But can Stephen be trusted?
Gail is perturbed when Audrey is discharged from the hospital and insists on going straight to the Rovers to celebrate.
When Elaine reveals she’s planning on holidaying at the Italian lakes, Gail suggests she picks Stephen’s brain. As Stephen talks to a smitten Elaine about Italy, she hangs on his every word.
Calling at No.8 with Stephen in tow, Audrey tells Gail and David that she’s updating her will and calling a family meeting. Each hoping for a decent slice of her estate, David and Sarah fuss over Audrey, but as she summons Gail, Stephen, Nick, David and Sarah to the bistro, she announces that she intends to leave all her money to WARTS, the Weatherfield Association of Retail Traders, in memory of Alfie.
After David tries to get power of attorney over her money, Audrey is still furious with her family, especially David, but in the Rovers tells her stunned family that she does love them and will leave them her money. But, it's to be held in trust by Stephen and David is horrified when Stephen says they’ll be seeing much more of him as he's moving in with Audrey at Grasmere Drive to look after her.
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