Spoilers for EastEnders: Reiss Colwell and Sonia Fowler are taken into custody by the police for Debbie’s murder. This occurs at the same time as Reiss, who was becoming more and more desperate, killed his wife in order to pay the care facility payments and manage his own growing obligations.
And when the police choose to look into it, Sonia, who was obliviously caught in the thick of it all, and Reiss become the main suspects.
Read EastEnders spoilers for this storyline in full below.
EastEnders spoilers: Phil wants his money
As Phil’s deadline approaches, Reiss tries to convince Sonia to take a day out. However, she refuses, leaving Reiss to face Phil’s wrath.
When a raging Phil turns up on their doorstep, Reiss is forced to tell Sonia that he owes money to the Mitchell hardman. Teddy and Sharon manage to cool things down, while Sonia buys time by pleading with a sympathetic Sharon.
Teddy decides to take Phil’s debt. As Reiss shakes on the deal, he’s left hoping it’s not too good to be true.
The police arrest Reiss and Sonia
Worried about her eight-week viability scan, Sonia is further rattled when she learns how Teddy took on the debt. At the scan, Sonia tells Reiss that it’s madness to make a deal with someone he barely knows.
Back on the Square, Martin warns Reiss that the police have been asking questions about him and Debbie. At home, he suffers a panic attack as Sonia tries to calm him down.
Later, at The Vic, they enjoy an engagement party. However, the mood is ruined when the police arrive and arrest both Sonia and Reiss.
As detectives question Sonia and Reiss, it comes to light that they have physical evidence of Debbie’s murder.
