While Weatherfield is in turmoil over the accident, another nightmare unfolds in the suburbs: Carla Connor is kidnapped by Becky Swain.

No one understands why Becky – once Lisa’s friend – has become the villain, but the reason gradually becomes clear: she is consumed by jealousy and a desire for revenge against the world that has turned its back on her.

Carla is tied up in an abandoned house, her mouth gagged, and Becky relentlessly tortures her with chilling threats.

But Carla is not one to be easily defeated.

In a moment of Becky’s distraction, Carla rises up, pushes her opponent aside, and regains control. The scene of the two women wrestling in the dark, dilapidated room, with blood staining the walls, is one of the most intense hand-to-hand combat scenes in Coronation Street in years. Carla not only triumphed – she pushed beyond her limits, and once freed, her eyes reflected a dramatic transformation: colder, stronger, and more dangerous than ever.

Fans on social media are calling this “the rebirth of Carla Connor,” and many believe she will be the key figure pulling Weatherfield out of its Corriedale crisis.