Mick's arrest for kerb crawling goes public! EastEnders spoilers, August 4

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Mick Carter's caught in a very compromising position when police nab him talking to Rainie in EastEnders next week.

The publican stops to talk to Ian Beale who's busy trying to silence call girl Rainie about his whereabouts on the night Lucy was murdered. But as Ian drives off, police stop and arrest Mick for soliciting!

His week gets worse when Rainie refuses to clear him, then Cora decides to announce it to all and sundry.

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