lucy, however, finds out the truth after visiting the rovers return inn and sees shelley putting her wedding photos into an album and is horrified to see peter is her groom. she later returns and shows shelley her wedding pictures, leaving shelley distraught when she realises that they have married the same man. now working together, shelley introduces lucy and simon to the rovers regulars as peter's secret wife and son but lucy sees that peter and shelley are getting closer to reconciling so she tricks peter into thinking they have a future together. he then tells shelley in front of the rovers regulars that he, lucy and simon are emigrating to australia as a family but lucy then reveals that she and simon are going alone. peter resigns himself to the fact that he will never know his son, and leaves the street soon after.