EastEnders newcomer Lee Carter will come under suspicion of killing Lucy Beale after the pair have a brief fling.
As previously reported, Lucy is to die in mysterious circumstances in a plot that will make several characters suspects.
Viewers will be introduced to Mick and Linda's son Lee next week when he arrives in Walford from Afghanistan.
However, Lee will will find himself attracting police attention after sleeping with Lucy (Hetti Bywater) prior to her death.
Danny-Boy Hatchard, who plays Lee, said to the Radio Times: "He's been in Afghanistan surrounded by a load of blokes, comes home and sees a nice bit of skirt.
"He likes Lucy, goes in bold and gets what he wants. They form a nice little bond together and then she goes and gets murdered!"
He continued: "It's a difficult one for Lee, bless him - he comes back thinking he's going to be escaping all this high drama and then his girlfriend gets killed. It's all a bit too much for him, to be honest."
Speaking about the possibility of Lee being involved in Lucy's demise, Hatchard added: "The likelihood is - and potentially the way they're going to run it - is that Lee is a suspect.
"Whether he's the killer, I don't know. And nobody knows. The way the writers are working is very clever."
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