Summer is the new prime murder suspect in Coronation Street- with huge gun twist

Cruel Summer? (Picture: ITV)

Implicated for murder with an incriminating journal and caught about to go on the run from Coronation Street. The forecast for  Summer (Harriet Bibby) is not looking too bright…

All of the suspects in the line up for the murder of Theo Silverton (James Cartwright) he subjected partner Todd Grimshaw (Gareth Pierce) to behind closed doors for the best part of a year. Summer Spellman is no exception, but she’s got another significant axe to grind against the bully – Theo left her adoptive dad Billy Mayhew (Daniel Brocklebank) to perish in the Corriedale crash.

Who killed Theo? (Picture: ITV)

So determined was Summer to get justice, she was even willing to hand over Billy’s significant life insurance payout to the conniving  Carl Webster (Jonathan Howard) just to provoke the monster into a confession.

Sadly, that plan went pear-shaped. All it ultimately achieved was causing Theo to confront Summer and taunt her with how a frightened, gravely injured Billy prayed to God for life with his dying breath.

Summer had more reason to despise Theo than most. (Picture: ITV)

If hatred itself isn’t Summer’s primary motivation, then it could be self-defence. On the night of Theo’s murder, she was searching the flat when Theo came out of the darkness and advanced on her menacingly.

Cut to Theo dead on the Cobbles… which means Summer was the last person to see him before he was killed.

This already makes Summer look pretty guilty. So when she tells Todd that she’s been offered a placement studying at a university in America, what would usually seem like good news looks an awful lot like running from the law.

Is Summer going abroad to escape Theo’s murder investigation? (Picture: ITV)

While DS Kit Green (Jacob Roberts) seems focused on Gary Windass (Mikey North) as his prime suspect, upcoming scenes of Coronation Street will see the spotlight of suspicion fall squarely on Summer thanks to a literal smoking gun.

When Kit reassures Todd they’re closing in on Theo’s killer, his words make Summer shift uncomfortably.

Meanwhile, George Shuttleworth (Tony Maudsley) is doing some tidying up when he accidentally knocks over Summer’s bag and is horrified to see a page from her journal that describes putting a gun to Theo’s head.

George and Christina discover some troubling evidence against Summer. (Picture: ITV)

As George and and Christina Boyd (Amy Robbins) read through the passage after hate-filled passage about Theo,they’re startled by Summer’s sudden return. Busted!

Summer catches George and Christina reading her journal. (Picture: ITV)

Just when you thought Summer’s problems couldn’t get any worse ,Kit is looking through Lisa Swain’s (Vicky Myers)wedding photos when suddenly he spots a crucial detail that could implicate Summer in Theo’s murder.

So crucial in fact, that it results in Lisa taking Summer in for questioning after Kit’s revelation.

Lisa gives Summer a grilling. Picture: ITV)

On the street, Todd defends Summer to Lisa.

Later, George later quizzes Summer about Theo’s death and a flashback reveals what he saw on the night.

How will Summer react? And could she really be Theo’s murderer?

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