It was revealed on Tuesday night’s special EasEnders episode that Lucy Beale had been killed in her own home.
And
on the latest instalment of the BBC One soap, the ongoing murder
mystery unravelled even further when a distraught Peter Beale (Ben
Hardy) was finally told the truth by his girlfriend Lauren Branning
(Jacqueline Jossa), who pointed the finger at his own parents.
In
a dramatic cliffhanger showdown, the troubled youngster rushed home to
confront his father Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) and stepmother Jane
(Laurie Brett) after they tied the knot in front of all their family and
friends, accusing one of them of murdering his twin sister.
Distraught: Peter Beale was finally told the truth about his twin sister's murder by girlfriend Lauren Branning
After
an emotional confrontation with Lauren, who has pieced together the
clues in detective Emma Summerhayes' case file, the semi-live episode
ended with Peter bursting into the family home and declaring, ‘Lauren’s
told me - Lucy was killed in this house… and it was one of you!’
This was only the second bombshell of the evening, since it was also revealed that Lauren is expecting Peter’s child.
She
had fled Albert Square to avoid a confrontation, but her father Max
Branning found her waiting in an abortion clinic after uncovering the
truth about the pregnancy by checking her phone.
Suspicious: Jane had been wracked with
nerves since reading Lauren's note and was extremely flustered while
saying her wedding vows to Ian
Surprise! It was revealed that Lauren
is expecting Peter's child, with her father Max turning up at an
abortion clinic to talk her into keeping the baby
He
proceeded to talk her out of making a rash decision, all the while
probing whether she would be going to the police about Lucy's killer
since he still believes that his youngest daughter Abi is the culprit.
‘I’m not doing it because I don’t love it. I’m doing this because I already do. It’s for the best’, Lauren cryptically declared.
And
when Abi spilled the beans to Peter, he missed his own father's wedding
to find Lauren at the clinic and tell her he wants to keep the baby.
Shocker: Max Branning confronted his daughter Lauren at an abortion clinic
‘I
always wanted kids. Loads of them and I want them with you’, he
pleaded. ‘I know we’d be young parents, but we’d be really good at it.
I’d do everything for you… both of you.’
But
it seems Lauren has already made up her mind and wants nothing to do
with the Beale family, deciding to tell Peter the terrible truth about
who killed his twin sister all those months ago.
Jane
and Ian – who have both been prime suspects in the never-ending murder
mystery – certainly raised suspicions throughout the episode as they
were both visibly dealing with guilt.
As they exchanged vows, Lauren’s note (which featured prominently in Tuesday’s programme) preyed heavily on Jane’s mind.
Visibly flustered, she paused the ceremony to ask where Peter was and stopped to get a glass of water.
Anxious: Jane struggled to go through with the ceremony and is hiding something from her family
Recovering
enough to continue with the wedding, she made a speedy exit during the
pub after-party and seemed to be preparing for the worst when Ian came
to find her at home, shortly followed by Peter.
As
suspected, the Abi Branning (Lorna Fitzgerald) storyline from the first
of this week’s special 30th anniversary episodes was a red herring.
The soap kicked off with the outraged blonde querying why her father Max thought she had killed Lucy.
‘You were pretty angry with her. You might have pushed her, she might have banged her head or something’, he explained.
Abi retorted: ‘I told you we had a row, and I slapped her!’
Not guilty: The Abi Branning bombshell
turned out to be a red herring, although she did confess she wished
she had killed Lucy, who was having an affair with her father
Dubious
Max was still convinced his youngest daughter is the culprit and tried
to cover it up from her mother Tanya Branning, who returned to Albert
Square especially for Ian and Jane’s nuptials.
Actress
Jo Joyner made a welcome return to the soap after almost two years away
and had her moment of glory when she confronted Abi about her alleged
crime.
‘I didn’t, but I wish I had [killed Lucy]’, Abi declared.
However,
Jo unfortunately fluffed one of her live lines earlier on in the
episode, mentioning Ian Beale by the actor's real name, Adam [Woodyatt].
She asked, 'How's Adam?', leading to a confused look from her scene partner Laurie Brett [Jane].
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