Corrie Stephen's downfall 'sealed' after fans point out 'obvious' mistake

11 August 2023 , 20:38

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Corrie Stephen's downfall 'sealed' after fans point out 'obvious' mistake

Coronation Street appeared to hint at Stephen Reid's downfall on Friday night. During the latest episode, a guilty Stephen struggled at Rufus' memorial as he spoke to the late businessman's son Jools and estranged wife Lou. Fans will recall that serial killer Stephen murdered Rufus earlier this year by drugging and drowning him.

However, things went from bad to worse for Stephen when Lou accidentally showed him a clear bag full of Rufus' things that were found by the side of the pool with Stephen's tie pin visible. The bag was also seen by Sean Tully, who later in the episode pointed out that Rufus had a tie pin just like Stephen.

Coronation Street appeared to hint at Stephen Reid's downfall on Friday night

Yet this wasn't the only discovery as Lou mentioned to Carla Connor that Rufus' watch is missing. Lou was left suspicious as Rufus adored his watch and had planned to gift it to their son with the grieving character worried that her estranged husband could have been robbed and killed for the item. Rufus is believed to have drowned in his swimming pool after a drink and drug binge despite Stephen murdering him. With Lou now suspicious, could the net be closing in on cobbles killer Stephen?

The episode ended with Stephen ringing Lou, pretending to check in, where she told him that she was heading to the police station in the morning to discuss the tie pin. Lou pointed out that the tie pin has "love G x" on it, questioning if it even belonged to her husband. Viewers will recall that Stephen was married to Gabrielle Reid, his estranged wife, and that clue on the tie pin, as well as Sean recognising the item, could lead to his downfall.

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Taking to Twitter, one person said: "Don’t tell me that Sean is the key to Stephen’s downfall #corrie", a different account put: "Oh dear.. Stephen I think you are close to being caught by your tie clip in a real Columbo styled moment #corrie".

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Elsewhere, a different fan noted: "Oooh the tie pin is Stephen’s. Evidence he was there when Rufus died. Can we hurry this up #Corrie", a different account put: "That's right Stephen, make yourself obvious!! #Corrie" while another account added: "Tie pin thats the key...... #Corrie."

*Coronation Street airs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm on ITV

Olivia Wheeler