CORONATION Street unmasked Rob Donovan’s attacker as Carla Connor faced gunpoint terror and Lisa Swain was brutally ambushed.
Rob Donovan’s (Marc Baylis) great escape took a deadly twist in the Monday’s gripping episode of Coronation Street.
The cold-blooded killer had struck a secret deal – offering up a kidney to save his sister Carla Connor (Alison King), while her copper partner DS Lisa Swain (Vicky Myers) vowed to pull strings to get his conviction overturned.
However, Lisa had no intention of sticking to the deal.
So, as soon as the operation was over, Rob launched his daring escape.
Rob then turned to his prison guard lover, Mandy (Rebecca Atkinson), for a last-ditch escape plan.
She wasted no time, seizing Carla at gunpoint and dragging her out of bed before forcing her to an abandoned office block – setting the stage for a deadly showdown.
Carla desperately tried to make Mandy see sense, warning her that Rob was only using her.
Meanwhile, Rob hijacked Lisa’s car, demanding a hefty cash transfer and warning that Carla would suffer if she didn’t comply.
But when Lisa attempted to call for backup, Rob snapped – viciously attacking her and leaving her for dead.
Back at the office block, Mandy revealed she was pregnant with his child, but Rob’s reaction was far from what she expected.
Instead of joy, he lashed out, knocking her to the ground, finally exposing his true colours.
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With chilling composure, he then admitted to Carla that he may have just murdered Lisa – leaving her horrified.
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Summoning every ounce of strength, she charged at him, shoving him hard.
He teetered for a moment before tumbling over the stairwell, landing with a sickening thud below.
Rob was left motionless on the floor as a horrified Carla looked on.
A battered but very much alive Lisa then staggered onto the scene.
But is Rob dead?
And if he is… has Carla just crossed the line into murder?
Coronation Street airs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm on ITV1 or stream from 7am on ITVX.
