The aftermath of Megan Walsh's grooming and abuse of Will Driscoll continues to plague the Driscoll family on Coronation Street, with the latest drama involving Eva Price's daughter, Susie Price.
Susie's Violent Outburst
In a spoiler clip, Eva drags Susie home from school and reports to Ben that she has thrown a bottle of pop at Chesney Brown and Gemma Winter's son, Bryn's head. Hand on her hip and spoken like a true queen, Susie reaffirms to her step-dad that she's a 'good shot'. As they pry into why she launched the bottle, Susie admits that Bryn had been talking about Will and Megan having 'done stuff'.
Family Under Siege
Ben and Eva are saved from explaining the truth to Susie by the arrival of Chesney and Gemma, demanding a word. It seems that, despite Megan being arrested, she continues to cause trouble for the Driscoll clan, with even the youngest member affected. Can they ever escape the hellish world Megan has dragged them into?
Background of the Abuse
The Driscoll family have been plunged into abject hell ever since arriving in Weatherfield to take over the Rovers Return. Ben discovered that the man he always thought was his dad isn't, with him actually being a result of his mum Maggie's affair with Jim McDonald. On top of learning who his real dad is, he also learned he may have inherited the heart condition that killed him. Additionally, the explosive revelation that his youngest son, Will, has been groomed and sexually abused by his paedophile sports coach, Megan Walsh, has rocked the clan.
Megan's grooming goes back a long while, and another victim of her manipulation is Sam Blakeman, the step-son of Eva's sister, Leanne Battersby. Megan tormented and tortured him so sadistically that he now suffers serious mental health problems. Despite him telling the family what Megan had been doing, Will's silence and a lack of material evidence meant there was little that the police could do.
With so many of her loved ones affected by Megan, Eva teamed up with Leanne and Toyah Battersby to force a confession from her, but ultimately, Megan's complete refusal to admit to anything and iron-clad resolve meant that no amount of intimidation could break her. When all seemed lost, with Will still deeply under Megan's thrall, it was an unlikely interference from Tim Metcalfe that finally saw him realise how badly he had been manipulated and, ultimately, abused.
Tim's Intervention
As Will attempted to reach the airport in Tim's taxi, where he planned to flee the country with Megan, Ben and Eva discovered he had taken his passport and quickly cottoned on to what was going on. Contacting Tim and ensuring he didn't let Will out of his sight, Tim decided to open up about his own experience of abuse with Trisha Pinkerton as an underage boy with an adult woman. While Tim had previously brushed the relationship off as 'things being different' back then, the revelation of Will's abuse has led him to reframe his thoughts. Initially disagreeing with Sally Metcalfe that he had been abused, Tim now saw the interaction for what it truly was. Driving Will to the police station, Tim gave him the option of fleeing, or reporting Megan, and it became apparent that his words had struck something deep inside Will when he headed into the station, reuniting with his family and finally made an official police statement, detailing just what Megan had done to him.
Of course, that's not the end, though, and as Will tries to adjust in the aftermath, the family, also bruised by the entire ordeal, continue to face drama and adversity. With Susie's latest actions, it is clear that Megan's influence still looms large over Weatherfield.
