Hollyoaks spoilers: Harry Thompson launches desperate bid to clear Ste Hay’s name in Amy Barnes murder trial
HARRY Thompson is to come to Ste Hay's rescue in Hollyoaks, when he makes a last-ditch bid to clear his fiancé's name.
Ste is facing court after confessing to Amy Barnes' murder, and plans to plead guilty. But when Harry pays him a visit, he realises something's off about Ste's memories of that night.
He suspects Ste might be wrong about killing his ex-lover Amy if he is confused about other details of the night, as he blacked out and still doesn't remember exactly what happened.
But it's nearly too late - Harry has to cause a scene in court to delay proceedings and buy Ste time with his lawyer, James Nightingale, to reconsider his options in the trial. Photos suggest an altercation with Tony Hutchinson provides a distraction to help Ste.
Despite the odds being slim, as Ste has already confessed to the crime, Harry persists with his attempts to clear Ste's name, hassling James and earning himself an angry warning against meddling in the case from Amy's widower Ryan Knight.
Harry's intervention pays off when he puts up pictures of Ste on the night of the crime, hoping it might jog someone's memory and provide him with an alibi.
It works - Mercedes McQueen had witnessed a shadowy figure going into Amy and Ryan's flat, and is able to recall more details that could be helpful for Ste.
However someone takes the pictures down in an attempt to scupper Harry's efforts. He accuses Ryan Knight, but Ryan denies it - so who has an interest in Ste being convicted?
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Ste has always been the only real suspect in Amy's murder - despite who could have had their own reasons for killing the blonde beauty. Could the focus on Ste have been a massive red herring?
Ste, played by Kieron Richardson, would have had a massive motive for getting rid of Amy. Newlyweds Amy and Ryan Knight were planning a move to America, and intended to take children Leah and Lucas with them.
She reassured Ste he would still have time with Leah and Lucas even after they moved abroad and seemed to have made up her mind, despite a wobble when she overheard him reading a cute bedtime story. But this wasn’t enough and Ste, played by Kieron Richardson, begged her to stay in Hollyoaks and give him another chance with the kids.
After she refused, the next time we saw Ste he was literally washing the blood off his hands in the shower - but very little is ever as it seems in the world of soaps, and there may be more twists and turns to come.
- Hollyoaks airs weeknights on Channel 4 at 6.30pm with a first look episode following at 7pm on E4
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