Next week on Coronation Street will be filled with more drama, as Sarah Platt stumbles upon a secret involving Gary Windass – a man who has always tried to keep his family and business together.

While Gary thought his dark past was buried forever, a small detail suddenly appears, threatening to bring it all to light.

It all started when Sarah accidentally found an old envelope stuck in Gary’s drawer at the pawn shop.

Inside were IOUs signed many years ago, related to Rick Neelan – a notorious loan shark who had mysteriously disappeared.

Sarah immediately noticed something was wrong, because she clearly remembered Rick “disappearing” for no reason, and Gary always avoided anyone when someone mentioned him.

The more Sarah read, the more she shivered when she realized the details in the IOUs matched exactly the time period Rick disappeared. A terrifying suspicion arises: could Gary have something to do with Rick’s death?

When Sarah questions, Gary initially tries to beat around the bush, but his panicked eyes betray everything. Maria – Gary’s wife – walks in at that moment, witnessing the entire tense conversation. Not only is Maria surprised, but she is also shocked to realize that her husband may have been hiding a terrible truth for so many years.

Gary tries to reassure them that everything is just a misunderstanding, that he is only protecting his family from Rick. But Sarah doesn’t believe it, and Maria falls into a state of extreme confusion. At that moment, the audience clearly feels the danger of Gary’s marriage being on the brink of collapse.