One character’s true violent nature was exposed in tonight’s Coronation Street, after a past crime was uncovered by those closest to him.
Theo Silverton (James Cartwright) has been going through it in recent weeks, following the collapse of his family after the truth about his sexuality was revealed.
The scaffolder had spent years trying to ignore his true feelings and focus on his life with wife Danielle (Natalie Anderson) and their kids.
However, he found himself unable to deny the fact that he was gay any longer after meeting Todd Grimshaw (Gareth Pierce), and quickly falling for him.
Unfortunately, they have faced a rocky road so far, with the arrival of Noah, the man who had subjected Theo to conversion therapy, making things ten times worse.
As if his vile teachings weren’t enough, Noah began dating Danielle – something that Todd announced in the middle of a family dinner.
This caused a commotion, with a fight breaking out between Todd and Theo’s son Miles, before Theo stepped in and accidentally punched Miles in the face.
Because of this, Danielle made the decision not to let Theo see his kids anymore, leaving him devastated.
In tonight’s episode, Theo was supposed to meet with a social worker to discuss his involvement in Miles and Millie’s lives, but things didn’t go to plan there either.
When the social worker arrived earlier than expected, Theo was keen to rush home from the precinct, only to find a drunk Aadi Alahan (Adam Hussain) leaning against the van.
As Theo grew more frustrated, Aadi tripped and fell, banging his head in the process.
However, Dev Alahan (Jimmi Harkishin) assumed that Theo had attacked him, and refused to let him leave until he’d revealed exactly what had happened.
Frustrated, Theo stormed off, but before he could get back home he was stopped by police, who were keen to question him about what had happened at the precinct.
Billy Mayhew (Daniel Brocklebank) watched Theo get in the police car with concern, before pounding on Todd’s door, unaware that he was inside making excuses to the social worker.
As Billy burst in and blurted out that Theo had been taken away by police, the social worker explained that he would have to rearrange the appointment and check that the crime wasn’t violent like before.
This left Todd and Billy confused and concerned, and they were quick to try and find out what he meant.
Taking to the Internet, it wasn’t long before they pulled up an article about a previous arrest.
The piece explained that Theo had been arrested after a violent altercation involving a man and Danielle at a restaurant, but before they could dig into any further details, Theo arrived home.
He explained about the misunderstanding at the precinct, before Billy and Todd came clean about what they had found.
Determined to set the record straight, Theo explained how the man had confronted Danielle about pushing in front of him in a queue, and Theo had lost his temper and thrown a glass.
As Theo assured Todd that the charges had been dropped, he appeared relieved.
Later, at the Rovers, Theo was thrilled to learn that Gary Windass (Mikey North) had corroborated his version of events at the precinct with the police and he was off the hook.
To celebrate, he offered to get a round of drinks in, just as Billy showed up.
Theo was quick to apologise for not being open about his past, before joking that Billy should be glad he hadn’t uncovered the other skeletons he had hidden in his closet.
Despite claiming that things were good between them and inviting Billy to join them for drinks, it became clear that Theo wasn’t happy about Billy’s interference in his relationship with Todd.
Was Billy right to be concerned? Has Theo got a violent nature after all?