The final episode of the week opens with Debbie and Abi meeting in the car park – where all the secrets are revealed.

No longer cold and calculating, Debbie breaks down, screaming in tears: “Do you know Kevin will die when he finds out about this?”

Abi also bursts into tears, confessing that she never wanted to betray, just wanted someone to understand her.

The two women – once sisters – now confront each other in the ruins of their family.

But the tragedy doesn’t stop there. While they are arguing, Carl appears, throwing out another truth: he is under police investigation for financial fraud, and Abi is unwittingly involved. Debbie is shocked, and Abi almost faints. Carl’s hidden crime not only destroys the family, but also puts both women in danger. The final scene shows police lights flashing, sirens wailing, and Abi slumped in a puddle of oil – a symbol of irreversible collapse.

Coronation Street ended its stormy week with the message that sometimes guilt isn’t what we do, but what we don’t do. Debbie and Abi have lost, Kevin hasn’t forgiven, Carl could be in jail. But viewers are still captivated, because amid the chaos, Corrie remains a mirror of humanity at its truest – vulnerable, flawed, yet yearning for love.