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9th March 1981: Three months after throwing out her bigamist husband Arnold Swain, Emily Bishop found him waiting for her at 3 Coronation Street. Emily had decided to put the whole sorry affair behind her and so Arnold wasn't a welcome presence in her home, but he refused to leave and prevented Emily from leaving the house. As he started raking over old ground, Emily realized he was mentally unhinged and became frightened of what he might do. At last Arnold explained why he'd come - he was going to commit suicide and wanted Emily to die with him so they'd be together in the next life. Emily managed to escape when he went upstairs to get her Bible. She returned with Len Fairclough but by that time Arnold had already slipped out through the back door.
 * For more information see Episode 2080 (9th March 1981).