Sarah Platt (Tina O'Brien) is trapped behind bars in Coronation Street, and the only way she can free herself is by potentially putting someone else in prison. The character was arrested for murdering Theo Silverton (James Cartwright). Earlier this year, Sarah endured a showdown with the vile man, which eventually resulted in her hitting Theo with a metal pole. He then fell over some scaffolding and onto the floor.
Gary Windass's Cover-Up
In the immediate aftermath, Sarah called Gary Windass (Mikey North) for help. Gary has form when it comes to covering up murders, so doing the same thing again really wasn't an issue. Gary was confident that if they stayed quiet for long enough, someone else would go to prison for Theo's murder. He felt relatively in control of the matter, but unfortunately, Sarah didn't.
Sarah's guilt eventually saw her crumble and reveal her secret to boyfriend and copper Kit Green (Jacob Roberts). In the July 21 episode, Lisa Connor-Swain (Vicky Myers) made it clear to Kit that Sarah is their prime suspect, but she's suspicious that he helped his partner cover up the murder, due to the fact he attempted to retrieve Sarah's clothes from the evidence store.
Kit's Advice and the Dilemma
It was clear Kit was no longer able to do anything to try and save Sarah from life behind bars. In her cell, Kit explained the situation to his girlfriend, and she was absolutely terrified. Kit then advised Sarah to plead self-defence and tell everyone that Gary forced her to cover up Theo's death. Doing this will increase the chances of Sarah freeing herself or securing a smaller sentence, but the possibility of Gary going to prison will also grow.
If Sarah doesn't do anything, she will say goodbye to her life in Weatherfield for good and go to prison for murder. The episode, which aired on ITVX and YouTube before its ITV1 broadcast, leaves viewers wondering which path she will take.
