fans believe they have worked out who Joel Deering’s (Calum Lill) next victim will be – and it’s not Bethany Platt (Lucy Fallon). Earlier this week, fans learnt that the solicitor was Lauren Bolton’s (Cait Fitton) mysterious boyfriend and is responsible for her disappearance. The cunning legal advisor has pushed the suspicion onto Bethany’s former abuser Nathan Curtis (Chris Harper) who has been arrested in connection with the teen’s apparent death.
During Friday’s visit (May 31) to the cobbles, Bethany was determined to make sure Nathan was imprisoned for good by doing her own investigating. It comes after her mum Sarah Barlow (Tina O’Brien) was caught planting evidence in his van. Despite being caught red-handed by DC Kit Green (Jacob Roberts), viewers later saw the corrupt copper planting his own forged evidence in the vehicle which he used to arrest Nathan.
Meanwhile, at the jail, Nathan tried to convince Joel that Sarah planted the incriminating hair strands in his van. But Joel wasn’t listening to any of it, instead warning: “The chances are, you’re going to be found guilty. If you want my advice, I’d give serious consideration to a guilty plea.
” Determined to keep Nathan behind bars for the right reasons, Bethany then reached out to Ellie who worked with sex worker Nicky Wheatley (Kimberly Hart-Simpson). She reassured her: “Nathan is in prison so she doesn’t have to be scared anymore.” Ellie agreed to tell Bethany everything about the ma.
