Coronation Street spoilers follow.
Coronation Street's Ray Crosby ruthlessly blackmails David Platt this Christmas as the battle over the planned development continues.
Ray (Mark Frost) is hell-bent on demolishing one side of the Street in order to build a luxury tower block – sparking outrage from the locals.
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This week, viewers have seen the Street's residents successfully gather together to prevent Ray from demolishing the old brewery, but the fight to stop the development is far from over.
Upcoming episodes see David's wife Shona (Julia Goulding) incriminate herself when she spots Ray drop his keys and steals them to cause some mischief.
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Shona breaks into the Bistro with Simon Barlow (Alex Bain) and steals alcohol as they mix cocktails together.
When Christmas week arrives, David (Jack P Shepherd) realises that Shona's actions may have big consequences.
The week starts off on a stressful note for David when he finds Shona nursing a hangover after her antics the night before.
Shona apologises to David for messing things up, but it's clear that he's struggling with her behaviour.
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Later, Ray watches the CCTV from the Bistro and realises that this is exactly the leverage he needs.
Ray confronts David out on the Street, warning him to drop his opposition to the development.
The businessman threatens to report Shona to the police for breaking into the Bistro and stealing the supplies unless David does as he's told. With Shona's future hanging in the balance, what will David decide?
Coronation Street airs these scenes on Monday, December 21 at 7.30pm and 8.30pm on ITV.
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