Elaine Knight (Harriet Thorpe) has to face the consequences of her actions in EastEnders next week.
Tensions hit boiling point in The Queen Vic following Linda Carter’s (Kellie Bright) jaw-dropping revelation that she wants to sell the boozer.
Elaine continues to be stunned by the revelation, but things go from bad to worse when the police come knocking over last week’s incident, turning up the heat on an already fraught situation.
As viewers of the BBC One soap will remember, Elaine – who was in self-destruct mode following her separation from husband George (Colin Salmon) served two of the local teens alcohol.
They then proceeded to steal two large pitchers full of the punch, which were downed by the younger children.
Will Elaine and Linda get off the hook?
Desperate to change her daughter’s mind, Elaine begs Linda to reconsider, but the mother-daughter heart-to-heart quickly spirals into a blazing row.
Fed up and emotional, Linda storms out and finds herself confiding in George. But when Elaine catches sight of them both she jumps to the worst possible conclusion – the pair are trying to plot against her.
Later, a disheartened Elaine is dealt another blow when a crucial meeting with the bank to secure a loan to buy Linda out falls flat.
Clinging to any lifeline she can find, she pleads with grandson Johnny Carter (Charlie Suff) to step in as a silent partner – but he shuts her down, leaving her feeling more alone than ever.
With emotions running high, Elaine finally snaps when she throws the punters out of The Vic in a rage before unleashing her fury on Linda in a brutal showdown.
But the stress proves too much, and she suddenly collapses, sending shockwaves through the pub as Linda and Johnny rush to her side.
Later in the week, a shaken Linda and Johnny rally around Elaine, who insists it was nothing more than a panic attack.
But Linda is wracked with guilt and opens up to Johnny about staying in the pub for her mum’s sake. Johnny, however, doesn’t hold back and tells his mum he still thinks she should walk away.
But just as they head back into the bar, disaster strikes again – as Elaine collapses for a second time…
