Leanne Battersby frames ex Nick Tilsley for sick crime in Coronation Street revenge – but will it backfire?
LEANNE Battersby sets up her ex, Nick Tilsley, for a heinous crime in a twisted act of revenge in Coronation Street.
Returning from Tenerife, Nick (Ben Price) calls at The Bistro and is ushered into the office from Leanne (Jane Danson) who explains there’s a problem with the accounts.
Going over the figures and discovering a series of payments made to TLH Holdings, he calls the bank to freeze their account.
When Toyah Battersby (Georgia Taylor) arrives for work, excited that Nick is back, her excitement turns to shock when copper Kit Green (Jacob Roberts) arrests her on suspicion of theft and fraud by abuse of trust.
Toyah assures Nick that she’s never stolen a penny from The Bistro, someone has set her up and she reckons that someone is Leanne.
Will Nick believe Toyah?
After sneaking a look inside Nick’s briefcase, Leanne is furious to see a wrapped Christmas present for Toyah.
Leanne calls at the station and shows Craig a pile of presents from Nick to Toyah, making out that they are in it together.
Toyah arrives in The Bistro to help Nick set up for Gail and Jesse’s wedding, explaining that Leanne has lifted her ban for the occasion.
As guests arrive, the police show up and tell Nick and Toyah that they need to ask them some questions on a fraud allegation.
As Kit shows Nick the account from TLH Holdings, Nick assures Kit he’s never seen them before.
At the station, a row with Toyah and Leanne escalates into a fight and Max Turner (Paddy Bever) films it.
Seeking legal advice from Adam and Alya, Nick is advised to do some digging in order to prove that Leanne set him and Toyah up.
Toyah explains to Leanne that they never meant to hurt her, but how will Leanne react?
When Amy accuses Nick of sending flirty texts whilst he was in Tenerife, he decides to scan some CCTV footage and to see that Leanne has two phones. Is Nick close to catching Leanne?