Coronation Street 's Tim Metcalfe has cottoned on to evil Stephen Reid it seems, and next week he takes action.
But in surprising scenes the character turns kidnapper, and takes his own mother Elaine hostage in what he believes is a move to protect her.
Suspicious over Stephen's intentions for the romance and correctly guessing he's after his mother's savings, Tim tries to stop their looming and sudden wedding.
The pair decide to fly to Las Vegas for a shotgun wedding it seems, with Elaine smitten with her new man.
Of course she has no idea he is a killer, having murdered three characters in under a year on the ITV soap, and he's also a fraud.
Stephen headed to the Street last year and claimed to still be wealthy, when in reality he was broke and had stolen money from his estranged wife's business.
When she tracked him down he was forced to steal to pay her off, and even took money from Elaine claiming to need it for work.
He said it was an investment he would pay back and Elaine went along with it, and with his latest fashion line at the factory doing well he's soon splashing the cash.
However an incident leaves him blackmailed once more for money he doesn't have, and it seems this is what leads to the sudden wedding.
Stephen accidentally proposed to Elaine earlier this year, while fans know he is using her and is after her money.
It seems Tim knows this too, and when he finds out the pair are heading off to get married he takes abrupt action.
Pretending to be fine with it he agrees to drive them to the airport, but as Eileen gets into the car he speeds off and leaves Stephen behind.
The mother and son will have a heart-to-heart over the matter - but can he convince his mother to not go through with it?
Later in the week it seems they miss their flight, as Stephen offers to rebook a visit to go ahead with the nuptials.
For some reason though Elaine will reach out to Stephen's mother Audrey Roberts, so perhaps she is having doubts about the man in her life.
Later, as Stephen requests her passport to rebook the flights, Elaine seems to be torn - so will she go through with it, or does Stephen have something else planned?
No one on the Street knows that Stephen is a serial killer, having murdered Leo Thompkins, Teddy Thompkins and Rufus Donahue.
Coronation Street airs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm on ITV1 and ITV X.
