[Showrunner Steven Knight] will always surprise this audience. That s his thing, Cole told
Digital Spy. I don t want anyone to latch onto what I say because I know absolutely nothing, and I wouldn t want you to publish something about me saying for people to think about. It could be Michael. It could be him. It could be Polly trying to save Michael, he added, noting that
one member of Tommy s inner circle must have revealed the plans and had the sniper eliminated, as they were the only ones who knew about it. It could be someone else in the family. It could be Linda, Arthur s wife. There s a strong argument for that. She s trying to take down Tommy. But I even think there could be a chance for Lizzie, his own wife, to have done it. Literally, it could be that close to him.