Eastenders - Current Episode Discussion - VIII

[parkerman]

At this rate we could soon have Ben, Phil, Max, Abi and Jay all arrested.....

[maidmarian]

I think you recently posed the question
"have the Police in EE ever arrested the
right suspect?".
Well with all the above plus perhaps one
or two more -if they do arrest them all-
they are really doing their best-pity it will
still probably be wrong!!

[maidmarian]

Dupl

[Dazzle]

I think we can ask agree that, as usual in soaps, the police procedures last week were shockingly inaccurate. Sharon sitting in with Abi must have been one of the worst faux pas. At least Keeble's complained about Marsden's lax approach to following the rules.

I failed to consider Abi getting into trouble about cleaning the blood. I suppose she could wriggle out of it by saying Max coerced her to stay quiet. Max might even go along with that to save her.

I'm still of the opinion that Max will be the one charged with Lucy's murder, but I'm sure there's still some surprising twists yet to come. Him being imprisoned would certainly give a good excuse for Lauren to return without Peter in the future (if there's a reasonable excuse why she didn't find out immediately). Then again, Jane's said all along she's willing to take the blame - so she might yet confess. I can't see her letting someone rot in jail for long. (Maybe you should add her to your list, Parkerman? )

[Kim]

Lauren does know that Bobby killed Lucy, I think. It was implied that Peter told her at the graveside. I presume she's fine with it as long as no one is being wrongly punished for it, or at least no one that she cares about.

(Not that I ever bought Peter not going to the police, but there we go.)

[parkerman]

Why can't they just arrest Dean and have done with it?

[lizann]

it would be poetic justice if abi got herself in the frame for the murder trying to frame max to get ben out

[Dazzle]

Lauren does know that Bobby killed Lucy, I think. It was implied that Peter told her at the graveside. I presume she's fine with it as long as no one is being wrongly punished for it, or at least no one that she cares about.

Yes, it certainly appeared that Peter told Lauren about Bobby at Lucy's graveside, so I'm going on the assumption she knows. However, the writers could legitimately retcon it since we didn't hear the actual words.

it would be poetic justice if abi got herself in the frame for the murder trying to frame max to get ben out

I think Abi genuinely thinks Max killed Lucy.

[lizann]

i thought during live episode abi and max came clean as both thought the other killed lucy so that was cleared up between then

[Kim]

i thought during live episode abi and max came clean as both thought the other killed lucy so that was cleared up between then

I thought the same. I guess we're now supposed to think that Abi suspects Max of double bluffing.