Marta Zarek Marta Zarek was a young woman who was an immigrant from Gdansk in Poland and who , under threat , was made to work as a modern - day slave for Underworld clients Richie and Julia O ' Driscoll in early 2016 . Aidan Connor and Eva Price attended a party at the O ' Driscolls at the beginning of February , driving there in the Underworld van . Marta saw her chance of escape and smuggled herself into the back of the vehicle which took her back to Weatherfield . Once there , she bedded down in the factory hoping to make herself inconspicuous but desperation caused her to steal from the staff ' s belongings , making them believe that they had a thief among their own cadre . Eva discovered her one night in the factory . Seeing that she was terrified , Eva took pity on the girl and started to bring her food . Marta told her about her ordeal - though not naming the O ' Driscolls - and revealed how her family back home were also being threatened by them . She was almost discovered by Kirk Sutherland whose protestations of noises from the back of the factory were being ignored by everyone but before she could be found , she fled through the assembled group , wearing Sean Tully ' s new coat and pushing over Izzy Armstrong in her desperation to escape . Marta disappeared into the streets , living rough but came back after several weeks after she had fallen ill and needed Eva ' s help . She was given temporary shelter at 18a Victoria Street but refused medical attention and once again attempted to abscond . This time , Billy Mayhew helped Eva prevent her escape and the two heard the full story from the girl as well as the identity of her persecutors . Eva vowed to help the girl who told them that the O ' Driscolls still held her passport . Going to another dinner party at the O ' Driscolls with Aidan , Eva attempted to find the document but was caught and sacked for her pains after the O ' Driscolls gave their side of the story , claiming the girl had stolen from them and been fired . Marta herself did not help matters by leaving her refuge at St . Mary ' s Rectory with £20 of Billy ' s money and his mobile phone . Using the tracker app , Billy and Eva found Marta , living under a bridge in Bolton , and demanded some answers from her . Billy took her back to the O ' Driscolls where Julia sweetly greeted the girl and took her inside , firmly shutting him out . A few days later , Billy and Eva checked up on the girl and were told that she had returned home but as they were leaving , Eva swore that she caught a glimpse of Marta at an upstairs window . Aidan ' s suspicions also became aroused when he visited the couple and saw Julia padlocking a bedroom door . Billy and Eva put into effect a rescue attempt when the O ' Driscolls were at a trade fair . They broke into their house and found Marta locked in the bedroom but were caught when the O ' Driscolls returned early . Richie began assaulting Billy and Eva but they were rescued by Aidan who had followed the two there . The police were called and arrests were made of virtually everyone involved but it was only the O ' Driscolls who were prosecuted , for offences under section 1 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 . A few days later , a happy and smartened - up Marta was brought into the Rovers by Aidan to say goodbye and " thank you " to Eva before she returned home to her family . List of appearances . 2016