After plucking up the courage to go into the record shop, Hayley (Julie Hesmondhalgh) can't bring herself to tell Christian who she is and ends up buying a record instead. As she arrives back on the street with Becky (Katherine Kelly) she decides she has to tell Roy (David Neilson) the truth before she goes any further. She's terrified as she takes him into the flat to break the news and is devastated when Roy reacts very badly to the discovery that Hayley has not only lied about being a virgin but also kept the information about her son and hiring a private detective from him. Unable to cope with the revelation Roy storms out of the café. Will he ever forgive Hayley? Over at the Peacock's, Claire (Julia Haworth) and Ashley (Steven Arnold) tell a confused Joshua (Benjamin Beresford) that they're splitting up and Ashley's moving out. Ashley pleads with Claire again to give him another chance, but once again she gives him the cold shoulder. As he bemoans the state of his life to Kevin (Michale Le Vell) and Jerry (Michale Starke) in the Rovers Ashley finally breaks down, fearing that he's lost Claire for ever. His friends try and encourage him to keep fighting for her but is Ashley fighting a losing battle?Meanwhile, David (Jack p Shepherd) infuriates everyone by acting so remorseless and when Gail (Helen Worth) goes to the hairdressers he takes his break early to avoid her. David seems set on making life difficult for the Platts, what does he have in store for them next?Elsewhere,Sally’s (Sally Whittaker) snobbery over John Graeme Hawley) teaching her spills over into family life when Kevin embarrasses her by buying kebabs for tea!
