Whilst Eileen Grimshaw was dating firefighter Paul Kershaw in October 2011, Eileen's lodger Marcus Dent spotted Paul with another woman in Freshco's, and told his partner Sean Tully about the situation, who agreed not to tell Eileen until they knew it was how it seemed. An oblivious Eileen slept with Paul, who surreptitiously phoned someone to say he wouldn't be home due to work. The following morning, Eileen woke to find that Paul had already left, and Marcus confessed about how he saw Paul with another woman. Eileen confronted Paul at the Fire station, where he admitted he was married. She later decided that his wife deserved to know about her husband's philandering. When she called at Paul's house, Lesley Kershaw got confused as Eileen told her about Paul's cheating. Paul rushed to her