September 2011

In September 2011, Carla hits Stella with Frank's car and nearly kills Stella. Since she was drunk, Frank moves her to the passenger seat and pretended he was the one who was driving. Both of them got away with it, with Frank just getting a small fine, which Karl, Stella's boyfriend, isn't happy about. Later in the month, Frank rapes Carla after he finds out about her still being in love with Peter Barlow.

On 2nd September, Tyrone Dobbs, Tommy Duckworth and Kirk Sutherland accidentally kidnap a drug dealer Leon and keep him in the fridge in the butchers. Norris Cole makes a citizen's arrest on Leon and get him arrested by the police for his drug dealing.

Gary Windass gets involved with Tyrone, Tommy and Kirk after hearing them talking abour Leon being in the fridge. When he questions them about it, Tommy Duckworth says they were talking about the recession. Kirk though (being the brother of gormless Maria) doesn't understand and asks "Aren't we talking about the drug dealer in the fridge?" so Gary accepts to help them after a bit of persuading.

Just as Steve and Becky McDonald are getting on better, Tracy Barlow arrives back with Amy. She's also pregnant again with Steve's baby and when Steve rejects her, she is thinking about going for an abortion. She goes to the clinic, where Steve follows her to to try and persuade her not to have an abortion meaning he misses his marriage mediation with Becky.

Even though Steve gets there too late, he visits Tracy at the Barlow's house and she says she didn't have an abortion. She tells him she'll leave Weatherfield and won't even put Steve's name on the birth certificate. He tells her that he went to the abortion clinic after her, not to hold her hand through it all, but to persuade her not to have an abortion because he wants to be a dad again.

The next day, after seeing how upset Becky is about Steve not even turning up to the marriage mediation, Lloyd offers her the flat above Street Cars which she accepts. Steve had also offered the flat to Tracy though for Tracy and Amy to have. When Tracy goes to the flat, Becky is already there and Steve is stuck between a fight between Becky and Tracy.