EastEnders airs murder weapon bombshell for Linda Carter

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Linda Carter narrowly avoided disaster following the disappearance of Keanu Taylor's murder weapon in EastEnders.

Monday's (April 1) episode saw panic grip the Six as to whether they were finally about to be surprised by Keanu's death on Christmas Day.

Sharon was back from her American getaway in the latest episode, having fled with her son Albie shortly after Linda killed Keanu to save her last December.

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Sharon was immediately put aside when Linda confessed that Johnny Carter knew everything about Christmas Day.

While she feared Johnny would reveal their secret, the Six suddenly had to worry about a whole new crisis when the murder weapon – a meat thermometer – disappeared.

As Linda eventually discovered that her mother Elaine had found the item, she began cleaning it obsessively in an attempt to remove her mother's handprints.

Johnny tried to calm things down between mother and daughter, making it appear that Linda had simply had too much to drink.

When Johnny offered to get rid of the gun, Linda stopped him. She decided to call a meeting of the Six to show them the recovered weapon, in an attempt to prove that they could trust her.

Linda promised the Six that Johnny would get rid of the gun, only for Sharon to volunteer to do so to prove herself after his rushed exit at Christmas.

“It was hard, but I can do this last thing,” she vowed.

Unbeknownst to the Six, they were about to face a whole new crisis when the floor of the cafe where Keanu was buried suddenly collapsed…

EastEnders airs Monday to Thursday at 7:30 p.m. on BBC One. The show is also broadcast on BBC iPlayer, where most episodes are shown early at 6am before their television broadcast.

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