Where was Ian Beale the night his daughter Lucy was killed? It seems as if we're finally set to find out…
Returning character Rainie Cross has been busy blackmailing Ian over his whereabouts the night Lucy Beale was killed - but, when he fails to cough up the cash, she makes her way to Walford to demand more cash.
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Once there, she bumps into Patrick and spills the beans on Ian’s shocking secret - leaving the former B&B owner speechless.
Why?
Well Patrick, who considers himself a father to Ian's fiancée Denise Fox, has never been the biggest fan of her husband-to-be, encouraging her to leave Ian when he discovered she was unhappy.
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So he's seriously unimpressed when Rainie admits that Ian paid her to have sex with him on the night Lucy Beale was murdered.
In spoiler snaps, Patrick can be seen aggressively confronting Adam Woodyatt's character after he speaks with Rainie.
Ian looks terrified as Patrick pins him up against a wall – leaving him unsure whether Denise will find out the truth.
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Ian’s whereabouts on the night of his daughter’s death were a mystery for months and he even persuaded his other daughter Cindy to lie to the police, so he didn’t have to reveal where he really was.
We guess that rules him out as a suspect in Lucy's murder - so who did kill Lucy Beale? We guess we'll have to wait until next year to find out...
Tune into EastEnders tonight at 8pm on BBC1.