Newcomer Mick Michaelis (Joe Layton) has lost his temper at numerous characters during his short time on Coronation Street, gaining himself a reputation of being a violent thug.
However, in upcoming scenes it is wife Lou Michaelis (Farrel Hegarty) who is set to be on the receiving end of his terrifying wrath in a devastating domestic abuse story.
Mick is launched into a rage next week when Kit Green (Jacob Roberts) makes a comment suggesting that Lou isn’t as loyal as he thinks.
Rattled by Kit’s comments, Mick confronts Lou in a foul mood.
When Gemma Winter (Dolly-Rose Campbell) and Sean Tully (Antony Cotton) find themselves unable to contact her, they begin to grow concerned for her welfare.
Having been on the receiving end of Mick’s violence before, Sean heads to the police station to change his statement about the attack on him last month, hoping it may help Lou.
Elsewhere, Lou nurses a head wound as she begs Mick to come home and talk, though her efforts are in vain as he speeds off furiously in his van.
In a bid to calm Mick down,Kit calls him, but the out of control handyman screams that everything is Kit’s fault before cutting the call and taking matters into his own hands.
With Mick out of control, Lou tells daughters Joanie and Shanice that they need to go away for a while, before summoning a cab.
However, when driver Tim Metcalfe (Joe Duttine) spots the wound on Lou’s head, he insists on taking her to A&E first.
As the nurse checks Lou over, she realises that her injuries are the result an abusive relationship, but Lou refuses to confirm or deny her suspicions, before running off and leaving Tim with the girls.
As Tim takes care of Shanice and Joanie, what has happened to Lou?
