Carla kept Simon off school the following day. He was awake crying and missing his dad the previous night. In the end, Carla took him onto the couch and sat with him till he drifted off to sleep on her knee.
Her phone beeped. It was Michelle.
'Hi darling, hope you and si are ok. Mx'
Carla quickly tapped back a reply.
'Keeping simon off school. Had restless night. Might come c u later. Cx'
Then a sleepy Simon woke.
"Is dad back yet? He said he'd be coming back." He asked.
"Simon, your dad might not be back for a few days or weeks but I promise he will be back." Carla said.
A few hours passed and Carla decided they needed to get out of the flat. She decided to head over to Michelle's with Simon. They got their coats and headed across the street. Simon didn't want to go and see Michelle and decided to throw a massive tantrum in the middle of the street. He stood and wouldn't budge.
"I don't want to go. I want my dad!" he shouted.
"Simon, please." Carla said, begging him to come.
Simon started to cry as Sally walked out her front door and stood watching them.
"I want my dad and I'm not moving till he comes back." Simon screamed at Carla.
Deirdre came outside after seeing what was happening out the window and took a screaming Simon inside. Carla was about to follow when a voice called her name.
"Carla! I need to speak to you." Sally called, rushing over to her.
"And what would you want?" Carla said.
"I just wanna say I'm sorry." Sally said, staring at the ground.
"Sorry for what?" Carla asked, confused.
"Sorry that… I killed Frank and got Peter arrested for it." Sally whispered.
"You what? Why did you get Peter arrested for it? Do you have any idea what kind of night I had with Simon last night?" Carla said, getting angry.
"I'm sorry. I just wanted to see you suffer after you fired me and I thought that by taking Peter away I thought I'd see you struggle. But I can't take Simon's dad away from him." Sally said.
"You do know I'm gonna have to call the police?" Carla said.
"No, I already have. They're on their way for me now." Sally said, as sirens appeared.
Carla looked very confused.
"Give Rosie a call from me… And look out for Kevin and Sophie. I couldn't face telling them myself." Sally said, as the police parked up and was getting out of their cars.
Carla nodded.
"Sally?"
"Yeah?"
"I'm sorry for laying you off. You were one of my best workers." Carla said.
"Let's forgive and forget, eh?" Sally said and Carla nodded as the police approached them.
Carla hugged Sally.
"I killed Frank Foster. It wasn't Peter Barlow. I set him up. It was me." Sally revealed to the police.
She was then taken away and Carla went in to see Deirdre.
"Deirdre, can I have a word?" Carla asked.
"Yeah. Come into the kitchen" Deirdre said.
"Sally Webster killed Frank. She just said so herself to me and to the police and they've arrested her." Carla said.
"So Peter's getting released?" Deirdre asked with a massive smile on her face.
"He sure is but don't tell Simon. I want to see his little face when his dad walks through the door. I'm gonna go and get Peter now" Carla said, grinning and with that she rushed out to her car and set off to get her man back.