Oscar makes a bold move in EastEnders that leaves Lauren shaken to the core
Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa) is left shocked by her guilt-ridden brother Oscar's (Pierre Moullier) behaviour in EastEnders next week.
As viewers of the BBC One soap know, Oscar foolishly attacked Patrick Trueman (Rudolph Walker) earlier in the week, just moments after he stole the legend's 6k bookies winnings.
He was desperate for the cash in a bid to pay off his thuggish former pal Fat Mike (Tai Hilferink), who was threatening the safety of his family.
Little did he realise, Lauren had returned early from maternity leave to flog a few cars and get an advance on her wages. By the time Oscar had returned clutching Patrick's money, she'd already paid Mike off.
It became apparent to him that he couldn't keep bringing drama to Lauren's doorstep, and he went to walk off into the night.
But not before she could discover the cash, and realise what had happened.
As the Trueman-Fox clan gathered around Patrick's bedside waiting for an update, the police arrived to take a witness statement from Howie Danes (Delroy Atkinson), who had found him lay on the floor.
Desperate for cash, Oscar stole Patrick's money (Picture: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)
During a scuffle, the pensioner was sent tumbling (Picture: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)
He'd clearly remembered more than he was letting on, later blackmailing Oscar and Lauren for the stolen money. Lauren refuses to allow him to manipulate them, arguing that he had absolutely no evidence that her brother was responsible.
Howie was determined to prove them wrong, and presented them with some evidence – the balaclava and clothes that Oscar was wearing when he committed the burglary.
With nowhere left to turn, Lauren and Oscar handed over the money.
Just as they think their ordeal is over, the problem deepens next week.
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Oscar is spotted chatting with Yolande Trueman (Angela Wynter), and Lauren demands that he keeps his distance.
He can't help but feel awful when overhearing her say that Patrick is now too frightened to leave the house, and offers to help carry her bags.
When they arrive at the house, Oscar strikes up an unlikely friendship with the pensioner and the two start playing dominoes. However, when Lauren learns of his newfound friendship, she's less than impressed.
Is Oscar playing with fire?
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