EastEnders' Callum Highway fears for his future after incriminating Ben Mitchell scam in BBC iPlayer release
Warning: Contains spoilers for Monday's episode of EastEnders, which airs at 7.30pm on BBC One or can be streamed now on BBC iPlayer.
Callum Highway's (Tony Clay) future in policing may be over, after being caught taking part in a sham robbery.
The EastEnders character was left reeling last week when boyfriend Johnny Carter's (Charlie Suff) investor, Tim Walton (Tom Ratcliffe), asked him to complete an illegal activity.
The dodgy businessman wanted some intel on a rival lawyer, and hoped that Callum could gain some information on his criminal past that would give him the upper hand.
Callum firmly disapproved of the idea, saying that he wasn't prepared to jeopardise his career. He couldn't believe that Johnny wanted him to even pretend that he'd attempted to.
After receiving a firm "no", Tim decided to play dirty.
News reached Callum from his estranged husband Ben Mitchell (Max Bowden) - who recently filed for divorce - that if he didn't retrieve a USB stick from an address, he'd spend another 10 years behind bars. Ben is already serving a sentence in a Manchester prison for fraudulent behaviour in America.
Callum was completely torn over what to do, and Johnny urged him not to get involved.
However, he couldn't help but consider the impact that a longer sentence would have on Ben's daughter Lexi Pierce (Isabella Brown). She's already faced enough upheaval, with the death of mum Lola (Danielle Harold) and departure of stepdad Jay Brown (Jamie Borthwick).
In today's episode, he explained his dilemma to Ben's mum Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth) and brother Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt), and they offered to assist in the search for the USB stick.
Meanwhile, Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) was worried about son Johnny's heart being broken, fearing that involvement with Ben would resurface old feelings. She bumped into Tim, who explained he'd set up a test to see whether Callum was fully committed to his relationship.
By this point, Kathy had already stepped into the getaway driver role, taking Callum and Ian to a swanky house. They broke into the property, only to discover the living room was rigged with CCTV cameras.
Ben's request was a hoax, orchestrated by Tim!
The trio raced back to The Queen Vic, where they were forced to come clean to Johnny about what had happened. Tim was hot on their heels, and presented the footage to a stunned Callum.
How will he escape this predicament?
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Michael Adams is the Soaps Editor at Radio Times, covering all of the hot gossip and spoilers from Weatherfield to Walford, Emmerdale to Hollyoaks and everywhere in-between. He joined the team from Metro, where he spent two years as a Soaps Reporter and previously worked on the sets of both Coronation Street and Emmerdale.
