Cindy Beale’s (Michelle Collins) big plan to win ex-husband George Knight (Colin Salmon) is on the brink of exposure as his son Junior (Micah Balfour) watches on from afar.
As fans of the BBC One soap will know, the pair shared a kiss whilst she comforted him over the imprisonment of his adoptive dad Eddie (Christopher Fairbank) and subsequent loss of his mum Gloria (Elizabeth Counsell).
As a copying mechanism, he’d turned to engaging in dangerous illegal fights which left him with a brain injury.
His fiancée Elaine (Harriet Thorpe) soon found out and told Ian (Adam Woodyatt) earlier this week.
Realising that having her around reminded him of their late daughter Lucy, he quickly forgave her but Cindy had some making up to do with daughters Gina (Francesca Henry) and Anna (Molly Rainford).
Neither of the girls wanted to hear her excuses, and despite Junior bringing them all together, it ended disastrously with them storming out of Peggy’s. Later, Anna was mugged as they walked home.
Next week, noticing Cindy is tending to her war wounds after an explosive row with his mum Kathy (Gillian Taylforth), Ian (Adam Woodyatt) is forced to apologise on her behalf.
Cindy asserts that Anna’s mugging is at the top of her priority list and heads to The Vic with Jack (Scott Maslen) to get her to make a statement – but she’s reluctant.
Is Junior going to be a help or a hindrance? (Picture: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)
Realising that she’s going to have to sort the incident herself, Cindy employs George to help her and they visit the Boxing Den to review the CCTV footage in the hope they can see anything.
Later in the evening, Anna calls by at No. 55 to speak with her dad and is gobsmacked to find her mum sat there drinking with him. Cindy continues on her plight to reel George in, but he remains firm and shows her out.
Little do either of them know, Junior is lurking in the shadows watching on.
What will be his next move?
