sentences:  The next day they have a serious talk and decide to end things, with David leaving the square for good.The family briefly suffer financial difficulties without David looking out for them, but bailiffs are paid of Dot's grandson, Charlie Cotton (Declan Bennett), in return for Carol keeping quiet that Dot's son and Charlie's father Nick Cotton (John Altman) is still alive.Carol undergoes a double mastectomy in late July 2014.