Coronation Street is plunged into one of its darkest and most emotionally devastating chapters yet as Carla Connor’s life hangs by a thread — and Kit Green finds himself at the centre of a nightmare he never saw coming. What begins as a quiet disappearance spirals into a terrifying race against time, exposing buried secrets, unresolved guilt, and a past that refuses to stay buried.

The warning signs are subtle at first. Carla, usually unshakable and fiercely in control, begins to unravel. She misses meetings, forgets conversations, and snaps at those closest to her. Friends chalk it up to exhaustion and stress, but Kit notices something deeper — a haunted look in her eyes, as though she knows danger is coming but doesn’t know how to stop it.

Everything changes the night Carla vanishes.

After a heated confrontation at the factory, Carla storms out — and is never seen again. Her phone goes unanswered. Her car remains untouched. Panic spreads across the Street as hours turn into days. While police begin a standard missing-person investigation, Kit Green refuses to sit back and wait.

His instincts scream that this isn’t a simple disappearance.

Kit’s fears are confirmed when he finds Carla’s handbag discarded in a dark alley on the edge of Weatherfield. Blood stains the lining. The discovery sends shockwaves through the community, but for Kit, it’s deeply personal. This isn’t just another case — it’s Carla. And he knows, deep down, that her disappearance is connected to mistakes he made long ago.

As the investigation intensifies, viewers are taken inside Carla’s terrifying ordeal. She wakes up in a cold, abandoned warehouse, injured and disoriented. Weak from blood loss and fear, Carla struggles to stay conscious as her captor watches from the shadows. This isn’t a random crime — it’s revenge.

The kidnapper is someone from Carla’s past, a figure destroyed by decisions she made during her ruthless rise to power. But the true shock comes when it’s revealed that Kit also played a role in that person’s downfall — a truth he’s spent years trying to forget.

Trapped and terrified, Carla’s inner monologue reveals a side viewers have rarely seen. For the first time, the woman who survived cancer, betrayal, and heartbreak admits she is afraid to die. She wonders if anyone will find her in time — or if this is how her story ends.

Meanwhile, Kit’s investigation begins to uncover a disturbing web of lies. Leads dry up. Witnesses refuse to talk. Evidence vanishes. Someone is deliberately covering their tracks. The deeper Kit digs, the clearer it becomes that this kidnapping is meticulously planned — and that Carla’s captor is always one step ahead.

Then comes the call.

Late one night, Kit’s phone rings. A distorted voice fills the line, followed by the faint sound of Carla’s breathing. The kidnapper delivers an ultimatum: Kit must publicly confess to his past crimes — the cover