Daisy Midgeley has been a support to her ex Ryan Connor following a horrific acid attack that left him with burns to his face and arm on Coronation Street. Ryan stepped in and took the brunt of the acid hurled at Daisy by stalker Justin Rutherford on her wedding day.
He suffered a blow when he looked at his injuries for the first time in the ITV soap and was told by the surgeon that he was not healing as they had hoped and he needed a skin graft. Ryan was also crushed when his ex girlfriend Alya Nazir told him that she only wanted to be friends.
In order to give him a boost Daisy invited DJ Ryan's Ibiza club promoter friend Crystal to see him, but she later told Daisy that she no longer had a job in the offing for him. Daisy has since been messaging Ryan pretending to be Crystal.
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Next week on the street, Daisy's fiance Daniel Osbourne feels a pang of jealousy when she calls over to see Ryan. Meanwhile Ryan is disappointed when she tells him she’s meeting Daniel for lunch.
Alone in the flat, Ryan’s overcome by a wave of pain and instinctively he calls Crystal. In the Rovers, Daisy ignores the call but when her phone rings again, Daniel urges her to call Ryan back. Daisy texts Ryan pretending to be Crystal.
Elsewhere Daniel tells his father Ken Barlow that he intends to help his former nemesis, pupil Max Turner. Daisy in turn promises that she’s going to take a step back from helping Ryan. Daisy calls on Ryan and is concerned when Ryan says he is going to give Crystal a call.
When Ryan calls, Daisy adopts her Crystal voice and in a bid to put him off her, rudely makes out she prefers country music to club tunes but her plan backfires when Ryan leaves a voice message for Crystal telling her that he’s going to book a ticket and come out to Ibiza to see her. Daisy calls at the flat but when she advises him against flying to Ibiza, Ryan wonders how she knew he was considering it.
Ryan buys her story that she had seen him looking at flights and suggests they go for a walk, asserting it’s time he faced the world. As Ryan and Daisy return from their walk, Daisy suggests a drink in the Rovers. Ryan thanks Daisy for making him face his demons, and as they stare at each other, it’s clear their feelings go deeper.
But later, feeling increasingly unwell, Ryan rushes to the bathroom where he’s sick. Daisy shares her concerns about Ryan with her stepmum Jenny. But she tells her not to be so hard on herself as she reckons Crystal might cheer him up.
At the mention of her alter ego, Daisy scrabbles in her bag and realising she’s left her spare phone at home, hurries out. Meanwhile feeling desperately ill, Ryan calls Crystal and leaves a message. Alone in the flat, Ryan drifts into unconsciousness.
Having found Daisy’s spare phone, Daniel records a message for Max suggesting that if there’s anything bothering him, he can record it on the phone. As the boys file out of class, Daniel hands Max the phone. When Daniel reveals that he gave the spare phone to Max, Daisy demands that he get it back as soon as possible. In the secure training centre, Max listens to Ryan's voice message with concern, knowing Ryan is in danger.
Meanwhile, Fiz Dobbs waves goodbye to the cobbles after she's offered a new supervisor role based in Norwich by Stephen Reid, telling her it’ll be double the salary she’s on now. Fiz packs her case for Norwich. In the factory, Izzy Armstrong and Kirk Sutherland offer Fiz their support while Evelyn Plummer and the girls wave Fiz off as she leaves with Tyrone for the station.
Also in Weatherfield, Sarah Barlow and Damon Hay find themselves alone together again and when Damon leans in and kisses her, she kisses him back. They head into the office, locking the door behind them.
Meanwhile Paul Foreman has his day in court where he pleads guilty. Sarah's husband Adam and Dee-Dee Bailey tell Leanne Battersby that they called at the bistro as they need a meeting about the late licence, but they found the place locked. Nick Tilsley with Leanne, Adam and Dee-Dee head into the bistro wondering where Damon’s got to. In the office Sarah and Damon freeze with fear as it appears they might be caught red-handed.
And Amy Barlow feels sick when she spots Aaron Sandford kissing a girl in Victoria Garden and Summer realises it was his ex Mia. Aaron's father Eric tells him that they could go travelling and his boss Abi Webster is secretly pleased to think Aaron will be leaving. Mia shows Aaron the message she received from Amy warning her that he’s bad news.
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