Episode 6968 (15th December 2008)

Plot
Maria is locked in the house with her husband’s killer and listens. She's stunned as Tony tells her that the affair was going on for months and admits that he wanted Liam out of the way. Just when she thinks he is close to confessing, he changes tack and admits that he does feel responsible for Liam’s death but refuses to come clean about what really happened. Tony then offers her a million pounds to stop the accusations.

Maria is aghast and when Fiz knocks on the door she screams at her get him out of the house – but Tony has already unlocked the door and, sensing that Fiz already thinks Maria is acting, he feigns concern for her state of mind. Leaving the house, he sees Maria heading off to the police station and knows he has to get to Carla first.

Steve has managed to console Jesse who has agreed to do the party for Amy. When Eileen arrives in the pub, the pair hit it off and soon, Eileen is donning his ex-wife Hia-Lowa's costume and entertaining the kids.

The party is a huge hit and Becky spots a touching moment between Michelle and Steve. With a heavy heart, Becky tells him to lay off the bad boyfriend act until at least after Christmas.

Elsewhere on the Street, Pam spots another way to make a fast buck; Peter invites Leanne to a work Christmas do which doesn’t turn out quite as she’s expected; and Mary appears to have developed a crush on Norris, much to Jed’s amusement.

Regular cast

 * Tony Gordon - Gray O'Brien
 * Maria Connor - Samia Smith
 * Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard
 * Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
 * Eileen Grimshaw - Sue Cleaver
 * Fiz Brown - Jennie McAlpine
 * Peter Barlow - Chris Gascoyne
 * Leanne Battersby - Jane Danson
 * Becky Granger - Katherine Kelly
 * Michelle Connor - Kym Marsh
 * Amy Barlow - Amber Chadwick
 * Joshua Peacock - Benjamin Beresford
 * Ashley Peacock - Steven Arnold
 * Simon Barlow - Alex Bain
 * Jed Stone - Kenneth Cope
 * Tyrone Dobbs - Alan Halsall
 * Pam Hobsworth - Kate Anthony
 * Carla Gordon - Alison King
 * Norris Cole - Malcolm Hebden
 * Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
 * Molly Compton - Vicky Binns

Guest cast
Mary Taylor - Patti Clare
 * Jesse Chadwick - John Thomson