THREE Weatherfield residents have met a tragic demise because of serial killer Stephen Reid, unbeknownst to many.
But one mystery person knows what the Coronation Street villain has been up to and threatens to expose him. Who could it be?
The schemer portrayed by Canadian actor Todd Boyce has worked hard to take the reigns in the Underworld factory.
Part of his treacherous plan involved spiking businesswoman Carla Connor and making her believed she was having a psychotic relapse.
In scenes airing on ITV next week, Stephen orders machinist Sally Metcalfe, Michael Bailey and Izzy Armstrong to pull out all the stops for the first Nippersnapper order.
But the power suddenly goes off and the factory is plunged into darkness – could somebody be trying to sabotage them?
Someone is definitely working against Stephen as, in later scenes, he opens a hand delivered letter.
He’s shocked to find a single line reading “I know what you did to Rufus.”
The letter rattles Stephen and he struggles to get into a happy mood while everybody orders drinks at the Rovers Return Inn to celebrate the second Nippersnapper order.
Stephen heads back to the factory and is approached by two individuals who reveal they sent the letter.
Viewers will undoubtedly recognise Stephen’s tormentors as they are the two lads he tried to buy LSD from in previous scenes of the Manchester-based soap.
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The villain is caught up in another dangerous game when he’s told to pay up £10k or he’ll be exposed to the police.
How will he react?
Rufus Donahue (played by Steven Meo) was killed off-screen after he became cumbersome for Stephen and knew all about his plan to drug Carla to take over Underworld.
To make matters more harrowing for him, Elaine Metcalfe tells her son Tim and his wife Sally that she’ll be moving in with Stephen into their new apartment any day.
Tim is horrified to realise his mother intends to marry Stephen – what will he do?
Coronation Street airs every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8pm on ITV.
