Lucy Fallon was spotted filming scenes for Coronation Street in Manchester on Monday.
The actress, 28, returned to her role as journalist Bethany Platt on the ITV1 soap opera at the beginning of this year and now her character has teamed up with lawyer Dee Dee Bailey (Channique Sterling-Brown) to find out what has happened to Lauren Bolton.
The former waitress (Cait Fitton) has not been seen since February and fan favourite Roy Cropper (David Neilson) has been imprisoned after being charged with her murder.
But in new pictures, Bethany and Dee Dee are seen at a derelict pub and Joel Deering (Calum Lill) looks panic-stricken when he notices them.
The solicitor looks over his shoulder to see Bethany and his on/off girlfriend standing there, but they don't appear to notice him and he kicks his way through a fence.
Lucy Fallon was spotted filming scenes as Bethany Platt for Coronation Street in Manchester on Monday as her on-screen alter-ego tries to crack the disappearance of Lauren Bolton
But in new pictures, Bethany and Dee Dee are seen at a derelict pub and Joel Deering (Calum Lill) looks panic-stricken when he notices them.
Joel speeds off into the distance, and the two girls are stood looking on wondering what he is doing there in the first place.
In one shot , Bethany and Dee Dee seem deep in thought as they ponder what has been going on.
But in another, in what appeared to be a moment of relaxation between, takes, Lucy smiled down at her phone as she and her co-star donned red coats.
Roy has been DS Lisa Swain's (Vicky Myers) number-one suspect since he misguidedly deep-cleaned Lauren's flat after she mysteriously disappeared.
But with old scores to settle and revenge on his mind, Griff will take it upon himself to try and force a confession out of Roy.
Convinced that Roy is Lauren's killer, Griff is out for blood and Roy's life ends up in grave danger.
But as Roy awaits his trail, his life hangs in the balance of a damning piece of evidence which threw the whole case up in the air.
In new pictures, Bethany and Dee Dee are seen at a derelict pub and Joel Deering (Calum Lill) looks panic-stricken when he notices them
Joel looks on from the driving seat of his car as he suddenly looks worried to see the girls at the abadnoned pub
Joel speeds off into the distance, and the two girls are stood looking on wondering what he is doing there in the first place as he clambers through a fence
Bethany and Dee Dee look pensive as they wondr what the solicitor is doing on the scene at the abandoned pub
Lucy smiled down at her phone in between takes and she and her co-star both donned big red coats as they prepared for the outside shoot
Coronation Street has announced a special week of new episodes as they are set to reveal the truth about Lauren Bolton's disappearance, more than three months after she disappearaed
The newfound information could clear the iconic cafe owner's name.
Luckily for Roy, paedophile Nathan Curtis (Chris Harper) has been flagged on the police's radar in recent weeks.
In a gripping clip shared by ITV, the show teased an exciting week for soap lovers as they promised to unravel what happened to teenager Lauren.
TV buffs will see four episodes spread across five days, reliving the same day through the eyes of different characters
