Episode 9845 | Airs Monday 12 August 2019 at 19:30 on ITV

Maria takes Emma to the hospital, where the doctors break the news that her father's cancer is terminal. Audrey turns up at the hospital to comfort Emma and Maria leaves. As Emma's dad drifts in and out of consciousness, he tells Emma that he always loved her as if she was his own. Emma is stunned.

Having phoned her mum, a tearful Emma confides in Audrey that her dad isn't her biological father and her mum has been lying to her for 20 years.

When Emma's phone rings, she sees it's her Mum and ignores the call. As the picture of Emma's mum flashes up on the screen, Audrey is shocked to recognise Fiona Middleton.

Meanwhile, Robert takes Vicky on a shopping trip but is frustrated when they get home and Jed and Tyler arrive. Robert is scathing and Jed punches him, knocking him out. As Vicky tends to Robert, she tells him if he offers something better, she will not go to Ireland with Jed.

Elsewhere, Nick takes Gary up on the offer of £10k from Derek for the land and accepts the £100k estimate it will cost to do up the factory, but Sarah is still suspicious. Gary employs Ed to oversee the rebuild and gives Seb a job as a labourer.

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Adam tells Sarah that Derek has been involved a few dodgy business schemes that have gone bust, but when she confronts Gary, he threatens to pull the plug on the whole deal.

Also, Dev returns from India with only Asha and tells Mary she has been an absolute nightmare and he is at his wits' end. Steve tells Dev about Evelyn's gambling sideline.

Finally, Jo tries to convince Carla to accept her job offer.

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Emma Brooker visits her father in hospital in Coronation Street