Paul Clayton Storylines . The son of Terry Duckworth and Andrea Clayton , Paul was born off - screen on 7th November 1986 ( coincidentally his grandfather Jack ' s 50th birthday ) , following the Clayton family ' s departure . Paul was raised by his maternal grandmother Connie whilst Andrea went to university . Paul ' s paternal grandmother , Vera , however , insisted on some involvement in the upbringing of the unborn child , which provoked the family to leave . In November 2000 , Andrea returned to Weatherfield in search for Terry , as Paul needed a kidney donor . Terry agreed to be the donor but left just days before the operation , and Vera took his place . Paul visited again the following November , fully recovered , to visit his paternal grandparents . Paul didn ' t return again until July 2007 when Molly Compton contacted him concerning Vera ' s poor health . He moved into 9 Coronation Street in order to help Jack look after Vera . It was soon revealed that Paul had come to Weatherfield after being caught in bed with his ex - employer ' s wife . Upon his return , Paul began working at Leanne Battersby ' s restaurant , Valandro ' s , and eventually bought a share of the business by taking out a loan in Jack ' s name . Following Paul ' s arrival at No . 9 , Tyrone Dobbs began to get suspicious of him . Tyrone repeatedly tried to catch Paul taking Jack ' s money but was unsuccessful . However , in September , Tyrone blamed Paul after Jack and Vera realised they were missing money after Paul had taken some to buy items for the restaurant without Jack ' s permission . Jack began suspecting Tyrone of the theft after catching him checking his tin . In October 2007 , Paul ' s previous employers Gary and Stuart turned up at the restaurant demanding the return of their stolen money and asked Leanne to reveal Paul ' s whereabouts . Even though she told them to take their case to No . 9 , Tyrone allowed Paul to escape out the back of the house . The men subsequently raided Valandro ' s . Following this , Paul revealed to Leanne that he had feelings for her . Around Christmas time , Paul confessed to Jack that he had taken his money . As he and Vera had planned to use the savings to retire to Blackpool , Jack lied to her that he ' d miscalculated their savings . Following Vera ' s death in January 2008 , Dan Mason told Jack he had a winning betting slip worth £3 , 000 but would need the customer copy of the slip before he could pay him . Tyrone , having placed the bet for Jack , revealed he had given it to Vera to pass onto Jack , though forgot prior to her death . Paul obtained the betting slip after he , Jack , Tyrone and Molly searched for it for almost two weeks . Dan confronted him when he attempted to hand it in himself . They agreed that if Dan cashed it , Paul would give him a share of the money and Paul received £2 , 000 . Unfortunately , Harry Mason mentioned the slip to Jack , though it was clear that he knew nothing about it . Harry explained that he was mistaken , confronting his son , insisting that Dan pay Jack the £3 , 000 himself . Dan subsequently demanded Paul pay him back but Paul refused , leading Dan to order meals at Valandro ' s and refuse to pay . Consequently Paul began avoiding Dan until Dan kidnapped him . Paul claimed that he had nothing except the clothes on his back so Dan demanded that Paul gave him his clothes and Jack offered to pay Dan . In March , Paul set fire to Valandro ' s on Leanne ' s orders , hoping that their relationship would become more personal . However , Leanne was dating Dan Mason and told him , so feeling that Leanne had used him , he confessed their plan to the police . Dan gave her an alibi and left Paul to face two years in prison alone . When Jack learned that Paul was considering going on the run , Jack offered him £10 , 000 to stay and promised him £30 , 000 on his release so Paul would be able to start a new life but Paul left the country . However , he left the money behind , making Jack proud . Quotes . " Yeah . I think you ' re my new grandma . " ( First line , to Vera Duckworth ) " Airport . " ( Final line , to Lloyd Mullaney )