Episode 9264 (2nd October 2017)

Plot
Mel drops Bethany off two streets away from the court room. She's had a rude awakening due to Lara's suicide; she "recruited" her in a bar when she was thirteen and had been protective of her. Bethany thanks her and gives her her bank card so that she can start again away from Nathan's clutches. Eva is upset by the factory girls' barbs. Adam calls on her and cheers her up. Bethany arrives in time to testify. She decides to give her evidence in the court room instead of by video link so that she can look Nathan in the eye. Rita buys champagne at the bistro and asks Colin to draw up the papers for the flat as soon as possible. Bethany tells the court that Nathan manipulated her into having sex with Neil Clifton and Ian Yardley and took advantage of her inexperience. She goes on to talk about the party where Nathan left her in a room with three men and says that she didn't know who to trust as Neil was a policeman and made threats against her family. Anna asks Abi Franklin to call her if she needs anything but Abi threatens to go to the police if she shows her face again. Adam tells Eva he's fallen for her. They share a kiss. Bethany is cross-examined by the Nathan, Neil and Ian's defence barristers in turn. Nathan's barrister brings up the occasion where Bethany stabbed Gary to show that she isn't loyal to her family, and paints her as a jealous and insecure girl who had sex with Neil to hurt Nathan. Neil and Ian's barristers argue that Bethany consented to sex with their clients as she didn't say or do anything to stop them. She can't testify that money exchanged hands as she never witnessed it. Anna tells Seb she'll still help him and the twins when their mother isn't at home. Daniel decides to write an article on the Calcutta Street flats scam. Yasmeen happily gives him an interview. Bethany feels she performed badly in the dock and Nathan and his mates are going to walk free.

Regular cast

 * Bethany Platt - Lucy Fallon
 * Anna Windass - Debbie Rush
 * Sarah Platt - Tina O'Brien
 * Gary Windass - Mikey North
 * Rita Tanner - Barbara Knox
 * Gemma Winter - Dolly-Rose Campbell
 * Seb Franklin - Harry Visinoni
 * Daniel Osbourne - Rob Mallard
 * Yasmeen Nazir - Shelley King
 * Eva Price - Catherine Tyldesley
 * Adam Barlow - Samuel Robertson
 * Tim Metcalfe - Joe Duttine
 * Sally Metcalfe - Sally Dynevor
 * Ken Barlow - William Roache
 * Jenny Connor - Sally Ann Matthews

Guest cast

 * Nathan Curtis - Christopher Harper
 * Mel Maguire - Sonia Ibrahim
 * Colin Callen - Jim Moir
 * Abi Franklin - Sally Carman
 * DC Leigh - Marie Critchley
 * Nathan's Barrister - Amelia Curtis
 * Neil Clifton - Ben Cartwright
 * Prosecution Barrister - James Weber Brown
 * Ian Yardley - Anthony Bowers
 * Neil's Barrister - Anthony Barclay
 * Ian's Barrister - David Smith
 * Clerk - Natalie Husdan

Places

 * Coronation Street
 * 13 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen and hallway
 * Nick's Bistro
 * Roy's Rolls
 * 18a Victoria Street - Living room/kitchen
 * Seb Franklin's house - Exterior
 * Court - Court room, corridor and rear entrance
 * Unknown street