The Knights have made a horrific discovery in EastEnders – Cindy Beale’s (Michelle Collins) attacker is one of their own.
We’re all desperate to know who whacked Cindy over the head with a snow shovel at Christmas, but unfortunately we’ve got a little while longer to find out.
The big reveal won’t take place until the BBC soap’s 40th anniversary celebrations next month.
Until then, a number of key suspects have and will continue to be reeled off, allowing us to play armchair detective!
We know that they’re still out to get her – a brick containing a sinister note was launched in her direction last week – and some of her nearest and dearest have found themselves under the spotlight.
In last night’s episode, Gina Knight (Francesca Henry) became convinced that that Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) may have had more to do with the incident than he was letting on.
With Elaine Peacock (Harriet Thorpe) on hand to distract Ian, George headed over, where he revealed to Cindy that he suspected Ian was behind the attack.
He soon clicked onto the duping and headed home where an altercation broke out.
George headed home and smashed a glass in frustration, only to find several patches of blood on the ground of the barrel store.
Elaine walked in, and the pair found the snow shovel.
But who had placed it there?
Tonight’s instalment saw them try and piece together how it had made its way to their home. Initially, they both suspected one another before giving some reassurance.
They also had the matter of discussing how it would be disposed.
George believed that it had to be a member of the family, as nobody else would have access to the area. Which, as we know, isn’t strictly true. The residents often meet up in the alleyway beside it to have secret conversations.
Agreeing that the focus should be on Anna (Molly Rainford) and Gina, they called the latter into the hallway and asked her to clarify where she went on Christmas night.
She was furious to be accused of attacking her own mother, and assured them that she was visiting a friend that night.
Mortified, she later told Harry Mitchell (Elijah Holloway) that her dad is trying to find out if there’s a m.u.r.d.e.r.e.r in the family. He proposed that they are ‘asking the wrong questions.’
When Anna returned to The Vic, suspiciously late for her shift, she clocked that George was bundling the shovel into the back of his car covered in tarpaulin.
Elaine walked inside and noticed her hunting for the weapon in the barrel store – she knew it was there!
After rushing upstairs, Anna admitted that she found the shovel herself and panicked, thinking that it must’ve been one of the Knights. Elaine then mentioned that she saw Gina walk out of the room shortly after the attack took place.
With George resolving that it really must be someone close to home, as the door was locked, everyone was stunned.
What are Gina and Harry hiding?
