CORONATION Street has finally confirmed who killed Lauren Bolton - but is there a second killer?
Corrie viewers finally discovered Joel Deering was responsible for Lauren Bolton's disappearance, after a flashback saw him hitting her over the head and stealing her necklace.
The troubled teen was reported missing in February leaving signs of being brutally attacked and murdered.
Sarah Platt being caught about to plant evidence - Lauren’s hair - in Nathan Curtis’ van by police detective Kit Green.
He stopped her before searching Nathan’s van himself and finding some dodgy USB data drive - and some further evidence.
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With Nathan arrested, Roy Cropper’s friends and family became hopeful that he could be freed.
Though when the duty solicitor turned out to be Joel Deering, Nathan looked to have a decent defence on his side - until DS Swain and Kit revealed their evidence.
They had found Lauren’s hair in Nathan’s van and with the other evidence stacking up, they charged him with Lauren’s murder.
Kit told him: “Nathan Curtis, in consultation with the CPS we have been advised to charge you with the murder of Lauren Bolton.”
Nathan was outraged, shouting: “This is a set up, someone planted that hair. This is Sarah Platt. I caught her snooping around my van, you were there.”
A flashback then revealed that Kit purposely pulled out a hair from the bag he’d taken from Sarah and planted it in Nathan’s van.
Joel demanded to know if Nathan’s claims were true, and Kit insisted that he saw Sarah and she didn’t go near his van - insisting he called DS Swain but she didn’t pick up.
Swain checked her call log and saw he had called so Joel said he accepted that Nathan was lying.
But there was an intriguing look between him and Kit that Swain appeared not to notice.
Fans are now convinced that Kit and Joel are working together.
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One fan wrote: "My final prediction is tonight's episode will make it look as if Lauren is dead then finish on a "cliff hanger" that Joel is responsible.
"Then tomorrow's episode will be mainly flashbacks showing how he got there, him and Kit are working together, then finish by showing Lauren alive and locked up somewhere."
Another added: "Still think there's something going on between Kit and Joel. I think they may be adoptive brothers or have some other connection."
A third penned: "I reckon Kit planted that hair because he's working with Joel."
Coronation Street airs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8pm on ITV1 and ITVX.
