Having separated from husband George Knight (Colin Salmon), suffered a heart attack and agreed to sell her beloved Queen Vic, it’s been a tough few months for EastEnders’ Elaine Peacock (Harriet Thorpe).
But things take another turn for the former pub landlady next week, when she’s attacked after inadvertently getting caught up in Harry Mitchell (Elijah Holloway) and Ravi Gulati’s (Aaron Thiara) dark dealings.
As fans of the BBC soap know, Ravi has been forcing Harry to deal drugs after Harry’s pal Kojo Asare (Dayo Koleosho) innocently flushed a stash he’d found in the boot of Ravi’s car at The Arches.
Ravi, Harry and their associate Okie have also been using Kojo’s flat – where Harry is currently staying with Kojo and his brother George – for their illegal activities.
Okie has also been manipulating Kojo in a bid to cover up their dealings, and in scenes to air next week, Okie buys his ‘friend’ an expensive watch.
George’s suspicions are raised when Kojo tells him about the gift, but not wanting to meddle, he’s relieved when his estranged wife Elaine offers to get to the bottom of things.
However, when she visits Kojo at work at The Arches, she finds him surrounded by a group of threatening lads.
As she approaches, the lads throw Elaine to the ground as a terrifying ordeal starts to unfold.
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Fortunately, Okie soon arrives and chases the gang away, leading Elaine and Kojo to tell George what a hero he has been. Little do they all realise.
Their misplaced trust later leads to Kojo trusting Okie with a key to his flat…
Are the Knights set to become collateral damage in Ravi’s dangerous games?
EastEnders airs these scenes from Monday 11 August at 7.30pm on BBC One or stream first from 6am on iPlayer.
