The walls are again closing in on Stephen Reid just as he gets his feet back under someone else's table with a new romance in Coronation Street.
It comes as he looks close to being found out after pictures seemingly confirmed a potential exit for the unsuspecting serial killer as one of his victim's bodies is found.
But next week kicks off with Angelique breaking the news that she won’t be renewing the Nippersnapper contract but Stephen tells Carla Connor, Sarah Barlow and Michael Bailey that she would consider buying the company outright.
Afterwards, Tim Metcalfe warns Sarah that Stephen is a liar who claimed he was coercively controlled by his ex-wife Gabrielle, but then tried to pass her off as a business consultant for the factory.
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