCTOBER 2024

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The Platt's

Sarah collects Bethany from hospital and rejects a call from an unknown number as Bethany breaks down in tears. In the prison a frustrated Damon is clearly trying to get through to her. Sarah settles Bethany at the flat before heading out to do some food shopping. Bethany hears the door open but is shocked to see it’s not her mum but an intruder in a balaclava. Can she hide in time?
In the salon, Audrey and David discuss Gail and reckon she’s a fool to trust Jesse.
Carla informs David and Shona that she’s made an offer on their house. At No.8, an escalating row breaks out between Jesse, Sarah and David as Gail snaps and urges her kids out of the house. As Jesse hunts for Lilly’s bicycle pump in the cupboard, he is discombobulated by what he finds but his curiosity evaporates at the sight of Gail breathing unsteadily and clutching her arm and phones an ambulance. David, Sarah and Nick arrive on the street as Gail is taken away in an ambulance and David and Sarah blame themselves for starting the row with Jesse. After his discovery under the stairs, Jesse fishes for a confession from David. Will David own up to Jesse?
As the Platt’s rally around Gail’s hospital bedside, tensions are high as David feels that he is responsible. When Jesse questions David on his guilt, he snaps at him. Are Jesse’s suspicions of David confirmed? When Shona reveals that Jesse has gone back to No.8 alone, David panics. Damon calls Sarah and explains that while it got him a beating, he’s shifted the blame for the theft of the money onto one of Harvey’s associates, leaving them in the clear. Relief turns to sadness for Sarah when Damon says they must cut all contact and ends the call. Sarah informs Jesse that Damon’s confirmed she’s off the hook with Harvey and apologises for ever suspecting him.
As Leanne and Nick divide up their belongings, Sam struggles to hide his upset. Remembering Oliver, Leanne gets emotional about leaving the flat. Nick apologises for how things have ended between them. Dev orders Chesney to complete a deep-clean of the kebab shop by Friday.
As Toyah prepares to move into her digs, Nick offers to drive her and her stuff there.
With Nick out, Toyah calls round to keep an eye on Sam. Initially hostile, Sam softens when Toyah apologises to him. Nick arrives home to find them making models. Nick’s hugely impressed at how Toyah’s managed to win Sam round. When Nick declares he still loves her, Toyah pulls him in for a kiss. Can they really rekindle their relationship?
Bethany prepares breakfast for Daniel at the flat but when he enters without knocking and sees her stoma bag for the first time, Bethany’s mortified and yells at him to get out. What can Daniel do to help her?

Lauren and The Boys

Lauren gives Dee-Dee flowers as thanks for offering her and Frankie a home. Michael praises Dee-Dee for letting them move in. Lauren’s social worker calls at Dee-Dee’s flat for a chat But when Dee-Dee starts to make tea and finds an old love note from Joel in the cupboard, she’s upset and dashes out. Can she cope with Lauren moving in?
Bobby visits No.8 to ask why Max is avoiding him and finds Lauren there too. When they insist they aren’t ghosting him, Bobby demands to know what they are hiding.
To take her mind off Joel’s funeral taking place today, Lauren extends an olive branch to Bobby by inviting him to visit Frankie in hospital. In the baby unit, Lauren’s taken aback when Max confesses he does have feelings for her but admits she feels the same.

Gemma, Chesney and Kit

In the cafe, Kit’s suspicious of Dee-Dee’s abstracted behaviour. Kit taps away loudly on his laptop in the Rovers’ back room. Irritated, Daisy says she won’t miss the noise when he moves out. Enjoying the banter, Kit reckons she’ll miss other things.
Gemma returns to work at the Rovers but struggles to cop Kit tells her she came back to work too soon, and offers her the use of a friend’s cottage in the Lake District.
With Gemma off in the Lakes Chesney gets back from the kebab shop to take Joseph to the airport for his skiing trip. He discovers he has missed messages about the flight being brought forward. Can he get there in time? Meanwhile manning the counter at Prima Doner for Chesney, a clueless Kirk cheerily greets a customer, unaware that he’s a health inspector. Kit continues to be suspicious of Dee Dee. He listens, utterly unconvinced as she talks to Gus aboutgoing to the funeral as she believes in forgiveness.

Ken, Cassie and Steve

Ken and Cassie plan excursions in Porto before heading off to buy holiday clothes.. A jealous Steve’s startled to see Cassie looking fetching in her new jacket. Will he compliment her?

Compiled by Andrea McGowan
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