He pawns his watch to Alec Gilroy (Roy Barraclough) and argues with Don Brennan (Geoffrey Hinsliff) for refusing to pay a fare in his taxi. Terry returns five years later with a pregnant girlfriend, Lisa Horton (Caroline Milmoe). Several months after his return, he is arrested for GBH and Lisa tells Jack (Bill Tarmey) and Vera (Liz Dawn) that Terry is in prison. He is released in order to marry Lisa, but uses the ceremony as an opportunity to escape briefly and is recaptured several days later. Terry has further three years added to his sentence. In September that year, Lisa gives birth to a son, whom she names Tommy (Darryl Edwards). The following year, Lisa is knocked down and killed by a car outside the Rovers Return after leaving Terry for Des Barnes (Philip Middlemiss). Jack and Vera attempt to care for Tommy but struggle with full custody. Terry is paroled in December 1993, serving half his sentence for good behaviour and promptly surrenders custody of Tommy to Lisa's parents for £2,000 a year, stressing that Jack and Vera are unable to look after Tommy properly. Having effectively sold Tommy to the Hortons in Blackpool, he leaves after his father disowns him. Terry returns again in June 1996 and has a one-night stand with Tricia Armstrong (Tracy Brabin), who falls pregnant. He brings Tommy to visit Jack and Vera after the Hortons do not pay him the money that they had agreed. Terry sees a chance for some easy cash when he learns his parents are the new owners of The Rovers Return and plays the model son, but his plans to make a quick buck were scuppered when the pub was absorbing most of its profits, leaving Jack and Vera with little spare. Terry obtains £10,000 in exchange for a contract giving the Hortons full custody of Tommy until he turns eighteen years old. Subsequently, Vera is devastated that Terry has sold his son again and orders his photograph to be thrown in the bin. Vera then writes him out of her will, leaving everything to Tommy while Jack completely disavows their son's existence. Terry resurfaces in April 1997, much to his parents' anger. However, Tricia is elated, despite Terry being unable to remember her name. Tricia, after initially, thinking Terry was going to settle down with her and son Brad after his return, realises he was not