Coronation Street fans were far from impressed with Friday’s edition of the ITV soap, as the resident cobbles villain Stephen Reid claimed the life of another character.
In a flashback scene, viewers at home were shown the exact moment Stephen murdered his business rival Rufus Donahue, after Rufus had been blackmailing him into handing over 50% of the profits from Underworld’s new venture Nippersnapper.
Regular viewers will already know that Rufus has been blackmailing Stephen for several weeks, after he discovered that Stephen had drugged Carla Barlow in order to gain control of her company.
Keen to use this information as leverage, Rufus had been hoping to take Stephen for all he was worth, but in Friday’s twist, it was revealed that the villain was one step ahead.
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