Dylan Wilson framed for zombie knife crime as Mason’s bullying takes sick twist in Coronation Street
Could Mason take things even further?
LIAM Connor was held at knifepoint by his bully Mason Radcliffe during a recent trip to the cobbles.
With the walls closing in on him, bully Mason decides to betray his only remaining friend in Coronation Street – Dylan Wilson.
Mason Radcliffe (portrayed by Luca Toolan) rocked up Weatherfield last year and he’s been tormenting Weatherfield youngsters ever since.
However, his main target in recent weeks has been Liam Connor (Charlie Wrenshall) and the ordeal escalated when he threated the lad with a knife.
ITV viewers were convinced Mason’s actions could leave to a devastating knife crime but they were devastated when, instead, soap bosses tackled suicidal ideation.
As fans of the Manchester-based program will remember, Liam Connor was desperate enough to escape from Mason to contemplate death as his one and only remaining option to alleviate his suffering.
Mason’s true colours have been shown but in scenes airing next week, Dylan Wilson (Liam McCheyne) runs the risk of being dragged down with him as he helped the troublemaker bully Liam.
Coming up, under pressure, Liam admits to his stepfather Gary Windass (Mikey North) and mother Maria (Samia Longchambon) that Mason threatened him with a knife.
They take a terrified Liam to the police station to report the crime, where Craig Tinker (Colson Smith) and another officer call at number 11.
They proceed to tell Dylan’s father Sean Tully (Antony Cotton), Eileen Grimshaw (Sue Cleaver) and Dylan that they have reason to believe they’re hiding a zombie knife that was used in an assault but the knife can’t be found.
Dylan insists he knows nothing about it, terrified, but in later scenes, Mason orders him to get the knife and meet up with him in the ginnel.
Later on, Dylan waits nervously while Craig spots and approaches him before finding the knife in Dylan’s bag.
The youngster is immediately arrested and realises, much to his horror, that Mason set him to cover his tracks.
Once at the police station, Dee-Dee Bailey (Channique Sterling-Brown) joins Sean and Dylan in the interview room.
She impresses upon a terrified Dylan that it’s time to stand up to Mason and tell the police everything he knows.
Unable to believe his son could be up to no good unless he was under someone else’s influence, Sean is defensive of Dylan as Eileen and George Shuttleworth (Tony Maudsley) ask questions.
After Dee-Dee tells Dylan he needs to think about his plea, he bumps into Liam and apologises for bullying him.
He’s then horrified when Liam tells him he contemplated suicide but can both boys ever truly put the past behind them?
While this remains to be seen, Mason later finds Dylan in Victoria Garden and thanks him for taking the rap.
Unfortunately, Dylan is done enabling him and makes it clear that the rift between them could be permanent.
Dylan looks at Mason with contempt and tells him that he told the police about the hit and run too, hinting huge trouble for the bully.
While tormenting Liam is the offence he has become most known for, Mason Radcliffe was also involved in a hit and run last year which left Eliza Woodrow in hospital.
Stu Carpenter found his granddaughter hurt in the precinct and the driver was nowhere to be found.
It was later revealed that Mason had been behind the wheel and ran over Eliza before escaping consequences.
Could this all result in a prison stint for Mason?
Coronation Street airs every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8pm on ITV.
