Coronation Street has seen DS Lisa Connor-Swain have a breakthrough in the investigation on Theo Silverton’s murder, as a new clue reveals an unexpected connection with the crime scene and a new suspect. Tonight’s episode kicked off with a scene at the Weatherfield police station, with Lisa being informed that new evidence has emerged.
A colleague brought her Todd Grimshaw’s phone that had been found in a pawn shop. When Lisa enquired about who had pawned it, however, it seemed they couldn’t find the person who was eager to get rid of it.
An impatient Lisa ordered for forensics tests to be run on the phone, looking for any scrap of DNA that could offer more insights into Theo’s untimely demise.
The final scenes had a surprise in store for Lisa. The phone came back from forensics earlier than she’d anticipated — and with a DNA match the detective didn’t see coming.
As she opened the police files with the results, Lisa widened her eyes in disbelief. Who’s the person who’s been linked to Theo’s death?
As someone new is clearly on the police’s radar, Corrie has already confirmed that the fingerprints all over Todd’s phone belong to teen Brody Michaelis.
While Brody seems to have reformed himself and has started working for newcomer Idris Nazir, as he revealed in tonight’s scenes, it appears that his troubles with the law are far from over.
Lisa has him arrested on suspicion of theft, throwing the cobbles and the police station into chaos as DC Kit Green grapples with the possibility of his own son being responsible for Theo’s death.
Todd was the one who’d alerted the police about the missing phone. Abuser Theo swiped the phone the night he was killed in a bid to prevent his partner to go to Thailand with his family.
When Todd couldn’t find his mobile, he assumed the police had kept it as evidence, but was taken aback when they informed him that the phone was nowhere to be found — until now.
