BBC EastEnders spoilers ‘reveal’ who has the murder weapon as Keanu’s body found

EastEnders airs big scenes next week amid Keanu Taylor’s body being found, as we finally learn who stole the murder weapon.

Viewers may recall that weeks on from the murder on Christmas Day, Johnny Carter revealed the murder weapon had gone missing after he was told about the death. His mother Linda killed Keanu with a meat thermometer, as he strangled her best pal Sharon Watts.

The pair, joined by Denise Fox, Suki Panesar, Stacey Slater and Kathy Beale, covered up the murder and buried his body under the floor of the café. Linda failed to mention that she had not disposed of the weapon, and had actually hidden it under her bed.

Weeks later, Linda confessed her crime to lawyer son Johnny who vowed to protect his mother an ensure the other women did not grass her up. But there was panic when Johnny said he would get rid of the weapon, only to realise it was no longer where his mum had hidden it.

None of the women admitted to having the weapon and it’s remained missing, amid suspicion from fans that either Johnny or Sharon are keeping it. Spoilers appear to have confirmed who might have had it all this time though, while the teasers are a bit cryptic.

In the spoilers, episode info details the return of Sharon months after she fled after Keanu’s murder. It still isn’t known at what point the weapon was taken, but now this could all come to light.

Spoilers for Monday confirm that the weapon finally resurfaces, leaving Linda reeling. One line reads: “Sharon panics when she learns that the meat thermometer has gone missing and Johnny knows about what really happened at Christmas.”

The fact Sharon is panicked about this could well suggest she did not take the weapon after all. But can it really be a coincidence that the weapon is found the exact same day she returns to Walford?

Further spoilers read: “Linda is horrified when she is unexpectedly presented with the meat thermometer as chaos ensues at The Vic. The women are relieved to know the murder weapon has been found as Sharon agrees to dump it.”

Perhaps Sharon takes charge to ensure that the weapon is gone for once and for all, not trusting anyone. But could her urgency mean she did take the weapon, and perhaps she feigns her shock when she hears about it being AWOL?

It does seem like Sharon may have hidden it before she fled after all, and the soap is trying to remain cryptic over this. That said, could Johnny have been the one all along or maybe someone else?