Instead, he's escaped and gone on the run.
Last week, Carla was convinced that someone had been in her flat and wondered if it was Rob, but later it looked like he was in Brighton when a news bulletin reported a sighting of him.
Carla's partner Lisa isn't taking any chances though, and when Betsy returns from being out all night, the copper tells her daughter that, with Rob on the loose, it's not safe to go out alone.
Not that Bet...