if they could not reach a compromise regarding access to Carl, she would not hesitate to involve solicitors. Whilst Jimmy refused to be threatened, Nicola was more sympathetic and, realising that Juliette had a genuine case, agreed to meet with her to discuss Carl. Jimmy was furious when he realised what Nicola had done, but soon came round when he realised that they couldn't keep Carl away from Juliette for good, especially now that Jimmy and Nicola had met. Juliette's return, along with Jimmy's involvement in the crash that claimed the life of Paul Ashdale (Reece Dinsdale), placed a huge strain on Jimmy and Nicola's marriage and Juliette managed to convince them that Carl should stay with her as a temporary measure. However, a short time later, Juliette announced that motherhood had not been what she expected and that she was going to follow her new boyfriend to New York, leaving Carl behind. By this point, Jimmy and Nicola had agreed to separate, with Jimmy staying elsewhere, but with Carl confused and upset by Juliette's departure, it was agreed that Jimmy should move back in. Mark Bails DI Mark Bails, played by Rocky Marshall, made his first appearance on 14 October 2014. The character was brought back in 2018 as part of a storyline involving Tracy Metcalfe (Amy Walsh), before it was revealed that he had sexually abused and raped Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins) when she was 14 years old. After Charity's ex-husband Declan Macey (Jason Merrells) implicates her in an insurance fraud, Bails believes he can secure a conviction and have her sent to prison. Charity doubts that Bails can prove anything, and tells him that she could lie on the stand that Declan threatened her son so she would provide him with an alibi. Bails then focuses his attentions on Pete Barton (Anthony Quinlan). He has photographic evidence of Pete dealing ecstasy and when he accuses Pete of supplying a girl with pills that ended up killing her, Pete is charged with manslaughter. Bails gets Pete's plea hearing postponed and then tells him that if he wants the charges to go away, Pete needs to convince Charity to confess to her involvement in the insurance fraud. Pete eventually tells Charity about Bails' threats. Charity reveals to Pete and her daughter Debbie Dingle (Charley Webb) that Bails used to abuse her and when she reported him for beating her