EastEnders spoilers: Tension boils as Whitney and Kush are in court

Leo King is the cause of both of their cases

Author: Eden-Olivia LordPublished 25th Feb 2020

Leo King was killed earlier this month by Whitney Dean in an act of self defence but he’s still haunting a few of the residents in EastEnders.

Next week Whitney has her bail hearing but things aren’t looking good and her lawyer Gray Atkins begins to lose his cool…

Elsewhere it’s time for Kush Kazemi to plead guilty or not guilty after pushing Leo off the balcony.

Kush and Whitney are in court

Meanwhile in the Square Keegan Baker gets burgled but it’s him who gets arrested.

Peter Beale gives Ian Beale to cold shoulder after believing he’s responsible for Dennis Rickman’s death – will Ian be able to change his son’s mind?

Suki Panesar’s lies begin to unravel, Bex Fowler plans to go travelling, Lola Pearce has a huge bombshell and Linda Carter struggles with her demons.

EastEnders spoilers: Monday 2 – Friday 6 March 2020

The week begins with Iqra telling Keegan that Masood has given her his old van.

As the duo make huge plans for their business, Chantelle agrees to help her little brother with a loan application. She's unaware that her decision has left Gray annoyed.

Tiff and Keegan are stunned when they spot a man running from their flat - they've been burgled.

During a scuffle he manages to take Tiffany's wedding ring. however when the police run over, it's an injured Keegan who ends up getting handcuffed.

Elsewhere, Gray tries to reassure Whitney while visiting her in prison. He then lies to Tiff about the state her sister is in.

Chantelle tries to support her husband but he explodes and grabs his wife... He then reveals that he's dropping Whitney's case.

Gray begins to feel the pressure from all angles and things get even worse when his boss urges him to make Kush plead guilty for shoving Leo off the balcony.

Gray then advises Kush to plead guilty but when Kat Moon overhears she's quick to confront the lawyer. Gray then admits that if Kush pleads guilty it could help Whitney - what will Kat do?

Tiffany and Mitch try to cheer Keegan up but when he spots Jack he doesn't hold back with his emotions. When Mitch sees how upset his son is, he offers to help with the loan application.

Keegan's mood is lifted following the latest turn of events. Elsewhere Tiff hides letters addressed to Ted.

Chantelle worries about her husband but when he and Kush set off for court, Gray subtly puts seeds of doubt in Kush's mind about his plea.

Following their conversation - how will Kush plead?

On the day of Whitney's bail hearing, Gray is feeling pressure from everyone to deliver.

At first Gray manages to hide his stress. However while Tiffany, Keegan, Jack and Max all wait outside, tension begins to boil at the hearing.

Whitney struggles to keep her cool in court - will anyone believe her side of the story?

Following the death of her son Dennis, Sharon continues to struggle. Ian and Kathy are left feeling concerned for her.

Peter believes his dad is responsible for the death of Dennis and continues to give Ian the cold shoulder. However following a conversation with Bobby and Dotty, he agrees to hear him out.

Later, Peter warns Dotty to stay away from Ian. He frustrations grow when Shirley admits she's closing The Arches.

However when Dotty finds the garage's business phone with lots of messages about jobs, she's thrilled.

Ian struggles with his guilt, especially when Kathy urges him to support Sharon.

Ian then seeks Dotty and warns her to keep quiet... However it looks like the tables may turn when Dotty discovers the voicemail Dennis left his mum revealing that Ian locked him on the boat.

When Jean begins to talk about her doctor, Suki's lies almost unravel but she's quick to cover her tracks. Later Jean makes it her mission to get to the bottom of her treatment.

Shirley confides in Mo when Jean's determination leaves her concerned. Later, Shirley grows suspicious of Suki's behaviour but when she speaks to Jean about their new neighbour, it ends in an argument.

Following her traumatic time on the Thames boat, Bex decides to go travelling. After encouragement from Kat, Bex breaks the news to her mum and dad who are less than pleased.

Bex then prepares to head off but it stopped when her passport goes missing - is it all that it seems?

Sonia is adamant that Bex is making the wrong decision and Martin tries to make her see sense. However following a conversation with Max and Jack and after reading Bex's letter, Sonia finally sees sense.

Jay plans a family afternoon outing to cheer up Lexi but he's floored with Lola's bombshell... She later makes a big decision about their future.

Linda and Mick are over the moon when Ollie wins second place in his school's competition because of his homemade costume made by his mum.

Although things with the Carters seem to be getting back to normal, Linda continues to fight her demons but is more determined than ever. She even

She even chucks away her secret stash and when she spots Sharon struggling, she offers to look after the little one to keep herself busy.

Before any of the above, here's everything that will happen in EastEnders this week...

Following EastEnders’ 35th anniversary a number of families are left in turmoil and one residents lies begin to unravel…

Meanwhile Chantelle Atkins is left worried for her children Mackenzie and Mia Atkins when Gray Atkins’ temper gets the better of him.

Jean Slater grows frustrated with Daniel’s attitude towards illness but she later has a change of heart and plans to surprise him.

Elsewhere Whitney argues her case over what went down with Leo and tries to convince everyone that she was acting on self-defence – which is the truth – but will anyone believe her?

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