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EastEnders - Season 42 - Episode 56: 08/04/2026
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00:02Music
00:31she's out there walking around like nothing's happened oh I'm sure that's not true I mean it
00:37wouldn't have been easy for her to have spoken out like that oh you agree with her no no no
00:41you're
00:41all just ganging up on Jasmine you didn't help yourself Zoe the testimony and I know you were
00:47nervous I get that but you know's it up she's innocent innocent guilty as long as she gets off
00:54that's all that matters yeah Kat's testimony really has to hurt but it's just her opinion
01:07she's a grandmother she's basically told the jury you're unpredictable dangerous
01:14everything that rides on you giving evidence today you have to convince the jury you did what you did
01:19in self-defense what if I can't there is one other option well what change your plea plea guilty
01:33you'll have a custodial sentence but a shorter one you persist in a not guilty plea
01:41you could spend the next 25 years in prison
01:54right I've got a delivery in an hour so uh why don't we head off come back tomorrow first thing
01:59no I don't want to come back tomorrow I want to stay here now but I said there's no problem
02:04we can just visit I don't want to visit I'm a mum I want to be with her 24 7
02:11yeah but I've got to go yeah well then go no one's stopping you
02:20why don't you um go on ahead dad me and Nicola can stay a bit longer
02:27we'll be fine
02:32okay see you back at the square
02:48sure it's convincing yes DNA test it's legit says it right there Vinnie's the baby daddy
02:56oh what if she doesn't buy it she will then promise
03:02yeah gotta go leave for court good luck
03:06you too
03:14it's Richard
03:16hello
03:18what do you mean
03:20no no that ain't right
03:22well I'll come I'll talk to her
03:26but why
03:27what is it what's happened
03:39hey
03:41you're pleased with yourself are you
03:43what did you want me to do I just told the truth what you want me to lie
03:47Jasmine's changing her plea because of you she's pleading guilty
03:49what where she just called everything you said it has wrecked her case
03:56it's down to her not me
03:58why'd you do it
03:59why couldn't you have given her a chance
04:01I spoke to Sandra
04:02Sandra
04:02yeah and she told me things about Jasmine when she was a kid
04:05her foster dad
04:06he's deaf
04:07yeah
04:07and she's pretty sure that she had something to do with it
04:10lies
04:11why would she even say something like that
04:13there's nothing she said that I haven't seen
04:16all right
04:16she's unstable
04:17she tried to kill you in a fire
04:19she pushed Cindy down the stairs
04:20she's got a short fuse all right
04:22you know you get a good snap at him in it
04:24who knows what she's capable of
04:25so she deserves to go to prison
04:27for trying to save my life
04:30your granddaughter saved my life
04:33anything that has happened to her is on me
04:36if I hadn't left her as a baby
04:37she'd have been fine
04:39you've taken the one thing that means the world to me
04:41and you've destroyed it
04:44I want nothing more to do with you
04:53go on
04:54let me just go back inside
04:55what have I done
04:59what if I'm wrong
05:00what if Sandra
05:01she's filled my head with lies
05:03Kat you already had your doubts
05:05yeah but what if I'm wrong
05:06you know she's changed her testimony
05:07and she goes to prison because of me
05:11I can't live with that
05:12hey hey hey
05:13come on come on
05:15it's gonna be all right
05:17it's gonna be all right
05:21I wouldn't waste your time
05:22these ladies are far too clever
05:25to fall for your empty rhetoric
05:27I don't know Ian
05:28I think a lot of it makes sense
05:30community first
05:31charitable projects
05:32all right so this is your manifesto launch
05:36is that yours
05:38part of my media strategy
05:41it's offensive
05:42what do you think Bea
05:43oh I'm not really over
05:46with local politics
05:48do you know what I found
05:50the more attractive the woman
05:51the less interested in politics she is
05:53I thought you didn't like me
05:55I mean you turned me down for that job
05:56three months ago
05:57yeah well look
05:58my loss not yours
05:59look you got any questions
06:00I'll be in the community centre
06:01and um
06:02can I offer you a free sausage roll
06:04I can't flirt your way to victory Ian
06:06oh I'm not flirting
06:08I'm just being honest
06:09come on Peter we've got an election to win
06:11wait for you
06:12Ian
06:12can you believe him
06:14I think he's nice
06:15charming
06:17business owner
06:18darling
06:18he owns an eel and pie shop
06:20oh I think it is a little bit more than that
06:22to be fair Elaine
06:23I mean he is an entrepreneur
06:25he's single too
06:28good looking bachelor on the up
06:29not too many of them around here
06:31alright
06:33ta-da
06:33see ya
06:44look I'm worried about dad
06:47things between you and him
06:48they seem
06:50tense
06:52yeah well
06:54we can't all be in our 20s
06:56and madly in love
06:57you and Harry
06:58you've got no idea
06:58but when you get to our age
07:00half the time
07:02it's practical arrangements
07:04and the other half is bickering
07:05yeah
07:08you don't mean that
07:13you're just exhausted
07:16you're feeling pretty down
07:19but dad is really worried about Ivy too
07:23he's worried sick
07:28yeah I know
07:31you're right
07:33I'll sort it
07:34yeah I'll talk to him
07:38what's that?
07:40oh premature babies
07:41they sometimes give them
07:42these little knitted squares
07:43you put them in your bra
07:45and then you
07:46put one in the incubator
07:48and
07:50keep one in there
07:51and then
07:51you swap them over
07:53you keep rotating them
07:54so that the one next to Ivy
07:55smells of me
07:57it helps her to bond
07:59when I'm not here
08:01that's really lovely
08:05while she's asleep
08:11why don't we go home
08:14you can come back tomorrow in the morning
08:17first thing
08:17promise
08:23Harry's lucky to have a girl like you
08:25you know
08:27yeah
08:30feels like I'm the lucky one
08:33oh god
08:36how are things at the bar?
08:38yeah fine
08:39I mean Harry's doing really well
08:41and Penny's there to help
08:42so
08:43is she?
08:45oh
08:49there's somebody who wants to talk to you
08:57five minutes
08:58here
09:03what do you want?
09:05I heard you're changing your plate
09:07oh you're feeling guilty
09:09I just
09:10got the knife in
09:11is what you did
09:11have you come to watch me bleed yeah?
09:13I just said what I thought
09:14based on what?
09:17Sandra
09:17she filled me in
09:18bet she did
09:19about your foster dad
09:20I was eight years old
09:22when he died okay
09:23I was upset too
09:24I was devastated
09:27Sandra she blamed me
09:31the truth is
09:32I don't know anything
09:34maybe I made a mistake
09:37Jasmine
09:37I'm your nan
09:40but I don't know you
09:41not really
09:41you still condemned me though
09:42didn't you?
09:44stood up in court
09:45said all those things about me
09:46I didn't want a viper
09:47living under my roof
09:49oh
09:51not in my daughter's life
09:54I didn't know what you're capable of
09:56and I still don't
09:58but you should have your chance
10:00alright
10:00a chance to say your piece
10:02alright
10:02you can't just give up
10:05tell the jury who you really are
10:07and that
10:08you didn't mean to kill Anthony
10:09that's the truth
10:12but don't throw the towel in
10:14not cause of me
10:15I'm taking legal advice
10:16actually
10:19and what if your gut tells you not to?
10:21huh?
10:22you know you stand in front of that whole
10:24court and the jury
10:26and everyone else
10:27and say that you're guilty of murder
10:28when in your heart
10:29you don't believe that
10:33Jasmin
10:33please
10:34this is your chance
10:36if you run away
10:37you'll spend the next 20 years
10:39wondering why
10:43do you believe me?
10:48go out in that court
10:49alright
10:49I'll be there watching
10:54you convince me
10:56you're innocent
10:56you can convince them
11:01alright
11:01we're all done?
11:02yeah
11:02we're all done
11:07good luck
11:10I really really mean that
11:33what are you worth?
11:36I took the day of family to be here when you got back from court
11:39how did it go, Joel?
11:43come here
11:57how did it go?
12:00the um
12:04six months
12:05in a young offenders
12:13look, I'm sorry
12:23are you okay?
12:25what do you think?
12:34does your client wish to change her plea?
12:37no, your honour
12:38my client wants to retain a plea of not guilty
12:41does she still want to testify on her own behalf?
12:44she does, your honour
12:46very well
12:47proceed
12:48thank you again, my learned friend
12:50for agreeing to the changed witness order
12:52given the
12:54unusual history
12:55of this case
12:58I swear by almighty God
13:00that the evidence I shall give
13:01shall be the truth
13:02the whole truth
13:03and nothing but the truth
13:08could you please tell us a little about your background
13:10Jasmine?
13:12um
13:12my mum was young
13:14when she had me
13:15but
13:15there were some complications with the birth
13:18and she thought I died
13:20she
13:20she just
13:21couldn't cope
13:22couldn't cope?
13:23with the grief
13:25she ran away
13:27so
13:28me and my brother
13:30we were put into foster care
13:32we were moved about a lot
13:33I guess
13:34I was a difficult child
13:38I always knew
13:39Sandra
13:40my foster mother
13:41she didn't really want me
13:43I was expected to be abandoned
13:45and so
13:45I asked to be taken away
13:49I thought
13:49that my brother Josh
13:50was
13:51going to come with me
13:53but
13:53he didn't want to leave
13:56I didn't think
13:58I guess I didn't actually realise
14:00we'd be separated
14:02Anita and Colin Fisher
14:03then took me in
14:05they adopted me
14:06but that
14:07wasn't easy either
14:09I expected to just wake up
14:11and find my bags packed
14:13when I got older
14:14I got curious
14:15and
14:15I wanted to find
14:17my mum
14:17my real mum
14:18so
14:19that's what I did
14:20and that's how I ended up here
14:22an upbringing like that
14:24must make it hard to trust
14:25yeah sometimes
14:26after Anthony's death
14:28did you
14:29find anyone you could turn to?
14:31not really
14:32I've always had to rely on myself
14:34though
14:34it's why I didn't come forward
14:35straight away
14:37my
14:37nan
14:38my mum
14:39I was
14:40I was worried
14:41they were just going to abandon me
14:43what about your father?
14:44when did you meet your biological father
14:46Anthony?
14:47on Christmas day
14:50I came in
14:50and I saw him
14:51and
14:52he was kneeling over my mum
14:54she was out cold
14:55and
14:56he was going to kill her
14:58so
14:59I
14:59I yelled at him
15:00I begged him to stop
15:01I didn't realise who he was
15:02at the time
15:03what happened then?
15:04then he came at me
15:06and
15:06I
15:07I was scared
15:08grabbed the nearest thing I could find
15:09and
15:10I hit him
15:11to protect yourself
15:12and my mum
15:12yeah
15:13so you stepped in
15:14because if you hadn't
15:15he would have killed her
15:16yes
15:16did you intend to kill him?
15:18no
15:18I just wanted him to stop
15:19that's all
15:20I didn't think it could be that easy
15:21what you just hit someone on the head
15:23and then they're gone
15:24they're dead
15:24did you hit him with excessive force?
15:27no
15:27I just wanted him to stop
15:30to make sure I've understood you correctly
15:33you were defending your mother
15:36a daughter
15:37a damaged survivor
15:39shaped by the cruelty of others
15:40who has always been blamed
15:42stepping in courageously
15:44to save her mother
15:48is that right?
15:50yeah
15:54no more questions your honour
15:58that should all be done
16:00do you want this one then?
16:01oh yeah
16:02mum
16:02I don't know you're back today
16:04I've got some work to do
16:06speaking of which
16:07there's a delivery outside
16:07need sorting
16:09right
16:10nice to see you too
16:16I'm just helping out
16:17okay
16:17that's it
16:18no
16:19you're lucky to have you
16:20all hands on deck
16:21that's what I say
16:23besides
16:24I wanted to talk to you
16:27about what?
16:28that DNA test
16:29you tried to regular out of
16:31oh yeah
16:32well it's
16:32it's already done
16:33oh good
16:37I'd like to see it
16:40no problem
16:41now
16:44I'm sure we're all touched
16:45to hear about your difficult childhood
16:48it's understandable
16:49that those experiences
16:50might shape you
16:51leave you with feelings of
16:52anger
16:53bitterness
16:55would you say that's a fair assessment
16:57of your state of mind?
16:58no
16:59I mean I wasn't happy
17:01but I was just a kid
17:03I'm alright now
17:04I'm just
17:05I found my mum
17:06who you let rot in prison
17:08suspected of killing your father
17:09I was scared
17:10and I didn't
17:11I didn't know what to do
17:12you ran away
17:13let her take the blame
17:14yeah but then I told Kat
17:15my gran
17:16she had to track you down
17:17no
17:19she also told this court yesterday
17:21that you were a dangerous
17:22volatile person
17:25she had been told lies
17:27by my foster mother Sandra
17:28yet
17:29you do have a history of violence
17:30the reports cite multiple examples
17:33of erratic behaviour
17:35outbursts
17:35your foster mother states
17:37that you were a difficult
17:38moody
17:38aggressive child
17:40I was not happy
17:41the same has been said
17:42for your adult behaviour
17:43as we heard yesterday
17:45violent
17:46unpredictable
17:47dangerous
17:48not my words
17:50your own grandmother
17:51how do you account for that?
17:52I told you
17:52my foster mother
17:53she never liked me
17:54and she lied
17:55are you lying Jasmine?
17:57about what happened?
17:59about the fact
18:00that you showed
18:00no self-control
18:01used excessive force
18:02attacked
18:03and killed
18:04Dr. Truman
18:05I found my mum
18:06he was about to finish her off
18:07and I just
18:07I reacted in the moment
18:09to save her life
18:09you were upset
18:10by what you saw
18:11of course
18:12yet according to
18:13your grandmother's testimony
18:14you didn't appear upset
18:15minutes later
18:16when you went downstairs
18:17why was that?
18:18I just killed someone
18:21and then I was talking
18:22to my birth mother
18:23I was telling her
18:24who I was
18:24I mean the whole
18:25the thing
18:26it didn't feel real
18:26and all those people
18:28in the pub below
18:29you find your mother
18:30out cold
18:31a man supposedly
18:32about to finish her off
18:33and you don't think
18:34to call out
18:35or get help
18:35I didn't have any time
18:36if I'd have gone for help
18:37he'd have killed her
18:38you state
18:39he came at you
18:40yeah you can see
18:41that on the video
18:42actually it looks as if
18:43he's trying to grab your phone
18:44my phone?
18:45he grabbed me
18:46you can see the camera
18:46so how do you account
18:48for the fact
18:48that he was struck
18:49on the back of the head?
18:50I told you
18:50I dropped my phone
18:52he turned back
18:52to my mum
18:53to finish her off
18:54how do you know?
18:55how do you know
18:56what he was intending to do?
18:57he was angry
18:58he was out of control
18:59so you killed him
19:00my only thought
19:01was to save my mum
19:02so why hide
19:03the murder weapon?
19:04if you were just
19:05trying to protect
19:06your mother
19:06why not call the police?
19:08I didn't think
19:09anyone would believe me
19:10isn't the truth
19:11that you were able
19:12to appear cool headed
19:13after the attack
19:14because that is
19:15how you actually felt
19:16detached
19:17cold
19:18you hid what happened
19:19from the police
19:20because you knew
19:20you were guilty
19:21guilty of taking
19:22a heavy object
19:23and striking Dr. Truman
19:25as hard as you possibly could
19:26ending his life
19:27no no
19:28it all just happened
19:29so fast
19:30I had a second
19:31I had a split second
19:31to decide what to do
19:32you would do the same
19:34any of you
19:36do you want to know
19:37if I feel good about this?
19:39if I feel good about
19:40killing my own father
19:41that I didn't even know
19:42of course not
19:44when I found out
19:45who he was
19:46even with everything
19:47that he'd done
19:48I just
19:48I felt sick
19:52I feel so guilty
19:54about what I've done
19:57but I didn't mean
19:58for any of this
19:58to happen
20:00I just
20:00I reacted in the moment
20:02to a violent
20:03angry man
20:04I was just trying
20:05to protect myself
20:06and I was trying
20:07to protect my mum
20:10I just wanted
20:11to save her life
20:15no more questions
20:16your honour
20:23see it says clearly
20:25Vinny's the father
20:26right there
20:27I can wait
20:28yeah
20:29I can read
20:31happy
20:34look you know Gina
20:36she's a nice girl
20:37and I just don't want
20:39anything to come
20:40between her and Harry
20:41it wouldn't
20:42why would it
20:43she's not going
20:44to make trouble
20:45no
20:47I swear
20:47I promise
20:48me and Harry
20:50we're mates
20:51just mates
20:51I have Vinny
20:53okay
20:54me and him
20:54we're happy
20:58good
20:59if you ever
21:00hurt my boy
21:03if you ever
21:04come between
21:05him and Gina
21:06I will make you
21:07wish that you'd
21:08never been born
21:09yeah
21:20he gave me
21:21a few minutes
21:21with him
21:23he was crying
21:26and then I guess
21:27that's all part
21:27of paying for it
21:31so he's got
21:31six months
21:32from now
21:35to think about it
21:37they could
21:41and then when he gets
21:42out he'll be down to me
21:43to keep an eye on him
21:43and help reintegrate him
21:50how do we do that
21:52babe
21:52that's me
21:54not you
21:57we are together
21:59in this
22:01are we
22:02yes
22:03Ross you can't
22:04shut me out
22:06we have got to
22:07find a way
22:07to talk about it
22:12okay
22:16what are we going to do
22:17when he gets out
22:19where's he going to live
22:19for one
22:24what
22:32Ross I don't know
22:34but we will work it
22:36out
22:37together
22:38okay
22:42Ross
22:51not great turnout
22:52is it
22:54is that the best
22:55you can do
22:57Peter
22:58put the badges
22:59right by the sausage rolls
23:01and that way
23:01people can grab one
23:02as they get their sausage roll
23:04no one cares about
23:05a lapel badge though
23:06do they
23:07you know what
23:08I wish mum was here
23:09I mean she's good
23:10at all this layout stuff
23:11she's got the
23:11you know
23:12the popular touch
23:14yeah
23:14and I'll tell you what
23:15that is a demographic
23:16I'm struggling with
23:17old people
23:17you're not exactly
23:18killing it with the
23:19younger generation
23:20either though
23:20are you
23:22ah
23:24feeling peckish
23:25oh
23:26I better not
23:27I'm watching my figures
23:30oh
23:30oh
23:32yes
23:33yeah
23:33great
23:33now me
23:36hello
23:36oh
23:38I'm good
23:39yeah
23:39I'll put it on it
23:40yeah well make sure you do
23:41and tell her we're your friends
23:42well you've got my vote
23:44shall I
23:45yeah please
23:54thank you
23:55take care
23:57in
23:58the
23:59bag
23:59mmm
24:00more ways than one
24:03no I haven't got time for groupies
24:04anyway
24:04truth is
24:06power
24:07is an aphrodisiac
24:08look
24:08it's my cross to bear
24:10of course it is
24:12right you
24:13go on
24:14get this stuff out there
24:15got some shoe leather to burn
24:16alright
24:17go on
24:17cheers
24:19can I go to it
24:20no
24:23here you go ladies
24:24enjoy
24:25I don't believe a word
24:31them tears
24:32fake
24:33you seem pretty real to me
24:35you know sometimes you don't know what you'll do until it happens and then you only have like a split
24:41second to decide you know
24:42oh yeah
24:43tell that to patrick
24:47I can't bear the waiting
24:49I can't bear the waiting
24:50oh Zoe
24:50it could go on for days
24:51I mean sometimes the juries deliberations can go on and on
24:55I was on jury service once
24:57a murder
24:59in the bookies
25:00in Streatham
25:00it went on for three months
25:02I copped off with a cop
25:05well
25:06had to kill the times of summer
25:07hey
25:09Tasman will be alright
25:10she's strong
25:11yeah he's right
25:12she is
25:12she was brilliant
25:13Zoe she was great
25:16I believed her
25:17I believed what she said
25:44let's call it a day shall we
25:45hey
25:46give Richie a call first thing in the morning
25:48find out what's going on
25:51get us another one will you
25:55well what do you think
25:57she did okay you know
25:59oh it's cool
26:00well when she gets out
26:01which she will
26:02we should all go out
26:04have a big night
26:05get wasted
26:06yeah
26:07all three of us
26:09I just got a message from Richie
26:11the verdict's in
26:12oh
26:13that was quick
26:19here
26:22George
26:22it's me
26:24er
26:25can you give me a call
26:26when you get this
26:27please
26:30it's me
26:31it's me
26:34it's me
26:34it's me
27:04I've heard it that quick.
27:06It can't be a good sign, can't it?
27:07It's fine, come on.
27:08I'm just going to sit down.
27:30If the defendant can please stand.
27:36Members of the jury, have you reached a verdict upon which you have all agreed?
27:42Yes, we have.
27:44Please stand, Mr. Wallace.
27:50Do you find the defendant guilty or not guilty of murder?
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