In the emotional aftermath of Paul’s passing, the weight of grief begins to take its toll on the residents of Coronation Street. Bernie is caught

between her own sorrow and the desire to shield Billy from the full extent of Paul’s final moments, leading to a web of deceit and tension that

threatens to unravel everything.

The story picks up with Bernie consoling Billy, who is wracked with guilt over not being there for Paul in his final moments. “I should have been holding his hand,” Billy laments, devastated that he wasn’t by Paul’s side when he passed. He had only been able to speak to Paul over the phone, which now feels like an empty gesture in the face of such a monumental loss. Despite his overwhelming guilt, Bernie tries to reassure him, insisting that Paul heard his voice and found peace in that final phone call. “What matters most is Paul heard you say goodbye,” she tells Billy, desperately trying to calm his tortured mind. But Billy isn’t convinced.

As plans for Paul’s funeral move forward, Bernie tries to stay involved. She brings up the idea of a canary-yellow coffin, reminiscing about how the color always looked good on Paul. It’s clear Bernie wants to do right by her son, but the cracks in her façade are beginning to show. She’s struggling with her own grief while simultaneously carrying the burden of a lie she’s told to protect Billy.

Billy, however, is haunted by his last conversation with Paul. He keeps asking Bernie about Paul’s reaction to his voice on the phone, desperate for reassurance. “Was he smiling? Was he happy?” he asks repeatedly, searching for some small comfort. Bernie, trapped in her lie, continues to insist that Paul was at peace, smiling as he heard Billy’s words. But the truth is far more complicated—Paul had already passed by the time Billy made that call.

Todd, who knows the real story, tries to urge Bernie to come clean. But Bernie is adamant that Billy must never find out. “You can’t say anything,” she warns Todd, her voice filled with both fear and determination. She’s convinced that Billy couldn’t handle the truth, especially now when his grief is so raw.

As the funeral preparations progress, tensions flare. Billy, still consumed by regret, begins to question everything. He can’t shake the feeling that he should have been with Paul in his final moments, and he resents the fact that Bernie assured him everything was “covered.” “I should have been there,” Billy says, the pain in his voice unmistakable. He blames himself for not being by Paul’s side, and he even lashes out at Bernie for misleading him. “I missed his final moments because you said everything was under control,” Billy accuses, the weight of his grief clouding his judgment.

Bernie, already carrying the heavy burden of her own loss, feels the sting of Billy’s words. “I just lost my son,” she says, her voice breaking as she tries to hold back tears. The tension between the two escalates, and it becomes clear that Paul’s death is driving a wedge between them. As they clash over the funeral arrangements, Bernie realizes that the truth might be too much for Billy to bear. But how long can she keep up the lie before it all comes crashing down?

As the episode comes to a close, Billy is left grappling with the idea that he may never have truly said goodbye to the love of his life. He’s exhausted, emotionally drained, and unsure of how to move forward. Meanwhile, Bernie’s deception weighs heavily on her conscience, but she remains resolute in her decision to protect Billy from the truth.

Will the truth about Paul’s final moments come to light, or will Bernie’s lie continue to keep Billy in the dark? One thing is for certain—grief has a way of unearthing even the deepest of secrets, and Coronation Street is bracing for the fallout.