Peter fires Vicky from Underworld
BUT WILL HIS ACTIONS HAVE REPERCUSSIONS FOR HIS SON?
Peter has had enough of troublesome Vicky this week, and fires her! However, as she’s the mum of teen thug Tyler, will his decision cause trouble for his son, Simon?
Tensions come to a head at the knicker factory after Vicky delights in winding up all the other girls who work there. Although Peter is annoyed by the woman’s antics, he is initially forced to bite his tongue, fearing the repercussions for his boy if he makes an example of her.
“Peter never wanted to hire Vicky in the first place,” our Weatherfield insider reminds us. “He felt forced into it by Carla! Eventually he decided that it was a case of ‘better the devil you know’, figuring that at least he could keep an eye on her. But his patience is starting to wear thin, especially now that Vicky is upsetting his staff! He’s caught between a rock and a hard place.”
Tensions boil over, though, when Vicky starts goading Sinead – resulting in Peter introducing a ban on all mobile phones in the factory. Sadly, it’s a decision that causes bigger problems. After the hospital calls Sinead (see p4 for more), Vicky tries to grab her phone, and reports her rule-breaking to Peter!
“This woman really is a pain in the backside,” groans our sneak. “Vicky is just using any excuse to cause chaos. Sadly, she’s succeeding in her aim. What on earth can Peter do?” As a fight ensues between the two ladies, the beleaguered boss is left with no option but to suspend both workers for a week. However, when Simon finds out what his dad has done, he’s terrified about what Tyler will do to avenge his mother!
“The lad is certain that Tyler will make his life hell – and he’s probably right!” reckons our
“Peter never wanted to hire Vicky in the first place!”
mole. “But that would almost definitely have been the case anyway. You have to stand up to bullies, and Peter has done the right thing. That said, he still has to play by the rules, so he’ll be back to square one when Vicky’s week-long suspension is up!”
As the other girls breathe a sigh of relief that the bothersome bitch is out of their hair for a while, Fiz and Izzy make it clear to Peter that if Vicky returns to work, they’ll walk out – and won’t come back. Poor Peter is at the end of his tether, and doesn’t know to do.
Can he find a solution to the problem before Tyler makes Simon pay the price?