Mick Carter may have been missing from EastEnders since Christmas Day 2022, but the much-loved character is suddenly back at the centre of the drama.
With Linda facing fresh heartbreak and a shocking new twist surrounding his supposed death, fans are asking the big question: could Mick really be alive and heading back to Walford?
Linda, the love of Mick’s life, was left devastated after answering a call on Lee’s phone. The caller explained that Mick’s body had been found, almost four years after he was assumed to have died at sea.
But, as EastEnders viewers might expect, there was a lot more to this story. And Janine was right at the heart of it.
Linda got heartbreaking news (Credit: BBC)
Janine’s return caused heartache for Linda
It turned out that Janine had been lying about Mick’s demise, which she claimed happened only a fortnight ago.
Janine made up an elaborate lie about Mick having a heart attack. This was to stop the life insurance company from taking the money back after Lee revoked his dad’s death certificate.
Linda went to see Janine to demand answers. Although she didn’t believe that Mick would have been alive all this time and not got in touch, Janine produced a death certificate, which we know is fake.
However, in another shocking twist, Linda visited the local crematoriums to get confirmation that Mick had been cremated, as Janine claimed. But once there, she bumped into Janine at Mick’s ‘funeral’.
Janine claimed Mick was in the coffin and had lied about him already being cremated to keep the funeral private.
However, Linda still didn’t believe Janine and asked to look in the coffin. However, she couldn’t go through with it and left while Max did the grisly deed.
Janine then confessed that the body wasn’t Mick and begged Max to keep her secret. She pointed out that it would also benefit him if Linda thought the love of her life was officially dead. So Max told his most unforgivable lie yet, and said it was Mick’s body in the coffin.
Mick was the love of Linda’s life (Credit: BBC)
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