 In retaliation, Phelan arranges for Owen to be removed from the council's list of approved builders — effectively blacklisting him, which meant Owen could no longer get any independent work.In April 2014, Gary and Owen are surprised when Phelan later tells the pair that he relieving them from his project and later departs Weatherfield.This relieves Gary and Owen, but the pair are later devastated when Anna admits that she is the reason why Phelan released them from his contract; Phelan had blackmailed her into sleeping with him, effectively raping Anna as a result.