Episode 10320 (7th May 2021)

## Plot

**Part One:** Corey assures Abi that he knows nothing about the attack. When he makes out that he’s always got on well with Nina, Asha’s perplexed. Roy tries to stop Nina worrying about Seb, and Abi’s ruined wedding day and concentrate on herself. When she asks to see Seb and Roy won’t answer, she realises the seriousness of the situation. Asha questions Corey as to why he lied to Abi. He tells her that he fears Nina will fit him up for the crime as she hates him. To avoid that, he asks her to say that she was with him at the time of the assault and yells at her that she’s a naive little girl when she doesn’t immediately agree. DS Swain questions Nina, saying searches of CCTV footage are continuing. A struggling and crying Nina’s main memory is Corey’s face and someone slapping her. The doctor tells Abi that they’re repeating the brain stem tests after just one of them proved positive, and with the sedation reduced it’s not clear if Seb is breathing by himself or not. Abi feels the news is positive. Mary asks to speak to Asha in private as she wants to talk to her away from Corey’s influence. He’s angry at her for implying he is guilty and makes Asha speak up with their arranged alibi. The doctor arrives to take Seb for more tests. Corey tells Asha he’s glad she lied as he needs someone on his side who really knows him like she does. On her own, she struggles to retain her calm composure.

**Part Two:** Asha goes to the hospital to see Nina and is shocked at her condition. Roy refuses to listen to her assurances that Corey wasn’t involved. He warns her she might find she doesn’t know her boyfriend as well as she thinks she does. Asha repeats her alibi lie to Nina who sees through the statement and tells her to stop pretending she cares about her friends. The doctor breaks the news to Abi that Seb has died. She becomes hysterical. Asha returns home, saying they should tell the truth. Corey hears that Nina is saying he and the others were at the wasteland for far longer than he claimed. She jumps with fright when he explodes at her and he has to apologise. Roy breaks the news to a distraught Nina. Eileen is grief-stricken when Kevin rings to tell her. Abi cries over her son’s body.

## Cast

### Regular cast

* Abi Franklin - Sally Carman
* Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
* Seb Franklin - Harry Visinoni
* Roy Cropper - David Neilson
* Nina Lucas - Mollie Gallagher
* Asha Alahan - Tanisha Gorey
* Mary Taylor - Patti Clare
* Eileen Grimshaw - Sue Cleaver

### Guest cast

* Doctor - Jowanna Rose
* Corey Brent - Maximus Evans
* DS Swain - Vicky Myers

## Places

* Rosamund Street
* Victoria Street
* Roy's Rolls
* 12 Victoria Court - *Living room/kitchen*
* Victoria Gardens
* Weatherfield General - *Seb and Nina's rooms and waiting area*

## Notes

* This episode features the death of Seb Franklin however the character would be seen again in Episode 10416 (30th August 2021) and Episode 10417 (30th August 2021) in newly-recorded flashbacks set during the events of Episode 10317 (5th May 2021).
* Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this episode was made with social distancing rules being observed by both cast and production crew, even when they were playing family members or people who shared residences. To enable close-up shots of Abi touching Seb, Harry Visinoni's girlfriend, Ellie Isaacs, was invited to the studio to act as a "hand double" for Sally Carman.
* *TV Times* synopsis: Corey tells Asha that he is innocent; and Nina struggles to remember anything about the attack.
* Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast: 5,994,000 viewers (5th place).