Coronation Street's David Platt decides to hand himself in to the police next week as his family continue to shun him.
Fearing that the Platts will never forgive him for what he did to Nick (Ben Price), an emotional David heads to the police station and prepares to accept his fate. Will anyone stop him before it's too late?
Here, Jack P Shepherd - who plays David - reveals why his character has reached this desperate point.
How does David feel about the way his family is shutting him out?
"He's feeling really depressed. He's tried to make amends with Kylie and Gail, and all he can say is how sorry he is, but they're having none of it."
How does David react when Nick orders him to leave the street or he'll tell everyone David tried to kill him?
"When Nick pins David up against the wall telling him to leave the family alone, he feels completely alone in the world. He goes to drown his sorrows in The Rovers, and then Kylie comes in and tells him to leave as no-one wants him around. At this point, David is feeling so down and unwanted and thinks his only option is to confess all to the police."
What is more important to David - winning back Kylie or seeing Max and Lily?
"Seeing Max and Lily. I think he has almost given up hope of getting back with Kylie. He doesn't even ask that anymore. I think all he wants to do now is see his kids and get some sort of relationship back with them."
David tells Kylie that he was suicidal when he first found out that she'd slept with Nick. How does she react?
"She almost gets back with him at this point. David pours his heart out to her and tells Kylie how he found out about her and Nick when he was listening on the stairs. He tells her he just wanted to die because he was in so much pain. David bares all to Kylie, which makes her emotional. David tries to win her round, but all of a sudden Kylie flips and starts shouting at him again."
Could those suicidal thoughts return?
"If Kylie stops him from seeing the kids and if his family continues to shun him, then I think he could be driven to having suicidal thoughts again."
Things look up for a moment when Gail lets David see Lily and Max, but then Nick arrives and chucks him out…
"Yeah, David is so over the moon when Gail lets him see the kids so when Nick comes in and starts yelling at David to get out, it's heartbreaking for him. He tells Nick he doesn't want any trouble and leaves."
Nick then gives Gail an ultimatum and forces her to choose between the two brothers. When does David find out about Gail's decision?
"Gail texts David and tells him to come round to put the kids to bed. At first, this is a pleasant surprise for David because he knows Gail was there when Nick chucked him out and he didn't think he'd be called round again so soon.
"David goes over and puts the kids to bed, and then Gail tells him he can't see the kids again. David's really confused and shocked. He thought he was making progress with his family and now he feels like he's gone right back to the beginning."
Why does David think handing himself in to the police will help the situation?
"Because it just seems to be what everybody wants and he doesn't feel like he has any other alternative. Everyone seems to be closing doors on him and he just doesn't see any other way out of it. He thinks that if he does this, then at least people will know he's sorry for his actions."
Why does Nick not want David to do this?
"Nick and Kylie put two and two together and Nick heads to the police station. He doesn't really know what he's going to say to David. I think half of Nick wants him to go down for what he did, but the other half knows what effect it will have on Gail, Max and Lily. So he goes to the station and tells David he can't hand himself him because of what it will do to his mum."
If David's family don't want him to go to the police, what do they want?
"I think they just want him to stay away and go into a corner where they know that he's still alive but they don't have any interference from him. Right now, I think he's definitely given up on Kylie. He's accepted that she doesn't want to be married to him anymore, but he still really loves her…"