Eastenders - Current Episode Discussion - VIII

[maidmarian]

dean spiked stacey's drink could have done same to shabham

agreed.
also thought term " serial rapist " had been
mentioned somewhere in storyline?
but I dont see Dean staying and now having
child - constitutes the "justice " we were
promised

[maidmarian]

dupl

[Dazzle]

I don't think Dean raped Shabham, she said he was messed up as his dad died so he was drunk I think

I think Dean may have raped Shabnam but she doesn't realise it at the moment.

My reasons for thinking this:-

1. It all ties in with Linda's rape plot and Dean (hopefully) getting his comeuppance. He's obviously not going to get justice on Linda's word alone.

2. Shabnam was a party girl but she was still a Muslim and a virgin so I find it highly unlikely that she'd have consented to losing her virginity during a casual encounter in a club toilet of all places, drunk or not.

3. We know that Dean has a history of spiking drinks - he did it to Stacey for a "laugh" many years ago.

4. She said Dean's forgotten the encounter. Again highly unlikely! It's more probable in my opinion that he blanked Shabnam afterwards because he was pretending to her that it never happened (the same way he pretended to Linda afterwards that it was a one night stand).

5. Shabnam felt bad enough about the whole thing that she left her daughter on a doorstep. I don't think that was down to fearing her family's reaction alone. She's a strong character and she obviously cared for the baby. This speaks to me of trauma, even if Shabnam herself doesn't yet recognise it as such.

...I dont see Dean staying and now having
child - constitutes the "justice " we were
promised

More than one victim's word might get a conviction.

[parkerman]

That might all be true, Dazzle, but how is this going to come out? How can they prove some six years later that Dean spiked Shabnam's drink and/or raped her? If the fact that Linda didn't report the rape for a few months goes against her, surely waiting six years is far too long, especially as Shabnam doesn't know if he raped her or not.

[lizann]

shabham said she used sneak out to clubs and drink with carly and dawn they could be called back to give evidence

[Dazzle]

That might all be true, Dazzle, but how is this going to come out? How can they prove some six years later that Dean spiked Shabnam's drink and/or raped her? If the fact that Linda didn't report the rape for a few months goes against her, surely waiting six years is far too long, especially as Shabnam doesn't know if he raped her or not.

If my theory's correct I suspect Stacey (who looked very dubious about the whole thing) will make Shabnam see that she acted out of character and wasn't in a fit state to consent to the sex. If she were to go to the police, trained officers might be able to ascertain this too through carefully taking her through events. Then, as Lizann says, there may be other witnesses.

I don't know...I just think a pattern emerging may help get a conviction somehow.

I was also struck with the thought that Shabnam might kill Dean when she realises what he did and that the trauma caused by his actions made her to abandon the baby. We've been told recently that

Spoiler:

Dean's comeuppance will be shocking.

Alternatively, this theory could be total cr*p of course!

[maidmarian]

I think your theory is very good and I hope
that it happens as u say or in a very similar
way.
The only prob is it has been said that there
will be justice but not of the legal kind.

I know I had read abt " serial rapist" in
the publicity so I hope Shabnam does realise
that her current recollections may not be
the truth and its good she has a friendship
with Stacey.You probably have read an
interview with the actress who plays
Shabnam that was posted today in Shabnam
Masood thread and it sounds as tho after
talking to Stacey - she starts to reassess things.

I hope so both to help justice along and
because of her potential relationship with Kush.

[maidmarian]

dupl

[Ruffed_lemur]

That might all be true, Dazzle, but how is this going to come out? How can they prove some six years later that Dean spiked Shabnam's drink and/or raped her? If the fact that Linda didn't report the rape for a few months goes against her, surely waiting six years is far too long, especially as Shabnam doesn't know if he raped her or not.

Good points. I didn't get the impression he'd raped Shabnam. In any case, I thought Dean's comeuppance was down to a confrontation with Mick?

[flappinfanny]

a good episode with the carter scenes. all the carter clan were good. the only down side was the duff duff.