Relatives of Cody Simpson

Michelle Simpson and Eddie Simpson are fictional characters from Locked In The Press. The characters were created by Tony John Williams and made their only appearance in The Day Brentwood Stood Still, where they arrive in Brentwood to find their son Cody, before discovering he was apart of a recent robbery, where Simpson inadvertently killed someone.

Storylines
Backstory

Michelle and Eddie Simpson were already married, when she had an affair with Malcolm Wicks, which resulted in the birth of their son Cody, who she raised in South London. Wicks was never allowed to have any contact with Cody, or even meet him. However, he always knew he was the father, which was proved on DNA results. Eddie later adopted Cody and became his father. However, he was an abusive alcoholic, who would abuse him, eventually causing him to run away at the age of sixteen. Eddie's mother was also abusive and controlling towards Cody, which resulted in their strained relationship.

The Day Brentwood Stood Still

Michelle and Eddie were tipped-off by an unknown person, who claimed that Cody was living in Brentwood. They arrived back in the town after sixteen years, and Michelle eventually bumps into Wicks at The Crown pub. She revealed to him and his employee Carl McQuarrie, that Cody had gone missing. However, McQuarrie knew that he was involved in a recent robbery, but never knew he was Wicks' son until he revealed it. McQuarrie later questioned Michelle and Eddie in their hotel room, about their relationship with Cody, and found out that Eddie was violent and controlling towards him. Although they later dislike him, after McQuarrie publishes his article about Cody on the Brentwood Telegraph website. They were disappointed in Cody, when he was sentenced to ten years for manslaughter at his trial.