Maria Connor (Samia Longchambon) is on cloud nine in Coronation Street, as — after discovering that she was pregnant — Gary Windass (Mikey North) set about putting plans in order for them to begin a new life together. However, she remains in the dark about what Gary really gets up to — and where he really gets his money — which is why Ali Neeson (James Burrows) felt the need to warn her during Monday’s episode.
Ali’s words weren’t far from Maria’s mind during tonight’s episode, as she thought long and hard about what her ex had told her about her new beau.
Matters were made worse when she popped to the corner shop, and was informed by Big Garth that the handbag she has in her possession was by no means a fake, but rather it was the real deal — and it must’ve cost nearly £1,000.
Maria’s interests were piqued once more, and thus she set out to get to the bottom of what was going on, so she headed to the furniture store to confront Gary on the matter.
In spite of Maria putting him on the spot, Gary found himself able to answer all of her questions — and all of his responses were incredibly convincing, which is further proof of how good a liar he’s becoming. Nonetheless, Maria believed him, and came to believe that Ali is simply jealous of her new relationship.
Later, Ali waited in The Rovers, and when Maria arrived, he told her that he was delighted to hear from her — hoping that his words had left a lasting impact. However, Maria wasn’t interested in what he had to say, and made clear how she simply thinks he’s jealous, and therefore he’ll do whatever it takes to win her back.
Ali couldn’t believe what he was hearing, but before he could clarify further, Maria told him she wanted nothing more to do with him, and headed out. As he went to follow her, Gary violent pushed him back into his seat, and threatened to reveal his drug habit if he doesn’t leave well enough alone.
Gary has Ali over a barrel, and with Maria believing all of his lies, the game is currently working in his favour.
Viewers know what Gary’s capable of — from his violent attack on Ryan (Ryan Preston) to him killing Rick Neelan (Greg Wood) — so Ali could very well be in danger.
Mind you, considering how much he cares for Maria, Ali will no doubt continue to meddle.
Coronation Street continues Friday 13th December at 7:30pm on ITV.
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