EastEnders shock as Linda Carter accidentally shoots Keanu Taylor while saving his life from Martin Fowler
EASTENDERS fans are in shock after it was revealed Linda Carter masterminded Keanu Taylor’s survival – after accidentally shooting him.
The alcoholic pub landlady – who is played by actress Kellie Bright in the BBC soap – drunkenly stowed away in the van that Martin had used to kidnap Keanu.
Martin took Keanu to an abandoned warehouse determined to kill him so Ben would get rid of the evidence linking him to the hit and run from before Christmas.
But after going outside for some air, Martin found Linda drunkenly stumbling around wondering where she was.
Inside she quickly took control when she realised her own life was in danger and convinced Martin to fake Keanu’s death so he could go on the run and they could return to Walford.
Though it all nearly went wrong when demonstrating how they could fake his death, she accidentally shot him and nearly killed him.
Forcing him back up, she made him sit there and then directed Martin to film a fake shooting to convince the Mitchells that Keanu was really dead.
Even when Keanu begged for her to keep him updated on his children in the Square and pass a message to Sharon, Linda stood firm and refused.
She told him he had to disappear and could never contact anyone again – or they would all be dead.
Linda then sent him to a hospital to get treatment for the gunshot wound and told Martin to dispose of the evidence before they went back to the Square.
Martin then showed Ben the video and warned him that he was now a real killer – unlike when he killed Heather – and then he burned the evidence that Keanu had existed.
Meanwhile Daniel revealed himself as alive to Jean after secretly paying off the family’s rent increase for the next year.
She was at first devastated but eventually overjoyed that he was back.
In another bombshell Sonia was revealed to have been the one who tried to steal £5,000 from Dot Branning.
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She made a big show of phoning the bank after Dotty went around accusing everyone of the attempted theft.
However it was revealed as she was speaking on the phone that she had unplugged the phone and was pretending.
She told the family the bank had explained it was Russian hackers stealing from her and not a member of her own family but it became clear that it was her when she logged out of Dot’s bank account.
And Sheree’s mystery man was revealed to be her son Isaac who turned up to surprise her forcing them both to leave to go to her sister’s house.