Quietly spoken Robbie Sloane was Tony Gordon's henchman and a convicted murderer, who he met while sharing a cell at Highfield Prison in 2010. When Robbie was due to get out of prison, Tony planned an escape so he could get revenge on his ex-wife Carla Connor and café owner Roy Cropper for his downfall after murdering Liam Connor. He hired Robbie to be his eyes and ears on the Street to monitor Roy and Carla and also to get a gun so he could assist Tony's prison break. When Tony faked a heart attack and was rushed to Weatherfield General, Robbie pulled over the ambulance with a van and used a gun to get the Prison Officer with Tony to release him.