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Previously on EastEnders:
• Alfie Moon returned to Walford and began to meddle with Phil and Kat’s relationship. Freddie also arrived onto the Square and quickly secured a friendship with Bobby and a secret romance with Dana. Kat and Alfie shared a night of passion after a huge row occurred between the newlyweds, Kat and Phil. Kat told Alfie that she’s pregnant with Phil’s baby to try and trick Alfie to believing that Kat and him will never be able to rekindle their own marriage.
• Mick and Linda grew closer when Mick accepted Linda’s proposal for her to move in. Mick and Linda were caught kissing by Janine but she kept it to herself and decided that instead of trying to win Mick, she was going to attempt to get the Vic. Janine’s secrets come spilling out at the Christmas table, where Linda revealed to the family that Janine was the one driving the car that resulted in Linda losing custody of Annie. Later on, a heated confrontation broke out between Janine and Mick before Janine pushed Mick through the living room window, leading Mick to pass away at the hospital with Shirley and Linda by his side. Certain that Janine was to blame for Mick’s death, Linda stormed over to Janine’s place before lashing out, blaming her for the death of her ex-husband.
• Whitney, Chelsea and the Baker brothers’ Halloween party ended with a drunken Whitney and Zack sleeping together, after Whitney spotted Finlay’s flirtations with a now departed Dotty. Whitney revealed to Zack and Chelsea that she was pregnant with his baby, and the pair promised to keep her pregnancy on the down-low until the time was right. Avery's will revealed a letter was meant to be handed to Mitch, but Finlay got to it first and kept the letter for himself. Sam and Zack grew ever closer and eventually decided to buy No.1 off of Chelsea and Whitney with Sam’s money from her ex-husband in Spain and move in together.
• Ravi Gulati continued to play a saint in the presence of Suki, helping her around the house and aiding her the opening of the restaurant. However, Christmas Day revealed that Ravi is in fact the estranged son of Nish Panesar and was the one that murdered Jags in his cell, leaving the family in shock. Suki kicked Ravi and his son out of the house and decided to sell the restaurant, leaving Ravi with nothing. It was also revealed at the end of Christmas Day that Ravi had been paying visits to Nish in prison, who is awaiting his release... Oh, and Suki and Eve have been growing closer but continue to remain a tight-lipped secret, for now.
• Jay and Lola decided it was time to give things another go, with Honey and Billy rekindling their relationship too – but how long until disaster strikes for the two pairs?
• DCI Keeble is still on her mission to bring down the Mitchell family – will Billy’s court date looming, and Phil’s running out of time...