Coronation Street SPOILER: Serial killer Stephen is plotting a secret business deal

Serial killer Stephen Reid will come under even more pressure on Coronation Street next week as he plots a secret business deal behind Carla Connor’s back.

In the upcoming scenes, Stephen teams up with Sarah Platt and Michael Bailey to attract a slew of new customers, even having Beth Tinker work through the night creating samples.

But, Stephen struggles to hide his deal from Carla when she almost sees the customer at the factory… will she realize what he’s done?

Stephen (Todd Boyce) had been desperate to boost his income in recent weeks after killing Teddy Thompkins (Grant Burgin) and his son Leo (Joe Frost) to hide his growing debts.

And next week, Michael (Ryan Russell) and Sarah (Tina O’Brien) agree they need to think big with their designs and bombard every retailer on Stephen’s list.

However, it looks like Sarah’s workload could trigger tension in her relationship with Adam, as she turns down their dinner plans.

Cashing In: In upcoming scenes, Stephen teams up with Sarah Platt and Michael Bailey to bring in new customers, even having Beth Tinker work through the night creating samples.

Disagree: Sarah’s focus on work is starting to cause tension in her marriage to husband Adam, admitting it’s not the right time to try for a baby

Joining Forces: After spending all night working on samples, Beth confesses to Michael that her machine has jammed, and if Carla sees it, she’ll realize she’s been moonlighting.

Admitting she still has to work late as they try to land a big contract, Adam (Samuel Robertson) tells her they need to make time to talk about having a baby.

Sarah admits that now is not a good time to think about a baby, and in the factory, she watches Beth (Lisa George) work on new samples.

After spending all night working on it, Beth confesses to Michael that her machine got stuck, and if Carla (Alison King) sees it, she’ll realize she’s moonlighting.

Oops! Their secret plans are almost exposed when Carla arrives at the factory.

Sarah and Michael meet Rufus from Donahues and show him their samples, while Stephen shows him around the factory.

However, his cover is almost blown when Carla returns and Stephen quickly pulls Rufus away.

At the bistro, Rufus questions Stephen, who hastens to understand that Carla is his assistant.

OK! Sarah and Michael meet Rufus from Donahues and show him their samples, while Stephen shows him around the factory.

The trio’s plans work as Rufus announces that he would like the exclusive rights to their products.

Peter (Chris Gascoyne) proceeds to give her a gets into his taxi and is surprised when Rufus explains that he is here to make a deal with the factory.

At the Bistro, Sarah, Michael and Stephen raise a toast to their successful new business…but when Peter reveals he gave Rufus a thumbs up and is apparently in the process of making a deal with the factory , Will Carla realize what Stephen was doing?

Coronation Street airs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8 p.m. on ITV1 and ITVX.

Oops! But later, Peter tells Carla that he drove Rufus the client in his cab…will she realize what Stephen did?