EastEnders confirms surprise 'exit' in life-changing twist for The Six

EastEnders delivered a shocking twist for The Six on Halloween, as Nish Panesar (Navin Chowdhry) seemed to take responsibility for the death of Keanu Taylor (Danny Walters) that occurred on Christmas Day.

In the eerie episode aired on Thursday (October 31), which viewers could stream early on iPlayer, Nish was seen getting comfortable in the Panesar/Gulati household after Suki Panesar (Balvinder Sopal) decided to give her abusive ex-husband another chance.

This development followed Nish's discovery that Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) had killed Keanu when he attempted to choke Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) to death.

Suki agreed to pretend their family was harmonious in return for Nish keeping quiet about the murder. However, the charade became too much for her when Nish prepared a romantic dinner, prompting her to escape to The Minute Mart.

Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner) encountered a distraught Suki and cautioned her against returning to the man who had mistreated her for years. Despite Stacey's warning, Suki claimed she could manage the situation and went back home, reports the Daily Star.

Upon her return, Nish's aggression resurfaced, and he aimed to sexually assault a petrified Suki. Fortunately, Stacey burst in just in time to intervene, with Nugget (Juhaim Rasul Choudhury) and Avani (Aaliyah James) following close behind.

As Nish and Suki's grandchildren entered, looking scared, he tried to downplay the situation by claiming it was "just an argument". However, Avani courageously stood up to Nish, affirming that Suki no longer loved him.

Tears streamed down Nish's face as he exited the house, demanding that The Six, including Suki, Stacey, Sharon, Linda, Denise Fox (Diane Parish) and Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth), meet him at The Queen Vic.

Nish questioned the group of women about the specifics of Keanu's stabbing and burial in the café. The sound of police sirens filled the air, and shortly after, Nish admitted to being responsible for Keanu's death.

In a conversation with DCI Arthurs (Ian Burfield), Nish revealed that his associates were the ones who fatally stabbed the mechanic with a meat thermometer.

He also claimed to have planted the murder weapon at Dean Wicks' (Matt Di Angelo) flat and coerced Linda into confessing by threatening her family.

Suki witnessed as Nish insisted that he wanted to do the right thing, given his impending death. She quickly texted The Six to inform them that their ordeal was over.

As the police led Nish away, he pleaded with Suki not to marry her fiancée Eve Unwin (Heather Peace). As the women stood outside The Queen Vic, Nish was allowed to watch the fireworks alongside Suki, with the sparkling display reflecting the signature colours of each member of The Six.

Suki, Stacey, Kathy, Sharon, Linda, and Denise watched as Nish was taken away by the police. But is the saga of Keanu's murder truly over?

Or will the dying Nish have another trick up his sleeve?

EastEnders airs Monday - Thursday at 7:30pm on BBC One and iPlayer

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