Reiss risks Phil’s murderous wrath in shocking EastEnders plot

Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) weighs in on Reiss Colwell’s (Jonny Freeman) money woes in EastEnders next week – and we reckon he should be worried!

It was only a few weeks ago that Bianca Jackson (Patsy Palmer) warned him of Phil’s criminal underworld…

As viewers of the BBC One soap know, Reiss has been using comatose wife Debbie’s cash to fund new girlfriend Sonia Fowler’s (Natalie Cassidy) IVF treatment.

The pair were joyous when she finally fell pregnant, though it later transpired that the test was a false positive and there was never a baby.

In an act of desperation, and with bills for Debbie’s care mounting, Reiss resorted to scamming Sharon Watts’ (Letitia Dean) clients by pretending they owed more money to her.

He even planned to rent out the spare room at No. 25 to lodgers – but Sonia wasn’t best pleased and shut the idea down, unaware of the severity of his debts.

In upcoming scenes, the care home calls to inform Reiss that Debbie will be moved if he doesn’t cough up the £18,000 he owes them.

Realising that Sharon could be an easy target, he heads to her house and mentions another outstanding VAT receipt, but quickly becomes guilty and backtracks when she begins to mention her late partner Keanu.

After coming to the realisation that he’ll soon have to reveal all to Sonia, a solemn Reiss is quickly swayed by some good news – but with the two on cloud nine, he accidentally puts his foot in it and tells all.

With bills still looming like a dark cloud over him, he heads back to No. 43 to tell Sharon that he made a mistake and she needs to pay the VAT by tomorrow… leaving Phil bemused.

At the Boxing Den, Sharon presents the money but Phil demands to know more. When she admits she’s taken her eye off the accounts in the wake of Keanu’s murder drama, Reiss makes a quick escape.

Later, she asks to see the missing receipt. Could this be the start of his downfall?

Elsewhere, Sonia has her own concerns and confides in ex-husband Martin (James Bye), before heading to the care home to spend time with Debbie and make a vow to look after her. Meanwhile, Reiss finds himself working an unexpected extra job with Kim at Fox & Hair.

Realising that this could be an ongoing issue, Sonia puts the wheels in motion to sell No. 25, but after chatting with Martin, Lauren (Jacqueline Jossa) and Jack (Scott Maslen), realises that she needs to invest in her future.

However, when Lauren and Martin can’t contain themselves and reveal their true feelings on Reiss, she is furious with both of them and kicks them out.

With the net closing in, how long will it be before everyone discovers Reiss’ dastardly behaviour?

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