Abi and Carl’s affair exposed in Coronation Street amid reckless display

Abi Webster (Sally Carman) and brother in law Carl Webster (Jonathan Howard) have been playing with fire in Coronation Street as they’ve starting meeting up for passionate encounters. In a tight-knit place like Weatherfield where the net curtains are forever twitching, it’s only a matter of time before somebody works out what’s going on.

And the person who discovers the illicit affair is probably the worst person possible apart from Kevin (Michael Le Vell). It’s Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford), who is the human embodiment of the phrase ‘loose cannon.’

Tracy, of course, is a bit partial to Carl herself and has taken every opportunity to flirt with him. She’s at it again in an upcoming episode and Carl is flirting back – partly to cover for the fact that he really only has eyes for Abi.

Even so, Abi is cross when he lets slip his room number at the Chariot Square Hotel to Tracy, but Carl appeases her and they arrange to meet up later at the hotel.

When Carl gets to his room later, anticipating meeting Abi, he’s pleased to find she’s already there and is in the shower. But as the bathroom door opens there’s a shock. It’s Tracy.

Carl later reports back to Abi that Tracy turned up at the hotel and that he rejected her advances. But did he? Abi’s not sure and she’s not best pleased.

With Debbie (Sue Devaney) encouraging Tracy to try again with Carl, there’s still tension between Carl and Abi. He tells her that as long as she’s still sleeping with Kevin there’s no reason why he shouldn’t sleep with Tracy.

Abi’s supposed to be going on holiday with Kevin, but she tells him she can’t find her passport and urges him to go on ahead of her and she’ll join him when she’s sorted the passport situation out.

Meanwhile Tracy is once again at the hotel with Carl, but this time he tells her he’s in love with someone else. He’s shocked when she immediately correctly guesses who the someone else is. How is he going to talk his way out of that?

The following night Abi and Carl take advantage of Kevin and Jack (Kyran Bowes) being away and Carl stays the night at number 13. Abi dashes out to buy some lager because it’s thirsty work, and Tracy sees her.

Meanwhile, Debbie has let herself into number 13 to do a spot of cleaning as she believes the house is empty with the family away on holiday. She takes a dizzy turn and collapses, and Carl – who’s been hiding upstairs – rushes down to look after his sister.

When Abi gets home she calls and ambulance and Ronnie (Vinta Morgan), while Carl goes back upstairs to hide again.

When the drama is over, Debbie has been safely attended to and they have the house to themselves again, Carl comes downstairs and he and Abi embrace and passionately kiss.