EastEnders makes three surprise arrests ahead of Zoe funeral in early iPlayer release

EastEnders spoilers follow for Tuesday's episode (27 October), which is available to watch now on streaming service BBC iPlayer and hasn't yet aired on TV.

EastEnders is set to air a final goodbye to Zoe Slater tomorrow, following her devastating death. But as tensions rise ahead of the funeral, three surprise arrests are made.

In tonight's episode, Kat Moon continues to struggle with the loss of her beloved daughter and seeks advice from Cindy Beale, who has lost two children herself. Cindy tells her to focus on Zoe's funeral, but Kat is determined to find out who left her to die.

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Meanwhile, Mo Harris, Jean Slater and Honey Mitchell try to fix Zoe's order of service without Kat finding out. Knowing that Max Branning was with Zoe before she died, Cindy feels guilty and lets them use The Albert – even offering them free drinks.

When the ladies are done, they decide to celebrate with another round. But as Jean gets up, she accidentally knocks into a nearby customer, spilling her glass of wine.

Things quickly escalate as the customer demands another bottle, plus money for dry cleaning, and then becomes aggressive. But Jasmine Fisher steps in to defend Jean, with the family saying how much she reminded them of her mum Zoe.

"Seeing you standing there, going at her like that, it sort of, well, it reminded me of..." Jean began, with Kat finishing her sentence: "Zoe. She wouldn't have backed down neither."

The conversation prompts Jasmine to suggest legally changing her surname to Slater, in order to honour her mum. Kat is pleased by the idea and confirms Zoe would be, too.

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Later, Kat barrels ahead with her plan to avenge Zoe, and agonises over who could have left her to die on her own. Cindy overhears the conversation at The Albert and is racked with guilt.

When a rude customer causes a scene at the bar, Kat defends Cindy. She spots his credit card laying nearby and suggests they charge him to cover the cost of their lost business.

The customer demands she gives it back but Kat runs outside, and a struggle ensues between the pair and Cindy. Police officers rush in to break up the commotion, but get knocked over onto the street, resulting in all three being arrested.

EastEnders airs on Mondays - Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC One. The show also streams on BBC iPlayer, where most episodes drop early at 6am ahead of their TV broadcast.

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