Heartbreaking Coronation Street scenes as Summer loses faith – but all hope is not lost
Summer Spellman (Harriet Bibby) is living through a nightmare in Coronation Street, having been arrested and charged with the murder of Theo Silverton – a crime she didn’t commit.
The police had plenty of evidence against Summer, but it was Tyrone Dobbs’ (Alan Halsall) refusal to back up her story that sealed her fate.
After her arrest, Summer informed DS Lisa Connor-Swain (Vicky Myers) that Theo had been alive when she’d left his flat after their confrontation.
She revealed that Tyrone had watched her leave, and had also seen Theo at the window, proving that she was telling the truth. However, when Lisa questioned Tyrone, he denied everything.
With Summer’s situation looking hopeless, she took drastic action and turned off her insulin pump, which resulted in her being admitted to hospital.
Tragically, she confessed that she couldn’t stand to be in prison any longer and didn’t think she would survive it.
In last night’s episode, Todd Grimshaw (Gareth Pierce) continued his vigil at her bedside, where he was joined by Nina Lucas (Mollie Gallagher) and Asha Alahan (Tanisha Gorey).
As Summer shared her fears about returning to prison, Todd encouraged her to find someone to lean on for support, like a chaplain.
Heartbreakingly, Summer revealed that she didn’t believe God existed in prison, and that she was starting to lose faith that he was anywhere at all.
She tearfully expressed how it broke her heart to be questioning her faith, as it made her feel completely alone after the deaths of Billy Mayhew, Paul Foreman and her biological dad.
However, little did she know, hope was just around the corner.
After literally bumping into Gary Windass (Mikey North), who shared his theory that the police were prepared to pin Theo’s murder on Summer because she was a convenient target, Tyrone was given food for thought.
Viewers will know that Tyrone lied to the police about seeing Summer that night because he was covering up his own misdeeds, having accidentally dropped a car on Carl Webster (Jonathan Howard).
After explaining everything to Fiz Stape (Jennie McAlpine), Tyrone made the decision to come forward with the truth, hoping that it would help get Summer out of prison.
Will the police believe his change of story, or has Summer’s fate already been sealed? And what will happen to Tyrone when the truth of his involvement with Carl’s accident is exposed?
