Monday February 6

As Carla struggles to cope with the spectre of the lie, she's desperate to visit Stella who is fighting for her life. Frank insists it's a bad idea but when he's at work, she heads to the hospital. Karl refuses to let her see Stella, claiming Frank's done enough damage. Full of guilt, Carla breaks down. and Peter comforts her. When Karl accuses Frank of sending Carla to do his dirty work, he's shocked to hear she went to the hospital. He confronts Carla who cracks, claiming the weight of the lie is getting to her. Frank's aghast as Carla admits she told Peter she was the one driving the car. Furious, he claims that if Peter tells the police, they both face jail. Carla reasons that she never asked Frank to do this for her but he insists he had to as he loves her. Wondering if he enjoys holding this over her, Carla starts to worry about their relationship. Frank pleads with Peter to back up his lie to protect Carla. But when the police come calling will an under pressure Peter tell them the truth?

Cheryl and Chris are awkward around each other after his pass. Chris offers to move out but, thinking it's because of him, a guilty Lloyd insists he stays. Chris reluctantly agrees but when Lloyd reveals he's got tickets for a gig to surprise Cheryl that night, will Chris mess up his plan?

Marcus has enjoyed another day looking after Dylan but when Sean reveals Violet rang and is ready to have Dylan back, he's rocked by the news. Sean prepares to tell his son. As Sean and Marcus spend their last day with Dylan, it's tinged with sadness as they don't know when they'll see him again. Marcus vows to help Sean through it but when Maria flippantly suggests they should have a baby of their own, Marcus starts thinking.

Tyrone's euphoric after his success with Kirsty. Feeling guilty, and fearing Kirsty was only nice to Tyrone because he paid her, Tommy's about to come clean when Ty's phone rings. Will it be the call he wants? Lloyd is forced to comfort Cheryl as she breaks down over Chris' illness. With no Stella, Steve's under pressure at the pub and when Amy's school calls to discuss her absence it's the final straw. Confronting the Barlows, Steve reveals he's had enough, he's calling the police to get Amy home!

Originally aired, September 8, 9 2011

Tuesday February 7

As the police question Peter and Leanne about the night of the crash, Peter's torn between protecting Carla and revealing the truth. Does he still have feelings for Carla that will prevent him from seeing her jailed? Meanwhile, Frank is taken to the police station to make a statement. Frank heads to court while a hostile Karl insists they should throw away the key. What punishment will Frank face? Kylie struggles to get her mobile nail business off the ground.

Becky isn't enjoying watching Steve suffer after losing Amy, despite the way they lost Max, and offers words of comfort. Meanwhile, the Barlow's are relieved when Tracy and Amy arrive home, presuming she got their messages about Steve calling the police. But when Tracy refuses to talk to Steve, they're stunned. Deirdre pushes it until Tracy snaps - she's pregnant with Steve's baby! As Steve and Becky chat it's clear he's still harbouring feelings for her but he's thrown when he spots Deirdre with Amy. Finding Tracy, he lays into her for stealing his daughter, Tracy tries to calm him saying there's something he needs to know but Steve refuses to listen, he hates her. Tracy's broken and with all hopes for her and Steve gone, she tells the Barlows she's going to have an abortion. Tracy swears Deirdre to secrecy but, convinced it's a knee jerk reaction to Steve's anger, she heads to the pub. Steve's upbeat, having made plans with Becky to offer her a good settlement at the mediation meeting tomorrow but when Deirdre drops the bombshell that Tracy's pregnant, how will he react?

Marcus is fighting tears as Sean prepares to leave with Dylan but when he bumps into Anna and Faye, he's struck by an idea. Sean's getting into the taxi when Marcus blurts out they should adopt. Following the upset of leaving Dylan, Sean's looking forward to letting his hair down on his birthday. But when Marcus reveals he's arranged for them to go to an adoption meeting, Sean's unimpressed. Despite his reservations he agrees but, as he enjoys a few birthday drinks in the Rovers, will Sean forget his promise?

Chris is pleased by Cheryl's reaction when she catches him chatting to Maria. Is she jealous?

Originally aired, September 9, 12 2011

Wednesday February 8

Steve is dumbfounded. Deirdre pleads with him to speak to Tracy before it's too late. At first Steve refuses to believe it, accusing Tracy of lying, but as she breaks down her vulnerability finally convinces him she's telling the truth. But it changes nothing for Steve, he won't let her use another child to manipulate him and refuses to be a father to this baby. Thrusting her referral to the abortion clinic into his hands she spits back it's nothing more than she expected from him. As Tracy heads to the abortion clinic, Deirdre is desperate to stop her. Feeling powerless, she turns to Steve urging him to see that while Amy wasn't planned, she's the best thing in his life. He was desperate for another child and now he's making Tracy get rid of one. As Steve falters, Becky waits at the mediation meeting, heartened by how amicable her relationship with Steve has become. But as time ticks on it looks like Steve isn't going to show. Steve's at the abortion clinic but is he too late?

In the pub Sean's lost all track of time as he enjoys his birthday. When he realises he races off to the adoption meeting. How will Marcus react as Sean struggles to hide his drunkenness? As Sean and Marcus make up Sean promises to attend another adoption meeting tomorrow. Marcus is enthused but Sean admits to Eileen that he's not sure adoption is what he wants. Eileen urges him to come clean but is Sean too scared of losing Marcus?

Franks surprises Carla when he takes her back to the posh Cheshire home they lost out on weeks ago. The buyer has dropped out so their offer has now been accepted. Frank's ecstatic but is it what Carla really wants? As Frank's solicitor arrives with the mortgage forms, an anxious Carla comments that it feels very fast. Frank counters that time is of the essence; they'll be married this time next week. Is Carla starting to get cold feet?

Kylie's more upbeat as her nail business starts to boom. Tina's thrilled when she passes her driving test and Rita offers her the use of her car. As Tyrone plans his date with Kirsty, Tina urges Tommy to come clean about the bribe.

Originally aired, September 12, 15 2011

Thursday February 9

Becky's confused by Steve's no show yesterday. Feeling sorry for her, Lloyd urges her to put Steve behind her and stand on her own two feet, offering her the flat above Streetcars as a starting point. Meanwhile, with the baby now his priority, Steve tells Tracy she needs a place of her own. But arriving at the cab office flat, he's stunned to find Becky inside and a row breaks out between the women with Steve's caught in the middle. Becky is unable to understand why Steve is siding with Tracy. Biting the bullet, Steve reveals it's because she's carrying his child. As Steve tries to explain why he wants the baby, Becky's crushed and orders him out. But after a chat with Hayley, Becky's steel returns. Storming round to the flat, she throws Tracy out, claiming that while she's still married to Steve, it's her flat and she's going to bleed him dry. Arriving at the scene, will Steve be able to talk her round?

As Frank asks the factory girls to plan a surprise hen do for Carla, she's making plans of her own. With her solicitor, Carla explains she's in an awkward situation - if she splits up with fiance and partner Frank, could he bring her business down? But before her solicitor can advise, Frank arrives home demanding to know what's going on! Carla feels wretched as she's forced to play along with the surprise hen do, which includes a male stripper. Finally escaping, she's unnerved to find Frank still up with another surprise for her, luxury honeymoon tickets. Her panic rising, will Carla tell Frank she can't go through with the wedding?

Angrily denying he has any doubts about adopting to Eileen, Sean readies himself to attend the meeting with Marcus. As Marcus celebrates after a successful adoption meeting, Sean struggles to share his enthusiasm. Will Sean come clean to Marcus and risk losing their relationship?

When Tommy finally admits he paid Kirsty to chat him up, Tyrone is taken aback. Tina inadvertently boxes someone in with Rita's car. Tyrone's date with Kirsty goes swimmingly and ends in a kiss. But when Kirsty returns to her car, she's unamused to find it boxed in. Leaving the pub, Tina finds fuming Kirsty sat on Rita's car. Unaware of who she is, how will Tina apologise?

Originally aired, September 16 2011

Friday February 10

It's the eve of the wedding and Carla now knows she has to get out of this. Meeting with her solicitor, Carla hears how Frank could make life very difficult for her and is advised to make the split as amicable as possible. Full of anxious determination, she heads off to speak to Frank. Putting the blame firmly on herself she reveals her doubts. As Frank struggles to get his head round what Carla is saying, she insists a clean break is best as she can't return his love. It's a slap in the face for Frank who storms out of the factory. Witnessing his anger, Peter heads inside where a bitter Carla reveals she's called the wedding off because of him. How will Peter react? Back at the flat, Frank's waiting for Carla, having worked out why she's been seeing her solicitor. His suspicions and his blood boiling, Frank refuses to walk away. Needing to get through to him, Carla admits her feelings for Peter. Losing it, Frank grabs her...when we next see Carla she's lying on the floor traumatized. Fighting her tears she calls Maria who races round. As she breaks down, Carla reveals the horrible truth about Frank.

Steve's stressed as the two women in his life fight to bleed him dry, Becky through the divorce and Tracy with her demands for a flat. But when Lloyd accuses Tracy of being no better than Becky, will she soften? Under pressure from Deirdre, Tracy tells Steve she's decided to stay at No.1. Pretending it's a selfless decision, she claims she doesn't want to put him under any more pressure. Will Steve be won over by her act?

Sean attempts to apologise to Marcus for their row but Marcus stops him; he was pushing too hard to adopt and would rather forget it. Will Sean be happy to let it lie? Believing he's depriving Marcus of being a dad, Sean tells Marcus he's ending it because they're too different. Broken hearted and unaware of the real reason behind Sean's break up speech, will Marcus be able to talk him round?

When Rita finds her car has been boxed in (by Kirsty who thinks it's Tina's car) she calmly leaves a polite note. Irked, Tina replaces it with a new note which is far from polite! Later, when Tina sees Kirsty leaving Tyrone's she's shocked to realise the girl she's been feuding with is his new girlfriend. Legging it towards her car, she attempts to remove the rude note. Will she get to it in time?

Originally aired, September 19 2011