Abi Webster (Sally Carman) and Carl Webster (Jonathan Howard)’s secret affair in Coronation Street didn’t remain a secret for very long – with possibly the worst person discovering what they were up to.
Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford) – who’d set her sights on Carl herself – was suspicious when he rejected her, saying he was in love with someone else. It didn’t take her long to jump to the conclusion that he was talking about Abi. Although he denied it, Tracy got the confirmation she needed when she peeped through the kitchen window of number 13 and spotted Carl and Abi kissing.
Tracy’s currently going through her divorce to Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson) and solicitors aren’t cheap, so she turned this discovery into a money-making opportunity by confronting the couple and asking for £10k in exchange for her silence.
Abi tried to appeal to Tracy’s better nature (she allegedly does have one) by telling her that the last thing she wanted to do was hurt Kevin (Michael Le Vell).
Tracy did have some sympathy with the idea of falling for an exciting new man when your current one is a bit dull – she’s just been through that with Tommy Orpington (Matt Milburn) – but she told Abi she really needed the money so she wouldn’t be dropping her demand for the cash.
Coming up, Abi heads for Mallorca to join Kevin and the boys on their family holiday, reassuring Carl that there’ll be sun, sea, but no sex with Kevin while she’s away.
Once she’s out of the way, Tracy tries once again to lure Carl into bed – this time with her phone set to record as she clearly wants to be sure he pays up.
Tracy’s scheming seems to be going well and has certainly got Carl flustered, as he looks for ways to raise the cash by going back to stealing cars with the help of Brody (Ryan Mulvey).
But when he delays coming up with the money, Tracy decides to nudge him with a quick reminder that she could blow up his and Abi’s world if he doesn’t pay up.
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She can’t resist getting a few digs in about Kevin while she does so, but the wrong person is listening.
Debbie Webster (Sue Devaney) doesn’t stand by and listen to other people disparaging her family, so when she hears Tracy’s words she’s furious and leaps in to defend her brother.
In the heat of the moment, will Tracy blurt out Carl and Abi’s secret? Or, for the sake of keeping her financial hold over Carl, will she manage to keep silent?
