Coronation Street viewers are convinced that Joel Deering's downfall has been 'sealed' after several 'telling' clues on Wednesday. Only recently, Joel was revealed to be Lauren Bolton's killer in a huge twist last week. Roy Cropper had initially been wrongly arrested, charged and the number one suspect for the supposed murder of missing teenager Lauren.
However, last week, DS Lisa Swain and newcomer Kit thought they had cracked the case as they arrested abuser Nathan Curtis, who previously made Bethany Platt's life a living misery and was recently released from prison. As they interrogated Nathan in the prison cell with Joel acting as his solicitor, a graphic flashback played as it looked like it was Nathan but later in the episode it was revealed in a shock twist that Joel was in fact Lauren's killer. So far, Joel has managed to escape justice and the cobbles' residents are oblivious to his evil ways.
However, on Wednesday's episode, the ITV soap dropped a few 'telling' clues which could lead to his downfall. First of all, Nathan, who Joel was representing, decided to sack him as his solicitor as he refused to plead guilty. Nathan insisted he was innocent and accused Joel of not listening to him, revealing he had found another solicitor, who had already looked into his case and listened to him.
This left Joel feeling threatened. Could Nathan be suspicious of Joel? Later in the episode, Joel's partner Dee-Dee Bailey met his parents. However, Joel's vile parents made their dis.
