Joel Deering will spark fears he's dead in Coronation Street next week after his attempts to evade justice from the grooming of young girls, including Lauren Bolton.
As viewers of the ITV soap know, DS Lisa Swain and Dee-Dee Bailey have teamed up to bring Joel down once and for all and they appeared a step closer in recent scenes when Swain was able to charge the evil solicitor for purchasing the pills used to bring on Lauren's early labour with their son, Frankie.
Next week, spoilers have revealed that having received a voice message from Joel, Dee-Dee plays it to Lisa who reckons it could be a suicide note. READ MORE: Coronation Street gives first look at Weatherfield's newest arrival READ MORE: Read more of our Coronation Street stories here Through Joel’s phone signal, Kit Green pinpoints his last whereabouts and finds his car parked on a bridge with a folded note on the dashboard.
Lisa breaks the news that they are now looking for Joel’s body. Has Joel really taken his own life? Later, in the café, Dee-Dee confides in Kit that she phoned the wedding venue and the holiday company and it would seem Joel has already recouped their deposits. At the end of the week, Dee Dee confronts Joel’s dad at the police station and suggests his son has gone on the run.