Coronation Street fans 'work out' what DS Lisa Swain is really hiding - and she didn't kill Joel

Coronation Street fans seem to be in two minds over whether DS Lisa Swain killed Joel Deering. But some claim to have 'worked out' what the character is really hiding.

At the end of last month, viewers of the ITV soap were concerned for Swain as she was seen trying to hide her agony. Following Joel's sudden disappearance, the Detective Sergeant and her colleague Kit Green thought they had concluded that the solictor may have taken his own life.

At the time, after Joel failed to show for his court appearance and a warrant was issued for his arrest, Kit revealed he had a lead on Joel and he managed to locate his last whereabouts. He then found his car parked next to a bridge with a folded note on the dashboard.

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However, Joel's ex-fiancee Dee-Dee Bailey was suspicious and didn't believe the police's theory as she headed to the crime scene herself. After asking Lauren about the location image she had tracked of Joel, Dee-Dee headed off and found a small car hidden in the woods. Dee-Dee immediately told DS Swain, who assured her they would look into it.

But Corrie fans were more concerned for DS Swain who appeared doubled over in agony at certain moments during that particular episode, even coughing and seemingly attempting not to be sick at one point before hiding her pain as she was approached by Carla Connor.

Now, Swain is off the case after Joel's murderous threats to her daughter Betsy were uncovered. She's now being tortured as Kit leads the investigation into Joel's death after his body was found and a murder investigation was launched.

During Wednesday's