Coronation Street has seen Tim Metcalfe have a long-overdue confrontation with Trisha Marlow over her historic grooming of him.
In recent scenes, the cabbie helped Will Driscoll reframe his relationship with predatory Megan Walsh as abusive, prompting the teen to talk to the police. Amid Willâs ordeal, Tim reconsidered losing his virginity to Trisha when he was 14 and she was 20 and had been looking to confront her over her actions.
In tonightâs episode, Tim attempted to contact Trisha to have a conversation about what happened years prior. When she wouldnât return his texts, he received the support of his wife Sally and decided to show up at Trishaâs work.
With Trisha being none the wiser about Timâs desire to clear the air, the cabbie insisted they needed to talk.
âYou need to hear me out. I deserve that much at least,â he said. âWhen we got together all those years ago, I thought that all my Christmas had come at once, you know. Thereâs me, some spotty little Herbert, with this fit, older, gorgeous girl. Couldnât believe my luck.â
Trisha mistakenly thought that Tim was trying to make a move on her, telling him: âThat was a long time ago.â
âLet me finish,â Tim said. âI need to say this and you need to hear me.â
âThe thing is, Iâve only just started to realise this, but what you did to me was wrong,â he continued.
A shocked Trisha said that Tim was âthe one chasing after [her]â and âbunking off schoolâ so they could be together.
âI was 14. I was a child,â Tim replied. âYou shouldâve been with somebody your own age, not sleeping with a kid,â he added. âIt wasnât right. It should never have happened.â
Trisha was taken aback and protested: âYouâre making it sound like⊠like I abused you.â
âYou took advantage of me. You used me. And no matter how you try to dress it up and justify it to yourself, it was abuse,â Tim said.
When Trisha pointed out that Tim turned out âalrightâ despite his claims of abuse, the taxi driver said that he was doing fine, but that it hadnât always been the case.
âFor a long time, I wasnât right and I did things that I regret,â he said.
âIâm sorry but Iâm not prepared to take responsibility for any mistakes you might have made years after we knew each other,â Trisha replied and hurried back to work.
âJust look after yourself eh, Tim?â she said as she left.
Back at home, Tim opened up with Sally about meeting with Trisha. Sally was mad that Trisha wouldnât apologise, but Tim reassured her: âIt doesnât matter. I donât need her to apologise.â
âI know what happened between us, and thatâs enough,â Tim added, saying that he wouldnât been able to face Trisha without Sallyâs help.
âIâm proud of you, Timothy Metcalfe. And I love you,â Sally said.
Meanwhile, Megan was arrested after Willâs testimony about their relationship, with the teen breaking down in his dad Benâs arms in the final scenes.
