EastEnders spoilers: Keanu Taylor tries to protect Dennis Rickman

Keanu scrubs the graffiti
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Keanu vows to face the gang to protect Dennis, Rainie backtracks when Max questions her desires, Tina gets a shock on her return from Southend.

Keanu treads carefully when Phil finds out about the break in and is fuming. He keeps quiet about the gang, not wanting Dennis to get into trouble. After a reminder about how deep Dennis could get drawn in, Keanu has second thoughts and heads to the Mitchells' intending to tell them everything. But when he gets there Dennis shows him a text from the gang. Keanu decides to face the gang himself...

Max confronts Rainie about going on about wanting to be a part of his future. Rattled by his dismissive behaviour, she goes back on what she said, telling Max that it was all an act. When Rainie undercharges a customer, she tries to put things right and takes him to the car lot office to sort the paperwork out. Max spots Rainie taking the guy into the cabin and he storms over to confront them. He think Rainie is about to mess things up for him. But is there more to it? Is Max actually jealous?

The Carters return from their mini-break in Southend. Tina is suspicious that something is going on when she works out everyone is on edge. Tina decides to leave after finding out about the note Stuart left. But after a heart-to-heart with Sonia outside the station, Tina heads back home to The Vic. She is not going to let Stuart win. Meanwhile, Stuart sits in his flat, plotting revenge...

Rachel Lucas
Forward Planning Deputy Manager

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