Jasmine Arrested as Her Secret Over Anthony’s Death Is Exposed | EastEnders

Walford has rarely seen a storm as relentless as the one that has consumed Zoe Slater’s life over the past six months. What began as a period of unease quickly spiraled into outright terror—gunshots ringing out, her already fractured family pushed to the brink, and a mother driven to desperation while searching for a child she didn’t even know she had lost. Layered on top of it all was the psychological torture inflicted by a ruthless stalker who seemed to know Zoe’s every weakness. But nothing could have prepared her for the moment when all the threads of this nightmare finally tightened into one devastating truth.

In a single, shattering revelation, Zoe discovered that the person tormenting her and the child she had been frantically searching for were connected in ways she never imagined. Her missing daughter was found. Her stalker was unmasked. And, most horrifying of all, a long-hated enemy resurfaced just after a brutal confrontation that ended in the death of Anthony Truman—Jasmine’s father. The timing was no coincidence, and the truth hit Zoe like a freight train.

Convinced that Chrissy Watts was the poisonous mind behind the entire stalking campaign, Zoe believed she finally understood what happened the night Anthony died. In her version of events, Chrissy had struck the fatal blow while Zoe lay unconscious, helpless to intervene. That belief pushed Zoe to make the most drastic decision of her life. Determined to protect her newly discovered daughter, Jasmine Fischer—who had secretly aided Chrissy in orchestrating the campaign of harassment—Zoe chose to sacrifice herself. Rather than risk Jasmine becoming the next target of Chrissy’s vengeance, Zoe took the blame and prepared to plead guilty to manslaughter.

Now, Zoe sits alone behind prison bars, her future as sealed shut as the cell door that closes on her every night. For Kat Moon, watching her daughter rot in jail is unbearable. Kat’s desperation quickly turned into action, and she pressured Jasmine to finally tell the police the truth and name Chrissy as the true culprit. But Jasmine, haunted by a far darker secret of her own, panicked. Afraid that revealing Chrissy’s role would also expose her own involvement in Anthony’s death, Jasmine vanished without a trace.

With Jasmine missing and Chrissy seemingly untouchable, Zoe’s situation looks utterly hopeless. The case against her is strong, the truth buried, and the one person who could clear her name is nowhere to be found. But Walford is a place where the past never stays buried for long—and just when all seems lost, a familiar face is about to walk back into the Square.

Jake Moon is returning.

Once believed to be dead following a botched gangland revenge plot tied to notorious crime boss Johnny Allen, Jake shocked viewers when he resurfaced in 2024. His surprise return led to an emotional reunion with Chrissy Watts shortly after her release from prison, and for a brief moment, it appeared the pair had finally escaped the shadows of their violent history. They left Walford together, seemingly free at last.

But that happy ending didn’t last. When Chrissy briefly reappeared during Christmas 2025, she was ignoring Jake’s calls entirely, a chilling sign that she had once again slipped back into darkness. Jake’s decision to return alone now all but confirms that their reunion fell apart—and given Chrissy’s increasingly sinister behavior, the reasons are likely far from simple.

Jake’s reappearance could change everything. Jasmine remains missing. Chrissy is still at large. And Zoe’s fate hangs in the balance. Jake may be the Slater and Moon family’s strongest—and perhaps only—connection to Chrissy. The question is whether he’s willing to betray the woman he once loved to save Alfie Moon’s stepdaughter.

Jake has never been a straightforward hero. He’s impulsive, flawed, and notorious for making the wrong call at the worst possible moment. Yet history shows that when everything is on the line, Jake often finds his moral compass. He once shot his own unstable brother to prevent him from executing Phil and Grant Mitchell after murdering Dennis Rickman—an act that proved just how far Jake would go to stop true evil.

Above all, Jake is loyal to family. And that family includes Alfie Moon, Kat’s husband, and Zoe’s stepfather. The lines are already drawn. If anyone can track Chrissy down and force the truth into the light, it’s Jake. But doing so would mean confronting his deepest emotional ties—and risking being manipulated all over again.

Chrissy Watts is not the woman Jake once loved. After serving two decades behind bars for murdering her husband, she has emerged colder, sharper, and more dangerous than ever. Her hatred for Zoe has simmered for years, and expecting her to help clear Zoe’s name seems almost laughable. Even if Jake finds her, there’s no guarantee she won’t twist the situation to her advantage.

Worse still, Chrissy has a proven talent for getting inside Jake’s head. Could she turn him against Alfie? Could she convince him that Zoe deserves her fate? Or might Jake finally be the one person immune to her manipulation?

As Walford waits to see whether Jake is Zoe’s unlikely savior or just another tragic fool chasing redemption, the Square is also being rocked by fresh drama elsewhere.

Mark Fowler Jr. has made a dramatic return to Albert Square, instantly landing at the center of explosive storylines. Since arriving on January 22nd, Mark—now portrayed by Steven Aaron Sipple—has been seen bloodied, injured, and entangled in a dangerous drug operation. Suspicion quickly fell on him as a possible police informant, forcing Mark to seek help from his uncle, Phil Mitchell, in a bid to expose the real snitch: Ravi Gulati.

Mark has also been spinning lies closer to home, claiming his return was motivated by a desire to support his sister Vicki Fowler through her legal troubles involving Joel Marshall. But as secrets pile up, it’s becoming clear that Mark’s reasons for coming back to Walford are far more complicated—and far more dangerous—than he’s letting on.

Off-screen, Steven Aaron Sipple has marked his own major life change, stepping away from a decade-long career with the London Fire Brigade after securing the role. In an emotional social media post, the actor reflected on leaving behind a profession that once provided stability for his family during uncertain acting years. He described firefighting as a calling that shaped him, taught him humility, and gave him a second family—making this new chapter on EastEnders all the more meaningful.

Meanwhile, another unsettling storyline is quietly building momentum as EastEnders revisits a long-buried chapter from Suki Panesar’s past.

Newcomer Beia has wasted no time making waves in Walford. Determined to secure her place on the Square, she engineered chaos at the Minute Mart by secretly paying two teenagers to wreck the shop—then swooped in to “help” clean up the mess. Vinnie Panesar rewarded her apparent initiative with a trial shift, unaware of the manipulation behind it.

But Beia’s true nature soon began to surface. Her simmering resentment flared when Vinnie spoke dismissively to Honey Mitchell, and Suki’s cold, clipped attitude only fueled the fire. When Honey later injured her back at work, Beia planted a dangerous seed, suggesting legal action against the Panesars. It was a reckless move, especially given how badly Beia needs this job.

As tensions escalated, Beia persuaded Honey to share a bottle of wine in the shop after hours. What started as harmless venting quickly turned reckless—and after one drink too many, Honey let slip a secret she had guarded for years. Back in 2021, during a time of confusion about her sexuality, Suki had tried to kiss her.

It’s a revelation that could explode across the Square if Beia chooses to weaponize it. With Suki now married and desperate to protect her reputation, the question isn’t whether the secret matters—but how Beia might use it to her advantage.

Between Zoe’s imprisonment, Jasmine’s disappearance, Jake’s return, and a web of new secrets threatening to unravel long-standing relationships, EastEnders is hurtling toward a collision of truth and betrayal. As the walls close in on Chrissy Watts and the past refuses to stay silent, one thing is certain: Walford is on the brink of another devastating reckoning.