 Despite this, they continue to clash as Phelan sparks the events of Jason leaving Weatherfield by sabotaging his business empire and later usurping his position as the landlord of Weatherfield.This escalates when Phelan defrauds Sarah, along with Alya's grandmother Yasmeen Nazir (Shelley King) and her friend Rita Sullivan (Barbara Knox), in his flats scam project called "Calcutta Street" — which culminates with Phelan causing the death of Sarah's stepfather Michael Rodwell (Les Dennis) by watching him die of a heart attack without providing help.As Gary helps Sarah and her family nurse over Michael's death, he finds himself having to embark on some dangerous jobs in Ukraine in order to repay some of his debts.