Turmoil on the Cobbles: Double Betrayal Pushes Carla to the Brink and Splits the Webster Family

Weatherfield is facing a perfect storm of converging crises this week, as a dangerous conspiracy drives a recovering addict into relapse, while a seemingly benevolent gesture tears a family apart ahead of a major wedding.

The gravest threat continues to center on Carla Connor (Alison King), who is spiraling dangerously close to the abyss of alcoholism, thanks to the machinations of the calculating Becky Swain (Stephanie Davis). Detective Kit Green (Jacob Roberts), suspicious of Becky’s involvement in the assault on Jeremy Costello, began pulling on threads that revealed a pattern of deception. Kit learned that Costello had secretly planned to retire months ago, a crucial detail that seemed to unnerve Becky when brought up in conversation.

Convinced that Becky and Costello are working together, Kit confided in Carla. However, the lack of solid evidence, coupled with the pain of her recent breakup with Lisa (Jane Hazlegrove), proved too much for Carla to handle. In a devastating scene, she was seen resorting to the comfort of a whiskey bottle, shattering years of hard-won sobriety.

In a misguided attempt to ensure Lisa was informed, Kit made the disastrous choice of telling Becky about Carla’s relapse. Becky, determined to remove Carla from Lisa’s life permanently, seized the opportunity. She entered the factory office where Carla was drinking, quietly shutting the door behind her, leaving the vulnerable, despairing addict alone with her tormentor and a path straight to oblivion. The chilling confrontation sets the stage for a ruthless play by Becky to permanently secure her ex and daughter.

Meanwhile, a family feud involving Kevin Webster (Michael Le Vell) has exploded, threatening to derail his sister Debbie Webster’s (Sue Devaney) wedding. Following the devastating affair between Kevin’s wife Abby Webster (Sally Carman) and his half-brother Carl, Kevin has been struggling to cope with the betrayal.

His sister Debbie, who has recently shared her heartbreaking dementia diagnosis with the family, compounded the tension by making a terrible error in her wedding planning, mistakenly booking her venue for the wrong year. Carl and Abby stepped in as saviors, securing a last-minute replacement venue, an act of kindness that moved Debbie.

In a move that infuriated her fiancé Ronnie (Vinta Morgan) and ultimately shattered her brother, Debbie announced that both Abby and Carl were invited to the ceremony. When Debbie broke the news, Kevin’s long-simmering anger erupted. He thrust the invitation back at his sister and declared that he would not attend the wedding. For Kevin, this fresh blow is the final straw in a devastating chain of family treachery, leaving the community wondering if he can ever forgive his sister’s choice or if this marks the permanent end of their fragile relationship.