Alex (Dario Coates) arrives on the street at the crack of dawn to see Michelle (Kym Ryder), and tells an intrigued Norris (Malcolm Hebden) that Michelle is his mum. However he's upset when he sees her and Ryan (Ben Thompson) looking closer than ever and leaves feeling lonely and rejected. Meanwhile, Norris has made sure the entire street knows that Ryan isn't Michelle's real son while Michelle's panicked when she receives a call from Nick (Robert Horwell) telling her Alex is missing. Nick gives up searching for his son, claiming he's done this before and he's losing patience. But when Alex arrives in the pub later escorted by a police officer claiming that he lives with her at the Rovers, Michelle's shocked. What has Alex done? Jack (William Tarmey) is feeling suffocated by Rita (Barbara Knox) and Emily (Eileen Derbyshire) and goes into the betting shop to hide from them. Realising that the last time he placed a bet was the day Vera died and he hasn’t checked if it was a winner or not. As Dan (Matthew Crompton) starts to look up the records - Jack’s over the moon to discover that every horse he bet on came in and he's owed £3000! As he frantically searches for the betting slip so he can pick up his winnings he’s horrified to learn that Vera took the ticket and put it somewhere safe, but its nowhere to be seen. However, Dan’s made it quite clear – no ticket, no money. Will he let Jack off? Elsewhere, Steve (Simon Gregson) gives in to Liz's (Beverley Callard) endless pleas to redecorate the Rovers and put her own stamp on it. Also, Roy (David Neilson) leaves for Africa, but after Becky (Katherine Kelly) arrives with all her possessions he seems more nervous about her moving into the flat.