Ben Mitchell got a surprise visitor tonight in EastEnders and, while he didn’t recognise who had come calling, we certainly did! Tamzin Outhwaite has reprised her role as Mel Owen for the ongoing heist storyline – and it’s clear that she is on a mission to get that money back from Ben.
Viewers discovered yesterday that Ben had snatched the money from the coffin and while the men involved in the crime remain in hiding, Ben is making big plans to depart Walford with the loot all for himself. However, he has been being watched from afar and now Mel has closed in on him.
Aidan Maguire’s ex Ciara, from whom the money was originally stolen (are you keeping up) was seen making a call to Mel to instruct her to come back to her old stomping ground. Ciara clearly has a hold over Mel and it concerns her teenage son Hunter so for now, Mel is acting on behalf of her.
As she arrives in the Arches, she takes in the surroundings after not being in Walford for well over a decade. But this is no social call and Mel couldn’t want to be back less. But how far is she prepared to go in order to fulfill the mission set to her by Ciara?
With Ben’s exit imminent, will Mel manage to get her hands on the cash that he is hiding? Or will Ben be one step ahead and escape for a new life with the cash?
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The next episode will see Mel catching up with Ian Beale in the cafe but as they talk, she is clearly after information. She soon makes a hurried escape from the cafe but has she spotted the necklace given to Kathy by a departing Ben?
And will she catch up with him before someone more sinister does?
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