EastEnders air these scenes from Monday 20 October on BBC One
At The Albert, Jasmine supports Gina. The conversation soon shifts to Cindy, and Jasmine presses for gossip, Oscar interrupts and attempts to impress Jasmine, but she snaps, and he storms off. Gina and Jasmine decide to go for a drink elsewhere, but their night takes a worrying turn. Later, Oscar’s ankle tag is removed, but his happiness is short-lived after a discussion with Lauren.
Nigel prepares to sell his beloved car but accidentally damages it in the process. Lauren reduces the price but Nigel finalises the deal, needing the cash for his upcoming trip to India. Nigel tells Yolande he wants one last drive in his car and gets an idea after he spots the missing car keys. After an argument with Julie, Nigel sneaks off for a drive but when he receives a call from Julie, he quickly becomes overwhelmed and distracted and he crashes. The events of the accident play on Nigel’s mind. Nigel questions Julie but she covers that she was the one who was driving. Unconvinced, Nigel sets off on a mission. Julie takes Nigel home, and continues to protest she was driving, but Nigel turns himself in to Jack.
Zoe is desperate to sort out a private investigator but Kat tells her that Sharon is still away with Vicki so it will need to wait. Kat has bigger things on her mind. Kat promises to help her find her son. However, Kat is furious to discover Zoe has stolen money from the till. Kat’s mind turns to Zoe and she follows her to a clandestine meet with a private investigator to confront her about the stolen money. Kat tries to support Zoe, but she grows suspicious when she lies to the investigator. Back home, Zoe overhears Kat telling Alfie that Zoe will have to leave if she doesn’t start setting a good example.
George grows concerned about Kojo’s whereabouts, and Okie instructs Harry to call Kojo to sort it. Harry agrees, but once on the phone, tells Kojo to run away. After an odd text from Harry’s phone, Teddy shares his worries with Billy. Meanwhile, Okie is fuming at Harry and insists he calls Kojo to tell him to return to the handlers. When Harry refuses, Okie issues a threat… As Teddy tells Billy he’s off to Cardiff to find Harry, Kojo returns to the flat, much to Harry’s horror.
Lexi remains cold to Johnny, and Elaine and Callum later encourage him to explore a business opportunity with an old client. Johnny’s ex-client, Tim, arrives for their meeting and immediately impresses Elaine. As the topic of Johnny’s business comes up, Callum arrives. Callum is surprised that Tim isn’t quite what he expected. Elsewhere, Callum warns Johnny about Tim’s possible motives, but the pair later agree to be business partners.
Billy is irked when Johnny tries to win Lexi’s affection with gifts and insists Callum puts a stop to it. Later, Johnny offers to take Lexi to a concert but seeing how happy Lexi is, Callum is conflicted.
Kat and Alfie get frustrated as Zoe and Jean continue to fight. It’s tense between Kat and Zoe, but their attention soon turns to a cat trapped in The Vic. Zoe rescues the cat and makes amends with her mum, but Zoe drops a bombshell when Kat presses for a truth…