Coronation Street fans have been left baffled as Carla Connor made a sudden disappearance from Weatherfield following Stephen Reid's death.
The much-loved character was forced to keep quiet about the police looking into the dastardly businessman after she worked out he'd drugged her with LSD.
Carla was then further infuriated when she discovered Stephen had managed to take nearly £250,000 from the Underworld accounts after convincing Michael Bailey to give him his access code.
But Stephen's plan to escape the cobbles hit a stumbling block after Jenny Connor nicked his passport. Desperate, Stephen then turned on his own family by attacking Sarah Barlow and threatening Jenny as he pleaded for his passport.
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