A life-threatening situation unfolds in upcoming Coronation Street episodes after police officer Lisa Swain (Vicky Myers) arrests Brody Michaelis (Ryan Mulvey).
Since Brody was released from the secure training centre he’s caused a fair amount of trouble in the Street. Almost the first thing he did was to start nicking stuff from the corner shop.
His arrogant attitude and apparent determination to follow in the footsteps of the man he considers to be his father, Mick (Joe Layton), has meant he hasn’t exactly made a great impression on the local residents.
Especially in the aftermath of Mick killing beloved police officer Craig Tinker (Colson Smith), sympathy for the Michaelis family is in short supply.
The situation is complicated for DC Kit Green (Jacob Roberts), of course, as he believes he could be Brody’s biological dad.
Recently we saw Kit stopping Brody from stealing wine from a delivery van. Although he just sent Brody on his way, Brody tried to stir up trouble by telling Lisa that Kit was harassing him.
Not long after this, Bernie (Jane Hazlegrove), Kit and Sarah (Tina O’Brien) came across Brody lying injured in an alley with a broken bottle of whisky by his side. He then had a seizure and wet himself.
Kit took him to hospital, where Brody told him that he suffers from epilepsy and often wets himself during a seizure. Kit promised to keep this information to himself.
But in a soon-to-be-aired episode, a dangerous situation develops for Brody. He’s been trying to wind Daniel Osborne (Rob Mallard) – his former teacher at the STC – up, and spills a drink over something he’s working on. Lisa is nearby and when she sees what’s going on she tells Brody she’s arresting him for harassment.
At the police station Brody is ordered to empty his pockets. There’s a bottle of white pills – his epilepsy medication – but Brody is giving it attitude and refuses to say what the pills are.
He’s put in a cell, but shouts out to Lisa that he needs the pills. Lisa ignores him, thinking it’s just another ploy to wind her up. Sadly it isn’t – and when Brody’s alone in his cell he has another seizure.
