CORONATION Street killer Joel Deering has already selected his next victim - and she’s a very familiar face. The sick solicitor - who is played by actor Callum Lil in the ITV soap - was revealed to be the man behind Lauren Bolton’s murder in last night’s episode. Viewers discovered the truth but those in Weatherfield have no idea just yet.
In tonight’s episode Bethany was determined to prove to herself that Nathan was responsible for Lauren’s murder - because of her mum’s plot to set him up. She convinced outreach worker Nicky to set up a meeting with victim Ellie so she could find out once and for all if Nathan was the man who abused her too. Sitting down with Ellie at her bedsit, Bethany opened up about her own experience with Nathan in an effort to get Ellie to trust her.
“I am genuinely sorry,” she said as she showed Ellie a picture of Nathan and asked her if this was the man who abused her and was involved with Lauren. But when she asked Ellie if she would testify, Ellie refused, insisting her mum was ill and that it would kill her if she found out. She wouldn’t even answer when she was asked to go to the police , so Bethany left her and asked her to take care of herself.
However as Bethany left, the horrifying truth emerged when Joel stepped out of the bathroom. Putting his hand around Ellie’s neck, he told her: “I’ve got to hand it to you. The mum line was a lovely touch.
You did the right thing calling me.” He then handed over some cash and c.
