EastEnders fans reckon they have ‘worked out’ why Ben Mitchell got arrested.
The character, played by Max Bowden, is set to exit the BBC One soap in the coming weeks. And during Monday’s episode (March 25) Ben got to work planning husband Callum’s surprise birthday party at the Queen Vic.
But things took a dramatic turn when the police turned up. Interrupting the celebrations, a copper revealed that an international warrant was out for Ben’s arrest.
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Fans will recall that Ben left Walford last year during Lola Pearce’s death. At the time, he fled the square to find a miracle treatment for her.
In the latest episode, Ben was told he was facing charges of fraud committed, and was then escorted out of the Vic and into the square. However no information was given.
Then a panicked Ben came across his mum Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth) who asked what he had done while watching on in horror, along with the rest of his family. And in typical EastEnders fashion, the episode dramatically ended.
Fans of the soap scratching their heads over Ben’s sudden arrest. But now, some other viewers reckon they know what he got up to in the States and what he could be getting charged with.
Over on a Reddit forum, one viewer mused: “He was supposedly going searching for top doctors to cure Lola. There hasn’t been any mention of what he’s done wrong, other than today.
“How tf did he commit fraud doing this? I suppose they had to pull something out of thin air. It seems like he’s clueless himself. Isn’t America really strict about letting in people with criminal records? With Ben’s rap sheet it’s hard to see him getting in so make sure he used a fake passport or something. Is that considered fraud, though?”
Someone else replied: “I think you might be right!” A third quipped: “I suppose that could be considered some type of fraud and it’s the only way this storyline could make any sense. But it does seem like he has no clue what he’s done.”
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