This week’s Coronation Street opens with a horrifying scene that will take your breath away: Todd rushes out of his house, covered in blood, his face pale, his breathing ragged.

He stands in the middle of an empty street, his hands shaking as he tries to call out to someone but can’t finish his sentence.

The people of Coronation Street have never seen Todd like this — panicked, paralyzed, and seemingly having witnessed something so terrible that his soul has been ripped out of him.

It all started with Theo Silverton — the man who was once considered elegant, gentle, and perfect.

But his dark side has been fully revealed: Theo has become obsessed, controlling Todd in every way. He forces Todd to wear a tracking bracelet, sets a daily goal of 10k steps, controls his phone, monitors when he leaves the house, and even monitors his breathing. Every move Todd makes is under Theo’s watchful eye.

The night before Todd shows up covered in blood, Theo discovers that Todd is planning to leave. This sends Theo into a frenzy — he locks the door, screams, knocks over furniture, and then pushes Todd against the kitchen table. Todd’s mind breaks down when he hears Theo yell, “Nobody leaves me! Nobody!” This is the moment the film reaches its climax: the mind controller has lost control of himself.

Todd tries to fight back, tries to run, but according to the ITVX trailer, “something is thrown, and blood is splashed on the floor.” The scene cuts right as Theo rushes in. The audience doesn’t get to see the whole thing — just Todd escaping, covered in blood, screaming aimlessly into the night.

The big question hanging in the air:
Whose blood is that? Is Todd injured? Had Theo hurt himself? Or was there a third party?