Lawrence's daughter Chrissie will quickly become the prime suspect in
the case thanks to a false statement that Eric Pollard has given to
implicate her. In response, Lawrence jumps straight to her defence by
claiming that the shooter was actually him.
Lawrence's apparent
confession lands him in a prison cell and doesn't go down too well with
Bernice, who hands his engagement ring back just days
after agreeing to marry him.
Teasing the drama ahead, John Bowe, who plays Lawrence, said: "Lawrence is devastated when Bernice
hands the ring back. She's the one good thing to come into his life
through his resettlement in the village and all of the angst and horror
that's happened to the family throughout the year. Lawrence has
met someone who reminds him of his wife and gives him the same feelings.
Bernice is a great companion and great fun to be with. She makes him
laugh and makes him feel good inside. Now that's being ruined."
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| Bernice and Chrissie visit Lawrence |
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| Bernice and Chrissie visit Lawrence |
Expressing hope that the pair can work it out, Bowe continued: "Samantha
is the best person to work with. If there's a possibility where you're
going to be thrust into working closely with someone, possibly for some
years ahead, I couldn't have wished for it to be anybody other than
Samantha. I have total respect for her ability as an actress and
her skill in comedy. What's great about this coupling is that Sam's
going to get the opportunity to play tragedy, and I'm going to get the
opportunity to play more comedy. There's some stuff that's in the can
already that I think the viewers are going to love."
While it
seems that Lawrence is only confessing to the shooting to save Chrissie,
he remains on the suspect list and could still be the real culprit.
Asked whether he thinks Lawrence is really capable of attempted murder,
Bowe replied: "Yes I do - absolutely. Especially after what he went
through in his early life, way back in the 60s, which is shortly to be
revealed on screen. People will find out soon that he has a very thin
skin and it won't take much to pierce it. He could lose it completely.
"He
also definitely thinks that Robert had it coming. I love Ryan Hawley
dearly - we joined the show roughly at the same time. I think he's a
damned fine actor too. But I do worry about how he can ever
possibly be redeemed for some of the horrors that he has performed, both
on my family and the village! He deserves the shooting just for the
stuff that he's done to Lawrence! Let's hope the writers can find a
redeeming quality, otherwise Ryan's in a cul-de-sac at the moment!"
