Coronation Street enthusiasts believe they’ve uncovered a plot twist involving Joel Deering and DS Lisa Swain.
Viewers will remember that on Monday night, Dee-Dee Bailey, portrayed by Channique Sterling-Brown, received a peculiar voice message from her villainous ex Joel, played by Calum Lill, which DS Swain, played by Vicky Myers, suggested might be a suicide note.
Joel’s wrongdoings were finally exposed in recent episodes, with evidence confirming his wicked deeds, resulting in him facing jail time and being dumped by his wife-to-be Dee-Dee, who called off their wedding before receiving the strange message.
As the police delved into Joel’s disappearance and the mysterious message, officer Kit Green, played by Jacob Roberts, disclosed he had a lead on Joel and had pinpointed his last known location, where they discovered his car parked next to a bridge with a folded note on the dashboard, leading DS Swain to fear he may have taken his own life.
However, Dee-Dee was sceptical and didn’t buy into the police’s theory, deciding to visit the crime scene herself. After questioning Joel’s previous victim, Lauren Bolton, portrayed by Cait Fitton, about the location image she had tracked of Joel, Dee-Dee conducted her own investigation where she found a small car concealed in the woods.
Dee-Dee promptly informed DS Swain about her suspicions, who assured her they would investigate. Later, while searching Joel’s flat, DS Swain and Kit stumbled upon the notebook that the wicked solicitor used for his note, realising it was all a premeditated act, reports .
Coronation Street fans are convinced they’ve rumbled a Joel Deering twist involving DS Lisa Swain (Image: ITV)
As Dee-Dee continued to argue that Joel had clearly staged everything, Kit received a call revealing that the car did indeed belong to Joel, with his DNA found in the vehicle along with a laptop under the seat.
On Wednesday night, Dee-Dee confided in Kit that she had contacted the wedding venue and the holiday company, revealing that Joel had already reclaimed their deposits – a peculiar action if he was genuinely planning his own demise.
By Friday night, Dee-Dee made her way to the police station, where she encountered Joel’s father Gus, who complained about being given the runaround by the police. Matters took a turn for the worse when Dee-Dee suggested that Joel might have disappeared, leaving his father shocked and appalled at the suggestion, insisting his son was suicidal and could be dead somewhere.
Coronation Street aired a new mystery on Monday night involving Joel Deering (Image: ITV)
This led DS Swain to intervene, inviting Dee-Dee into a private room, where Dee-Dee accused DS Swain of brushing her off. Dee-Dee was quick to voice her suspicions again that Joel isn’t dead and even accused his father of being complicit in the plan.
However, DS Swain swiftly advised the stressed character to accept that Joel is indeed dead. fans flocked to Twitter, now X, to highlight a recurring plot point involving DS Swain, with one viewer commenting: “You think after the last time Swain had thought somebody was dead she might learnt something #”, while another tweeted: “If Swain believes Joel is dead then he is def alive #” and yet another chimed in: “Oh I see already presuming Joel is dead. Much like they did Lauren. Who they locking up for his death #…”
Fans of the soap will remember that earlier this year, DS Swain mistakenly believed that Lauren, one of Joel’s victims, was deceased despite the absence of a body, leading to Roy Cropper’s wrongful arrest. In a fortunate turn of events, Roy was later exonerated when Lauren resurfaced alive, having been in hiding from Joel.
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