EASTENDERS

LAUREN PUCKERS UP

If in doubt, lock lips. When Josh tries to steal files from his father’s computer, Lauren first tries to buy time by chaining herself to the Community Centre doors and later moves in for a kiss (below). But what’s her motive? Genuine affection, or is Josh about to be run out of town? It wouldn’t be the first time someone has used kissing to prevent a love object leav- ing the Square in the back of a taxi, or on the Underground that runs once a week (at most). Or, in this case, is a kiss just a kiss? However, my real query is about Willmott-Brown’s office. If everything is so top secret, wouldn’t he have CCTV? Having said that, maybe he doesn’t need it: Lauren and Josh snooping are about as inconspicuous as Hannibal Lecter at an All You Can Eat Ribs Buffet.

Josh tries to make Fi see the real WillmottBrown and, desperate to know the truth, Fi then asks Kathy to tell her what happened on the night of the rape. But will she believe her?

Am I alone in feeling sorry for Max? Things are about to get even worse when his past catches up with him, leaving him on dangerous ground. Oh, how he must long for the time when all he had to do was carry round an empty briefcase, pretend there was something in it, and ponder his life from a hole in the ground when his wife buried him alive. Life was so much simpler in those days.

Least believable storyline this week is Mick and Linda go for an interview to run a pub – and get the job. They can’t even run a bath.