Coronation Street has aired some distressing scenes for couple Lisa Swain and Carla Connor as they received some bad news about Betsy.

Following the high-stakes hostage situation at Ken Barlow’s house that resulted in Betsy being shot, tonight’s episode began with the youngster being operated on in hospital.

Carla tried to reassure her things would be fine, but Lisa was concerned things were taking too long.

Soon enough, a doctor turned up and revealed they managed to remove the bullet, but there were “complications” and more tests would need to be run before a definitive answer.

“We are potentially looking at a life-changing injury for Betsy,” he ominously said.

Ryan arrived and gave Carla even worse news: the doctors had caught Rob Donovan’s sepsis and he was expected to make a recovery. Carla fumed that it was unfair how Rob would likely get off “scot-free” again while Betsy wouldn’t.

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After Betsy regained consciousness, the couple went to her bedside to talk to her. Carla covered for her other half, simply saying “Rob’s got a lot to answer for” when explaining she’d been shot.

The doctor returned and explained Betsy had suffered extensive nerve damage and, in the best scenario, would only lose sensation in her arm for a few weeks. If the worst case scenario happened, the damage would never heal and she may never regain use of her arm.

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“Your mum’ll be turning in her grave. I was supposed to be protect you and instead, I’ve…,” a tearful Lisa started to say, before Carla interrupted her to say she had done her best, as she’s always done.

Lisa didn’t want to hear it and stormed out. She went to see Rob to cheer herself up by telling him he’d soon be back in prison and he’ll never be getting out.

He tried to goad her back; firstly by telling her Betsy would be safe if she hadn’t hesitated making the shot, and secondly by stating that Carla is “bad news”.

“How do I put this, eh?” he teased. “Everyone around her gets burned. Trouble loves her.

“She has this way of dragging everyone down around her. Me. Peter. You. But Carla, she has this way of circling the drain while the rest of us get pulled into the sewer.”

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Lisa tried to act like she wasn’t phased by his words, but when she spoke to Carla later it was clear he had really had gotten into her head.

“It’s yours, and your brother’s fault,” she said. “I should’ve trusted my instincts. My daughter got shot, so right now my focus needs to be on her. Not you.”

Can Swarla recover from this?