Coronation Street fans were distracted by the same thing as Adam Barlow was mowed down in shock scenes. The solicitor, played by Sam Robertson, has been playing with fire by agreeing to a deal with drug lord and killer Harvey Gaskell.
After already seeing love rival Damon Hay away from the street once, Adam knew exactly who was to blame when he was kidnapped at the start of the year just as Damon returned to the street with his estranged wife, Sarah Barlow, in his sights after their affair last year.
But Damon couldn't go through with getting rid of Adam for good and so he returned to the street pointing the finger at who was to blame.
With Damon denying any involvement and Sarah able to act as his alibi, Adam turned to Harvey in a bid to get Damon out of his life for good. READ MORE: Coronation Street's Maria star flooded with messages in 'son' update with 'don't warning' READ MORE: Read more of our Coronation Street stories here Adam decided to try and help Harvey with an appeal to see him released from prison for killing Natasha Blakeman and his string of drug crimes, in exchange for him getting rid of half-brother Damon Hay - for good- after his affair and subsequent relationship with his wife Sarah.
Read more on manchestereveningnews.co.uk