Date: 23rd April 2026 <br /><br />Debbie pays Carl off and tells him to leave and never come back. Abi's incensed when he taunts her about Seb's death as he goes. Carl tries to apologise to Abi for his hurtful comments but she doesn't want to know. Abi agrees to have a farewell drink with Carl to shut him up. Carl tells Abi that part of him still loves her. She's unmoved. Rejected by her and Kevin Spoiling for a fight, Carl tries to pick up Theo in Victoria Street. Theo punches him in the face and the men end up brawling on the cobbles. Kevin arrives and pulls Theo off Carl. Carl's ungrateful and taunts his uncle for having a mediocre life. They manage a goodbye handshake but once the coast is clear Kevin sends Carl a photo of himself holding Debbie's money envelope he pick-pocketed from him when he was on the ground. Carl is livid that Kevin got one over on him and decides to get even. Breaking into the garage, he turns off the CCTV and jacks up his uncle's car to tamper with the brakes. He's caught by Ronnie just as the jack slips. Ronnie heads off in his car with a badly injured Carl in the back seat, vowing not to make the same mistake twice. Carl's in the ICU after being left in the hospital car park by Ronnie. He's in a bad way, with a punctured lung and broken ribs.
