She was in tonight's episode (though I don't think she spoke).Originally Posted by lizann
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She was in tonight's episode (though I don't think she spoke).
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EastEnders bosses have officially confirmed the exact date that Lucy Beale's killer will be revealed.
The long-running murder mystery will finally be resolved on Thursday, February 19 - EastEnders' 30th anniversary.
19.02.15 #WhoKilledLucy #EastEnders pic.twitter.com/nzMXaACNy3
— EastEnders Press (@EastEndersPress) January 1, 2015
Show chiefs disclosed the date in a short video teaser released on Twitter following the dramatic New Year's Day episode.
The revelation of Lucy's killer will be one of the highlights of the big birthday week, which kicks off from Monday, February 16.
The celebrations will include a 30-minute live episode, as well as live elements to all of the other episodes airing across the anniversary week.
Lucy's family will be central to the episodes as Ian and Jane are planning to remarry and have set their wedding date for February 19.
The New Year's Day episode of EastEnders saw Emma Summerhayes prepare to go to the police after discovering who Lucy's killer was, but she was stopped in her tracks when her health began to deteriorate.
Emma had been knocked down by Roxy Mitchell in a road accident and the episode ended with her being rushed off to hospital by her on-off partner Max Branning, leaving fans to wonder whether she will survive.
While the latest episode may have left fans with more questions than answers, the characters signposted as a final shortlist of suspects were Ian, Jane, Cindy, Pam, Les, Denise, Jay, Ben, Peter, Lauren, Abi, Lee, Whitney and Max.
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EastEnders' New Year's Day special was definitely one to watch with a notebook, pen and a pause button handy if you wanted to keep track of the latest twists in the Lucy Beale murder mystery!
As Emma Summerhayes seemingly met up with the killer after cracking the case, viewers were naturally kept in the dark over who she had in her sights - but there were still some new clues to keep us guessing in the run-up to the big reveal.
Here, Digital Spy rounds up the latest developments and big talking points in the case following the latest episode.
In an interview months ago, EastEnders' executive producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins promised that the New Year's Day episode would be an important one to watch for the Lucy storyline, as viewers would end up "very clear on who did not do it".
The first sign of a character apparently being ruled out came when Emma tried to make a phone call to her killer suspect at a local café. There was an edge-of-your-seat moment when Aleks's mobile immediately rang in the background, but this turned out to be a completely unrelated call. When Aleks then sat down to join her, Emma escaped an awkward conversation with him to chat to the real killer over the phone.
As a new character with dubious morals, Aleks was often named as a potential suspect in the early days of the Lucy storyline - but it would seem that he's not the culprit after all.
The potential suspects line up
Not since the dark days of Kat Moon's mystery lover storyline have we seen such an outbreak of simultaneous mobile phone use on Albert Square, but after Emma received a call from the killer and demanded a midday meeting, various characters were seen acting shiftily with their phones around Walford.
Jay Brown, Ben Mitchell, Peter Beale, Ian Beale, Jane Beale, Masood Ahmed, Lee Carter, Cindy Williams, Whitney Dean, Les Coker, Pam Coker, Denise Fox, Lola Pearce, Billy Mitchell, Abi Branning, Lauren Branning and Max Branning were the 17 characters brought to our attention in the important scene - but the suspect list would be cut even further later in the episode.
After the café scene with Emma and Aleks, our eyes were peeled for other characters who could be ruled out as Lucy's killer and it seemed that Lola Pearce and Billy Mitchell were next to be cleared.
As Emma had her meeting with the killer at the park, Lola and Billy were seen leaving their home for the wedding and commenting on how deserted the streets were on New Year's Day.
Both characters had been presented as potential suspects in the whodunit plot, but if we're to take this scene at face value, it would appear that Lola and Billy are officially out of the frame alongside Aleks.
Charlie, Yvonne, Nick and Dot were also all shown at home as Emma's risky meeting continued, showing that they couldn't have been face-to-face with the former detective at the same time. It also seems unlikely that Ronnie and Roxy Mitchell could have been involved as they were busy getting pampered for the wedding.
Ever since the Lucy storyline was first announced, one of the biggest talking points has been whether her tragic demise would turn out to be murder, manslaughter, a tragic accident or even a suicide.
As Emma continued speaking to the culprit at the park and he or she appeared to be making excuses, she responded by saying: "But that doesn't change anything. It's still murder." Could Lucy's death have been planned?
After Emma's meeting with the killer was cut short by them seemingly getting fed up with her and walking away, Emma needed a large whiskey and headed for the Queen Vic.
Clearly struggling to process the recent events, Emma appeared to be unsettled further when the occasionally-creepy Cokers took time out to wish her a 'heartfelt' Happy New Year.
Lee Carter also couldn't resist a shifty glance in Emma's direction after bumping into her as he rushed into the pub, which also sparked a visible reaction from her. But are these clues or more red herrings?
After being knocked down by Roxy Mitchell on the road, Emma temporarily lost her phone and was determined to get it back. As she texted the unknown person she had met at the park, a nearby phone buzzed with a number of the suspects watching on.
Ian, Jane, Cindy, Pam, Les, Denise, Jay, Ben, Peter, Lauren, Abi, Lee, Whitney and Max were the characters in this scene, which seemingly cut the list of potential killers down to 14.
Can we rule out Max Branning?
Max is still being presented as a man who has something to hide, but did the New Year episode include signs that he wasn't the killer? He was standing right next to Emma when she sent her text stating "I can't keep the secret", but why would she need to still send the text to Max if he was standing right by her side?
Despite this, Emma did have a cryptic accusation to level at Max later on, when he rushed her off to hospital as her condition deteriorated following the car accident. After mumbling "It wasn't there", she sternly told Max: "You know." Could Max be covering for the killer?
Did Emma really meet the killer?
Emma's text in EastEnders
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As much as we like her, we have to admit that Emma's detective skills haven't exactly been anything to write home about in the Lucy storyline! With that in mind, we have to ask: did Emma really meet up with the killer or did she get it wrong?
If we look back at the New Year episode carefully, Emma confronted her killer suspect and demanded an explanation. After hearing it off-screen, there were no further lines which directly put her suspect in the frame - only "But that doesn't change anything. It's still murder" and "I can't keep the secret".
Could Emma have confronted her suspect and heard from them that they've merely been helping to cover up for the real killer? Is that the reason why her text said "I can't keep the secret" rather than "I can't keep your secret"?
In one of Dominic's first interviews about this storyline back in April, he said of the culprit: "Later in the year, we're going to have a clever bit of trickery - gimmickry maybe! 'Gimmickry' is probably putting it down, but we're going to do something to make sure that the audience and the press don't have a clue who it is."
If Emma's meeting wasn't with the actual killer, the scenes in the New Year episode could have been a classic piece of misdirection and trickery. If this is the case, it could mean that some of the characters who were seemingly ruled out due to their physical whereabouts at the time of Emma's meeting are still actually in the frame.
Does this help any SoapBoards detectives??
Cheskazmum (08-01-2015), Glen1 (02-01-2015), parkerman (02-01-2015)
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Yes, she was one of those seen at the beginning walking through the Square with her mobile phone.
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By the way, still no idea who did it!
Last edited by parkerman; 02-01-2015 at 08:43. Reason: Gives me a chance to say something different!
Glen1 (02-01-2015), maidmarian (02-01-2015)
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I dont think you are alone- Im not
convinced the producer/SWs have
made a 100% definite decision yet.
Remember times when 2 or3
diiferent endings were shot in soaps
and he does seem v gleeful about
misleading viewers in latest statement!
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I dont think you are alone- Im not
convinced the producer/SWs have
made a 100% definite decision yet.
Remember times when 2 or3
diiferent endings were shot in soaps
and he does seem v gleeful about
misleading viewers in latest statement!
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Yeah but they would of had to already make the scripts for future episode beyond 19th Feb, so they'll need to know who did it a while back to accommodate for that.
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Last edited by xx_Dan_xx; 02-01-2015 at 12:37.
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Not really -I did say not 100% decided.
It would be difficult to leave all 11(or
whatever the latest no is) under equal
suspicion til the last mo. But they could
easily confuse the issue for 2 3 or 4
characters. Even the main ones are not
in prog for several weeks at a time -
so could easily write scripts where
several were written out for a while
in case they were the ONE.Also a
few addl scenes could be shot to explain
/ cover things. They have done this several
times before in various soaps.
I can tell from your earlier posts you
are giving this deep thought and analysing
the evidence. But this is a soap and ratings
are paramount even at BBC where revenue
from ads doesnt apply.
If you re read the last part of his latest
bulletin-he seems to be smirking at the
viewers rather than respecting them and
he should be grateful that EE has a very
devoted fan base and give them at least
a reasonable chance of working out who
is guilty - if they wish to!
Good Luck with your( impeded)
investigations!!
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